We are at the part of the year where people tend to reflect on the past and see what they can do better in the future, in both life and in business. Plain and simple, 2012 was a testing year for Bob Gary Racing. There was a few rays of sunshine though.
Because of the EHV-1 outbreak at Hawthorne, we have been in 'jail' cause the whole track is quarantined and unable to leave. Our trainer, Richie Scherer, is generally at the Fairgrounds the first week of November, and we can only imagine the frustration that he is feeling. Supposedly we will be able to leave December 28th, but alot of tracks are putting heavy restrictions on Illinois horses because of how serious EHV-1 is.
Because of the quarantine, we have continued to train Fifth of April and got lucky for another race in 2012. She has been one of the bright spots of this year with her breaking her maiden, becoming stakes placed, and two decent runs after that. This is somewhat of a test considering she really isn't bred to go two turns but our trainer thought it would be a good idea to test it out now and see what happens. We are a longshot but not without hope as 4 of the horses in the race have never even raced on fast dirt.
Her mom, Top Royelle, has relocated to Dr McCrosky's farm in Waterloo, IL to give birth to her Into Mischief foal. Into Mischief has been as hot as a stallion could be recently, so much so to receive a 33% increase in his stud fee.
Gondorf is in a holding pattern while we weigh the risks of putting him back into training. With him turning 6, you have to ask the tough questions in regards to his ability. Turf horses tend to race longer then dirt horses and tend to go until they are 8-9 years old. He is sound right now.
Albin is another that is still recuperating on the farm. He is probably another 45 days away from being able to get put back into training. His rehab has gone great, and his prognosis to race again is 100%, but with him turning 7 and his good, not great, form, the question remains if he will race or go on to his next line of work.
Our Cactus Ridge yearling (becomes a 2 year old in 15 days) is being turned out for 30 days to refresh before his next step in training starts January 1st. He was a great student when being broke, and his pedigree leans towards being early as a 2 year old. Goals with him are to put 90 days into him at Clear Creek Stud, and then him to go Richie April 1st.
Wundelia's first foal, the Yes Its True filly, has been a little bit of a project while breaking her. She has been willing and a beautiful mover, but has been a little bit of a chicken. We are in the fortunate situation where we do not have to rush our yearlings or 2 year olds and let them progress how they feel comfortable. She is a big, leggy, growthy thing that still hasn't filled into her body at all. We'll let her tell us when she is ready.
Around this time last year, we were going through the same situation with Fashion Slave as we are now with the Yes Its True filly. We made the decision to let Fashion Slave grow into her body and gain the balance and athleticism to be a race horse and it couldn't have worked out any better. Its being reported that she has become a beautiful mover, and giving her the time to grow has done her alot of good. She is ready to go onto her next step of becoming a race horse January 1st.
Happy Birthday to all our horses within the BGR family. Here is to a happy and healthy 2013 to everyone.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
End of year rapidly approaching
Generally in horse racing the Breeders Cup signals the end of the year which causes us to reflect back on the year that we have had. As in every situation, there are positives and negatives and the roller coaster continues.
Gondorf continues to progress down at Rea's and he is tentatively being scheduled to come back into the fold January 1st. We are still not 100% sure if he make it back, but we are willing to give our trainer, Richie Scherer, a chance to see and evaluate our options with him.
Mr Mojo Risin has gone to the Second Stride organization, which is a non profit organization that adapts horses out to people that have the ability to take care of horses in their 2nd career. Mojo was just an unfortunate situation considering the promise that he had. These things happen in racing every day. We did what was right for him and he will now be able to start his 2nd career as a trail horse for someone who will love him dearly.
