5/05

[Shelbie]

Congratulations to @Firefly for winning the Derby! With a horse we briefly owned, named, then sold as a weanling haha. We are very happy with Pest’s 3rd in the Derby, and to see a Straticus son run 4th.

25(7)-7-5(2)-4(1)-1 $531,700

Wins:
Cathedral Stone (2yo, Strike It Rich) in a NW2 Allowance
Deep Dark Ocean (2yo, Fight The Twilight) in a NW2 Allowance
Bonfire Letters (2yo, Worthy Victor) in a NW3 Allowance
Anxiety (3yo, Too Stressful) in a NW3 Allowance
Ballet Slippers (2yo, Silver Wizard) in a NW3 Allowance
Madeleine (3yo, Edinburgh) in a claiming race and stays home
Ch. Toxic (4yo, Belanso) in an Allowance

Places:
Bell Tower (5yo, Blue Smoke) in a NW1 Allowance
Pan (2yo, Nobly Regal) in a NW3 Allowance
Smart Opinion (5yo, Express Yourself) in an Allowance
Kismet Thoroughbreds lease Whisper (4yo, Deep Impact) in the Pillar Steeplechase (Gr. 2)
Serafina (3yo, Devil’s Walk) in the Kentucky Oaks (Gr. 1). Very proud of our girl, as this was her stakes debut.

Shows:
Carry Me Over (3yo, Straticus) in a NW3 Allowance
Sunset Lass (4yo, Away The Lads) in a NW3 Allowance
Magpie Witch (2yo, Pay the Boatman) in an Allowance
Pest From The West (3yo, California Chrome) in the Kentucky Derby (Gr. 1)

Fourths:
Kismet Thoroughbreds lease Strategic Group (3yo, Straticus) in an Allowance

Fifths:
Kismet Thoroughbreds lease Crisanta (5yo, Golden Text) in a NW2 Allowance
Ch. Iberis (4yo, Belanso) in the Humana Distaff (Gr. 1)
Ch. Star of the Sea (3yo, Lord Nelson) in the Kentucky Oaks (Gr. 1)

Also Rans:
Ch. Lapageria (4yo, Worthy Victor) 6th in an Allowance
Saoirse (4yo, Away The Lads) 7th in an Allowance
GCh. Lipstickandmalice (4yo, Foolhardy) 6th in an Allowance
NCh. Lingerie (6yo, Foolhardy) 9th in the Citgo Distaff Turf Mile (Gr. 3)
GCh. Proenza Schouler (6yo, I’m No Fool) 7th in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (Gr. 1)

[imagine]

It was going reasonably well until the Classic races

Wins:
Sweet Lullaby (3yo, I’m No Fool) in a NW2 Allowance
Lift Off (2yo, Von Lichtenstein) in a NW3 Allowance
April Showers (4yo, Lasting Spirit) in a Starter Allowance

Places:
Glisk (4yo, Strider) in a NW3 Allowance

Shows:
Get The Gold (2yo, Golden Text) in a NW3 Allowance
Ch. Tales Old As Time (4yo, Foolhardy) in the Tattersalls Gold Cup (Gr. 1)

Also Rans:
Love The Stars (3yo, Space Chips) 7th in the Kentucky Oaks (Gr. 1)
My Bubbles (3yo, California Chrome) 14th in the Kentucky Oaks (Gr. 1)
Ch. Real Wild Child (3yo, Lasting Spirit) 12th in the Kentucky Derby (Gr. 1)
Ch. Town Called Malice (3yo, Sponsored) 10th in the Kentucky Derby (Gr. 1)

[willagrey]

Not a bad day, and honestly pretty pleased with Logically’s 7th considering its such a big race and he prefers turf sprints

10(2)-2-1-1-2 $62,600

Wins:
Illyria (3yo, Zadar) in a NW2 Allowance. 2 for 2 after SC switch.
Rough Band (3yo, Simply Heroic) in a NW3 Allowance

Places:
Amusing Candle (3yo, Belanso) in an Allowance

Shows:
Aedion (2yo, Belanso) in a NW2 Allowance

Fourths:
Music Bar (4yo, Lord Nelson) in a NW2 Allowance
Worthy Boy (3yo, Worthy Victor) in an Allowance

Fifths:
Lunar View (5yo, V is for Victory) in a claiming race

Also Rans:
Feyre (2yo, Zadar) 6th in a NW1 Allowance
Fashion Week (3yo, Lucky Streak) 10th in the Kentucky Oaks (Gr. 1)
Logically (3yo, Devil’s Walk) 7th in the Kentucky Derby (Gr. 1)

[Firefly]

About fell out of my seat when I saw this. To say I’m thrilled is an understatement! My team has been running crummy races on the whole recently, but it’s nice to see they still know how to put on a show when it matters. XD

3(3)-1(1)-1(1)-0-0 $1,280,000

Wins:
Ch. Novelist (3yo, Unabridged) in the Kentucky Derby (Gr. 1) - I bought Novelist purely for his name. (I’m a freelance writer/editor and have written a couple self-published novels in my life.) Entered him in the Derby purely because I have never run a horse in the Derby before and wanted to take a shot at it. This is Novelist’s first stakes win, but he now has all the G1 requirements for stud qualification, so maybe, just maybe, we can convince him to keep up this trend. XD

Places:
Follow the Stars (3yo, Carrowmore) in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (Gr. 1) - Not bad for a horse who has never won a race. Entered purely based on what I saw in his last race. Not at all disappointed.

