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 15^th! 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 17^th 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 17^th! 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). 

Hi All,

In about a little over one hour Cali Heat is set to make his return to racing after a nearly nine-month layoff due to a wound he sustained in his stall back in February.  He will be in race 4 tonight at Penn National (see details below and pp’s attached above).  Jomar Torres will ride in what is now a field of seven after 3 scratches.  His last workout on October 15^th   (see below) gave trainer Mark Salvaggio the information that he needed to know that he was ready to race again.  Scott’s comments on the entry are below and good luck to all Group 93 Members.

Finally, some ENTRY news for our boy CALI HEAT, as he’s entered on Thursday, October 24^th, at Penn National contesting a Starter Allowance Optional Claiming sprint, going 6-furlongs on the dirt. Cali Heat will break from Post Position #4 amongst a full field of now 7 runners, and lands top jockey Jomar Torres in the saddle; they are the second favorite on the ML at 5-1 odds. A freak stall incident the morning of his last entry back in February turned into a 9-month layoff requiring attentive care and patience to get him back to this point of being race-ready. Incredibly, Cali Heat returned to training like he didn’t miss a beat over the summer and has continued that trend into the Fall. He just finished up his final prep for his comeback race, firing a bullet gate breeze over 5-furlongs, below is the Equibase Workout Notification. Trainer Mark Salvaggio has been really happy with what he’s seen from him in the mornings, and called right after his gate breeze to tell me Cali Heat is “ready to go.” We’re hoping things will translate to the evenings right off the bat for us!

Cali Heat (3-Year-Old Colt)

Date: October 15, 2024
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.00:81 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 1/4

Calming Sea is well after her 5^th place blanket finish at the Meadowlands last Friday and is on the way to Palm Meadows for fall and winter racing at Gulfstream Park.  Scott’s post race comments are below

In a sport that can come down to inches sometimes, CALMING SEA ran a heck of race last night to finish a disappointing 5^th Place, but only beaten by a HALF A LENGTH FOR THE WIN! She broke a step slow and Luis Rivera Jr. had to ask her early to get where she likes to be on the front-end. She then was squeezed going into the first turn, forcing Luis to shuffle back and regroup. She traveled nicely up the backstretch and around the far turn, ultimately making a nice move at the Quarter Pole and top of the stretch, nearly grabbing the lead by the Eighth Pole. Unfortunately, there was a wall of other fillies bearing down on the gate-to-wire winner by the Sixteenth Pole and a all six horses hit the wire together in a thrilling finish! Unfortunately, we came out on the wrong side of the photo, settling for 5^th Place. Calming Sea improved her speed figure once again and is certainly a hard-trying filly who bound get her next win very soon! She came out of the race in good order, jogged sound for Kelly’s team was right back in her feed.  There will be plenty of racing down at GP for Calming Sea, and she has run her best races on the synthetic track at Gulfstream.

   

Red Head Italian has shipped to Laurel Park in Maryland following her return to racing on October 18th after nearly a year layoff.  She will train with Brittany Russell who was the first female trainer to lead the Annual Training Standings in Maryland last year.  We are excited to have her in this position and look to have some success this fall with a possible entry for her on November 7^th.

Vino Limone is also on the van headed for Palm Meadows and will continue training with Kelly Breen for a possible entry on Friday November 1^st.

Lisa’s Palace is in training with Mark Salvaggio at Penn National and will have a breeze in the next few days to begin preparation for her next race sometime next month.

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 is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.  She will be vanning to a farm in Delaware in late October to become Delaware certified for additional race purses when she is eligible next year.

Hi All,

We hope that all of the Kenwood family and friends in Florida are safe from the devastation of Hurricane Milton that occurred last week and will be fully recovered soon.  Some good news with long anticipated entry tonight and nice results from our runners on Saturday October 5^th.

Red Head Italian will make her long-awaited comeback race after almost a year lay off due to some health issues.  We have been very patient with her recovery and hopefully this pays off with a long and successful racing career.  She is in race four at the Meadowlands tonight leaving from post 6 in a field of eight going five furlongs on the turf (see pp’s attached above and race details and latest work below).  Scott’s pre-race comments are below.

