General News

We will have an initial list tomorrow (subject to change but probably pretty set) of where your horses will be shipping to when Monmouth Park closes and some important info. on your horses, please be sure to keep your eyes open for the email!

 Horse by Horse News

  • In racing news, this evening we had Giuliana Vee  at Penn National as Kenwood Racing looked for our third win in a row after big wins with Fire’s Finale and Pango earlier this week. While she didn’t make it to the winner’s circle she ran an excellent fast closing 2nd, coming from dead last in the early going with a huge stretch run to miss by less than a length in a very game effort. This is a nice filly and she’s run well for us all year long.
  • Adhwaa finally got in the entries at Monmouth Park and was a well-beaten 5th while making a decent effort off a long layoff. As explained, this was not the spot we were looking for to make her Kenwood debut. We entered in several maiden $40,000 events where off her good form and excellent works she’d have been the horse to beat and none of them went. This maiden allowance event came up especially tough for the level; the winner was 2nd in a maiden allowance race at Saratoga and the runner up was an Into Mischief filly that cost $600,000 as a yearling making her 2nd career start off a good debut, enough said. She’d have likely been favored in the race we were pointing for, here she was the fourth choice in this hyper-competitive spot and ran like it. All that said, it was a good opportunity to get her started, she tried hard and beat about half the field in a solid debut, rider said she tried every step of the way and felt perfect. This race should set her up nicely for a better spot next time.
  • New Found Treasure runs Sunday at Laurel Park in a tough starter allowance event but only IF the race stays on the grass (they’ve had a lot of rain there recently and may not want to use the turf course even if it’s sunny). This is probably the last opportunity for her to run on grass this year; she’s training really well and has run really well (at much lower levels) all year, so we’ll let her take a shot knowing she may be a bit overmatched in this one. If it comes off turf, there might be a race to enter her in next week on closing day at Presque Isle Downs on Polytrack.
  • Tracy Ann's Legacy was entered again today for next Wednesday and again the race did not go. One final shot at Monmouth Park, enter next Tuesday for closing day, Saturday 24th.
  • Itsgottabemyway is ready to run, we’ve been looking for a spot at Monmouth Park before the season ends on October 24th for her also and there’s just nothing to enter in so she’ll have to ship to Penn National.
  • Highwaytwentyseven didn’t get to run in what would have been an ideal spot for him when racing was cancelled Monday at Monmouth Park, but fortunately there are two good spots for him to enter in next week for closing day at Monmouth Park (Oct. 24th). If either one goes he’ll be in there.
  • Great news with Fire's Finale. He came out so well out of his win this week that we are going to point him towards the Pa. Nursery Stakes at Parx Dec. 7th for his final start of the year. It’s an $80,000 stake restricted to Pa. bred 2 year olds going 7 furlongs, which should be an ideal distance for him. Having broken his maiden on the same track and come out of the race really sharp and totally sound, we feel to quote trainer Kelly Breen it is “the perfect move”. He’ll train at Belmont Park with Kelly up to the race after Monmouth closes next week. If by chance another ideal spot came up before then somewhere that would be an option also, but the goal will be the Pa. Nursery Stakes to end the season. Right after that race, we plan to send him down to Ocala for some richly deserved R&R. Timing should be perfect to have him ready for a big three year old season next year without rushing him off the brief layoff.
  • Rapstorerocks training very well, there’s a nice spot for him sprinting at the end of the month at Penn National. 
  • Pango was a little rough coming around out of his 2nd impressive win in a row at Penn National but is training really well again now. Trainer Mark Salvaggio has done an absolutely exceptional job with this horse. He looked terrible in several starts at Gulfstream after we claimed him and has turned into a really good turf runner and a money maker. Unfortunately turf racing is coming to an end in the northeast for the season but we might be able to get one more race into him at Laurel or Monmouth and then we’ll evaluate our options. A hearty congratulations to our active racing group #58, who has three terrific runners who are all racking up the wins; Pango, Tracy Ann’s Legacy and Highwaytwentyseven. All were claimed for bargain prices and all have paid off big-time for this highly successful, fun and profitable group.
  • Blu Candy has come to hand quickly at Monmouth Park, had another nice work Saturday at Monmouth and is scheduled to work again this weekend. On track right now to run by December, perhaps at Penn National for winter or perhaps at Gulfstream Park. 

Horse Workout Notification
October 10, 2020
Blu Candy (2-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: FT May 2yo purchase
Date: October 10, 2020
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 6/15

  • Life On the Edge enjoying a well-deserved bit of R&R at the farm. She had 2 wins and two seconds for us this year, earning nearly $50,000. A little turnout while the weather is still good and back in training before the end of the year. Here’s a great little video clip our friend Bobby Bulger of Monmouth Park Park Memories took at Sunset Meadow Farm on Thursday.
  • Seven Seven enjoying his R&R at Sunset Meadow farm also, all good. Here’s a great little video clip our friend Bobby Bulger of Monmouth Park Memories took of Seven Seven at Sunset Meadow Farm yesterday. 
  • Lisa Limon and weanling by Liam’s Map both very well in Kentucky