Kenwood Racing Weekly Horse Update

• Dahlonega came out of her race at Gulfstream Park well, and has settled into trainer Kelly Breen's barn at Palm Meadows.  We'll be looking for a race for her towards the end of the month.
• Blu Candy is doing fine out of her first race at Penn National on Wednesday.  It was good to get a race under her belt, and we're looking forward to getting her back out by the end of the month or early March.
• Adhwaa was entered today for a starter allowance race on Super Bowl Sunday at Aqueduct. She gets a top rider in Trevor McCarthy and this 7 horse field is a nice spot and a good test.  We will need to keep an eye on the weather for possible changes or a cancellation.
• Life On the Edge is doing well with trainer Kelly Breen at Belmont Park, and continues to train back into racing shape. Weather permitting she may be ready for a race in a few weeks.
• Seven Seven ships in the next day or two to Kelly Breen's barn at Belmont Park, given that the weather has closed the track at Overbrook Farm.  He is feeling super and ready to get back into training.  Here is a photo of him enjoying the recent snow at Sunset Meadow Farm.
• Fire's Finale is doing great and continues to train forwardly at Nick deMeric's farm in Ocala.  He will be sent to Kelly at Palm Meadows in about 2 weeks.
• Pango is also doing well in Ocala at Nick deMeric's, according to whom Pango "seems happy to be back in work."  He should ship to Mark Salvaggio at Penn around March 1^st to prepare for the first turf races of the spring.
• Tracy Ann's Legacy has been entered for Saturday at Gulfstream in the Ladies Turf Sprint Stakes.  The race drew an 8-horse field and is a similar spot to the stakes where she was third last time out.  She may also be entered in an allowance race tomorrow and then we will decide which option is best for her.  If you want to attend the race we can make arrangements for seating-dining.
• LISA LIMON and her Liam's Map colt are doing well at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.  She's due to deliver her Palace Malice foal in about another month before being bred back to Bolt d'Oro. Here is an article highlighting Liam's Map's success so far as a stallion, which bodes well for Lisa Limon's colt's future.

We are still actively pursuing additional horses through claims at Gulfstream Park and hope to add more horses to the Kenwood Racing stable in the coming weeks. Please check your email frequently for any new offerings.

For information on our Taste of Thoroughbred Ownership® program and future groups, please contact us:

phone: (732)-775-1930

email: info@kenwoodracing.com

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Kenwood Racing Weekly Horse Update

• Dahlonega is our newest addition to the stable after we claimed her Wednesday at Gulfstream Park. This honest and versatile daughter of Adios Charlie is a Florida-bred and will be eligible for state bred purse money while she is in Florida with Kelly Breen.
• Blu Candy is entered for her long-awaited debut on February 3rd at Penn National for trainer Mark Salvaggio.  We knew when we purchased her that it would take some time to get her ready for the races, and this 7-horse field is a good spot to get her started.
• Adhwaa is doing well out of her win last week, and is targeting an allowance race on Super Bowl Sunday, February 7th, at Aqueduct for her next start.
• Life On the Edge  had an easy breeze by design last Friday as she continues to work her way back into racing shape.  If all goes well, hopefully we'll be looking at a start toward the end of February.

Life On the Edge (4-Year-Old Filly)
Date: January 22, 2021
Track: BELMONT PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 51:66 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 63/65

• Seven Seven continues to do well at Sunset Meadow Farm where he has access to a paddock rather than being stuck in the shedrow at Overbrook Farm.  With some winter weather forecasted this weekend, we are hoping the track at Overbrook will be ready for him to ship in the middle of next week.
• Fire's Finale is working towards getting back into racing shape at Nick de Meric's farm in Ocala.  Nick reports that he is doing well.
• Pango is also doing well in Ocala and Nick de Meric is pleased with his progress as he works his way back into racing fitness and turf racing in the Northeast this spring
• Tracy Ann's Legacy had a nice half-mile breeze last Friday as she continues to target the Ladies Sprint Stakes on February 6th at Gulfstream Park.  It is a very similar race to the Abundantia Stakes in which she came in a very strong 3rd last time out to become stakes placed.

Tracy Ann's Legacy (5-Year-Old Mare)
Date: January 22, 2021
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 51:05 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf

Rank: 25/40

• LISA LIMON and her just-turned yearling by Liam's Map are doing well in Kentucky.  Liam's Map had his third Grade 1 winner this past weekend when Colonel Liam scored impressively in the Grade 1 Pegasus Turf at Gulfstream (read article), which is great news for our colt’s future value.  Lisa Limon is due to have her 2nd foal in March, by the top sire Palace Malice, and is booked back to the exciting young stallion Bolt d'Oro.  

