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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 […]
Having had a relatively consistent start to the year, winning races on a regular basis, we seem to have hit a little bit of a dry spell over the course of the last six weeks. Some unlucky trips and a couple disappointing circumstances losing a race or two in the stewards room over the course […]
Opening weekend at Belmont was a little bit tough for the barn to take with Birchwood Road being defeated by a nostril on May 3rd, which was his first start in New York and first start since the Fair Grounds. Tough start to the meet with five of our horses hitting the board but no […]
Now that we are full into spring, a recap of our New York winter meet and Keeneland meet… Our Keeneland mission became a little deteriorated when we lost a couple of horses towards the end of the Fair Grounds meet – a horse or two moved on to other trainers, one got claimed and a […]
This last weekend, we got lucky in two senses. I genuinely believe that during my lifetime we have been incredibly fortunate to witness probably the greatest generation of Thoroughbreds to have graced the racetracks of the world. From Black Caviar to Rock of Gibraltar, to the unbeaten three-year-old filly Zarkava who won the Arc in […]
What in the world happened to February this year? I feel like I blinked and it was over! A lot has happened since my last blog, but let’s start where we left off, which was the Fair Grounds quarantine… After a forced sabbatical from running our horses at the Fair Grounds, the quarantine on our […]
2017 has been a busy and wild ride so far, but I am happy to share that things are going rather well. After getting settled into our new apartment in New Orleans, Maggie has adjusted nicely and Grace has gotten into a comfortable rhythm. The Herpes situation continues at Fair Grounds and our barn is […]
Now that I have had some time to reflect on the whirlwind that was 2016, I just want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone on Team Morley and all of my clients for making 2016 such a wonderful year for our growing stable. A big thank you to Sarah O’Brien for all of […]