The hot steamy summer of 2011 appears to be behind us as cooler temperatures have arrived offering a welcome respite for both horses and humans. While we aren't breaking out the parka's just yet with the advent of autumn, turf races will be less plentiful, muddy tracks more likely and Winter plans will need to firmed up. With the stable having quite a few turf only horses we have applied for stalls at Gulfstream Park while planning on maintaining our main barn at Parx with horses at Westampton as well.
Jelly Donut made his debut on Saturday and as we expected the distance was just not long enough for him. He did get valuable experience and will benefit from the fitness he gained while finishing 7th in the field of 11, passing several rvals in the stretch and galloping out well. We are looking at trying to stretch him out in lighter competition on October 2nd in a maiden 25000 race going seven furlongs at Parx.
Cascades Comet ran 6th yesterday in her first race yesterday at Parx. The race, which was about 4th on our preference list due to others not filling, wound up being taken off the turf and run on the main track. The filly broke well and dropped back a bit on the backside as she was getting pelted in the face with dirt. She rallied on the turn while wide and was finishing well while racing greenly. Afterwards we discovered that she had grabbed a quarter and had several other cuts and nicks on her hind legs. Cascades Comet actually making the races after having sustained a severe injury last summer is a testament to a lot of hard work by many people and to the toughness of the filly herself. From the Doctors at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Erin Hogan, Shawn Schlenk, Ashley Eisenbaugh, Devant Latham, Gabriel Estrada, Susan Ditter, Kristina McManigel, Carmine Palladino, Dorthy Schwarz, Alvaro Hernandez, the Parx gate crew and Dr. Steve McBride all did a tremendous job believing that we could in fact get this horse to the races when most would never have even tried, let alone succeeded. Owners DMD Thoroughbreds and Gary Marsh should also be given kudos since they were the ones who have been footing her bills for a longtime, never once tried to rush her and their patience and perseverance are the reason that we were allowed to do our jobs properly. Hopefully we can get her in one of the PA breds races on Parx on October 8th or 9th as she should also improve with racing experience.
Fusaichi Pretty has begun light training again. She is swimming and jogging on the eurosizer and should be under tack again soon.
Beverly's Spirt has been training well as she recovers from a few minor 2 year old ailments and should be back on the worktab soon.
Mustang Island worked well on Saturday and will be entered on Thursday at Monmouth Park in an entry level allowance on the turf. Unfortunately we were never able to run him at Parx on the turf and since track officals have closed the grass course for the remainder of the year it won't be happening in 2011. It is really too bad Parx management doesn't spend the money to install a better turf course that can be used as much as the other mid-Atlantic tracks use theirs. It isn't as though they dont have the money.
Target Practice is still recovering from a minor illness and should be racing again mid-October.
Midas Terms breezed well this past week and is being pointed to a maiden claiming race at Penn National on October 4th.
Hemissesu has done extensive gate work and is ready to work from the gate. She went an easy three furlongs in company with Kohlrah yesterday and will come back this weekend with another eay work.
Slumber Smarty and Red Baroness worked seperately yesterday with Slumber going 50.80 and Red Baroness going in 52.20. Both are training well with Slumber a bit ahead of the other filly.
Double Edged Sword worked a half mile in 52 at Westampton continuing his comeback off of a long layoff.
Angry Dragon has acted better the last few days and we will start turning up the heat in her training this week.
Crownme has been training well in company as he continues to progress.
Normandruth worked another nice half mile on the 17th going 50.08 at Parx. He will work another half mile before progressing onto five furlong works and a start in October is quite possible.
All Peace N Quiet worked in 103.71 at Parx on the 17th as well. She is still four or five works away from being ready but an October start is a possibility.
Cozmaya has settled in nicely and has trained fine. She is going to stretch her legs a bit this weekend.
Goonsquad and Southern Access worked 51.14 at Parx yesterday. Both were well within themselves and we are hoping to get them to the races in October.
Hippocrates Jones is training well at Westampton and is being pointed to a race on October 4th at Penn National
Lyles Angel is recovering from getting sick and we are trying to get some weight back on her.
Train Fare has trained steadily and is going to work this week.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Thursday update
Pretty quiet on the racing front this week.
Jelly Donut is set to make his debut on Saturday in the 6th race at Parx. The race he is in is a 5 1/2 furlong maiden special weight with a purse of $90000! He will be leaving from post 10 in a 12 horse field under jockey Kristina McManigell. While he will most likely be better suited to longer distances this is a good starting point and the purse is a nice bonus.
Mustang Island is scheduled to work on Saturday and we are pointing him to an allowance race on the turf on the 25th at Monmouth Park.
Cascades Comet's race didn't fill for Sunday and we will be entering her in a maiden special weight race going 5 1/2 furlongs for Monday's card.