We are still actively pursuing additional horses through claims at Gulfstream Park and hope to add more horses to the Kenwood Racing stable in the coming weeks. Please check your email frequently for any new offerings.

For information on our Taste of Thoroughbred Ownership® program and future groups, please contact us:

phone: (732)-775-1930

email: info@kenwoodracing.com

or by filling out this form.

Kenwood Racing Weekly Horse Update

• Blu Candy  is doing well at Penn National with Mark Salvaggio, and scheduled to have a gate work tomorrow.  Assuming she comes out of that well, there are races on Feb 3rd and Feb 5th in the condition book that fit for her debut.  Mark is happy with her.
• Adhwaa won impressively last Sunday at Aqueduct, drawing off by 4 lengths and earning almost as much from this one victory as we paid for her.  She's doing well out of the race according to trainer Kelly Breen.
• Life On the Edge  is doing well at Belmont Park, and scheduled to breeze again soon as she continues to progress towards her return to the races.  If all goes well, hopefully we'll be looking at a start toward the end of February.
• Seven Seven continues to do well at Sunset Meadow Farm, and is just awaiting clearance to ship to Overbrook Farm.  As soon as they're ready for him to ship there, he will.
• Fire's Finale returned to training on Monday with Nick deMeric in Ocala after his well-deserved rest.  You can see some photos and a video of him here.  Nick said he is feeling great.
• Pango is also doing well in Ocala after returning to the track on Monday following his vacation and will continue to train for the opening of turf season here in the Northeast.
• Tracy Ann's Legacy is doing well at Palm Meadows Training Center with Kelly Breen.  She has been nominated to the Ladies Sprint Stakes on Feb 6th at Gulfstream Park.  It is a very similar race to the Abundantia Stakes in which she came in a very strong 3rd and became stakes placed.
• LISA LIMON and her just-turned yearling by Liam's Map are doing well in Kentucky. She is due to have her 2nd foal in March by the top sire Palace Malice, and is booked back to the exciting young stallion Bolt d'Oro.  Here is a video of her Liam's Map colt walking at the farm. Everyone at Hidden Brook farm is impressed with him and say that he is the best looking yearling there.

We are actively pursuing additional horses via claim or private purchase and are looking forward to attending the March OBS for the 2 year old sales with the goal of adding some new young talent to our stable.

For information on our Taste of Thoroughbred Ownership® program and future groups, please contact us:

phone: (732)-775-1930

email: info@kenwoodracing.com

or by filling out this form.

Horse by Horse News  

• Blu Candy is training at Penn National with Mark Salvaggio, and had a good half-mile breeze on Tuesday.  She's scheduled to have a gate work next week, and assuming she comes out of that well, there are races on Feb 3rd or Feb 5th that will fit her for her debut. 
• Adhwaa is entered in the 2nd race at Aqueduct on Sunday, Jan 17th (see our entries page for more details).  This is a good spot for her and if she fires and gets a good trip she should be very competitive.  We will hopefully get lucky in that there is rain forecast for tomorrow, but then it's supposed to be windy enough to dry the track out for her race Sunday.
• Life On the Edge had a good 3-furlong workout this morning at Belmont ParkThis was her second work since resuming training and she responded well to being asked for a little more.  Here is a link to the video Kelly Breen sent us. She is on the outside. 
• Seven Seven is scheduled to ship back to Overbrook Farm to begin training on a track in the middle of next week.  He was actually ready to come in this week but weather delays put it off a few days. Reports from Jeannie at Sunset Meadow Farm are that “he's doing well, feeling great, and training himself out in the field.”
• Fire's Finale is doing well in Ocala and scheduled to return to training next week with Nick de Meric. He’ll get a few weeks training at the farm with Nick, then ship into Kelly Breen and if all goes well he should be ready in early spring for a race at Gulfstream Park before shipping north.
• Pango is doing well in Ocala and also will begin training on Monday with his target being turf season in the Northeast.
• Tracy Ann's Legacy is doing well at Palm Meadows Trainiing Center with Kelly Breen.  She is being pointed to the Ladies Sprint Stakes on Feb 6th at Gulfstream Park.  It is a very similar race to the Abundantia Stakes in which she come in a very strong 3rd and became stakes placed. There is also the possibility of an allowance race if one comes up before the stake. What a great place we are in with a filly we claimed for just $22,000 last summer!
• LISA LIMON and her just-turned yearling by Liam's Map are doing well in Kentucky. She is due to have her 2nd foal in March by the top sire Palace Malice, and is booked back to the exciting young stallion Bolt d'Oro.

