4/14

[imagine]

Ten sent out, 7 in the money with 6 in the first two  Our best day in a while.

Winners were :

[color=blue] Mission Possible in the $50,000 claimer and he stays with us. [color=red]Coldenoughforsnow finished 12th.

[color=blue]Quarren in a NW3 for 3yo on turf. He was followed home by [color=red]Kokoro No Kizu Ni in 2nd. Both runners broke their maiden last time out.

[color=blue]Crystal Wizard in a NW2 for 3yo on turf.

Places were:

[color=red]User Friendly in a NW3 over 10.5f on turf. She led for the early part of the race so may need a bit shorter.

[color=blue]Columbus in a starter allowance on turf over 6th. Nice to see he can still earn money as a 6yo. [color=red]Mischief in Motion was 5th.

Both 2yo bombed in their respective races.

[Shelbie]

Not fantastic, but not bad. Sent out 14 and 8 brought home checks, and 15 horses coming home. To only mention highlights:

2yo’s
[color=blue]Candied Roses (What’s Your Point) ran 2nd/14 in his debut.
[color=blue]Lucrative (My Lucky Day) was 4th/14 in his NW2.
[color=blue]Perfect Gentleman (Worth My While) was 2nd/14 in his debut.
[color=red]Temple Maid (Worth My While) ran 2nd/14 in her debut.

[color=red]On Dove’s Wings ran 3rd/14 in her OA.
[color=green]Pepper Bomb finished 2nd/14 in a 50k claimer and stays home.
[color=green]To Alaska was 3rd/6 in his OA.
We successfully claimed [color=blue]Eteelya, a son of A.P. Indy out of a bronze-ranked create mare, for 5k. He finished 4th/5. Here’s to hoping he can run once we fiddle with racing style, equipment, ect.

[Shanthi]

Decent day for us, with some major highlights.

Wins:
[color=red]Can’t Fool Me (Foolhardy), first foal from FFCh. Can’t Catch Me. So happy about her win in her first race.

[color=red]Point The Finger (Jazz It Up) in a NW2.

[color=blue]Privileged Intel (Strider), 2yo 1/2 brother to MSW Basalt.

[color=blue]Usain Bolt (Strider) in a NW3.

[color=red]Three Ballads (Cryptic Ballad) in a maiden.

Places:
[color=blue]As You Like (As You Wish), 1/2 brother to MSWs Lady Fae and Lord Nelson.

[color=red]Etched In Gold (Government Secret) in an allowance.

[color=red]Ring of Darkness (Ring of Fire) in a NW3.

Shows:
[color=blue]Magician’s Wand (Point Given) in a NW2.

[color=red]Queen’s Fool (Foolhardy) in the La Troienne.

Congrats to [color=blue]Gunningdownromance’s 2yo [color=red]Raptor Romance who was 3rd in a NW2.

Congrats to [color=blue]Slew O’Scots’ son [color=green]So Slew Me on his win in the Greatwood Handicap.

[Grace_Littlef]

Not great on the money front but a good day for horses in the top 5. Sent out 16 and again some of my babies are performing better than expected. With 10 out of the 16 in the money.

[color=blue]Charmed One-(Seattle sorcerer)5.5f NW1 Allow,2yo, Dirt - Wet,[color=blue]7th kind of surprised he didn’t do better, maybe a tweak or turf next time.
[color=red]Twilight Haze-(octagonal)5.5f NW2 Allow, 2yo,Dirt - Good,[color=red]4th just what I hoped running up front and in. Mixed company. 1/2 to Ch.Nightlit Haze
[color=blue]Whatsinaname(worth my while)-6.0f NW2 Allow,2yo,Turf - Slow,[color=blue]3rd another first time turf run, hitting the  board on slow going!
[color=red]Rahy’s Angel-(Rahy)5.5f NW2 Allow,2yo,Turf - Wet,[color=red]5th yet again another first time turf try, In. Mixed company, she was the only filly in the top 5!
[color=blue]Pride of Hollywood-6.5f NW2 Allow,3yo,Dirt - Wet,[color=blue]1st this guy just keeps getting better.
[color=red]Raptor Romance-(Gunningdownromance)5.5f NW2 Allow,2yo,Turf-Slow[color=red]3rd first time out and on slow turf, pretty happy with this $1k purchase!
[color=red]Slews Sweet Lassie(slew o’Scots)-5.5f NW3 Allow,2yo,Dirt - Good,[color=red]10th first time out in. Mixed company, so not shocked she was in the back.
[color=red]Precious Gem-(crystal rainbow)5.0f NW3 Allow,2yo,Dirt - Good,[color=red]6th first time out and racing in. Mixed company, didn’t fare too bad.
[color=red]In The Fast Lane-6.0f Allow,3yo+ F,Dirt - Wet,[color=red]13th completely at a loss on this girl!??
[color=green]Viva Las Vegas-6.0f Allow,4yo+,Dirt - Good,[color=green]2nd such a good horse even after injury last year, he’s very dependable!
[color=blue]Epic Montage-9.0f Allow,3yo+,Turf - Wet ,[color=blue]4th such a good boy even brings home money when he’s wet.
[color=red]Stylish Wish-9.0f Allow,3yo+, Turf - Wet,[color=red]9th don’t know what’s up with this girl except being wet.
[color=blue]Risen Star-(rumor has it)5.5f Maiden,2yo,Turf - Wet,[color=blue]11th first time out and on turf, being wet kind of expected this one.
[color=red]Devil in De Nile-(devil his due)5.5f Maiden for 2yo F,Turf - Wet,[color=red]5th first time out, first time on turf, and wet too!
[color=blue]Lohan-6.5f Claiming,3yo+,Dirt - Good,[color=blue]3rd just coming home from a lease where the stable quit, he hasn’t run in months, he hit the board and is staying with us.
[color=blue]Danzinwiththedevil-8.0f Ungr. Smart Halo St, 3yo+,SC - Good,[color=blue]5th not a great finish, but he’s still trying.

