This week brought us some of my more interesting runners, such as the bounce victim that was MACGREGOR <\/b>and the promising UNION GONE WILD. <\/b>It was also a fun week that saw some new additions come to the barn as Kody, Davarto, and SJMeola all gifted me some runners.<\/p>\n
Results this week were different than any week of the past as for the first time I ended with more victories than 2nd<\/sup> or 3rd<\/sup> place finishes. So while it\u2019s a good thing that the win% is increasing it was kind of crappy that my overall ITM % was down by about 10% in comparison to the season. If this week has taught me anything it\u2019s that I\u2019, clearly expecting way too much out of some of the less talented ones in my barn. Next week I take a shot at graded company with TURN EM\u2019 LOOSE <\/b>and an interesting 2-year old by the name of JESTER\u2019S DANCE<\/b> attempts a mile against winners after breaking the maiden at first asking.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Weekly Record -41-6-4-1<\/b><\/p>\n Weekly Win % = 14.6%<\/b><\/p>\n ITM % = 26.8%<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Last Weeks\u2019 Watch List:<\/b><\/p>\n UNION GONE WILD (UNION RAGS x WILD AGAIN x A.P. INDY) \u2013\u00a0<\/b>After the lack luster performance in the G3 Bashford Manor I decided to stretch him out and let him run two turns. He ran in an 8 furlong 67K allowance race that saw him stalk and close to second place and post up an 88 speed fig. 88 is by far the highest any of my 2-year olds have posted this year and the only horse that got by him was a monster that goes by the name of MARIA\u2019S BORREGO (91 speed fig) <\/b>who had a little more experience then him at two turns. A mile seems to be his sweet spot so I\u2019ll more than likely keep him here in his next.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MACGREGOR (MACLEAN\u2019S MUSIC x HARLAN\u2019S HOLIDAY x GALILEO)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 He didn\u2019t improve much on that 60 bounce figure as he ended up catching a sloppy track and would finish 11th<\/sup> by 7 lengths putting up a 66 speed fig. I\u2019ll continue to cut the distance in hopes that it helps him out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SILENT MOTIVE (CREATIVE CAUSE x SUNDAY SILENCE x ECLIPTICAL)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 He was given a surface switch to dirt and ran much better posting a 75 speed fig. Problem is that 75 was only good enough for 5th<\/sup> place leading me to believe he wants less than 6.5 furlongs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SPEARMINT POLO (PIONEEROF THE NILE x RAINBOW QUEST x HIGH TOP)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 I got a little too ambitious with this one stretching her out from 10 furlongs to 14 and she didn\u2019t really do much running. She\u2019d finish a distant 6th<\/sup> and pretty much walked to the finish line. A cut back is most certainly in her future.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ZAPP DADDY (GHOSTZAPPER x SCAT DADDY x TAPIT)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 I should\u2019ve gone with my gut, as my original thoughts were that he wants a mile. This guy ran his 7 furlongs and finished 4th<\/sup> by 4 lengths. Speed fig improved slightly but he seems to be screaming at me for distance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Studs: <\/b><\/p>\n HELMET HAIR (HELMET (AUS) x POINT GIVEN x GONE WEST<\/b>) \u2013 Since claiming her for 15K he\u2019s steadily moved up the ranks winning against NW4L 40K claimers last month I gave her a shot this week at 19K allowance NW1x\u2019s. She won this one with relative ease closing from 7 lengths off the pace to get the 8.25 furlongs in 1:39 and 3. He ran a 99 in this one so I\u2019ll bump her up again and hope for the best.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GRAB ME ONE (I\u2019LL HAVE ANOTHER x STORM CAT x HILAL (IRE)<\/b> \u2013 \u00a0A huge improvement on the switch to turf that saw the speed figs bump up from 60 to 76.\u00a0 She ran 5.5 furlongs this week and stalked the pace before running away with the victory in a 10 horse field. Up next we will try allowance NW2L\u2019s on the turf to see how she handles things.