Funny day. The only two I was confident of running well, didn’t and some others left me pleasantly surprised:
Wins: Grandeur (2yo, Frankel) in a NW2 Allowance Annwn (2yo, Tir Na Nog) in a NW3 Allowance Dreams and Shadows (2yo, Sionnach) in a NW3 Allowance Quiver (3yo, Quarren) in an Allowance
Places: Big Ghost (4yo, Worthy Victor) in an Allowance Ch. Winter Wonderland (5yo, Quarren) in an Allowance Seefingan (4yo, Sionnach) in the Royal Hunt Club Handicap (Ungr.)
Also Rans: Ch. Feet So Fast (4yo, Usain Bolt) 8th in an Allowance Ch. Tales Old As Time (5yo, Foolhardy) 7th in the Royal Hunt Club Handicap (Ungr.)
Places: Starling Clouds (4yo, Starling) in a NW3 Allowance Vintage Sunburst (4yo, Straticus) in an Allowance My Queen (3yo, Bernardini) in the Jaipur Stakes (Gr. 3)
Shows: Santa Lucia (3yo, California Chrome) in the Royal Hunt Club Handicap (Ungr.)
Fourths: Split Pea (3yo, Unabridged) in the Real Delight Stakes (Ungr.) Ch. Secret Messages (4yo, Candidate) in the Metropolitan Stakes (Gr. 1) Logos (3yo, Al Mundhir) in the Jennings Handicap (Ungr.)
Fifths: Cold Pursuit (3yo, Black Cherry) in the Real Delight Stakes (Ungr.)
Also Rans: Ch. InSearchofLostTime (5yo, Golden Text) 6th in an Allowance Starlit Shadows (4yo, Starling) 9th in the Metropolitan Stakes (Gr. 1) Recalibrate (3yo, Calle de Oro) 6th in the Jennings Handicap (Ungr.)
Pretty awesome day overall with 18 of 21 hitting the top 4.
21(6)-5(1)-9(2)-3(1)-1(1) $573,450
Wins: Great Horned Owl (2yo, Blue Smoke) in a NW1 Allowance Strategic Group (4yo, Straticus) in a NW3 Allowance Cadmus (2yo, Express Yourself) in a NW3 Allowance Ch. Vainglorious (4yo, Ancient Magic) in an Allowance Ch. Death Eater (4yo, Hogsmeade) in the Queen Alexandria Stakes (Ungr.)
Places: Pan (3yo, Nobly Regal) in a NW3 Allowance Ch. Feohanagh (4yo, Mantle of Power) in a NW3 Allowance Peeves (4yo, LiveLong&Prosper) in an Allowance Lion of the North (3yo, Zadar) in a NW3 Allowance Bindoon (3yo, Bellagio) in a NW2 Allowance Needle (3yo, Golden Text) in a claiming race and goes home with Krajina Ballet Slippers (3yo, Silver Wizard) in an Allowance GCh. Church Mouse (4yo, Unabridged) in the Metropolitan Stakes (Gr. 1) Ch. Tinseltownthrodown (4yo, Quintet) in the Bailey’s Irish Champion Stakes (Gr. 1)
Shows: Indemnification (3yo, Devil’s Walk) in a NW1 Allowance Heartsbane (4yo, Gotta Go) in an Allowance Chasing Spiders (3yo, Straticus) in the Jaipur Stakes (Gr. 3)
Fourths: Ch. Foxcatcher (3yo, Worthy Victor) in the Jaipur Stakes (Gr. 3)
Fifths: Gringolet (4yo, Formal Occasion) in an Allowance Theremin (3yo, Quintet) in a NW3 Allowance
Also Rans: Zeventis (4yo, Straticus) 11th in the Louisville Handicap (Gr. 3)
Only two out today, and definitely an all-or-nothing day. This was Net Worth’s first race since October of last year, and a major reason I’ve decided to set up an auction to try to clear out the herd. I have too many horses with potential that are getting ignored because I just don’t have the time to manage them all.
