Stable Notes - February 19, 2026
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 3rd 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!
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Red Head Italian is entered on February 19, 2026 at PENN NATIONAL. |
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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) |
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CLAIMING $5,000 |
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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. |
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Outlaw Country is entered in race 3 at Gulfstream Park on Saturday February 21st 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 1st and 2nd 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.
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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)
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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.
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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 4th 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 12th. Entries will be taken on March 5th.
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 26th 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.
Stable Notes - February 12, 2026
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.
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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)
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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)
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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 2nd 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!
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Cadet Corps is entered on February 14, 2026 at FAIR GROUNDS. |
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Mineshaft S. Presented by Hagyard - Grade: 3 |
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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. |
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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 10th race later that afternoon (see pp’s above and details below). Veteran rider Jose Ferrer (who earned his 4500th 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 14th! 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 10th and final race on their Saturday card celebrating the track’s 100th 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.
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Race: 10 - 4:49 PM Exacta / Trifecta ($.50 minimum) / Superfecta ($.10 minimum) / Super High 5
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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)
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Red Head Italian is well at Penn National, and we will enter her later today for a race next Thursday February 19th 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 21st or 22nd. 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 26th, 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. |
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Stable Notes - January 16th, 2026
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 2nd 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 10th 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 11th 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 2nd 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 4th 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 17th, 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 5th 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 3rd 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 2nd 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 4th 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.
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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. |
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Stable Notes - January 3, 2026
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 4th. 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. 1st place $1000, Mike C. 2nd 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 4th 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 6th 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 6th, 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 17th 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 10th. 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 14th or 15th 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.
Stable Notes December 18, 2025
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 2nd 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 2nd 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
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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)
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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 6th place finish in good order, and he is entered in Race 3 at Gulfstream Park on Saturday December 20th 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 20th, 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 1st and 2nd 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)
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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)
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Red Head Italian is well at Penn National after back-to-back easy wins on November 28th and December 12th. 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.
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Stable Notes - November 9, 2025
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 12th, 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.
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Red Head Italian is entered on November 12, 2025 at PENN NATIONAL. |
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Race: 9 - 9:37 PM W-P-S / Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta |
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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. |
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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 14th (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)
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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)
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Speed Figures will be our first Claiming Crown runner in Race 8 the Canterbury Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs on Saturday November 15th going 5 ½ furlongs. Irad Ortiz Jr , currently the nation’s 2nd 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 27th
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
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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)
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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 1/8th 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 1st!
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
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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.
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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.
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Weekly Update September 26, 2025
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 3rd 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.
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Outlaw Country is entered on September 26, 2025 at MEADOWLANDS. |
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Race: 5 - 8:52 PM Win, Place and Show Exacta, 50-Cent Trifecta and 10-Cent Superfecta Daily Double (Races 5-6) |
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CLAIMING $12,500 - $10,500 |
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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) |
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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
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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)
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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 10th 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 15th 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 15th 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.
Stable Notes 9/1/25
Hi All,
Happy Labor Day, we have a race today at Monmouth Park and are still feeling good about our racing Triple on Thursday August 21st where three runners at two different tracks all won within 30 minutes of each other. Since Memorial Day weekend the Stable has a running line of 18 starts with 9 Wins, 3 seconds and 4 thirds for a Winning percentage of 50% and 89% in the money. Congratulations to all Kenwood Partners & Group members and Trainers Kelly Breen and Mark Salvaggio. We also had a great day for all who attended our Annual picnic on Sunday August 24th at Monmouth Park. Thanks to all who contributed to this successful event and especially the wonderful cookies that Group Members Meral and Antonio brought for the occasion (see attached picture above).
Outlaw Country is entered today in Race 4 at Monmouth Park going 5 ½ furlongs on the turf with Paco Lopez aboard (see pp’s attached above and details below). He is currently the morning line favorite at 3-1 in a field of nine after one scratch.