Horse Workout Notification
Life On the Edge (4-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse, purchased OBS March 2019
Date: January 15, 2021
Track: BELMONT PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:05 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 6/26

Blu Candy
Your Comment: 18F Candy Ride
Date: January 12, 2021
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:40 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 14/16

General News

New Groups coming….  It’s a new year and we are hot on the trail of new horses! We put in a claim for a horse on Wednesday at Gulfstream Park, but we were one of six groups in on the horse and did not win the shake.  This is not unexpected at Gulfstream Park where there is a lot of claiming activity, especially for the promising horses.  We will be ready to try again next time a good option arises and expect to come out of the Gulfstream Park meet with several horses for racing at Monmouth Park this summer.

For information on our Taste of Thoroughbred Ownership® program and future groups, please contact us:

phone: (732)-775-1930

email: info@kenwoodracing.com

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Horse by Horse News  

• Tracy Ann's Legacy is now stakes placed after a very game 3rd in the Abundantia stakes today at Gulfstream Park. Sent off at 14 to 1 against an exceptionally tough 10 horse field, she broke sharply but had to battle head to head with another runner which clearly cost her 2^nd and probably the win. After she gamely put her away at the top of the stretch she continued to battle hard, being passed by the eventual winner in deep stretch and the 2^nd horse right at the wire, beaten just ½ length for 2^nd in an incredibly game effort. With two allowance wins, a 4th in a stake against males at Monmouth Park despite a slow break and her race today she's already earned 3 times her purchase price. There are similar stakes at Gulfstream in the first week of February and March to look forward to, and a repeat of this effort should be enough to win stakes at Monmouth Park – Laurel Park – Parx – Delaware Park this summer. Claimed for just $22,000 at Monmouth Park last July, we will end up with a very nice profit with her and we think the best is yet to come. Congratulations to the entire Kenwood Racing team and especially all her owners, what a way to start the new year!
• Adhwaa gets in just the spot we were looking for at Aqueduct next week, a starter allowance event with a very large $55,000 purse. Of course not an easy spot but she’s earned a shot off her impressive maiden win at Laurel and an excellent work coming into this race. Whatever she does here she should have lots of opportunities to win for us this winter in NY-Pa.-Md. but we expect a good effort from her as a new year gets underway.

Horse Workout Notification
December 24, 2020
Adhwaa (3-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse private purchase 7/20
Date: December 24, 2020
Track: BELMONT PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:63 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 9/71

• Life On the Edge  good at Belmont Park. She’s trained well all week and will breeze in early January. She should be running in New York this winter for some very nice purses.
• Blu Candy is back in training at Penn National, trained easily for two days now. If all goes well Mark can gallop her for 10-14 days, breeze her once or twice, and look for a race for her debut. She is as explained from the get go bred to mature and we’ve given her a ton of time and patience in hopes she’ll be a nice horse for us.
• Seven Seven is expected to ship to Overbrook farm shortly, once the weather-track there improves enough to let him get some training in. He’s doing excellent in his final days of R&R at Sunset Meadow Farm.
• Pango well and happy in Ocala at de Meric farm. He’s getting turnout in a nice paddock now, then daily swimming for about 30 days, and then will go back into training with the goal of having him fit and ready to return to trainer Mark Salvaggio at Penn by the end of the winter and ready to run when the first turf races appear in the northeast next spring. He had a terrific year for us, ending with two straight impressive wins, and we are looking forward to another big year with him in 2021.
• Fire's Finale is doing great in Ocala enjoying a richly deserved bit of R&R. A little turnout in a nice paddock now and back in training end of next month.
• Lisa Limon and weanling by Liam’s Map both very well in Kentucky. Lisa will be bred to the very popular young sire Bolt d’Oro in 2021. An exceptionally fast and beautifully bred horse, Bolt d’Oro was bred to 214 mares in 2019 and his first foals to hit the sales ring averaged over $90,000 as weanlings this year. Lisa is due have her second foal in early March by the top sire and racehorse Palace Malice.

For information on our Taste of Thoroughbred Ownership® program and future groups, please contact us:

phone: (732)-775-1930

email: info@kenwoodracing.com

or by filling out this form.

