Hi All,

Happy Mother’s Day as we are excited with two races going back- to - back this afternoon at Monmouth Park. Trainer Kelly Breen will look to build on his two wins yesterday on Opening Day (see picture attached above and article about his plans for the Monmouth Meet at the end of this update.  In addition, we have scheduled our first 2026 Owner for a Day Event for Saturday June 13^th which is Haskell Preview Day at Monmouth Park.  Please let us know if you are interested in spending the day with us including morning training,  a visit to the backside barns to meet and feed our horses and viewing the excellent race card from a beautiful Winner’s Circle Terrace Suite.  This event fills up quickly so if you are interested please let us know and we will send you the details.

She’s a Gamer is entered in Race 6 a 6-furlong sprint on the dirt with a post of 3:24 pm at Monmouth Park (see pp’s above and details below).  Paco Lopez will be in the irons in a short field of six to build off his 3 wins yesterday.  Scott’s pre-race comments are below and good luck to all Group 99 ARC 26 members and Trainer-Partner Kelly Breen.

SHE'S A GAMER is ready to go, as she'll step up in class against open Allowance company, sprinting 6f on the main track in Race 6; Post Time set for 3:24 PM this afternoon. She comes in off a short break after her blowout win at Tampa Bay Downs two weeks ago, but she has settled in nicely at Monmouth Park and has been acting like she is ready go again! It's a tough, short field of six horses and no early scratches, with She's a Gamer and Paco Lopez drawing mid pack, in Post Position #4 as the 5-2 second choice on the Morning Line. The favorite, #1-Layered for Chad Brown, is coming in off some lackluster efforts in her last few races, after winning easily on debut at Monmouth Park last year, before a close 4^th Place finish in a Stakes sprint to close out the Monmouth Meet last year. She'll get back to the surface she has won over and seems to clearly prefer sprinting. She has had early speed before, and we expect her to be forwardly placed from the inside post position. #3-Tickin Time Blonde is a Kentucky shipper who likely prefers the turf but has some modest success over the dirt surface in past races. Her trainer shipped in with one yesterday on the Opening Day card that was a runaway winner, so she will be one to look for coming from off-the-pace. She's A Gamer will need to step up here and is coming off a lifetime best performance last out. Fingers crossed she can keep that momentum going, as we look to kick off the 2026 Monmouth Park Meet in style! Good luck today! 

 

 

Red Head Italian will be in the second leg of a possible Kenwood Daily Double in race 7 with post of 3:56 pm (see pp’s above and details below).  Luis Rivera Jr. will ride in this 5 ½ furlong Jersey Bred Allowance with a full field of ten.  She will break from post 10 with the intent to get out and save ground on the front end. Good luck to all Group 91 Members and Partner RJR Racing.

It's NJ BRED race day for RED HEAD ITALIAN, as she'll face off against a full field of 10 in the NJ Bred Allowance sprint on the main track this afternoon in Race 7; Post Time set for 3:56 PM! RHI gets jockey Luis Rivera Jr. back in the saddle, and while it's a definite step up in class from where she has been running, there is no standout in this race on speed figures. If RHI can run back to her lifetime best figures, which she has run multiple times, she will have a shot against this field.  She gets a slight cutback in distance to 5.5f, which should only help, and we'll rely on a clear break from the outside Post Position #10, to clear the field and battle for the lead early. There is some other speed to her inside, with many of the horses coming off the longer layoff since last Fall, and the speed of the speed looks to be #4-Slick Merlin and #1- Cassie's Vault. RHI will need to run her best today, but she will have a shot in the finish if she can do that, and we're excited to have her running out of her own stall today at Monmouth Park. Good luck to all group members and our Partner, RJR Racing!  Let's get lucky

   

 

Speed Figures is being targeted for the Get Serious Stakes a 5f turf sprint on June 21^st at Monmouth Park but since it is a long way off we are hoping something comes up for him before the end of May on the overnights

One Time Willard is being pointed to the NJ Bred John J Reilly Handicap a 6 furlong race on the dirt scheduled for June 7^th and the Irish War Cry Handicap on July 4^th where he finished a tough second to He’spure gold last summer. Here are his workout details from this morning

One Time Willard (7-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: May 10, 2026
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:60 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 21/51
 

Cadet Corps entered has been doing great in the mornings at Monmouth Park and has been nominated for the Cliff Hanger Stakes on Saturday May 23^rd however he will only run if the race comes off the turf due to weather.  We will be looking for alternate races for him in the coming weeks.  Here are his workout details from this morning.

Cadet Corps (7-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: May 10, 2026
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:60 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 21/51
 

Adversary is well and has a possible entry at Delaware Park on May 20^th unless something comes up for him on the overnights to stay and race at Monmouth Park. Here are his workout details from this morning

Adversary (4-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: May 10, 2026
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:60 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 21/51
 

Foggy Note is fine after her scary stumble out of the gate last Saturday afternoon and has been on the track and preparing for her next start.

 

 

 

Hi All,

Happy Derby weekend and we are excited with two races coming up one this afternoon and one tomorrow and the opening of Monmouth Park’s 2026 and 81st season next Saturday May 9^th.  In addition, we have scheduled our first 2026 Owner for a Day Event for Saturday June 13^th which is Haskell Preview Day at Monmouth Park.  Please let us know if you are interested in spending the day with us including morning training,  a visit to the backside barns to meet and feed our horses and viewing the excellent race card from a beautiful Winner’s Circle Terrace Suite.  This event fills up quickly so if you are interested please let us know and we will send you the details.

 

 

Speed Figures is entered today in Race 6 at Gulfstream Park in a 5-furlong turf sprint with post at 3:53 p.m. (see pp’s attached above and details below).  Sammy Camacho will be aboard as the 9/5 favorite in a short field of five with the scratch of the 2 and 7 horses to hopefully kick off the weekend on a winning note.  Scott’s race day analysis is below and good luck to all Group 97 ARC25 Members and Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen.

 

 

   It's race day for SPEED FIGURES at Gulfstream Park, as he'll go in Race 6 - a 5f turf sprint, Starter Allowance! Post Time is set for 3:53 PM today, and gets Samy Camacho in the saddle, breaking from Post Position #5 as the ML favorite at 9-5 odds! It's down to a short field of five horses after two early scratches of the #2-Gabaldon and #7-Biz Biz Buzz.  We'll face off against one familiar foe, #4-XY Speed, who Speed Figures has handled their last two meetings. The other early speed is to our outside with #6-Louie the Sun King, but he prefers a stalking trip, and with Speed Figures just to his inside, he likely doesn't have the speed to keep up with a clean break. As always, we'll be looking for the lead out of the gate and hopefully Samy can keep him reserved enough to still have that closing kick to put them away late.  The scratch of #2-Gabaldon should be helpful for us, and Speed Figures is a perfect 2 for 2 over the turf course this year at Gulfstream Park, looking to get another win today! Good luck! 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foggy Note is entered in Race 9 at Gulfstream Park tomorrow Saturday May 2^nd in Race 9 with a post time of 5:07 p.m. (see pp’s attached above and details below.  Paco Lopez will be in the irons in this competitive Florida Bred Allowance with a 65K purse leaving from post position 8.  They are the current opening line favorite at 2- 1. Scott’s pre-race comments are below and good luck to all Group 99 ARC26 Members and Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen.

 

We finally have FOGGY NOTE entered for  Saturday, May 2^nd (Kentucky Derby Day!), in Florida Bred Allowance! Running for another $65,000 purse, the race was finally carded as a 6.5f sprint, and Foggy Note will get BLINKERS ON! She has been training well with the addition of Blinkers, and Kelly's thinking is that she will be going right to the lead and hopefully not looking back! We'll need a clean break, as always, but she comes into the race doing well, and draws to the outside in Post Position #8, against a shorter field of eight fillies and mares. Paco Lopez gets the call in the saddle. The early speed looks to be all drawn to the inside, so hopefully we have no issues clearing the outside horses to get over, but #3-Slew Diva is a fast filly and likes the be on the frontend, so it will likely be a contested early pace scenario.  #1-Nasti Z is cutting back in distance after trying the G2 Gulfstream Park Oaks last out, and #2-Sweet Dream Lady finished 3rd behind Foggy Note last out and looks to be an improving 3YO filly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Head Italian has been training well at Penn National but will ship in next week to join the rest of the stable in Kelly Breen’s Barn at Monmouth Park as we are pointing her towards a 5 ½ furlong sprint on Mother’s Day May 10^th.  More to come on the next update.

 

She’s a Gamer doing well after her exciting win last Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs (see Chart below) and has arrived at Monmouth Park along with One Time Willard, Cadet Corps and Adversary safely earlier today.  We will be updating our plans with them later next week.

 

 

Hi All,

Following up on a successful weekend for our ARC 25 and ARC 26 Groups with a win and two seconds we have our Group 90 ARC23 with a race later this afternoon looking to help build on  the 2026 Kenwood Racing Stable running line from 12 starts currently at 3-3-2 for a 25% Wins and 67% in the money line. 

Outlaw Country is entered in Race 8 today at Gulfstream Park going 6 furlongs on the dirt with a post time of 4:23 pm. (see pp’s above and details below)  With the morning odds posted at 6-1 Pietro Moran will be aboard in this field of 8 looking to run down the likely front runners in the stretch.  Scott’s race day analysis is below and good luck to all Group 90 ARC23 Members and Trainer- Partner Kelly Breen.

It’s RACE DAY for OUTLAW COUNTRY at Gulfstream Park! 2025 Eclipse Winning Apprentice Jockey Pietro Moran gets the mount today, as OC rolls right back at the same level he ran last out, finishing a respectable 3^rd: beaten by a nose for 2^nd! There is plenty of early speed to his inside on paper, and the outside post draw should set him up nicely to stalk the pace and make his late run turning for home. The key will be not getting forced 3-4 wide around the turn, as the ground loss cost him the 2^nd Place finish last out. He’s been training great out of that last effort and can hopefully move forward coming back to dirt for the second time in over two years!  Fingers crossed for a little racing luck, as we look to get Outlaw Country back into the Winner’s Circle! 

Outlaw Country is entered on March 15, 2026 at GULFSTREAM PARK.

