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Not great but not a total waste either… decided to enter Whimsical War in an ungraded stakes, in which she ran mid field, and our only 2yo debuted and didn’t run dead last so all in all it could’ve been worse :laughing:

Also Rans:
Hidden Hero (2yo, Simply Heroic) 6th in a maiden
Whimsical War (5yo, City Upon a Hill) 8th in the Primonetta Stakes (Ungr.)

Excellent day with only one out of the first three including a new stakes winner. Even the 2yo hit the board! Pleased to see Inis break his maiden. Whilst it’s unlikely he’ll be as good as his half-brother Quarren, he becomes the 17th winner for his dam. Lovely to see her have a 100% winner to foals record as she was one of my favorite mares.

Wins:
Inis (3yo, Sionnach) in a NW1 Allowance
Gdansk (3yo, Long Live The King) in a NW2 Allowance
Lady of Hay (3yo, Long Live The King) in an Allowance
Love The Stars (3yo, Space Chips) in a NW3 Allowance
Draiodh (3yo, Quarren) in an Allowance
Ch. Gleaming Stranger (4yo, Black Cherry) in the Banshee Breeze Handicap (Ungr.)

Places:
Lia Fáil (3yo, Sionnach) in a NW1 Allowance
Lexicographer (2yo, Golden Text) in a NW2 Allowance
Out In Front (3yo, Worthy Victor) in an Allowance
Ch. Kirsch (5yo, Black Cherry) in the Lincoln Handicap(Ungr.)

Shows:
Band of Gold (3yo, Golden Text) in a NW1 Allowance
Ch. Ellis Island (4yo, Quarren) in the Lincoln Handicap(Ungr.)

Also Rans:
Ch. Paradise Falls (6yo, Von Lichtenstein) 6th in the Primonetta Stakes (Ungr.)

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Space Chips has a winner in his second crop!

Wins:
Artemor (2yo, Space Chips) in a NW3 Allowance

Places:
Elektorat (2yo, Simply Heroic) in a NW2 Allowance
Filipinka (2yo, Crafty Magic) in a NW3 Allowance
Irrtum (3yo, Space Chips) in the Empire Rose Stakes (Gr. 2)

Shows:
Antoni (2yo, Too Stressful) in a NW2 Allowance
Awantura (2yo, Starling) in a maiden

Fourths:
Eremita (2yo, Space Chips) in a NW1 Allowance
Felek (2yo, Hogwarts) in a NW1 Allowance

Also Rans:
Forbidden Deed (3yo, Can’t Touch This) 7th in an Allowance
Peu à Peu (3yo, Space Chips) 7th in a NW3 Allowance

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I’ve officially been in the game long enough to see my first crop of homebred 2yos debut on the track, and there was actually a winner! Honestly just so pleased by that :blush:

8(2)-2-0-2-2(1) $42,100

Wins:
General Approval (3yo, Mantle of Power) in a NW2 Allowance
Tactical Angel (2yo, Lord Nelson) in a NW3 Allowance

Shows:
Devil’s Backbone (2yo, Daredevil Dan) in a NW2 Allowance
The Greatest Trick (3yo, AndLikeThatHesGone) in a NW3 Allowance

Fourths:
Heads Will Roll (2yo, Blame) in a NW2 Allowance
Coronation Stone (4yo, Carrowmore) in the Lincoln Handicap (Ungr.)

Fifths:
Ch. Bravoure (3yo, Created) in an Allowance
GCh. Love Chicken (7yo, I’m Your Angel) in the Excelsior Breeders’ Cup (Gr. 3)

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An all-around discouraging day here, but at least most everyone paid their entry fees. I expect this to be the norm from here on out, at least for a while, since my younger crops can’t seem to hold a candle to my recently retired 2018 and 2019 superhorses.

