results and works and entry schedule

• Life On the Edge was 6^th today at Gulfstream Park, beaten just over 3 lengths for the win in a blanket finish. Sat off the pace from the outside, made a nice move to get into contention in the stretch and flattened out late. It was certainly not a horrible effort but she didn’t enough punch to get the money here. Maybe tailed off a bit after a long campaign.  Now she will get a little R&R in Ocala to get her ready for her three year old season next year. She had 7 starts and 2 impressive wins as a two year old, far more than 90% of all horses accomplish at two.

  

  

• Bullion had an exceptionally nice workout at the Fair Grounds and is very close to running. He should be sharp and ready for the Oaklawn Park meet that begins next month with some of the largest purses in the nation at all levels. It’s been a journey with this horse, all minor stuff but a lot more time off than racing but with a little luck now our patience is about to pay off.
• Rapstorerocks runs Friday at Gulfstream Park. This will be a tougher spot for less money than at Aqueduct but that’s winter racing at Gulfstream. He has a shot to be a nice horse purchased at a bargain price.
• Giuliana Vee will be entered tomorrow for Saturday at Penn National. Hope the race goes, looking for a big step forward, doing really well.  
• New Found Treasure will be entered Saturday for next week at Penn National, also doing well, no issues at all.
• Shake It Up Baby doing well at Palm Meadows and perhaps two works from running.
• No Good Deed “came out of her work at Gulfstream Park in good shape. She came out of it just as good as she went into it”, Ron Spatz. This is a textbook example of the saying ‘they’re racehorses, not racecars”. Each horse is a unique individual that gets ready at its own pace. If you try to push them into doing something they are not physically or mentally ready for, you end up with a sore, unhappy horse that never has a shot to be successful. If you are patient, eventually many (not all) will come around. This filly was crabby and moved poorly for weeks with no apparent reason or specific injury. Time and patience and a change in her exercise routine and massage has her going in the right direction now. NO guarantees, but if all keeps going well she’ll work again next week and run next month.  “I’m really happy with her, she’s a totally different horse than she was a month ago”, Ron Spatz.
• Solar ready to run back and there’s a race for him at Gulfstream Park in about 10 days.
• Night of Idiots is good out of her race at Golden Gate Fields. A little drop in class next time should get her back to the winner’s circle.
• Our beautiful yearling out of Exchanging Fire is in training at T-Square stud in Ocala and doing super. We expect him to be an early, precocious two year old next year!

Horse Workout Notification
December 9, 2019
Bullion (3-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 9, 2019
Track: FAIR GROUNDS
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 59:40 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/19

More works, videos, new entry

Good morning, two nice works and a surprise entry today, all horses doing well…

• Shake It Up Baby had a nice work this morning in company at Palm Meadows. Doing well and could run right at Gulfstream Park around the end of December

• No Good Deed had a nice work at Gulfstream Park this morning.  “I’m really happy with her, she’s a totally different horse than she was a month ago”, Ron Spatz.
• Rapstorerocks was entered today for a race at Gulfstream Park this Friday and the race went. It was a quick turnaround, he just arrived from New York earlier this week but he looks absolutely fantastic and settled in right away. He was ready to run when his race was cancelled due to weather at Aqueduct and this was his the right spot so Kelly Breen decided to enter him. This will be a tougher spot for less money than at Aqueduct, but that’s winter racing at Gulfstream Park. He has a shot to be a nice horse purchased at a bargain price.
• Life On the Edge will run this week at Gulfstream Park and then send her to the farm. A little R&R and she’ll be ready for a big three year old season next year. She’s already had 6 starts and 2 impressive wins as a two year old, far more than 90% of all horses accomplish at two. Hoping for a good effort here to end the year.   
• Giuliana Vee is ready to enter this week in a spot where we are looking for a big step forward, doing really well now.  

Horse Workout Notification
December 8, 2019
No Good Deed (2-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: OBS JUne 2019 purchase
Date: December 8, 2019
Track: GULFSTREAM PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 38:66 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 16/19

Shake It Up Baby (2-Year-Old Colt)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse, purchased OBS March 2019
Date: December 8, 2019
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:40 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 33/52

More works, videos

Trainer Ron Spatz plans to breeze (timed work) No Good Deed tomorrow (Sunday) morning at Gulfstream Park. If any owner would like to go see her train please reply by 6pm this evening and we’ll give you the arrangements to meet Ron and see her work. Ron will be happy to let you go back after the work and take photos as she’s cooling out also.

Take a look at training this morning at Palm Meadows, thanks to trainer Kelly Breen for all these videos!