Hippocrates Jones has been training at Westampton and seems to be enjoying himself (see picture below). There is a race at Penn National on October 4th that seems to have his name written all over it.
Midas Terms is also being pointed to a race (maiden $5000) at Penn National on October 4th
Angry Dragon didn't bounce back quick enough to enter back at Parx on September 20th. We will monotor her condition and find a race when she is doing better.
Target Practice is battling a minor skin issue and he may turn up at Laurel on October 18th. More details next week.
Lyle's Angel has finally recovered from her post race illness and is slowly returning to regular training.
Red Baroness and Slumber Smarty are scheduled to work another half mile on Friday. They worked well in company last week going in 51.
Kohlrah is a new horse that just came up from Ocala. She is a 2 year old PA bred filly by Senor Swinger.
Cozmaya is also new to the barn. She is a 3 year old PA bred by PA based stallion, Cetewayo.
Southern Access and Goonsquad worked really well on Tuesday, going 49.3 in company at Westampton. They both are now at Parx and it is looking like October starts for both are a strong possibility.
Crownme had his initial "official" work on Tuesday at Westampton going 39.2. His works won't show up as published until his name is officially registered by the Jockey Club.
Hemissesu has been doing a ton of gate work and has really progressed in her training.
All Peace n Quiet worked 103.67 at Parx last Saturday. She will work this weekend going another five furlongs.
Train Fare is going to work this weekend as well.
Jelly Donut is set to make his debut on Saturday in the 6th race at Parx. The race he is in is a 5 1/2 furlong maiden special weight with a purse of $90000! He will be leaving from post 10 in a 12 horse field under jockey Kristina McManigell. While he will most likely be better suited to longer distances this is a good starting point and the purse is a nice bonus.
Mustang Island is scheduled to work on Saturday and we are pointing him to an allowance race on the turf on the 25th at Monmouth Park.
Cascades Comet's race didn't fill for Sunday and we will be entering her in a maiden special weight race going 5 1/2 furlongs for Monday's card.
Hippocrates Jones has been training at Westampton and seems to be enjoying himself (see picture below). There is a race at Penn National on October 4th that seems to have his name written all over it.
Midas Terms is also being pointed to a race (maiden $5000) at Penn National on October 4th
Angry Dragon didn't bounce back quick enough to enter back at Parx on September 20th. We will monotor her condition and find a race when she is doing better.
Target Practice is battling a minor skin issue and he may turn up at Laurel on October 18th. More details next week.
Lyle's Angel has finally recovered from her post race illness and is slowly returning to regular training.
Red Baroness and Slumber Smarty are scheduled to work another half mile on Friday. They worked well in company last week going in 51.
Kohlrah is a new horse that just came up from Ocala. She is a 2 year old PA bred filly by Senor Swinger.
Cozmaya is also new to the barn. She is a 3 year old PA bred by PA based stallion, Cetewayo.
Southern Access and Goonsquad worked really well on Tuesday, going 49.3 in company at Westampton. They both are now at Parx and it is looking like October starts for both are a strong possibility.
Crownme had his initial "official" work on Tuesday at Westampton going 39.2. His works won't show up as published until his name is officially registered by the Jockey Club.
Hemissesu has been doing a ton of gate work and has really progressed in her training.
All Peace n Quiet worked 103.67 at Parx last Saturday. She will work this weekend going another five furlongs.
Train Fare is going to work this weekend as well.
Goonsquad and Lalo
Crownme
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Crown Racing gets props
Nice article about Crown Racing in the September issue of the Florida Horse magazine.
Crown Racing in the Florida Horse magazine
Crown Racing in the Florida Horse magazine
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Rain anyone?
This is getting ridiculous. After the Philadelphia area set a record for rainfall in any month ever (at least according to recorded history) during August, September has already had more wet days than not. Of course there isn't anything that us mere mortals can do about it (other than incessantly whine) so we must adjust training schedules, monitor forecasts and pray that our turf horses find races between storms.
We will be attending the yearling sale at Keeneland for books four and five and will be looking for good looking bargins from regional programs in the Northeast such as PA, NY and MD. Get in touch with me if you are interested in buying a yearling or perhaps going partners on something that we purchase. The top of the market may still be solid and NY breds could be a bit overpriced as people look ahead to the racino at Aqueduct opening this fall but the levels at which we look to purchase ($30000 and lower) will be the softest part of the market.
Mustang Island ran about as well as he could finishing third on Monday at Monmouth. Stretching out to 1 1/8 on the grass which is further than he has ever run before, he stalked a slow pace, made a nice move at the top of the stretch and just ran out of gas the last 50 or so yards. We had planned on running back in the 32000nw3 race going 1 1/16th the same day but it didn't fill so we wound up in the allowance race which was a touch further than he probably wants to go. Mustang is such a versitile horse as the start before we purchased him he led a 6 furlong turf race through fractions of 22 and 44 and there he was Monday rating in third behind a 49.3 pace.