 

Full Entries for Race

Race: 8 - 4:23 PM        $1 Daily Double / $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta $1.00 Bet 3 (Races 8-9-10) / $1 Sunset Six

CLAIMING $6,250

Purse: $ 23,500. (Includes $3,000 - FOA - Florida Owners Awards) (Includes $1,500 - FBIF - Florida Bred Incentive Fund)For Four Year Olds And Upward. Weight, 123 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since December 15 Allowed 2 Lbs. Claiming Price $6,250 (races Where Entered For $5,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). Six Furlongs.

 

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
8	Outlaw Country	6/G	L	$ 6,250	Pietro Moran	121	Kelly J. Breen

 

Red Head Italian is entered in Race 4 at Penn National on Thursday March 19^th with post time of 7:12 pm (see pp’s above and details below) going 6 furlongs on the dirt.  She will have Jomar Torres ride for the 6^th consecutive time following a successful run of 5 starts with 2 wins a second and a third since arriving in Trainer Mark Salvaggio’s Barn in November 2025.  She will leave from post six in this short field of six and is currently 10-1 on the opening line with the bump up in class.  Good luck to all Group 91 members and Partner RJR Racing.  Scott’s early analysis is below.

    After we were shutout from the Clm5000NW4 race last week without carrying over, we decided to monitor the Clm10000NW4 entry this week, and after a short field of five carried over on Day 1, we have RED HEAD ITALIAN back in the entries next Thursday, March 19^th at Penn National! Carded as Race 4 with a Post Time at 7:12 PM, RHI gets jockey Jomar Torres back in the saddle on the step up in class. She is 10-1 on the ML amongst the short field of six horses, and drew the outside Post Position #6. There is some other early speed coming from the inside with #1-Sinelikeadiamond, so RHI will need to break cleanly from the outside and hopefully can sit off that early speed to the inside, saving enough energy to kick clear turning for home, by having first crack at the leader.  The favorites are all stalkers/closers, so we’d like to avoid a speed duel for the 6-furlong distance!

 

Red Head Italian is entered on March 19, 2026 at PENN NATIONAL.

Full Entries for Race

Race: 4 - 7:12 PM        W-P-S / Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Daily Double $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6) / $1.00 Pick 5 (Races 4-8)

CLAIMING $10,000 - $9,000

Purse: $ 19,000. (plus Up To 40% Pabf) For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Which Have Not Won A Race Since December 19 Or Which Have Never Won Four Races. Three Year Olds, 118 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since February 19 Allowed 2 Lbs. A Race Since January 19 Allowed 4 lbs. Claiming Price $10,000, if for $9,000, allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $8,000 Or Less Not Considered In Eligibility in Beaten Condition). Six Furlongs.

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
6	Red Head Italian	5/M	L	$ 10,000	Jomar Torres	120	Mark V. Salvaggio

 

Lisa Connects was entered Friday for Race 7 at Gulfstream Park on Friday March 20^th at 3:52 pm (see pp’s above and details below).  She has been training great for Kelly Breen since her dominating Maiden win on February 12^th,  with a bullet workout on Friday (see below).  Edwin Gonzalez will be in the irons to try for two in a row in a field of nine going 1 1/16 miles on the Synthetic Tapeta surface.  Good luck to all Group 91 Members. Scott’s early pre-race comments are below.

Gulfstream Park has carded the Starter Allowance we were targeting for LISA CONNECTS next Friday, March 20^th, as she’ll run against a full field of nine, 3YO fillies, going 1-1/16 Miles on the Synthetic. Jockey Edwin Gonzalez is back aboard for the step up in class, and they’ll break towards the outside, from Post Position #7. Lisa Connects has been improving each and every race, and ultimately deserves this shot off her blowout Maiden win, but this will be a tough test against the toughest competition she has faced! The speed of the race looks to be #3-Divine Blue, but LC has been showing early speed in her last few races in South Florida also, and with a clean break should have the perfect post position to stalk that early speed. There will be other pursuers though, with #2-Always Ready and #9-Brat Girl showing some tactical speed in previous races as well, so Edwin will have to read and react out of the gate to how “hot” the early pace is.  It’s a slight stretch out in distance from the 1 Mile & 70 Yards, so a speed duel on the front end is not what we want!  Kelly gave Lisa Connects a breeze, in company, yesterday at Palm Meadows on the dirt track, and she rattled off the bullet breeze of the day for 3-furlongs with her workmate! You can see a video of that breeze using the link below, and Lisa Connects is on the inside, along the rail. She went in-hand while pushing the pace, and you’ll see as they get closer to Kelly videoing, LC’s ears are ‘pricked’ and she thinks she’s in a race! They stopped the clock in 36.1 seconds, and LC had a strong gallop-out to finish it off. It was the type of breeze that says, “I’m ready.”, and fingers crossed she can continue to improve with the step up in class next week! Worth noting, Lisa Connects’ birthday is two days later on March 22^nd .

Lisa Connects - PMM Breeze (Inside) 03.12.26.mp4

Lisa Connects is entered to run on March 20, 2026, at GULFSTREAM PARK.

Full Entries for Race

Overnight

Race: 7 - 3:52 PM        $1 Daily Double / $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta $1.00 Bet 3 (Races 7-8-9) / $.50 Pick 4 (Races 7-8-9-10)

STARTER OPTIONAL CLAIMING

Purse: $ 35,000. (Includes $4,000 - FOA - Florida Owners Awards) (Includes $3,000 - FBIF - Florida Bred Incentive Fund) . For Fillies Three Years Old Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $17,500 Or Less And Which Have Never Won A Race Other Than Maiden Or Claiming Or Claiming Price $17,500. Weight, 122 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Other Than Claiming Allowed 2 Lbs. Claiming Price $17,500. One And One Sixteenth Miles. (All Weather Track)

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
7	Lisa Connects	3/F	L	Edwin Gonzalez	120	Kelly J. Breen

Lisa Connects (3-Year-Old Filly)

Date: March 13, 2026
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 36:10 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 1/19

 

Cadet Corps has continued to

CADET CORPS was nominated to G3 Ghostzapper Stakes this morning and we’ll take a look at the nominations, in conjunction with the new Condition Book, to make a decision on where the next best spot for him will be. It’s always nice to have options,

Speed Figures has come out of his impressive win last Saturday in good order (see chart attached above) and has been back to the track showing good energy this week! No specific target for him just yet, as we wait on the next Condition Book for Gulfstream Park to be released over the next week; fingers crossed for a couple nice options sprinting on turf!

One Time Willard had his first breeze back on the turf on Friday at Palm Meadows and boy did he impress the team! Use the link below to see a video from Kelly, with Willard on the inside along the rail, breezing in company with an Allowance/Stakes quality horse from Kelly’s stable. It was just the kind of “test” Kelly wanted for Willard at this stage of his comeback training and he was up for the game As you can see once they got into the stretch, Willard just takes over with ease, pulling ahead to cross the wire first in 45.2 for the 4-furlong breeze; good for the 3^rd fastest of the day at that distance on the turf. With the rails down on the turf, it is expected to see some faster times than usual, but that is still an eye-catching workout and exactly what we wanted to see from him! Kelly continues to ask more from Willard every day/week, and he continues to deliver. He is close being back in the entries, and he certainly looks like he’s ready to compete again! Fingers always crossed, but all is good with our ARC25 stable.

One Time Willard - PMM Breeze (Inside) 03.12.26.mp4 

One Time Willard (7-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: March 13, 2026
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 45:45 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf
Rank: 3/64

Foggy Note and She’s a Gamer both doing well after their 2^nd place finishes last weekend and we will be monitoring the overnights for their next starts

Adversary will be pointed to a dirt sprint on Thursday March 26^th at Gulfstream Park with entries taken this Thursday the 19^th.

Cali Heat has been shipped to Pennsylvania to begin training for his second career as a riding horse and is no longer part of the Kenwood Stable.  We with him well in his future activities.

Lisa’s Palace is well and has been under preparation this past week in order to to bring her to New York’s leading Stallion Bucchero later this month.

 

 

 

Hi All,

Races tonight and Saturday are next up for the Kenwood Stable as we are hoping for some luck with overnights for entry options for the rest of the month.  A note to all Kenwood Partners and Group Members:  We are working on K-1’s and should be sending them out before the end of the month. 

Red Head Italian is entered in Race 6 tonight at Penn National in a very light field of five after the scratch of the #2 going 6 furlongs on the dirt (see pp’s above and details below). It is the first night back for racing at Penn after the early winter hiatus since late December 2025.  Jomar Torres will be aboard in a bid for their 3^rd straight win at the track after back-to-back romps last fall.  We expect her to most likely be the race favorite even though the opening line was 3-1.  Scott’s race day comments are below and good luck to all Group 91 Members and partner RJR Racing.

It’s race day for RED HEAD ITALIAN, at home at Penn National, as they get back to racing tonight after an 8-week break! Carded as Race 6 with a Post Time at 8:10 PM, RHI gets Jomar Torres back in the saddle in this 6-fulrong sprint over the main track. Red Head Italian has been training well out of her stall accident last month and has had a lot of energy on track this week, heading into race day! There was one scratch from the short field, with #2-Braccesca out, so we are down to a field of five, with RHI drawn outside in Post Position #6 and 3-1 on the ML. She has won her last two races over this track in late November and mid-December, and on paper, looks to be the speed of the race. The two favorites exit similar races to RHI at Parx last out, #4-Pontiffany and #1-Take Time To Dream, and we wouldn’t be shocked to see RHI as the Post Time favorite once the betting shakes out!

 

Red Head Italian is entered on February 19, 2026 at PENN NATIONAL.

 

Full Entries for Race

 

Race: 6 - 8:10 PM        W-P-S / Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Daily Double $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 6-7-8)

 

CLAIMING $5,000

 

Purse: $ 16,000. (plus Up To 40% Pabf) For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Which Have Not Won A Race Since August 19 Or Which Have Never Won Four Races. Three Year Olds, 118 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since January 19 Allowed 2 Lbs. A Race Since December 19 Allowed 4 lbs. Claiming Price $5,000 (Races Where Entered For $4,000 Or Less Not Considered In Eligibility in Beaten Condition). Six Furlongs.

 

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
6	Red Head Italian	5/M	L	$ 5,000	Jomar Torres	120	Mark V. Salvaggio

Outlaw Country is entered in race 3 at Gulfstream Park on Saturday February 21^st going 6.5 furlongs on the main track (see pp’s above and details below) .  We are hoping a change to the dirt surface where he has been training very well over will get him back on track and hopefully into the Winner’s Circle.  Edwin Gonzalez will be in the irons in a field of seven where they are 10-1 on the opening line.  Scott’s early analysis is below and good luck to all Group 90 ARC23 Members and Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen.

