This weeks update

We would like to take the time to welcome a few new owners to the stable. Scott Rake who races under the name Rake Farm Llc. has sent us a pair of 3 year old fillies that will be racing in the Mid -Atlantic region this Spring and Summer. Fusachi Pretty is a daughter of FuPeg that will be pointed to grass races once she gets North and Lyle's Angel is a grey filly by Value Plus that who was second last out at Tampa in her first race since the fall. 

Dave Blaha who has been involved with Dee Tee Stables since its inception has finally taken the plunge and purchased his own horse, Brad's Kitten a gelded son of Kitten's Joy who is being pointed to a race at Parx on April 19th. 

Fox Tale Racing Stable has sent us Double Edged Sword a PA bred that won three races last year and is coming off of a layoff due to an injury. Fox Tale Racing is a division of Fox Tale Stud a commercial breeding farm located in Coopersburg, PA which is owned and operated by Vince Tucciarone and Dawn Newman. 

We also got a horse named Wasabi in last week from Jim Long. Wasabi who is a son of Rubyiat is a PA bred maiden who will be making his debut this Summer. Wasabi recently was gelded and may also lose his name as Jim has expressed an interest in possibly dumping that name.

Double Edged Sword and Wasabi are training at the Southampton Training Center in Mt Holly, NJ where we have opened up a full division of horses. With a training track, turnout paddocks, a swimming pool, an equivibe machine and eurosizers we have a little more variety in training than just being located on the racetrack. About a 20 minute drive from Parx, it is conveniently located from all the local tracks including Monmouth Park and Delaware Park.

We have been getting steady rain in Ocala for the last few days and as such haven't got much done. Lady Thief and Brad's Kitten are heading North this weekend as we slowly but surely shift our barn. 

Albin is finally has a concrete goal, that being a 1 mile 32000 nw2 race on the turf at Tampa Bay Downs on April 20. He has trained really well and should be ready for that spot.

Rochelle Rochelle ran evenly on Monday at Parx as she was trapped down on the worst part of the track and wound up 4th beaten about 7 lengths. Her next start is most likely going to be a return to the grass at Atlantic City on April 29th. Her 4th place finish earned her $1500 which put Rochelle Rochelle over the 30k mark for the year despite not having run a Beyer speed figure of over a 51. Gotta love Parx purses.

Hippocrates Jones was ridiculously far behind the field going down the backside in his return to the races on Monday. Yet he kicked in on the turn and finished well, making up 15 lengths to finish a good closing 5th.  He is going to run back on the 18th at Parx and then run over at Atlantic City in any of a number of spots depending on how his next race goes.

Recent gelding Big Shake is scheduled to run at Penn National on April 8th. He needs to start showing a lot more or he is going to be headed down a new career path.

Prospect Knight is most likely going to be running in an allowance race at Parx on April 5th. There is an outside chance he could wind up in either the Wood or Illinois Derby if either race comes up with a short field. 

Six Clicks has been perking up after a tough outing last out. If the weather cooperates we will get an easy work under his belt next week. 

Mizz Liza has been recovering nicely after her spill a few weeks ago. Her ribcage, which was so sore after falling to the ground and having another filly fall on top of her, has improved to the point where we will soon be putting the saddle back on her. 

Beverly's Spirit has really progressed as Christy Rogers and Ashley Eisenbaugh have done a great job of preparing her to be a racehorse. Using a combination of Parelli and Clinton Anderson natural horsemanship techniques, the girls have Beverly going in the right direction. Click here to watch them at work.

Angry Dragon has been getting some lessons from the girls as well before she trains to try to get her to be a tad bit more agreeable. She seems like she is learning and is doing well.

Hemissesu has trained great lately but banged her leg in the stall during a storm we had yesterday and may miss a few days. Been stop and go with her and Red Baroness for 2 months now. Very frustrating but patience is a virtue they say. 

Normandruth is a little bored but still is not ready to return to training.

Mr Mojo Risin is really training well. Looking forward to seeing him perform this Summer.

We are going to be sending horses up from Ocala every week and expect to be completely out of Florida by the last week of April. 

Saturday Update

Rochelle Rochelle has been entered to run on Monday in the 6th race at Parx. She drew post position 1 in a field of 6 in the 1 mile starter allowance. Joe Hampshire is subbing for her injured regular rider Jose Flores who will be out of action for a few months.