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Outlaw Country is entered on September 1, 2025 at MONMOUTH PARK. |
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Race: 4 - 2:19 PM Win, Place and Show Exacta, 50-Cent Trifecta and 10-Cent Superfecta Daily Double (Races 4-5)/50-Cent Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6) 50-Cent Pick 5 (Races 4-5-6-7-8) |
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CLAIMING $12,500 - $10,500 |
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Purse: $ 21,000. (plus Up To 40% Njb) For Three Year Olds And Upward. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of Two Races Since July 1 Allowed 2 Lbs. A Race Since Then Allowed 3 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). About Five And One Half Furlongs. (Turf) |
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Cadet Corps and One Time Willard won back-to-back Claiming Crown Preview Races at Colonial Downs on Thursday August 21st with Paco Lopez guiding them both to victory (see link to article in the Racing Biz below and result charts and a picture of the horses and trophies they won above). Congratulations to our ARC25 Group 97 and Trainer - Partner Kelly Breen. Scott’s post-race comments.
CNL: Paco Lopez wins four Claiming Crown Preview races * The Racing Biz
CONGRATULATIONS!! I’m almost speechless over the way our horses ran down at Colonial Downs, with CADET CORPS and ONE TIME WILLARD sweeping the TOP TWO Claiming Crown Preview Day Qualifiers at Colonial Downs to get their pictures taken!! Both wins earned automatic entries, and $2,000 shipping stipends, into their respective Claiming Crown races on November 15th at Churchill Downs – ‘The Emerald’ for Willard, worth $175,000, and ‘The Jewel’ for Cadet Corps, carrying a $225,000 purse, because of a $25,000 Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) bonus for Kentucky Breds, which Cadet Corps is! It’s was an exciting day, or 30-40 minutes to be exact, and I could not be more thrilled for all of you, and our Kenwood Racing Partners! We were also able to win an Allowance race at Penn National in between these two wins, making for an extra special day overall! To add to the excitement, Kenwood was awarded trophies for the wins today
Cali Heat also came up big winning and allowance race at Penn National in between the two races at Colonial Downs on the 21st see attached chart above). Unfortunately, he suffered a stress fracture in his right sesamoid bone and has been retired from racing. He is now at Sunset Meadow Farm on the recovery trail for a second career as a riding horse. See Scott’s post-race comments below.
With the race getting taken off the grass, we knew there would be some scratches, but a field of eight ended up a field of 3 at Post Time, and CALI HEAT proved his 1-5 favoritism in front-running style, winning his first level Allowance race and helping secure a Kenwood sweep yesterday of all three races we had runners in! It was a memorable day to say the least, and it was another strong effort from Cali Heat, who broke alertly and took command from the start of the race. Jockey David Cora knew he had horse, so when Cali Heat was prompted turning for him, there was plenty left in the tank for Cali Heat to secure back-to-back wins and improving his 2025 record to 10:4-1-4, with over $67,000 in gross purse earnings; and sitting just shy of $100,000 in career earnings!
After multiple x-rays have revealed a minor stress fracture of Cali Heat’s right sesamoid bone, a non life-threatening injury in this case, we have come to the painstaking decision to retire CALI HEAT to a second career. He will require about a year of layup, including a few months of strict stall rest, but we consulted with multiple surgeons on this one, and the prognosis is excellent to be someone’s recreational rider!
Speed Figures was a strong second on Saturday August 23rd with Melissa Iorio in the saddle. We are very happy with his performance so far off the claim in late July and are looking for more good things to come from this young gelding. Scott’s post-race comments are below.
Well, we can’t win them all! SPEED FIGURES ran another big race yesterday on the front end, setting FAST fractions early, but just couldn’t hold off the late surge from the winner, to settle for a game 2nd Place finish against tough Allowance field! It was another strong effort from our new claim, off of short rest, and we’re excited for what the future holds for this Florida Bred. He came out of the race in a good order albeit a little more tired than his previous races. After running three races in four weeks, with two wins and a 2nd, Speed Figures has deserved a nice a little break! We’ll wait to see the Meadowlands Condition Book before making any decisions on his next target race, but he kept the second level Allowance Condition and we’ll look for that similar race coming back at the Meadowlands. Quite the week for ARC25 after two wins on Thursday, and a solid 2nd place yesterday, as the stable continues to stay hot!
Red Head Italian has returned to Kelly Breen’s barn and resumed training after a short break at Sunset Meadow Farm. She has been galloping well and will have a breeze sometime shortly. We are hoping to get her in a race before the meet closes on September 14th or right after at the Meadowlands.
Lisa Connects continues to train forwardly for her racetrack debut. She had another good breeze yesterday and should be ready for her debut in the coming weeks.
