4/25

Racing How'd You Do?
1

Well, the babies continue to bring home the bacon.  Stakes ponies totally bombed.

WINS

2yos

[color=blue]Nighttogo (Nightfight) broke his maiden first time out pulling away by nearly 3 1/2 lenghts.  He was one we were looking most forward to being out of our WCh. 2X Eclipse award winning mare Gilttogo.

[color=blue]Wind In My Sails (As You Wish) also broke his maiden impressively first time out in a packed full maiden race.  He’s out of another one of our prized mares NCh. Set The Sails (G) and is already an inch taller than her at 17.1h. 

[color=red]Given A Lilly (Point Given) had the most impressive win today finishing her maiden race over 8 lengths in front.  We are excited to see these "Lilly’ foals doing so well because we love the Rogue’s Lilly dam line so well. 

3yo+

[color=blue]Snowy Night (Nightfight) finally broke his maiden in his fifth race this year.  Hopefully this means he’s starting to get those legs working right! He’s finished 2nd in 3 other races this year.

PLACES

2yos

[color=blue]Quick To Fight (Nightfight) in a NW2. 

[color=blue]Moe Money (Nightfight) in a NW3.

[color=blue]Pick And Choose (Nightfight) in a NW3.

3yo+

[color=blue]Lucky Night (Nightfight) in an OA.  He’s been top 3 4/5 starts this year.

SHOWS

2yos

[color=red]Pittsburgh Rare (As You Wish) in a NW2.

3yo+

[color=blue]Lairdland (Highland Laird) in an OA.  Top 3 100% this year.

2

Five out today, only one winner but everyone brought home a paycheck.

[color=blue]Rainbow Hunter (3yo Crystal Rainbow) won his OA, his fourth win this year. [color=red]Black Betty (3yo Double Cross) was 3rd.

[color=red]Freedom is Mine (3yo Tryst of Fate) and [color=red]Far Away (3yo Chivalry) were 2nd and 3rd in their maiden.

[color=red]Hilton Flyin High (4yo Worth The Wait) was 5th in her OA. She and Betty are heading home to the farm for a break.

3

Great day. 11 out; our stakes runners rocked it, our 2yos were a bit all over.
11(7)-3(3)-3(2)-2(2)-1 $372,400

Wins
[color=red]Fight For Me (3yo, Nightfight) in the Hallandale Beach Stakes. Her first stakes win
[color=red]Top O’ The Mornin’ (3yo, I’m Your Angel) in the G2 Queenston Stakes. Her first ever stakes start and it was a win!
[color=blue]GCh. Highland Bound (5yo, Highland Bandit) in the G2 Bula Hurdle Race. He is 2 out with 2 wins so far this season

Places
[color=blue]Prosperous (2yo, Dark Continent) in a NW1 dirt allowance
[color=red]Ch. Bubblicious (3yo, I’m Your Angel) in the G2 Queenston Stakes behind stablemate Top O’ The Mornin’
[color=blue]GCh. Turnpike Wannabe (5yo, Candidate) in the G3 Crown Royal American Turf

Shows
[color=red]Unchartered Waters (5yo, Worth The Wait) in the G3 Bed O’ Roses Breeders’ Cup Handicap
[color=blue]Your Decision (5yo, I’m Your Angel) in the G2 Lee Steere Stakes

4

We had 29 on the track today.

Absolute highlight of the day was Starling’s (5yo, Rahy) 6th career SW in Hong Kong. Not just because it puts him 1 away from studification, but it also got him that coveted Gr. 1 win that he needs. So WHOO!!

It’s a Long Story (2yo, Unabridged) is now 2 wins for 2 starts. His dam had a really talented but really short career. I hope he is more than just a flash in the pan.

Charles Bon (2yo, Candidate) won his first start out.

Place
Tijuana (2yo, Tryst of Fate) was 2nd in her NW2 against the boys.
Labor of Love (2yo, Demand the Best) in her NW2.
Cold Rain (4yo, Dark Continent) in her OA.
Counting Crows (3yo, Gimme a Shot) in Gr.2 Louisville Breeders’ Cup
Act the Fool (3yo, Foolhardy) in her OA.

Show
Aziraphale (2yo, I’m No Fool) in his NW2.
Unapologetic (2yo, Foolhardy) in his NW3.
Return of the King (3yo, Long Live the King) in his claimer. Good luck to his new owner!
Phenomenal (3yo, Foolhardy) in Gr. 3 Fort Marcy Handicap.

5

Only 2 off the board.

6-1-0-2-1

WINS
Pacific Theatre (3yo, Rock of Gibraltar) in her OA.

3RDs
Bold Arrogance (4yo, High Chances) in her NW2.
Gyrfalcon (3yo, Joyeux Oiseau) in his NW3.

6

27(20)-3(1)-3(3)-3(1)-9(6) $393,350

A day of 1/3rds - 1/3rd of our runners finished in the first 3 in their races, 1/3rd of our runners finished 4th in their races and 1/3rd of our runners finished off-the-board. Another 2YO winner, making it 4 so far for the year, however, what was also encouraging was that all 6 of our 2YO runners today finished on-the-board.

Biggest disappointment today was the performance of our 3 runners in the G1 Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup, a race we have won in each of the previous 3 years. Our best performance in today’s race was with last years winner, [color=blue]G.Ch. Straticus who could only finish 4th, with our other two runners finishing 5th & 7th respectively. Congrats to Cat on [color=blue]Starling’s great performance in winning this race. Good luck in him getting the last SW he needs to become Stud-Qualified.

Two other disappointments were our “twins”, [color=red]G.Ch. Valentine’s Day & [color=red]G.Ch. Unknown Soldier, who have finished 1-2 in the same race 9 times in the past two years, but could only manage 3rd & 6th in the G2 Queenston Stakes today. Congrats to Kim for her two horses finishing 1-2 in this race.

Wins
[color=red]Ch. Rahirah, (4yo, Rahy) in the G3 Skip Away Handicap.
[color=blue]Ch. Last Orders, (4yo, Lasting Spirit) [/b] in an OA.
[color=blue]Spurs Win, (2yo, Tottenham Hotspur) [/b] in an NW3.

Seconds
[color=red]Ch. Deliverance, (6yo, Major’s Flight) in the G3 Skip Away Handicap.
[color=blue]G.Ch. LiveLong&Prosper, (4yo, Spock) in the G2 Lee Steere Stakes.
[color=red]PresidentialDebate, (3yo, What’s Debatable) in the Ung Hallandale Beach Stakes.

Thirds
[color=red]G.Ch. Valentine’s Day, (4yo, Slip in the Mud) in the G2 Queenston Stakes.
[color=red]Chunky’s Dream, (2yo, Magic Glory) [/b] in an NW3.
[color=blue]Spurs Away Gamble, (2yo, Tottenham Hotspur) [/b] in an NW2.