Also Rans:
Classic Slew (3yo, Von Lichtenstein) 8th in the Kentucky Derby (Gr. 1) - Not really surprised by this result. Classic Slew ran in the Derby Trial less than a month ago and I wasn’t sure if he would rebound in time to keep up with the challenges of the Derby. He’ll get a nice, long rest and try a stakes again next month.

[Leah]

Just two out and they would have preferred to stay in it seems.

Fourths:
Waffles (2yo, Devil’s Walk) in a NW1 Allowance - This is actually our first 2yo debut, so not too bad

Also Rans:
Blu Haze (3yo, Prince Of Wonder) 11th in the Henry S. Clark Stakes (Ungr.)

[Joe]

Pretty good day, congratulations to Firefly on winning the derby. Pleased with Bold Bridge’s run in second which was an improved run. My two in the oaks ran very well and hopefully these three will be able to get some stakes wins in the near future

24(10)-8-3(2)-4(2)-5(3) $731,600

Wins:
Irish Breeze (3yo, Exit Poll) in a NW1 Allowance
Streakers Society (4yo, Lucky Streak) in a NW1 Allowance
Aarau (4yo, Frankel) in a NW2 Allowance
Wait For The Lads (3yo, Away The Lads) in an Allowance
Victor’s Glory (3yo, Worthy Victor) in a maiden
Play To Win (3yo, California Chrome) in a maiden
Hollywood Actress (4yo, TakeMeToHollywood) in a NW2 Allowance
Aer Lingus (3yo, Sionnach) in a NW3 Allowance

Places:
Softly Spoken (4yo, Belanso) in a NW3 Allowance
Luxurious (5yo, Eighteen Karat) in the Henry S. Clark Stakes (Ungr.)
Ch. Bold Bridge (3yo, Unabridged) in the Kentucky Derby (Gr. 1)

Shows:
All Struck Out (5yo, Drum Major) in an Allowance
Brazen (5yo, Mucho Macho Man) in a claiming race
GCh. Dark Shot (6yo, Black Light II) in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (Gr. 1)
SpaceFinalFrontier (3yo, Space Chips) in the Kentucky Oaks (Gr. 1)

Fourths:
Welsh Dragon (4yo, Hogwarts) in an Allowance
Talaxian (3yo, Golden Text) in a maiden
Ch. Svalbard (5yo, Foolhardy) in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (Gr. 1)
Elfin Skyline (4yo, Blue Ensign) in the Hilltop Stakes (Ungr.)
Like You Lady (3yo, Von Lichtenstein) in the Kentucky Oaks (Gr. 1)

Fifths:
Man Of Steel (4yo, Gilded Saint) in the Pillar Steeplechase (Gr. 2)

Also Rans:
True Wall (5yo, Formal Occasion) 8th in a NW3 Allowance
NCh. Hollywood Knight (7yo, TakeMeToHollywood) 6th in the Tattersalls Gold Cup (Gr. 1)
GCh. Vague Guide (7yo, Black Warrior) 6th in the Pillar Steeplechase (Gr. 2)

[Madison]

Kind of a dismal day overall with one bright spot: A Smart Choice (2yo, Candidate) was 1st in a NW1 Allowance and remains the golden child in this year’s 2-year-old crop. His older brother was a dud, but his mother was a graded stakes winner for us over jumps, so I’m glad he’s running well.

FlightofthePhoenix (6yo, Major’s Flight) ran 5th in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (Gr. 1), right in the middle of the pack. Kind of a bummer, but he’s shipping home to rest for a couple weeks and will hopefully be back in time for a stakes in late May/early June. He’s been back-to-back for the past few weeks, so he’s probably tired.

[rainee]

Just posting my stakes races for today so y’all can giggle along with me. Destined to be the clean up crew today (sweeping the track after everyone else finished, not cleaning up in the way that would refer to winning).

35(10)-3(1)-6-5-3(1)

Wins:
Aztec Lord (5yo, Lord Nelson) in the Henry S. Clark Stakes (Ungr.)

Fourths:
Flashy Wealth (5yo, Hogwarts) in the Humana Distaff (Gr. 1)

Fifths:
Ch. Tonebridge (4yo, TakeMeToHollywood) in the Tattersalls Gold Cup (Gr. 1)

Also Rans:
Endorsement (4yo, Sponsored) 6th in the Citgo Distaff Turf Mile (Gr. 3)
Ch. Major Shot (7yo, Major’s Flight) 12th in the Henry S. Clark Stakes (Ungr.)
Away Team Honors (5yo, Away The Lads) 8th in the Pillar Steeplechase (Gr. 2)
Ripple (3yo, Demand the Best) 9th in the Kentucky Oaks (Gr. 1)
Still Life (3yo, Von Lichtenstein) 12th in the Kentucky Oaks (Gr. 1)
Ch. Five Gold Rings (3yo, Quintet) 9th in the Kentucky Derby (Gr. 1)
Poe Boy (3yo, Painted Raven) 6th in the Kentucky Derby (Gr. 1)

[Shelbie]

Just realized Unabridged sired the 2024 and 2025 Kentucky Derby winners!