Lisa Connects (2-Year-Old Filly)
Date: August 31, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 38:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 18/24
Stable Notes 8/21/25
Hi All,
We are looking forward to a big day today with three runners at two different tracks all within 30 minutes later this afternoon as well as another entry on Saturday at Monmouth Park. Also, Sunday August 24th will be our Annual Picnic and those who have confirmed attendance will receive final details tomorrow. The weather looks to be cooperating, and we are looking forward to seeing everyone that day.
Cadet Corps after a blazing work on Sunday 8/10 (see below) and One Time Willard are entered today in back-to-back races 10 & 11 today at Colonial Downs in New Kent Virginia. Paco Lopez made the trip to ride both of our Group 97 ARC25 runners in qualifying races for the Claiming Crown which will be held at Churchill Downs in November. Finishing first or second gets a fully paid entry into the Claiming Crown races and a first-place finish also earns a $2000 shipping stipend. (See pp’s attached above and details below). See link to press release from Colonial Downs about race 10 and Cadet Corps.
A large group of Kenwood partners, group members and friends are meeting at Monmouth Park in the Great Hall to watch the races today. Good luck to all Group 97 ARC25 Members and Trainer – partner Kelly Breen. Scott’s pre-race comments are below.
An exciting day ahead down at Colonial Downs for Claiming Crown Preview Day, as CADET CORPS and ONE TIME WILLARD run back-to-back in Races 10 and 11: competing for a total purse value of $187,500, and an automatic bid to the Claiming Crown at Churchill Downs on November 15th! Cadet Corps runs first in Race 10 at 3:26 pm, The Jewel Qualifier, and breaks from Post Position #3, in a shortened field of six runner after two early scratches of a couple longshots, #5-Mowins and #6-Murray. The speed of the race and ML favorite, #7-Certified Loverboy, should see some company on the front end with #8-Bernin Hot being a ‘need-the-lead’ type of horse as well. With #1-Love Me Not also flashing early speed last out in a dirt sprint, we should see an honest pace on the frontend. CC is coming into the race ready to go, and Paco will look to have him saving ground from his inside post position while sitting off the early speed. If the pace isn’t fast up front, we know Cadet Corps can stalk the pace and still have run late, so we’ll let Paco read and react out of the gate with the early pace. It is a one turn race, so positioning up the long backstretch is going to be key, and the inside post position should be advantageous with a clean break! Fingers crossed!
Next up, Race 11 is schedule to go at 3:56 PM, and there were quite a few scratches in this race, as it went from an oversubscribed field of 16 down to just 7 runners after the early scratches. Mainly longshot contenders that scratched, we did see #5-Lorenz get scratched, who was the third choice on the ML at 9-2 odds. Not much early speed left after the scratches, but #3-Kake’s Arrow looks to be the speed of the race on paper, and he is still running. With that said, he may not have much company up front, and we could see a slower pace develop because of that. Willard drew Post Position #7, which ends up in the middle of the pack in this depleted field, and his best races have been stalking the early pace while still have his late kick, and with the early speed to his inside, things could setup nicely for him. It’s still a tough race after the scratches, but Willard has been improving every race for us, Paco knows him well, and we’re looking for another big effort from him today! Good luck to all Partners and ARC25 members; let’s get lucky!
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Cadet Corps is entered on August 21, 2025 at COLONIAL DOWNS. |
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Race: 10 - 3:26 PM $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta / $1 Daily Double $1 Pick 3 (Races 10-11-12) |
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STARTER ALLOWANCE $35,000 |
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Purse: $ 100,000. For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $35,000 Or Less In 2024 - 2025. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 125 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Over A Mile Since July 21 Allowed 2 Lbs. (races Where Entered For $30,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances) Preference given to graded stakes winners, graded stakes placed, stakes winners in 2024-2025 then by highest earnings in 2024-2025 (1ST AND 2ND PLACE HORSES AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR CLAIMING CROWN JEWEL AT CHURCHILL DOWNS). One And One Eighth Miles. |
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Cadet Corps (6-Year-Old Gelding)
Date: August 10, 2025
Track: MONMOUTH PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 47:40 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/108
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One Time Willard is entered on August 21, 2025 at COLONIAL DOWNS. |
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Race: 11 - 3:56 PM $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta / $1 Daily Double |
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STARTER ALLOWANCE $25,000 |
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Purse: $ 87,500. Outer Turf For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $25,000 Or Less In 2024 - 2025. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 125 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race At A Mile Or Over On The Turf Since July 21 Allowed 2 Lbs. (races Where Entered For $20,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances) Preference given to graded stakes winners, graded stakes placed, stakes winners in 2024-2025 then by highest earnings in 2024-2025 (1ST AND 2ND PLACE HORSES AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR CLAIMING CROWNEMERALD AT CHURCHILL DOWNS). (Rail at 100 feet). One And One Sixteenth Miles. (Outer turf) |
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Cali Heat won his last race by 6+ lengths on July 30th and will be gunning for two in a row this afternoon at 3:52 pm at Penn National with David Cora back in the irons (See pp’s above and details below). He has been improving steadily with each race since returning from a deep cut on his knee last year. The race has been called off the turf and the field is now down to five. Good luck to all Group 93 Members and Trainer Mark Salvaggio). Scott’s pre-race comments are below.