I have been mentioning we may give OUTLAW COUNTRY a try back on the dirt with how well he has been training on it, and after his past few performances on the turf/synthetic, and the right spot has come up for him next Saturday at Gulfstream Park to give a shot. A bottom level open claiming race, going 6.5-furlongs on the main track, Outlaw Country gets the talented, young Jockey Edwin Gonzalez in the irons, breaking from Post Position #5, in a short field of seven horses. These bottom level races are no “cakewalks”, and always have tough horses, including the 1^st and 2^nd place finishers from this same race, last out, with #1-Sound Of A Beast and #6-Gallant Knight; along with #7-Lou The Body, who placed second at this level going 1-Mile last out. Outlaw Country had so much success early on after making the surface switch to turf, that running back on the dirt became an afterthought; but he has the back class on dirt to have a say in this race! Boasting an 8:2-1-2 running line on dirt, mostly against the deep NYRA circuit, both wins came at the 6.5f-7f distance, sitting off the early speed and making his usual late run.  The early speed on Saturday appears to be right to his outside with #6-Gallant Knight, but #7-Lou The Body has early tactical speed, and the cutback in distance with the outside post position certainly means he will be forwardly placed and potentially pushing the early pace scenario. Outlaw Country will need a clean break from the middle post position, and we’ll look to save ground around the turn while stay close to the early pace. As Kelly said to me when deciding on which entry to take next weekend, “He has been training well on the dirt, and the synthetic sprints have been coming up very deep, so let’s take a shot with a short field on dirt.”  Needless to say, the synthetic sprint for next Sunday came up with a full field of 12, so we’ll take the shot with a short field on the surface switch.

 

Outlaw Country is entered to run on February 21, 2026, at GULFSTREAM PARK.

Full Entries for Race

Overnight

Race: 3 - 1:20 PM        $1 Daily Double / $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta $1.00 Bet 3 (Races 3-4-5) / $.50 Pick 5 (Races 3-4-5-6-7)

CLAIMING $6,250

Purse: $ 23,500. (Includes $3,000 - FOA - Florida Owners Awards) (Includes $1,500 - FBIF - Florida Bred Incentive Fund) . For Four Year Olds And Upward. Weight, 123 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since November 21 Allowed 2 Lbs. Claiming Price $6,250 (races Where Entered For $5,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). Six And One Half Furlongs.

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
5	Outlaw Country	6/G	L	$ 6,250	Edwin Gonzalez	121	Kelly J. Breen

Lisa Connects started off last weekend with a sparkling effort to break her Maiden at Gulfstream Park besting 10 others while drawing off to win by more than 5 lengths (see chart attached above).  Rider Edwin Gonzalez hustled her out of the gate to quickly make the lead and they never looked back.  Congratulations to our homebred and all Group 98 Members.
Scott’s post – race comments are below.

CONGRATULATIONS on the win! LISA CONNECTS was impressive in the opener at Gulfstream Park on February 12th leading a full field from gate to wire, and winning by 5+ lengths in the end, geared down for the last 100’! With the scratch of the ML favorite and only early speed, we had a feeling LC could end up on the front end with a clean break and her natural gate speed; and that’s exactly what happened.  While no one else was “sent”, LC and Edwin saw pressure around the first turn and up the backstretch, but they were moving comfortably and in hand to the far turn.  She started to get away at the Quarter Pole, and widened her lead to 7+ lengths down the stretch, before Edwin took a quick look under his arm and opted to wrap her up and gallop home an easy winner! It was an exciting race to watch, and a quite the way to break her maiden during the Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park! There were no claim slips dropped for Lisa Connects in the slight drop-in class, and she has come back from the race in good order so far and was given a lifetime best 73 Equibase Speed Figure for the win, as she continues to improve each race.

Speed Figures gave his all at Tampa Bay Downs last Saturday in the 100K Turf Dash making the early lead leaving from the tough #11 post after being bumped at the start and setting very quick fractions to lead until the final yards before the wire.  He has come out of the race and trip back to Palm Meadows in great shape and we will be looking for a race for him in the coming weeks.  Scott’s post-race comments are below.

   While it wasn’t the finish we wanted yesterday in the Turf Dash Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, SPEED FIGURES ran a heck of a race on the frontend to just get beat in the final strides and settling for 4^th Place.  The outside Post Position did us no favors in this spot, as SPEED FIGURES burst out of the gate and was forced to go 21.1 in the opening Quarter Mile, to clear the field and get over the rail position; that’s fast! He went on to clock the Half Mile in 43.2, which was still a blistering pace! He looked to be in control at the top of the stretch and into the straightaway, but the two favorites were closing on him, and the fast early pace softened him enough to get passed in the final 50 yards! It’s safe to say the Post Position did him no favors in this spot, and we’re proud of how well he ran against a salty Stakes field. It’s onwards and upwards for our 5YO Gelding, as he lost to some very good horses, with the chips stacked against him from a Post Position standpoint!

Cadet Corps has rebounded well from the fever that he spiked the day before the Grade 3 Mine Shaft Stakes at the Fairgrounds where he was scratched last Saturday morning.  It was a very disappointing turn of events as he had a real nice chance to be a big factor if he ran in the race.   He has returned to Palm Meadows and will continue to train up to a possible entry in the first running of the 100K Golden Horseshoe Handicap going 1 3/8 miles on the main track at Colonial Downs in Virginia on Thursday March 12^th.  Entries will be taken on March 5^th.

All is well with our new horses in the ARC26 stable, and She’s a Gamer and Foggy Note had a nice 4-furlong breeze in company Sunday morning, at Palm Meadows (see below). There is a possible entry for Foggy Note on February 26^th at Gulfstream Park and we are hoping something comes up for She’s a Gamer on the upcoming overnights. Adversary has settled in well with the group at Palm Meadows and we will be looking for something for him in early March.

She's a Gamer (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: February 15, 2026
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:70 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 23/52

 

Foggy Note (6-Year-Old Mare)

Date: February 8, 2026
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 38:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 13/23

One Time Willard has continued to progress in his return from R&R and should be ready for a timed breeze sometime next week with the aim to get him entered in a race later in March.

Cali Heat has been enjoying his time at Sunset Meadow Farm while waiting to start his second career as a riding horse

Lisa’s Palace is well in Saratoga Springs New York awaiting the 2026 breeding season.  We have signed a contract to bring her to New York’s leading Stallion Bucchero when the time is right.

 

Hi all,

A big second half of February coming up with three races carded including two stakes and more to come in the next couple of weeks.

A big welcome to the Kenwood Stable for Adversary a four-year-old gelding who becomes the third horse for our Group 99 ARC26 program as he was claimed on February 5th at Gulfstream Park.  He is a Florida Bred by Girvin out of Pippas Poppy by Soldat with a running line of 12-2-3-1 for earnings of $68,220.   Scott’s report is below.

We were successful in claiming ADVERSARY at Gulfstream Park, where he finished well beaten around two turns (albeit never stopped running hard), which is what we expected from him in this spot, going around two turns. Adversary has had success as a one-turn sprinter, with versatility on dirt and synthetic. He ran two clunkers on the turf, but both were around two turns, so we’d like to think he can have success sprinting on the turf as well. As I have said from the start of looking at this horse though, we are excited to get him back onto the dirt, where he has run some of his best races; potentially against Florida-bred competition.  As we always say whether they win or lose in the race we claim them from, it ultimately means nothing with how they finish in that race, for their previous owners.  It only matters what they do moving forward for us, and this is another claim we are excited to have in the barn! He’s a May foal, so he’s technically still a 3YO for a few more months and hopefully still improving; especially getting back to what we feel will be his preferred running surface!

 

Lisa Connects starts off the month of February in the first race today at Gulfstream Park going one mile and 70 yards on the Tapeta track (see pp’s above and details below) in Race 1 today post 12:20 pm.  Edwin Gonzalez will be aboard from post position 5 with an opening betting line of 8-1 in a field of eleven Maidens after the scratch of the #9 who was the opening line favorite at 5/2. Scott’s race day comments are below and good luck to all Group 98 members and Kenwood Partners.

It’s race day for LISA CONNECTS at Gulfstream Park, as she looks to break through with her Maiden win in Race 1, going 8.3-furlongs on the synthetic surface! There was one scratch amongst the full field of 12 runners, with the ML favorite, #9-World Builder no longer in the race. She was also the only other gate speed on paper, so it will be interesting to see if any other horses “send it” out of the gate. Lisa Connects has proven she has gate speed on dirt and turf, so with a clean break today, we expect Edwin Gonzalez to be able to get her into a comfortable position. That could end up being on the frontend, and Edwin will just have to read and react to the early pace scenario, which we expect to be slower, especially after the scratch of the #9. Lisa Connects has been training well, and we’re just hoping for a clean trip with no excuses today! Good luck to all Group Members and Kenwood Partners, as we look to get our homebred into the Winner’s Circle!

 

   Lisa Connects is entered today at GULFSTREAM PARK.

Full Entries for Race

Race: 1 - 12:20 PM        $1 Daily Double / $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta $1.00 Bet 3 (Races 1-2-3) / $.50 Pick 5 (Races 1-5)

MAIDEN CLAIMING $17,500 - $16,000

Purse: $ 29,000. (Includes $3,000 - FOA - Florida Owners Awards) (Includes $2,000 - FBIF - Florida Bred Incentive Fund)For Maidens, Fillies Three Years Old. Weight, 122 Lbs. Claiming Price $17,500, If For $16,000, Allowed 2 Lbs. One Mile And Seventy Yards. (All Weather Track)

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
5	Lisa Connects	3/F	L	$ 17,500	Edwin Gonzalez	122	Kelly J. Breen

 

Cadet Corps has arrived safely at the Fairgrounds in New Orleans for another Grade 3 Stakes try after just missing back in January over the same surface (see pp’s above and details below).  He had a bullet work on February 2^nd in preparation for this entry (see below).  Top Veteran Rider Brian Hernandez Jr. will be in the irons as regular rider Paco Lopez has been sidelined with a broken ankle. They will leave from post position 3 going one and a sixteenth miles on the dirt in a field of seven. The opening line is 6-1 in a this evenly matched field and Scott’s early comments are below.  Good luck to all Group 97 Members and Trainer Partner Kelly Breen

CADET CORPS is back in New Orleans to run in the 250K G3 Mineshaft Stakes this Saturday where he'll get a chance to stretch his legs over the main track for a couple days heading into Saturday's race! Cadet Corps will need to run the race of his life, again, to have a say in things on Saturday, but he has come out of his last race doing better than ever and had an eye-catching workout last weekend that confirmed for the team that he's ready to go! The weather doesn't look perfect on Saturday at Fair Grounds, with some rain in the forecast, but CC has handled off tracks before, and it's not something that concerns us.  Cadet Corps drew well with the early speed just to his inside, and with a veteran rider like Brian Hernandez Jr. picking up the mount from Paco Lopez, we'll be in very capable hands to spring an upset!

