Horse by Horse News

We had two entries today at Monmouth Park and in a very rare (for us) tough day this summer, neither hit the board.

  • First up was a surprise entry for Fire's Finale , who was stepping 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 and the class jump showed, as he finished a decent 4th here in maiden special weight company after having been beaten a nostril against $40,000 maidens last time out. To be fair it wasn’t an ideal trip as he was a bit too close up and in tight early, got pinched back to last and had to re-rally, plus the slightly quick turnaround might have left him a bit flat, but mostly the difference was the level of competition. Note in his two maiden allowance races he’s been 4th beaten about 7-8 lengths for the win, while in his three (upper level, $40,000-$50,000) maiden claiming races he’s been 3rd and 2nd twice, yet another educational moment for owners about the difference between claiming and allowance company. That said, this is a very nice, sound horse who runs hard every time. He’s had now had 2 fourths, a third and 2 seconds in five career starts with nearly $20,000 in earnings to date. Less than 5% of all horses run this many times at age two, and he’ll have a couple more shots to break his maiden this fall before getting a little time off to have him ready for what will hopefully be a big three year old season. His sire and dam both improved dramatically at age three and we think he has a shot to do so as well.
  • Then Life on the Edge got in an allowance event on the grass where she unfortunately drew the rail. As explained numerous times before this is usually the worst post in general and for her in particular, as she runs her best when outside and clear of other horses. Paco Lopez was never able to get her clear or comfortable, she was 3rd for most of the race while sandwiched between the rail and two-three other runners directly outside of her and not surprisingly she stopped in the stretch and Paco wrapped up on her late. While this race was certainly not indicative of her many excellent efforts or true ability, as detailed in a group email yesterday if you want a textbook example of the difference between claiming and allowance races, this was it. Note she was coming off a series of outstanding races, all 1sts and 2nds in her last four starts, and even with the leading trainer and leading rider, she was 5th choice in the wagering today at 6 to 1 odds because this was a different level of company she was facing.

In other news...

  • Tracy Ann’s Legacy is doing super and has been nominated for stakes - handicaps at Monmouth Park and Laurel Park the first week of October. There is also an optional claiming - allowance race a few days later at Monmouth Park for her as a backup. Should run in one of those spots.
  • Adhwaa good out of another excellent work Saturday at Monmouth Park. This time she worked  from the gate and once again worked fast without being asked for speed. She’s a very fluid mover as you can see from the video. She’s progressed so well and quickly since her purchase that we are now looking at races Oct. 3rd and 12th at Monmouth Park for her Kenwood Racing debut, instead of towards the end of the month as we had initially anticipated.

Horse Workout Notification
September 19, 2020
Adhwaa (3-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse private purchase 7/20
Date: September 19, 2020
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:20 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 11/75

  • Highwaytwentyseven  will be entered this Wednesday for next Saturday at Monmouth Park. He’s doing really well and ready to run again.
  • 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.
  • Rapstorerocks well off a hard-trying 3rd. Should run back in October at Penn National.
  • Giuliana Vee, good out of her last and ready to run back in October at Penn National also.
  • Seven Seven may get a little time off now. Feeling great, sound and full of energy.
  • New Found Treasure excellent out of her recent win. She just got up in the final jump by the slimmest of noses in a 3 horse photo at Penn National last week. New Found Treasure has been a model of consistency for us, having been 1st, 3rd, 1st and 2nd in her last four starts. There’s another spot for her at the end of September at Delaware Park and Penn National or in early October at Monmouth Park.
  • Itsgottabemyway ok off her Kenwood Racing in an overflow and very competitive 12 horse field at Monmouth Park. It 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. There’s a great spot for her Oct. 3rd at Monmouth Park to shoot for.
  • Blu Candy training well at Monmouth Park. Hopefully she’ll make her debut later this fall. Galloping strongly since returning from the farm.
  • Lisa Limon & her Liam’s Map foal excellent at the 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 Oct. 1st 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 owners, invite to follow but put the date in your book.
  • We have updated possible entry dates for all your horses here