Penn National is running a rare card during the day today, and CALI HEAT is scheduled to run at 3:52 PM today in an Allowance Sprint! Originally scheduled for the turf, Penn National has pulled their racing off the grass due to the rain in the Northeast and it will be run at 5-furlongs on the main track. Jockey David Cora is back aboard after their blowout victory against Starter Allowance company last out. A short field of seven runners was made even smaller when the top two choice on the ML scratched with the race coming off the grass - #2-RyeDiggityDog and #5-Pearl Of Acclaim. The pacesetters of #6-Banjo and #7-Moncrief are still running and should provide nice targets for Cali Heat to stalk from his inside post position, with David looking to tip him out at the 1/8th-Pole turning for home. Cali Heats best races have been stalking the early pace within a length or two, and we’ll look to be in a similar position this afternoon heading into the turn. It’s a cutback in distance to 5-furlongs, so he doesn’t have as much distance to run them down and will need to be engaged early, off the early speed. Mark Salvaggio mentioned there could be more scratches coming, but for now, we’ll take a short field of five horses competing for a $35,000 purse! Fingers crossed, and good luck to all Partners and Group Members today! Cali Heat has been on the improve all year, and we’re looking for another big effort from him today with the step up in class.
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Cali Heat is entered on August 21, 2025 at PENN NATIONAL. |
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Race: 5 - 3:52 PM W-P-S/ Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Daily Double Pick 3 (Races 5-6-7) |
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Purse: $ 35,000. (plus Up To 40% Pabf) For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won A Race Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or Pennsylvania Bred. Three Year Olds, 122 Lbs.; Older, 125 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since July 21 Allowed 2 Lbs. A Race Since June 21Allowed 4 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $16,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances) Preference to horses stabled on Penn National grounds after consideration for condition eligibility and PA Breds. (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this raceover the turf course, it will be run on the main track at Five Furlongs.) (Rail at 21 feet). Five Furlongs. (Turf) |
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Speed Figures is entered in Race 7 on Saturday August 23rd at Monmouth Park in a field of nine going 5 ½ furlongs on the turf (see pp’s above and details below). Melissa Iorio, who guided our homebred Vino Limone to victory in her debut race last August will take the reins in a bid to get a third win in a row and 2nd in Kenwood colors for Speed Figures. Good luck to all Group 97 ARC25 members and Trainer- Partner Kelly Breen.
We have decided to enter SPEED FIGURES in a second level Allowance at Monmouth Park on Saturday! Another turf sprint, coming back on two weeks rest again, Speed Figures has been doing too good out his back-to-back wins to pass up this turf sprint entry, at the Allowance level. Paco Lopez is not riding at Monmouth Park on Saturday, so we have given the mount to a young, hardworking rider, Melissa Iorio, to take the reins on Saturday! Carded as Race 7 on the nine-race card, with a Post Time scheduled for 3:42 PM, Speed Figures drew the middle, #4 Post Position, against of full field of nine runners. While there is some early speed signed on for yet another step up in class, he does appear to be the speed-of-the-speed on paper, and we’ll look for Melissa to get him out of the gate cleanly and right into his smooth rhythm on the lead. There are bound to be some pursuers though, most notably #2-Makeit To Cheyenne, #6-Gold Trust, #7-Uncle Dar, and maybe even #9-Atta Boy from the outside post position (who Speed Figures beat handily, two back, in the race we claimed SF out of). Additionally, we’re likely to see #3-Big Z OG and #8-Pealing Lad coming late down the stretch! It will be a real class test for Speed Figures, and while the team briefly discussed the quick turnaround – this will be his third race in 4 weeks – he has been doing too well in the AM, with too much good energy, to pass on this entry! As they often say in this game, when your horse is ready to run, you run them! And Speed Figures is showing every indication that he’s ready to roll again. The Equibase Early Entry Notification is below, and I have attached the early PP’s to kickstart you’re handicapping for the weekend!
