Ellen’s Lucky Star Stakes

We had an Indiana Bred filly named HARBOR CAT that we bought in February of 2012 that won the Ellen’s Lucky Star Stakes over the weekend. It was scheduled to be on the Turf but do to heavy rain it was run in the slop on the main track. When the horse has never ran in heavy slop you never know how you will do, as there are many stages of mud and slop (fresh rain, drying 2 day rain, bad track man and rain). But she seemed to handled it pretty well. This takes her total earnings to $128,000. Next month we will try for the grass on July 17th going a mile and sixteenth for $150,000.

We also ran a homebred Filly named DINGALINGALING who ran 3rd in the same stake. Pretty good to have two out of three in the trifecta.

We ran two colts in the boys Stake and they didn’t handle the mud at all. We will try again for the grass on July 17th.

Stable earnings are now over $445,000 for the year, 20 wins, 15 seconds, 7 thirds.

18 wins!

The stable is at 18 wins for the year to date and $350,000 in purse money won. We ran our first 2 yr. old the last day of May finishing a good second. We also just ran another Two Year Old this weekend in a maiden special finishing a good 4th. Both races were at Churchill Downs. Good beginnings for the 2 year olds of 2013.

Derby Wrap-Up!

We survived the “flood” of the Kentucky Derby and still managed to make a little as we had the exacta. It was an interesting weekend. Very nice weather Friday for the Oaks with the winner paying $79.00. There was a great card Saturday with the highlight being the Kentucky Derby. A light rain began early Saturday morning and continued right up to the Derby and then gave us a small window of no rain until after the race was run and then it started raining again.

The Derby is such a great betting race where the favorite pays $12.00! How great is that!? I always thought that less than half the people handicap the Derby, they just bet. Whether it be names, jockey, owner/trainer, color of the horse or which horse had the best pre race hype and stories in the media, everyone places a bet. The big gambling money shows up late. That is why a horse like ORB can pay $12.00.

There is a high-five carry over of over $300,000 going into Thursday’s card. Another perk of the Derby. This year someone hit the pick-six Derby Day or we would have a big carry over from that as well.

Now we get settled into the rest of the race meet here at Churchill (30+ days of live racing) as well as the Indiana Downs meet outside of Indianapolis. Purses are good at both places.

Two weeks to the Preakness with a good chance at the Triple Crown.

 

 

Free train for a month?

I am sure you are all completing your NCAA Brackets. For anyone who turns theirs into us today, we are offering a free months training for your next horse if your bracket is perfect through the entire tournament. We need those brackets today. Be sure and put your name on them. If you do have a perfect bracket, you could win a million dollars somewhere else!