Looking towards the new year

Rampillion came out of her race a little banged up, some cuts and scrapes from being stepped on by another horse, but nothing serious. I was displeased with the ride and though the field may have been a little tougher than she can handle at this point, Hebert gave her no shot and more importantly did not teach her anything positive going forward. But she will be ok and the poor finish position gives us the opportunity to drop her in class looking for an easy spot. December 17th at Turfway Park for maiden $15,000 going 6 1/2 looks like a possibility.

Sumwonlovesyou continues to do well in her recovery from the leg and foot injuries. She is staying sound and is eager to do work on both the Aquapacer and under saddle. The chances of her making it back to the races in the spring are looking better every passing day.

Aldebutante has been sound but we are still going to have the specialist look at her foot so we can be certain that she is 100% before going full speed with her. She has put on weight and filled out quite a bit the last six weeks.

Kickin n Screamin is back in training and is going pretty good.

Rampillions plans

I entered Rampillion for two races for Fridays card at Churchill Downs. The races are a $30000 maiden clainer going 1 mile and a $50000 maiden claimer going 6 furlongs. Neither is the perfect spot but she is very sharp and I would rather race her than keep her in the barn awaiting the ideal race.

Sumwonlovesyou has been training at BEC daily alternating between galloping on the turf, the dirt and working on the Aqua Pacer with some days doing a combination of all three. She has been sound and seems very happy to do the work. We will be putting one more specialized shoe on her before putting regular plates back on.

Kickin N Screamin is also back in training and is pointing to a late December return to the races.

Aldebutante continues to have a small problem with her feet and I am going to have the vet/blacksmith that worked on Sumwonlovesyou so sucessfully take a look at her to see what he thinks.

Rampillion on AE's again

I entered Rampillion in a 7 furlong $30,000 maiden claimer for Wednesday the 19th and once again we wound up on the also eligible list. She is training very well and I was hoping that the distance may keep the field size down a little but we were not lucky enough to draw in.

Aldebutante is scheduled to work this weekend but that may be pushed back till Monday due to poor track conditions caused by the rain and cold. She has turned the corner in her training and I am anxious to get her working again.

Sumwonlovesyou and Kickin n Screamin are both doing fine.

Rampillion is good shape

Rampillion came out of her race in good shape and we are looking to maybe squeeze one more race in at Churchill before the meet ends. Though there isn't much scheduled the final week they have been using these types of races as extras and if the weather turns and the turf course gets chopped up we have a better chance of getting a chance to run again. If not I would lean towards Turfway Park or perhaps the Fair Grounds or a longshot possibility of Hawthorne.

Aldebutante has been galloping well and her feet seem to be in good shape despite bouncing them off of Ryan's face while she was clipping her. There is no timetable yet for her though she will probably work next weekend if she continues to progress.

Sumwonlovesyou is also doing well. Paula is going to start riding her around the farm in addition to training on the Aqua Pacer.

Kickin n Screamin is going back in training at the end of the week. She has put on a few pounds and though she never settled in that well the time off did some good for her. I would imagine that the Fair Grounds for $17500 on the turf looks like the spot for her right now though a trip back to Tampa after the new year is certainly a possibility.

Frustration

As you well know if you have been following on Derbytrail.com Rampillion has once again drew on the also eligibles on Wednesday. The odds once again are slim that she will draw into the race and we are now looking at running in the original race we were pointing for on the 12th. Obviously there are options for her if we were to ship but I would really prefer to run her close to home 1st time out because there are enough obstacles for a young horse making her fist start and I prefer not to add shipping to the mix. She continues to train well and we will probably work her again at the end of the week.

Aldebutante is getting shoes put back on her feet tomorrow and has been feeling really good the past few days. We are keeping her on medication for her feet for another 10 days or so but she is ready to start training again.

The other two are doing well at BEC while being turned out.