Today's work

Sumwonlovesworked well this morning, going 5 furlongs in 1.00.2. She broke off under a steady clip and finished up well under no urging from Willie . A horse of Ron Moquett's broke off about 5-7 lengths in front of her at the half mile pole and acted as a prompter, but she never got rank and settled nicely and finished up well. She was blowing pretty good and it was very humid this morning and Willie thought that she might be having a little trouble with the heat after the work but she cooled out fine and walked good but she was clearly tired. I would think that one more work probably next Thursday going 5 furlongs again would be enough for her before she runs at Arlington.

Saturday Update

Sumwonloves you has galloped the last three days and seem like she is in good health. I will probably get a work into her next Tuesday or Wednesday as long as things are ok. It is supposed to be really hot in Louisville on Monday and Tuesday and possibly storms later in the week so Wednesday is most likely the day. I think that the Arlington race on the 11th is the best possible spot for her on the radar. It will give us time to get a few works into her and though the purse is not nearly the same as Churchills, the competition should also be a bit lighter. I'm not sure what we will do about a jockey but I will figure that out in the next week or so. A wild card in the mix would be if there was a similar race opening week at Saratoga. They wont have a condition book out for that meet for another week or so so we will just have to wait and see. Right now I would say there is a 90% chance on us going to Chicago as it seems to be the logical spot to get a win picture.

Yesterdays work

As Steve said yesterday I wasn't thrilled with yesterdays work. Even though I was no looking for a big work time wise, the filly never really picked up the bit much and did not show the same spark that she had. She cooled out fine and ate up her lunch. But she left a little feed this morning and I believe that she may be a little under the weather. Her temperature has been okay but she was a little more lethargic than usual in her stall and walked around like a zombie which is not her. It has been very hot here and the heat may be bothering her a bit or she may be fight off some kind of sickness. We will take a blood work on her in the morning and see if that sheds any light on the situation. Sorry it took so long to post but I wanted to assess the situation as much as I could before speculating about possible issues. I will keep everyone updated as the info becomes available.

Todays Work

Sumwonlovesyou worked four furlongs in 49.60 this morning. Cherie broke her off going to the half mile pole under a easy gallop going the first 1/8th in 13.40. She picked it up a bit going past the 1/4 pole and finished full of run under the wire while staying in the two path the entire trip. Sumwon galloped out well and was on her toes going back to the barn. She finished up her last 1/4 in 23.40 which is very good especially under no urging. We will probably breeze her 5/8ths next weekend and decide after that what race to aim for. By then we should have a pretty good idea of what types of allowances races are available and who is pointing for the stakes races.

Sumwon to work on Sat. (maybe)

Sumwonloves you is scheduled to work tomorrow morning after the harrowing break at 8:30 depending on how much rain we get overnight. If not tomorrow then we will go on Sunday. I am planning on working her an easy 1/2 mile hopefully around 49 to 50. I gave her a few extra days off to recover from her last race and though I will usually breeze around 10 days following a race, she needed a few more days. We have had a couple of feelers on her but no one has come up with a firm offer to our liking so we will just proceed as normal. The Monmouth race is still a possibility but I would think the race in Iowa may be a bit too steep for us right now. I will try to formulate a definite plan later next week as we see how things shape up.