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Update 3683: Aidan O'Brien won his sixth Irish Derby today, equaling Vincent O'Brien's record: FIRE SCORCHES TO DERBY DELIGHT.
Update 3682: Lovely weather and a pleasant morning's work at Woodbine. Eight sets, four before the break and four after the break. For the most part mine went nicely. One colt was a little "excited" and reared up a couple of times when Larry, one of the outriders, grabbed a hold of him. No harm done, just trying to teach him a little patience, which does not always work! We have a runner this afternoon as well as a few paddock schoolers, so I will be heading back over a little later.
Update 3681: 10-1 shot Mast Track went wire-to-wire in the Hollywood Gold Cup. He was able to set easy early fractions and then hold off the field. Student Council stalked the pace and finished third. Perfect Drift was never threatening: Mast Track Finds Gold for Frankel, Baze.
Today it is the Irish Derby, which has lost the Epsom Derby winner New Approach to a bruised foot: NEW APPROACH OUT OF IRISH DERBY.
Update 3680: Just got a phone call from Texas (Eddie who I used to work with) and "Superstar" Erik McNeil won his first race today aboard Swamp Gator. Very cool! Watching the major races at Belmont, it appeared to me that Gabriel Saez was outridden in a four horse race aboard the short priced favorite Proud Spell. She might not have won anyway, but certainly was not helped: Music Note Wins 'Goose; Proud Spell DQ'd. Dutrow keeps winning Grade 1 races, and this one another one for IEAH Stables: Frost Giant Shocks Suburban at 40-1. And who was second ? Gabriel Saez!
I was at Woodbine watching the races and celebrating Jen's birthday!
Update 3679: Paul Moran writes favorably about my Bloodhorse Q & A: On the weekend reading list.
Update 3678: A very wet morning this morning at Woodbine. In this kind of weather it's always debatable whether you should put on your rain gear. The warm climate makes that not an automatic choice, especially if the rain is just on and off. Anyway, for the first set it looked like the rain had eased off. No rain gear. We left the barn to an absolute down pour combined with some distant thunder and lightening. Once soaked there is no point in worrying about wearing rain gear, just stay soaked all morning. Anyway, we had only five sets so not so bad. All my horses galloped nicely for a relatively easy, although wet, morning's work.
One of the jockey's here, Slade Callaghan, read my Bloodhorse Q & A and then these sites yesterday. He was pretty impressed with things and gave me a good tip on a cheaper phone service! Very cool!
Update 3677: Chelokee continues to improve: On the Mend: Chelokee's Prognosis Good, excerpt:
"Chelokee is doing great," said Bramlage of the colt, who sustained his injuries during the Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) on the Kentucky Oaks day undercard at Churchill Downs. "He's begun his rehab and is walking several times a day now. We started to wean him out of bandages, and he's in no other support. If he had fractures, we probably would have dismissed him already, but with the severe ligimentis injuries, we're taking a little more time than average, but he's doing well."
Dutrow has some harsh words for some of his colleagues and the press coverage he has received: Dutrow fires back over bad press, excerpt:
Dutrow, 48, is particularly upset with the assertion that he has 72 rulings against him, which has been widely reported by high-profile mainstream media outlets. Before the news conference, Dutrow had an exasperated look on his face when he reviewed a list of his infractions by the Association of Racing Commissioners International that included such negligible entries as not having foal papers on record or not having owner's colors in the jockeys' quarters. There are even multiple references in the list to his license being restored to good standing.
Encouraging news in the article about Chelokee, and a VERY handsome picture of our fren!!
((((((((((CHELOKEE))))))))))
Posted by: Nancy in CT at June 28, 2008 1:01 PM