General News

Three wins from three starts this month gives us a final total of 19 wins out of 92 starts for 2020. Kenwood has been winning at a 30%+ clip for the entire second half of the year, a nearly legendary percentage for such an extended period of time. May 2021 be a year of renewal for the world and even more success for Kenwood Racing. Look for news on new horses-groups very shortly!

Horse by Horse News

• Adhwaa gets in just the spot we were looking for at Aqueduct next week, a starter allowance event with a very large $55,000 purse. Of course not an easy spot but she’s earned a shot off her impressive maiden win at Laurel and an excellent work coming into this race. Whatever she does here she should have lots of opportunities to win for us this winter in NY-Pa.-Md. but we expect a good effort from her as a new year gets underway.

Horse Workout Notification
December 24, 2020
Adhwaa (3-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse private purchase 7/20
Date: December 24, 2020
Track: BELMONT PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:63 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 9/71

• Tracy Ann's Legacy gets post #4 in the 11^th and final race of the day in a large and super-competitive Abundantia Stakes to begin a new year tomorrow at Gulfstream Park. Claimed for just $22,000 at Monmouth Park in July, she’s earned several times that for us already and whatever happens here we will end up with a very nice profit after multiple trips to the winner’s circle already, if she’s managed properly.

Horse Workout Notification
December 24, 2020
Tracy Ann's Legacy (4-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse, claimed 7-19-20
Date: December 24, 2020
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:05 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf
Rank: 9/39

• Life On the Edge  good at Belmont Park. She’s trained well all week and will breeze in early January. She should be running in New York this winter for some very nice purses.
• Blu Candy is back in training at Penn National, trained easily for two days now. If all goes well Mark can gallop her for 10-14 days, breeze her once or twice, and look for a race for her debut. She is as explained from the get go bred to mature and we’ve given her a ton of time and patience in hopes she’ll be a nice horse for us.
• Seven Seven is expected to ship to Overbrook farm shortly, once the weather-track there improves enough to let him get some training in. He’s doing excellent in his final days of R&R at Sunset Meadow Farm.
• Pango well and happy in Ocala at de Meric farm. He’s getting turnout in a nice paddock now, then daily swimming for about 30 days, and then will go back into training with the goal of having him fit and ready to return to trainer Mark Salvaggio at Penn by the end of the winter and ready to run when the first turf races appear in the northeast next spring. He had a terrific year for us, ending with two straight impressive wins, and we are looking forward to another big year with him in 2021.
• Fire's Finale is doing great in Ocala enjoying a richly deserved bit of R&R. A little turnout in a nice paddock now and back in training end of next month.
• Lisa Limon and weanling by Liam’s Map both very well in Kentucky. Lisa will be bred to the very popular young sire Bolt d’Oro in 2021. An exceptionally fast and beautifully bred horse, Bolt d’Oro was bred to 214 mares in 2019 and his first foals to hit the sales ring averaged over $90,000 as weanlings this year. Lisa is due have her second foal in early March by the top sire and racehorse Palace Malice.

For information on our program and future groups, please contact us:

phone: (732)-775-1930

email: info@kenwoodracing.com

or by filling out this form.

General News

A very happy, safe and healthy holiday season to the entire Kenwood Racing family and as always thanks for your support in 2020. It has sure been a tough year for the world but happily Kenwood Racing’s success offered a little much needed ‘diversion’ as several of our owners put it. There were cash distributions made to every member of the co-owner groups of Fire’s Finale, Tracy Ann’s Legacy and Adhwaa along with a year-end report for co-owners on all current horses-groups. Three wins from three starts this month gives us 19 wins for 2020 out of 92 starts. Kenwood Racing has been winning at a 30%+ clip for the entire second half of the year, a nearly legendary percentage for such an extended period of time. We’ve won races at tracks up and down the east coast, from claiming races at Penn National to feature allowances and stakes at Monmouth Park, Parx, and Gulfstream Park. Congratulations to trainers Kelly Breen, Mark Salvaggio and Ron Spatz and the members of our Kenwood Racing family. May 2021 be a year of renewal for the world and even more success for Kenwood Racing. Look for news on new horses-groups early in the new year!

 Horse by Horse News

• All good horse news to begin the new year... Tracy Ann's Legacy gets post #4 in the 11^th and final race of the day in a large and super-competitive Abundantia Stakes on January 1^st at Gulfstream Park. She had a nice little maintenance breeze and is fresh and ready, having earned her way here off an impressive wire to wire win in the opening day feature at this track. Tracy Ann has had a terrific career with 8 wins, 6 seconds and 3 thirds from 21 career starts and lifetime earnings over $225,000 to date. Claimed for just $22,000 at Monmouth in July, she’s earned several times that for us already and whatever happens here we think the best is yet to come with her.

