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Update 2702: Smart Enough won one of the two stakes races at Churchill Downs this afternoon. This Fair Hill trainee appeared a little quiet in the paddock, but not on the racetrack. He broke a little slowly, but when he assumed the lead nothing was going to catch him. He won very comfortably. The other stakes race went off without incident, with a win for Adena Farms and Bobby Frankel. All in all two good stakes races, and a short but chilly afternoon spent at the races.
A tribute to a dual champion.
Update 2701: A nice day off today, along with the clock change it seemed like hours of nothingness! I went over to Trackside, which is a training center owned by Churchill Downs. I had breakfast there with my Louisville hosts, who work at Trackside. This afternoon we are going over to the races at Churchill, hopefully for some incident-free racing. Fair Hill has a runner in one of the stakes, the very speedy Smart Enough.
Update 2700: An update on The Tin Man, with pictures, from Saturday: Our Visit with the Tin Man
Update 2699: Lava Man finished sixth yesterday in a race that was a drop in class for him. He is now being sent to a farm for some "R and R": Bold Chieftain Conquers Cal Cup Classic; Lava Man 6th Again
"He definitely will be sent to the farm," O'Neill said. "He ran a good race and he gave us a flicker of that acceleration there ... He just kind of flattened out there the last little bit.
"We'll do all the proper diagnostics to make sure while he's off, we're doing what we should. Right now, he's a sound horse. He might be a little deflated, energy wise, from such a long campaign. But knock on wood, he's sound. I feel I'm sending a horse to the farm that's sound but a little bit tired."
Update 2698: A lovely afternoon to watch racing at Churchill Downs. I went over for the two stakes races and the final race, an allowance race. The first stakes race was Sun King's final race, and he went off the favorite. He was a well beaten second, and is now retired to stud. The race was marred by the breakdown of Casino Evil. The second stake, The Chilukki (who my host Bob Hatfield has ridden and who kicked Bob) was won by a Steve Asmussen trainee, Rolling Sea. She won easily. Steve Asmussen also had one in the last race, it trailed the field.
Update 2697: High winds cancel live racing at Aqueduct and Suffolk Downs today: Aqueduct, Suffolk Cancel Live Racing Nov. 3.
Update 2696: A positive report on The Tin Man: The Tin Man "doing real well".
Update 2695: A chilly and dark morning this morning at Churchill Downs. We only had six sets to ride today, so it was a short morning. Four sets before the break, in the dark, and two sets after the break. All the horses I rode went nicely, just a pretty straightforward morning to end the week. Course the track itself was chaotic, but that is standard here I guess. We have a couple of runners this afternoon, so I might walk over and watch for an hour or two. There are also a couple of graded stakes later in the day. Its also noteworthy to mention Lava Man is running in a CA bred stakes in California later today.
Update 2694: Given the lack of decent older horses running in the US I had been wondering how the tongue-wagging Premium Tap was going, and here it is: Premium Tap Wins Again in Saudi Arabia.
Off to work at Churchill!
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Posted by: Rob at November 3, 2007 11:01 AM