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Having had Saratoga end on a rain sodden long weekend, we were a little unlucky to get Ocala Dream and Dynadrive in the Bernard Baruch on ground that had completely fallen apart on September 5. Although Ocala Dream ran a respectable fourth, neither of them really appreciated the ground. After the race that very same […]
From a global horse racing perspective, Saratoga is one of the toughest places to compete. To have had as much success as we’ve had with the limited number of horses that we train has been a real testament to my whole team and the effort they’ve put into getting these horses absolutely spot on to […]
The closing 10 days of Belmont yielded a big price winner in Dynadrive. The half-brother to Tell Your Daddy was sent to us by Flying P Stable to see if we could resurrect him back to the level he’d shown previously in his career. Certainly, getting back to running ten furlongs at Belmont Park with […]
The final two-year-old sale of the year that I personally attended was the Timonium Sale, where we were very pleased to pick up two more colts and a filly. These three have gone out for a brief break after the sale process. They will get 30 days in a field and then a couple of […]
April was a productive month both in sales and on the racetrack. We were delighted to pick up three horses from the OBS April Sale: a Cairo Prince colt for Rainbow’s End Racing and Mike Lyden; a Pennsylvania-bred Classic Empire filly purchased from Top Line Sales for VinLaur Racing; and a Gun Runner colt for […]
As a trainer who gets sent a rather large percentage of turf horses each year, March is always an exciting month because we begin to see the plans for the upcoming New York turf season start to finalize. April will bring a number of our horses back to the track as well as some exciting […]
November through the first of April is the time of year where I split my time between New Orleans and New York. The New Orleans division is much smaller than the one in New York and is made up predominantly of younger horses and turf horses. The Fair Grounds presents an opportunity for some of […]
Closing out 2021, our strong season continued into December with Social Whirl running a very good second at Aqueduct in a second-level Allowance before going off on her winter break. I’m looking forward to her coming back a bigger, stronger 4-year-old and actually quite pleased that she didn’t lose her condition before her break as […]
As we prepare to celebrate Christmas and the New Year is upon us, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude. To my wonderful staff, thank you for all of the hard work you put into keeping our horses happy, healthy, and fit; your love for the horse and sport is something that shows […]
Before we get to November, there are a couple of October victories to touch on. Early in the month Villainous showed a lot of guts to come from a long way off the pace and win for Flying P Stable. He was claimed following the race and recently won for his new connections, so we […]