Sumwon in Saratoga

Sumwonlovesyou is doing well since her arrival in Saratoga. She has been galloping on the Oklahoma training track and has taken in her new surroundings in stride. We plan on working her tomorrow morning on the main track around 8:30-8:45. If anyone is planning on going to see the work you can meet up with other Dee Tee members around the winners circle at 8:20. We are located in barn 86 if you want to see her at the barn but please try to get there in the morning if possible.

Sumwonlovesyou works

Sumwonlovesyou worked well this morning as described by Riot. She will be shipping to Saratoga on Sunday afternoon, arriving early Monday morning. We will be located in the steeplechase Annex across from the backside of the Oklahoma training track on 5th avenue. It is a good spot with easy access for the members of DeeTee. Plus we may get the inside scoop on the jumpers from neighbors Jonathan Sheppard and Tom Voss.

Sumwonlovesyou doing well

Sumwonloves you has come out of her race in great shape. She has galloped kindly the last few days and is scheduled for an easy work on Saturday. She will ship to Saratoga on Sunday.

Important announcement coming...

There will be an important announcement coming soon......and don't worry it has nothing to do with Sumwonlovesyou. As members of the original Dee Tee stable you will hear about it first. Stay tuned....

Update on Sumwon

Sumwonloves you returned in the middle of the night following her second place finish Wednesday. She was understandably tired from the effort and shipping but looks no worse for wear otherwise. I thought that she ran well and tried very hard. That she is able to relax enough to let horses pass her on the inside and rate is something that we have been working on for a long time, and will make her a more effective horse. I was pleased with the way she handled the ship and also the polytrack at Arlington. Though it is frustrating getting so close (believe me I have a lot of recent experience) and not winning, I appreciate how far she has come and how hard she tries.

It was great to meet more of the partners and other DT members at AP. One of the enjoyable aspects from my point of view is meeting new friends from diverse backgrounds and helping people experience the joy of owning horses. The Chicago crew is great and both Steve and I had a blast up there. I'm sure it wont be our last trip there!

That being said, it is time to win a race and what better venue than Saratoga on Sunday August 5th. There is a 1 1/8th race NW1x optional $75k claimer that day unless Steve insists on the Test (only kidding unless it is a 3 horse field!). The timing is good and I believe that a slow paced mile and an eighth may be perfect. The trouble is that sometimes those races don't fill that great and being on a weekend they may not let it go with a short field. There are also a few grass races that we may enter in MTO. It has been known to rain in Saratoga on occasion.

Sumwonlovesyou At Arlington

The race on Wednesday looks to be a typical race for that caliber of horse at Arlington. It is not a walk in the park by any means but I think we drew a good post position and looks to be in pretty good shape. The filly came out of her work well and seems to be in great shape. She will ship out on Tuesday morning and should arrive at Arlington mid-afternoon. We are shipping into Peter Walder's barn and will be shipping out on Wednesday night after the race.

Sumwons CD Work in the AM

We cancelled her work today because the track was really muddy from the rain overnight. She is schedule to work tomorrow morning going 5 furlongs after the break around 8:30. Cherie will be working her and depending on track condition we are looking for a work in the 101 to 102 range with a 14 second gallop out time which would give us 6 furlongs in around 115 or so. W enter tomorrow so we will have the details about what race number and post position in the afternoon. The rider situation is still uncertain though there are a few options available. I will post tomorrow with more information.

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.