Cadet Corps is entered on February 14, 2026 at FAIR GROUNDS.

 

Full Entries for Race

 

Mineshaft S. Presented by Hagyard - Grade: 3 Race: 9 - 4:00 PM        $1 WPS / $1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / $1 Daily Double $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 9-11) / $0.50 Pick 4 (Races 9-12)

 

STAKES

Mineshaft S. Presented by Hagyard - Grade: 3

 

Purse: $ 250,000. For Four Year Olds And Upward. By Subscription Of $250 By Saturday, January 31. $1250 To Enter; $1250 Additional To Start. Supplemental Nominations Of $5,000 Will Be Accepted At Time Of Entry Which Shall Include All Fees. $250,000 Guaranteed Of Which 60%to the winner, 20% to second, 10% to third, 4% to fourth, 2% to fifth and 1% to finishers sixth through ninth. Weight: 124 lbs. Non-winners of a Graded sweepstakes at a mile or over since November 14, 2025, allowed 2 lbs. Non-winners of a sweepstakes atamile or over since August 14, 2025, allowed 4 lbs. Non-winners of $65,000 at a mile or over since then allowed 6 lbs. Starters to be named through the entry box by the usual time of closing. The Mineshaft Stakes Presented by Hagyard will be limited to ffourteen (14) starters. Preference will be given in the following manner: graded or group winners in order (I, II, III), then highest lifetime earnings. Any horse excluded from running because of the aforementioned preference shall be refunded the entry fee or the supplementary nomination fee if applicable. A trophy will be presented to the winning owner. Nominations closed Saturday, January 31, 2026 with 18 nominations. One And One Sixteenth Miles.

 

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
3	Cadet Corps	7/G	L	Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.	118	Kelly J. Breen

 

Cadet Corps (7-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: February 1, 2026
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:45 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 1/75

Speed Figures will travel to Tampa Bay Downs early Saturday morning to run in the 100K Turf Dash in the 10^th race later that afternoon (see pp’s above and details below).  Veteran rider Jose Ferrer (who earned his 4500^th career victory aboard Kenwood’s Tracy Anns Legacy back in the summer of 2020) will be in the irons from a tough #11 outside post in a full field of 12.  Scott’s early comments are below. Good luck to all Group 97 Members and Trainer Partner Kelly Breen

   We finally got word late yesterday afternoon that SPEED FIGURES is in the Turf Dash Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs this Saturday, February 14^th! Carded with a full, maxed out field of 12 runners, Speed Figures drew the #11 Post Position, with veteran jockey Jose Ferrer in the irons! Carded as the 10^th and final race on their Saturday card celebrating the track’s 100^th Racing Season(!), the scheduled Post Time is for 4:49 PM; just under 10 minutes before CADET CORPS is scheduled to race at Fair Grounds! There is no shortage of early speed signed on Saturday, starting with the millionaire, #9-Coppola, and then #3-Rezasrolex, who is coming in off nine straight wins dating back to June of 2024! Speed Figures is right there on paper too but will have his work cut out for him breaking from the outside. No easy fields at the Stakes level, and a full field in a short sprint like this is about as tough as it gets, but it will be a good test for Speed Figures, coming off his big effort last out. He’s showing all the signs that he is ready to move forward again, and not “bounce” out of his lifetime best performance, but he’ll need to prove it while moving up in class again! The weather looks gorgeous in Tampa Bay this weekend, with sunshine and 80-degree weather, so fingers crossed for a clean trip and honest effort from Speed Figures!. 

 

 

Speed Figures is entered to run on February 14, 2026, at TAMPA BAY DOWNS.

Full Entries for Race

Overnight

Race: 10 - 4:49 PM        Exacta / Trifecta ($.50 minimum) / Superfecta ($.10 minimum) / Super High 5

STAKES

Turf Dash S.

Purse: $ 100,000. For Four Year Olds And Upward. Free Nomination, $400 To Pass The Entry Box And $400 Additional To Start With $100,000 Guaranteed, With 60% To The Winner, 20% To Second, 10% To Third, 5% To Fourth, 3% To Fifth And 2% To Sixth Of The $100,000 Guaranteed. Weight: 122 lbs. Non-winners of a Sweepstakes on the turf or all weather since October 1, 2 lbs.; $60,000 on the turf or all weather in 2025-26, 4 lbs. Starters and riders to be named through the entry box by the usual time of closing. This field will be limited to ten or twelve starters, depending on the rail setting. In the event more than ten or twelve pass through the entry box, the ten or twelve starters will be determined with preference given to Grade I, II or III Stakes winners in that order, then Stakes winners on the turf or all weather, then those that have accumulated the highest earnings in 2025-2026. Same owner entries may start to the exclusion of a single entry. For those that enter and are eliminated under these conditions, the entry fee will be refunded. SUPPLEMENTARY NOMINATIONS OF $2,000 EACH (which include entry and starting fees) DUE BY THE USUAL TIME OF CLOSING. Nominations Closed Saturday, January 31, 2026 with 24. Five Furlongs. (Turf)

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
11	Speed Figures	5/G		Jose C. Ferrer	118	Kelly J. Breen

Red Head Italian is well at Penn National, and we will enter her later today for a race next Thursday February 19^th at Penn National as the track reopens after a brief hiatus earlier this winter.  She has proved to love the surface, and we expect a good effort from her.   She had a easy maintenance work yesterday morning (see below) to get out on the track as the weather has finally cleared.  More details to follow after entry is confirmed

Red Head Italian (5-Year-Old Mare)

Date: February 11, 2026
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 39:53 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/2

 

Outlaw Country has continued to train well at Palm Meadows with a nice breeze last Sunday (see video and details below).There are a couple of possibilities at Gulfstream Park for his next race on February 21^st or 22^nd.  Entry for those is over the weekend.  More details to come.

 

Outlaw Country - PMM Breeze 02.08.26.mp4

 

Outlaw Country (6-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: February 8, 2026
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:15 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 6/23

 

 

 

 

All is well with our new horses in the ARC26 stable, and She’s a Gamer and Foggy Note had a nice 3-furlong breeze in company Sunday morning, at Palm Meadows. See the link below to see a video of the breeze, from Kelly, along with the Equibase Workout Notifications for both. They stopped the clock in :38 seconds flat, and while it’s not the “fastest time”, we weren’t looking for a fast time, the Palm Meadows dirt track has been deep and slower in general this year, but most importantly, as the video shows – they looked competitive the entire way, going nose and nose down the stretch into a nice gallop out; all well within themselves, with some mild urging from the riders. It was just what we wanted to see from them. Hopefully, we can get a nice dirt sprint for She’s a Gamer on an upcoming Overnight and we are still eyeing the entry level, Florida Bred Allowance for Foggy Note on February 26^th, as she seems ready to run as well and we’ll keep our eyes on the Overnights for her for any potential Starter Allowance that she’ll qualify for.

 

Foggy Note-She's A Gamer - PMM Breeze 02.08.26.mp4

She's a Gamer (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: February 8, 2026
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 38:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 13/23

 

Foggy Note (6-Year-Old Mare)

Date: February 8, 2026
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 38:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 13/23

 

One Time Willard has continued to progress in his return from R&R and should be ready for a timed breeze sometime next week with the aim to get him entered in a race later in March.

 

Cali Heat has been enjoying playing in the snow at Sunset Meadow Farm while waiting to start his second career as a riding horse (see picture attached above)

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	Lisa’s Palace is well in Saratoga Springs New York awaiting the 2026 breeding season.  We have signed a contract to bring her to New York’s leading Stallion Bucchero (also sire of NJ bred favorite Book’ em Dano) when the time is right.

Hi all,

A huge win to start the year, a new addition to the stable and a couple of big entries on Saturday to start the 2^nd half of January
We welcome She’s a Gamer to the Kenwood Stable as the first horse claimed for our Group 99 ARC26 program on Saturday January 10^th at Gulfstream Park.  She is a Kentucky bred 4-year-old lightly raced filly by Game Winner out of Funny Feeling by Distorted Humor with a running line of 7-2-1-0 for earnings of $65,540.   Scott’s report is below.

CONGRATULATIONS! We won a two-way shake this afternoon for the WINNER of Race 3, #5-She’s a Gamer; a 4YO, well-bred filly by Game Winner! Checked at the start and forced back to last, jockey Irad Ortiz never worried and just kept her out wide, and in the clear. She has typically been on the early pace, so closing like that was a new experience for her, and she handled it professionally, while being kept 4-5 wide the entire way! Once the field was into the stretch, She’s A Gamer just slowly gained on the leaders, as she was kept to task by Irad to get her nose down at the wire! It ultimately doesn’t matter what they do in the race we claim them from (just ask our ARC25 group, who claimed Cadet Corps at 48-1 odds when finishing 11^th in the race we claimed him out of last year, but he has gone on to win 3 races for us, and finish ITM in every race), it’s always nice to see them run that well, and then ultimately win after such a troubled trip! Finishing 2^nd by a nose and keeping the condition would have been better, but we’re just excited to have this well-bred filly in the stable to kickoff ARC26!

Lisa Connects starts off the weekend in Race 1 at Gulfstream Park on Saturday afternoon in a Maiden 25K Claimer going one mile and a sixteenth on turf (see pp’s attached above and details below).  Edwin Gonzalez will be back to ride in a full field of twelve out of post #6.  Currently the 4^th pick at 8-1 on the opening line she looks to be the lone speed and should be able to set the pace.  Scott’s pre-race comments are below.   Good luck to all Group 98 Members.

