Only two weeks till March with Springtime soon to follow!
Hippocrates Jones ran well again tonight at Penn, placing 2nd after a tardy break and his own lack of speed had him "lagging badly" behind early (21 lengths behind after 1/4 mile). He rallied strongly and wound up only losing by 1 1/2. It was his 7th on the board finish out of his last 9 races. March 3rd or 21st in the same class at Penn is a likely next spot.
Normandruth is in the 8th race at Parx on Saturday. He drew the rail in a field of 7 in the starter allowance race going 1 mile. We are trying him in a two turn race as he just dropped too far back in his last two sprint races and are hoping that he can get into the race sooner with the slower pace of a distance race. Rosario Montanez rides the Crown Racing horse for the 1st time.
All Peace N Quiet worked a nice five furlongs at Westampton on Tuesday. She is ready to run but we are having issues finding a good spot for her that will fill.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes worked well on the 11th at Westampton and is being pointed to a 1 mile race at Penn National on the 23rd.
Cascades Comet ran great in her last start, rallying in the stretch to just miss by a nose. She is also being pointed to the 1 mile MSW race at Penn on the 23rd.
Midas Terms is being given some time off to try to heal his quarter cracks.
Target Practice has been retired. He can no longer win at the lower levels and there is no reason to keep on going with a horse who has simply lost his desire to compete. We are working on getting him adopted out.
Lyle's Angel didn't quite work up to par this week and we are waiting for her to sharpen up again before trying winners for the 1st time.
Red Baroness is ready to make her debut but like so many of our entries this year, her race did not fill. Is in a holding pattern, waiting for a spot to open up.
Slumber Smarty ran a sharp effort in her first try against winners, finishing a good 2nd in a 16000 nw 2 race. Of course the racing office didnt offer that spot in the next condition book and she was outrun when we tried her against starter allowance company. Looking to try to stretch her out in a softer spot next out.
Outta Jail and Speedy Trial have moved over to Parx to train. Both are doing extensive gate work as we get them ready to start their racing careers this Spring.
One Time Richie and Extradite are training forwardly at Westampton, doing some gate work, getting lots of miles under their belts. The Crown Racing geldings both should be ready to run late Spring/early Summer.
Angry Dragon is now training at Parx as she nears her season debut. She is experiencing a minor foot issue but should be back in full training in short order.
Jelly Donut disappointed in his last and has been transferred to the farm to try something different with him. He is still maturing and probably wont be at his best until he stops growing which considering his current size is hopefully soon!
Fusaichi Pretty broke to the outside in her return to the races then ran off when her jockey straightened her out. She tired from the early efforts but looked fine afterwards. Her success for us was on the grass and she may simply be a turf horse but with no green on the horizon, we will be looking for a softer spot to try the dirt again.
Who We Gunna Call is back in light training following a little break to deal with a quarter crack issue.
Mustang Island, Beverly's Spirit and Classic Maria are all turned out.
Small Town Talk, Malibu Murmur and Latent Charm are new horses that arrived this week. We will be developing plans for them as we get to know them.
Lloydobler has learned to swim as he nears his first start since Saratoga.
Be Sharp and Pleasantly Miranda are both walking the shed row under tack as they prepare to go into full training.
