Hi All,
A quick update before another busy weekend of racing with entries on both Friday and Sunday. We will be rolling out the ARC25 claiming program in the next couple of weeks and if you would like to hear more about this offer to join a group that will be claiming horses beginning in the New Year at Gulfstream Park through the end of the 2025 Monmouth Race Meet please respond to this email and we will put you on a list to receive more detailed information. This is a limited opportunity since there will be no more than 15 slots available. If you want to be in the game for 2025 let us know ASAP!
Cali Heat will run in Race 2 at Penn National tonight going 5 ½ furlongs on the dirt track (see details below and pp’s attached above). It is a very short field of five horses, but he is currently third choice at 7/2 with no scratches reported. Scott’s comments are below. Good luck to all Group 93 Members and Trainer Mark Salvaggio.
CALI HEAT has come out of his race off the layoff doing well, and we couldn’t pass up a NW2 condition for him in his next race, so he is entered tonight, November 15th! Carded as Race 2 with Post Time right around 6:45 PM, Cali Heat drew the outside Post Position #5 against a short field of five runners! He is third choice on the ML at 7-2 odds, with the favorite, #3-Stormquist, sitting at even money on the ML. Stormquist and #4-Jiggery Pokery look to be the other speed in the race, but with the outside draw, Cali Heat should have the upper hand to stalk the early speed and make one run when turning for home. Cali Heat flashed his speed in his comeback race last out, but just didn’t have the conditioning under him to keep up against a tougher Starter Allowance field. He gets back into claiming company again next week, and we expect him to take a step forward in his second race off the long layoff. Jockey Jaime Torres wanted the mount again, and he is back in the saddle to try and flip the script from their last race. The shorter field always helps, but with an even money favorite and Jiggery Pokery dropping from Starter and Allowance company, Cali Heat will have to earn it next Friday!
Red Head Italian is entered to run on Sunday November 17th in Race 3 at Laurel Park (see details below and pp’s and a picture of her in her stall in Brittany Russell’s barn attached above). She is the early favorite at 5/2 and Scott’s pre-race comments are below. Good luck to all Group 91 members, our partner RJR Racing and Trainer Brittany Russell.
Exciting news to share with RED HEAD ITALIAN back in the entries at Laurel Park this upcoming Sunday, November 17th! Carded as Race 3 with a Post Time just before 1:30 PM, Red Head Italian drew post position #9 in a full field of 10 runners. She will get top Maryland jockey, Jovian Toledo, who is winning at a 20% rate overall, including a 33% win rate with trainer Brittany Russell in over 370 mounts together! While we were targeting a turf start this weekend, Laurel announced this past weekend they were closing the turf course for the season this past Sunday, so RHI is back to a dirt sprint, going 6-furlongs on the main track at Laurel. She had her first official breeze with Brittany and her team on Sunday, going 4-furlongs in :49.4 second (Equibase Workout Notification is below). Brittany was happy with how she moved, and RHI came out of the work in good order and ready to go. RHI is facing off against open company this Sunday, and subsequently will drop in class to give her the best chance to be competitive, and hopefully breakthrough with a trip to the Winner’s Circle! Coming off the long layoff, her last race helped with the conditioning she needs to be competitive, and she hasn’t missed a beat with training since joining Brittany’s stable. Please let us know if you’re planning to make the trip to Laurel on Sunday to watch her race!
Red Head Italian (3-Year-Old Filly)
Date: November 10, 2024
Track: LAUREL PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:80 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 35/60
Vino Limone is well at Palm Meadows as we continue to look for a spot for her. She is ready to run and we just need to find a race for her that fits.
Calming Sea and Lisa’s Palace are both fine after off the board finishes earlier this week and we expect both of them to be back in the entries in the coming weeks.
Outlaw Country is enjoying his time at Sunset Meadow Farm getting plenty of time outside in the paddock. We will be scheduling a visit to see him in the near future.
Our Connect / Lisa Limon filly has arrived at Whispering Meadows Equestrian in Delaware (see attached picture above of her sleeping in the hay after the long trip from Kentucky).