After LISA CONNECT’S entry carried back-to-back days this past week, we finally saw the race get carded for next Saturday, January 17^th, as the opening race on the 11-race card! The same Mdn25000 level going two turns on the turf course, jockey Edwin Gonzalez is back aboard breaking from Post Position #6, amongst a full field of twelve runners, plus an Also Eligible! LC took a nice step forward last out, trying turf AND two turns for the first time, albeit she had to settle for 5^th Place! She’s been training great out of that race, got a breeze over the Palm Meadows turf course, and we have every reason to believe she can take another step forward for us on Saturday! She’ll have her hands full with a field of 12, including the 3^rd Place finisher from her last race, #9-Smiling Rosie.

Lisa Connects (3-Year-Old Filly)

Date: January 4, 2026
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 51:20 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf
Rank: 34/41

Cadet Corps had a smooth trip from Palm Meadows to the Fairgrounds in New Orleans where he will run in the Grade 3 Louisiana Stakes on Saturday afternoon (see video link below and attached picture above).  He will reunite with Paco Lopez in this field of eight going one and one sixteenth miles on the main track.  They are 8-1 on the opening line and will look to stalk the speed and make a move in the long Fairgrounds stretch (pp’s attached above).  Good luck to all Group 97 ARC25 members and Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen.  Scott’s pre-race comments are below.

 Cadet Corps - Van Load to FG 01.13.26.MOV

CADET CORPS will take on a tough group of seven older horses in the G3 Louisiana Stakes! Reuniting with Paco Lopez in the saddle for the 8.5F dirt route, He drew Post Position #3 and will face off against Just A Touch again, who finished 2^nd in the G3 Monmouth Stakes against Cadet Corps (but has not raced since). Worth noting, Cadet Corps has run his lifetime best speed figure, by all metrics we follow, with Paco Lopez in the saddle at Colonial Downs for the Claiming Crown Preview Day. A repeat of that kind-of performance, and who knows! There is plenty of early speed signed on with this shorter field, led by #8-Just A Touch, #7-Willy D’s, #4-Accelerize and #6-Tarantino, who are all early pace presences, and even need-the-lead type horses. Hopefully, that creates a hot pace on the front end, setting up nicely for Cadet Corps and the other closers. When you add in the longer stretch run at Fair Grounds and CC will need to run the race of his life to have any say!

Speed Figures shot out of the gate and never looked back as he went gate to wire on Sunday January 4^th to win convincingly for his first start of 2026 (see chart attached above).  Congratulations to our Group 97 ARC25 Group and Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen.  Scott’s post-race comments are below.

Congratulations on the impressive win from SPEED FIGURES at Gulfstream Park! Tyler Gaffalione and Speed Figures broke cleanly and quickly opened a 4+ length lead, taking the field of nine gate-to-wire to kick off the New Year in style for ARC25! Just four tenths of a second off the track record, Speed Figures was given his lifetime best Equibase Speed figure of 98, and a 94 Beyer Speed Figure 9 points better than his previous best! Taking home the Winner's share of an $87,000 purse sure is a nice way to kick off 2026 with this group, and the way he did it gives us a lot to be excited about moving forward with our lightly raced 5yo!  After winning his second Allowance Condition today, we'll start to look for 5-furlong stakes races for him, as he can be dangerous at short distance with his gate speed. There is a Listed Stakes race at Tampa Bay Downs on February 14th, aptly named The Turf Dash, that is spaced nicely out of this race today, and is 5-furlongs over a beautiful turf course! We'll target that race for now, with Nominations only closing at the end of January.

Red Head Italian is well at Penn National, and we are pointing to a sprint for non-winners of four at Laurel Park on New Year’s Eve for her next entry.

Outlaw Country has continued to train well at Palm Meadows and will look to get back on track on New Year’s Eve at Gulfstream Park in a 5 ½ furlong sprint on the Tapeta Track unless a turf sprint (his preferred surface) comes up on the overnights as there is nothing else in the condition book for him.

One Time Willard has begun light training to regain conditioning for his 2026 campaign. If all goes well we will be looking for a race for him towards the end of February or early March.

Cali Heat has continued to progress in his recovery from injury at Sunset Meadow and is enjoying his time in the round pen.  We are looking to set him up for a second career as a riding horse in the coming weeks.

Lisa’s Palace is well in Saratoga Springs New York awaiting the 2026 breeding season.  We have signed a contract to bring her to New York’s leading Stallion Bucchero (also sire of NJ bred favorite Book’ em Dano) when the time is right.

Happy New Year,

It is official that Kenwood Racing LLC is the top Racing Syndicate in both Winning and top 3 finish percentage over all other public Racing Syndicates who have had at least 17 starts in 2025 according to the Equibase Database. Through 53 starts this year we have a 16 W, 10 P, and 9 S line for 66.04% In the Money and Winning 30.19%.  

Kenwood is starting a new contest for the 2026 racing year for all current and former Group Members beginning with our first race of the new year on Suday January 4^th.  If you did not receive an email regarding this on Friday, you may email contest@kenwoodracing.com and request to be put on the contest list.  Congratulations to the 2025 winners Tony G. 1^st place $1000, Mike C. 2^nd place $500 and Frank R. $250 towards any Kenwood Group purchase.  You must be in it to win it!

Speed Figures is entered tomorrow Sunday January 4^th in Race 8 at Gulfstream Park going 5 furlongs on the turf for a nice Florida Bred Purse of $87K (see pp’s attached above and details below).  Tyler Gaffalione will be aboard in a full field of 10 leaving from post position 1 where they are 10/1 on the opening line.  Scott’s early analysis is below.  Good luck to all Group 97 ARC25 Members and Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen.

SPEED FIGURES is back in the entries Sunday at Gulfstream Park to hopefully kickoff the New Year for Kenwood Racing and ARC25 with a bang! Speed Figures drew the rail and gets top jockey, Tyler Gaffalione, in the irons for his return to the races, in a second level Allowance going 5-furlongs on the turf. The $87,000 purse drew a full field of 10 runners, plus two AE’s waiting to draw in with any scratches! The rail is the place to be with the gate speed that Speed Figures has, and there will be no secrets with our game plan – SEND! We’ll need a clean break first and foremost, but there is some other capable, early speed to his outside; most notably #3-Quereme Pass, who is cutting back in distance. The other early speed looks to have drawn to the outside, with #8-Test Factor, #9-Classy War and #10-Twisted Filigree all showing their best form when they are forwardly placed throughout. Their outside post positions suggest they’ll be sending too, to avoid getting caught wide into the turn on the short sprint. Speed Figures comes into the race fresh, off a bullet breeze for the State Vets, and has been doing great down at Palm Meadows! Fingers always crossed, but hopefully we can kickoff the New Year in style next weekend!

 

Red Head Italian is well at Penn National after two big wins in a row and will travel to Parx on Tuesday January 6^th to run in Race 4 (see pp’s above and details below).   Jomar Torres will ride to try to make it a hat trick for the duo.  See Scott’s early comments below.  Good luck to all Group 91 Members, Trainer Mark Salvaggio and our partner RJR Racing.

RED HEAD ITALIAN is entered next Tuesday, January 6^th, at Parx! Carded as Race 4, with a scheduled Post Time of 1:26 PM, RHI gets jockey Jomar Torres back in the saddle to try and make it three wins in a row against a full field of 10 runners, plus two AE’s! Breaking from Post Position #8 and sprinting 6.5-furlongs on the deep Parx track, the distance will be the question for RHI.  She’s in peak conditioning at this point, and has been training well out at Penn National coming into this one. There is not a lot of other early speed signed up on paper, but #2-Violet’s Smile does have early speed, and won a similar race to RHI two back, going gate-to-wire at Penn National. Hopefully we can get a clean break, and being outside that other speed, Jomar can read and react a bit to what the others are doing. With that said, RHI runs her best races when she has the lead and is running freely, so we certainly want the lead. But, with the added distance, we’d like to avoid a complete speed duel on the front end, so Jomar will have to use his experience with RHI the past couple of months to put her in the best spot!

Red Head Italian (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: December 26, 2025
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 51:83 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 19/22

 

Cadet Corps had a nice work on New Year's Eve (see below) and we have nominated him to the Grade 3 Louisiana Stakes on Saturday January 17^th at Fair Grounds Racetrack in New Orleans.  Trainer Kelly Breen will breeze him one more time next week and if all goes well we will enter next Saturday the 10^th.  More details to come in the next update.

Cadet Corps (6-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: December 31, 2025
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.02:85 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 3/5

Lisa Connects is training well at Palm Meadows and there are possible entries for her on January 14^th or 15^th at Gulfstream Park.  More to follow when an entry is confirmed.

Outlaw Country has continued to train well at Palm Meadows after his last couple of disappointing starts.  We will be looking for a spot for him in the coming weeks at Gulfstream Park hopefully on his preferred turf surface.

One Time Willard was picked up early this morning at Sunset Meadows Farm in Farmingdale, NJ, to begin his 19-hour van ride down to the Palm Meadows Training Center to rejoin Kelly’s barn! Please see the attached photo above from Jeanne this morning, with Willard loading up and getting secured in the trailer.  Interesting to note, the van driver gave Willard his very first van ride as yearling back in 2020, when he picked him up at Hunter’s Run Farm where Willard was foaled, and drove him down to Ocala to begin the breaking and training process; small world! One Time Willard is now a 7YO hard knocker, having won 7 of 30 races for over $413,000 in career earnings. Crossing out his last race in mid-September, Willard ran his lifetime best down at Colonial Downs in the Claiming Crown Preview in August, and we’re excited to get him started on his journey back to that form! We’ll take it one step at a time though and let Willard do the talking with his return to training. Per Jeanne and Ken at Sunset Meadows, Willard was becoming a “handful” every day, which is just the type of energy we know and love from our NJ Bred! Fingers crossed for a safe van ride, and I’m sure he will settle in nicely with the warmed Florida temps!

Cali Heat has continued to progress in his recovery from injury at Sunset Meadow and is enjoying his time in the round pen.  We will be looking for a new home for him early next year and if anyone has interest in helping him in his second career please let us know.

Lisa’s Palace is well in Saratoga Springs New York awaiting the 2026 breeding Season.