13(4)-0-1-3(1)-2 $121,800

Places:
Follow the Stars (3yo, Carrowmore) in a maiden

Shows:
Star Sign (4yo, Invasor) in a NW2 Allowance
Speechcraft (4yo, Express Yourself) in an Allowance
Novelist (3yo, Unabridged) in the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1)

Fourths:
Dear Ball (3yo, Chivalry) in a claiming race
Black Sea (3yo, Sea the Stars) in a NW3 Allowance

Fifths:
Fool’s Risk (2yo, To Die For) in a maiden
Glass Belle (5yo, Belanso) in an Allowance
Ch. Kiss The Fool (4yo, Foolhardy) in the Banshee Breeze Handicap (Ungr.)
Roman Gold (3yo, Calle de Oro) in the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1)

Also Rans:
Last Wish (2yo, To Die For) 6th in a NW2 Allowance
By Candlelight (3yo, Black Cherry) 6th in a maiden
Eve’s Apple (3yo, Devil’s Walk) 7th in the Primonetta Stakes (Ungr.)

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Mix of highs and lows with Pest from the West scoring his first stakes win in the Santa Anita Derby! Hoping after a brief rest he will be ready for the Kentucky Derby next month. If not, we’ll aim for the Preakness. Two year olds debuted beautifully with 3 of 4 breaking their maiden at first asking…rest of the stakes kids was basically carnage.

16(6)-6(1)-1-2(1)-3(2) $603,900

Wins:
Grey Goose (2yo, American Pharoah) in a NW2 Allowance
Wild Arum (3yo, French Ruby) in a NW3 Allowance
Maegi (2yo, Silver Wizard) in a maiden
Devil Red (2yo, Venture His Due) in a maiden
Abeja Reina (5yo, Bellagio) in an Allowance
Pest From The West (3yo, California Chrome) in the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1)

Places:
Scandaloftheseason (3yo, Nobly Regal) in an Allowance

Shows:
Mrs. Maisel (2yo, Lucky Streak) in a NW3 Allowance
Ch. Hard Candy (6yo, Worthy Victor) in the Empire Rose Stakes (Gr. 2)

Fourths:
Warm Dust (3yo, Frankel) in an Allowance
Prom Dress (4yo, Formal Occasion) in the Primonetta Stakes (Ungr.)
GCh. USS Vengeance (6yo, Galaxy’s Zodiac) in the Winterbottom Stakes (Gr. 2)

Also Rans:
Ch. Copperhead (7yo, Conflagration) 8th in an Allowance and was retired.
Ch. Downfall (6yo, V is for Victory) 9th in an Allowance and was retired. We picked him up as a weanling and he went on to earn over a million dollars at 2 and 3, winning the G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and G1 Hong Kong Cup. Unfortunately he never quite had the same form as he got older.
GCh. Unimpeded (7yo, Joyeux Oiseau) 9th in the Excelsior Breeders’ Cup (Gr. 3). Officially retired to broodmare duties. We picked her up at 3 for just $1,000 and promptly switched her to SC given her breeding; she went on to win 7 stakes and over $2.6 million on the track. Fingers crossed she’ll pass on her monster SC genes to her foals.
Chilly Cherry (6yo, Akhetnaten) 10th in the Primonetta Stakes (Ungr.)

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Great day!! Really happy with Grindelwald’s 2nd in the Santa Anita Derby, he was entered on a whim.

14(1)-5-3(1)-2-1 $292,050

Wins:
Stare Decisis (3yo, Silver Wizard) in a NW1 Allowance
Harbor Flight (3yo, In The Navy) in a NW2 Allowance
Royal Station (3yo, Gang of Thieves) in a NW3 Allowance
Bad Habit (3yo, Frosted) in an Allowance
Silver Spoon (5yo, Candidate) in an Allowance

Places:
Bone Carver (2yo, Devil’s Walk) in a NW1 Allowance
Silver Sigil (4yo, Silver Wizard) in an Allowance
Grindelwald (3yo, Bellagio) in the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1)

Shows:
Feyre (2yo, Zadar) in a NW3 Allowance
Caversham Street (3yo, Carrowmore) in a NW3 Allowance

Fourths:
Ch. Gifted Detail (5yo, Unabridged) in a claiming race

Also Rans:
American Citizen (2yo, American Pharoah) 6th in a NW2 Allowance
Almost Paradise (2yo, Belanso) 6th in a NW3 Allowance
Fried Rice (2yo, Silver Wizard) 8th in a maiden

