1,000 BP Challenge, Another Good Week

Three runners on the track this week and each one picked up some BP’s

RACERS

I was pretty excited in getting High Candy racing. He’s been away from the track since 2011 and I placed him in a maiden claimer. Not a lot of maiden races for older horses, this one being the age of 6. Entering early in the week, I was very surprised to see a field of four get carded, two being CPU horses. High Candy went off at 1-9 odds and went from last to first to win by over 6 lengths. The speed wasn’t inspiring, charting at 64, but was the fastest he has had on dirt. It’s been close to 3 years since he last raced, so maybe he will get a little better. The win was wonderful and worth a tidy 40 BP’s. No one claimed him so he’ll be freshened to try again in a couple of weeks.

Taffy’s Refraction raced a second time for me, the first time she finished third in a starter allowance. This time she was shuffled into a 7f turf race, squaring off against claimers with a price $50,000 price. She was sent off at 2-1 odds and became the favorite in the nine horse field. Early on in the race, she got caught up in a mob of horses but was able to slice through going into the stretch and made a run down the center of the track to take the lead and won the race. No claims were made for her and she came out of the race in good condition so she’ll be racing again in a few weeks too. 15 BP’s picked up, losing a few with shipping of the horse.

Weather conditions in Texas were dismal and the turf track came up good and Magoooooo got a start in a $125,000 starter allowance. He got caught up in a battle for the lead and rode the outside the entire way right into the stretch. The outside route took it’s toll and he faded back and finished third in the mile with a small 5-horse field. Speed was posted at 96 which I thought was very good after a two month break. Next race will be second start after a layoff, so I’m hoping for improvement off this effort. Magoooooo earned 17 BP’s which is very nice start.

STABLE CHANGES
No changes this week in the stable or the farm. Nor were any attempts made to add to the roster.

CLAIMERS & AUCTIONS
Added one horse to the stable this week by the way of the auction. Lope De Cacique cost me one buck. She is a three year old sired by Lope De Vega and has yet to hit the board in six starts. So why acquire such a horse? Her speed numbers have gone up ever so slowly, but I’m gambling that placing her into the claiming ranks could be of benefit. She’s been with MSW in each start and I think a demotion could get her to earn her keep.

SUMMARY

Net gain of 72 BP’s for the week, moving the total for the year to 209. Bankroll is above $145,000 that offers opportunity of finding better quality horses in the auction. After 12 races, a nice 4-2-2 record. I gotta say, this is much more than I thought it would be at this point.