Horse Workout Notification
December 24, 2020
Tracy Ann's Legacy (4-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse, claimed 7-19-20
Date: December 24, 2020
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:05 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf
Rank: 9/39

• Adhwaa had a nice little maintenance work at Belmont Park. She’s ready to run back and there are a couple of spots to enter her in this week at Aqueduct and Parx. Off her impressive maiden win at Laurel Park this month we think she’s going to be a nice horse for us this winter racing for large purses in NY – Pa. - Md.  The ideal spot would be a starter allowance at Aqueduct for a huge $55,000 purse if the race goes.

Horse Workout Notification
December 24, 2020
Adhwaa (3-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse private purchase 7/20
Date: December 24, 2020
Track: BELMONT PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:63 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 9/71

• Life On the Edge arrived safely at Belmont Park from Overbrook training center last Sunday. She’s trained well all week and will breeze in early January. She should be running in New York this winter for some very nice purses.
• Blu Candy is scheduled to return to training this week, we have a van lined up to take her to Mark Salvaggio at Penn National Tuesday. She did really well at the farm and we are sending her back after just a couple of weeks rest so she doesn’t lose much fitness. If all goes well Mark can gallop her for 10-14 days, breeze her once or twice, and look for a race for her debut. She is as explained from the get go bred to mature and we’ve given her a ton of time and patience in hopes she’ll be a nice horse for us.
• Seven Seven is expected to ship to Overbrook farm shortly, once the weather-track there improves enough to let him get some training in. He’s doing excellent in his final days of R&R at Sunset Meadow Farm.
• Pango well and happy in Ocala at de Meric farm. He’s getting turnout in a nice paddock now, then daily swimming for about 30 days, and then will go back into training with the goal of having him fit and ready to return to trainer Mark Salvaggio at Penn National by the end of the winter and ready to run when the first turf races appear in the northeast next spring. He had a terrific year for us, ending with two straight impressive wins, and we are looking forward to another big year with him in 2021.
• Fire's Finale is doing great in Ocala enjoying a richly deserved bit of R&R. A little turnout in a nice paddock now and back in training end of next month.
• Lisa Limon and weanling by Liam’s Map both very well in Kentucky. Lisa will be bred to the very popular young sire Bolt d’Oro in 2021. An exceptionally fast and beautifully bred horse, Bolt d’Oro was bred to 214 mares in 2019 and his first foals to hit the sales ring averaged over $90,000 as weanlings this year. Lisa is due have her second foal in early March by the top sire and racehorse Palace Malice.

For information on our program and future groups, please contact us:

phone: (732)-775-1930

email: info@kenwoodracing.com

or by filling out this form.

General News

Great turnout for our online meeting yesterday! Thanks to the 35+ partners, co-owners and friends on hand to celebrate a spectacular year including some words from trainer Kelly Breen and a new member of our team beginning January 1^st, George Adams.  Included with our update on all horses and groups and Kenwood Racing's plans for 2021 was the very happy announcement of cash distributions on the way to every member of the co-owner groups of Fire’s Finale, Tracy Ann’s Legacy and Adhwaa. Look for a year-end report for co-owners on all current horses-groups shortly.  Three wins from three starts this month gives us 19 wins for 2020 out of 92 starts. Kenwood Racing has been winning at a 30%+ clip for the entire second half of the year, a nearly legendary percentage for such an extended period of time. We’ve won races at tracks up and down the east coast, from claiming races at Penn National to feature allowances and stakes at Monmouth Park, Parx, and Gulfstream Park. Congratulations to trainers Kelly Breen, Mark Salvaggio and Ron Spatz and their entire teams, as well as to all the riders and the members of our Kenwood Racing family. The best is yet to come in 2021!!!