 

Hi all,

We are racing today and Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park to wind down the 2025 season.  We are looking to improve our final racing statistics for the year where Kenwood Racing LLC is leading in both Winning and top 3 finish percentage by far over all other US Racing Syndicates who have had at least 15 starts this year.  I have attached a list compiled by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) above showing the stats for all public groups.  Through 51 starts this year we have a 16 W, 10 P, and 9 S line for 68.63% In the Money and Winning 31.37% with the next closest at 27.54% (minimum 15 starts).  A big thank you to our Trainers Kelly Breen and Mark Salvaggio and their staffs and our friends Jeanne and Ken at Sunset Meadow Farm who have helped make this possible.  If you want to be part of the action, we have one outstanding share left in our Kenwood Racing Group 99 ARC26 program available. We have a short power point presentation that explains how the program works and would welcome anyone who is interested to let us know ASAP as the Group will be closed out after the sale of this share.. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions, and please don’t wait if you want to be part of the exciting potential of ARC26!

Lisa Connects is entered this afternoon in Race 8 at Gulfstream Park going one mile on the turf.  The field has been reduced to 7 horses with two morning scratches of #3 Affirming and # 9 Estrella (see pp’s attached above and details below)   She will be #8 but leaving from post 7 because of the scratches meaning nobody on the outside of her.  She has been working well for trainer Kelly Breen (see workout info below) and we are hoping that she moves forward in her 2^nd career start.  Scott’s pre-race comments are below and good luck to all Group 98 members.

We have been patient getting LISA CONNECTS back into the Starting Gate for her second career race, and we are hoping that patience pays off later today, as she is set to run in the finale today at Gulfstream Park, a Mdn25000 turf route, going 1 Mile.  Post Time is set for 3:54 for Race, and LC gets the young rider, Edwin Gonzalez in the saddle today! One interesting note about Kelly’s Trainer’s Stats listed within the attached PP’s – he is 6 for 16 this year with Maiden 2^nd Time Starters, good for a 38% strike rate! Lisa Connects is coming into today off her best three workouts for Kelly and his team, and we have always been hopeful that a switch to the turf surface will benefit her; fingers crossed!  She drew Post Position #8 against an initial field of nine runners, but with the scratches of #3-Affirming and #9-Estrella, it’s down to a shorter field of seven and LC now gets the outside post. That should set her up well to settle off the early pace, before making a late run into the stretch, just avoiding getting caught wide around both turns. She has done a nice job in her recent breezes of settling early and finishing with a stronger run, the opposite of what she did in her debut, and we are looking for more of that today; with the switch to turf only benefitting her late kick! Good luck to all group members and our Kenwood Partners today!

Lisa Connects is entered today at GULFSTREAM PARK.

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Race: 8 - 3:54 PM        $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta / $1 Super Hi 5

MAIDEN CLAIMING $25,000

Purse: $ 34,000. (Includes $3,000 - FOA - Florida Owners Awards) (Includes $3,000 - FBIF - Florida Bred Incentive Fund)For Maidens, Fillies Two Years Old. Weight, 118 Lbs. Claiming Price $25,000. (if Deemed Inadvisable To Run This Race Over The Turf Course, It Will Be Run On The Tapeta Course At One Mile And Seventy Yards) (rail At 59 Feet). One Mile. (Turf)

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
8	Lisa Connects	2/F		$ 25,000	Edwin Gonzalez	118	Kelly J. Breen

Lisa Connects (2-Year-Old Filly)

Date: December 6, 2025
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 38:75 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 63/71

Outlaw Country has come out of his last disappointing 6^th place finish in good order, and he is entered in Race 3 at Gulfstream Park on Saturday December 20^th going 5 ½ furlongs on the Synthetic Tapeta surface (see pp’s attached above and details below).  Top rider Junior Alvarado will be in the irons leaving from post 6 in a field of 10 to try to get him back on track after the questionable ride by Joe Bravo in his last.  Scott’s early analysis is below and good luck to all Group 90 ARC23 members and Trainer- Partner Kelly Breen.

We’re getting aggressive with OUTLAW COUNTRY next Saturday, December 20^th, dropping him back into the claiming ranks right off his disappointing trip last out. He’s come out of that race doing well, and with the opportunity to a steal race coming back off short rest, we knew we had to enter. OC gets top jockey Junior Alvarado in the saddle for the drop in class, going 5.5 Furlongs on the Tapeta Course and breaking from Post Position #6 against a full field of 10 runners. At the end of the day, OC has been very competitive in the claiming ranks this year, but has not been able to move forward stepping back up to Allowance/Starter Allowance company. His 1^st and 2^nd Place finishes back at Monmouth Park over the Summer are exactly the type of finish we’re looking for with this drop in class. While there is always the risk of losing a horse in a Claiming race, Outlaw Country has been beaten by a combined 20+ lengths in his last three races; albeit against better horses than he’ll be facing next Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Carded as Race 3 on a Stakes-rich card, with a Post Time of 1:20 PM, there does look to be plenty of early speed entered, led by #1-Banneker and #9-Torch Is Passed, both need-the-lead type horses. Torch Is Passed is coming off the three month layoff, but dropping down from similar company to where OC has been running, and is 5 for 9 over the GP Tapeta course, to go with a perfect 3 for 3 record at the distance; likely the horse to beat, if healthy as he is coming out of a voided claim last out in August, which is the second voided claim of his career. Regardless, hopefully we see a speed duel on the front end and Junior Alvarado can keep OC close enough early to catch the leaders in the stretch with his patented late kick that has given us so many thrills the past two years!  

Outlaw Country is entered to run on December 20, 2025, at GULFSTREAM PARK.

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Race: 3 - 1:20 PM        $1 Daily Double / $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta $1.00 Bet 3 (Races 3-4-5) $.50 Pick 5 (Races 3-4-5-6-7)

CLAIMING $10,000

Purse: $ 27,000. (Includes $4,000 - FOA - Florida Owners Awards) (Includes $2,000 - FBIF - Florida Bred Incentive Fund) . For Three Year Olds And Upward. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 122 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since September 20 Allowed 2 Lbs. Claiming Price $10,000 (races Where Entered For $8,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). Five And One Half Furlongs. (All Weather Track)

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
6	Outlaw Country	5/G	L	$ 10,000	Junior Alvarado	120	Kelly J. Breen

 

Red Head Italian is well at Penn National after back-to-back easy wins on November 28^th and December 12^th.  We are targeting a race at Parx on January 6, 2026, for her next start as Penn is closed for racing until mid-February.  Training does continue at Penn so she will remain there with Mark Salvaggio while shipping out to race.

Cadet Corps had a nice breeze last Friday (see below) but we decided to wait for the new condition book to come out for January at Gulfstream Park instead of entering him in what has come up as a tough spot in the Harlan’s Holiday stakes to be run this Saturday.  Hopefully, some better options in the future.

Cadet Corps (6-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: December 12, 2025
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:95 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 19/53

Speed Figures has been galloping well for trainer Kelly Breen and was taken off the Vet’s list on Wednesday after an examination and bullet work for the state vet (see link to video and details below).  We will be looking for a race for him in the new condition book at Gulfstream as well.  Happy to get him back to the races soon.

 Speed Figures - PMM Vets List Breeze 12.17.25.mp4   

Speed Figures (4-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: December 17, 2025
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 47:75 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 1/26

One Time Willard continues to enjoy his time at Sunset Meadow Farm and has gotten into the Holiday Spirit as seen in the attachment above.  He should be ready to make the trip to Palm Meadows during the first week of January to resume training after a well deserved break.

Cali Heat has continued to progress in his recovery from injury at Sunset Meadow and is enjoying his time in the round pen.  We will be looking for a new home for him early next year and if anyone has interest in helping him in his second career please let us know.

	Lisa’s Palace is well in Saratoga Springs New York awaiting the 2026 breeding Season.

Hi All,

With the closing of the Monmouth Park Stable area our horses have travelled to their new destinations safely and we have four entries between Wednesday and Saturday including two horses in the Claiming Crown rsces at Churchill Downs.  We will have a large contingent of Kenwood Partners and Group 97 ARC 25 Members and their families in attendance to cheer our boys on.  I have copied an article from the National HBPA which gives a nice description of the Claiming Crown Day including some quotes form our Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen.  Please take the time to read it as claiming horses are the backbone of the racing industry. The pp’s for the entire card are attached above for your handicapping reference.

Red Head Italian has adapted well to her new surroundings at Penn National with trainer Mark Salvaggio and she will start us off on Wednesday night November 12th in Race 9 at Penn National sprinting 5 ½ furlongs on the main track with veteran Jomar Torres in the irons (see pp’s attached above and race info below).  She is the morning line favorite at 2-1 in this field of nine fillies and mares.  Scott’s early comments are below.  Good luck to all Group 91 Members and our partners RJR Racing.

We have RED HEAD ITALIAN into the entries at Penn National Wednesday, November 12^th, in a 5.5f sprint on the main track! Top jockey Jomar Torres takes the mount as we drop RHI back to the claiming ranks with one goal – getting another WIN! She has settled in nicely with Mark Salvaggio and his team has been eating great and maintaining her weight; something she has not been the best with over the years! She’s been training well on the smaller track out there and will be ready to go with a Post Time of 9:37 PM for the finale on the Wednesday night card.  We’ll look to use her speed breaking from mid pack, and hope that she can take the field of nine gate-to-wire!   I’ll be in touch Wednesday after scratches, with the team’s final thoughts.

 

Red Head Italian is entered on November 12, 2025 at PENN NATIONAL.

 

Full Entries for Race

 

Race: 9 - 9:37 PM        W-P-S / Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta

 

CLAIMING $5,000

 

Purse: $ 11,000. (plus Up To 40% Pabf) For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Which Have Never Won Two Races. Three Year Olds, 124 Lbs.; Older, 125 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since October 12 Allowed 2 Lbs. Claiming Price $5,000. Five And One Half Furlongs.

 

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
3	Red Head Italian	4/F	L	$ 5,000	Jomar Torres	123	Mark V. Salvaggio

Outlaw Country has settled in at his winter home at Palm Meadows Training Center with Trainer Kelly Breen and is entered in a 5 ½ furlong spring on the synthetic Tapeta course at Gulfstream Park in race 7 on Friday November 14^th (see pp’s attached above and race info below).  Jersey Joe Bravo will take the reins in a field of eight Florida Breds with a nice purse of 43K.  They will leave from post 3 in what has come up as a very competitive race with the #5 Rezasrolex a winner in eight of his last nine and #7 Gabaldon who ran well in a Grade 3 at Saratoga two back.  OC will have to give his best effort to get a piece of the purse but he has done well here in the past and deserves a shot here. 

