Stable Notes 9/21/24
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 3rd place finisher, and a total of 22+ lengths back to the 4th through 7th 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 4th 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 2nd 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 5th. 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 11th, 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.

Stable Notes - September 4, 2024
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 3rd 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 2nd 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
If you would like to make changes to
Calming Sea is ready to
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.

Stable Notes August 20, 2024
All,
The Annual Kenwood Picnic will be held on Sunday August 25th 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 19th 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 24th 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 29th. 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

Stable Notes July 26, 2024
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 25th 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 20th (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 11th.
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

Stable Notes - July 10, 2024
Hi All,
Hope everyone enjoyed the 4th 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 25th 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 23rd (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 20th 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 17th. 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 4th 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 11th 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
Stable Notes - Junes 10, 2024
Hi All,
A quick reminder that Saturday June 15th 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 2nd 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 15th 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 2nd place finish on Saturday May 25th . We are looking to enter him for a race on June 15th 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 4th after a long layoff at Penn National on Thursday May 23rd 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 20th at Penn National
Outlaw Country continues to train well and we are planning on entering him in an Allowance race on Sunday June 23rd at Monmouth Park .
Butterfly Queen finished 5th by 2 ¼ lengths on Saturday May 25th 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

Stable Notes May 23, 2024
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 |
3/F |
$ 10,000 |
121 |
Butterfly Queen and Wind Ninety Nine are both entered on Saturday May 25th 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 |
3/F |
L |
$ 16,000 |
119 |
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 |
6/G |
L |
$ 12,500 |
124 |
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 26th. 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.
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)
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121 |
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 15th 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!
Stable Notes - May 10, 2024
Hi All,
Opening Day for the 79th racing season at Monmouth Park is Saturday , May 11th. If you will be attending the races this weekend, please stop by Clubhouse Boxes 116 & 118 to say hello as we will be there this Weekend and every racing day of the meet.
Also, a reminder that Saturday June 15th 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
HASKELL PREVIEW DAY FEATURES FOUR $150,000 PREP RACES
AS A PRELUDE TO NYRA BETS HASKELL STAKES CARD AT MONMOUTH
OCEANPORT, N.J. – Four $150,000 stakes races – three of them Grade 3 events – will again headline Monmouth Park’s Haskell Preview Day on Saturday, June 15, as a prelude to the NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes Day on Saturday, July 20.
The NYRA Bets Pegasus Stakes, the Grade 3 Monmouth Stakes, the Grade 3 Salvator Mile and the Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes will serve as the local preps for the Haskell Stakes Day card.
The $1 million, Grade 1 NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes, the highlight of the 51-day meet, is supported by an undercard featuring the $600,000, Grade 2 United Nations, the $400,000, Grade 3 Monmouth Cup, the $500,000, Grade 3 Molly Pitcher and the $300,000, Grade 3 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes.
Monmouth Park’s 79th season gets underway on Saturday, May 11. Live racing runs through Sunday, Sept. 15.
The 43rd running of Pegasus Stakes, for 3-year-olds at a mile and a sixteenth, is the Shore track’s prep race for the nine-furlong Haskell. The top two finishers in the Pegasus Stakes receive a free entry fee and start fees for the Haskell Stakes.
The Grade 3 Monmouth Stakes, for 3 year olds and up going a mile and an eighth on the turf, is a stepping stone for the United Nations, which is contested at a mile and three-eighths on the grass. The top two finishers in the Monmouth Stakes receive free entry and start fees to the United Nations.
The winner of the 77th edition of the Grade 3 Salvator Mile, for 3 year olds and up, receives free entry and start fees to the Monmouth Cup.
The Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes at a mile and a sixteenth on the turf for fillies and mares, 3 and up, has the added bonus for the winner of free entry and start fees to the WinStar Matchmaker Stakes.
We will not have any entries during the first two weekends at Monmouth Park as the bulk of the stable has just recently shipped up from Florida and have settled in with Kelly Breen and his staff on the backside (see attached pictures above). The end of the month will be very busy with five possible entries over the extended Memorial Day Weekend.
Miti Fast Flower had a nice work from the gate on Tuesday and Trainer Mark Salvaggio was pleased and has deemed her ready for her 2024 debut. There is a Maiden claiming race on Thursday May 23rd at Penn National that we are pointing her towards. We will keep you posted once she has an entry confirmed.
