Heading into this week, I had four horses training and planned to enter.\u00a0 As things turned out, only three were entered.\u00a0 The fourth will be running this week as there was only on race it was eligible for and I did not like the conditions.\u00a0 So he’s entered this week and there look to be three others that I will be looking to be entered.<\/p>\n
BAB’S SEEKING LUCK has been with the stable since The Challenge started and has hit the board in four of five starts over this duration.\u00a0 He’s been posting his career best speeds in the upper 90’s and this week he smashed through the 100 level with a 104 that came in an 8.25 furlong, $2,500 claiming race.\u00a0 In his normal style, he slowly left the gate and took to the rear of the field.\u00a0\u00a0 After half a mile, he was a dozen lengths behind before he came to life.\u00a0 He had a solid kick coming into the stretch and fired to the front to win by a nice 2 lengths at 6\/1 odds.\u00a0\u00a0 The eight horse field gave him an extra bonus with the win in picking 3 sire cards which flipped into a pair of G-cards and one F-card.\u00a0\u00a0 Even better was the 22 BP’s he brought home.\u00a0\u00a0 So far, this guy has earned 66 BP’s this year.<\/p>\n
GENERAL’S STAR was a let down this week.\u00a0 He made his fifth start for the stable and ran in a $7,500 claiming race at a distance of 9.5 furlongs.\u00a0\u00a0 He ran 10th for a majority of the race and finished sixth and lost ground in the process.\u00a0 He lost by 15 lengths and only got sixth as other horses tired worse than he did.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ll be sending this one to the auction as I feel the best of times have gone by.\u00a0 The last race was disappointing and could be that I had him on dirt where he does a bit better on the turf.\u00a0\u00a0 He raced 5 times for the stable with a win that did come on the dirt.\u00a0 He finished second and had a pair of fourths on the turf.\u00a0\u00a0 32 BP’s were earned by him during his stay.\u00a0\u00a0 As he departs, he leaves a G-card behind.<\/p>\n
The late running HALF LOCO made his third start for the stable and has had an incredible career with 26 races ITM in 30 starts, which includes 11 wins.\u00a0 Unfortunately, he did not get the win this week in the 11f, $30,000 starter allowance race.\u00a0\u00a0 In the small five horse field, he got away fourth and fell 10 back by the halve.\u00a0 He got moving rather slowly, which seems to be his forte, as he only cut the deficit to 9 by the third call.\u00a0 Then he took off but was unable to catch the favorite who wired the field.\u00a0 Half Loco finished second some three strides behind the winner with a 95 speed and was the second betting choice in the field. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 BP’s were nice to receive and it came with the ever-common G-card.<\/p>\n
So the week ends with 4-G cards and an F-card which will be added to the one E-card I currently possess.\u00a0\u00a0 42 BP’s obtained this week have pushed the tally to 400 BP’s.<\/p>\n
With General’s Star now awaiting sale in the auction, I have transferred KAT COME BACK from the farm to the stable.\u00a0 Kat is a turf runner who has won 12 of 29 starts and has been ITM 20 times.\u00a0 He was claimed in a $10,000 claiming race, and is one of the highest prices I’ve paid for a claimer and this was his only lifetime appearance in a claiming race.\u00a0 I’ll probably be looking for a starter allowance event that he’s now eligible for in a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n
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