The Runningest One

- I was out at the barn area this morning, but Christening was not. Our Vicar filly has been sent down to Delaware to work for some prospective buyers. I'm getting the vibes that it's Castle Village's half-partner in this venture that is pushing the sale of the filly before she races. A horse can lose a lot of value after its first race; in this case, the fear is that it can go to from an estimsted $50-60,000 to around zero or so. Well, not quite that low, because as a filly with some decent bloodlines and some decent recent stakes horses like Ender's Sister, Ender's Shadow, Royal Assault and Stolen Prayer all amongst the second dam's descendants (not to mention million dollar earner Fit For A Queen), she would have at least some value as a broodmare.

Highland Cat has no breeding value, as you know, and wouldn't even if he hadn't been gelded...at least at this point. There's always that hope that a horse will take to the grass, and that's next; there's a race written for April 30. Highland Cat came out of Friday's race with some sore hocks, and is being treated, but it's just minor and he should be as ready as he ever is.

I asked Bill Turner about Mum's The Word, the Real Quiet filly that we sold last year, and he rolled his eyes and said "Boy she can run! She the runningest thing I got in here right now." Oh man.. Her half mile work in :47 2/5 was her first timed breeze in two months, but he said she's been training up a storm. He said she galloped out in 59 and something, and that she could run in around three weeks. Maybe I can make back some Highland Cat money by betting on the one that may have gotten away.

- Lots of kids this weekend, and Rangers games too....I'll be back soon to own up about Keyed Entry and talk about a pretty great Saturday of racing.