There is great satisfaction in looking at my stable and seeing the broodmares Promised Land, Southern Charm, and Memorabilia at the top of the list.
I'm a little nervous about Le Chiffre's race this weekend. His numbers dipped radically in his final race of 2019 and I attributed it to shortish rest. His AR states that he will have a long peak, so I figured he'd be good to go as a 5yo, but that stamina drop to 72 in his last race has spooked me.
I noticed that I have two 4yo colts, Helikaon and Rico Suave, that have never been out of the money in their careers. Rico finished 2nd in both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont last year.
My current crop of 3yo's are looking to be a rather pedestrian bunch... with the exception of Tag You're It, who I cannot take credit for because I didn't breed him. He was bred by Laurabelle and donated as a prize to the Pick Winners contest a couple seasons ago.
Battlestar is racing this weekend, so we'll see if there is anything left in the tank as a 6yo. He had three wins last year and was pretty consistently over 100 PSR's. His "average" peak though put him at risk of a precipitous falloff in ability.
Spaceman from JD Kayll Race Club is running this weekend as a 9yo! I've been wondering for the past couple years when this guy was gonna retire, but one look at his record explain why Josh keeps racing him. He's making money!
Only 5 horses in the $1.8M February Stakes? And two of them from Absinthe. Seems like a high profile race like that would have attracted a little more interest. I wanted to throw in one of my girls but it would have been a waste of money since I do not have a miler who can compete with the likes of Elvira or Overdue.
I really like 4yo Simply Charming. She is not overly blessed with raw ability, but she seems to have a real knack for being competitive. Her record now is 16-9-2-3. I'd like to keep her on after she retires but I really don't have the need for a sprinter/miler type.
Tesseract has the ability to be a Kentucky Derby horse, but his surface pickiness is really hampering my plans. He is a scratch machine! I doubt he'll qualify because I can't get the bugger to run.
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Le Chiffre's numbers were back up to normal and the only reason he didn't win his race was a very bad trip. Rico continued his in-the-money streak (he was in a 3-horse field). May have to rethink Tesseract's qualifications as a Derby aspirant. His numbers are pretty good, but I don't think he's ever gonna be a 10F horse.
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