Update

Sumwonlovesyou is doing well in her return to the track. She is going to start going back to the track tomorrow, jogging 1 1/4 mile to 2 miles for about 2 weeks before resuming galloping. We are pointing for a late January/early February start for her 2008 debut.

Kickin n Screamin is also doing well. She is starting to pick up a bit of weight and her coat is looking better despite the deteriorating weather conditions. She is also going to step up a bit in her training and will probably have an easy work at the end of next week.

Aldebutante arrived in Ocala last weekend in good order. She is at Royal Oak training Center with Kenny LeJeune who is as good as it gets in terms of getting young horses ready for the races.

The Came Home filly also arrived in her winter quarters last weekend. She made it down to Texas in good shape and is with Scott Cole who used to be one of my assistants. Scott is also very good with young horses and really likes the filly.

Sumwonloves you returns...

Sumwonlovesyou returned to the barn at Churchill Downs yeaterday afternoon. She looks very good, albeit hairy, and her growth on her left hind leg seems to have resolved itself completely. We will be walking her under tack for a week or so to get her used to carrying weight on her back and build her back muscles up since she hasn't had a rider for quite awhile. We will then jog her for a couple of weeks, pretty much until she tells us she is ready to do a little more. Hopefully she is ready for a work around mid December. I am shooting for the first week of February as a target date for her return though that could change in either direction depending on a lot of factors including weather. There is a strong possibility that we may head to Oaklawn rather than Fair Grounds this winter. Though this is not final, I am leaning that way at this time.

Kickin N Screamin is settling in fine and I am happy with with the way she is doing. We have started her on the best possible ulcer medication (gastrogard) and are feeding her pretty much as much as she will eat. We will also give her a small dose of winstrol and vitamin and iron buildup shots to move her in the right direction. Cherie had her out on the track this morning and said that she felt relaxed and traveled fine underneath her. She may not make a start at Churchill as there is no race that makes sense for her. I am pretty sure that she will go to Tampa for the winter. There are a few races in the 1st condition book for her and the competition should be something she can handle.