Friday Year25 Week 10 10/09/09

A lot of first time starters running tonight. 33 runners in all.

A Friend of Mine - 2-year-old dirt router colt - First start, the result of a lease purchase with Karie's mare Harbinger. His works were okay but he's running in a full field MSW with many first time starters. 7 33

Abacus - 2-year-old dirt router colt - First start, running in a stakes in Japan with other first timers. His works weren't great and I think he'll actually prefer long routes but I thought I'd give him a shot. 7 27

Addison - 4-year-old dirt router filly - She's running in a 250K stakes tonight with four others. Two are real monsters, she's probably coming in fourth or fifth. She's been tailing off lately and she needs to earn her keep. Mary thinks she runs like she has wings. 4 50

American Tourist - 3-year-old filly - Should be turf but incredibly slow, running in a dirt MSW with three others. Filler 4 26

Argent - 2-year-old dirt router colt - First start, so-so workouts, running in a MSW with a full field. 8 29

Cabella - 4-year-old all weather miler - She has a decent OTB but has yet to break her maiden. I don't think it will be tonight, either. She's running in a 100K sponsored restricted stakes with four others. Only one filly in the field has broken her maiden and she has 5 wins. The others are all maidens. 1 52

Canonical - 3-year-old dirt router gelding - First start for me. Six starts still a maiden, he'll be going into the filler ranks after tonight if he doesn't show anything. He's running in a MSW with a full field at a long route for the first time. He has the breeding to be a long router but he's shown so little in the shorter routes with his old owner that I don't hold out much hope for him. 3 51

Chick On the Hill - 2-year-old dirt router filly - First start, she may acutally prefer a mile but I want to give her a shot at what she was bred for. MSW, almost a full field.
5 41

Chickesaw - 2-year-old dirt router filly - First start, MSW, almost a full field. She had some really nice workouts and Mary says she runs like she has wings. Hope she at least makes a decent effort. 5 46

Dancing Worlds - 4-year-old turf router filly - Second start for me, MSW with three others, in Germany, first time at a route. 3 47

Dionysia - 3-year-old filly - Another turf horse that I'm running on dirt because she's not very good. MSW with three others. Filler 4 31

Folk - 2-year-old dirt miler filly - Second start, running in a restricted MSW with three others. Not sure how she'll do. 2 49

Golden Warrior - 2-year-old dirt router filly - First start, paid 50K for this filly, not really sure if I'll see that money back. She had decent workouts but no wings. Running in a MSW with a full field. 4 53

Guns and Daggers - 2-year-old dirt router filly - First start, paid 126K for this filly, good works and Mary says wings. She's in a MSW that is one horse short of a full field. 5 46

Harrodsburg Pike - 3-year-old turf gelding - Running in a 5K NW2 claimer with three others. He has one win in six starts no placings. Filler 3 47

Hellroaring Mesa - 2-year-old dirt router filly - First start, only paid 3K for this girl. MSW in a full field. 7 35

Holder Hall - 4-year-old dirt router gelding - DTD - Running in a restricted 100K stakes with four others. Looks like he might come in fourth. 4 51

Icarus Flight - 3-year-old dirt router filly - This is her first start for me. I paid $2,500 to use her as a filler. She's in a 125K stakes race tonight with four others, pretty sure she's coming in fifth. Filler 5 42

Ize Happy - 3-year-old turf miler gelding - Six starts, still a maiden. Running in a 20K maiden claimer. 1 58

Mythical Star - 3-year-old all weather miler - Running in a MSW with a full field. Going into the filler ranks after this. 9 24

Pearlsbeforeswine - 2-year-old filly - Should be a dirt sprinter but failed at that so she is running in a mile 75K all weather stakes with four others. She'll probably be fifth. Filler 5 32

Perfectly Magical - 3-year-old turf filly - Unimpressive turf sprinter filly that is running at a route tonight in a 250K stakes in New Zealand with five others. Filler
5 28

Philadelphia Flyer - 5-year-old dirt router gelding - Has had a sort of up and down career, I originally paid 12K for him and he's made me a little over 40K (over 60K in all) so he earns his keep. Tonight he's running in a sponsored 200K Grade 1 stakes with four others, three monsters in the field. There's a chance he comes in fourth.
5 41

Rectitude - 2-year-old dirt router colt - First start, paid 25K for him, his works were okay, running in a MSW with almost a full field. 9 21

Red Velvet Curtain - 6-year-old turf router gelding - Couldn't sell this guy even for a buck. So tonight he's running in a 300K Grade 1 stakes with four others, there's even a slim chance he comes in fourth. 4 47

Serenity Prevails - 2-year-old dirt filly - Running in a sponsored restricted 50K stakes, she's the only one with any earnings but there's a few first time starters. 4 42

Shadowdancer - 3-year-old gelding - Unimpressive dirt miler running in a 175K Grade 2 stakes with four others, he'll be fifth but earn his keep. Filler 5 27

She's A Runner - 2-year-old dirt miler filly - Second start, fourth first out, running in a 75K listed stakes with four others. 5 47

Sneak Around - 3-year-old turf router gelding - Running in a soft Grade 3 100K stakes. He's a front runner and will probably burn out before the end of the race.
5 37

Summer Pleasure - 3-year-old turf router filly - Won last out, but unimpressive speed figure of 58. She's running in Grade 3 100K stakes with four others. 4 50

Water Landing - 5-year old turf router mare - She's been tailing off lately, I'll retire her at the end of the year. Tonight she's in a 250K Grade 2 stakes. 4 56

Wild Ginger - 2-year-old filly - Second start, should be a dirt miler but came in a dismal 11th first out. Tonight she's in a sponsored MSW at a mile on turf with three other non-winners. 3 44

You Need Your Head - 2-year-old turf router colt - First start, MSW with a full field. Homebred that had nice works and Mary says he runs like he has wings. I think he might like longer routes but hoping he shows some promise. 2 60

Earnings for the night - $170,631 (includes bet winnings)