Saturday, December 13, 2008

Much needed update

Makutus came out of his win last Sunday in good shape and will be pointed to a race on the 20th at Turfway in similar company.

Richwood Silver had no apparent excuse in her latest and will go on the "makutus plan" of dropping hard in class. She has never been the same filly in the afternoon since the gate was left on the track at OP.

Carl S. is pointing to a race on December 31st after being scratched Sunday due to a minor lung infection. He worked well on Tuesday and will probably work again on Sunday.

Shades of Hope is doing exceptionally well since being gelded and worked good out of the gate this week at the Classic Mile training center.

Ship's Cabin is in the process of being sold and will go for some R & R at BEC before heading to Woodbine in the Spring.

Graphite Halo is doing well and is being pointed for a December 22nd start at the Fair grounds on the turf.

Cool Clue and Colonel Klink both continue to train well. They will work another 1/2 mile on Sunday. Klink handled the muddy conditions well while breezing on Tuesday and remains on course for a late January start at the Fair Grounds. Cool Clue is still learning how to do things yet has enough talent to keep pace with Colonel Klink who has a lot more miles under his belt.

Appoint is about ready to run and I will be looking for a spot for her right after the 1st of the year.

Amethyst Rose tired in her work though the deep going on Tuesday and will work again on Sunday.


Sox a Fire hated the going and also tired badly on Tuesday and will work 5 furlongs on Sunday.


Normanruth has developed a sore shin and we have backed off on his training once again.


Sugarland Star had her 1st official work on Tuesday and went an easy three furlongs in 39.80. She will work with some company on Sunday going another three furlongs.

Comeback worked well on Tuesday and will work another five furlongs on Sunday. We are looking at a start on the 26th of December for him in maiden special weight company.


Campaneris is training on the Aqua pacer at BEC and is doing fine.


Jacques Sparrow has begun training on the Aqua pacer at BEC on the comeback trail from a minor leg injury that kept him out of action since the summer.


Basketwoman is also returning from an injury and continues to progress on the Aqua pacer. She will resume galloping in early January.





Rampillion did not get in the race we entered her for at Turfway on the 17th. We will work her on Sunday and look for another spot.





Aldebutante has been fitted with a padded glue on shoe and has trained well since the shoe was added.





Sumwonlovesyou has been training great while on the Aqua pacer. Since she was off for so long we are starting from scratch with her training but she has made great strides since the late summer.





Kickin N Screamin has been doing some Aqua pace work and will be pointed to a race at Turfway after the New Year.





Fading Light has also been training on the Aqua pacer and will be pointed to a January return.




Albin's return to the track has been delayed by spotty weather and I have kept him at BEC where he can train everyday on the Aqua pacer. He will be coming back soon with an eye on a return at the FG towards the end of January.


Operetta Italiano has also been doing quite a bit of training on the Aqua pacer. She missed some time this summer and fall and is just starting to get her legs back underneath her.

Top Royelle has been working on the aqua pacer and will be looking at a return to the races in January at Turfway Park.

Inki Blandford spent a week at BEC for a short break and some hyperbaric oxygen treatment and has trained well since his return to CDT.

Galaxy Lady has been retired and entered into the Keeneland January sale.

We have been doing some work with an exercise physiologist using special equine heart rate monitors and been recording lots of data that I am hoping will help us improve our training techniques and learn more about each horse individually. Once we have more information I will post the findings here.

The soon to be two year olds update

The Medallist yearling colt has been broke and is at BEC waiting to go south to either S. Carolina or Ocala. He developed a lung infection which has delayed his moving on.

The Mizzen Mast fillies are both at the Rea's and have been doing well.

The Eddington filly is doing well and will be moving on to more advanced training soon.

The Smart Jones colt got a little sick a few weeks ago but has recovered and also is close to moving on.

The Thunder Gulch colt and Johar will be moving to the Rea's next week as will the newest Smarty Jones colt.

The Theatrical colt will be going to the Rea's after the first of the year as will the Powerscourt colt.

The plans for the other Medallist fillies, Northern Afleet filly as well as the other Smarty Jones colt and Roman Ruler colt are still not set as of yet.

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