Atlantic City Racecourse opens its annual 6 day, all turf meet on Friday and we start off with Red Baroness making her long awaited debut in the 4th race that day. The race is a maiden special weight race going 5 1/2 furlongs and we drew post number 4 in a full field of 12 and Eddie Rivera who rides her in the morning is named on. We are listed at 10-1 on the morning line and post time for the race is 5:00.
On Saturday Hippocrates Jones makes his return to the grass in the 4th race at Atlantic City. The race is a starter allowance race for horses which have raced for $16000 or less and never won 3 races going 1 1/8th. We drew the 7 post in a field of 12 though with his style the post isn't very important.
Fusaichi Pretty is in the first race next Tuesday also at Atlantic City. This will be her first start on her preferred surface, turf, since she sustained an injury last July at Parx. The race is a starter allowance race for fillies that have run for a price of $16000 or less and never won 2 races going 1 1/8. She appears to be the lone speed and if Kristina McManigell can get her to relax just a little bit she will be tough.
We are still running on the dirt and Sweetjudyblue Eyes will also be looking to go wire to wire under McManigell at Penn National on Thursday night. She has drawn outside with post number 7 in the 7 filly allowance race going 1 1/16th. She has trained well and I expect another big effort from her.
Cascades Comet is in on Friday night at Penn National. The race is a MSW for PA bred fillies going 1 mile 70 yards and is the 7th race on the card. She is listed as the 2-1 2nd choice in a field of 6.
Rochelle Rochelle made a triumphant return to Parx on Saturday, capturing the 3rd race by 2 1/2 widening lengths. She loves the Parx surface and will be pointed to a conditioned $7500 race on May 13 there.
Mustang Island worked an easy 1/2 mile in 52.60 today at Westampton. He wasn't particularly winded should round into form quickly. He will be heading to Monmouth next week.
One Time Richie and Extradite worked 1/2 in company with another unraced maiden this morning at Westampton. They went in 50.2 easily outworking the other horse. Both will be heading to the racetrack soon and should be racing sometime toward the end of May.
Outta Jail today had her first work back since her shins started bugging her a few months ago. She was clocked in 37.0 while going very easily under no urging.
Pennypennypenny and Pleasantly Miranda had their first official workout today going in 37.2 at Westampton. Both fillies are doing well and Pennypennypenny is going to be heading to Monmouth Park on Monday to start getting serious about making a start this summer. Pleasantly Miranda worked fine but doesn't really want to sprint and we will be taking a longer route to the races with her.
Angry Dragon had her first work in sometime today going in 37.0 under a strong hold from Eddie Rivera. She is moving in the right direction finally!!!
Small Town Talk has been training well lately and is due to work this weekend. There are a few races coming up at Monmouth and Penn National that he will be considered for.
Who We Gunna Call went very well at Parx yesterday getting 5 furlongs in 101.67 and cooling out quickly afterwards. We are thinking of a race on May 4th at Penn National for him.
Latent Charm worked 49.81 last Saturday at Parx. She will be stretching out to 5 furlongs next work and has done very well in her starting gate schooling. Hopefully if things continue to progress positively she will get to the races toward the end of May.
Ciampini has been very sharp in the mornings, working 48.67 very easily last Saturday at Parx. He will be working from the gate this weekend and will be stretching out to five furlongs after that. He should also be getting to the races towards the later part of May.
Speedy Trial worked an easy five furlongs at Parx yesterday going in 105.10. We are trying to get plenty of air into her as she will most likely debut at two turns and quite possibly on the grass as well.
Lyles Angel started galloping this week as she progresses in her training off of a short break. She has gained quite a bit of weight and it looks like the time off has been good for her.
Classic Maria had a minor setback as she was coming back off of a mid-Winter break but has returned to full training.
Midas Terms is training really well and will have his first work back next week.
Southern Access is recovering from a minor procedure at Dr Scott Palmers New Jersey Equine Clinic. She will be headed back into training soon.
Slumber Smarty was claimed away from us in her last start and already ran back finishing a well beaten 4th last Saturday at Parx.
Normandruth is doing fine and we are searching for the best possible spot for his next race. Penn National, Parx, Monmouth, Pimlico and Delaware are all possible destinations for his next start.
Goonsquad worked in 103.88 yesterday at Parx. She is not far from being ready.
Malibu Murmur was being pointed towards the Meadowlands turf meet but a minor setback will probably prevent her from making that meet. Look for her in a never won 2 claiming race on the turf next out.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Recent Works
One Time Richie worked in 38.40 on Wednesday at Westampton. Going in company with Extradite, One Time Richie went really nicely and easily bested his workmate who to be fair is probably more of a distance runner. These two will stretch out to four furlongs next week and will be moving to the racetrack soon.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes went well over the deep track, getting the lap around the Westampton track in 103 under jockey Kristina McManigell. This was her 1st work since breaking her maiden last month and looks to be on course to make her next start in allowance company later this month.
All Peace N Quiet also had her 1st work since her last race going in 104.20 under McManigell. We are pointing her to a turf start at Atlantic City next out.
Hippocrates Jones missed a scheduled start last week because of a cut on his left hind leg but healed up well and worked nicely, finishing strong down the lane and galloping out eagerly. The short break from racing has seems to have him rounding back to form and he is also pointing to a grass start next out at Atlantic City.
Fusaichi Pretty is going to be asked to stretch out to 1 1/8 on the lawn in Atlantic City so we worked her 6 furlongs with Kristina taking a strong hold early and asking her to finish up. She did really well, rating nicely and turning on the burners late going 117.20 after a slow opening quarter.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes went well over the deep track, getting the lap around the Westampton track in 103 under jockey Kristina McManigell. This was her 1st work since breaking her maiden last month and looks to be on course to make her next start in allowance company later this month.
All Peace N Quiet also had her 1st work since her last race going in 104.20 under McManigell. We are pointing her to a turf start at Atlantic City next out.
Hippocrates Jones missed a scheduled start last week because of a cut on his left hind leg but healed up well and worked nicely, finishing strong down the lane and galloping out eagerly. The short break from racing has seems to have him rounding back to form and he is also pointing to a grass start next out at Atlantic City.
Fusaichi Pretty is going to be asked to stretch out to 1 1/8 on the lawn in Atlantic City so we worked her 6 furlongs with Kristina taking a strong hold early and asking her to finish up. She did really well, rating nicely and turning on the burners late going 117.20 after a slow opening quarter.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Summer Plans
With Spring in full bloom we have been making Summer plans for both the stable and individual horses as well. In about two weeks we are going to open a division at Monmouth Park with some horses from both Parx and Westampton and are expecting some of the two year olds to start filtering in toward the end of the month. Atlantic City and the Meadowlands turf courses are going to be open starting April 27th and we have several races picked out at those two locations. Quite a few of the unraced maidens are about ready to go and with Delaware Park and Monmouth opening soon to go along with Parx and Penn National and occasionally Belmont, we should be able to find races for all of them.
