3/15

Racing How'd You Do?
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We had an AWESOME outing!

Legal Strategy (6yo, Highland Bandit) ran 1st/6 in his OA.

[color=blue]Stressful Reality (3yo, Stressed) stretched out and placed 2nd/6 in his OA. Very happy!
[color=blue]Highland Devil (4yo, Devil His Due) finished 2nd/6 in his claimer and stays home.
[color=green]Paris Office (4yo, Mr. Townsend) ran 2nd/6 in his claimer and stays home.

[color=blue]Stained Glass (3yo, Crystal Rainbow) was 3rd/6 in his NW2.
[color=blue]Rock Stardom (5yo, Devil May Care) placed 3rd/8 in his claimer and stays home.

Also-ran: [color=blue]Heated Debate (3yo; 6th/6 NW2).

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Nice! Two fillies out.

[color=red]Hadriana won a claimer in Gulfstream and stays with us.

[color=red]Tizzy Fit was 4th/10 in a NW1. I think she’s slowly figuring out how to run; she earned a nice speed figure.

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Ponies running a bit flat at the moment.

[color=red]Hilton Flyin High (3yo Worth My While) broke her maiden at the second attempt, winning her SA.

[color=red]Sydney Harbour (5yo High Chances) was 3rd in her OA.

[color=blue]Devilish Style (3yo Devil His Due) flopped in the Swale Stakes, finishing last  ::)

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Good day here, had two 3yos win their maidens.  I haven’t been having much luck with the 3yos so far this season, so this was a turn-around day for them

[color=red]Emerald Magic (3yo, High On Love) won an NW3, while recently claimed stablemate, [color=red]Ecstatic Truffle (3yo, TakeMeToHollywood) finished a nose behind in 2nd.

Recently claimed [color=blue]Not A Physicist (3yo, Spock) won a Starter Allowance.

[color=red]Out Of The Hood (5yo, Robin Hood) won her NW2.

[color=red]Comedy Queen (4yo, High Chances) ran 2nd in an OA over turf, her best performance so far this year.

[color=green]Steal A Second (4yo, Steal Your Heart) ran 3rd in a NW1.

Also ran (my less successful 3yos):
[color=blue]Handsome Count (3yo, Count Me In) - 11th/13
[color=blue]Chance For Gold (3yo, Steal Your Heart) - 6th/10

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Since all my 4yos & up are resting up at the farm (aside from those who were already there), we sent out all 3yos.  Some probably could use a break at the farm, but everyone put in a solid performance today.  Our LOWEST speed factor of the day was 194!  :astonished:  It’s looking like we’re going to have another good year.

9(2) - 5(1) - 4(1) - 0 - 0

WINS

[color=red]Lady Katy (3yo, Stressed x Lady Kathleen) won her NW2, her second win in a row.  She also set her first speed record.  She joined us in September as an unplaced 2yo.

[color=red]Ch. Newyorknewyork (3yo, Stressed x Uptown Girl) won her OA, setting her second speed record.  She’s out of our platinum (!) broodmare, so she should have an exciting year.

[color=blue]Paradox (3yo, What’s Your Point x Contradiction) won his maiden race in his first attempt, AND set his first speed record!  We purchased him as an unstarted 2yo in December.

[color=red]Queen O’Scots (3yo, Prince Of Wonder x Sweet ‘n’ Sour) won her NW1, breaking her maiden in her first attempt.  She was also purchased in December as an unstarted 2yo.

[color=blue]Ch. Copycat (3yo, Mr. Prospective x Slew Copy) won the G3 Swale Stakes, his first stakes win.  He also set his first speed record today and earned his champion title.  He’s our last foal from the now-gold broodmare whom we sold.  ::)

PLACES

[color=blue]Crucifix (3yo, Spock x Twilight Embers) finished second in his NW2.  His consistency seems to be improving, at least.

[color=blue]Scotch Highball (3yo, Witness x Highland Madonna) finished second in his NW1 after breaking his maiden last time out.  He just joined us in December.

