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Sorry I’ve been away for so long, but this time of the year starts to get incredibly hectic with Saratoga and the yearling sale. No complaints on my end about being incredibly busy, it’s not a bad thing at all. We had a really solid end to the Belmont meet with Ten Eyck breaking his […]
Belmont Stakes day was an absolute cracker for us and everyone involved in US horse racing in general. After watching Saxon Warrior fall in the Epsom, the only Triple Crown available on the face of the earth was Justify. When I moved to the US people said the American Triple Crown needed to be changed […]
Is it just me or is this year flying right by? Though Maggie and Grace could not join me, I rounded out April with a quick trip home, grabbing a couple of days to attend my god daughter Matilda Walker’s christening. Her father, Ed, has been one of my dearest friends for all of my […]
In the market for a racehorse? Here are six things to consider when shopping for a champion: 1. FEET One of the most important parts to look at on a horse is feet. Horses with bad feet at a young age are unlikely to grow out of them and get better. You can, of course, […]
We’ve had a couple of encouraging 3-year-old maidens run well this first quarter. Flat Out half-brother to Rattlesnake Bridge, Westderdale broke his maiden by 14 ¾ lengths at Aqueduct in a maiden special weight on the 25th of February. He’s currently taking some time off to recover from a tiny suspensory injury – nothing dramatic […]
After making some extremely encouraging starts for us in New York last year, Roman Approval was put to the test in Texas, facing trying conditions and finishing 11th in the Gr.3 John B. Connally Turf Cup. Up in New York, the weather turned against us and his dislike of soft ground was proven at Aqueduct. […]
After a blissful week in England spent with family over Christmas, which was tremendous fun for all of us, but especially for Grace who got to hang out with her cousin Min, we hot-tailed it back to America and Maggie completed her final days at NYRA for 2017. I packed up the car and headed […]
Glad to report that our Fair Grounds string of horses has settled in very well in New Orleans. Sadly, Edge of Reality’s racing career came to an end when he sustained a fairly major suspensory injury at Fair Grounds on November 23rd. The Elkstone Group had the most wonderful 6-years with this horse who thoroughly […]
While our New York division doesn’t change locations for training, for the next six months we’ll be racing over at Aqueduct, which has seen many, many changes since we were over there last winter. NYRA, and especially Glen Kozak, deserve the applause for all of the work that has been done. When we left Aqueduct […]
October has been a very good month for our barn with a lot of strong performances and stirring wins. Freudie Anne’s year and racing career came to a close on the 20th of October and I just want to say a very special Thank You to her owners who entrusted her to me after she was […]