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, Jim 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.