Fifth of April has ran back to back 2nds, in the stake at Fairmount by a nose, and at Hawthorne in a nw1 allowance race. She is being pointed towards the Hawthorne 2 year old filly stake, the Showtime Deb, on November 10th. We finished 2nd to what will be the probable favorite last time, and we will be getting weight (6lbs) going into this race. We are also hoping for a fast track as I feel the winner of her last race was aided by the sealed muddy racetrack and while we probably weren't hampered, we weren't helped either. After her race next week, she will go on break for 60 days down in New Orleans and come back into the fold February 1st
Our other 2 year old, Fashion Slave (Johar out of Bob's Bean), has been turned out for most of the summer and fall and she will begin her training for her 3 year old debut. She is tentatively scheduled to go to New Orleans on the same van as Gondorf.
Albin is taking his next steps in rehab as he will finally get to be turned out in a paddock after suffering a leg injury. Its possible he will begin training for a 7 year old campaign around February.
The babies have started to be broken and one is doing great and the other will need more time. Our Cactus Ridge colt (by Top Royelle and half brother to Fifth of April) has taken to the breaking process well and is basically almost ready to go to the next level. Her compadre, the Yes Its True filly (first foal out of Wundelia) is gonna need more time to mature a little as she has been skittish, yet willing which is a good sign. We think the colt will go be on the same van as Gondorf down to New Orleans on January 1st, and the filly will probably need an additional 30-60 days before training begins.
With Wundelia barren this year, she will stay at Reas' for the winter and we are hoping to be able to breed her to the super fast new stallion, The Factor. Top Royelle will leave towards the end of November for her Illinois foaling farm, where she will have her Into Mischief foal. We are undecied on her mating for 2013.
Gondorf continues to progress down at Rea's and he is tentatively being scheduled to come back into the fold January 1st. We are still not 100% sure if he make it back, but we are willing to give our trainer, Richie Scherer, a chance to see and evaluate our options with him.
Mr Mojo Risin has gone to the Second Stride organization, which is a non profit organization that adapts horses out to people that have the ability to take care of horses in their 2nd career. Mojo was just an unfortunate situation considering the promise that he had. These things happen in racing every day. We did what was right for him and he will now be able to start his 2nd career as a trail horse for someone who will love him dearly.
Fifth of April has ran back to back 2nds, in the stake at Fairmount by a nose, and at Hawthorne in a nw1 allowance race. She is being pointed towards the Hawthorne 2 year old filly stake, the Showtime Deb, on November 10th. We finished 2nd to what will be the probable favorite last time, and we will be getting weight (6lbs) going into this race. We are also hoping for a fast track as I feel the winner of her last race was aided by the sealed muddy racetrack and while we probably weren't hampered, we weren't helped either. After her race next week, she will go on break for 60 days down in New Orleans and come back into the fold February 1st
Our other 2 year old, Fashion Slave (Johar out of Bob's Bean), has been turned out for most of the summer and fall and she will begin her training for her 3 year old debut. She is tentatively scheduled to go to New Orleans on the same van as Gondorf.
Albin is taking his next steps in rehab as he will finally get to be turned out in a paddock after suffering a leg injury. Its possible he will begin training for a 7 year old campaign around February.
The babies have started to be broken and one is doing great and the other will need more time. Our Cactus Ridge colt (by Top Royelle and half brother to Fifth of April) has taken to the breaking process well and is basically almost ready to go to the next level. Her compadre, the Yes Its True filly (first foal out of Wundelia) is gonna need more time to mature a little as she has been skittish, yet willing which is a good sign. We think the colt will go be on the same van as Gondorf down to New Orleans on January 1st, and the filly will probably need an additional 30-60 days before training begins.
With Wundelia barren this year, she will stay at Reas' for the winter and we are hoping to be able to breed her to the super fast new stallion, The Factor. Top Royelle will leave towards the end of November for her Illinois foaling farm, where she will have her Into Mischief foal. We are undecied on her mating for 2013.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Streak of Sunshine peaking through
I wish I was able to say that things have turned around since the last blog posting in early July. I think something we have learned is that when you think it as bad as it could get, it can get worse. Yet there is still that one ray of sunshine peaking through with hope
Rochelle Rochelle went to Penn National to be able to take advantage of their great purse structure against meager competition on the lower levels. These races are generally the saving grace for a racing secretary cause they always fill. We should have known considering BGR's luck that she would only get one opportunity to run at the 4k level. She also has gone off form. A deal has been worked out with our trainer Chuck Simon and she is under his ownership now. She is getting a layoff and will come back in the late fall.
