Aloha Breeze, reigning top horse at Emerald Downs, will return as 6-year-old

Aloha Breeze, the 2025 Horse of the Meeting at Emerald Downs in Washington, will race as a 6-year-old later this year.

“We turned her out this winter,” trainer Tom Wenzel said over the weekend. “Hopefully, we can have another successful year.”

The goal is a return to action at the Emerald Downs later this year, Wenzel said.

Owned by George Todaro, Aloha Breeze won three stakes for fillies and mares at distances of 6 1/2 furlongs and 1 1/16 miles at Emerald Downs from mid-June to early September.

A Kentucky-bred mare by The Factor, Aloha Breeze has won 12 of 19 starts and earned $319,080.

“She’s getting a little older, but she tried every time I ran her last year,” Wenzel said. “They want to keep her going.”

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