• Life on the Edge (middle) and Shake It Up Baby (inside)

• Solar

• Rapstorerocks

All of these horses seen training in the videos are doing excellent and should be ready to run soon at Gulfstream Park. Life On the Edge is entered for this week, Rapstorerocks has settled in really well, could run next week. Solar good out of his recent super race and could run back in 2-3 weeks, Shake It Up Baby is probably 3-4 weeks from his return, and if No Good Deed does well tomorrow and keeps going in the right direction she’s only a few weeks away from her debut also.

Surprise entry, good work!

• Life On the Edge gets in a surprise entry next week at Gulfstream Park. It’s back a bit quick but Kelly Breen said this morning “she came out of her last like she never ran, she’s doing so good I entered her. We can look at the race and decide what we want to do”. We’ll evaluate the race and if it seems like a reasonable spot we’ll run and then send her to the farm. A little R&R and she’ll be ready for a big three year old season next year. She’s already had 6 starts and 2 impressive wins as a two year old, far more than 90% of all horses accomplish at two.
• Giuliana Vee worked in company this morning at Penn National and went really well. No ill effects from the foot bruise she had earlier, outworked the other horse and came back excellent so far. She’s ready to enter next week in a spot where we are looking for a big step forward.  
• Night of Idiots good today out of her race at Golden Gate Fields. A little drop in class next time should get her back to the winner’s circle.

Horse Workout Notification
December 6, 2019
Giuliana Vee (2-Year-Old Filly)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse, purchased OBS MArch 2019
Date: December 6, 2019
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:30 Breezing
Track Condition: Good
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 10/21

• Night of Idiots was fourth today at Golden Gate Fields looking for her 2^nd win in a row. Sat a good trip, made a nice move on the turn to reach contention, and flattened out in deep stretch. The rail was not the best place to be but no real excuse. A little drop in class next time should get her back to the winner’s circle.
• Take a look at the attached photo of our beautiful yearling out of Exchanging Fire, broken and in training at T-Square stud in Ocala and doing super. We expect him to be an early, precocious two year old next year!

Yearling colt out of Exchanging Fire. Photo courtesy of Adam Parker.

• Rapstorerocks arrived safely at Palm Meadows this this morning, he looks absolutely fantastic as you can see from the attached photo taken by Kelly Breen just off the van outside his barn at Palm Meadows. He’s training really well and has a shot to be a nice horse purchased at a bargain price. Could run by end of the month at Gulfstream if he settles in well.

Rapstorerocks at Palm Meadows on December 5, 2019. Photo courtesy of Kelly Breen.

• Shake It Up Baby doing well and could run right around the end of December
• New Found Treasure good at Penn National out of her race, there’s a nice spot for her in about two weeks at Penn.
• Lisa Limon excellent at the farm in Kentucky, looking forward to a nice healthy baby in February. She will be bred to world-class racehorse Palace Malice (by Curlin) in 2020, one of the leading first-crop sires this year with 15 winners including a Breeder’s Cup winning two year old!

Finally, see excerpt below  from an article in this week’s TDN (Thoroughbred Daily News) about the state of California racing and purse money that speaks for itself, California Racing’s ‘Other’ Problem is Purses.

TDN excerpt

• Bullion had a very nice workout today at the Fair Grounds and is not far from a race now. He might run at the Fairgrounds right around the end of the year. Our goal is to hopefully have him sharp and ready for the Oaklawn Park meet that begins in January.
• Rapstorerocks is on his way to Gulfstream Park this Wednesday. Photos to follow when he arrives. He’s training really well and has a shot to be a nice horse purchased at a bargain price. He could run by end of the month if he settles in well.
• Solar came out of race at Gulfstream Park this weekend “great,” according to Kelly Breen after finishing 3^rd, beaten a nose and a head in a three horse photo after being blocked on multiple occasions. He was absolutely much the best here; well back early, made a bold move on the turn from the rail and was shut off, tried to rally between horses and was shut off again, came into the stretch and rallied between three other horses, was completely blocked with nowhere to go and just missed with a huge run when finally shaking free late. He’s had unlucky trips on more than one occasion, hopefully next start things will set up well for him and he’ll make a long overdue visit to the winner’s circle after several close finishes, could run back at end of Dec.
• Night of Idiots runs on Thursday, December 5^th at Golden Gate Fields. She is looking for her 2^nd win in a row.
• Giuliana Vee doing well now, going to work her this week and if she comes out of it ok and shows no ill effects from the abscess she had, there’s a race for her at Penn National in about 2 weeks.

Horse Workout Notification
December 2, 2019
Bullion (3-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 2, 2019
Track: FAIR GROUNDS
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.01:40 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 7/17

Great effort, new works, entries & more

• Solar ran exceptionally well and was exceptionally unlucky today at Gulfstream Park when finishing 3^rd, beaten a nose and a head in a three horse photo after being blocked on multiple occasions. He was absolutely much the best here; well back early, made a bold move on the turn from the rail and was shut off, tried to rally between horses and was shut off again, came into the stretch and rallied between three other horses, was completely blocked with nowhere to go and just missed with a huge run when finally shaking free late. If you watch the replay you hear the announcer say “a very unlucky Solar was 3^rd” and that really says it all.  