Gondorf has made his way back to Kentucky after what was a painstaking process. Reports are that he looks good and he will be getting a full evaluation the first week of September in regards to his potential of racing again.
Prospect Knight was entered in what was actually his last race carrying the BGR colors. We put him in a spot where we knew there was a strong likelihood he would get claimed and we hoped he would have won the race consideration it was the lowest level he had raced. He dead heated for 3rd and had 4 claims on him. He was a horse that we did very well with, but by our admission we had probably run him a couple too many times and at the time he was a tired horse. He came back about 45 days later to run 4th at Remington Park in the same type of race and we still feel it was the right move cause he was going to need an extended break this fall.
Albin is currently in Kentucky rehabbing from his last race were he didn't come out of it well. He will get monthly checkups and we will decided at the start of the year what to do in regards to his racing career.
Now onto the GOOD news! Fifth of April made her debut for BGR the day after Million Day (August 19th) and it was a flashy winning debut. I think we will admit that we are completely shocked by this and I think Richie and even the jockey (Jesse Lantz), who had been on her for every work, were also. It is an unreal feeling that your first homebred, a horse that you have raised from conception to racetrack, makes it to the races let alone wins first out against open company. Her Illinois bred status is very beneficial to us and while we are trying to stay even keel in regards to her potential, we can't help but get excited. Richie has recommended that we invade Fairmount Park on September 18th for an Illinois bred 2 year old Filly stakes race on what is their Illinois Stakes Day. We will absolutely nominate, enter, and feel we could have a decent shot in it if she handles the dirt.
Mr Mojo Risin will be getting a full evaluation this week to get the OK to go back into training. It would be great if we were able to get him back to Hawthorne on October 1st and back to the races.
Things are also starting to pick up at Rea's where all of our bloodstock is currently located. Wundelia and her foal arrived towards the start of August from Canada. Both of the 2012 foals (Yes its True / Wundelia and Desert Party / Top Royelle) have been weaned and the process went great. Top Royelle is pregnant to Into Mischief, who had a flashy debut winner yesterday at Del Mar in almost track record time. Pair that with Fifth of April (Top Royelle's first foal) debut win and all their values have been enhanced. Fashion Slave will be going back into training soon as she continues to grow. Our Yes Its True yearling filly and Cactus Ridge colt will begin the breaking process October 1st.
Rochelle Rochelle went to Penn National to be able to take advantage of their great purse structure against meager competition on the lower levels. These races are generally the saving grace for a racing secretary cause they always fill. We should have known considering BGR's luck that she would only get one opportunity to run at the 4k level. She also has gone off form. A deal has been worked out with our trainer Chuck Simon and she is under his ownership now. She is getting a layoff and will come back in the late fall.
Gondorf has made his way back to Kentucky after what was a painstaking process. Reports are that he looks good and he will be getting a full evaluation the first week of September in regards to his potential of racing again.
Prospect Knight was entered in what was actually his last race carrying the BGR colors. We put him in a spot where we knew there was a strong likelihood he would get claimed and we hoped he would have won the race consideration it was the lowest level he had raced. He dead heated for 3rd and had 4 claims on him. He was a horse that we did very well with, but by our admission we had probably run him a couple too many times and at the time he was a tired horse. He came back about 45 days later to run 4th at Remington Park in the same type of race and we still feel it was the right move cause he was going to need an extended break this fall.
Albin is currently in Kentucky rehabbing from his last race were he didn't come out of it well. He will get monthly checkups and we will decided at the start of the year what to do in regards to his racing career.
