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QuikSand · 07-20-2005, 10:32 AM

September 2008

September is a quiet month for our older horses, as they will be preparing for the Wynnefield season up ahead (no sprint stakes races on the calendar).

I do spend some time looking for a new 2yo charge or two to try out. I find a colt for $35,000 who looks like he might fit our pattern – he has suffered two hard luck losses in his first two races, but seems to have speed figures that suggest he can do pretty well. I put in my claim, and grab chestnut colt SAWBUCKS from the claiming field.

Here is his record as he joins our stable:

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Horse name: Sawbuck
RACE ENTRY: No race
Record:    Races  1st  2nd  3rd    Earnings
Lifetime:      3    1    2    0     $18,400
Life-Turf:     0    0    0    0          $0
Life-Wet:      0    0    0    0          $0
This Year:     3    1    2    0     $18,400
Age: 2   Sex: Male   Color: Chestnut

04Sep08AB MDCL b2  D gd  7f 22.1 0:46.1 1:27.0  2  2-ns   1-5¼   1-5¼   1-7½   1-9¼  91 120  4.50 Mcroe
25Aug08AB MD22 m2  D ft  6f 22.0 0:46.0 1:13.0  1  1-     2-1¼   3-3½   3-4¼   2-ns  94 120  4.90 Mcroe
18Aug08AB AL27 b2  D ft  6f 21.1 0:45.0 1:12.0  1  1-     2-1½   2-4½   2-4    2-nk  96 122  6.40 Mcroe

SAWBUCK is much the best in the claiming race I watched, and we might have picked him up at just the right time. So, now we have someone to keen an eye on, and to target for the 2yo season ahead – with the win (and a couple seconds) he has a few bucks earned, and we’ll keep him running in his debut season. There are two 2yo sprint staks in October – and I suspect we’ll be pointing toward the Macbeth Stakes on October 18th for him.

Later in the month, I find another claim – a debuting filly in a $30,000 claimer. I put in my claim for TULIP TOPS and bring aboard another promising youngster. Here is her record after the claiming race:

Code:

Horse name: Tulip Tops
RACE ENTRY: No race
Record:    Races  1st  2nd  3rd    Earnings
Lifetime:      1    1    0    0      $7,500
Life-Turf:     0    0    0    0          $0
Life-Wet:      0    0    0    0          $0
This Year:     1    1    0    0      $7,500
Age: 2   Sex: Female   Color: Bay

12Sep08AB MDCL b2  D ft  6f 22.0 0:46.1 1:13.0  1  1-     1-4    1-5½   1-6¾   1-4   92 117  2.00 Dolbo

Looks like we might do okay with her as well – a solid win here, and a front-running style, I’m thinking, is a good fit.

So – with that, we now have two additions to the barn, and we will keep them on the work schedule with allowance races in late September. Need to accumulate some earnings if we’re going to qualify for the stakes races in the coming months, and to find out if the horses are actually worth sending out in those fields.

SAWBUCK is up first, and we have him slotted in his first allowance race, against better horses than he has faced before. This is also his first ride under Eddie Coyle, my regular jock, so that is an unknown also. At 7 furlongs, I might also find out how he can handle the longer sprint distances.

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 21Sep08AB AL27 b2  D ft  7f 22.0 0:46.0 1:27.0  3  3-ns   1-2    1-4½   1-6¾   1-3   90 122  4.60 Coyle

Good effort – he romps to the front, and leads the whole way – losing ground late but holding on for the top spot. Not a superior speed figure, but a good result for certain. I’m guessing he will be stronger at 6f (or even 5f) but he looks like a contender to me.

TULIP TOPS will face a pretty tough field, maybe tougher than that seen by SAWBUCK.

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 26Sep08AB AL27 b2  D ft  6f 22.0 0:45.1 1:12.1  4  4-     1-1¼   1-¾    2-¼    4-1¾  94 119  4.60 Coyle

She makes the lead, but gets run down by one tough presser, and then two others in the final paces. She posts a better speed fig than did SAWBUCK, though – so there’ still hope that she might be strong in the distaff side for younger races.

(And the emergence of duplicate horse names is getting VERY irritating – just in this race there was a MISSOURIFREIGHT, a FRINGE BENEFITS, a SCOTSWOMAN, and a CRASH ALOFT – all names still in ude by prominent older horses in this career. In fact, I think there may now be four or five of some of those names. It’s absurd, really, that a game can have such a short-sighted design flaw like this even after being “patched.”)