 

Outlaw Country is entered to run on November 14, 2025, at GULFSTREAM PARK.

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Race: 7 - 3:16 PM        $1 Daily Double / $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta $1.00 Bet 3 (Races 7-8-9)

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING $20,000

Purse: $ 43,000. (Includes $15,000 - Other Sources) . For State Bred Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won A Race Other Than Maiden, Claiming Or Starter Or Which Have Never Won Two Races Or Claiming Price $20,000. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 123 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since October 14 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $20,000 (Races Where Entered For $16,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances)(Maiden Races Not Considered in Allowances). Five And One Half Furlongs. (All Weather Track)

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
3	Outlaw Country	5/G	L	$ 20,000	Joe Bravo	121	Kelly J. Breen

Speed Figures will be our first Claiming Crown runner in Race 8 the Canterbury Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs on Saturday November 15^th going 5 ½ furlongs. Irad Ortiz Jr , currently the nation’s 2^nd leading money earner will be aboard (see pp’s attached above and race info below).  He has had two nice breezes since his second - place finish at Laurel Park on 9/28 one at Monmouth Park and another at Churchill on Sunday November 2nd (see below).  Scott’s early comments are below and good luck to all Kenwood Partners, Group 97 ARC25 Members and Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen.

First up will be Speed Figures and Irad Ortiz Jr., who drew the rail in their 5.5-furling turf sprint worth $150,000, carded as Race 8 with a Post Time scheduled for 4:25 PM. It’s a full field of 12 runners, NOT including the four Also Eligibles waiting to draw in with any scratches! Given Speed Figures early, gate speed, the #1 Post Position should be just fine to get out and save ground around the turn.  This will obviously be his toughest test to date, but there is not a lot of other “need-the-lead” horses signed on, except for #4-Frosty View, who could be the quickest out of the gate! Speed Figures has 3 wins out of  6 starts at this longer sprint distance along with 2 seconds and comes into the race doing as well as he has been since we claimed him on July 27^th

Speed Figures is entered to run on November 15, 2025, at CHURCHILL DOWNS.

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Race: 8 - 4:25 PM        Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 8-9-10) Pick 4 (Races 8-9-10-11) / Super Hi-5

STARTER ALLOWANCE $8,000

Purse: $ 150,000. (Plus $20,000 - KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund) . For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $25,000 Or Less In 2024-25. After Payment Of 1% To All Owners Of Horses Finishing Sixth Through Last, 62% Of The Remaining Purse Shall Be Paid To The Owner Of The Winner, 20% To Second, 10% to third, 5% to fourth and 3% to fifth. Three Year Olds, 122 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Sweepstakes In 2025 Allowed 2 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race On The Turf Since October 15 Allowed 4 lbs. Starter races for $16,000 or less and claiming races for $25,000 or less not considered in allowances Preference given to graded stakes winners, then graded stakes placed, then stakes winners in 2024-25, then by highest earnings in 2024-25. (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race overthe turf course, it will be run on the main track at Five and a Half Furlongs.). Five And One Half Furlongs. (Turf)

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
1	Speed Figures	4/G	L	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	120	Kelly J. Breen

 

Speed Figures (4-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: November 2, 2025
Track: CHURCHILL DOWNS
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:40 Breezing
Track Condition: Good
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 11/91

Speed Figures (4-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: October 18, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 47:40 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/44

Cadet Corps will run in the featured event the Claiming Crown Jewel in Race 10 on Saturday at Churchill Downs (see pp’s above and race info below).  Junior Alvarado the current 7th leading money winner in the Nation will be aboard in an overflow field of fourteen leaving from post 2 in this 1 1/8^th mile race over the main track.  He has had 3 breezes in preparation for this spot (see below) and Scott’s early comments are below. Good luck to all Kenwood Partners, Group 97 ARC25 Members and Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen.

CADET CORPS will run an hour later, in Race 10, going 9-furlongs on the main track in the featured Claiming Crown race, carrying a purse of $200,000, plus $25,000 eligible for Kentucky Bred horses like Cadet Corps. Recent Breeders Cup winning jockey, Junior Alvarado, and Cadet Corps will break from Post Position #2 in a full field of 14 runners, plus two Also Eligibles! While Junior will likely need to work out a bit of a trip on CC, with his late running style, the inside draw should allow him to use less horse early to save ground during the short run into the first turn. There should be plenty of early speed helping set an honest pace for Cadet Corps to run down later, with #1-Gilded Cracken, #7-Double Your Money, #10-Bernin’ Hot and #13-Point Dume all likely pressing that early pace. It will be a crowded trip with 14 runners in the field, but Cadet Corps has continued to improve with every start on the dirt since we claimed him on February 1^st!

We have two of the best jockeys in the game guiding our horses this weekend under the Twin Spires and win or lose we are proud and excited for this opportunity! This is NOT an easy day of racing to qualify for, and we have two horses running, with all three of our claims qualifying for this special day! Congratulations on just getting to this point, and thank you for your support of our flagship, Active Racing Club program! Onwards, and upwards!  Please see the early PP’s

Cadet Corps is entered to run on November 15, 2025, at CHURCHILL DOWNS.

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Race: 10 - 5:25 PM        Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Super Hi-5

STARTER ALLOWANCE $35,000

Purse: $ 200,000. (Plus $25,000 - KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund) . For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $35,000 Or Less In 2024-25. After Payment Of 1% To All Owners Of Horses Finishing Sixth Through Last, 62% Of The Remaining Purse Shall Be Paid To The Owner Of The Winner, 20% To Second, 10% to third, 5% to fourth and 3% to fifth. Three Year Olds, 122 lbs.; Older, 125 lbs. Non-winners Of A Sweepstakes Over A Mile In 2025 Allowed 2 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Over a Mile Since October 15 Allowed 4 lbs. Starter races for $25,000 or less and claiming races for $35,000 or less not considered in allowances Preference given to graded stakes winners, then graded stakes placed, then stakes winners in 2024-25, then by highest earnings in 2024-25. One And One Eighth Miles.

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
2	Cadet Corps	6/G	L	Junior Alvarado	121	Kelly J. Breen

 

Cadet Corps (6-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: November 2, 2025
Track: CHURCHILL DOWNS
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:20 Breezing
Track Condition: Good
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 71/91

Cadet Corps (6-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: October 18, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:20 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 3/44

Cadet Corps (6-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: October 11, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 47:60 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 1/81

Lisa Connects made the trip to Palm Meadows in good order and has been galloping over the training track in the mornings with Trainer Kelly Breen.  She should be scheduled for a breeze in the coming days and we will be looking for a race for her later this month.

One Time Willard has been enjoying his break at Sunset Meadow Farm  (see photo attached above) will be in NJ until the New Year when he will ship to Palm Meadows for his 2026 campaign some time in January.

Lisa’s Palace is well in Saratoga Springs New York awaiting the 2026 breeding Season

Cali Heat has been progressing nicely in his recovery from injury and should be able to begin a second career as a riding horse sometime in 2026.

 