Finally! Some entry news to report for RED HEAD ITALIAN, as she is entered Friday night at the Meadowlands in Race 4; Post Time at 8:24 PM! A 5-furlong turf sprint, RHI is coming off an almost 1-year layoff – 51 weeks and 2 days to be exact – and will be trying the turf for the first time on Friday night. She gets one of the up-and-coming riders in the sport, Luis Rivera Jr who Kelly has teamed up with twice already at the Meadowlands Meet to get their picture taken! It’s a shorter field of eight NJ Breds, with all but #8-Starview Twinkle (4YO) being 3YO fillies. RHI has always flashed speed since we picked her out at the OBS April Sale last year on the synthetic surface, and she’s continued to show that speed throughout her return to training on the dirt which hopefully translates to the grass also! All the early speed on Friday night looks to be to her inside, with #5-One Fine Wine, #3-Lady Marleen and #1-Fancy Rosebud all pushing the early pace with quick fractions in past races.  With the addition of blinkers, RHI has shown more control in the mornings and will hopefully be prompting that early pace from her outside post, while being able to setup in a stalking position and not get caught too wide.  The early speed does appear to be quicker than what RHI showed us last year, so not sure she’ll be able to clear and get the lead out of the gate. With that said, we’ll be in capable hands to read and react accordingly. Fingers crossed for a clean break, a safe trip.   Good luck to our partner RJR Racing, all Group 91 Members and Kenwood Racing Partners; let’s get lucky!

    Please let us know if you’ll be able to join us Friday night at the Meadowlands.  The setup is a little funky for Thoroughbred Racing, and the Paddock/Winner’s Circle is on the “backside”; so we need to take a trackside van from the grandstand to the backside right after Race 3, in order to experience those parts of it. 

Red Head Italian (3-Year-Old Filly)

Date: October 6, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 19/54

Miti Fast Flower ran a hard trying 2^nd on Saturday October 5^th at Delaware Park.  Post race report by Scott is below.

    MITI FAST FLOWER ran her race again yesterday, coming up just short at the wire of getting back-to-back wins! She broke cleanly from the inside, and saved ground around both turns while chasing a slow pace up front. She got boxed in on the far turn and had to drop back a few lengths, before coming back down the stretch to lose by less than a length at the wire. A thrilling stretch drive that unfortunately came up just short in the end. In what can be the tougher part of this game sometimes, She was claimed away from us out the race and will run for new connections next out. Always a possibility when you’re running in claiming races, we were running her where she could have success and win races.  She racked up an 8:1-2-3 running line for Kenwood Racing, and $18,300 in earnings since purchase at the June 2023 OBS.

Vino Limone was our middle runner of three last Saturday in a seven furlong race at Laurel Park in Maryland.  She tried hard but just couldn’t catch up to the leaders after a slow break from the gate finishing fourth.  See Scott’s post-race comments below.

VINO LIMONE tried her heart out the entire way, but it just wasn’t enough to get an ITM finish against this tough group of 2YO fillies.  The winner was much the best in going gate-to-wire to win by 8 lengths in just her second career start, and while Vino Limone was passing horses late, she was a bit outmatched at no fault of hers! She tries hard every time she is on the track, and yesterday was no different. While we would have liked to have that Starter Allowance race go instead of this open Allowance, we’ll get Vino Limone back amongst easier competition next out as we look to get her back in the Winner’s Circle after two TOUGH races. She came out of the race great, and seems no worse for the wear, so we’ll regroup with her down in Florida, and possibly even look for a turf/synthetic race.  The current plan is to ship down to Palm Meadows in a couple weeks, and we’ll keep you posted as plans get finalized. 

Outlaw Country completed the Saturday Triple-header in Race six at the Meadowlands on October 5th finishing a driving third and missing second by a nose at the wire.  The time of the race was 55.75 seconds for the five furlongs and the track record is 55.34 seconds.  Scott’s post- race comments are below.

OUTLAW COUNTRY raced his race last night against a very strong group of Starter Allowance horses, coming up a nose short of 2^nd place and just a couple lengths short of the gate-to-wire winner. They went fast up front early, and Outlaw Country came with his late kick, but just couldn’t get to the winner and was just shy of getting his nose down at the wire for second place. While it doesn’t mean anything at the end of the day, OC galloped out much the best through the wire and looked like he could have gotten there if the race was 5.5-furlongs instead of 5-furlongs!  Outlaw Country has heading to Sunset Meadows Farm for a much-deserved break from the races and we couldn’t be more excited for his future as he heads into his 5YO season. He came out of the race doing great, and while we have no timetable for his time off, we are expecting 2-3 months of R&R and just being a horse! We’ll keep you posted along the way, and we’ll plan a farm visit for the locals at some point over the next few weeks.

Calming Sea is training well, and we will be looking at an entry for her at the Meadowlands on Friday October 18^th.  The draw will occur next Tuesday with details to follow if the race goes.

Cali Heat is training well for Mark Salvaggio at Penn National and we are pointing him towards a race at Penn on Thursday October 24^th (see work details below)

Lisa’s Palace is back in training at Monmouth Park after a short freshening at Sunset Meadow and will ship to Mark Salvaggio at Penn National sometime next week to prep for her next race later this fall.