Miti Fast Flower (3-Year-Old Filly)
Date: May 7, 2024
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:84 Breezing
Track Condition: Muddy
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 4/17
Wind Ninety Nine has a possible entry on Saturday May 25th and Outlaw Country will be entered for a turf race on Sunday May 26th over Memorial Day Weekend at Monmouth Park.
Butterfly Queen and Calming Sea are both currently being considered for races on Memorial Day Monday May 27th at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland as there are no races for them in the first Monmouth Condition Book. This may change if races come up for them on the Monmouth Overnights next week.
Red Head Italian is well and really enjoyed the visit by Kenwood Partners and Group Members last Sunday at Overbrook Farm. She ate a full bag of carrots and posed for many pictures from her stall. Recovery is going well so far and she should be ready for some light exercise early in June.
Cali Heat continues to recover from a deep cut that he sustained in his stall back in March and we are looking forward to getting him back into training once the wound is fully healed.
Our Vino Rosso / Lisa Limon filly continues to train well, and we are looking forward to her arrival in New Jersey shortly. We will be giving her a name soon with suggestions from Group members and Kenwood Partners under consideration.
Our Connect filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky. See report from Sergio below.
Hidden Brook Weekly Update
To: George Katzenberger
From: Sergio de Sousa
Date: 5/10/2024
23 Connect/ Lisa Limon Filly is doing well. Racing
Stable Notes - April 15, 2024
Hi All,
A busy week upcoming with three entries at Gulfstream Park for our ARC23 and ARC24 groups. Also. a reminder that Saturday June 15th which will be our initial “Owner for A Day” event for 2024. It is Haskell Preview day at Monmouth Park 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 below link 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
Monmouth Park will be holding a Kentucky Derby viewing Party on Saturday May 4th in the Turf Club. The cost is $55 per person and if you are interested, I can send you the details and if there are enough who want to attend, we can get a table for the group.
Wind Ninety Nine has had two additional breezes (see details and videos below) in preparation for his debut for our ARC24 group on Wednesday April 18th (see details below and pp’s attached above) in Race 3 at Gulfstream Park. He will have Paco Lopez aboard going a flat mile from post five on the main dirt track in this Starter Allowance Optional Claiming event which is the distance and surface where he has three wins in four tries. At 8-1 on the opening line, he will have to recapture that past form in order to best this group of veteran runners. Good luck to our ARC24 Group and Trainer - Partner Kelly Breen.
Wind Ninety Nine (6-Year-Old Gelding)
Date: April 10, 2024
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:05 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 3/12
Wind Ninety Nine (6-Year-Old Gelding)
Date: April 3, 2024
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:90 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 3/13
Butterfly Queen is entered in a restricted 3YO Filly Race on Saturday April 20th in Race 11 at Gulfstream Park (see details below and pp’s attached above). Paco Lopez will ride in this full field of ten with two also eligibles going one and a sixteenth miles on the turf with a slight step up in class to the Maiden 35K Claiming Level. She is ready and had a nice breeze on Friday to prepare for this spot. Good luck to our ARC24 Group and Trainer - Partner Kelly Breen.
Butterfly Queen (3-Year-Old Filly)
Date: April 12, 2024
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:95 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 20/32
Outlaw Country is entered for our ARC23 Group on Sunday April 21st at Gulfstream Park in race 9 going five furlongs on the synthetic track (see details below and pp’s attached above). He had a maintenance breeze on Friday shown below and I have included Scott’s initial comments on the race below. Good luck to our ARC23 Group and Trainer- Partner Kelly Breen.
OUTLAW COUNTRY will get one more try at Gulfstream Park to get back into the Winner’s Circle, before heading to his favorite turf course at Monmouth Park! Carded as Race 9 on Sunday’s card, April 21st, Outlaw Country drew the #7 post position in a field of nine runners with Paco Lopez back in the irons; an ideal post position for his off-the-pace running style, and the same position he has broken from in his last two starts. This is also the same Starter Allowance Optional Claiming level he’s been running in all Winter, posting a 4:1-3-0 running line, along with nearly $40,000 in earnings. He comes into this race doing as well as ever showing no signs of tiring to Kelly and his team. While it’s unfortunate we haven’t been able to get him on the Turf course at Gulfstream Park, or in a State-Bred race for that matter(!), Outlaw Country has earned his keep while down in Florida racing on the Synthetic track and got to breeze on the beautiful turf course at Palm Meadows all Winter; something he doesn’t get to do while at Monmouth! I
Outlaw Country is entered to run on April 21, 2024, at GULFSTREAM PARK.