2(2)-1(1)-0-0-0 $450,000
Wins: Ch. Net Worth (5yo, Chivalry) in the Metropolitan Stakes (Gr. 1)
Also Rans: Ch. River Kingdom (5yo, Animal Kingdom) 8th in the Metropolitan Stakes (Gr. 1) - Consigned to Sakura Springs Auction
Wins: HereWeGo (4yo, Created) in a NW2 Allowance Queen of Thorns (3yo, Nobly Regal) in a NW1 Allowance Hogwarts Alya (4yo, Hogwarts) in a Starter Allowance North East (3yo, Tir Na Nog) in a NW1 Allowance
Shows: Whimsical War (6yo, City Upon a Hill) in an Allowance Sour Cave (3yo, Blame) in a NW3 Allowance Agreeable Belief (3yo, Straticus) in a NW2 Allowance
Fourths: Secret Power (4yo, Mantle of Power) in a NW3 Allowance Achoo (5yo, Fight The Twilight) in an Allowance Ch. Petite Princess (5yo, Eighteen Karat) in an Allowance
Also Rans: Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff (4yo, Painted Raven) 7th in a NW3 Allowance Antigravity (4yo, AndLikeThatHesGone) 7th in an Allowance Valley Of Fire (6yo, Ring of Fire) 7th in an Allowance
Nothing exciting racing wise this week, but we claimed Foolish Girl and I’m excited to make her a broodmare.
Shows: Dumaine (2yo, Secret Handshake) in a NW3 Allowance Mikado (5yo, I’m Your Angel) in an Allowance Nonstop Kitten (4yo, Phenomenal) in a NW1 Allowance Ch. Foolish Girl (5yo, Frankel) in a claiming race - Claimed from Littlefield
Fourths: Isolated Mind (2yo, Belanso) in a NW2 Allowance
Fifths: Dalmatia (4yo, Zadar) in an Allowance Moment In Time (5yo, V is for Victory) in a claiming race
Also Rans: Timeshift (2yo, Blue Smoke) 7th in a NW1 Allowance Amusing Lace (3yo, Bellagio) 6th in a NW3 Allowance Hollywood Cream (5yo, Exit Poll) 9th in a NW3 Allowance Pants on Fire (5yo, Exit Poll) 10th in the Louisville Handicap (Gr. 3)
Overall stakes were terrible but very happy (and surprised) with Gavriel’s win in the Baileys Irish Champion!
Wins: Drifting Art (3yo, Moonopoly) in an Allowance Ch. Rough Band (4yo, Simply Heroic) in the Sheepshead Bay Handicap (Gr. 2) Ch. Gavriel (3yo, Quarren) in the Bailey’s Irish Champion Stakes (Gr. 1)
Fifths: Ch. Irish Coffee (4yo, Sionnach) in the Queen Alexandria Stakes (Ungr.)
Also Rans: Red Dirt Road (3yo, Silver Wizard) 7th in the Real Delight Stakes (Ungr.) High Lord (4yo, Player) 11th in the Metropolitan Stakes (Gr. 1) Dapper (3yo, Celtic Star) 9th in the Jennings Handicap (Ungr.)
Wins: Dark Army (3yo, Dark Demand) in a NW1 Allowance Łabędź (3yo, American Pharoah) in a NW3 Allowance
Places: Secret to Success (4yo, Sponsored) in a NW3 Allowance Tajny Front (3yo, In The Navy) in a NW1 Allowance Ch. Secret Love (4yo, Gunningdownromance) in the Sheepshead Bay Handicap (Gr. 2)
Shows: Difficult Rain (5yo, Naval Commander) in a NW3 Allowance Irish Wake (5yo, Exit Poll) in a NW3 Allowance All in the Walk (4yo, Devil’s Walk) in an Allowance Hollywood Lives (4yo, LiveLong&Prosper) in a Starter Allowance Ch. Foolish Girl (5yo, Frankel) in a claiming race Topaz Victory (4yo, Worthy Victor) in the Sheepshead Bay Handicap (Gr. 2)
Fifths: Ch. Beam Us Up Scotty (4yo, Edinburgh) in the Metropolitan Stakes (Gr. 1) Ch. Behold Him (6yo, Quarren) in the Louisville Handicap (Gr. 3) Ch. Gallant Lord (6yo, Lord Nelson) in the Royal Hunt Club Handicap (Ungr.)
Also Rans: Little Black Book (3yo, Edinburgh) 6th in the Real Delight Stakes (Ungr.) Ch. Plot Hole (4yo, Unabridged) 10th in the Metropolitan Stakes (Gr. 1) Ch. Always Lonely (6yo, Bellagio) 8th in the Louisville Handicap (Gr. 3) Super Dancer (4yo, Superdocious) 6th in the Royal Hunt Club Handicap (Ungr.)