[pureblarney]

I don’t normally post in How’d You Do, but today was so great I can’t help it. 

Six horses out and four wins!

[color=blue]Highland Sorcerer won the first race of his career. He’s not even quite at his mature height yet, so hopefully this is a good sign!

[color=red]Viva Cuba won the first race of her career. Based on how tall she is, it looks like two might be her year…

[color=red]King of Gondor has won three out of the four races she’s been in this year. Three more points to Champion status.

[color=red]Cantina Place won her Allowance and has proven that she loves turf sprinting. One more point to Champion status!

[ivycreekfarm]

Sent out 15, came home with 16…

3YO homebred, [color=red]With A Fleurish (x Gimme A Shot) was the highlight (and shock) of the day, winning her maiden.  We switched her back to dirt and slapped a figure-8 on her, and she completely changed her trailing-the-pack style for a run where she led from wire to wire.  Alrighty.  We’ll stick to this, then!  Leased [color=red]Never Doubt (x No Duplicate) was dead last.  Sigh.  I have my work cut out for me on this one…

2YO homebred, [color=red]Singsong (x Rahy) ran 2nd in her debut.  She is out of one of my stakes winning mares, and with her daddy, I was really hoping she’d be able to run like this!  I’m super, super excited to run this filly this year.

We claimed 3YO [color=blue]Exit Poll (x Irish River) for a mere $5,000, simply because he is 1/2 to the MSW gelding, Jagged Stone, who is having a STELLAR year so far.  And he finished 2nd in his claimer, which I hope is a good sign despite the minor competition there.  He’s already a 'chaser, though, while his brother runs on the flat.  I hope that doesn’t hurt his potential too much…

2YO [color=blue]Ducati (x Magic Cross) ran 3rd in his debut.  I’m crossing my fingers for this guy - he’s sired by the same stud as our best runner to date - Magic Flyer - who appeared to be close to able to make stallion status, but never did.  So I would love this boy to take his place in the spotlight, now that Flyer is retired.  Ducati’s dam was a MSW champion, and he is her first foal.

3YO [color=red]Ciao Bella (x Alley Cat) still appears to be a later maturer, but at least she’s consistant this year.  Considering her HOTY mama, I have all the patience in the world for this girl to learn to run.  Homebred stablemate, [color=red]Girlfight (x Nightfight) was a frustrating 5th in the same race - a trend she continues to hold up. 

2YO [color=blue]Whiskey Charmer (x Silver Charm) finished 3rd in his debut.  This boy has had a rough life, and I’m glad it has made him tougher.  I’m glad to see him look so promising on the track.

2YO [color=red]Montalvo (x Point Given) was 4th in her debut.  Not bad for a $1000 purchase!  I’m excited to see how she improves.

2YO [color=red]Brooke Valentine - a activity points redemption - was 4th in her debut as well.

2YO homebred [color=red]Alakazam (x Highland Magic) was 4th in her debut as well.

4YO homebred [color=green]Notmyfirstrodeo was 6th in his starter allowance against a surprisingly tough field.

And the other three to run were all 2YOs - homebred [color=blue]Star of Lakshmi (Octagonal - 8th), [color=blue]Nazgul (Jazz It Up - 9th), and [color=blue]Laudri (x Point Given - 11th).  Hopefully they will improve with more experience.