Race: 9 - 5:21 PM
STARTER OPTIONAL CLAIMING |
Purse: $ 31,000. (Includes $3,000 - FTHA-FOA) . For Four Year Olds And Upward Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $12,500 Or Less Since April 21, 2022 Or Claiming Price $20,000. Weight, 123 Lbs. Non-winners Of Two Races Other Than Maiden Or Claiming Since January 21 Allowed 3 Lbs. Such A Race Since Then Allowed 5 lbs. Claiming Price $20,000. Five Furlongs. (All Weather Track)
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Wgt |
Trainer |
7 |
4/G |
L |
118 |
Outlaw Country (4-Year-Old Gelding)
Date: April 12, 2024
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 35:90 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf
Rank: 6/6
Miti Fast Flower had another timed work for Trainer Mark Salvaggio at Penn National last Wednesday. Scott’s comments are below.
Some more progress for MITI FAST FLOWER this past week. Trainer Mark Salvaggio had her back on track for a 4-furlong breeze and she has come out of it doing great. As we often say, workout times really don’t mean much, and especially at this point in her training. Mark was not looking for a fast time, and just wanted to see her engaged in a formal workout while running through the wire. Albeit a slow time for 4-furlongs, the Equibase Workout Notification is below, Mark was happy with how she looked, but even happier with how she came out of it! He texted me this morning, unprompted, “Flower is going good, going to be more aggressive now.” It’s a sign that Mark sees the right progress with her conditioning and foundation, and we’re excited for this next step in her progress. We’ll continue to keep you posted along the way, and I have attached a photo from Mark during her breeze (see above).
Miti Fast Flower (3-Year-Old Filly)
Date: April 9, 2024
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 52:51 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 43/45
Calming Sea is recovering well from her last race where it was discovered that she had some inflammation in her air passage post - race which more than likely contributed to her tiring in the stretch. She was given some antibiotics to clear up the problem and should be back on the track shortly. It is possible that she will run one more time at Gulfstream before travelling north to Monmouth Park the first week of May.
Cali Heat continues to recover from a deep cut that he sustained in his stall a couple of weeks ago and we are looking forward to getting him back into training once the wound is fully healed.
Red Head Italian is well at Overbrook Farm and continues to enjoy her time off for healing and hopefully resume training early this summer.
Our Vino Rosso / Lisa Limon filly continues to train well, and we are looking forward to her arrival in New Jersey early in May.
Our Connect filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.
Stable Notes - April 1, 2024
Hi All,
Some important dates to announce as we move closer to the opening of Monmouth Park on Saturday May 11th.
First is Saturday June 15th which will be our initial “Owner for A Day” event for 2024. It is Haskell Preview day at Monmouth Park and we will be welcoming 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 below link 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
A second important date to mark on your calendar is Sunday August 25th which will be Kenwood Racing’s Annual Picnic to be held at Monmouth Park on NJ Thoroughbred day. More information to come later this summer.
For information on upcoming races for our horses please copy the following link which will take you to the Stable page on our Website
Entries here - https://www.kenwoodracing.com/statistics/entries
Calming Sea is entered in Race 6 at Gulfstream Park on Saturday April 6th (see details below for the race and her most recent maintenance breeze). I have included Scott’s pre-race analysis below and have attached the pp’s above.
CALMING SEA is entered to run next Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Race 6, an 8 ½ furlong turf route for non-winners of two races lifetime. Post Time is 3:40 PM, and Calming Sea drew the #4 Post Position in a short field of seven runners with Paco Lopez aboard to give her Kenwood debut another go! She has come out of her freak-incident in the paddock two weeks ago doing well and hasn’t missed a beat; including a nice 4-furlong breeze this past Monday. While this is a step up in class from the Clm16000 race that claimed her out of, she has shown enough for trainer Kelly Breen and his team to warrant the entry. She was competitive at this level back on New Years Day, getting nailed at the wire by a wall of horses after leading the entire way, in a thrilling finish. We couldn’t pass up this turf entry with a short field. There is some other early speed entered that she will have to contend with, but she is inside of that and with a clean trip, she should get the shortest run around the track. With a couple closers to the outside that have run well at this level already, Calming Sea will need to run a big one, but she fits and should have a say in the outcome of this race.