[color=red]Cell Block Tango (3yo, Witness x Lucked Out) finished second in her NW2 after breaking her maiden last time out.  She also just joined us in December, but as an unstarted 2yo.

[color=blue]Rahndezvous (3yo, Rahy x Springwalker) finished second in the G3 Swale Stakes, just a nose behind stablemate, Copycat.  They both earned the same (impressive) speed figure for their efforts.

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Congrats on Paradox rockin his first time out! Hoping he continues to run well

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A really good day for us, half of our 14 runners ending up winning and 4 of the rest finishing 2nd. We had two races where our runners finished 1-2 and one where they finished 1-2-4. Only one horse finished out of the 1st 4. Starfish horses earned more than $3m in purse money today, taking our earnings for this year to over $14m.

14(12)-7(5)-4(4)-0-2(2) $3,043,000

Wins
[color=blue]G.Ch. No Guts No Glory, (5yo, Magic Glory x Risk Away)[/b] in the G1 Cox Plate in Australia. This win took his earnings for this year to just under $2m and his overall earnings over the $3m mark. He now needs only 1 more SW to become stud-qualified.
[color=red]Ch. Song Thief, (3yo, Cool Thief x Play Those Tunes)[/b] in the G2 MV Vase in Australia. She earned her CH title with this win.
[color=blue]G.Ch. Hogsmeade, (4yo, Highland Magic x Blarneystone Lane) in the G3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct. His 2nd consecutive win and 4th win (along with 2 2nd’s) in his last 6 starts. He now only needs 2 more SW to join his half-brother [color=blue]G.Ch. Hogwarts as stud-qualified for next year.
[color=red]G.Ch. Knight’s Match, (4yo, Chivalry x Match Me Up)[/b] in the Ung Irish O’Brien Stakes at Santa Anita. She earned her GCH title with this win as well as taking her overall earnings over the $1m mark.
[color=blue]G.Ch. Superdocious, (4yo, Worth the Wait x Whistlin’ Dixie)[/b] in the Ung San Pedro Stakes at Santa Anita. He earned his GCH title with this win and now only needs 2 more SW to become stud-qualified.
[color=blue]Trojan War, (3yo, Cool Thief x Aphrodite) in an OA in Australia. His 2nd win in his 3 starts this year and 3rd win in his last 4 starts.
[color=blue]Gang of Thieves, (3yo, Cool Thief x Match Me Up) in an OA in Australia.

Seconds
[color=blue]Ch. Star of Wonder, (4yo, Harvard Bound x Wonder’s Miracle)[/b] in the G1 Cox Plate in Australia. This race took his overall earnings over the $1m mark.
[color=red]Ch. Ancient Fire, (4yo, Turn n’Burn x Ancient Honour)[/b] in the G3 Geelong Cup in Australia.
[color=red]Ch. Back St. Flight, (4yo, Major’s Flight x Back Streets)[/b] in the Ung Irish O’Brien Stakes at Santa Anita.
[color=red]Ch. Aquanita, (4yo, Magic Glory x Lookslikethefuse)[/b] in the Ung San Pedro Stakes at Santa Anita. She earned her Ch title with this performance.

Fourths
[color=blue]G.Ch. Bracton, (4yo, Rumor Has It x Lady of Honour)[/b] in the G1 Cox Plate in Australia. Failed by a nose to make it a Starfish 1-2-3 in this race. This race took his overall earnings over the $4m mark. He still needs only 1 more SW to become stud-qualified.
[color=red]Magic Spitfire, (3yo, Magic Glory x Blackout)[/b] in the G3 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream.

Also Ran
[color=blue]Sunset Flight, (3yo, Major’s Flight x Sunset Girl)[/b] in the G3 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream.

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After deciding to take a 2 year hiatus late last year and that completely not happening I have dug myself a bit of a hole; the good runners have new homes and the rest are still here assuming they had retired. Taking it carefully though we’re managing to break even

Only one runnning was [color=red]Gautseshen 3yo (Gotta Go) recently purchased from Kindlehope Farms, won her first time out and even managed a speed record. I’ve said it before, but I love Kindlehope ponies