Spring is almost here!

The Final 4, opening day of baseball, Keeneland!

If you answered, things that start this week you are correct! We are only pointing one horse to Keeneland this Spring, Colonel Klink, but he is training particularly well and I am looking forward to him competing against what figures to be a solid field of runners on April 9th. He is going to work on Thursday and will be shipping up to run early next week.

Redboard King worked well last week, going 5 furlongs in 102.40 at the Classic Mile. He shipped this morning to Philadelphia Park and is scheduled to work on Thursday or Friday over the surface there.

Albin is doing fine while we are awaiting the release of the Arlington Park condition book to determine a plan of action for him.

Target Practice had 8 days off after his poor showing in Maryland. We will look for a softer spot for him later in April.

Big Shake has been diagnosed with a non-displaced chip in his ankle which will require surgery to remove. While this is disappointing we were able to correctly diagnose the injury before it could do much damage to the joint. We are expecting a full recovery for him.

Appoint has been entered for Saturdays 9th race at Tampa Bay Downs. We aren't expecting big things from this race as it is her first off of an extended break and is well short of her best distance. It should set her up well for the Indiana racing season.

Graphite Halo has been training forwardly while pointing for her comeback race on the 23rd of April at Atlantic City racecourse.

Rolled Up may try the turf again at Atlantic City as well. There is a NJ bred race for him on the 19th of April.

Gondorf has had no issues with his feet lately and is training on a regular schedule.

Hippocrates Jones will work on the turf on Thursday. He went nicely last Tuesday, going 51 for a half mile. We will go another half mile this week, perhaps in company with Graphite Halo.

Mizz Liza is being turned out daily in the sand round pen and is enjoying life. She will start being ridden next week.

Rochelle Rochelle has been training well as we pick up the pace with her. She is still missing some hair on her legs but the rest of her coat has grown in fine.

Cool Clue had an easy work this past Sunday and scoped 95% clean afterwards. There are several options for him in the near future.

Normandruth came back yesterday from his brief freshening at a local farm. He will head to AP to run this summer on the polytrack.

Ships Cabin and Kickin n Screamin are both recovering from their lung infections.


This is a hectic time of the year as we move horses, people and equipment to various destinations throughout the country. However it is also the time of the year when the variety of races and tracks picks up and we aren't stuck running for low purses at quirky tracks. I am looking forward to having a good late Spring and Summer season!