Fire’s Finale had been a model of consistency and soundness for us as a two year old already and he showed heart and courage with a thrilling maiden win for a very nice purse at Parx on October 12th. Sent off the heavy favorite in a scratch-filled field on a sloppy track, Fire's Finale broke perfectly from an outside post and sat a comfortable trip behind one runaway front runner. He made a bold move into contention on the far turn and then needed the entire length of the stretch to get past the leader, who was game after setting an uncontested early pace. With one last surge right at the wire he put his nose in front to get the win by a short head in literally the final stride, with the 3rd horse a distant 10 lengths further behind. It was a special moment for co-owners Bill & Pat Russell, who were on hand to celebrate with trainer Kelly Breen in person, and for everyone in the Kenwood Racing family. Recall we bred and raised this horse, the final foal out of our beloved multiple stakes-winning mare Exchanging Fire (thus his name), who interestingly was stabled at Parx for much of her great career so it was fitting he broke his maiden here after 5 excellent runner-up efforts at other tracks (two 4ths, two 3rds and a second). We sold shares in this very promising Pa. bred as a two year old to our co-owner group at a value price and with his previous earnings of nearly $20,000 and his Pa. bred bonus purse of over $33,000 from his maiden win, he has already earned more than his purchase price in just his two year old year. This is a very promising colt, bred to improve as he matures, so there’s a lot to look forward to for all his owners. Very few horses indeed make 6 starts at age two, a tribute to his maturity, soundness and of course good management by Kelly Breen and our entire team. This was Kenwood Racing’s second win in a row (Pango won for us just three days ago) and 16th win of 2020. It’s been an exceptional year for us, especially welcome with all the challenges in the world for everyone right now, and this win will without question stand out as one of the highlights. Congratulations to all his owners!