Lyle's Angel is back on track, training well for her return to the races shortly. She has put on some weight and looks great.
Slumber Smarty has been entered for Tuesday's Card at Parx. She drew post 6 of 7 in a 7500 nw2 race going 6 furlongs on the dirt. We are the 7-2 third choice with Angel Castillo riding.
Cascades Comet didn't fire this afternoon over a deep, loose track at Parx. We will look for a softer spot over a surface that doesn't resemble a beach for her next start.
Ciampini worked really well this morning, going 49.01 at Parx. This was only his 2nd recorded work and he is starting to turn that baby fat into muscle! Look for him to start in May.
Outta Jail is slowly getting back into a regular training routine after a brief rest. She will be heading to Monmouth soon.
Speedy Trial worked her 2nd five furlong work on Friday, going 103.36 in company with Red Baroness. We are thinking of Atlantic City on the grass for her 1st start.
Red Baroness is ready to run if a race materializes. She will likely be more effective on the grass so Atlantic City or the Meadowlands may be options.
Pleasantly Miranda and Pennypennypenny are galloping and doing some gate schooling. They will start doing more serious work shortly.
Angry Dragon has made a lot of progress lately after some training adjustments and hopefully will be back to the races in May.
Fusaichi Pretty ran well when finishing 2nd at Parx last week. She now qualifies for a starter race on the turf at Atlantic City on May 1st.
All Peace N Quiet disappointed last Saturday and we will try her on the grass at Atlantic City on April 28th. Hopefully she likes the turf as much as her dam did.
Classic Maria is back in training at Westampton.
Extradite is doing well and is scheduled to work next week. He will be headed to either Parx or Monmouth to begin serious starting gate training soon.
One Time Richie is on a similar path to Extradite and will go with him to one of the racetracks so that they can continue to work together.
Goonsquad worked in 49.49 out of the gate on Tuesday. She is still a few works away from being ready to roll.
Hippocrates Jones suffered a cut on his back leg which kept him from running at Penn this past weekend and will be pointed to a starter race at Atlantic City on April 28th going 1 1/8th on the turf.
Latent Charm worked her 1st half on Friday, going 50.50 very easily at Parx. She has been making steady progress and a May debut for her is what we are shooting for.
Small Town Talk breezed in 49.93 last Tuesday and is scheduled to work again this Tuesday, going another half mile. He is not too far away from being ready to run.
Who We Gunna Call worked in 49.57 on Tuesday and is on a similar work pattern as Small Town Talk. They may work in company on Tuesday as they work their way back to the races after minor issues.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes is training well and we are looking at possibly running her in the Foxy JG stakes for PA bred fillies at Parx on April 14th.
Southern Access is getting a brief freshening and will be seen on the turf this summer.
Mustang Island has resumed galloping and should be ready to go back in the entries mid-May.
Midas Terms has returned to full training and is doing well.
Rochelle Rochelle has returned to us and is being pointed to a race at Parx on April 21st.
Lyle's Angel is back on track, training well for her return to the races shortly. She has put on some weight and looks great.
Slumber Smarty has been entered for Tuesday's Card at Parx. She drew post 6 of 7 in a 7500 nw2 race going 6 furlongs on the dirt. We are the 7-2 third choice with Angel Castillo riding.
Cascades Comet didn't fire this afternoon over a deep, loose track at Parx. We will look for a softer spot over a surface that doesn't resemble a beach for her next start.
Ciampini worked really well this morning, going 49.01 at Parx. This was only his 2nd recorded work and he is starting to turn that baby fat into muscle! Look for him to start in May.
Outta Jail is slowly getting back into a regular training routine after a brief rest. She will be heading to Monmouth soon.
Speedy Trial worked her 2nd five furlong work on Friday, going 103.36 in company with Red Baroness. We are thinking of Atlantic City on the grass for her 1st start.
Red Baroness is ready to run if a race materializes. She will likely be more effective on the grass so Atlantic City or the Meadowlands may be options.
Pleasantly Miranda and Pennypennypenny are galloping and doing some gate schooling. They will start doing more serious work shortly.
Angry Dragon has made a lot of progress lately after some training adjustments and hopefully will be back to the races in May.
Fusaichi Pretty ran well when finishing 2nd at Parx last week. She now qualifies for a starter race on the turf at Atlantic City on May 1st.
All Peace N Quiet disappointed last Saturday and we will try her on the grass at Atlantic City on April 28th. Hopefully she likes the turf as much as her dam did.
Classic Maria is back in training at Westampton.
Extradite is doing well and is scheduled to work next week. He will be headed to either Parx or Monmouth to begin serious starting gate training soon.
One Time Richie is on a similar path to Extradite and will go with him to one of the racetracks so that they can continue to work together.
Goonsquad worked in 49.49 out of the gate on Tuesday. She is still a few works away from being ready to roll.
Hippocrates Jones suffered a cut on his back leg which kept him from running at Penn this past weekend and will be pointed to a starter race at Atlantic City on April 28th going 1 1/8th on the turf.
Latent Charm worked her 1st half on Friday, going 50.50 very easily at Parx. She has been making steady progress and a May debut for her is what we are shooting for.
Small Town Talk breezed in 49.93 last Tuesday and is scheduled to work again this Tuesday, going another half mile. He is not too far away from being ready to run.
Who We Gunna Call worked in 49.57 on Tuesday and is on a similar work pattern as Small Town Talk. They may work in company on Tuesday as they work their way back to the races after minor issues.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes is training well and we are looking at possibly running her in the Foxy JG stakes for PA bred fillies at Parx on April 14th.
Southern Access is getting a brief freshening and will be seen on the turf this summer.
Mustang Island has resumed galloping and should be ready to go back in the entries mid-May.
Midas Terms has returned to full training and is doing well.
Rochelle Rochelle has returned to us and is being pointed to a race at Parx on April 21st.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Mixed Signals...
The news in recent weeks has been pretty grim for thoroughbred racing. Between the Governors planned raid of the horseman's fund in PA to the cancellation of the HBO show "Luck", the stunning plan to end racings participation in the slots program in Ontario to the usual casualties on the Derby Trail and the overreaction to the breakdowns on the inner track at Aqueduct, it has been mostly ugly. There has been some good news as the Monmouth situation appears to be settled and the NJTHA has unveiled some interesting ideas on how to maximize the profitability of the track moving forward. The recent 2 year old sale in Ocala was very strong and the market for good horses seems vibrant. Very scary times for those of us who make our living in the horse racing business.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes didn't seem to care about industry issues, night racing, shipping or much of anything on Wednesday night at Penn National, breaking her maiden in stylish fashion. Going two turns for the first time she broke fast from the gate which was expected considering her speed displayed in sprint races. After going very fast for the 1st quarter (22.97) Kristina McManigall was able to ration her speed while maintaining a clear lead throughout, cruising home a 4 1/2 length winner. Sweetjudyblue Eyes races for her breeder, Gum Tree Stables of Laura and Larry Ensor and Thomas Clark Bloodstock.