Our Connect / Lisa Limon filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.  She will be vanning to a farm in Delaware in mid-October  to become Delaware certified for additional race purses when she is eligible next year.

Hi All,

A lot of news with a big win Thursday afternoon, an entry tonight and multiple spots for horses in the next few weeks.   Also, we will be holding our last Breakfast and Backside at Monmouth Park on Saturday morning  9/28 weather permitting for another chance to see your horses train and then meet them back at the stables.  Please let us know if you are planning on attending and we will send you the details.

 

Miti Fast Flower is no longer a Maiden as she cruised to a 9 length win under a masterful ride by Julio Hernandez Thursday afternoon at Delaware Park.  Congratulations to All Group 84 members and Trainer Mark Salvaggio.  Scott’s post-race comments are below and the race chart is attached above.

    After knocking on the door of her maiden breaking win the past few races since stretching out to two turns, MITI FAST FLOWER finally broke through with a convincing win earlier today at Delaware Park, going One Mile on the main track! Breaking from the rail in a field of seven horses (no scratches), she broke cleanly and jockey Julio Hernandez sat patient around the Clubhouse turn and up the back stretch, while saving ground and allowing the others to make a first move rounding the far turn. You could tell Miti Fast still had run in her rounding the turn even though she lost some ground, and it didn’t take much to open up off the rail into the straightaway, to draw away from the leaders and rest of the field to win by nearly 10 lengths at the wire! It was another 4-5 lengths back to the 3^rd place finisher, and a total of 22+ lengths back to the 4^th through 7^th place finishers! An impressive win, and she did it professionally. Interesting to note, Miti Fast was not the Post Time favorite and she ended up beating the short-priced, 1-2 favorite handily.

Calming Sea has finally found an entry slot tonight and will leave from post position 6 with Paco Lopez aboard in Race 3 at the Meadowlands.  Scott’s pre-race comments are below and the pp’s are attached above.

   It’s RACE DAY for CALMING SEA tonight at the Monmouth At Meadowlands Meet! Post Time is 7:55 PM for Race 3, and Calming Sea gets Paco Lopez in the irons for the One Mile turf route.  She’s ready to go today, and has been on a consistent workout schedule since her brief R&R, to get her conditioning where it needs to be. Calming Sea’s best races have been on, or near, the lead out of the gate, and she will need a clean break amongst a full field of 10 to get to the front. The only other early speed on paper is #2-Louella Street, but Calming Sea is a few lengths faster on paper, and should be able to make the lead if that is the only contention. The biggest threats in the race are all closers, with #1-First Reign, #5-Singleberylbourbon, #9-Collective Gold and #10-Special Affair all needing a faster pace to close into. With an easy lead, hopefully Paco and Calming Sea can take it gate-to-wire and not let the closers contend, but there are no guarantees in a full field like this, and we’ll likely see more pace presence on the frontend than expected. Calming Sea is the 2-1 ML Favorite, and with the next favorite at 4-1, she looks to be the horse to beat in this spot. Fingers crossed for a clean and safe trip tonight, and please let us know if you’ll be able to make it to the race, as the setup at the Meadowlands for thoroughbred racing is a little funky, to say the least! Scratches have not been announced yet, so we’ll see if it ends up a full field of ten, or less.

Good luck to ARC24, Trainer and co-owner Kelly Breen and all Kenwood Racing Partners!  Let’s get lucky!

Vino Limone is doing great after her 4^th place finish in the 200K Sorority Stakes at Monmouth Park.  She had a very nice breeze last Sunday (see below) and we will look to enter her for a race for two year old winners on Wednesday October 2^nd at Delaware Park.  More details to follow once the race is carded.

Vino Limone (2-Year-Old Filly)

Date: September 15, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:00 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 8/108

 

Outlaw Country continues to train well at Monmouth Park with an easy maintenance breeze yesterday (see below)  in preparation for a race at the Meadowlands on Saturday October 5^th.  Once the entries are drawn we will send out the race information.

Outlaw Country (4-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: September 20, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 39:80 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 4/4

 

Red Head Italian has progressed nicely with Trainer Kelly Breen since resuming training early in August.  She had a nice gate breeze last Sunday (see video link and report below).  Scott’s comments on the outcome are below.

