I’m shocked to get noticed, but glad to report that the team is still working together to keep the win percent up - still at 47%! Believe me, I wish there was some magic formula, but there really isn’t.
I just enter anyone at ‘A’ energy, and don’t really do anything for fitness. I have my ponies on auto-workouts, but that’s just to get to know the jockey and get feedback - it’s helped me figure out running styles/equipment mainly. They don’t do any activity to increase fitness, though - they just walk. Unfortunately, the random glitch gods want to stop me from having some ponies figured out (for example, Ducati, who can’t get an assigned jockey for workouts, so he’s 100% guesses).
[color=blue]Mimic (3yo homebred, I’m Your Angel) won his open allowance - his 3rd win in a row! Glad to have finally figured him out, and can’t wait to see where he goes from there.
[color=red]D’lightful (4yo homebred, High Chances) won her open allowance - her second SC race, and second win in a row. She clearly appreciates the switch.
My darling boy, [color=blue]Ch. Ducati (3yo, Magic Cross) won his open allowance - hopefully it was a welcome break from stakes competition. I entered him there for two reasons: hopefully a confidence boost, but more importantly, I wanted to see how he would do under Derby-like distances. I would be ecstatic to finally have a Derby entry this year, and I think he might be my ticket. He’s never been out of the top 3 yet.
[color=blue]Ch. Exit Poll (4yo, Irish River) won the G3 Hal’s Hope Handicap - his third stakes win. He’s a determined little hurdler. Ironically, he beat Romancier, who beat him in the SC Colt Eclipse votings, as well as several other big names.
[color=red]Singsong (3yo, Rahy) finished second in her NW3 - that’s her favorite way to finish. This is one girl I can’t seem to get to like the winner’s circle! She’s finished second in 7 of her 11 starts.
[color=blue]Dawson’s Rudge (4yo, A.P. Indy) finished 3rd in his starter allowance.
Two others were off the board - Laudri (5th) and Girlfight (7th in a stakes race).