- Aug 19, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 9, 2025
Coach Chuck turned in a Del Mar debut Saturday best labelled 'solid'. You wouldn't expect less given his lineage.
Rallying from midfield in a five-furlong MSW, the son of Get Stormy out of Destiny's Reward (Horse Chestnut) improved his position through the last furlong, finishing 2 1/2 lengths behind the victorious Kale's Angel.
The Gary Stute trainee, bred by Hurstland Farm, Jamie Greene, and Courtney O'Brien, sold to Gerry O'Meara on behalf of Ventura Stables for $24,000 at Fasig-Tipton's 2023 October Yearling Sale.
With quiet fanfare, dam Destiny's Reward has maintained her standing in the Hurstland band. The now 16yo is dam of four six-figure earners, including Coach Chuck's full-sister Get Rewarded (photo).
The 1/2 sister Gr1 runner-up Heart of Destiny and GSP producer Hard Headed Woman is out of Doc's Destiny, yet another key Hurstland producer by Doc's Leader.
Destiny's Reward produced a 2024 colt by Flameaway (Scat Daddy), leading 2nd-crop sire in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.