Horse by Horse News

• Speaking of Fire's Finale who is doing great in Ocala enjoying a richly deserved bit of R&R. A little turnout in a nice paddock now and back in training end of next month.
• Adhwaa good out of her maiden win at Laurel Park and should be ready to enter towards the end of December or early January. We think she’s going to be a nice horse for us this winter for large purses in NY and Md. 
• Tracy Ann's Legacy on target for the Abundantia Stakes on January 1^st at Gulfstream Park. While stake races at Gulfstream Park are almost always incredibly competitive, she’s earned her way here after a terrific season for us. She’s excellent out of her victory opening day at Gulfstream Park and we are looking forward to another successful year with her in 2021. Tracy Ann has had a terrific career with 8 wins, 6 seconds and 3 thirds from 21 career starts and lifetime earnings over $225,000 to date. Claimed for just $22,000 at Monmouth Park in July, she’s earned several times that for us already and we think the best is yet to come with her.
• Life On the Edge will ship into Belmont Park from Overbrook Farm training center ASAP, probably early next week, depending on when a van can safely navigate the icy roads in the area. It’s a bit earlier than we had planned but due to horrible weather the Overbrook track can’t stay open much so she’ll get more training in at Belmont Park. She is doing great and if all goes well she’ll be running in New York this winter for some very nice purses.
• Seven Seven is expected to ship to Overbrook Farm shortly, once the weather-track there improves enough to let him get some training in there. He’s doing excellent in his final days of R&R at Sunset Meadow Farm.
• Blu Candy at Sunset Meadow Farm briefly. She will return to training soon and hopefully we can look for a race for her debut in January.
• Pango well and happy in Ocala at de Meric farm. He’s getting turnout in a nice paddock now, then daily swimming for about 30 days, and then will go back into training with the goal of having him fit and ready to return to trainer Mark Salvaggio at Penn National by the end of the winter and ready to run when the first turf races appear in the northeast next spring. He had a terrific year for us, ending with two straight impressive wins, and we are looking forward to another big year with him in 2021.
• Lisa Limon and weanling by Liam’s Map both very well in Kentucky. Lisa will be bred to the very popular young sire Bolt d’Oro in 2021. An exceptionally fast and beautifully bred horse, Bolt d’Oro was bred to 214 mares in 2019 and his first foals to hit the sales ring averaged over $90,000 as weanlings this year. Lisa is due have her second foal in early March by the top sire and racehorse Palace Malice.

For information on our program and future groups, please contact us:

phone: (732)-775-1930

email: info@kenwoodracing.com

or by filling out this form.

General News

• Three wins from three starts this month gives Kenwood Racing 19 wins for 2020 out of 92 starts, impressive stats indeed but note we began the year 2 for 38 when almost all tracks were shut down during COVID and it was almost impossible to find the right spots for horses. Thus Kenwood Racing has been winning at a 30%+ clip for the entire second half of the year, a nearly legendary percentage for such an extended period of time. We’ve won races at tracks up and down the east coast, from claiming races at Penn National to feature allowances and stakes at Monmouth, Parx, and Gulfstream Park. Congratulations to trainers Kelly Breen, Mark Salvaggio and Ron Spatz and their entire teams, as well as to all the riders and the members of Kenwood Racing family. The best is yet to come in 2021!!!
• You are invited to Kenwood Racing's on-line meeting, Thursday December 17, 2020 at 7:30pm.  This meeting will introduce the management changes at Kenwood Racing, including a new member of our team and give you an opportunity to hear from trainer Kelly Breen. We will also provide an update on all horses and groups and Kenwood's plans for 2021.  In addition, there will be some surprise announcements and a raffle of a special trophy from Life on the Edge's win on August 14 at Monmouth Park for Group 50 Co-Owners.  It is an ideal opportunity to ask any questions you may have about your group, a particular horse, Kenwood Racing or the industry in general.

While a reservation is not required to join, letting us know that you expect to attend ahead of time would be appreciated. 

Note: since this meeting will discuss information that is considered confidential, it is for invitees only and will not be recorded for future use.

• Thought everyone might enjoy a story today on old friend New Found Treasure, who is enjoying a safe and happy retirement thanks in large part to the efforts of one of her Kenwood Co-Owners, Wendy Slocombe who shared the following with us.... “Attached is my update on lovely New Found Treasure who is adored by her new owner and admired by all. She is out every day with pasture mates. She really has been more of a star than I had hoped. Please print my letter in all or as much as you see fit to others. Because you offered her for private sale and subsequently retired her sound the sky is the limit”. It’s owners like John and Wendy that people rarely hear about who are the heart and soul of our game, they are in it for the love of the horse and always put the horse first.