Red Head put together one of her best breezes to date, working in :36.3 seconds for the 3 furlongs, and she handled the turn on the gallop-out with ease! Please use the link below to see a video of the breeze and gallop-out. The Equibase Workout Notification is below, and while it says :37.3 seconds for the time, you can hear Kelly say at the 7/8ths Pole, “36.3”; which was his time. As we’ve said though, with regards to workouts, the time really doesn’t matter; it’s how they look while doing it, and RHI looked like she was ready to go today!  We said we would let RHI do the talking as she got back into training and likely “race her into shape” to try and make a race at the Meadowlands, and that remains the target! There is not a NJ Bred race in the book until October 11^th, but with racing starting next weekend at the Meadowlands, and the first Overnight due out on Thursday, we’ll have our eyes peeled for an NJ Bred race to pop before mid-October. Our fingers remained crossed (at all times in this game!), but our patience and plan with RHI continues to stay on track.

 

 Red Head Italian - MTH Gate Breeze 09.15.24.mp4

 

Red Head Italian (3-Year-Old Filly)

Date: September 15, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:60 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 18/25

 

Cali Heat is training well with a couple of breezes for Mark Salvaggio at Penn National (see below) and we will be looking for a race for him in the next few weeks.

Cali Heat (3-Year-Old Colt)

Date: September 17, 2024
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:81 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 5/18

 

 

Cali Heat (3-Year-Old Colt)

Date: September 10, 2024
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 52:04 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 11/11

 

Lisa’s Palace is fine and enjoying her brief time off from training at Sunset Meadow Farm.  She should return to Monmouth to resume training before the end of the month.

 

Our Connect / Lisa Limon filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.  She will be vanning to a farm in Delaware in the coming weeks to become Delaware certified for additional race purses when she is eligible next year.

Hi All,

The Annual Kenwood Picnic  see video link below taken by our good friend Jeff Fortunato

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Vino Limone has been

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Miti Fast Flower is doing

MITI FAST FLOWER continued to collect a paycheck last night when finishing a well-beaten 3^rd in the two-turn Maiden Claiming event at Penn National, and she unfortunately just didn’t have the cleanest of trips from start to finish. Miti Fast Flower was one of two horses to act up in the gate (something she hasn’t done before!), and once settled, the gates opened, and her first step out was an awkward one, forcing her to play ‘catch up’ from the start. Jockey Anthony Salgado let her rush up after the poor start, with the early speed starting to get clear up the back stretch, and Miti Fast just never looked to get into a comfortable rhythm throughout. She didn’t stop running though, grinding away down the stretch to get Into The Money for the her fourth consecutive race.  Unfortunately she couldn’t get the breakthrough win we were looking for, but she continues to knock on the door, and with a cleaner trip and some racing luck, she’ll break through next out! I have attached the Equibase Race Chart from last night, for your review.

 

Penn National will remain open for training over the next 6-7 weeks, but will not resume racing until the 2^nd week of October; when their Fall/Winter Meet starts up. Miti Fast will remain in training at Penn with Mark and his ream, while we target Parx, Laurel, and possibly even a try at the Meadowlands on the turf, this fall.  She has come out of the race in a good order, and was right into her feed bucket this morning!

 

Outlaw Country continues 

Outlaw Country (4-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: August 25, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:20 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 20/45

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Calming Sea (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: September 1, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 36:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 4/28

 

 

Calming Sea (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: August 22, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:20 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 5/13

 

Cali Heat is back in

 

Cali Heat (3-Year-Old Colt)

Date: August 22, 2024
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 36:88 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/9

 

Red Head Italian has.

 

Red Head Italian (3-Year-Old Filly)

Date: September 1, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:60 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 17/28

 

Lisa’s Palace is well and

 

Our Connect filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.  See the latest report from Sergio below.

 

Hidden Brook Weekly Update

To:          George Katzenberger

From:     Sergio de Sousa

Date:      8/30/2024

 23 Connect/ Lisa Limon                  Filly is doing well. Racing  Should leave early September.

All,

The Annual Kenwood Picnic will be held on Sunday August 25^th which is now less than 1 week away.  Very Important!  If you would like to attend the event, if you have not done so already please reply no later than Monday August 19^th with the number of people over 12 years of age in your group to george@kenwoodracing.com and I will send instructions for obtaining tickets for entry and to get the free Cooler Bag which is part of the NJ Thoroughbred Day Festival that day.  We will have a large turnout and want to have enough food and drinks for everyone.

Vino Limone has been entered for the 200K Sorority Stakes at Monmouth Park which has been carried over to Saturday August 24^th due to only 4 entries.   We hope that another two horses will be added to enable the race to make the Saturday card.  She has come out of her debut win in great shape and deserves a chance to show what she can do at this level and possible add some Black type to the family.  We will not know until Wednesday afternoon if the race will be added and will update when the information becomes available.

Miti Fast Flower is doing well with trainer Mark Salvaggio at Penn National and still on track for in a race scheduled for August 29^th.  We will update when entries are added at the end of the week.

Outlaw Country continues to train well we are looking for a spot for him later this month.

