Hello Half Million

We passed the half million mark in total purse earnings for 2011. We are at a total of 21 wins for the year with PURELY AMATURE winning the 3rd race at Indiana Downs tonight. We are on pace to reach the million dollar mark for the year. Our goal was to win more races this year than last (which was 42) but we really want to win over 50. We would love to win a race for each and every one of you and your friends. There are two more weeks of Churchill and the claiming is good, so get involved. Racing is not dead.

 

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner at the Twin Spires

Southern Ocean, a three-year-old gelding went wire to wire last Thursday to win the third race on the grass going a mile for $50,000 claiming. This is his 3rd win out of five starts (3-1-1) since we bought him for $9000 in the Keeneland January Racing of all Ages Sale. I was surprised he paid $16.40 as the program had him 7/2 and the Courier Journal picked him to win. Another example of a useful horse that was purchased from the sales for a modest price.

 

Great weekend!

The stable had a good weekend as we won three races.

On the not so good side, we stood in the paddock at Indiana Downs on Saturday night for an hour waiting for lightening and rain to pass and then they canceled. I left the track and drove ten miles down the road toward home and not a drop had fallen.