Horsies

Katy's Office Gril displaced her soft palate in yesterday's race where she finished fifth. The jockey heard her making some gutteral sounds and Linda had her scoped after the race confirming the displacement. Linda will be looking for a turf race for Katy. She does perform better on the grass. So, between having a reason for her poor performance and the beginning of turf racing season, we have reason to be hopeful.

Awakino Cat turned in a sparkling bullet breeze this morning after his abysmal showing in the Gulfstream Stakes race 10 days ago. Let's hope this bodes well too.

Remember, the horse racing business is dependent on hope. It's what dreams are made of!

Best,

A.

Katy today

That winning combination of Katy's Office Girl and Cornelio Velasquez tries again today at 1 mile 70 yards at Aqueduct in the 8th race. She's 4-1 in the Morning Line, the third favorite. She'll have to run better to beat this bunch!

A.

Very fast race

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Both our contenders were off to good starts. Joe Bravo got Ahvee's Destiny off in 3rd place but let her fall back. She doesn't like to be surrounded by horses in front of her and outside of her. Near the end you could actually see her bear in from fear of another horse coming towards her from the outside.

Alex Solis rode aggressively on Awakino Cat and took him very wide coming into the stretch. Solis said he was having breathing problems, so he seems not to be in top shape yet. This was his first race since last summer.

It was the first time we had two horses in one race, though as it turned out they weren't actually "in" the race with Ahvee finishing 6th and Awakino finishing last. Well they both looked marvelous… simply marvelous in their silks and her blinkers. Sometimes looking good is most important… just not usually on the racetrack!

Shabbat shalom. Have a nice weekend.

Best to all,
A.

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Go Katy!

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Katy's Office Girl will compete in tomorrow's 8th race at 1 mile 70 yds on the dirt at Aqueduct. Cornelio Velasquez is the jockey. He's never won when riding any of our steeds. Maybe tomorrow will be different. Unfortunately, Ramon Dominguez, who has won with Katy and knows her best will be riding in Florida tomorrow.

Katy doesn't like to run until very late in the race. She seems to dislike being in a crowd, preferring the outside route to the rail but she comes out of post #2 tomorrow. When she makes that big run late, it can be very exciting. Let's hope for the best.

Ahvee's Destiny was to be entered in a race at Gulfstream today for Wednesday but it did not get used. They say they'll put in back on tomorrow for next Thursday. It's out of our hands. Meanwhile, she ran a bullet breeze this week, 1st out of 16, I believe. She's ready… at least in the morning. But the weather has played havoc with her racing schedule.

Awakino Cat is pointing to a race at Gulfstream for Friday. He's been putting in OK breezes. At least he's not tying up. Could be an interesting week.

Have a nice weekend!

A

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It's off the turf, so Ahvee's Destiny scratched

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Boo!

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Weather

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The weather forecast is poor for today, calling for lots of showers and maybe some thunderstorms. If they keep the race on the grass, we'll be running. If they take the race off the grass, we'll scratch and we won't be running. Keep up with the weather.

This doubly frustrating because I know many of those in Florida had planned to attend. With threatening weather, I guess it's unlikely that we'll get a big turnout. Of course, IF you go and IF they stay on the grass and IF (the biggest IF of all) she wins, you are invited to get into the Winner's Cirlce Photo. Anyone who makes into such a photo can count on getting a copy of their very own!

Oh well, another example of not being in control of your Ahvee's Destiny.

Best,
A.
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Racing!

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You can tell Spring is in the air. The racing schedule starts heating up and the level of excitement increases. No, we're not running in the Kentucky Derby, which is only a bit more than two months away, but we have three races to look forward to in the next two weeks.

First, is Ahvee's Destiny on Sunday March 6th. She's up against a tough bunch and a full race with fourteen scheduled to start at five furlongs on the grass at Gulfstream. Joe Bravo has the mount. He won with her in 2009 at Gulfstream and came in third in her first race this year. Unfortunately, she has very specific needs -- short sprint on the grass -- that she doesn't have much choice about whom to race against. So, we'll just have to hope she will run her best and that's her best good enough to take the top prize. If she doesn't run well, it is likely she'll be retired to the breeding shed. It's the tenth race at 5:25PM, so I'll have my I-Pad at a dinner for a Rabbinical school. That's going to be interesting! Nonetheless, we'll be rooting for Ahvee's Destiny.

Katy's Office Girl is pointing to a race on March 12th at Aqueduct at one mile seventy yards on the inner dirt track. She's had some minor problems which started with a little bleeding in her last race and included a fungal infection. However, she's fit and we're looking to get her to the outside for the stretch run and come home first.

Awakino Cat, the really nervous one, started to tie-up when he first arrived at Palm Meadows Training Center. However, he's settling in and has had two breezes with no ill effects. It's ironic that last year Linda expected him to perform poorly because of his penchant for tying up but he won 3 in a row and beat Ahvee's Destiny twice. Then, we bought him… and, of course, he tied up! It was scary when they had to van him off the track because he was so tight, he couldn't walk. Nonetheless, when he runs, he's often swifter than his competition. He's won ten of twenty-one. Let's hope he does as well for us! We're aiming for a five furlong Allowance race on the grass at Gulfstream on March 18th.

The others are all getting back into training. We probably won't see most race until May, but we can hope for faster progress.

Best,
A.

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