Calming Sea is ready to run in the first spot that we can find for her in the next week or two.  She was scheduled to breeze this morning but due to the muddy track conditions she just went out for a gallop.  See link to video below.

 Calming See - MTH Gallop 08.17.24

Cali Heat is back in training with Mark Salvaggio at Penn National after the long layoff due to a wound he suffered in March and so far seems to be right back on track but will need a couple of breezes before we enter him in a race.

Red Head Italian has resumed training with Kelly Breen and also will need a couple of breezes before being ready for a race.

Lisa’s Palace is well and getting a little time off at Sunset Meadow Farm and should be back to Monmouth before the end of the month.

Our Connect filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.  See the latest report from Sergio below.

Hidden Brook Weekly Update

To:          George Katzenberger

From:     Sergio de Sousa

Date:      8/16/2024           

23 Connect/ Lisa Limon                  Filly is doing well. Racing

Hi All,

A busy day coming up with entries today at Monmouth Park and tonight at Penn National.  Also please mark your calendars for Sunday August 25^th which will be the Annual Kenwood Picnic at Monmouth Park on NJ Thoroughbred Festival Day.

Lisa’s Palace has been training well and is entered today in Race 3 at Monmouth Park (see breeze and race info below and pp’s attached above) .  Scott’s prerace comments are below.

Hello ARC24,

   It’s RACE DAY for LISA’S PALACE, as she runs in Race 3 today at Monmouth Park; an 8.5-furlong turf route, with a scheduled Post Time of 2:57 PM! She gets apprentice jockey, Melissa Iorio in the saddle, who breezed Lisa’s Palace last weekend and has some familiarity with her. She coming off an okay effort in her first try back on turf since last year,  but it better suited for this two-turn race, and is coming into the race doing well. She is a longshot on the ML at 20-1 odds, but has run well on turf going two-turns against better competition, and a repeat of that effort could win today. Our former ARC24 runner, #7-Butterfly Queen, is the ML favorite at 5/2 odds, and coming back on 6 days rest to the level she won at last out, after being claimed away from us. There is not a lot of early speed on paper and Lisa’s Palace likes to come from off-the-pace, so we could see her forwardly placed this afternoon with a slower pace expected on the front end. Saving ground will be the key, and hopefully a clean break puts LP in the perfect stalking trip heading into the first turn. I have attached the PP’s for you use today, and good luck to ARC24 and Kenwood Partners! Let’s get lucky!

 

Lisa's Palace (3-Year-Old Filly)

Date: July 21, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:60 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 30/63

 

Miti Fast Flower is entered in Race 7 at Penn National going one mile on the main track (see race info below and pp’s attached above).  Scott’s pre-race comments are below.

Hello Group 94,

   Coming back on just seven days rest, MITI FAST FLOWER is right back in the starting gate tonight for the night cap at Penn National, Race 7; Post Time at 8:39 PM! Stretching out to two turns for the first time tonight, she’ll contest a short field of six going 1 Mile on the main track. Miti Fast is 9/2 on the ML, and gets Anthony Salgado in the irons. There is not much early speed in the race on paper, and Miti Fast Flower has shown gate speed to be able to break on top against this group. Regardless of having the lead or stalking the lead, we are hopeful Miti Fast can get more comfortable with the race pace going two turns, while still conserving enough energy to make a run down the stretch. She has come out of her race last week with good energy in the mornings, and Mark wouldn’t have entered her in this spot if he didn’t think she was capable of coming back with a good effort. Good luck to Group 94 and Kenwood Partners, and let’s get a little bit of racing luck tonight! Past Performances are attached for your use.

 

Outlaw Country is the highlight of the weekend as he is entered in Race 9 the Wolf Hill Stakes  on Saturday July 20^th (Haskell Day) at Monmouth Park (see details below).  It is a big step up from the Allowance ranks but he has shown a real affinity for the Monmouth

 

  Vino Limone continues to train well and had her final timed workout (see below) before entry for her debut race on August 3.  More details to follow when entries are set.

. Vino Limone (2-Year-Old Filly)

Date: July 21, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 6/63

 

 Outlaw Country is fine out of his Stakes debut last Saturday finishing 4 ¼ lengths behind the Leader.  We will be looking for an Allowance race for him later in August.

Calming Sea is back in training with Kelly Breen at Monmouth Park and we are pointing her towards a race on August 11^th.

Cali Heat will be back in training with Mark Salvaggio at Penn National on August 1st.

Red Head Italian will spend a short time with Jeannie at Sunset Meadow on her road back to the races this fall.

Our Connect filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.  See the latest report from Sergio below.