Target Practice ran 5th last Saturday at Delaware Park after setting swift fractions. Not only did he set a fast pace for the first 5 furlongs, but soon after faced a challenge going into the far turn and was never able to get a breather. Target came out of the race in good shape and we will look for a similar spot soon.
Lyle's Angel ran a fantastic race on August 29th at Parx, finishing a good second to a 1-5 favorite who had to work hard to get by her late. She showed much more early speed after breaking sharp from the rail, contesting the pace through fractions of 22.58 and 45.57 before winding up second best by little more than a length in a fast time of 1:16.18 for the 6 1/2 furlongs.
Six Clicks finally broke through and got DMD Thoroughbreds into the winners circle. Shipped all the way to Presque Isle Downs for his first try over the polytrack, Six Clicks got a great trip, sitting 4th behind the early speed before moving around them on the turn, opening up at the top of the stretch and cruising home. He will remain at Presque Isle under the care of Glen Wismer and we are looking at a race on the 24th before the meet ends on the 1st of October.
Cascades Comet has moved to Parx, taking the final steps down the comeback path which looked improbable not that long ago. She worked a sharp half mile from the gate, going 47.55 in company with Jelly Dount last Saturday and will work one more time this coming weekend before we enter her for a maiden race on the 18th of September.
Jelly Donut working in company with Cascades Comet broke alertly on his way to a 47.55 half mile which was tied for 5th best out of 32 that worked that distance. He is being pointed for a MSW race on September 17th at Parx and while you would tend to think with his size that he would be better going longer, as he gets fitter he seems to be finding more speed.
Train Fare worked a steady half mile on Tuesday at Westampton Training Center, getting the distance in 52 flat. She is slowly turning the corner and I hope to get her to the races soon.
Southern Access worked a nice four furlongs on Tuesday at the training center in company with Goonsquad. She went in 50 after setting the pace for her work partner. This was the third solid work in a row for her and she will be heading to Parx for her next work.
Goonsquad wound up breaking off behind Southern Access, took a little dirt before making a strong move around the turn and finished up well. She was timed in 49.3 and is also ready to move to the racetrack to get her gatework in.
Beverly's Spirit has been alternating between galloping and swimming in her training program. She is doing fine, just still a bit immature.
Red Baroness returned to the worktab on the 31st, going four furlongs in 51.40 in company with Slumber Smarty who also went in 51.40. Both are overdue to work back as we are waiting on the track to dry out.
Angry Dragon did not take to the dirt track at Monmouth as well as we had hoped and came back with a swollen right eye, with a dirt clod being the most likely culprit. Just this morning she had an abcess popout of her left front foot which could have also been a contributing factor to her poor performance. We are still thinking of wheeling her back on the 20th at Parx on the turf if she can resume regular training this weekend.
All Peace N Quiet worked 49.21 on September 1st, her first work over the Parx surface. She has trained steadily over the last 6 weeks and has moved closer to her return to the races in a few weeks.
Double Edged Sword has been training fine after a brief freshening. Look for him to work this weekend if the weather permits.
Fusaichi Pretty has gone back to light exercise as she recovers from a minor injury.
Hemissesu has been doing an extensive amount of gate work over the last few weeks. Her problem isn't that she is scared or afraid or a bad actor at the gate. The issue is that she is perfectly willing to go in nicely but unfortunately leaves the gate at the same speed! Going in company has picked her head up a bit and she will work this weekend at Parx.
Hippocrates Jones ran a bang up race last week at Penn National, coming from far back to run 2nd on the dirt. We have not been able to get him back on the turf due to the rainy weather and it was encouraging that he showed a good closing kick on the dirt once again. There is a 7500 nw2 race going two turns at Parx on the 25th that looks like a logical next step.
Normandruth worked for the 2nd time off of a long layoff last week at Parx. He is doing well and will also be returning to the worktab this weekend.
Sligolicious is going to be retired and made into a show horse
Crownme is a new addition to the stable. He is a 2 year old PA bred by Rubiyat owned by Crown Racing. So far he has trained right along with no problems.
Expedite is another new 2 year old PA bred. He is also owned by Crown Racing and is by Request for Parole. Unfortunately he sustained a minor injury prior to his arrival and will miss a few weeks while recovering.
We will be attending the yearling sale at Keeneland for books four and five and will be looking for good looking bargins from regional programs in the Northeast such as PA, NY and MD. Get in touch with me if you are interested in buying a yearling or perhaps going partners on something that we purchase. The top of the market may still be solid and NY breds could be a bit overpriced as people look ahead to the racino at Aqueduct opening this fall but the levels at which we look to purchase ($30000 and lower) will be the softest part of the market.