Cascades Comet ran a good race to be second behind Sweetjudyblue Eyes, her fourth 2nd place finish from her last 5 starts. Sent off as the even money favorite coming off a career best race last out, she got shuffled back going into the first turn and was sitting a little further behind the leader than she usually does. Rosario Montanez moved her up along the rail down the backside to be in contending position turning for home. However Sweetjudyblue Eyes had built too big of a lead by then and Cascades Comet showed her grit by grinding it out down the stretch to grab the runner up spot right at the wire.
Normandruth continues to train well though we aren't exactly sure where we will be running next. We entered today in 2 races at Parx and neither filled which has been a common occurence lately. Hopefully something materializes soon for him.
Slumber Smarty is doing fine and we are looking at running her on March 26th at Parx in a 5 1/2 furlong 7500 nw2 race which is usually a popular event and should fill.
Malibu Murmur worked a nice half out of the gate on Tuesday at Parx. She is another who we are having a tough time finding races for despite her having basic eligibility (nw2) left.
Speaking of which, Fusaichi Pretty is in the same boat as Malibu Murmur. She is another filly with her entry level conditions but finding two turn races for these types is tricky. There is a 16000 nw 2 race at Parx on the 26th that will be our target with her.
Extradite is training really nicely. If things progress as expected he could be racing in April, perhaps at Atlantic City on the grass.
All Peace N Quiet is being pointed for a maiden 10000 race at Parx on the 31st of March. She showed much more speed in her latest race and hopefully that will translate into better performances. She is also one who should benefit with a move to the turf.
Outta Jail is back under tack, jogging on the track daily at Westampton.
Mustang Island is jogging 2 1/2 miles a day as he comes back from a winter turnout. There doesn't seem to be any races at Atlantic City that suits him so we will point for Monmouth and Belmont with him.
Hippocrates Jones is in light training at Westampton, enjoying his paddock time in between jogging on the track. There is a race for him at Penn on April 7th which will serve as a prep race for a April 28th race going 1 1/8th on the turf at Atlantic City.
The two year old fillies, Pleasantly Miranda and the unnamed St Averil filly have progressed to galloping. Both made their initial trip to the starting gate this week and did great.
One Time Richie is getting ready to get back on the worktab after getting some time for sore shins.
Lyle's Angel started walking under tack in the shedrow this week. She will gradually progress back to racetrack work over the next few weeks.
Midas Term's is making good progress recovering from a quarter crack. He will probably start back under tack on April 1st.
Jelly Donut is now off of stall rest and is walking by hand twice a day, generally making life miserable for the hotwalkers.
Latent Charm has been relocated to Parx as her training picks up in intensity. Going to do some gate work this weekend and will have an official work sometime early next week.
Ciampini like Latent Charm by Latent Heat has moved to Parx as he progresses in his training. He will also school in the starting gate this weekend and work next week.
Red Baroness is in a holding pattern waiting on a good spot to make her debut. The plan is to run her once or twice on the dirt before heading to the grass which will most likely be her preferred surface. Of course we have to actually find and get in a race in order to execute this plan.
Angry Dragon has been diagnosed with a gas pocket in her foot which has been causing her discomfort. This is much better news than having a broken bone in her foot which is what we were beginning to fear. She is now at the farm as we wait for the gas to dissipate.
Classic Maria is scheduled to return from the layup farm shortly to resume training. She may be returning to Canada to race at Woodbine later this spring.
Goonsquad has been training well. She worked nicely out of the gate earlier in the week and is only a few works away from being ready to run.
Lloydobler is not doing well and may soon be retired.
Small Town Talk is training well and we will be looking for a spot for him to run shortly.
Speedy Trial broke well from the starting gate this week and is really progressing nicely. Look for her to run in a few weeks.
Southern Access has changed hands but remains in our barn. She will be running in the coming weeks in much softer company than she has been keeping.
Who We Gunna Call has resumed training after getting some time off to help resolve a minor issue.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes didn't seem to care about industry issues, night racing, shipping or much of anything on Wednesday night at Penn National, breaking her maiden in stylish fashion. Going two turns for the first time she broke fast from the gate which was expected considering her speed displayed in sprint races. After going very fast for the 1st quarter (22.97) Kristina McManigall was able to ration her speed while maintaining a clear lead throughout, cruising home a 4 1/2 length winner. Sweetjudyblue Eyes races for her breeder, Gum Tree Stables of Laura and Larry Ensor and Thomas Clark Bloodstock.
Cascades Comet ran a good race to be second behind Sweetjudyblue Eyes, her fourth 2nd place finish from her last 5 starts. Sent off as the even money favorite coming off a career best race last out, she got shuffled back going into the first turn and was sitting a little further behind the leader than she usually does. Rosario Montanez moved her up along the rail down the backside to be in contending position turning for home. However Sweetjudyblue Eyes had built too big of a lead by then and Cascades Comet showed her grit by grinding it out down the stretch to grab the runner up spot right at the wire.
Normandruth continues to train well though we aren't exactly sure where we will be running next. We entered today in 2 races at Parx and neither filled which has been a common occurence lately. Hopefully something materializes soon for him.
Slumber Smarty is doing fine and we are looking at running her on March 26th at Parx in a 5 1/2 furlong 7500 nw2 race which is usually a popular event and should fill.
Malibu Murmur worked a nice half out of the gate on Tuesday at Parx. She is another who we are having a tough time finding races for despite her having basic eligibility (nw2) left.
Speaking of which, Fusaichi Pretty is in the same boat as Malibu Murmur. She is another filly with her entry level conditions but finding two turn races for these types is tricky. There is a 16000 nw 2 race at Parx on the 26th that will be our target with her.
Extradite is training really nicely. If things progress as expected he could be racing in April, perhaps at Atlantic City on the grass.
All Peace N Quiet is being pointed for a maiden 10000 race at Parx on the 31st of March. She showed much more speed in her latest race and hopefully that will translate into better performances. She is also one who should benefit with a move to the turf.
Outta Jail is back under tack, jogging on the track daily at Westampton.
Mustang Island is jogging 2 1/2 miles a day as he comes back from a winter turnout. There doesn't seem to be any races at Atlantic City that suits him so we will point for Monmouth and Belmont with him.
Hippocrates Jones is in light training at Westampton, enjoying his paddock time in between jogging on the track. There is a race for him at Penn on April 7th which will serve as a prep race for a April 28th race going 1 1/8th on the turf at Atlantic City.
The two year old fillies, Pleasantly Miranda and the unnamed St Averil filly have progressed to galloping. Both made their initial trip to the starting gate this week and did great.