07-20-2005, 10:32 AM	#57
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	September 2008 September is a quiet month for our older horses, as they will be preparing for the Wynnefield season up ahead (no sprint stakes races on the calendar). I do spend some time looking for a new 2yo charge or two to try out. I find a colt for $35,000 who looks like he might fit our pattern – he has suffered two hard luck losses in his first two races, but seems to have speed figures that suggest he can do pretty well. I put in my claim, and grab chestnut colt SAWBUCKS from the claiming field. Here is his record as he joins our stable: Code: Horse name: Sawbuck RACE ENTRY: No race Record: Races 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings Lifetime: 3 1 2 0 $18,400 Life-Turf: 0 0 0 0 $0 Life-Wet: 0 0 0 0 $0 This Year: 3 1 2 0 $18,400 Age: 2 Sex: Male Color: Chestnut 04Sep08AB MDCL b2 D gd 7f 22.1 0:46.1 1:27.0 2 2-ns 1-5¼ 1-5¼ 1-7½ 1-9¼ 91 120 4.50 Mcroe 25Aug08AB MD22 m2 D ft 6f 22.0 0:46.0 1:13.0 1 1- 2-1¼ 3-3½ 3-4¼ 2-ns 94 120 4.90 Mcroe 18Aug08AB AL27 b2 D ft 6f 21.1 0:45.0 1:12.0 1 1- 2-1½ 2-4½ 2-4 2-nk 96 122 6.40 Mcroe SAWBUCK is much the best in the claiming race I watched, and we might have picked him up at just the right time. So, now we have someone to keen an eye on, and to target for the 2yo season ahead – with the win (and a couple seconds) he has a few bucks earned, and we’ll keep him running in his debut season. There are two 2yo sprint staks in October – and I suspect we’ll be pointing toward the Macbeth Stakes on October 18th for him. Later in the month, I find another claim – a debuting filly in a $30,000 claimer. I put in my claim for TULIP TOPS and bring aboard another promising youngster. Here is her record after the claiming race: Code: Horse name: Tulip Tops RACE ENTRY: No race Record: Races 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings Lifetime: 1 1 0 0 $7,500 Life-Turf: 0 0 0 0 $0 Life-Wet: 0 0 0 0 $0 This Year: 1 1 0 0 $7,500 Age: 2 Sex: Female Color: Bay 12Sep08AB MDCL b2 D ft 6f 22.0 0:46.1 1:13.0 1 1- 1-4 1-5½ 1-6¾ 1-4 92 117 2.00 Dolbo Looks like we might do okay with her as well – a solid win here, and a front-running style, I’m thinking, is a good fit. So – with that, we now have two additions to the barn, and we will keep them on the work schedule with allowance races in late September. Need to accumulate some earnings if we’re going to qualify for the stakes races in the coming months, and to find out if the horses are actually worth sending out in those fields. SAWBUCK is up first, and we have him slotted in his first allowance race, against better horses than he has faced before. This is also his first ride under Eddie Coyle, my regular jock, so that is an unknown also. At 7 furlongs, I might also find out how he can handle the longer sprint distances. Code: 21Sep08AB AL27 b2 D ft 7f 22.0 0:46.0 1:27.0 3 3-ns 1-2 1-4½ 1-6¾ 1-3 90 122 4.60 Coyle Good effort – he romps to the front, and leads the whole way – losing ground late but holding on for the top spot. Not a superior speed figure, but a good result for certain. I’m guessing he will be stronger at 6f (or even 5f) but he looks like a contender to me. TULIP TOPS will face a pretty tough field, maybe tougher than that seen by SAWBUCK. Code: 26Sep08AB AL27 b2 D ft 6f 22.0 0:45.1 1:12.1 4 4- 1-1¼ 1-¾ 2-¼ 4-1¾ 94 119 4.60 Coyle She makes the lead, but gets run down by one tough presser, and then two others in the final paces. She posts a better speed fig than did SAWBUCK, though – so there’ still hope that she might be strong in the distaff side for younger races. (And the emergence of duplicate horse names is getting VERY irritating – just in this race there was a MISSOURIFREIGHT, a FRINGE BENEFITS, a SCOTSWOMAN, and a CRASH ALOFT – all names still in ude by prominent older horses in this career. In fact, I think there may now be four or five of some of those names. It’s absurd, really, that a game can have such a short-sighted design flaw like this even after being “patched.”)