Mustang Island ran about as well as he could finishing third on Monday at Monmouth. Stretching out to 1 1/8 on the grass which is further than he has ever run before, he stalked a slow pace, made a nice move at the top of the stretch and just ran out of gas the last 50 or so yards. We had planned on running back in the 32000nw3 race going 1 1/16th the same day but it didn't fill so we wound up in the allowance race which was a touch further than he probably wants to go. Mustang is such a versitile horse as the start before we purchased him he led a 6 furlong turf race through fractions of 22 and 44 and there he was Monday rating in third behind a 49.3 pace.
Target Practice ran 5th last Saturday at Delaware Park after setting swift fractions. Not only did he set a fast pace for the first 5 furlongs, but soon after faced a challenge going into the far turn and was never able to get a breather. Target came out of the race in good shape and we will look for a similar spot soon.
Lyle's Angel ran a fantastic race on August 29th at Parx, finishing a good second to a 1-5 favorite who had to work hard to get by her late. She showed much more early speed after breaking sharp from the rail, contesting the pace through fractions of 22.58 and 45.57 before winding up second best by little more than a length in a fast time of 1:16.18 for the 6 1/2 furlongs.
Six Clicks finally broke through and got DMD Thoroughbreds into the winners circle. Shipped all the way to Presque Isle Downs for his first try over the polytrack, Six Clicks got a great trip, sitting 4th behind the early speed before moving around them on the turn, opening up at the top of the stretch and cruising home. He will remain at Presque Isle under the care of Glen Wismer and we are looking at a race on the 24th before the meet ends on the 1st of October.
Cascades Comet has moved to Parx, taking the final steps down the comeback path which looked improbable not that long ago. She worked a sharp half mile from the gate, going 47.55 in company with Jelly Dount last Saturday and will work one more time this coming weekend before we enter her for a maiden race on the 18th of September.
Jelly Donut working in company with Cascades Comet broke alertly on his way to a 47.55 half mile which was tied for 5th best out of 32 that worked that distance. He is being pointed for a MSW race on September 17th at Parx and while you would tend to think with his size that he would be better going longer, as he gets fitter he seems to be finding more speed.
Train Fare worked a steady half mile on Tuesday at Westampton Training Center, getting the distance in 52 flat. She is slowly turning the corner and I hope to get her to the races soon.
Southern Access worked a nice four furlongs on Tuesday at the training center in company with Goonsquad. She went in 50 after setting the pace for her work partner. This was the third solid work in a row for her and she will be heading to Parx for her next work.
Goonsquad wound up breaking off behind Southern Access, took a little dirt before making a strong move around the turn and finished up well. She was timed in 49.3 and is also ready to move to the racetrack to get her gatework in.
Beverly's Spirit has been alternating between galloping and swimming in her training program. She is doing fine, just still a bit immature.
Red Baroness returned to the worktab on the 31st, going four furlongs in 51.40 in company with Slumber Smarty who also went in 51.40. Both are overdue to work back as we are waiting on the track to dry out.
Angry Dragon did not take to the dirt track at Monmouth as well as we had hoped and came back with a swollen right eye, with a dirt clod being the most likely culprit. Just this morning she had an abcess popout of her left front foot which could have also been a contributing factor to her poor performance. We are still thinking of wheeling her back on the 20th at Parx on the turf if she can resume regular training this weekend.
All Peace N Quiet worked 49.21 on September 1st, her first work over the Parx surface. She has trained steadily over the last 6 weeks and has moved closer to her return to the races in a few weeks.
Double Edged Sword has been training fine after a brief freshening. Look for him to work this weekend if the weather permits.
Fusaichi Pretty has gone back to light exercise as she recovers from a minor injury.
Hemissesu has been doing an extensive amount of gate work over the last few weeks. Her problem isn't that she is scared or afraid or a bad actor at the gate. The issue is that she is perfectly willing to go in nicely but unfortunately leaves the gate at the same speed! Going in company has picked her head up a bit and she will work this weekend at Parx.
Hippocrates Jones ran a bang up race last week at Penn National, coming from far back to run 2nd on the dirt. We have not been able to get him back on the turf due to the rainy weather and it was encouraging that he showed a good closing kick on the dirt once again. There is a 7500 nw2 race going two turns at Parx on the 25th that looks like a logical next step.
Normandruth worked for the 2nd time off of a long layoff last week at Parx. He is doing well and will also be returning to the worktab this weekend.
Sligolicious is going to be retired and made into a show horse
Crownme is a new addition to the stable. He is a 2 year old PA bred by Rubiyat owned by Crown Racing. So far he has trained right along with no problems.
Expedite is another new 2 year old PA bred. He is also owned by Crown Racing and is by Request for Parole. Unfortunately he sustained a minor injury prior to his arrival and will miss a few weeks while recovering.
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