We will have morning training again for owners this Thursday at Monmouth Park. Let us know if you’d like to attend, space is limited.

  • A fine morning of training today at Monmouth Park, take a look at these photos of Smarty Cat, Life On the Edge, Start A Fire and New Found Treasure.

 

 

  • Smarty Cat doing super, as can be seen in the below photo of her prancing as she comes off the track this morning. Couldn’t be coming into her debut any better. We’d ideally have preferred to run on the dirt, and if we get really lucky the race will get rained off the grass, but either way she’s ready. There’s one horse that will be less than even money and virtually unbeatable if she runs back to her exceptionally good effort at Saratoga, but Smarty Cat looks like she fits very well against the rest if she handles the grass and gets a decent trip. A first time starter always gives away an edge to the ones in here who have a race under their belt and you never know what happens in a debut (remember Life On the Edge stopped to a walk in her debut and won going away next time out for example) but we are looking for a good start to her career Friday.

 

  • Life On the Edge seems sharp and ready to run back now. We will work her this weekend again and assuming she does well are looking at allowance or stake company for her next start in 2 weeks (several options in the first few days of Sept.).
  • Start A Fire galloped strongly today, good out of a nice work, a MAJOR improvement over his slow work last week. Will get some gate work this week and if all goes well will be making his debut in late September.  
  • New Found Treasure will be entered tomorrow for Saturday at Monmouth, as will ShimmyShimmy Shake. Both are happy and ready to run.  
  • Giuliana Vee galloped strongly today and is doing super at Monmouth. She should be ready to work in about 10 days, which would put her on track to debut in October. No problems with her shins (or anything else) since her return from the farm. She has a shot to be a very nice runner and being by Into Mischief, the leading sire in the world this year, if she has ability on the racetrack the sky’s the limit as far as her residual value.
  • Solar acted up in the stall last night when a big thunder storm hit and got cuts, bumps and bruises. Fortunately all appear to be superficial but he’ll get a few days of walking before going back to the track just to be sure he’s ok.   
  • Rapstorerocks doing excellent, there’s two spots for him Sept, 8th in the new Monmouth book, ideally he’ll run in the maiden special weight at 1 mile on the grass that day, a perfect spot for him as he’s bred to do just that.
  • Exchanging Ember had a nice easy work today at Penn (below). Mark Salvaggio was very pleased and plans to enter her this Friday for next Wednesday as long as she’s ok out of the work tomorrow.   
  • Night Of Idiots back in training at Golden Gate Fields with trainer Jonathan Wong and doing well
  • Magic Musketier about ready to run now.
  • Starring John Wain recovered from his fever and back in training as we look for a spot for him.  
  • Annie’s Candy will be entered at Del Mar shortly.
  • No Good Deed, Shake It Up Baby and Bullion all fine on the farm.

 

Horse Workout Notification 
August 20, 2019
Exchanging Ember (4-Year-Old Filly)
Date: August 20, 2019
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 52:90 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 7/7