Calming Sea is entered to run on April 6, 2024, at GULFSTREAM PARK.
Race: 6 - 3:41 PM $1 Daily Double / $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta / $1 Super Hi 5 $.50 Bet 3 (Races 6-7-8) / $.50 Pick 4 (Races 6-7-8-9)
CLAIMING $25,000 |
Purse: $ 37,000. (Includes $4,000 - FTHA-FOA) (Includes $5,000 - FBIF - Florida Bred Incentive Fund) . For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Which Have Never Won Two Races. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 126 Lbs. Claiming Price $25,000 (if No Three-year-olds Are Entered, Older Weight Will Revert To 122 Lbs.). (if Deemed Inadvisable To Run This race over the turf course, it will be run on the Tapeta Course at One Mile and One Sixteenth) (Rail at 24 feet). One And One Sixteenth Miles. (Turf)
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Med |
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L |
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126 |
Calming Sea (4-Year-Old Filly)
Date: March 25, 2024
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:90 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 16/23
Butterfly Queen gave a good effort in her Kenwood debut at Gulfstream Park on March 15th. Paco Lopez sat a perfect ground saving trip until the 1/8th pole, where she was cut off along the rail costing her a chance for victory. However, she was very game and regrouped to just get nosed out for 2nd place, settling for a hard earned third. We are encouraged by this effort and are looking forward to her next entry later this month. She had an easy maintenance breeze on Sunday shown below.
Butterfly Queen (3-Year-Old Filly)
Date: March 31, 2024
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:95 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf
Rank: 16/30
Outlaw Country ran another good race for our ARC23 Group on Saturday March 24th at Gulfstream Park. Scott’s post- race comments are below.
OUTLAW COUNTRY looked phenomenal pre-race in the paddock and on track, and ran his typical race today coming from off the pace, to finish a strong 2nd. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough to catch the ML and Post Time Favorite, #8-Hope For Him, who went gate-to-wire in impressive fashion. Johnny V stalked that early speed along with the 3rd Place Finisher, #2-Souper Success, and Outlaw Country was grinding and still running late to create more separation from the rest of the field, but the winner was just too good, start to finish. OC came out of the race in good order so far, and we’ll finalize plans for his next couple months in the coming weeks. OC has now collected 1st or 2nd place purse money in 7 of 8 races for ARC23 in the Kenwood silks, and hasn’t missed a beat since claiming him for just $16,000! He didn’t quite get back into the Winner’s Circle today, but his future continues to look bright, and it’s only a matter of time before he breaks through for his first win of 2024!
Miti Fast Flower had her first timed work for Trainer Mark Salvaggio at Penn National on Saturday. Scott’s comments are below.
MITI FAST FLOWER had another strong week of training, culminating in a nice 3-furlong breeze this morning, stopping the clock in 37.2 seconds for her first breeze towards a 3YO campaign! Mark Salvaggio was very happy with how she went about the workout, and she has come out of things well so far. These next few weeks will be key for starting to build back her speed, and we are currently targeting her next breeze the week of April 8th. She’ll gallop 1-2 miles over the next week, as we also continue to build back her endurance and stamina as well, and we are excited to have her back on the official “work tab”! The Equibase Workout Notification is below:
Miti Fast Flower (3-Year-Old Filly)
Date: March 30, 2024
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:41 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 6/11
Wind Ninety Nine had a nice breeze on March 25 (see below) and is ready for his Kenwood debut. We are targeting a dirt race for him at Gulfstream on April 13th with entries taken this Saturday. Details to follow.
Wind Ninety Nine (6-Year-Old Gelding)
Date: March 25, 2024
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:95 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 11/23
Cali Heat is recovering from a deep cut that he sustained in his stall a couple of weeks ago and we are looking forward to getting him back into training once the wound is fully healed.
Red Head Italian is well at Overbrook Farm following a setback due to an injury while training at Overbrook Farm. She will need some time off for healing and hopefully resume training early this summer.
Our Vino Rosso / Lisa Limon filly continues to train well, and we are looking forward to her arrival in New Jersey early in May.
Our Connect filly is well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.