General News

  • Our online seminar, ‘Buying Horses at Auction’ is this Thursday June 18th at 7:30pm. This will be a comprehensive introduction to the sales process, with specific facts and figures. Plus as an added ‘bonus’ we’ll have our exclusive selections for The Belmont Stakes day of racing Saturday at the end of the presentation with some time for people to discuss their own picks for the day. The OBS two year old sale ended last week with some rather incredible stats. The catalog featured 779 horses; 536 were withdrawn, 149 horses went through the ring and were reported not sold, meaning only 94 of 779 horses entered actually changed hands and almost all the money was spent on less than 20 horses! As you will learn during the seminar, results from sales year after year clearly show that the ‘top horses’ billionaires buy in bidding wars grossly underperform, but that doesn’t stop people with a lot more money than common sense from overpaying. If you want to know more about how this fascinating process works, here’s your chance.
  • An ‘Open Letter to the Industry’ spearheaded by Kenwood Racing and signed by 40 owners, trainers, jockeys, farms, sales consignors, etc. and including many of the leading people in the business appeared in the TDN (Thoroughbred Daily News) on June 8th and has already received a great deal of attention. Saving Racing – A Roadmap received extensive coverage from our friends at Thorofan.
  • Good news! We entered three horses for opening day at Penn National, Friday, June 19th, and all three got in! And there’s a very good chance that Monmouth Park will be allowed to have spectators – owners attend the races as opening day (July 3rd) approaches. Racing returns to Delaware Park with spectators permitted tomorrow. Things are opening up and we have lots of entry updates for your horses as racing returns to mid-Atlantic tracks.

Horse by Horse News  

  • No Good Deed runs in the first race of the day-meet at Penn National on Friday, been training really well and we are looking for a good race from her to hopefully start things off on a good note.
  • New Found Treasure runs in a grass race (race 2 on Friday) at a distance way too short for her. It’s the right level but will be tough for her to sprint here; the race is sure to help have her fit for longer distance races all summer and hopefully she’ll make a solid showing.
  • Rapstorerocks tries dirt and he too runs in a race way too short for him at Penn National on Friday (race 8) but he’s also doing well and worst case, it’s a good tightener to have him ready for longer races as things open up at Penn.
  • Life on the Edge worked 3 furlongs at Monmouth Park. Looking for a race for her ASAP (we entered in a race last week at Laurel Park - the race got 17 entries for 12 slots and we didn’t get in). We will enter her tomorrow for Saturday at Penn National and if that doesn’t go, there’s a race for her at Laurel Park next week. Doing really well and expecting a big race from her next time out.

Horse Workout Notification
June 15, 2020
Life On the Edge (3-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse, purchased OBS March 2019
Date: June 15, 2020
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 36:60 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 7/14

  • Seven Seven is making steady progress towards his debut. Had another really nice 3/8 work at Monmouth Park. Here’s a video of him galloping strongly in company.

Horse Workout Notification
June 15, 2020
Seven Seven (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: June 15, 2020
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 36:20 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/14

  • Giuliana Vee good out of her race at Laurel Park and should be ready to run at Penn National in about 2 weeks. The race at Laurel Park should clearly have her fit and ready for her next start and we expect a big effort next time at Penn.
  • Pango well at Gulfstream Park, looking at a spot for him June 24th, after that we expect him to ship north.
  • Fire’s Finale had an excellent work Sunday at Gulfstream Park. Worked in company, galloped out ahead of the other horse. Trainer Ron Spatz is considering a race at the end of June for his debut, well ahead of schedule, although probably the next race that comes up in the book in mid-July is more likely. He’s going to work him again in about 7 days and make a decision.  The horse continues to do really well.

Horse Workout Notification
June 14, 2020
Fire's Finale (2-Year-Old Colt)
Your comments for this horse were: Fire's final foal
Date: June 14, 2020
Track: GULFSTREAM PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:25 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 14/40

  • Lisa Limon and her Liam’s Map foal both well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky. We got a bit of really good news from the recently concluded OBS 2yo in training sale when a Liam’s Map filly sold for $700,000, an especially impressive number considering the overall sale results. Liam’s Map Filly Scores for Berkelhammer