Now onto the GOOD news! Fifth of April made her debut for BGR the day after Million Day (August 19th) and it was a flashy winning debut. I think we will admit that we are completely shocked by this and I think Richie and even the jockey (Jesse Lantz), who had been on her for every work, were also. It is an unreal feeling that your first homebred, a horse that you have raised from conception to racetrack, makes it to the races let alone wins first out against open company. Her Illinois bred status is very beneficial to us and while we are trying to stay even keel in regards to her potential, we can't help but get excited. Richie has recommended that we invade Fairmount Park on September 18th for an Illinois bred 2 year old Filly stakes race on what is their Illinois Stakes Day. We will absolutely nominate, enter, and feel we could have a decent shot in it if she handles the dirt.
Mr Mojo Risin will be getting a full evaluation this week to get the OK to go back into training. It would be great if we were able to get him back to Hawthorne on October 1st and back to the races.
Things are also starting to pick up at Rea's where all of our bloodstock is currently located. Wundelia and her foal arrived towards the start of August from Canada. Both of the 2012 foals (Yes its True / Wundelia and Desert Party / Top Royelle) have been weaned and the process went great. Top Royelle is pregnant to Into Mischief, who had a flashy debut winner yesterday at Del Mar in almost track record time. Pair that with Fifth of April (Top Royelle's first foal) debut win and all their values have been enhanced. Fashion Slave will be going back into training soon as she continues to grow. Our Yes Its True yearling filly and Cactus Ridge colt will begin the breaking process October 1st.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Trucking along
I wish I was able to say the roller coaster has stopped, but unfortunately it has continued.
Rochelle Rochelle has run three times since the last update. She ran well 2 starts back to get narrowly beat in a dated 4k claimer at Penn National. She was entered the other day but because of the heat, the racing secretary has had plenty of races to use and hers was not one of them. She is being pointed to a dated 5k claimer on July 18th.
Gondorf has almost fully recuperated at the training center near Toronto. He will go into full training starting August 1st and hopefully be ready to go early to mid September.
Prospect Knight caught a horrible track in his last race at Prairie Meadows. It was beyond sloppy but circumstances warranted us running. He had handled an off track before but this track was really bad. He came back to try polytrack going 9 furlongs and simply didn't fire. He is entered for Friday in the 8th race at Prairie Meadows as the morning line favorite.
Albin has gotten really unlucky the last couple races as he has continued to hold his form. We have figured alot out about him in that he hates Hawthorne's turf course, and he now wants to be a one run deep closer. He ran 4th on June 10th in an allowance race in a race where he was probably a little too far back during the race. He made up a ton of ground in the stretch to only be beat 2 lengths. In his last race, he just couldn't run them down after getting a decent pace only getting beat about 1.5 lengths. His next race is undetermined at this time, but there is a couple options towards the end of July.
Fifth of April has done well in her training and she continues to progress. She has worked out of the gate once and still is learning on a daily basis. There is hope for her to debut sometime in early to mid August.
Mr Mojo Risin has started to get his looks back after getting over his aliments. He is currently at Rea's Quarter Horses who has a majority of the bloodstock and will continue to recuperate down there. There is no timetable on his return.
Rea's is also the current home of Fashion Slave (Johar 2 year old), the Cactus Ridge yearling colt, Yes Its True yearling filly, Top Royelle and her Desert Party filly. They are all doing well and continuing their path on becoming race horses.
Wundelia and her Yes Its True colt are currently in Ontario and we are hoping to get them back to Kentucky towards the end of July.
Rochelle Rochelle has run three times since the last update. She ran well 2 starts back to get narrowly beat in a dated 4k claimer at Penn National. She was entered the other day but because of the heat, the racing secretary has had plenty of races to use and hers was not one of them. She is being pointed to a dated 5k claimer on July 18th.
Gondorf has almost fully recuperated at the training center near Toronto. He will go into full training starting August 1st and hopefully be ready to go early to mid September.
Prospect Knight caught a horrible track in his last race at Prairie Meadows. It was beyond sloppy but circumstances warranted us running. He had handled an off track before but this track was really bad. He came back to try polytrack going 9 furlongs and simply didn't fire. He is entered for Friday in the 8th race at Prairie Meadows as the morning line favorite.
