Following Cool Clue's maiden breaking performance at Philly, Albin decided it was time to break his. Getting what was a perfect ride, Albin wore down a tough first time starter to win by about a half length. He still hasn't completely 'settled' in a race and if he ever figures that out, he should be a very useful type. Albin will point for a mid March race at Tampa, and should he run well in that spot, a potential shot at Keeneland is in the works.
Cool Clue has had his training interupted by weather and will be pointing towards a mid March start.
Richwood Silver is by far the most unlucky horse within our barn. She has already had a race cancelled on her back in December after Philly Park got 30 inches of snow, and today her race was cancelled as the jocks did not like the surface. While it is certainity understood why jocks refuse to ride, it sure is frustrating, especially when it happens to the SAME horse!
Colonel Klink made his return to the races and while his finish position wouldn't indicate a success, it was an overwhelming success. First, he came out of the race in great shape, for a horse off over 240 days, that is how you want them to come out. 2ndly, he gained alot from the race, thus the reason for us to take a chance at Keeneland on April 9th, going 7 furlongs. After that race, he should be set up perfectly for opening week at Arlington.
Rochelle Rochelle is getting over a virus and should be back in full training this week, a potential late March return is in the works.
Gondorf continues to remind me of a 11 year old boy. Not only is he full of personality, he is always getting minor scrapes or nagging missteps, all while showing he is trying to be a sucessful individual. It seems the quarter crack has been put to bed, and we are hoping for him to make his turf debut at Arlington in May.
Appoint has been impressive off the layoff in her first two works back. Chuck made a comment with his typical facial impression that when you layoff a sore horse you get that horse back to normal, but when you layoff a sound horse, you get an improved horse. Laying off our horses when sound continues to be a part of our program, and the addition of the Classic Mile will benefit that layoff technique in the future. Appoint continues to progress for a race towards the end of March at Tampa, which should get her nice and tight for Indiana Downs, which opens April 16th.
We had a chance to go out to Oak Ridge Training Center and see the babies, and watch them train. While we never had this opportunity in the past, it was great to see what goes into the stages of a horse's career. Shane Tripp has taken over this stage for us and the horses couldn't look any better. It is hard not to get excited having seen how horses like Mr Mojo Risin and The Magic Bus look. Both Surfer Rosa and Prospect Knight have shown some quality and will continue to grow into their frames. Shane has praised how all four are doing, each of them sound and progressing daily. They will stay with Shane until May 1st, where all four will ship to Arlington Park for the summer.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Cool Clue Wins!! Klink Returns!
Excitement within the BGR camp has grown as Cool Clue broke his maiden on Saturday. Going off as the 2/1 co-favorite, he sat 2nd off a runaway 70/1 and cruised to the lead on the backside and never looked back, providing BGR their first win of 2010.
Colonel Klink hopefully makes his 4 year old debut and return to the races at Tampa on Saturday February 20th. We are hoping his campaign starts strong in what should be a very productive year. He has actually filled out and muscled up what was already a massive frame and at the very least, will be the most intimidating horse in the race!
Albin also runs on Friday in what is his 3rd start of the year. His last race, a 4th on the dirt, came as a surprise and should have him razor sharp. Time to break your maiden big guy.
Keeneland's condition book came out a couple days ago and both Klink and Albin have races circled, hopefully they can progress and make it happen.
Rochelle Rochelle and Richwood Silver both put in what we are considering puzzling performances. Rochelle came out of the race a little banged up and will point towards a March 5th start. We are still evaluating Richwood but we are targeting a race on Feb 27th if everything checks out for her.
Big Shake ran a surprising 6th the other day at Tampa in an off the turf effort. He was making a middle move until he got stopped cold and unable to sustain the rally. More importantly he was engaged early on which has been a bit of an issue, and he should relish a return to the lawn and some more distance, which comes up on March 6th at Tampa.
Gondorf continues to be a horse that we have to take baby steps with, both physically and mentally. Over his minor issue he has been training and there is hope of an late March start on the Tampa lawn. Mizz Liza has been given 60 days off and will start training again when they arrive back at Arlington.
Appoint and Graphite Halo continue to progress towards their 4 year old debut. Appoint will be racing primarily at Indiana Downs and Hoosier Park, and Graphite Halo will be shipping to Philadelphia Park to run there, Delaware Park (5/24 is perfect spot for her), and hopefully the NY circuit.
Top Royelle produced her first foal in downstate Illinois on Sunday, a big Dehere filly. Both mare and foal are doing good and both will ship back to Arundel Farm in Paris, KY by the end of February.
The 2 year olds (Mr Mojo Risin, The Magic Bus, Surfer Rosa, Prospect Knight) are all moving forward on a day to day basis. Both Mojo and Rosa will most likely ship up to Arlington with Chuck's regular string in Mid April. Bus and Knight will arrive early to mid May. All have grown like you would like them to and filled out. Rosa should be early, Mojo is a sharp looking individual, Bus has all the class in the world and Knight is kinda like high school pitcher with the 84 MPH fastball but is more focused on the basketball cheerleaders and doing beer bongs.
Just some more characters to add to what is already an interesting group of personalities.
Colonel Klink hopefully makes his 4 year old debut and return to the races at Tampa on Saturday February 20th. We are hoping his campaign starts strong in what should be a very productive year. He has actually filled out and muscled up what was already a massive frame and at the very least, will be the most intimidating horse in the race!
Albin also runs on Friday in what is his 3rd start of the year. His last race, a 4th on the dirt, came as a surprise and should have him razor sharp. Time to break your maiden big guy.
Keeneland's condition book came out a couple days ago and both Klink and Albin have races circled, hopefully they can progress and make it happen.
Rochelle Rochelle and Richwood Silver both put in what we are considering puzzling performances. Rochelle came out of the race a little banged up and will point towards a March 5th start. We are still evaluating Richwood but we are targeting a race on Feb 27th if everything checks out for her.
Big Shake ran a surprising 6th the other day at Tampa in an off the turf effort. He was making a middle move until he got stopped cold and unable to sustain the rally. More importantly he was engaged early on which has been a bit of an issue, and he should relish a return to the lawn and some more distance, which comes up on March 6th at Tampa.
Gondorf continues to be a horse that we have to take baby steps with, both physically and mentally. Over his minor issue he has been training and there is hope of an late March start on the Tampa lawn. Mizz Liza has been given 60 days off and will start training again when they arrive back at Arlington.
Appoint and Graphite Halo continue to progress towards their 4 year old debut. Appoint will be racing primarily at Indiana Downs and Hoosier Park, and Graphite Halo will be shipping to Philadelphia Park to run there, Delaware Park (5/24 is perfect spot for her), and hopefully the NY circuit.
Top Royelle produced her first foal in downstate Illinois on Sunday, a big Dehere filly. Both mare and foal are doing good and both will ship back to Arundel Farm in Paris, KY by the end of February.
The 2 year olds (Mr Mojo Risin, The Magic Bus, Surfer Rosa, Prospect Knight) are all moving forward on a day to day basis. Both Mojo and Rosa will most likely ship up to Arlington with Chuck's regular string in Mid April. Bus and Knight will arrive early to mid May. All have grown like you would like them to and filled out. Rosa should be early, Mojo is a sharp looking individual, Bus has all the class in the world and Knight is kinda like high school pitcher with the 84 MPH fastball but is more focused on the basketball cheerleaders and doing beer bongs.
Just some more characters to add to what is already an interesting group of personalities.
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