Hippocrates Jones makes his return to the races Monday in the 3rd race at Parx. The race is a $7500 nw2 race going 7 furlongs and we have drawn post number 1 in that race also. This will be Hippocrates Jones first race since being gelded.

Hemissesu continues to progress as she recovers from a bout of sore shins. She may have an easy work this weekend.

Prospect Knight has resumed full training and we are exploring many options for his next race.

Cascades Comet has done well while turned out and will soon move on to having a rider.

Albin worked 7 furlongs in 128 on the grass on Tuesday as he moves closer to a start off of the long layoff.

Angry Dragon had a splint freeze fired and will resume training on Monday.

Red Baroness and Slumber Smarty have both have had their shins fired and will be on the shelf for a brief period of time.

Mr Mojo Risin continues to train forwardly.

Sligolicious is also training well.

Normandruth will be sidelined another 45 days as he recovers from a minor injury.

Big Shake is close to a return to the races as a gelding.

Mizz Liza continues to recover from the spill she took last Saturday.

Liza gets blindsided

Mizz Liza had broke well from the gate from post number 1 and was maintaining her position along the rail when the four horse ridden by a terrible 7 pound bug rider veered directly into her path with no warning. Jose Flores saw the other horse coming but it was too late to slow Mizz Liza enough so he attempted to get out of the way. Unfortunately she clipped heels with the impeding horse and fell, tossing Flores hard to the ground while a trailing horse fell over the top of her unseating her rider as well. Both horses escaped permanent injury and Ramon Moya was unhurt. However Flores has sustained a cracked vertebrae and is under going surgery to fuse it tonight. He has full movement of all his limbs and should make a full recovery. Mizz Liza fell hard on her neck and side and sustained a few superficial cuts but looks like she will also be able to make a full recovery.

Obviously accidents happen in life and horse racing. What makes this incident especially troubling is that it was completely unnecessary. Flores did nothing wrong. The horses did nothing wrong. The blame lies strictly on the shoulders of apprentice Jason Nguyen who clearly is not a safe rider as he never even looked back after having caused a pileup. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jose Flores as we are hoping for him to make a complete recovery. We also are hoping that Jason Nguyen finds himself something else to do with his life before he takes someone elses with his incompetence.

Briefly

Mr Mojo Risin worked a nice 3 furlongs at Classic Mile going 37.10 over the dirt. He started off easy and picked up the pace in the lane, getting the last 1/8th in 12 flat while under a light hold.

Rochelle Rochelle is scheduled to work tomorrow which will be her first work since her latest win at Parx. This is just a maintenance breeze and we won't be asking too much of her.

Target Practice has returned to light duty. He galloped a mile at the training center this morning and we will start to wind him up for a return to the races later next month, perhaps a grass try at Atlantic City.

Hippo Jones is also scheduled to work on Saturday at Parx. 

Sligolicious may not even make it back to the races for us as there is strong interest from show horse connections for him. He has been training really well but I wouldn't mind seeing him go off to another career.

Beverly's Spirit has made huge strides since the girls started working with her just 10 days ago. She is already being ridden with few issues. Click here to see her in action

Angry Dragon has been doing really well as we get her used to the turf.

Cascade's Comet has been loving life while being turned out every day. Her legs have looked fine afterwards which is a huge step in her recovery.

Normandruth is still recovering from a mystery ailment. No timetable as of yet for his return to training.

Thursday

Prospect Knight came out of his race yesterday in good shape. He got a tough trip as he was forced wide into the first turn while racing a bit rank. I thought he ran really well considering and he continues to develop. There are a lot of possible destinations for his next start.

Mizz Liza returns to the races on Saturday at Parx in the 2nd race. Her dirt ability is still in doubt but the field she is facing is less than stellar.

Six Clicks is running around 2 turns for the first time in a starter allowance on Monday at Parx. He has trained well and hopefully he enjoys the longer distance.

Albin worked 6 furlongs in 114 on the turf at Classic Mile on Tuesday. He is about 2 solid works away from being ready to run.

Hippocrates Jones is scheduled to work on Saturday which will be his last big work before he returns to the races on the 28th at Parx. Looking forward to getting him back on the grass.

Angry Dragon, Red Baroness, Hemissesu and Slumber Smarty are all back training after recovering from various ailments.