 

Hidden Brook Weekly Update

To:          George Katzenberger

From:     Sergio de Sousa

Date:      7/19/2024             

23 Connect/ Lisa Limon                  Filly is doing well. Racing

Hi All,

Hope everyone enjoyed the 4^th of July Holiday Weekend with their family and friends. A quick reminder that the Annual Kenwood Picnic at Monmouth Park will be held on Sunday August 25^th which is NJ Thoroughbred Day.  More details to follow in the coming weeks.

Outlaw Country has responded nicely following his thrilling dead heat win on Saturday June 23^rd (see Winner’s Circle Picture attached above) and as a result we have nominated him for the Wolf Hill Stakes with a $100K purse that will be run on July 20^th which is Haskell Day at Monmouth Park.  He has continued to perform very well in his races we feel he has earned the chance to try Stakes company.  We will make a final decision if he will be entered for the Race on Wednesday the 17^th.  There are some other possible options at Laurel, Saratoga and Colonial Downs in Virginia if the Wolf Hill is a no go.

  Vino Limone is progressing nicely towards her racing debut later this month.  A link to her gate work on July 4^th is below.   She is the outside horse going against one of Kelly’s two-year-old colts.  You can see that she was very determined to prevent him from making the lead which impressed trainer Kelly Breen.

 Vino Limone - MTH Gate Breeze 07.04.24

 

Lisa’s Palace was going to be entered in a route race on the turf at Monmouth Park this weekend, but the race did not go and we are hoping it is brought back for the following weekend as she is ready to run.

Miti Fast Flower was scheduled to be entered for a race on July 11^th at Penn National but that race also did not fill and we are looking for a spot for her as she has continued to train well according to Mark Salvaggio.

Calming Sea has returned to Monmouth Park and trainer Kelly Breen after a short stay at Sunset Meadow Farm (see photo above).  She will resume training immediately and hopefully will be entered in a race later this month.

 

Red Head Italian continues on the comeback trail after the long layup for our Group 91.

Cali Heat is doing well at Nor Mar Farm in Pennsylvania and should resume training near the end of the month.

Our Connect filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.  See the latest report from Sergio below.

 

Hidden Brook Weekly Update

To:          George Katzenberger

From:     Sergio de Sousa

Date:      7/4/2024

               

23 Connect/ Lisa Limon                  Filly is doing well. Racing

Hi All,

A quick reminder that Saturday June 15^th will be our initial “Owner for A Day” event for 2024.  It is Haskell Preview day at Monmouth Park and we have three slots available  to spend the day with us from early morning training including visiting the backside to meet our horses, Trainer and Jockeys and watching the races from one of the new Terrace Suites in Monmouth Park’s Clubhouse.  Use the link below to access more details and sign-up information on our website at Kenwoodracing.com.  A terrific Father’s Day Gift for horse afficianados.

https://www.kenwoodracing.com/owner-for-a-day

Our Vino Rosso / Lisa Limon filly has been named Vino Limone and has progressing nicely towards her racing debut with Trainer Kelly Breen (see attached picture above).  She has had three timed works (see scan above for her profile and 5/26 work.  She also breezed on Sunday June 2^nd going 3 furlongs in 37.2 but there was some sort of glitch and it was not published.  She was timed for 4 furlongs yesterday, but Kelly asked her rider to ease up at 3 furlongs after going in 37.1 so the last furlong was at a geared down pace (see below). Kelly has been very happy with her progress so far.  We have a couple of shares available in Group 96 for those who want to be part the racing career of this beautiful two- year- old with a nice pedigree.   For those attending the Owner for a Day Event on June 15^th you will be able to see her on the track and back at the stable area.  Please let us know if you are interested as these shares will be sold quickly.

Vino Limone (2-Year-Old Filly)

Date: June 9, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:80 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 113/162

 

Lisa’s Palace was welcomed back to the Kenwood Stable after being claimed out of Race 6 on Saturday at Monmouth Park.  She will be part of our ARC24 Group 95 and we are looking forward to trying her in a turf race in a couple of weeks.  Her dam Lisa Limon was an excellent turf runner during her injury shortened career and we feel that a surface change could be beneficial for this 3 year old filly who has 3 wins on the dirt and has earned almost $80,000 in her first year of racing. 

 

Wind Ninety Nine is well out coming out of his hard trying 2^nd place finish on Saturday May 25^th .   We are looking to enter him for a race on June 15^th that is written for the turf, but he will be entered as Main Track Only (MTO) and will only run if the race comes off the grass.  We will continue to look for another dirt race for him as well.

