Posted by Avram Freedberg
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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Friday, March 11, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Weather
Posted by Avram Freedberg
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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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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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Racing!
Posted by Avram Freedberg
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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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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Friday, February 25, 2011
Horses
Posted by Avram Freedberg
Yay for Patsy Symons, whose Myakka was a winner at Gulfstream Park yesterday!
Ahvee's Destiny breezed respectably earlier this week and is pointing to the Ladies Turf Sprint stakes at Gulfstream taking place on Sunday, March 6th. We have local obligations, so we will not be able to attend but we expect friends and Florida-based family to represent us… hopefully, in the Winner's Circle. It's 5 furlongs on the grass. Let's hope for good weather and a firm course. Go Ahvee's Destiny!
Awakino Cat had his second breeze today. He went 3 furlongs in a sparkling 36 2/5 sec. Assuming he doesn't tie up (which is always a possibility with him, he should soon be ready to race.
Not much news on the others, many of whom will go into training March 1st.
All the best,
A.
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Yay for Patsy Symons, whose Myakka was a winner at Gulfstream Park yesterday!
Ahvee's Destiny breezed respectably earlier this week and is pointing to the Ladies Turf Sprint stakes at Gulfstream taking place on Sunday, March 6th. We have local obligations, so we will not be able to attend but we expect friends and Florida-based family to represent us… hopefully, in the Winner's Circle. It's 5 furlongs on the grass. Let's hope for good weather and a firm course. Go Ahvee's Destiny!
Awakino Cat had his second breeze today. He went 3 furlongs in a sparkling 36 2/5 sec. Assuming he doesn't tie up (which is always a possibility with him, he should soon be ready to race.
Not much news on the others, many of whom will go into training March 1st.
All the best,
A.
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