It has been awhile

Needless to say there have been a lot of changes since we last updated this blog. Rather than sort through the past, let's focus on the future.

Our old Kentucky home has been sold and as a result Parx Racetrack is our new base of operations. Susan Ditter has done a great job there since coming back on board late last Spring and we will be operating exclusively in the mid-Atlantic area this Summer.

Onto the horse updates:

Albin is scheduled to work this coming Tuesday on the turf at the Classic Mile. This will be his last major work before he returns to the races on the 26th at Tampa. We will probably get one more work in before he runs but it will just be something easy.

Mr Mojo Risin has been training well despite several minor issues that cropped up this Winter. He may get a work in later next week provided his shins and foot stay sound. He is a very talented horse, hopefully he gets a chance to display that ability this Summer.

Cascade's Comet has been getting turned out in th round pen this week as she slowly returns to regular training. She is still a little bit of a terror around the barn but the good news is her injured leg seems to be coming long well.

Angry Dragon has been doing most of her training lately on the turf. She has been staying sound and has been behaving as well. What I want to do is get her as far along as possible on the grass before putting pressure on her. Still believe she is going to turnout to be a nice filly.

Beverly's Spirit has done very well since arriving from PA. She is almost ready to be ridden and has learned her lessons very quickly. Crown Racing has purchased a 50% interest in the filly and there is still a 25% share available. I am aiming to get her to the races later this summer, hopefully being able to take advantage of her PA bred status!

Lady Thief is recovering from her injury and should be ready to go back into training when we get her back up to PA later this Spring. In the meantime we are watching for Bind, a Pulpit colt that destroyed a MSW field last month at the FG earning a 105 Beyer in the process. Lady Thief is a half sister to the dam of Bind and the better he does, the better we do.

Surfer Rosa has been slow to come around this Winter. Lately we have been letting her stay outside in a small paddock almost all day and night and since we started doing that her appetite has improved, her color is improving and she looks to finally be picking up some weight. I believe her best days are still ahead of her but we have to make sure we take our time and let her get back to 100%.

Hemissesu has been dealing with some shin issues. Her's were a tad bit worse than her work partner, Red Baroness' but she is back to steady training now.

Red Baroness didn't miss as much time as Hemissesu with her shins and has got more miles under her belt than her workmate. Both should debut at Parx this Summer though Red Baroness has a pedigree weighed heavily in favor of turf racing.

Slumber Smarty was up to working solid half miles when a shin sidelined her as well. Her left shin has been tough to cool out though her right shin really was never much of a problem. She too will be looking to run on the turf this Summer in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Normandruth is still recovering from his early January race. We are hoping to get him back to regular training in a few weeks.

Gondorf is heading to Woodbine next week to try to take advantage of his Ontario bred status and run for those huge Canadian purses. Brian Lynch will be handling his training in Canada.

Hippocrates Jones worked a bullet 102.89 today at Parx as he makes his comeback from being gelded. We are looking for improvement from him on the dirt as we get him ready for the upcoming turf season.

Six Clicks worked an easy 103.02 as he readies for his next race on the 20th going 2 turns for the first time. His last 2 have been disappointing and hopefully stretching out will get him back on track.

The Magic Bus continues to train along as we develop a plan of attack for him.

Mizz Liza worked in 103.31 at Parx as she gets closer to her return to the races from a brief freshening.

Prospect Knight went in 48.79 under a strong hold at Parx. He is pointing to an allowance race next week after th starter race he is eligible doesn't look like it will fill. Prospect Knight has trained really well since his last race which had it form flattered when the 2nd place finisher, Son of Posse, came back last week and ran 3rd in the $100k stake at Turfway.

Target Practice is getting a little R & R at the training center in New Jersey.

Big Shake has had the ultimate equipment change and is looking to extend his racing career in his next race.

Rochelle Rochelle came out of her winning effort last week in good shape and will be pointed to a similar starter race in a few weeks.

We are planning on heading North with the Ocala horses mid-late April though some individuals may ship earlier. I am looking forward to really attacking the mid-Atlantic region as the purse structure is phenomenal and the competition is simply not as tough as we are used to facing. We will have stalls on the grounds at Parx and also at the Mt Holly, NJ training center which is short (20 minutes) drive from Parx. This is a setup which should benefit the horses as the training center offers a swimming pool, 5/8th mile track, euro-sizers, turnout paddocks, and an equivibe machine.