Miti Fast Flower has come back very well after finishing 4^th after a long layoff at Penn National on Thursday May 23^rd where she vied for the lead at the top of the stretch but tired after the long layoff.  Trainer Mark Salvaggio felt that a little more conditioning was all that she needs and we are pointing her to a race with the same conditions on Thursday June 20^th at Penn National

Outlaw Country continues to train well and we are planning on entering him in an Allowance race on Sunday June 23^rd at Monmouth Park . 

Butterfly Queen finished 5^th  by 2 ¼ lengths on Saturday May 25^th and was claimed from us out of the race.  We wish her and her new connections the best of luck in the future.

Calming Sea has been given some rest from training after being scratched with a sore foot on Memorial Day.  She will get a couple of weeks off and then will be reevaluated for resuming training.

Red Head Italian is well and continues to recover at Overbrook Farm in Colts Neck.

Cali Heat continues to recover at Nor Mar Farm in Pennsylvania and the vet feels that he should be ready to get back into training within six weeks as his wound has begun to heal sufficiently..

Our Connect filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.  See the latest report from Sergio below.

Hidden Brook Weekly Update

To:          George Katzenberger

From:     Sergio de Sousa

Date:      6/7/2024            

23 Connect/ Lisa Limon                  Filly is doing well. Racing

Hi All,

A very busy weekend upcoming with races tonight, Saturday, Sunday and possibly Monday on tap.  We also will have our first Breakfast and Backside morning training session at 8 am on Saturday at Monmouth Park.  We will watch morning training from the beautiful Summer Wind Patio in front of Monmouth Park’s Clubhouse and then proceed to the stable area to see our horses in Kelly Breen’s barn including our 2-year-old Vino Rosso / Lisa Limon 23 filly.  We have a few shares available in Group 96 which was recently formed for her racing career.  We the still have room for a few more so if you can make it, please let us know as soon as possible.

 

Miti Fast Flower will kick off the racing tonight at Penn National in Race 3 (see details below and pp’s attached above).  Scott’s pre-race comments are below.  Good luck to all Kenwood Partners, Group 84 Members and Trainer Mark Salvaggio.

    Race day for MITI FAST FLOWER, and we’re excited to get her back to the starting gate to kick off the Summer of her 3YO season! There was one scratch in the race, with the #4-Woodland Glade no longer running; so we are down to eight runners, with the two ML favorites breaking from the inside #1 and #2 post positions. Miti Fast Flower is 6-1 on the ML and had her sharpest breeze two weeks ago, when she broke from the gate, just like in a race. Mark says she is doing well coming out of that breeze and into the race, so we’re expecting a big effort from her off the break with the drop in class. All the early speed horses on paper are posted to her inside tonight, so a clean break should allow her to get first shot at settling off the early pace, saving some ground before making a big run at the Quarter Pole and down the stretch. Penn National saw some heavy rains this morning from a couple fast-moving storms, but Mark was confident the track would dry out by post time tonight since no other rain was in the forecast. No indication of the track condition yet, but a Fast track is preferred! 

 

Miti Fast Flower is entered on May 23, 2024 at PENN NATIONAL.

 

Race: 3 - 6:43 PM        W-P-S/ Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Daily Double Pick 3 (Races 3-4-5) / Hollywood Hi 5

 

MAIDEN CLAIMING $10,000

 

Purse: $ 15,000. (plus Up To 40% Pabf) For Maidens, Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. Three Year Olds, 121 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Claiming Price $10,000. Six Furlongs.

 

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
5	Miti Fast Flower	3/F		$ 10,000	Jorge L. Vargas, Jr.	121	Mark V. Salvaggio

 

Butterfly Queen and Wind Ninety Nine are both entered on Saturday May 25^th In Races 3 and 6 respectively.  They each have had two breezes since our last update and Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen feels that they both are ready to go (details and work results are below and pp’s are attached above)  Scott’s initial comments are below.

  BUTTERFLY QUEEN has been entered in a nice spot right at Monmouth Park on Saturday in  Race 3 with a Post Time at 1:52 PM! Paco Lopez is back aboard for the 8.5-furlong turf route, and they drew the #1 Post Position amongst a full field of ten runners and is currently 4-1 and second favorite. There are a couple others dropping down from competitive Maiden Special Weight races, but she is doing great and we’re expecting a big race from her on Saturday. Hopefully the rains hold off, and we’re on the turf this weekend! Just three races later on Saturday, we also have WIND NINETY NINE entered in Race 6; a one mile route on the dirt, with a Post Time at 3:24 PM. He will get one of the notable newcomers to the Monmouth jockey colony, Vincent Cheminaud, breaking from mid pack in the #4 Post Position in the shorter field of seven runners. Currently third pick at 7-2.  Both horses are coming into the race doing well, and all three of our runners had maintenance breezes again this past Sunday, because conditions were ideal and the horses were ready to go

Butterfly Queen is entered on May 25, 2024 at MONMOUTH PARK.