Albin has gotten really unlucky the last couple races as he has continued to hold his form. We have figured alot out about him in that he hates Hawthorne's turf course, and he now wants to be a one run deep closer. He ran 4th on June 10th in an allowance race in a race where he was probably a little too far back during the race. He made up a ton of ground in the stretch to only be beat 2 lengths. In his last race, he just couldn't run them down after getting a decent pace only getting beat about 1.5 lengths. His next race is undetermined at this time, but there is a couple options towards the end of July.
Fifth of April has done well in her training and she continues to progress. She has worked out of the gate once and still is learning on a daily basis. There is hope for her to debut sometime in early to mid August.
Mr Mojo Risin has started to get his looks back after getting over his aliments. He is currently at Rea's Quarter Horses who has a majority of the bloodstock and will continue to recuperate down there. There is no timetable on his return.
Rea's is also the current home of Fashion Slave (Johar 2 year old), the Cactus Ridge yearling colt, Yes Its True yearling filly, Top Royelle and her Desert Party filly. They are all doing well and continuing their path on becoming race horses.
Wundelia and her Yes Its True colt are currently in Ontario and we are hoping to get them back to Kentucky towards the end of July.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Wave of emotions
Every aspect of horse racing, by nature, is a roller coaster. Since our last update, we can absolutely attest to that being the case. We have had 3 wins out of our last four starts, yet uncertainty continues as we have lost two of our stable stars to injuries.
Rochelle Rochelle won in her return at Parx Racing in a dated claiming race. She had a minor setback that she was over quickly and she has been entered as a main track only option on Wednesday May 16th at Penn National. Its a hard race to handicap but we are hoping for her to run well.
Mr Mojo Risin has been taken out of training as he had a severe bout of what is called a colon torsion, which is extremely painful. Our trainer, Richie Scherer, caught it early and we were able to operate and save him from more pain, but his surgery had complications and he is most likely out till the Fairgrounds meet begins. It couldn't have been worse timing considering how Mojo was training and the prospects of him having a good Arlington meet.
Prospect Knight came back on short rest to win an allowance optional claimer at Prairie Meadows two weeks ago. He got an absolutely perfect trip and great ride from John Jacinto and he showed that he is continue to mature and become a better racehorse. He is being targeted to run back at Prairie Meadows in either the same spot (not available to be claimed though) or a minor stakes race there the same weekend.
Gondorf has also been taken out of training as he just can't get going on the right direction. Second guessing is part of this business and we have begun to wonder if going to Gulfstream with him was the right call. No timetable has been set yet as we continue to learn about what we are dealing with.
Albin continued a streak of first starter of the Arlington meet winning this weekend as he won an open claimer on the turf pretty impressively. While he beat the 2nd place horse by only a half length, it was 6 lengths back to 3rd. You continue to learn about your horses on a start by start basis and we have learned that Albin absolutely hates Hawthorne's turf course (tighter turns and less focus on maintenance). He came out of the race in good order and his next spot is yet to be determined.
While Mr Mojo Risin departed for Kentucky today, Fifth of April (Dehere/Top Royelle) came back on the same van and she will begin training towards her debut (hopefully) this summer at Arlington. We have to admit that we have eagerly been awaiting her arrival as she will be our first homebred to reach the track, and at this point, you don't really know what type of horse she is gonna be.
Fashion Slave (Johar/Bob's Bean) continues to mature and nothing but good reports on the Cactus Ridge colt and Yes Its True filly yearlings.
Top Royelle has been bred back to Into Mischief (Harlan's Holiday) and she is being pointed towards selling in the Keeneland November Breeding sale. Wundelia has been bred to Court Vision.
Rochelle Rochelle won in her return at Parx Racing in a dated claiming race. She had a minor setback that she was over quickly and she has been entered as a main track only option on Wednesday May 16th at Penn National. Its a hard race to handicap but we are hoping for her to run well.