One Time Richie is getting ready to get back on the worktab after getting some time for sore shins.
Lyle's Angel started walking under tack in the shedrow this week. She will gradually progress back to racetrack work over the next few weeks.
Midas Term's is making good progress recovering from a quarter crack. He will probably start back under tack on April 1st.
Jelly Donut is now off of stall rest and is walking by hand twice a day, generally making life miserable for the hotwalkers.
Latent Charm has been relocated to Parx as her training picks up in intensity. Going to do some gate work this weekend and will have an official work sometime early next week.
Ciampini like Latent Charm by Latent Heat has moved to Parx as he progresses in his training. He will also school in the starting gate this weekend and work next week.
Red Baroness is in a holding pattern waiting on a good spot to make her debut. The plan is to run her once or twice on the dirt before heading to the grass which will most likely be her preferred surface. Of course we have to actually find and get in a race in order to execute this plan.
Angry Dragon has been diagnosed with a gas pocket in her foot which has been causing her discomfort. This is much better news than having a broken bone in her foot which is what we were beginning to fear. She is now at the farm as we wait for the gas to dissipate.
Classic Maria is scheduled to return from the layup farm shortly to resume training. She may be returning to Canada to race at Woodbine later this spring.
Goonsquad has been training well. She worked nicely out of the gate earlier in the week and is only a few works away from being ready to run.
Lloydobler is not doing well and may soon be retired.
Small Town Talk is training well and we will be looking for a spot for him to run shortly.
Speedy Trial broke well from the starting gate this week and is really progressing nicely. Look for her to run in a few weeks.
Southern Access has changed hands but remains in our barn. She will be running in the coming weeks in much softer company than she has been keeping.
Who We Gunna Call has resumed training after getting some time off to help resolve a minor issue.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
70 degrees all week!
Spring has arrived early this year as the 10 day forecast this morning had 70 degree temperatures through next weekend when it will dip down to the pleasant mid 60's. Pimlico which opens March 30th has a bunch of turf races written in its condition book which is always a welcome development. Atlantic City usually kicks off the New Jersey/Pennsylvania turf season and Penn and Parx usually ease grass races into their schedules in May. Monmouth is scheduled to open on May 12 and while I'm not sure about when they will begin offering grass races, it won't be too long after opening day.
Our barn has quite a few turf horses and though some can hold their own on the dirt others like Mustang Island are grass only. This time of the year is also when we start training the 2 year old's with races carded as early as mid April at some venues. We don't usually have many early types in the barn but we may have a few babies running this summer.
We are going to stable a string of horses at Monmouth Park this Summer, moving in as soon as they open the backside sometime in mid-April. Monmouth has had some "off the track" issues over the last few years but the new deal with the NJTHA should provide some stability and the dates and purse levels fit our horses very well. It is a great place to train young horses and being located within an hour drive of our home base at the training center in Westampton makes it convenient as well.
We will also be keeping our barn at Parx and between the two racetracks and training center we should be able to meet the training needs of all our horses. With Delaware, Pimlico, Penn National and Belmont/Saratoga all being only a short drive from any of our locations we should be able to spot our horses well even if our home tracks dont offer a particular type of race.
Our barn has quite a few turf horses and though some can hold their own on the dirt others like Mustang Island are grass only. This time of the year is also when we start training the 2 year old's with races carded as early as mid April at some venues. We don't usually have many early types in the barn but we may have a few babies running this summer.
We are going to stable a string of horses at Monmouth Park this Summer, moving in as soon as they open the backside sometime in mid-April. Monmouth has had some "off the track" issues over the last few years but the new deal with the NJTHA should provide some stability and the dates and purse levels fit our horses very well. It is a great place to train young horses and being located within an hour drive of our home base at the training center in Westampton makes it convenient as well.
We will also be keeping our barn at Parx and between the two racetracks and training center we should be able to meet the training needs of all our horses. With Delaware, Pimlico, Penn National and Belmont/Saratoga all being only a short drive from any of our locations we should be able to spot our horses well even if our home tracks dont offer a particular type of race.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Spring is close
Hopefully the changing of seasons will bring us better luck in the various local racing offices. Bad luck such as the cancellation of last Fridays card at Penn National leading to Cascades Comet and Sweetjudyblue Eyes to miss a great spot is inevitable. However the failure of the racing office to get that race which had nine horses entered in it originally to fill again is troublesome especially considering a number of cheaper races were carded on Thursday with less than full fields. Brighter times are ahead though as Atlantic City's short all-turf meet is not far off and soon after Delaware and Monmouth open which leads to many more options.
Normandruth came out of his race in good order and we are considering quite a few options though I believe that we will keep him at two turns for now.
Slumber Smarty did not fare so well after her most recent race and we are giving her a little time to recover.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes and Cascades Comet are "all dressed up with no place to go". Both PA bred fillies are training well but need a little luck getting these maiden races to go. So frustrating for all involved.
Extradite is training well and should be ready to run later this Spring. That is him below, galloping yesterday at Westampton Training Center.
All Peace N Quiet is going to be entered today at Parx for Mondays card. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the race fills and she gets in as she has trained really well recently.
Jelly Donut is getting a little time off to get over a few minor issues.
Ciampini is a newcomer to the stable. He is a Latent Heat 3 year old colt owned by Gum Tree Stable who should be ready to roll later this Spring.
Latent Charm is another new horse also by Latent Heat. She is an unraced 3 year old filly owned by Copper Penny Stable who should also be getting to the races in the coming months.
Who We Gunna Call is getting some more time to give his foot issues time to continue to resolve themselves.
Malibu Murmur is being pointed to a race at Penn National next Saturday. This will be her first race in some time and as usual we hope that the race fills.
Fusaichi Pretty is also being pointed to a similar race also at Penn next Saturday. She rebounded out of her first race since July in good order and hopefully she will be a bit more rateable with that race under her belt.
Outta Jail is getting a little break to get over sore shins.
Speedy Trial is doing well at Parx and should have her gate card soon. A race in March may be pushing it but April looks good.
Goonsquad is training really well and will be transferred back over to Parx this weekend and will breeze on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Midas Terms is healing up quickly.
Pleasantly Miranda is jogging 1 1/4 daily as we get her legged up to start her racing career. The picture below is her training yesterday at Westampton with her friend Hank.
Be Sharp is not officially Be Sharp because the Jockey Club rejected her name again. The shrimp as she is nicknamed is also jogging 1 1/4 miles a day and is progressing well.
One Time Richie took it easy last month getting over sore shins. We are going to ramp his training up starting Monday.
Red Baroness is ready to go as soon as a good spot appears.
Angry Dragon is doing much better after having a week off allowing an foot abscess to drain.
Lyle's Angel is getting a brief freshening and will be ready for an extensive Summer campaign.
Lloydobler is on target for the 17th at Parx.
Mustang Island is returning to full training this week in anticipation of a start at Atlantic City to kick off the turf season.
