Challenge Weekly Update

Finally caught a break and got some BP’s this week.   I had 5 runners going this week, so chances were good I would get something back.  Also picked up a nice F-card.   Things changing for the better?  We’ll see!

Results

UNTIL THEN has been dropping and dropping in the claiming ranks from $60k to this weeks $7,500.  The steady drop has not yielded any results and this week was no exception.  As the 3/1 favorite I expected a better than 6^th place finish.  The horse was never a factor in the race but has a decent breeding line.  Someone was attracted to that and the horse was claimed from me.    One G-card picked up.

 

Finally caught a break, thanks to ELITE DANE.  This 7-year old is a horse I picked up through the auction and has not raced since 2012.  After 3-years being sidelined, he still has it.  At 9/2 he took off and was close to the leaders throughout the 6f, $15k claiming race.  He responded nicely at the half and won by over a stride.  A nice 30 BP’s came along with that as well as the lowly G-card.

 

TENNO SHO returned to the turf and dropped into a $5k claiming race and went off at 7/1.  He ran very well, briefly getting the lead in the stretch but could not fight off the eventual winner.   He finished a stride and a half back but earned the second spot and 17 BP’s along with another G-card.

 

I FORSEE YOU made her second start for me and took on the dirt track this time.  Except it was a sloppy dirt track.  She ran within striking distance for most of the $5,000 claiming race but could only muster out a fourth place finish that brought home zilch due to traveling costs.  I did get an F-card this time.

 

CHALLENGED ONE, a G-card bred colt, ran for the second time in a cheap $3,000 claiming race and finished fifth in the 5 horse field but was also victimized by the traveling cost.  He ran dirt for second time and I’ll give him a tryout on the turf next time to see if things will change.  Only a G-card for this one.

 

Stable Changes

 

IN FOR A CHALLENGE is a new addition to the stable, courtesy of using some G-cards.  The 3 year old colt comes from the unknown line of ARAMUS X HOOCHED X IMPERIAL FLING and has a bit of in-bred lines going as Danzig and Northern Dancer populate twice.  With Until Twice being claimed, this new bred has been put into the lineup.

 

I also picked up SPRING PROSPECTS  through a $2,000 claim and cost me 4 BP’s to win the runner.   He is a turf runner who has finished in the top 5 spots, worthy of BP’s in 9 of his last 10 starts.  I am hopeful that this run is not over yet.

 

SUPER AWESOME SONG was put into the auction after poor results last week and I got a small $201.

 

Totals

 

SIRE CARDS:

Picked up a total of 4 G-cards and a nicer F-card this week.

 

 

TOTAL CARDS:

1-F  &  20-G’s

BP’s:

 

Finally, earned some BP’s…47 of them this week.

 

Total for this challenge is now at 145.