Mr Mojo Risin has been taken out of training as he had a severe bout of what is called a colon torsion, which is extremely painful. Our trainer, Richie Scherer, caught it early and we were able to operate and save him from more pain, but his surgery had complications and he is most likely out till the Fairgrounds meet begins. It couldn't have been worse timing considering how Mojo was training and the prospects of him having a good Arlington meet.
Prospect Knight came back on short rest to win an allowance optional claimer at Prairie Meadows two weeks ago. He got an absolutely perfect trip and great ride from John Jacinto and he showed that he is continue to mature and become a better racehorse. He is being targeted to run back at Prairie Meadows in either the same spot (not available to be claimed though) or a minor stakes race there the same weekend.
Gondorf has also been taken out of training as he just can't get going on the right direction. Second guessing is part of this business and we have begun to wonder if going to Gulfstream with him was the right call. No timetable has been set yet as we continue to learn about what we are dealing with.
Albin continued a streak of first starter of the Arlington meet winning this weekend as he won an open claimer on the turf pretty impressively. While he beat the 2nd place horse by only a half length, it was 6 lengths back to 3rd. You continue to learn about your horses on a start by start basis and we have learned that Albin absolutely hates Hawthorne's turf course (tighter turns and less focus on maintenance). He came out of the race in good order and his next spot is yet to be determined.
While Mr Mojo Risin departed for Kentucky today, Fifth of April (Dehere/Top Royelle) came back on the same van and she will begin training towards her debut (hopefully) this summer at Arlington. We have to admit that we have eagerly been awaiting her arrival as she will be our first homebred to reach the track, and at this point, you don't really know what type of horse she is gonna be.
Fashion Slave (Johar/Bob's Bean) continues to mature and nothing but good reports on the Cactus Ridge colt and Yes Its True filly yearlings.
Top Royelle has been bred back to Into Mischief (Harlan's Holiday) and she is being pointed towards selling in the Keeneland November Breeding sale. Wundelia has been bred to Court Vision.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Spring time = pivotal time
How lucky were we with the lack of winter weather that we had? Unfortunately we were unable to take advantage of the unbelievable weather and we are at a critical time in BGR's history. As spring time begins, we have had some new additions, a change, and some of the same.
Top Royelle was our first mare to foal this February. She gave birth to a chestnut Desert Party filly and was foaled in Illinois. Originally we were not going to breed Top Royelle back this year but an opportunity to breed her to Into Mischief and sell here at the Keeneland November Breeding sale seemed too good to be true and we have decided to go that route.
Wundelia finally gave birth to a strapping Yes Its True colt up in Ontario, Canada. She was a couple weeks late and according to Dan Mooney, the colt was the tallest foal they have had in close to 20 years. Both foals that Wundelia has produced have been large and strong, what you want in a foal, and we feel this will only benefit them down the line. After a long discussion, we have decided to breed Wundelia to Court Vision, who won the Breeders Cup Turf Mile in 2011. This is his first year at stud, but Ontario hasn't seen such a quality pedigree'd stallion in some time and being able to have an Ontario sired foal gives us alot of options when the foal becomes racing age.
On to the racing part of BGR, this winter has been tough. We have yet to win a race in 2012 and while the focus of our company is coming up (Arlington Park opening the first week of May), it still has can be mentally and financially tough.
Albin bounced back after his premature move two starts back to finish a good third in an open 30k claiming race at the Fairgrounds. He was entered back in an allowance race on closing day but he didn't draw in and will now focus on a turf race at Hawthorne Race Course.
Mr Mojo Risin was extremely unlucky as he was entered in two races, drew good posts both times and looked pretty good on paper, only to have it downpour the day before his race both times, thus getting scratched. He is our freshest horse that we have and he will run back at Hawthorne (weather permitting obviously) on April 18th.
Prospect Knight ran a disappointing 8th place in his return to Hawthorne. He will return in the same spot April 14th, which is a make or break spot for him.
Rochelle Rochelle has been sent back to Chuck Simon at Parx Racing in Philadelphia. She was in need of some class relief and while they have the same race at Hawthorne for her, the way Parx writes the low level conditions gives us multiple options there, easier competition and bigger purses. She has run well at Parx before at higher levels so we are hoping we can bang out a couple wins with her in the coming months, because she certainly will be spotted aggressively.
