Miscellaneous stuff that has crossed my mind in the last 24 hours

Who is the best two-year old out there right now? Hands down it's Rogue Day (Lager Beer x Scream Day) from Firstholme Racing. This horse is a equine wrecking ball. As Qui-Gon Jinn would say, his midi-chlorians are off the charts. Expect BIG things from this fellow. He is the chosen one.

I bought a horse today.  I'm not sure why; just one of those knee-jerk reactions.  I saw something I liked and the price was right at $20,000 so... KA-BAM...Buy Now Baby!  In her comments on the sales page, Waikato mentioned that it would be a good horse for a newer stable.  Yup.  It sure would have been.  Anyway, 3yo filly Phelan Ready is now a member of Otsego Farms.

That win by Methy Bus in the 12F Canadian International over the legendary Capro Espiatorio was very satisfying.  I'm a big fan of Capro and his owner Ettore over al Olmo Dorato, and I generally root for both of them, but obviously not this time.  I had a feeling that Methy Bus would pull this one out, even though the oddsmakers made Capro a prohibitive favorite at 1/3.  Methy Bus has another year of racing in him, perhaps two, after which I am eyeing him very seriously as a stallion at Otsego Farms Stud.

Warp Factor Ten won this weekend, showing a nice spark in the last furlong to beat the KRF colt Express, who experienced an injury that may have played a part as well.  Express has a slightly higher top speed at the moment, but WFT's higher stamina and kick began to tell in that last furlong.  With a record of 6-2-1-1, WFT has been the most successful 2yo this season for Otsego Farms.

Year end house cleaning started this week at Otsego Farms.  Veterans Kayson and Machine Gun both hit the sales page and met reserve so they will be sold.  Additionally, 3yo's Captain Britain and School Boy Heart went as well and joining them on the way out was 2yo Darkhawk.  I still need to clear a couple spots, so production in the last 6 weeks of the season will be paramount for the horses that are on the bubble.