While it was a shame to get such a rough trip with a winning effort, the horse ran really well. He’s been competing at higher levels ($35,000 today) than the $20,000 we paid for him and gives it his best every time. He’s had unlucky trips on more than one occasion, hopefully at some point things will set up well for him and he’ll make a long overdue visit to the winner’s circle after several close finishes. Thanks to Paul Callahan for the excellent photos.

• The race for Night of Idiots finally went, she runs Dec. 5^th at Golden Gate Fields looking for her 2^nd win in a row.
• Shake It Up Baby had a really good work this morning in company at Palm Meadows. You can see the work time listed below (good time) but more important is how he did it, head to head going strongly throughout the work. He’s on the inside, take a look:

• Take a look at a nice video of No Good Deed training at the gate this morning at Gulfstream with Ron Spatz. “It was new to her, she was a bit nervous at first but she settled down and did really well” Ron Spatz.

• Life On the Edge good out of her race, she’ll either go to the farm shortly or run one more time. She’s already had 6 starts and 2 impressive wins as a two year old, far more than 90% of all horses accomplish at two. A little R&R and she’ll be ready for a big three year old season next year.   
• Lisa Limon excellent at the farm in Kentucky, looking forward to a nice healthy baby in February. She will be bred to world-class racehorse Palace Malice (by Curlin) in 2020, one of the leading first-crop sires this year with 15 winners including a Breeder’s Cup winning two year old! If you look at the very bottom of this email you’ll see the sire she’s in foal to (Liam’s Map) and the one she’ll be bred to in 2020 (Palace Malice) had impressive maiden special weight winners yesterday. Both are incredibly hot first crop sires, we are very fortunate.

 12th-Churchill Downs, $96,843, Msw, 11-30, 2yo, 1m, 1:37.68, sy. SOUNION (c, 2, Liam’s Map--Uno Mas Promesa, by Macho Uno) made it 14 winners for his freshman sire (by Unbridled=s Song), fighting to take a spot with the early leaders then briefly wresting the sole lead on the turn. Fight Fight Fight (Uncle Mo) was glued to him at the top of the lane but yielded late and let Lastchanceatglory (Goldencents) take his spot by a neck at the wire while Sounion inched clear by 1 1/2 lengths. The even money favorite had made his debut with a placing behind >TDN Rising Star= and eventual GSW Dennis= Moment (Tiznow) at Ellis Park July 27 and then took a three-month break before reemerging with a near-miss neck second at Churchill Oct. 27. He is a half to Promise Me Silver (Silver City), GSW, $486,681; and to Bully Good (My Golden Song), SW, $156,510. Dam Uno Mas Promesa has a yearling Pioneerof the Nile filly, a weanling Arrogate filly, and has been bred back to Tapit. Sales History: $360,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-1, $78,412

10th-Del Mar, $52,702, Msw, 11-30, 2yo, 1m (off turf), 1:37.31, ft. IMPOSSIBLE TASK (g, 2, Liam’s Map--Spelling {GSP, $161,710}, by Alphabet Soup), fourth on debut sprinting five furlongs over the Del Mar lawn Aug. 7, was claimed for $100,000 out of a fifth-place effort over the oceanside oval=s main track Aug. 21. He was coming off a runner-up effort going 5 1/2 furlongs over the turf at Santa Anita Oct. 31. The 7-2 shot battled Eddy Forever (Medaglia d=Oro) on the front end through fractions of :23.00 and :47.37. He jostled with that rival as he took command at the top of the lane and then determinedly held off favored Tizamagician (Tiznow) to win by one length and become the 15th winner for his freshman sire (by Unbridled=s Song). It was another 1 3/4 lengths back to Eddy Forever in third. A $27,000 FTKOCT yearling, Impossible Task was a $90,000 OBS April 2- year-old (:10 2/5). He is a half to Sky Willow (Empire Maker, SW, $114,979); and to Spelling Again (Awesome Again, MGSW, $534,653). Spelling produced a filly by Outwork last year and a filly by Keen Ice this year before being bred back to Ransom the Moon. Her Outwork yearling sold for $50,000 at last month=s Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-0, $45,660. O-Hronis Racing LLC; B-Farfellow Farms Ltd. (KY); T-John W. Sadler

2nd-Churchill Downs, $78,765, Msw, 11-30, 2yo, f, 1m (off turf), 1:39.18, sy. PALACE MISS (f, 2, Palace Malice--Jelly Cable {SP}, by Sky Mesa) drew in off the also-eligible list for this rained-off test and made the most of the opportunity. Settled in the second flight of horses down the backstretch and racing four paths off the inside, the bay commenced a four-wide rally on the turn, drew on even terms while deep at the entrance to the straight and pulled clear for a three-length defeat of pacesetting Sweet Bay (Munnings) as the 9-2 third choice. The 17th winner for her freshman sire (by Curlin), Palace Miss has a yearling half-brother named Captain (Khozan) and a weanling half-brother by Animal Kingdom. Sales history: $19,000 Ylg '18 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-1, $46,409. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Harold Lerner LLC; B-Brent & Crystal Fernung, Mike Sebastian Sr, Dan Flanigan et al (FL); T-Kenneth G McPeek.