 

Race: 3 - 1:52 PM        Win, Place and Show Exacta, 50-Cent Trifecta and 10-Cent Superfecta Daily Double (Races 3-4)/50-Cent Pick 3 (Races 3-4-5)

 

MAIDEN CLAIMING $16,000 - $14,000

 

Purse: $ 17,500. (plus Up To 40% Njb) For Maidens, Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. Three Year Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 123 Lbs. Claiming Price $16,000, For Each $1,000 To $14,000 1 Lb. (rail At 12 Feet). One And One Sixteenth Miles. (Turf)

 

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
1	Butterfly Queen	3/F	L	$ 16,000	Paco Lopez	119	Kelly J. Breen

 

Butterfly Queen (3-Year-Old Filly)

Date: May 12, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:20 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/86

Butterfly Queen (3-Year-Old Filly)

Date: May 19, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 19/85

Wind Ninety Nine is entered on May 25, 2024 at MONMOUTH PARK.

 

Race: 6 - 3:24 PM        Win, Place and Show Exacta, 50-Cent Trifecta and 10-Cent Superfecta Daily Double (Races 6-7)/50-Cent Pick 3 (Races 6-7-8) 50-Cent Pick 5 (Races 6-7-8-9-10)

 

CLAIMING $12,500 - $10,500

 

Purse: $ 24,000. (plus Up To 40% Njb) For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Not Won A Race Since November 25. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Claiming Price $12,500, For Each $1,000 To $10,500 1 Lb. (races Where Entered For $8,000 Or Less Not Considered InEligibility). One Mile.

 

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
4	Wind Ninety Nine	6/G	L	$ 12,500	Vincent Cheminaud	124	Kelly J. Breen

 

Wind Ninety Nine (6-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: May 12, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:80 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 26/86

Wind Ninety Nine (6-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: May 19, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 82/136

 

Outlaw Country is entered in Race 9 on the turf at Monmouth Park on Sunday May 26^th.  Paco Lopez will ride in this full field (see details and last two workout results below).  It shapes up to be a tough group but he continues to train well and should appreciate the surface change from Tapeta back to turf. 

 

Outlaw Country is entered to run on May 26, 2024, at MONMOUTH PARK.

Full Entries for Race

Overnight

Race: 9 - 4:54 PM        Win, Place and Show Exacta, 50-Cent Trifecta and 10-Cent Superfecta Daily Double (Races 9-10)

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING $30,000

Purse: $ 52,500. (plus Up To 40% Njb) For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won Two Races Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or State Bred Allowance Or Which Have Never Won Three Races Or Claiming Price $30,000. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since April 26 Allowed 2 lbs. A Race Since March 26 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $30,000 (Races Where Entered For $22,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). Five And One Half Furlongs. (Turf)

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
3	Outlaw Country	4/G	L	$ 0	Paco Lopez	121	Kelly J. Breen

 

Outlaw Country (4-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: May 12, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:80 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 26/86

Outlaw Country (4-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: May 19, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 51:80 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 126/136

 

Calming Sea has been entered multiple times for races both at Pimlico and  Monmouth Park.  She had two very nice works in the last two weeks and is ready to run (see below).  We are hoping that a race for her is carded on Monday Memorial Day at Monmouth Park. 

Calming Sea (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: May 12, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 8/86

Calming Sea (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: May 19, 2024
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 36:20 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 5/85

 

Our Vino Rosso / Lisa Limon filly has arrived at Monmouth Park and is training for her debut this summer with Kelly Breen.  We look forward to seeing her on the track on Saturday.

Red Head Italian is well and continues to recover at Overbrook Farm in Colts Neck.

Cali Heat continues to recover at Nor Mar Farm in Pennsylvania.

Our Connect filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.  See the latest report from Sergio below and walking video attached above.

Hidden Brook Weekly Update

To:          George Katzenberger

From:     Sergio de Sousa

Date:      5/17/2024

23 Connect/ Lisa Limon                  Filly is doing well. Racing

 

 Also a reminder that Saturday June 15^th will be our initial “Owner for A Day” event for 2024.  It is Haskell Preview day at Monmouth Park (see the description of the day’s races below from Monmouth Park’s Tom Liucci)  and we will welcome up to 15 people to spend the day with us from early morning training including visiting the backside to meet our horses, Trainer and Jockeys and watching the races from one of the new Terrace Suites in Monmouth Park’s Clubhouse.  Use the link below to access more details and sign-up information on our website at Kenwoodracing.com.  These events fill up quickly so check it out now and get in the game!

https://www.kenwoodracing.com/owner-for-a-day