Classic Maria is returning to light training at the farm.
Small Town Talk is gearing back up after a few days off to clear up a minor foot issue.
Normandruth came out of his race in good order and we are considering quite a few options though I believe that we will keep him at two turns for now.
Slumber Smarty did not fare so well after her most recent race and we are giving her a little time to recover.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes and Cascades Comet are "all dressed up with no place to go". Both PA bred fillies are training well but need a little luck getting these maiden races to go. So frustrating for all involved.
Extradite is training well and should be ready to run later this Spring. That is him below, galloping yesterday at Westampton Training Center.
All Peace N Quiet is going to be entered today at Parx for Mondays card. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the race fills and she gets in as she has trained really well recently.
Jelly Donut is getting a little time off to get over a few minor issues.
Ciampini is a newcomer to the stable. He is a Latent Heat 3 year old colt owned by Gum Tree Stable who should be ready to roll later this Spring.
Latent Charm is another new horse also by Latent Heat. She is an unraced 3 year old filly owned by Copper Penny Stable who should also be getting to the races in the coming months.
Who We Gunna Call is getting some more time to give his foot issues time to continue to resolve themselves.
Malibu Murmur is being pointed to a race at Penn National next Saturday. This will be her first race in some time and as usual we hope that the race fills.
Fusaichi Pretty is also being pointed to a similar race also at Penn next Saturday. She rebounded out of her first race since July in good order and hopefully she will be a bit more rateable with that race under her belt.
Outta Jail is getting a little break to get over sore shins.
Speedy Trial is doing well at Parx and should have her gate card soon. A race in March may be pushing it but April looks good.
Goonsquad is training really well and will be transferred back over to Parx this weekend and will breeze on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Midas Terms is healing up quickly.
Pleasantly Miranda is jogging 1 1/4 daily as we get her legged up to start her racing career. The picture below is her training yesterday at Westampton with her friend Hank.
Be Sharp is not officially Be Sharp because the Jockey Club rejected her name again. The shrimp as she is nicknamed is also jogging 1 1/4 miles a day and is progressing well.
One Time Richie took it easy last month getting over sore shins. We are going to ramp his training up starting Monday.
Red Baroness is ready to go as soon as a good spot appears.
Angry Dragon is doing much better after having a week off allowing an foot abscess to drain.
Lyle's Angel is getting a brief freshening and will be ready for an extensive Summer campaign.
Lloydobler is on target for the 17th at Parx.
Mustang Island is returning to full training this week in anticipation of a start at Atlantic City to kick off the turf season.
Classic Maria is returning to light training at the farm.
Small Town Talk is gearing back up after a few days off to clear up a minor foot issue.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Update
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.
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.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
The best thing about January is it's almost over
This has not been one of my favorite months. The weather has been bizarre, getting horses races in the proper spots (or any spot for some) has been close to impossible and the few that have run have disappointed. That being said March is only a little over 5 weeks away which means that Spring will soon be here.
Target Practice had a nice pace set up to run into last night at Penn. He sat 5th behind a very quick pace and when he moved up to challenge going into the final turn I felt good about the way he was moving. However as soon as that thought crossed my mind I could see that he was no longer advancing on the tiring leader but was actually starting to labor. Once they straightened out in the stretch it was obvious that he no longer has it. He finished 7th, beaten far enough that keeping him in training is a mistake. Better to find him a new career while he is still sound and attractive to people looking for OTTB's than to chase cheap purses to no avail.
Fusaichi Pretty and All Peace N Quiet were entered yesterday at Parx in a $25000 nw2 race and maiden $12500 respectively. Neither race went nor did they draw enough entries to be brought back as extras. If I was a more paranoid sort I might believe that there is a conspiracy. February 2nd at Penn National in the same condition is the likely spot for FuPretty and January 28th in the maiden $25000 at Parx (where I will be running 2 PA breds) for All Peace n Quiet.
Angry Dragon is training well and there is a real shot that we will be entering her in a MSW at Parx on February 18th.
Hippocrates Jones is going to be entered for the races on the 28th at Penn National and should be tough as the brief freshening seems to have done him some good.
Normandruth is gearing back up and will be running sometime during February.
Southern Access was entered in the maiden 40000 races which did not go so she is in the 1st race on Tuesday which is a MSW going 6 furlongs at Parx. Again not the ideal spot but young horses don't get experience in the morning, they need to race.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes is in the 1st race on Monday which was not our 1st choice either. However she is training really well and most of the field consists of PA breds anyway.
Who We Gunna Call is still getting over a quarter crack issue but has resumed training and after watching the race at Penn National that he is eligible for I can't wait to get him ready for that spot.
Lloydobler is pointing to a maiden $7500 race going 6 furlongs at Penn National on February 3rd.
Cascades Comet is now going to be pointed to the maiden $25000 claiming race at Parx on the 28th since it appears that getting a PA bred MSW going two turns to fill is a near impossibility.
Red Baroness worked this morning at Parx in 49.93 and is a gate work away from being ready to run. There is a maiden $25000 going 5 1/2 on February 13th at Parx that we are tentatively looking at. While I believe that she will eventually find more success going longer on the turf this should be a good starting point for her.
Target Practice had a nice pace set up to run into last night at Penn. He sat 5th behind a very quick pace and when he moved up to challenge going into the final turn I felt good about the way he was moving. However as soon as that thought crossed my mind I could see that he was no longer advancing on the tiring leader but was actually starting to labor. Once they straightened out in the stretch it was obvious that he no longer has it. He finished 7th, beaten far enough that keeping him in training is a mistake. Better to find him a new career while he is still sound and attractive to people looking for OTTB's than to chase cheap purses to no avail.
Fusaichi Pretty and All Peace N Quiet were entered yesterday at Parx in a $25000 nw2 race and maiden $12500 respectively. Neither race went nor did they draw enough entries to be brought back as extras. If I was a more paranoid sort I might believe that there is a conspiracy. February 2nd at Penn National in the same condition is the likely spot for FuPretty and January 28th in the maiden $25000 at Parx (where I will be running 2 PA breds) for All Peace n Quiet.
Angry Dragon is training well and there is a real shot that we will be entering her in a MSW at Parx on February 18th.
Hippocrates Jones is going to be entered for the races on the 28th at Penn National and should be tough as the brief freshening seems to have done him some good.
Normandruth is gearing back up and will be running sometime during February.
Southern Access was entered in the maiden 40000 races which did not go so she is in the 1st race on Tuesday which is a MSW going 6 furlongs at Parx. Again not the ideal spot but young horses don't get experience in the morning, they need to race.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes is in the 1st race on Monday which was not our 1st choice either. However she is training really well and most of the field consists of PA breds anyway.
Who We Gunna Call is still getting over a quarter crack issue but has resumed training and after watching the race at Penn National that he is eligible for I can't wait to get him ready for that spot.