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n HOLIDAY ROYALE (VERRAZANO\u00a0 x WILD AGAIN x SIR IVOR)<\/b> \u2013 This 2 year old gelding out of VERRAZANO came back in a big way after his 2nd<\/sup> place debut. He sat 6th<\/sup> lengths off the pace at 2nd<\/sup> call before making his move and passing everyone for the victory. \u00a0He posted an 81 in the victory and will get a crack at allowance runners in his next.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n CAIRO ROAD (CAIRO PRINCE x QUALITY ROAD x DANEHILL DANCER)<\/b> \u2013 Out of REDEEMING DOLLARS<\/b> this gelding was given a shot at 8.5 furlongs on the dirt and ran well in the debut. He\u2019d finish 3rd<\/sup> by 3 lengths. REDEEMING DOLLARS<\/b> did her best work going 10 furlongs or longer so I\u2019d imagine he\u2019ll get better with some additional distance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FREE DYNOMITE (FREE EAGLE (IRE) x DYNAFORMER x ARENA)<\/b> \u2013 Since getting claimed back in March she\u2019s been a fun little filly that\u2019s had her ups and downs. This week was an up as she posted a career high 96 speed fig and came away victorious against 30K NW3L claimers. We\u2019ve tried allowance in the past and to no avail so I\u2019ll more than likely stick with the claiming ranks for now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n AWKS ON FIRE (PYRO x CALEB\u2019S POSSE x HARD SPUN)<\/b> \u2013 Only ran in a 4 horse field this go around but had a much better performance finishing 2nd<\/sup> by about 2 lengths against Starter Allowance 17K\u2019s. Hoping she turns out to be a solid little earner for me.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SKY DIVEN NAKED (MOSLER x FORTY NINER x TOPSIDER<\/b>) \u2013 He had a good performance running 6 furlongs on the dirt that saw him post a 75 speed fig in a 2nd<\/sup> place finish which gave me reason to bring him back under those same conditions this week. He basically ran the same race scoring a 75 speed fig but only got up for 3rd<\/sup> place. The plan is to stretch him out to 7 in his next.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NAMMY GLOPPER (FRAC DADDY x FROST GIANT x MIDSHIPMAN) <\/b>\u2013 2 Year old Light gray colt out of the\u00a0 mare\u00a0FROST DANCE<\/b> who ran very well in the debut finishing 2nd<\/sup> by 2 lengths. I actually bred this one to run in local events in Canada but couldn\u2019t find a spot for him. I came away pleasantly surprised that he ran as well as he did in open company. I\u2019ll give him some more distance to run at in his next to see if that puts him over the hump.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BREATHINGLIGHTNING (NORMANDY INVASION x THUNDER GULCH x CANDY RIDE) <\/b>\u2013 After 3 tries against special weights I finally got this girl over the hump by cutting her distance to 4.5 furlongs and moving her into 75K claimers. She\u2019d go on to run a 65 speed fig and win by about a length. Not sure where we are going with her next, but it\u2019s nice to get her a victory.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NO SWEARING (MR SPEAKER x ROSES IN MAY x MR. GREELEY) <\/b>\u2013 Out of Sjmeola\u2019s Stakes Winning GREELEY GOOD<\/b>, he was expected to be pure speed and that he was. He sat less than a length off the pace for the first two calls before making his move and running away from the rest of the field to get the victory by a length and a quarter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Duds: <\/b><\/p>\n DECORATED CHIEF (PIONEEROF THE NILE X PULPIT x NUREYEV) \u2013<\/b> Third try was not the charm for this guy as he lost ground in the stretch yet again. The only thing he consistently does is finish 5th<\/sup> as this week\u2019s race resulted in 3rd<\/sup> 5th<\/sup> place performance in as many tries. He\u2019s getting a switch to turf in hopes that he improves in the stretch.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SNITZELLIAN (SNITZEL x MACHIAVELIAN x KRIS)<\/b> \u2013 Where do I start? Turf didn\u2019t work in his first two tries, so we gave him a shot on the dirt and while he ran better going 5.5 furlongs it\u2019s pretty evident he wants to go even shorter than that. This week\u2019s race saw him try to run with the leaders but as they hit the turn he\u2019d lose ground and finish 5th<\/sup> by about 5 lengths.