Gondorf has had a rough time recuperating from his two races at Gulfstream this winter. In both races, he ran extremely hard and it was recommended by our trainer, Brian Lynch, that we give him a little break before we hit the summer hard with him. His Ontario bred status and his performances at Woodbine also came into consideration in taking the risk of a small layoff. He should be ready to go in late May/early June.
After not having any 2 year olds last year, we are getting closer to having our first homebred in full training. Fifth of April (Dehere/Top Royelle) has been in western Kentucky in full training and has done things forwardly. She will stay there until Mid to late May where she will come to our Arlington Park barn and continue on with her education. Fashion Slave (Johar) was alot less forward and she will be turned out until August 1st. She still has a ton of growing to do and it was recommended that we give her the proper time to grow into her body and give her the chance to be a solid racehorse.
Both the Cactus Ridge colt and Yes its True filly yearlings are doing great and have really started to grow. Both have the look of being above average Illinois breds and we are hoping to make some noise with them in the future.
Good luck to anyone on the Derby trail, both as horseman and as handicappers. This weekend should give us alot of information about what is gonna happen the first Saturday in May.
Top Royelle was our first mare to foal this February. She gave birth to a chestnut Desert Party filly and was foaled in Illinois. Originally we were not going to breed Top Royelle back this year but an opportunity to breed her to Into Mischief and sell here at the Keeneland November Breeding sale seemed too good to be true and we have decided to go that route.
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| Desert Party / Top Royelle Filly |
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| Yes Its True / Wundelia Colt |
Albin bounced back after his premature move two starts back to finish a good third in an open 30k claiming race at the Fairgrounds. He was entered back in an allowance race on closing day but he didn't draw in and will now focus on a turf race at Hawthorne Race Course.
Mr Mojo Risin was extremely unlucky as he was entered in two races, drew good posts both times and looked pretty good on paper, only to have it downpour the day before his race both times, thus getting scratched. He is our freshest horse that we have and he will run back at Hawthorne (weather permitting obviously) on April 18th.
Prospect Knight ran a disappointing 8th place in his return to Hawthorne. He will return in the same spot April 14th, which is a make or break spot for him.
Rochelle Rochelle has been sent back to Chuck Simon at Parx Racing in Philadelphia. She was in need of some class relief and while they have the same race at Hawthorne for her, the way Parx writes the low level conditions gives us multiple options there, easier competition and bigger purses. She has run well at Parx before at higher levels so we are hoping we can bang out a couple wins with her in the coming months, because she certainly will be spotted aggressively.
Gondorf has had a rough time recuperating from his two races at Gulfstream this winter. In both races, he ran extremely hard and it was recommended by our trainer, Brian Lynch, that we give him a little break before we hit the summer hard with him. His Ontario bred status and his performances at Woodbine also came into consideration in taking the risk of a small layoff. He should be ready to go in late May/early June.
After not having any 2 year olds last year, we are getting closer to having our first homebred in full training. Fifth of April (Dehere/Top Royelle) has been in western Kentucky in full training and has done things forwardly. She will stay there until Mid to late May where she will come to our Arlington Park barn and continue on with her education. Fashion Slave (Johar) was alot less forward and she will be turned out until August 1st. She still has a ton of growing to do and it was recommended that we give her the proper time to grow into her body and give her the chance to be a solid racehorse.
Both the Cactus Ridge colt and Yes its True filly yearlings are doing great and have really started to grow. Both have the look of being above average Illinois breds and we are hoping to make some noise with them in the future.
Good luck to anyone on the Derby trail, both as horseman and as handicappers. This weekend should give us alot of information about what is gonna happen the first Saturday in May.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Thirditis!
Finishing 3rd once in a while is a great thing. It is usually a sign that your horse is progressing and moving forward, but when almost all your horses finish 3rd in their respective starts in one month, it can make you go a little looney.