	For immediate release: Claiming Crown news feature
	“This is a big deal to us.” Saturday’s $1.1 million Claiming Crown gives regular horses their day in the sun (and handicappers a great betting card!)           Dance Some Mo at Trackside Training Center training for Saturday's Claiming Crown Jewel for trainer Tom Van Berg. Jennie Rees photo   Kevin Kerstein's Churchill Downs update leading with the Claiming Crown   Equibase entries for Nov. 15   LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025) — The Breeders’ Cup is over for another year. The fireworks of $5 million broodmares and $2.2 million weanlings sold at auction have concluded. Now it’s time for the real world for the vast majority of horsemen.   Saturday’s Claiming Crown at Churchill Downs, with $1.1 million in purses spread over eight events, was created to give American racing’s everyday workhorses — and their owners and trainers — a day in the spotlight.    “It’s reality for most people in horse racing,” said trainer Tom Van Berg, who will try to win his third Claiming Crown race with Dance Some Mo in the $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel. “Most people don’t deal in the $2.2 million weanlings, the $5.6 million broodmares. It’s not feasible for most people.”    “Only a small percentage of owners and trainers are blessed with having a horse qualify for the Breeders’ Cup or Triple Crown,” echoed National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback. “But the majority of horsemen have a shot to someday be in the Claiming Crown, providing that big-day experience for their owners. Even trainers with considerable Grade 1 experience strive to participate in the Claiming Crown.”   The Claiming Crown was created in 1999 by the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA) and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA). Churchill Downs is the Claiming Crown’s host track for the third time in four years. Registered Kentucky-bred horses will race for an additional $130,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund, with the per-race supplement ranging from $10,000 to $25,000.   The eight races are conducted under starter-allowance conditions, with race specifications requiring participants to have competed for a certain claiming price or cheaper within a designated time period.   Saturday’s card provides one of the best betting cards of the fall, or even the year. The fewest entries for a Claiming Crown race were 10 horses. One race drew a capacity 14, with the stewards giving permission to run three of the races with 14 instead of the usual maximum of 12. Six races drew overflow fields, whether limited to 12 or 14. Churchill Downs publicist Kevin Kerstein counted 54 different jockeys and 110 trainers in Saturday’s entries.   First post is 1 p.m., with the Claiming Crown on races 4-11. The 11-race program also includes the Grade 3, $300,000 Chilukki Stakes for fillies and mares at a mile, carded as race 3.   TwinSpires is conducting an online, $500 buy-in handicapping contest on the Claiming Crown card, with two seats to the 2026 National Horseplayers Championship and prize money up for grabs in the live-money tournament.   “For claiming people doing what we’re doing, this is a big deal for us,” said Jeff Hiles, trainer and co-owner of Time for Trouble, an $8,000 claim in 2021 who seeks a record third victory in the $100,000 Iron Horse Kent Stirling Memorial. “It gives the small guy who claims a horse for $8,000, and the horse gets good, a chance to have the shine on them for a little bit. A lot of people don’t have the clientele to go out and buy high-end yearlings and get the breeding. But you can pick one out that has been running, claim it and hopefully the change of scenery helps it. A couple good races in them, they might get their confidence built up and they might turn out like him.”   Kelly Breen, based in New Jersey and Florida, won the 2011 Belmont Stakes with 24-1 shot Ruler on Ice. He’s been in the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders’ Cup. Now he’s looking forward to trying to get his first Claiming Crown win with Cadet Corps in the $200,000 Jewel and Speed Figures in the $150,000 Canterbury Tom Metzen Memorial.    Breen owns both horses with the Kenwood Racing partnership. If the idea is to get owners excited, mission accomplished.   “We’re going to have 20 people coming,” Breen said. “There are people flying in from the East Coast. My people are making an event of it. They’re going to go out to eat there, spend money. It’s a good vibe for horsemen.”   Referencing the durability of owners as well as the horses, he continued: “One of the races is the Iron Horse. This is the Iron Horse for owners. Your meat and potatoes of horse racing are your claiming horses. Here they are having a special day for it.”   The Claiming Crown is populated with good horses at their level, much as college football players in NAIA or Division-III programs are good, if not as gifted as those in D-I.   “This rewards those people who have paid their dues all year,” said trainer Joe Sharp, who has horses in six Claiming Crown races Saturday, including Gilded Craken and Alternate Reality in the $200,000 Jewel. “It costs the same to feed a claimer as it does a stakes horse. Churchill Downs does a great job hosting the venue. It’s really nice to showcase those horses and those owners. They’re the bread and butter, the backbone of racing Wednesday through Friday.”   Besides Kentucky, horses are coming from Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, with others stopping by Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Arkansas, West Virginia and Colorado on their way to Churchill Downs.   Just in the $100,000, six-furlong Ready’s Rocket Express, half the field possesses at least 10 career victories, including Sharp Warning (18) and 2024 winner Concrete Glory (16). In fact, Sharp Warning’s 10 wins out of 15 starts for owner-trainer Kayla Warren in 2025 lead North America.   Michael Friedman’s Ohio-based Sadie the Goat brings a six-race win streak (by a combined 34 lengths) into the $100,000 Glass Slipper for fillies and mares at a mile.   Dewaine Loy’s Happy Strike, a $6,000 yearling, has won seven of 14 careers, earning $168,161 as he takes four straight victories at Iowa’s Prairie Meadows into the $200,000 Jewel.   The late-running Risk Manager, one of the favorites in the $175,000 Emerald at 1 1/16 miles on turf, is an 11-time winner and $582,669-earner. The 7-year-old horse has won at least one race in each of his seven years of competition, mostly spent with Mike Maker, the Claiming Crown’s all-time leading trainer.   Maker’s 22 wins and 129 prior Claiming Crown starters dwarf anyone else, as do his seconds (17), thirds (12) and purse earnings ($2,241,654). He is in three races Saturday.   With seven Claiming Crown mounts — including on last year’s Emerald winner Echo Lane for trainer Crichton Rohan — Luis Saez has a chance to cut into the absent Paco Lopez’s all-time lead with 16 wins. Saez has 13 Claiming Crown victories. Brothers Jose and Irad Ortiz, both now making Kentucky their spring and fall base, are named to ride in all eight Claiming Crown races, putting them in a great position to tack on to two prior wins apiece. Tyler Gaffalione has seven mounts.   Brian Hernandez Jr., the 2024 Kentucky Oaks and Derby-winning jockey, is scheduled to resume riding Wednesday after sustaining fractured ribs, a collapsed lung and a lacerated liver in a Sept. 21 spill. He is named on three Claiming Crown horses: 11-time winner Keen Cat in the Rapid Transit for Randy Morse and Alternate Reality (Jewel) and Mercy Warren (among the favorites for the Glass Slipper) for Sharp.   Claiming Crown 2025 is presented by the National HBPA and Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association in conjunction with Churchill Downs and the Kentucky HBPA.   -- story by Jennie Rees ***   Get in the mood! Gwen Davis/Davis Innovation's 2025 Claiming Crown video   ICYMI: Alicia Hughes' story about the Claiming Crown in Blood-Horse Magazine           Echo Lane winning last year's Claiming Crown Emerald under Luis Saez. Coady Media         Concrete Glory returns to defend last year's victory in the Claiming Crown Ready's Rocket Express. Gwen Davis/Davis Innovation             Connect with us

Hi All,

Another busy weekend ahead with 2 runners in two different states and some breezes for the others.

Outlaw Country is entered in race 5 at the Meadowlands tonight going 5 furlongs on the turf with Fernando Jara in the irons (see pp’s above and details below) to try for two wins in a row.  They are currently second choice at 4-1 on the morning line in a field of nine with one scratch. Good luck to our ARC23 Group 90 Members and Trainer- Partner Kelly Breen.  Scott’s pre-race comments are below.

It’s race night for OUTLAW COUNTRY today at the Monmouth at the Meadowlands Meet, as North Jersey escaped the heavy rains we saw yesterday in the Northeast! The turf is currently listed as ‘Good’, and Outlaw Country drew the outside Post Position #10 in Race 5, going 5.5-furlongs on the turf. Jockey Samy Camacho has decided to take the night off, so we have named the younger rider, Fernando Jara to the mount. There was only one early scratch in the race with #4-Wora, so OC will still face off against a big field of nine runners. With the #3-Chuck Willis likely ensuring an honest pace on the front end, we’ll need OC to use his tactical speed early to avoid getting shuffled too far back, or getting caught too wide into the turn. He’s the second choice on the ML at 4-1 odds, with #6-Atta Party, as a lukewarm favorite at 7-2 odds. #7-Bourbon Boss was the second choice favorite last out against OC, and while he finished last that day (only beaten 3.5 lengths), he’s a winner at this distance against Allowance company earlier this year and isn’t one to overlook tonight. #8-Point Liam just missed last out against OC and was closing late to get up for 3^rd place, beaten less than a length for the Win. At the end of the day, it’s a tough spot for the level, but that is what you get at this point in the season.

 

Outlaw Country is entered on September 26, 2025 at MEADOWLANDS.

Race: 5 - 8:52 PM        Win, Place and Show Exacta, 50-Cent Trifecta and 10-Cent Superfecta Daily Double (Races 5-6)

CLAIMING $12,500 - $10,500

Purse: $ 23,000. (plus Up To 40% Njb) For Three Year Olds And Upward. Three Year Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of Two Races Since July 26 Allowed 2 Lbs. A Race Since Then Allowed 4 Lbs. Claiming Price $12,500, For Each $1,000 To $10,500 1 Lb. (races Where Entered For $10,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). (Rail at 17 feet). Five Furlongs. (Turf)

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
10	Outlaw Country	5/G	L	$ 12,500	Fernando Jara	122	Kelly J. Breen

Speed Figures is all set to go in Race 7 on Sunday at Laurel Park (See pp’s attached above and details below).  He has had two strong breezes (see below) leading up to this race.  An overflow field of 16 with 3 MTO’s and one AE are entered to go 5 ½ furlongs on the turf weather permitting.  Please let us know if you are planning to attend. Scott’s pre-race analysis is below.  Good luck to all ARC25 Group 97 Members and Trainer – Partner Kelly Breen.

SPEED FIGURES fired another 3-furlong breeze in :36 seconds flat on Sunday and did it all within himself; with his regular exercise rider, Na, standing straight up in the stirrups and a tight hold on the reins…again. It’s safe to say he’s ready to run, and his target race for this Sunday at Laurel Park was carded as Race 7 on the 10-race card in Maryland, He drew Post Position #3 for the second level allowance, 5.5-furlong turf sprint, in an overfilled race of 16-entries (3 MTO’s), plus one AE! Post Time is set for just before 3:00 PM, and he gets one of the top local riders, Jevian Toledo, in the saddle. Like any second level allowance, this race has come up tough, and has plenty of early speed to contend with.  He is the speed of the race from the inside, so a clean break should see him clear his neighbors easily, but with #8-Quick Tempo, #11-Saxton, #12-Swill, and #14-Nothing Better all showing early gate speed too, we are expecting a fast pace on the front end. On paper there are a few of these that are just as fast as Speed Figures, so while we should see company on the frontend, a clean break will be critical for saving ground along the inside; forcing the other speed to stay to the outside, and hopefully get caught wide! He is ready to roll, and we’re excited to get him back against Allowance company.

 

Speed Figures is entered to run on September 28, 2025, at LAUREL PARK.
Race: 7 - 2:59 PM       

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING $40,000 - $32,000

Purse: $ 53,000. (plus Up To 15% Mbf) For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won Two Races Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Waiver Claiming, Starter Or State Bred/state Sired Or State Certified Race Or Which Have Never Won Three Races Or Claiming Price $40,000-$32,000. Three Year Olds, 122 lbs.; Older, 126 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since July 28 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $40,000, if for $32,000, allowed 4 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $30,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race on the Turf course, it will be run on the main track at Five and One half Furlongs) (Rail at 70 feet). Five And One Half Furlongs. (Turf)

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Claim $	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
3	Speed Figures	4/G	L	$ 0	Jevian Toledo	126	Kelly J. Breen

Speed Figures (4-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: September 21, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 36:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/29

Speed Figures (4-Year-Old Gelding)

Date: September 14, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 36:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 6/30

 

Red Head Italian has been training well with Kelly Breen at Monmouth Park and had two nice works on the last two Wednesdays (see details below).  She will be pointed to a $52K NJ bred turf sprint on October 10^th at the Meadowlands for her next start.

Red Head Italian (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: September 24, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 15/28

Red Head Italian (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: September 17, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:40 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 8/21

 

Lisa Connects continues to train forwardly for her racetrack debut. She had two good works on the last two Wednesdays (see details below) as well as some gate work and should be ready for her debut in the coming weeks.

Lisa Connects (2-Year-Old Filly)

Date: September 24, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:40 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 20/28

 

Lisa Connects (2-Year-Old Filly)

Date: September 17, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:40 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 8/21

 

One Time Willard has been sent to Sunset Meadow Farm for a brief R&R (see photo attached above of him excited to be out in the sun in the pen.  He has qualified to run in the Claiming Crown Emerald for a purse of $175K on November 15^th at Churchill Downs and will be training for that in a few weeks.

Cadet Corps also has qualified for the Claiming Crown Jewel for a purse of $225K including 25K Kentucky Bred bump.  He will remain in training for that race on November 15^th at Churchill Downs.

Lisa’s Palace is well in Saratoga Springs New York awaiting the 2026 breeding Season.

Cali Heat has been progressing nicely in his recovery from injury and should be able to begin a second career as a riding horse sometime in 2026.