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SYDNEY RAIN OS (MANHATTAN RAIN x LONHRO x DYNAFORMER) <\/b>\u2013 After her 3rd<\/sup> place finish in the debut I thought she wanted more distance and tuned her up a couple of furlongs. I ended up being incorrect and she\u2019d go on to finish 5th<\/sup> by 7 lengths running 8 furlongs on the turf.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DARING PHANTOM \u2013 (OPERA HOUSE x STRATUM x STORM CREEK)<\/b> \u2013 She\u2019s out of a filly I had by the name of KIWI STRATUM<\/b> and after her 2nd<\/sup> place finish in her debut going 7.5 furlongs I thought she\u2019d enjoy going the 8 furlongs. Turns out she did not as she posted a 72 speed fig and finished 4th<\/sup> by 9 lengths.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SKULLY (HELMET x SYMBOLI KRIS S x FERDINAND)<\/b> \u2013 I\u2019m at a loss with this guy. He ran a 72 in his debut, then bounced to a 53 and just dropped again to a 48 in this week\u2019s race. He\u2019s been getting about 6-7 weeks of rest between races and seems to be coming back worse and worse. I\u2019m going to make a surface switch to dirt in his next but anyone have any ideas on what exactly happened here?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A LOT OF CATS (MORNING LINE x NUMEROUS x STORM CAT)<\/b> \u2013 He\u2019s out of the G3 winning mare NUMEROUS II<\/b> and ran nothing like his momma in the debut. He finished 10th<\/sup> by 13 lengths going 7 furlongs on the turf. Based on his siblings I\u2019m going to assume he\u2019ll improve with additional distance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ORB OR NOTHING (ORB x END SWEEP x DEPUTY MINISTER)<\/b> \u2013 We tried running 8 furlongs on the dirt in the debut and it did not go well.\u00a0 He posted up a 56 speed fig and finished dead least by 16.5 lengths. He\u2019s out of WEEPING KY<\/b> who was a G1 winner so I\u2019m confident he\u2019ll get things figured out at some point.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Watch List: <\/b><\/p>\n HONORED SOCIETY (CALIFORNIA CHROME x DUNKIRK x MACHIAVELLIAN) \u2013 <\/b>Did much better on the stretch to 7.5 furlongs but still didn\u2019t do enough in the stretch to get up for the victory as he finished 2nd<\/sup>. He gets an increase in distance to 8.5 furlongs next week.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n JESTER\u2019S DANCE (DAIWA MAJOR x DANEHILL DANCER x SMART STRIKE)<\/b> \u2013 Ran a 81 in the debut going 7.5 furlongs on the turf. His first crack at winners will be going 8 furlongs on the turf.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CHEST CANDY (CANDY RIDE x HENNESSY x SEEKING THE GOLD) <\/b>\u2013 Ran good enough for 2nd<\/sup> in the most recent posting a 71 speed fig. Will get to stretch her legs a bit as she\u2019ll go 7 on the dirt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TURN EM\u2019 LOOSE (CARAVAGGIO x WRITTEN TYCOON x KINGMAMBO)<\/b> \u2013 Came away with a good looking victory going 7.5 furlongs on the turf in his last. He seems to improve with distance so I\u2019m giving him a shot to run in the G2 Royal Dodge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WAR MAESTRO (WAR FRONT x SMART STRIKE x UNBRIDLED\u2019S SONG)<\/b> \u2013 Comes back to try a mile after the attempt at sprinting 7 furlongs in the debut got him a 2nd<\/sup> place finish.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n QUALITY RAGS (ELSUIVE QUALITY x UNION RAGS x STORM CAT)<\/b> \u2013 Since entering the barn back in April she\u2019s been running fantastic posting a record of 5-2-1-1. Most recently she beat 150K NW4L claimers going 7.5 furlongs and posted a 105 speed fig. I decided I\u2019d bump her up a level which means she\u2019ll go against 29K allowance NW1x\u2019s.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This week brought us some of my more interesting runners, such as the bounce victim that was MACGREGOR and the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124228,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/124228"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46765"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46768,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46765\/revisions\/46768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}