Lloydobler is pointing to a maiden $7500 race going 6 furlongs at Penn National on February 3rd.
Cascades Comet is now going to be pointed to the maiden $25000 claiming race at Parx on the 28th since it appears that getting a PA bred MSW going two turns to fill is a near impossibility.
Red Baroness worked this morning at Parx in 49.93 and is a gate work away from being ready to run. There is a maiden $25000 going 5 1/2 on February 13th at Parx that we are tentatively looking at. While I believe that she will eventually find more success going longer on the turf this should be a good starting point for her.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Winter Blues
Well Target Practice finally drew in a race on Saturday night's card at Penn National which sounds good until you look at the weather report for Saturday which calls for snow in Grantville. Let's hope that it passes through without disrupting the racing schedule.
Of course the PA bred Maiden Special Weight race for Cascades Comet and Sweetjudyblue Eyes didn't fill and with the next one scheduled for sometime in March we are going to go to plan's B and C. Cascades Comet is going to run in a maiden 25 at Parx on the 28th (making the far from guaranteed assumption that the race will fill and be carded) and Sweetjudyblue Eyes is going to be entered tomorrow in a Maiden Special Weight race going 5 1/2 furlongs on Monday. These races aren't where we want to be but 4 year old maidens need to run, not sit in the barn waiting for state bred races that may not come. I appreciate the owners of these horses being so understanding as they are scratching their collective heads trying to figure out how a state bred racing program supposedly as great as PA's claims to be, fails to even offer state bred maiden races. I can say without a doubt that PA is going to lose more than a few mares because of the lack of racing opportunities for those owners wishing to keep the foals and race them in restricted statebred company.
Slumber Smarty is on course for her next start on Febuary 6th at Parx going 6 furlongs.
Lyle's Angel is being pointed to a NW1x allowance race next Sunday at Parx going 6 1/2 furlongs.
Jelly Donut is in maiden 12500 limbo. Seriously he worked well this past week and is going to try to run again on the 30th at Parx in a maiden 15000 race around 2 turns.
Angry Dragon worked really well on Tuesday and is inching closer to her return.
Outta Jail and Speedy Trial both worked nicely on Tuesday at Westampton and will ship to Parx next week to start serious gate work. The Crown Racing fillies are still a bit ahead of their male stablemates Extradite and One Time Richie who need more training miles underneath their belts before they start breaking from the starting gate.
Of course the PA bred Maiden Special Weight race for Cascades Comet and Sweetjudyblue Eyes didn't fill and with the next one scheduled for sometime in March we are going to go to plan's B and C. Cascades Comet is going to run in a maiden 25 at Parx on the 28th (making the far from guaranteed assumption that the race will fill and be carded) and Sweetjudyblue Eyes is going to be entered tomorrow in a Maiden Special Weight race going 5 1/2 furlongs on Monday. These races aren't where we want to be but 4 year old maidens need to run, not sit in the barn waiting for state bred races that may not come. I appreciate the owners of these horses being so understanding as they are scratching their collective heads trying to figure out how a state bred racing program supposedly as great as PA's claims to be, fails to even offer state bred maiden races. I can say without a doubt that PA is going to lose more than a few mares because of the lack of racing opportunities for those owners wishing to keep the foals and race them in restricted statebred company.
Slumber Smarty is on course for her next start on Febuary 6th at Parx going 6 furlongs.
Lyle's Angel is being pointed to a NW1x allowance race next Sunday at Parx going 6 1/2 furlongs.
Jelly Donut is in maiden 12500 limbo. Seriously he worked well this past week and is going to try to run again on the 30th at Parx in a maiden 15000 race around 2 turns.
Angry Dragon worked really well on Tuesday and is inching closer to her return.
Outta Jail and Speedy Trial both worked nicely on Tuesday at Westampton and will ship to Parx next week to start serious gate work. The Crown Racing fillies are still a bit ahead of their male stablemates Extradite and One Time Richie who need more training miles underneath their belts before they start breaking from the starting gate.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Frustrating
The best part of training horses is racing. So it is very frustrating when you have horses ready to run and find yourself with nowhere to run them. Jelly Donut is sitting on ready yet was excluded from a race last weekend because of a stupid rule stating that any race with 8 PA breds entered automatically becomes a restricted state bred race (excluding the other non PA breds despite the field not being full). So the racing office brings the race back as an extra the next week and despite getting 6 horses in the race, they don't use or bring it back. Which leads me to Lloydobler who was entered the other day in a 7500 maiden race that supposedly only drew 6 entries as well. The race was brought back as an extra for the next racing day and lo and behold 13 entries materialize. Being that they only run 12, guess what horse was excluded...that's right Lloydobler who didn't get a chance to run 1st because there wasn't enough entries and then because there were too many. Tomorrow I get to enter 2 PA bred fillies in a PA bred maiden race at Penn National (Parx has now decided that they aren't going to card PA bred races unless of course the wonderful 8 PA bred entered rule kicks in). The last 2 times this race was written it failed to fill despite a $39k purse so I am crossing my fingers that some of my cowardly (and stupid) training brethren decide that "hey maybe it makes sense to run a PA bred maiden in a PA bred race with a $39000 pot that takes a low 50 Beyer figure to win". Not holding my breath. Target Practice was supposed to run this week in a staple of the Penn National card, the dated 4000 claimer yet the race was so popular with the brethren that it overfilled. Always a nice statement about the quality of horses competing at your track when the $4000 claiming race for horses that have not won a race in 6 months attracts an overflow field yet a $39000 maiden race doesn't even get close to filling.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
1st (real) post of 2012
It has been a mild Winter weather wise in the Mid-Atlantic region which has allowed us to train normally for the most part. We had a successful December with 3 wins and several other close calls and are looking to carry that momentum with us into 2012. Currently we have quite a few horses that seem to be sitting on big races and are looking forward to the return of others that have been laid up for various reasons.
Slumber Smarty was one of the December winners and she ran great Monday afternoon at Parx, finishing 2nd by less than a length in her first attempt against winners. She broke alertly from post 2 and quickly had the lead but was soon joined on the outside by another filly with early speed. Those two battled through the turn and down the stretch till passed on the outside by the favorite who was dropping in class and wound up with a perfect trip. Slumber battled on and held 2nd place, only losing by 3/4's of a length. We will probably look to try her in a starter allowance race next time out.
Lyle's Angel is training well and will be pointed for an allowance race later in January at Parx.
Cascades Comet ran a flat 4th on New Years eve at Parx most likely due to the fact that because of the lack of two turn races for PA bred maiden fillies we ran her at 7 furlongs. She was forced to chase a soft early pace which isn't how she likes to be ridden and after moving up to challenge at the top of the lane she faded in the stretch. She came out of the race in good shape and is pointing to a PA bred MSW on the 20th at Penn National.