Horse by Horse News

• Fire's Finale great out of his win in the Pa. Nursery stakes at Parx and arrived safely in Ocala yesterday for a brief and richly deserved bit of R&R. A little turnout in a nice paddock and back in training end of next month.
• Adhwaa excellent out of her maiden win last week at Laurel Park, so good in fact that we are considering entering her next week for a race back on two weeks rest at Aqueduct. Stay tuned.
• Tracy Ann's Legacy on target for the Abundantia Stakes on January 1^st at Gulfstream Park. While stake races at Gulfstream are almost always incredibly competitive, she’s earned her way here after a terrific season for us and the timing should be perfect. She’s excellent out of her victory and we are looking forward to another successful year with her in 2021. Tracy Ann has had a terrific career with 8 wins, 6 seconds and 3 thirds from 21 career starts and lifetime earnings over $225,000 to date. Claimed for just $22,000 at Monmouth in July, she’s earned several times that for us already and we think the best is yet to come with her.
• Life On the Edge training well at Overbrook Farm. The brief bit of R&R did her a world of good after a long campaign this year and she looks ready to get back to action now. In early January she should be ready to ship into Kelly Breen at Belmont Park and if all goes well she’ll be running in New York this winter.
• Seven Seven is expected to join Life On the Edge in training at Overbrook farm shortly, doing excellent in his final days of R&R at Sunset Meadow Farm.
• Blu Candy will get just a couple of weeks at Sunset Meadow farm and then return to training and look for a race. She arrived safely today.
• Pango well and happy in Ocala at de Meric farm. He’s getting turnout in a nice paddock now, then daily swimming for about 30 days, and then will go back into training with the goal of having him fit and ready to return to trainer Mark Salvaggio at Penn National by the end of the winter and ready to run when the first turf races appear in the northeast next spring. He had a terrific year for us, ending with two straight impressive wins, and we are looking forward to another big year with him in 2021.
• Lisa Limon and weanling by Liam’s Map both very well in Kentucky. We’re pleased to announce Lisa will be bred to the very popular young sire Bolt d’Oro in 2021. An exceptionally fast and beautifully bred horse, Bolt d’Oro was bred to 214 mares in 2019 and his first foals to hit the sales ring averaged over $90,000 as weanlings this year. Lisa is due to foal in early March.

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Horse by Horse News

A day, a week, a month, a year of racing that will long remembered. Three wins from three starts in December including Fire’s Finale winning the Pa. Nursery stakes. Here’s all the news, plus links to videos, articles, and more….

• We begin with Fire's Finale , who got the worst possible post in an overflow field for the Pa. Nursery Stakes at Parx Monday but came into the race training exceptionally well. He was sent off at 11 to 1 odds in a race where every one of the better horses nominated was entered, literally could not have been a tougher spot for the level. Last out of the gate and last for the first half of the race, he commenced an inside rally at the 3/8 pole under Mychel Sanchez, a terrific and personable young rider, who gave him a picture perfect trip. Mychel swung him into the middle of the track turning for home, took dead aim on the four runners still in front of him and mowed them down in the stretch to win by a length, going away (“I had a ton of horse from the start, he was just starting to run at the end” Mychel).  A large crowd of Kenwood Racing owners celebrated a tremendous victory together with this very special runner. You can see a great video one of the owners, Mike Russell, put together here. You can also read a great article about the race here. With his win, for the second time in less than a week, Kenwood Racing was the leading money winning owner in North America for the day (see below), just as we were last week when Tracy Ann’s Legacy won the feature race on opening day of Gulfstream Park’s elite winter meet.

Bred by Kenwood Racing from our great stakes winning mare Exchanging Fire and sold to the Kenwood Racing co-ownership group priced at just $40,000, with this win Fire’s Finale went over the $100,000 mark in career earnings after a terrific two year old season in which he made seven career starts with 2 wins, 2 seconds, a third and 2 fourths. He came out of the race perfect this morning and tomorrow he will head down to Ocala for a little R&R to have him fresh and fit for a big three year old campaign next year. The Pa. Nursery stakes has a great history, horses who have won it in the past include the legendary Derby & Preakness winner Smarty Jones, and while we aren’t comparing Fire’s Finale to that level of runner, he’s clearly a horse with a very promising future ahead of him. This was an especially emotional victory with a very unique horse. Kenwood Racing raced his mother, Exchanging Fire, who we claimed at Gulfstream Park and developed into a three time stakes winner of nearly $250,000. She was the horse who put our New Jersey-based program on the map and was like a member of our family so we kept and bred her. Fire’s Finale was her final foal (thus his name) as she tragically died of colic one month after he was born. He was raised by a nurse mare named Warm Country who was very devoted to him and despite that horrible start in life was a strong, healthy foal who developed into an impressive youngster, showing obvious talent from almost day one of his training. To see him turn into this kind of super sound and talented runner is what makes this frequently challenging business so worthwhile. This race was like a gathering of old friends, as Parx based trainer Ron Dandy who saddled the horse for trainer Kelly Breen yesterday is a friend of 30+ years who used to be a neighbor at Kenwood Farm in Georgetown, Ma in the 1980s. Meanwhile jockey Mychel Sanchez’s agent was none other than former rider and long time friend Joe Hampshire, who rode Exchanging Fire when she ran at Parx about 14 years ago. Exchanging Fire was based at Parx for most of her career with us; now her final foal returns to break his maiden and then win the first of what we hope will be many stakes at the same track for a talented young rider whose agent rode his mother when he was a jockey. Can’t get better than that.

