Snow in forecast?

Our plans for Winter are coming together as we move closer to November. We will have a small group of horses at Palm Meadows training center in South Florida as well as keeping the main string at Parx and having a presence at the training center in Westampton. There is a possibility of us sending some to stable at Penn National as well though we may wait until Spring to go to the mountains. With the purses in New York set to explode after the 1st of the year we will be looking at racing on the inner track at Aqueduct as well.

Speaking of New York, Mustang Island is entered in the 2nd race on Friday afternoon at Belmont. The race is a NW2 other than for NY breds on the turf. Of course rain is expected all day tomorrow so we will be sweating it out once again with MI. He is doing great and does like a soft turf so it will be disappointing and well as terribly frustrating if it comes off.

Lyle's Angel worked really well at Parx the other day despite the slowish time reported. She is going to be entered in a maiden 40000 race at Parx on Halloween. She may be a work short going into that race but is feeling so good that we are taking our chances.

Target Practice is back doing track work and looks good. He had developed a terrible skin rash that took forever to get rid of but is now healthy and happy. Look for him to return to the races in December.

Hemissesu worked nicely on Sunday and is a few works away from finally starting. She has trimmed up and has shown some quickness in her morning works as well as a willingness to listen to her rider.There is a maiden $25000 race on November 14th at Parx that may very well be the spot where she debuts.

Angry Dragon has had a lingering lung infection that turned worse last weekend but she has recovered since a change to a stronger medicine. She has her appetite back, appears to be healthy again and will resume regular training this weekend. We probably wont make any more starts with her until she goes to Florida.

Kohlrah has gone back to Ocala where she will be turned out and pointed for a Spring campaign.

Red Baroness has trained steadily, going an easy four furlongs today in 51.20. She will stretch out to five furlongs for her next move and will soon head to Parx again to finish her gate work. A December start for her is the target.

Beverly's Spirit worked in 52 this morning after going an easy 53.20 on Saturday. She has made steady progress and hopefully will debut before the years out.

Normandruth worked in 49.11 on Monday at Parx. He is being pointed to a pair of races next Tuesday at Parx.

Jelly Donut needed a little more time after his latest and is being pointed to a race on November 15th at Parx.

Outta Jail and Speedy Trial worked in company today going 39.60 at Westampton. We weren't looking for speed from them, just trying to get them some experience and teach them to do it right.

Expedite is jogging 1 1/4 a day and will resume galloping soon.

Crownme has had a few easy works but doesnt yet have an official Jockey Club approved name.

Midas Terms came out of his 2nd place finish at Penn National in good order. He worked this morning going a maintenance half mile in 50.60 at Westampton. His next start will be in a PA bred maiden 10000 claiming race on November 8th at Penn.

All Peace N Quiet is another filly that is closing in on running off of a long layoff. She worked another easy five furlongs on Sunday and is about two weeks away from running.

Who You Gunna Call has settled in and we are looking for a race for him in a week or so.

All We Are Saying and Cozmaya worked in company with Hemissesu going 51.37 and galloping out well afterwards.

Hippocrates Jones is being pointed towards a 7500 nw2 after his 3rd straight on the board finish last Saturday.

                                                    Speedy Trial and Outta Jail

Friday Update

There is a lot of news to get to so we will start with the updates right away.

Jelly Donut ran an improved race last week when stretching out to 7 furlongs. The pace was still very fast and he will do much better when the races stretch to two turns and his one paced style can be more effective. There is a race on the 24th of October that we are seriously considering and will probably add blinkers next time as well.

Mustang Island bounced out of his win at Monmouth in great shape. We are going to enter him tomorrow in a allowance race at Delaware park for next Tuesday which is a little quick but with 'turf only' horses at this time of the year you have to take what you get.

Hemissesu broke sharp and worked really well from the gate at Parx last Saturday going 48.77 in company with All We Are Saying. She has lost alot of that baby fat and now is starting to look like a racehorse. Her pedigree was enhanced recently when Wilburn, who is out of Hemissesu's half sister, won the Indiana Derby.

All We Are Saying is a recent addition to the stable. She is a 3 year old PA bred filly by Cetewayo who isnt that far away from making her debut.

Cascades Comet ran a good 4th last week at Parx. She raced closer to the pace than she had in her 1st start and got a bit tired in the stretch. She came out of her race in good shape and will run in a PA bred maiden race at Penn National next out.

All Peace N Quiet is moving closer to her return to the races. She worked an easy half mile last week after having worked a sharp half from the gate on the 2nd. She should be ready sometime around the 1st week of November.

Fusaichi Pretty is back jogging on the training track. She looks great and will begin galloping next week.

Angry Dragon continues to be plagued by minor issues as she is currently battling a lung infection. We are hoping to get a race under her belt soon and are considering a Florida campaign for her this winter.

Beverly's Spirit continues to mature and shed weight. She worked an easy 38.2 this morning as we work on getting her to focus in her works.

Cozmaya had her 2nd work over the Parx strip on Tuesday going 50.44 for four furlongs. She has done nothing but improve since her arrival a few weeks ago.

Goonsquad broke well from the gate on Tuesday, working in 49.00. She is still a few works away from starting but should make her debut sometime in November.

Lyle's Angel worked really well this morning at Westampton going 48.10 which is a very good move around two turns. We are pointing her to a race on Halloween going 6 1/2 furlongs at Parx.

                                                     

Train Fare keeps plugging along getting closer to her 1st race. She went in 51.1 this morning at Westampton Training Center.

Target Practice has progressed to carrying the weight belt while exercising which is the last step before getting a rider again.

Southern Access had a minor setback that prevented her from working last week but we will be looking to do something with her this weekend, weather permitting.

Slumber Smarty continues to make steady progress in her training. We have been doing alot of gate wrk with her and she has been very good in there. She should make the races soon.

Red Baroness worked great this morning at Westampton, going 50.20 while dusting her workmate down the stretch. She came out well and will be headed to Parx for gate schooling soon.

Kohlrah worked at Parx on Tuesday going 48 from the gate which was one of the best works of the day. She will be hitting the races soon as well.

Hippocrates Jones is in Sunday at Parx in the 6th race. The race is a $7500 nw2 race going 1 1/16th on the dirt. We are expecting him to run well in this spot.

Midas Terms is also in tomorrow but at Penn National in the 7th race. The race is a maiden 7500 going 1 mile and 70 yards and he drew the outside post 8. He has trained better than he ever has coming into this race.

Double Edged Sword worked at Westampton Training Center this morning going four furlongs in 51.20 as he also gets closer to a return to racinng.

Crown Me worked in 38.00 this morning at Westampton. His name isnt official so you wont see the official work listed. He is learned quickly and seemingly does better every week that passes. We will do some gate work with him starting next week.

Expedite has started back in light training, jogging without a rider on the Euroxizer for 10 minutes each morning.