Normandruth didn't fire in his latest race after some tough luck efforts. He has been raced hard since his return in October and we will freshen him a bit before looking to run him back in February.
Hippocrates Jones also has been raced quite a bit over the last 6 weeks and ran a dull 4th a few days before Christmas. We are going to give him 35 days before his next race on the 28th at Penn.
Lloydobler came in a few weeks ago from Gary Sciacca at Belmont. He needs a little class relief and we are entering him in a maiden 7500 race at Penn on Saturday and expect he will run well.
All Peace N Quiet ran 3 races in a 5 week period and also got a little sick at the end of the month. She is now doing well and we will look to run her soon.
Extradite has been training great since his brief layup last summer. The 3 year old PA bred owned by Crown Racing will start doing gate work soon and we are hoping to get him to the races in late March.
Southern Access is training really well and will be entered in a maiden 40 race on the 17th at Parx.
Angry Dragon has also been doing great and we are looking at getting her back to the races in a few weeks.
Cox's Event is entered at Penn National tomorrow night. This is our first start with him and we are expecting improvement from his recent form.
Target Practice is being entered to run at Penn National in a 4000 nw 6 months race on Saturday. He needed his last badly and should run well against the softer competition not to mention he has a great record over the track there.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes stumbled badly on the 31st in her first start for us. Kristina McManigell did a great job simply staying aboard her and she actually rallied to be in contention at the 1/4 pole before tiring from the effort. She is also being pointed to the PA bred MSW race at Penn on the 20th.
Speedy Train and Outta Jail were both a little under the weather during the holiday season but are back in good health now. The 2 fillies owned by Crown Racing are back on the worktab and will be heading to Parx soon to get gate work in. There is a realistic chance that they will both race in March if things continue to progress.
Midas Terms has been dealing with a foot issue that has forced us to slow down his training. He appears to be over the issue and should work this weekend weather permitting.
Slumber Smarty was one of the December winners and she ran great Monday afternoon at Parx, finishing 2nd by less than a length in her first attempt against winners. She broke alertly from post 2 and quickly had the lead but was soon joined on the outside by another filly with early speed. Those two battled through the turn and down the stretch till passed on the outside by the favorite who was dropping in class and wound up with a perfect trip. Slumber battled on and held 2nd place, only losing by 3/4's of a length. We will probably look to try her in a starter allowance race next time out.
Lyle's Angel is training well and will be pointed for an allowance race later in January at Parx.
Cascades Comet ran a flat 4th on New Years eve at Parx most likely due to the fact that because of the lack of two turn races for PA bred maiden fillies we ran her at 7 furlongs. She was forced to chase a soft early pace which isn't how she likes to be ridden and after moving up to challenge at the top of the lane she faded in the stretch. She came out of the race in good shape and is pointing to a PA bred MSW on the 20th at Penn National.
Normandruth didn't fire in his latest race after some tough luck efforts. He has been raced hard since his return in October and we will freshen him a bit before looking to run him back in February.
Hippocrates Jones also has been raced quite a bit over the last 6 weeks and ran a dull 4th a few days before Christmas. We are going to give him 35 days before his next race on the 28th at Penn.
Lloydobler came in a few weeks ago from Gary Sciacca at Belmont. He needs a little class relief and we are entering him in a maiden 7500 race at Penn on Saturday and expect he will run well.
All Peace N Quiet ran 3 races in a 5 week period and also got a little sick at the end of the month. She is now doing well and we will look to run her soon.
Extradite has been training great since his brief layup last summer. The 3 year old PA bred owned by Crown Racing will start doing gate work soon and we are hoping to get him to the races in late March.
Southern Access is training really well and will be entered in a maiden 40 race on the 17th at Parx.
Angry Dragon has also been doing great and we are looking at getting her back to the races in a few weeks.
Cox's Event is entered at Penn National tomorrow night. This is our first start with him and we are expecting improvement from his recent form.
Target Practice is being entered to run at Penn National in a 4000 nw 6 months race on Saturday. He needed his last badly and should run well against the softer competition not to mention he has a great record over the track there.
Sweetjudyblue Eyes stumbled badly on the 31st in her first start for us. Kristina McManigell did a great job simply staying aboard her and she actually rallied to be in contention at the 1/4 pole before tiring from the effort. She is also being pointed to the PA bred MSW race at Penn on the 20th.
Speedy Train and Outta Jail were both a little under the weather during the holiday season but are back in good health now. The 2 fillies owned by Crown Racing are back on the worktab and will be heading to Parx soon to get gate work in. There is a realistic chance that they will both race in March if things continue to progress.
Midas Terms has been dealing with a foot issue that has forced us to slow down his training. He appears to be over the issue and should work this weekend weather permitting.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
15 Days till December
Jelly Donut ran a pretty good race today when running 2nd in his first turn around 2 turns.
http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/PRX111511USA1.pdf
He should continue to progress as he matures and distance will not be an issue for him.
All Peace N Quiet came out of her first race since January in good shape. She is also a horse that needs to go 2 turns to be effective. We will be looking to stretch her out in her next start.
Mustang Island is entered at Aqueduct Thursday with my friend Joe Aquilino training him. As usual we are sweating out the rain and hopefully he gets a chance to run in the starter allowance race going 1 1/16th on the turf.
Fusaichi Pretty had her first timed workout since July yesterday. She went really well covering a half mile in 49.3 under a slight hold.
Normandruth worked an easy half mile this morning and is on target for his next start on the 26th at Parx.
Hemissesu has been entered in the 1st race at Parx on Sunday. This will be her first start and she drew post 1 in a field of 7. The distance of the race (5 1/2 furlongs) may be a tad bit short but his will be a nice starting point for her. http://www.equibase.com/static/entry/PRX112011USA-EQB.html
All We Are Saying was entered in a race today that didn't fill. We will enter her for a maiden special weight race for the 22nd for her debut.
Lyle's Angel is also going to be entered in that same maiden special weight race going 6 1/2 furlongs.
She worked well this weekend and we are going to be adding blinkers for her next race.
Target Practice had his 2nd work off of the layoff and did well once again going 104.3 yesterday at Westampton. He will work again next week going 5 furlongs again and will be ready to run again soon.
Red Baroness went another nice half mile this week and continues to progress.
Midas Terms is training well and is scheduled to run at Penn National on the 22nd in a maiden 7500 race going 1 1/16th.
Cascades Comet ran a bang up 2nd at Penn last week in her first two turn try. She is being pointed for a PA bred maiden special race on the 30th.
Outta Jail and Speedy Trial progressed a little too fast and we are just jogging them this week though we have also been doing some gate schooling with them as well.
Angry Dragon got clipped this week and there probably aren't too many sheep who had thicker coats! She is training ok but hasn't quite shown the same spark she had before getting sick.
Slumber Smarty popped an abscess out of her hind left foot on Monday. She was noticeably off behind for a few days and got a lot of relief once the abscess had broken through. She should be back to regular training on Friday.