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15(1)-3-7-1-0 $74,550

Wins:
All That Spirit (2yo, All That Appeal) in a NW1 Allowance
Dream Forever (3yo, Moonopoly) in a NW2 Allowance
Factor That (2yo, All That Appeal) in a NW2 Allowance

Places:
Cool Night (2yo, Devil’s Walk) in a NW1 Allowance
Retro Hero (3yo, Black Cherry) in a NW1 Allowance
Frosted Tears (2yo, Frosted) in a NW2 Allowance
Demand It All (2yo, Demand the Best) in a NW3 Allowance
Always Coming Home (3yo, Gotta Go) in a NW3 Allowance
Exactly (2yo, Chivalry) in a maiden
Last Kitty (5yo, Last For More) in an Allowance

Shows:
Day of Rest (3yo, Sunday Paper) in a NW1 Allowance

Fifths:
Stormy Eyes (2yo, Golden Horn) in a NW3 Allowance

Also Rans:
How’s Your Luck (3yo, One Lucky Soul) 10th in a NW3 Allowance
Lovesick (4yo, Bellagio) 7th in an Allowance
Ch. Amazing Beam (6yo, Strike It Rich) 6th in the Excelsior Breeders’ Cup (Gr. 3)

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2 yr olds a little slow, but good run for Auf Wins:
Ch. Aufeinander (3yo, Space Chips) in the Winterbottom Stakes (Gr. 2)

Places:
Stormborn (3yo, Unabridged) in a NW2 Allowance
Anderson (2yo, Blue Smoke) in a maiden

Shows:
Forget the Rest (2yo, All That Appeal) in a NW3 Allowance

Fourths:
Deadshot (2yo, Strike It Rich) in a NW2 Allowance
Galaxy (2yo, Pay the Boatman) in a NW3 Allowance
Alarm Call (4yo, Black Light II) in a NW1 Allowance

Fifths:
Res Judicata (3yo, Belanso) in a NW2 Allowance
Auspicious Twist (3yo, Worthy Victor) in a maiden

Also Rans:
Charmed Again (2yo, Calle de Oro) 6th in a NW1 Allowance
Confetti Punch (2yo, LiveLong&Prosper) 9th in a NW2 Allowance
Final Fight (2yo, Nobly Regal) 7th in a NW3 Allowance
Changerup (2yo, Carrowmore) 6th in a maiden

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Nice day!

3-1-1-0-0

Wins:
Right Sleet (3yo, American Pharoah) in a NW2 Allowance

Places:
Close Range (4yo, Pay the Boatman) in a NW1 Allowance

Also Rans:
Quincy (3yo, Quarren) 7th in a NW1 Allowance

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too many also rans but very pleased with Express Delivery who gave a great start to his career wining his first outing by 6 lengths

Wins:
Express Delivery (2yo, Express Yourself) in a NW2 Allowance

Shows:
Shadow Run (2yo, Usain Bolt) in a maiden

Fifths:
Raven of the West (3yo, Painted Raven) in a NW2 Allowance
Rich At Last (2yo, Strike It Rich) in a maiden

Also Rans:
French Whisper (2yo, French Ruby) 9th in a NW1 Allowance
Spinel (2yo, French Ruby) 10th in a NW2 Allowance
ShezaWildLass (3yo, Away The Lads) 8th in a maiden
Just About To Go (3yo, Gotta Go) 8th in a NW3 Allowance
GCh. Last Highlander (4yo, Candidate) 7th in the Banshee Breeze Handicap (Ungr.)

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Wins:
Crazy In Love (4yo, Von Lichtenstein) in a NW2 Allowance for a record this year of 6-2-1-1-0
No Debate (4yo, Usain Bolt) in a maiden for a record this year of 4-1-3-0-0

Places:
Kitten (3yo, Bellagio) in a NW3 Allowance
Danceinthestreets (4yo, Calle de Oro) in a maiden

Also Rans:
Like a million, the 2-year-olds didn’t feel like running today of course, but notably
Tropical Cherry (3yo, Black Cherry) 7th in the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1)
Because I have terrible luck with stakes :sweat_smile:

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