Horse by Horse News

Two big entries for Sunday at Monmouth Park:

• Life on the Edge will get the test in an allowance event on the grass at Monmouth Park. Leading rider Paco Lopez stays aboard for this one. She drew the rail, which as explained numerous times before is the worst post in general usually and for her in particular, as she runs her best when outside and clear of other horses. It will be up to Paco to figure out a way to get her in the clear and give her a shot. She will need her absolute ‘A’ game to be competitive here, it’s a huge step up facing older allowance runners as opposed to the 3yo-claiming fillies she’s had so much success against this year. She goes into it doing great so if Paco is able to work out a decent trip, it will tell us a lot as to where we will go with her from here.
• And a surprise entry for Fire's Finale  for Sunday at Monmouth Park. Steps up in class off the best race of his young career 2 weeks ago. With a short field and nothing else on the horizon for him, we decided to give him a shot in much deeper waters. As with LOTE above, he’ll need his ‘A’ game to be competitive in this one. This is a nice horse who figures to improve as he matures, probably will give him a little time between starts after this one.

• Highwaytwentyseven  was entered in a race that did not go for Sunday at Monmouth Park, but was brought back for next week. He’s doing really well and ready to run.

The three horses who ran at Penn National yesterday are all fine out of their races: 

• Pango, fine out of a big win, grass is probably done at Penn National for the season in terms of spots for him so may have to look out of town for his next start. Congratulations to trainer Mark Salvaggio, who has done a super job with this horse since he arrived from Florida, and of course to our active racing group #58 for yet another impressive win with another nice horse.
• A fine effort for Rapstorerocks, who stepped up in class for a grass race at Penn National and was a hard-trying 3^rd. Should run back in October at Penn National.
• Giuliana Vee, good out of her 4^th with no excuse. Even the most consistent horses have an off day (night) and she had one here. When the worst news of the night is a 4^th place finish, you know things are going really well.

Other horses…

• Tracy Ann’s Legacy has been nominated for stakes at Monmouth Park and Laurel Park in early October. There is also supposed to be an allowance race in the new Monmouth Park book for her. Continues to do super, should run in one of those spots.
• Adhwaa good out of another excellent work at Monmouth Park, once again fast without being asked for speed. She’s done everything right since her purchase and is on target to make her Kenwood Racing debut around the end of October if all keeps going well, perhaps even a bit sooner. We are really pleased with how this filly is progressing.
• Seven Seven will be pointed for something early in October most likely at Monmouth Park. If he takes another step forward as he did last time (a good 3^rd), he’ll have a real shot at the winner’s circle.
• New Found Treasure, excellent out of her recent win at Penn National. She just got up in the final jump by the slimmest of noses in a 3 horse photo at Penn National last week. Treasure has been a model of consistency for us, having been 1^st, 3^rd, 1^st and 2^nd in her last four starts. There’s another spot for her at the end of September at Penn National. 
• Itsgottabemyway ok off her Kenwood Racing debut in an overflow and very competitive 12 horse field at Monmouth Park. She tried hard, took over the lead briefly approaching the turn, but tired late to finish 6^th, beaten 4 lengths for the win while finishing in front of more than half the field. This was a particularly tough spot for the level and the trip was not ideal, she’s a solid filly and with a little better set up next time will be tough to beat. Will likely run towards the end of the month at Monmouth Park.
• Blu Candy training well at Monmouth Park. Hopefully she’ll make her debut later this fall. Galloping strongly and shins ice-cold since returning from the farm last week.
• Lisa Limon & her Liam’s Map foal excellent at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky. Liam’s Map keeps producing major graded stakes winners and is one of the top young sires in North America.

General News

• We are pleased to announce our next online meeting will be Thursday October 1^st at the usual time of 7:30pm. This meeting will be a ‘status report’ on our year to date overall, the Monmouth Park meet, and a horse-by-horse review. A must for all Kenwood Racing owners, invite to follow but put the date in your book.
• Our most recent online seminar from August 20^th on claiming can be viewed on Vimeo.