Cozmaya is going to Ocala to be turned out for awhile.
Who We Gonna Call worked a very nice four furlongs this morning. He is being pointed to NW2x allowance races on the 25th and 26th at Parx and Penn National.
The last supper has arrived for Hippocrates Jones. The date is November 23rd. The place is Penn National. The race is a 5000 nw2 going 1 mile and 70 yards.
One Time Richie is really doing well as is Extradite.
Beverly's Spirit has plateaued a bit in her training and we are working her lightly as to not have her go south on us.
Goonsquad worked well this morning and is a work or two away from her debut.
Southern Access went an easy 5 furlongs on Sunday. She is also a work or two away from making her initial start.
http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/PRX111511USA1.pdf
He should continue to progress as he matures and distance will not be an issue for him.
All Peace N Quiet came out of her first race since January in good shape. She is also a horse that needs to go 2 turns to be effective. We will be looking to stretch her out in her next start.
Mustang Island is entered at Aqueduct Thursday with my friend Joe Aquilino training him. As usual we are sweating out the rain and hopefully he gets a chance to run in the starter allowance race going 1 1/16th on the turf.
Fusaichi Pretty had her first timed workout since July yesterday. She went really well covering a half mile in 49.3 under a slight hold.
Normandruth worked an easy half mile this morning and is on target for his next start on the 26th at Parx.
Hemissesu has been entered in the 1st race at Parx on Sunday. This will be her first start and she drew post 1 in a field of 7. The distance of the race (5 1/2 furlongs) may be a tad bit short but his will be a nice starting point for her. http://www.equibase.com/static/entry/PRX112011USA-EQB.html
All We Are Saying was entered in a race today that didn't fill. We will enter her for a maiden special weight race for the 22nd for her debut.
Lyle's Angel is also going to be entered in that same maiden special weight race going 6 1/2 furlongs.
She worked well this weekend and we are going to be adding blinkers for her next race.
Target Practice had his 2nd work off of the layoff and did well once again going 104.3 yesterday at Westampton. He will work again next week going 5 furlongs again and will be ready to run again soon.
Red Baroness went another nice half mile this week and continues to progress.
Midas Terms is training well and is scheduled to run at Penn National on the 22nd in a maiden 7500 race going 1 1/16th.
Cascades Comet ran a bang up 2nd at Penn last week in her first two turn try. She is being pointed for a PA bred maiden special race on the 30th.
Outta Jail and Speedy Trial progressed a little too fast and we are just jogging them this week though we have also been doing some gate schooling with them as well.
Angry Dragon got clipped this week and there probably aren't too many sheep who had thicker coats! She is training ok but hasn't quite shown the same spark she had before getting sick.
Slumber Smarty popped an abscess out of her hind left foot on Monday. She was noticeably off behind for a few days and got a lot of relief once the abscess had broken through. She should be back to regular training on Friday.
Cozmaya is going to Ocala to be turned out for awhile.
Who We Gonna Call worked a very nice four furlongs this morning. He is being pointed to NW2x allowance races on the 25th and 26th at Parx and Penn National.
The last supper has arrived for Hippocrates Jones. The date is November 23rd. The place is Penn National. The race is a 5000 nw2 going 1 mile and 70 yards.
One Time Richie is really doing well as is Extradite.
Beverly's Spirit has plateaued a bit in her training and we are working her lightly as to not have her go south on us.
Goonsquad worked well this morning and is a work or two away from her debut.
Southern Access went an easy 5 furlongs on Sunday. She is also a work or two away from making her initial start.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Normandruth's semi-annual victory party
Well it took close to 24 months but Normandruth finally made it back into the winners circle. Rallying from far back behind a fairly ordinary pace setup, Norm and jockey Jose Flores split horses in the stretch and caught the leader about 100 yards from the wire at Parx yesterday. Congrats to my co-owners Crown Racing and Ashley Sooknanan on the nice win. Assistant trainer Sue Ditter, groom Gloria Avalos, blacksmith Joe Williams and vet Dr. Steve McBride did a great job in getting him ready to run again after a multitude of physical issues. We are hoping to run him back on November 22nd at Parx in an entry level allowance race going 6 1/2 furlongs at Parx.
Lyle's Angel ran a decent race off of a brief layoff to be third in the race after Norman's victory. Sent off as the 3-5 favorite, she was bumped at the start by the horse directly outside of her and lost position going down the backside. The winner, a first time starter by Empire Maker, went wire to wire and the runner up sat a good trip in 4th while we were a little too far behind in 8th. Lyle's Angel had missed a little time after getting sick following her 2nd place finish at the end of August and was coming into this race with only 2 workouts since that race. She got a little tired at the end from having to work so hard making up ground but she came back in good shape and should improve off of this race.
Hippocrates Jones is in the 6th race at Parx on Saturday. He is listed at 5-1 coming out of post 10 in a field of 12 with Kristina McManigell riding. He has hit the board in three straight races and hopefully will get a solid pace to close into.
Hemissesu got sandwiched between two horses leaving the gate this morning but gathered herself up and finished the work up well, going 36.54 which was good enough for the 3rd fastest work of the day for that distance.
The 2nd fastest work was turned in by Goonsquad who went in 36.45 from the gate. She will have one more work next week after which we will start looking for a race for her to make her debut.
Jelly Donut worked in 50.35 on Monday morning. He was a bit under the weather late last month and this was a nice move for him. We are looking at a race on the 15th at Parx going two turns for the first time.
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Lyle's Angel ran a decent race off of a brief layoff to be third in the race after Norman's victory. Sent off as the 3-5 favorite, she was bumped at the start by the horse directly outside of her and lost position going down the backside. The winner, a first time starter by Empire Maker, went wire to wire and the runner up sat a good trip in 4th while we were a little too far behind in 8th. Lyle's Angel had missed a little time after getting sick following her 2nd place finish at the end of August and was coming into this race with only 2 workouts since that race. She got a little tired at the end from having to work so hard making up ground but she came back in good shape and should improve off of this race.
Hippocrates Jones is in the 6th race at Parx on Saturday. He is listed at 5-1 coming out of post 10 in a field of 12 with Kristina McManigell riding. He has hit the board in three straight races and hopefully will get a solid pace to close into.
Hemissesu got sandwiched between two horses leaving the gate this morning but gathered herself up and finished the work up well, going 36.54 which was good enough for the 3rd fastest work of the day for that distance.
The 2nd fastest work was turned in by Goonsquad who went in 36.45 from the gate. She will have one more work next week after which we will start looking for a race for her to make her debut.
Jelly Donut worked in 50.35 on Monday morning. He was a bit under the weather late last month and this was a nice move for him. We are looking at a race on the 15th at Parx going two turns for the first time.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
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
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.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
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.
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.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Gearing up for Fall
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.
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.
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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