Speed Figures is entered to run on August 23, 2025, at MONMOUTH PARK.
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Race: 7 - 3:42 PM
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ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING $40,000 |
Purse: $ 52,500. (plus Up To 40% Njb) For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won Two Races Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or State Bred Allowance Or Which Have Never Won Three Races Or Claiming Price $40,000. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since July 23 Allowed 2 lbs. A Race Since June 23 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $40,000 (Races Where Entered For $22,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). (Rail at 24 feet). Five And One Half Furlongs. (Turf)
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Outlaw Country is well out of his last race, and we are looking to get him back in the starting gate as soon as a race comes up as Trainer Kelly Breen says that he is ready to go.
Red Head Italian has returned to Kelly Breen’s barn and resumed training after a short break at Sunset Meadow Farm. We are hoping to get her in a race before the meet closes on September 14th
Lisa Connects continues to train forwardly for her racetrack debut. See Scott’s report below.
Hello Group 98,
Another nice week for homebred, 2YO filly, Lisa Connects with her morning training! She registered another breeze Sunday, clocking 3-furlongs in company in 37.4 seconds, while keeping pace with a 2YO that has already raced once for Kelly! The Equibase Workout Notification is below. As Kelly said after the breeze, “She did everything we asked, and has progressed nicely to this point. We have her on a bit of a ‘fast-track’, just because of where most of the other babies are with their training right now, and she is handling it all really well.” We still don’t have a target for a debut race, but she is already working through the Starting Gate, and below is a video of her on Saturday, starting a workout from a hand-drawn starting gate (LC is on the outside, furthest from the camera). As you can see, she hopped the first step, but quickly recovered to catch up with the other pair, before eventually settling into a gallop for the rest of her workout. It was an impressive first try out of the Starting Gate, and she should only build off of that this week when she returns for more practice. Fingers always crossed! If you are having trouble viewing the video in the email below (trying something new), please use the following link: Lisa Connects - MTH Starting Gate (Outside).mp4. If the video is showing below in a small window, click in the bottom-right corner of the video, to expand to full screen.
Stable Notes May 7, 2025
Hi All,
A race tonight and much more to come as Monmouth Park opens for its 80th season on Saturday afternoon.
We will be hosting our “Owner for a Day Program” on Saturday June 14th Haskell Preview Day (see attached notice above). It is a great opportunity for anyone who has not been a Kenwood Horse Group Member to see Morning Training and visit our horses in Kelly Breen’s Barn on the Monmouth Park Backside. Afterwards you will be able to watch the races from a beautiful Winner’s Circle Terrace Suite with both breakfast and lunch included. As a bonus the first 5000 in attendance that day will receive a Monmouth Park Hoodie. A great Father’s Day Gift. Please let us know if you are interested in receiving more information as space is limited.
Cali Heat is entered tonight in Race 3 at Penn National with Tyler Conner in the irons going 6 furlongs on the main track (see pp’s attached above and details below). Trainer Mark Salvaggio feels that he is ready to go for his 2nd win in a row after a nice breeze on April 29th (details below). Scott’s pre-race comments are:
All systems are a go tonight for CALI HEAT, as he steps up in class off his win last out and looking to make it two in a row! Tyler Conner is back aboard for the 6-furlong sprint, carded as Race 3 with a Post Time just before 6:45 PM tonight! Cali Heat drew the #3 Post Position and is 7-5 on the ML. There is not a lot of early speed signed on with this short field of six runners, and the ML favorite #5-Saponara looks to the only other early speed on paper along with Cali Heat. While Cali Heat has proven more successful stalking the early speed, Tyler Conner may have no choice but to be on the pace with Cali Heat today, as Saponara breaks to their outside and prefers a similar stalking setup to Cali Heat. With that said, speed can carry at Penn National after heavy rains, and they got a lot of rain out there through the weekend, so on the pace might be the place to be! The track was fast last week for Cali Heat’s last breeze, so we’ll see how it is playing in the first couple races; both of which are 6-furlong dirt sprints, too. The #1-Grey Streak could be interesting, as he exits a poor showing against Starter Allowance company, but he has 2-wins and 1-second in his last three races against Claiming company, so he can’t be overlooked in this spot; albeit it’s a step up for him too, from his win at the Clm7500 level. Mark texted this morning that Cali Heat is “sharp”, and fingers crossed he runs his race tonight! He tried hard every time, which is one of the fun things about this horse but has also been improving since returning to training last Fall, and we’re hopeful he answers the bell in the step up in class tonight. Best of luck to all Group 93 members and our Kenwood Racing Partners! Fingers crossed for a clean trip, and little racing luck tonight!