• Just one day before Fire’s Finale won the Pa. Nursery Stakes, Adhwaa made some noise of her own on Sunday at Laurel Park. Battling head to head the entire length of the stretch with the 8 to 5 favorite (Adhwaa was the strong 9 to 5 second choice) while opening up on the rest of the field, she put her head down right at the wire (“like a football player reaching the ball over the goal line” – Paul Callahan) to win by a nose, with the rest of the field far back. It was an impressive maiden win for a talented filly, who was a private purchase by Kenwood Racing this summer at a value price. 5^th in her Kenwood Racing debut in a race she needed coming off a layoff, she was a good 2^nd last time out at Parx, setting her up perfectly for this race. Based with Kelly Breen’s string at Belmont Park, she came out of the race excellent and is well positioned to make some serious $ this winter running at Aqueduct – Parx – Laurel Park for generous purses.
• The month began with Tracy Ann's Legacy’s impressive win in the feature race on opening day of the premier Gulfstream Park winter meet Dec. 2^nd, wire to wire by 3+ lengths over a tough field of turf runners.  Tracy Ann’s Legacy is now being pointed to the Abundantia Stakes on January 1^st at Gulfstream Park. While stake races at Gulfstream Park are almost always incredibly competitive, she’s earned her way here after a terrific season for us and the timing should be perfect. She’s excellent out of her victory and we are looking forward to another successful year with her in 2021. Tracy Ann’s Legacy has had a terrific career with 8 wins, 6 seconds and 3 thirds from 21 career starts and lifetime earnings over $225,000 to date. Claimed for just $22,000 at Monmouth Park in July, she’s earned several times that for us already and we think the best is yet to come with her.
• The three December wins gives Kenwood Racing 19 wins for 2020 out of 92 starts, impressive stats indeed but note we began the year 2 for 38 when almost all tracks were shut down during Covid and it was almost impossible to find the right spots for horses. Thus Kenwood Racing has been winning at a 30%+ clip for the entire second half of the year, a nearly legendary percentage for such an extended period of time. We’ve won races at tracks up and down the east coast, from claiming races at Penn National to feature allowances and stakes at Monmouth Park, Parx, and Gulfstream Park. Congratulations to trainers Kelly Breen, Mark Salvaggio and Ron Spatz and their entire teams, as well as to all the riders and the members of Kenwood Racing family. The best is yet to come in 2021!!!
• In other news Life On the Edge training well at Overbrook Farm. The brief bit of R&R did her a world of good after a long campaign this year and she looks ready to get back to action now. In early January she should be ready to ship into Kelly Breen at Belmont Park and if all goes well she’ll be running in New York this winter.
• Seven Seven is expected to join Life On the Edge in training at Overbrook farm shortly, doing excellent in his final days of R&R at Sunset Meadow Farm.
• Blu Candy will breeze this week as we wait for a spot for her to make her debut.
• Pangowell and happy in Ocala at de Meric farm. He’s getting turnout in a nice paddock now, then daily swimming for about 30 days, and then will go back into training with the goal of having him fit and ready to return to trainer Mark Salvaggio at Penn National by the end of the winter and ready to run when the first turf races appear in the northeast next spring. He had a terrific year for us, ending with two straight impressive wins, and we are looking forward to another big year with him in 2021.
• Lisa Limon and weanling by Liam’s Map both very well in Kentucky. We’re pleased to announce Lisa Limon will be bred to the very popular young sire Bolt d’Oro in 2021. An exceptionally fast and beautifully bred horse, Bolt d’Oro was bred to 214 mares in 2019 and his first foals to hit the sales ring averaged over $90,000 as weanlings this year. Lisa Limon is due to foal in early March.

General News

Save Thursday Dec. 17^th at 7:30pm for our final online meeting of the year featuring a recap of 2020, a report on your horses and the finances of all your groups, plans for the new year, and a special announcement with some very good news (money in your pocket!). Look for your invite with meeting link shortly. 

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