Exchanging Ember has been retired, she goes out a winner for Kenwood Racing, sound and safe. We examined her after her winning effort at Penn National on August 28th and felt it was not prudent to continue running her. There are certainly some people who would try to inject her and keep racing and it’s possible she’d be able to run another race or two, but with us the safety of horse and rider comes before all else. Our trainer Mark Salvaggio and our vet both felt running her again would be risky. Right now, she’s sound and healthy and ready to enjoy life as a broodmare on a lovely farm and that’s exactly where she’s going. 

We’ve entered into an agreement to sell her to our friends at Wasabi Ventures Stables and as part of the agreement, Kenwood will receive 25% of all income her first two foals produce. She’s going to St. Omer’s farm in Forest Hill (Bel Air), Maryland. and is expected to be bred to Wasabi’s new Stallion, Force the Pass.

Kenwood Racing's co-owners have a great attachment to 'Ember', as we do, which is why we are so pleased to see her going to a good, safe home at a beautiful farm in Maryland. Exchanging Ember showed incredible heart and resilience in her racing career. Few horses would have made it back to the races from the injury she suffered after her career debut; she had a lot of talent and it’s a shame she never got to showcase her true ability, but she displayed grit and determination and goes out a winner. If she passes it on to her foals, it will be a winning outcome for all of us.

Exchanging Ember training at T-Square Stud. Photo courtesy of Adam Parker.