Cali Heat is entered today at PENN NATIONAL.
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Race: 3 - 6:43 PM W-P-S/ Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Daily Double Pick 3 (Races 3-4-5)
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CLAIMING $10,000 - $9,000 |
Purse: $ 18,000. (plus Up To 40% Pabf) For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Not Won A Race Since February 7 Or Which Have Never Won Four Races. Three Year Olds, 121 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since April 7 Allowed 2 Lbs. ; A Race Since March 7 Allowed 4 lbs. Claiming Price $10,000, if for $9,000, allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $8,000 Or Less Not Considered In Eligibility in Beaten Condition). Six Furlongs.
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$ 10,000 |
122 |
Cali Heat (4-Year-Old Gelding)
Date: April 29, 2025
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 47:44 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 6/25
One Time Willard arrived at Monmouth Park from Florida last week (he is closest to the camera in the attached picture above) and is ready to go with an entry for Mother’s Day this Sunday May 11th in Race 9 at Monmouth Park (see details below). Paco Lopez will ride leaving from post 5 in a full field of 10 plus 3 other MTO entries going a mile and a sixteenth on the turf. The weather looks like it will be fine and if you are planning on attending and need passes, please let us know no later than 2 pm on Saturday we can leave at Will Call. Additional info once the pp’s are released.
One Time Willard is entered to run on May 11, 2025, at MONMOUTH PARK.
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Race: 9 - 4:50 PM
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ALLOWANCE |
Purse: $ 50,000. (plus Up To 40% Njb) For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won $20,000 Once Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or State Bred Allowance Or Which Have Never Won Two Races. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race At A Mile Or Over On The Turf Since April 11 Allowed 2 lbs. Such A Race Since March 11 Allowed 3 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $30,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). (Rail at 24 feet). One And One Sixteenth Miles. (Turf)
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One Time Willard (6-Year-Old Gelding)
Date: April 25, 2025
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:50 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf
Rank: 3/33
Our Connect / Lisa Limon filly has officially been named Lisa Connects. She continues to train at Whispering Meadows Equestrian in Delaware as weather permits (see video from 4/23 attached above). We have only two more shares available in this filly on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in becoming a Group 98 Member, please let us know ASAP.
Cadet Corps has arrived at Monmouth Park and is the big chestnut walking just behind One Time Willard in the picture attached above. We are targeting an Allowance race for him on May 18th for his next entry. He had a nice maintenance breeze at Palm Meadows on April 25th (see below) before making the trip to NJ last week.
Cadet Corps (6-Year-Old Gelding)
Date: April 25, 2025
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 51:70 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf
Rank: 24/33
Outlaw Country has arrived at Monmouth Park also and is very happy to be home (see the video link below). He is well after his return to the track on April 27th and we will be looking for a turf sprint for him in the coming weeks.
Outlaw Country - MTH Stall Roll 05.02.25.mp4
Lisa’s Palace was initially scheduled to be entered for a race this Sunday, but she came up with a small abcess in her foot and had to be sidelined for a few days. Once it clears up we will be looking to get her into a two-turn turf race at either Penn National or Monmouth Park.
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Lisa's Palace (4-Year-Old Filly) Date: April 24, 2025
Red Head Italian continues to progress with her training and we are targeting an NJ Bred Allowance for her on May 24th at Monmouth Park. |
Red Head Italian (4-Year-Old Filly)
Date: April 25, 2025
Track: LAUREL PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:40 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 14/35