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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 […]
I’d like to start this blog by explaining that I served a 20-day suspension during the month of September for violating some complex rules of claiming horses in the state of New York. I could not be more apologetic to my clients or fans for the discrepancy. Please know that there was no malice or […]
What makes a good racehorse? Here are the four most important qualities to look for: 1. Soundness For a racehorse to give a trainer the best chance to fulfill its natural ability on the track, they need to be as sound as possible. Clearly, this is a major issue in all forms of equine competition, […]
My belief, and not necessarily the belief of Mr. Baffert and connections, is that Arrogate quite simply isn’t as good over the Del Mar surface as he is over any of the other surfaces that he’s run on. Del Mar is right on the edge of the ocean; it’s a track that retains a lot […]
A huge part of each summer, for those of us on the east coast, is the Saratoga meet – a seven week marathon in upstate New York at the most iconic racetrack in North America, in my opinion. This place has seen some of the most extraordinary equine performances, and we were lucky enough last […]