Gondorf ran twice since the last update and finished 2nd in December and 3rd in January. His recent race, going 12 furlongs at Gulfstream on the lawn, was a gutsy performance. He set extremely solid fractions for the distance and only lost by 1 length at the end. He will get a bit of a freshener and come back in the Pan American going 12 furlongs at Gulfstream towards the end of March.
Albin started out the new year with a great performance finishing 3rd on the rise in class. In his race after that just last week, he was a little hard to handle and made a premature move and ended up finishing 2nd to last. He will also freshen up and potentially start the end of February in a yet to be determined race.
Prospect Knight continues to be consistent as he backed up his performance in the Tenacious Handicap (3rd in what was a weak race) with a very good 3rd in a 2 other then allowance race. We are gonna be asking the Fairgrounds Racing Secretary to write the same condition but going 9 furlongs next time as we are dying to see him get the opportunity at that distance.
Rochelle Rochelle, you guessed it, finished 3rd in her first race of 2012 and came back quickly last week to run a no chance 6th. We broke from the far outside and really never go involved. She really had no chance considering the way the track played and the trip we got. She will come back in the same spot towards the end of February.
Mr Mojo Risin has returned off his brief freshening. He looks great and while he has been a bit timid in his return to the track, he'll shake off the rust and get ready for a return start sometime in March.
The 2 year olds are doing well at Rea's Quarter Horses. The Dehere/Top Royelle filly will be leaving for Tennessee to continue her progress and will hopefully join our Arlington string in the middle of May or early June. The Johar/Bob's Bean filly, who we tried to name Val Halen but it was declined by the Jockey Club, has really moved forward and started to figure it out. Considering her breeding, she will continue to be lightly trained the next 60 days and then turned out for 90 days after that.
Both the Cactus Ridge and Yes Its True yearlings are doing really well. They have continued to grow and prosper.
No news is good news from our two foaling farms. Top Royelle should give birth towards the end of February with a Desert Party foal and Wundelia will be towards the end of March with her Yes Its True foal.
Gondorf ran twice since the last update and finished 2nd in December and 3rd in January. His recent race, going 12 furlongs at Gulfstream on the lawn, was a gutsy performance. He set extremely solid fractions for the distance and only lost by 1 length at the end. He will get a bit of a freshener and come back in the Pan American going 12 furlongs at Gulfstream towards the end of March.
Albin started out the new year with a great performance finishing 3rd on the rise in class. In his race after that just last week, he was a little hard to handle and made a premature move and ended up finishing 2nd to last. He will also freshen up and potentially start the end of February in a yet to be determined race.
Prospect Knight continues to be consistent as he backed up his performance in the Tenacious Handicap (3rd in what was a weak race) with a very good 3rd in a 2 other then allowance race. We are gonna be asking the Fairgrounds Racing Secretary to write the same condition but going 9 furlongs next time as we are dying to see him get the opportunity at that distance.
Rochelle Rochelle, you guessed it, finished 3rd in her first race of 2012 and came back quickly last week to run a no chance 6th. We broke from the far outside and really never go involved. She really had no chance considering the way the track played and the trip we got. She will come back in the same spot towards the end of February.
Mr Mojo Risin has returned off his brief freshening. He looks great and while he has been a bit timid in his return to the track, he'll shake off the rust and get ready for a return start sometime in March.
The 2 year olds are doing well at Rea's Quarter Horses. The Dehere/Top Royelle filly will be leaving for Tennessee to continue her progress and will hopefully join our Arlington string in the middle of May or early June. The Johar/Bob's Bean filly, who we tried to name Val Halen but it was declined by the Jockey Club, has really moved forward and started to figure it out. Considering her breeding, she will continue to be lightly trained the next 60 days and then turned out for 90 days after that.
Both the Cactus Ridge and Yes Its True yearlings are doing really well. They have continued to grow and prosper.
No news is good news from our two foaling farms. Top Royelle should give birth towards the end of February with a Desert Party foal and Wundelia will be towards the end of March with her Yes Its True foal.
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