• Life On the Edge sat a good trip at Gulfstream Park in 2^nd behind the early leader, much as she did in her win at Laurel Park, made a move for the lead on the far turn and tired in the stretch to finish 6^th, exactly in the middle of the 11 horse field. The only ‘excuse’ was that it was an exceptionally fast early pace, all three of the early leaders including the strong 2^nd choice who sat just off her flank most of the race tired in the stretch, setting things up for a 22 to 1 longshot winner.  Much of racing is the trip-pace; she got an ideal trip but a tough pace scenario. Tried hard and seems to be fine so far out of the race. Depending on how she comes out of it she’ll either go to the farm after this or run one more time. She’s already had 6 starts and 2 impressive wins as a two year old, far more than 90% of all horses accomplish at two. A little R&R and she’ll be ready for a big three year old season next year. A nice group of owners were on hand for the race, enjoy these photos from today courtesy of Paul Callahan.

• Solar runs Sunday at Gulfstream Park. As usual at Gulfstream a competitive spot but if he fires his best he’ll be very competitive in here. He’s going to set a fast pace also from the rail, hopefully he’ll be able to rate a little and take the field on a merry chase.
• The race for Night of Idiots finally went, she runs Dec. 5^th at Golden Gate Fields looking for her 2^nd win in a row.

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• Take a look at a nice video of No Good Deed training at Gulfstream Park with Ron Spatz yesterday. Making steady progress. Ron reports she’s warming up much better the last few days, less stiffness, more comfortable.

• Rapstorerocks is on his way to Gulfstream Park as soon as we can get a van for him. Real shame racing at Aqueduct was cancelled as it was a fantastic spot for him in a race with a large purse. The racing there will be a LOT tougher at Gulfstream Park, for MUCH smaller purses, but with turf racing in the northeast done for the winter there’s no other good option for him. He’s training really well and has a shot to be a nice horse purchased at a bargain price.
• New Found Treasure good at Penn National out of her race.

A very happy, safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving to everyone in the Kenwood Racing family!

We begin with a new blog post, Sales toppers are generally racetrack floppers

• Lots of racing updates, first up we had New Found Treasure at Penn National this evening to start a busy racing week(end) where she finished an honest 4^th. Well back early, she had nowhere to run behind a wall of horses when making her run and had to settle for a minor award. While dirt is clearly not this filly’s forte, she’s honest and tries hard and has been 3^rd and 4^th in her last two starts against large competitive fields. She’s eligible for a much easier race next time out and if she runs back to either of her last two efforts she’ll be tough to beat at that level.
• Life On the Edge is the slight morning line favorite at Gulfstream Park this Friday. Can’t ask for a better spot than this; competitive, but racing won’t get any easier this winter at Gulfstream. Depending on how she does here and how she comes out of it she’ll either go to the farm after this or run one more time. She’s already had 5 starts and 2 impressive wins as a two year old, far more than 90% of all horses accomplish at two. A little R&R and she’ll be ready for a big three year old season next year. Hopefully she’ll run big to start the Gulfstream Park meet on a good note for us.
• Bad news with Rapstorerocks, racing at Aqueduct tomorrow (Thanksgiving day) was cancelled due to expected gale force winds. This was a fantastic spot for him in a race with a large purse. Unless they bring it back (unlikely) he’ll ship to Gulfstream Park for the winter as soon as we can get a van for him. The racing there will be a LOT tougher, for MUCH smaller purses, but with turf racing in the northeast done for the winter there’s no other good option for him. He’s training really well and has a shot to be a nice horse purchased at a bargain price.
• Better news with Solar, his race went for Sunday at Gulfstream Park. As usual at Gulfstream a competitive spot but if he fires his best he’ll be very competitive in here.
• The race for Night of Idiots we entered in was brought back for the 3^rd time, enter tomorrow for Sunday at Golden Gate Fields. She’s doing great, will be looking for her 2^nd win in a row.

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• More Ice good out of his race, no issues. Enjoy the two beautiful photos of him from his race at Del Mar. He had a terrible trip, but you can see he’s in the peak of health and we look forward to another good year with him in 2020.  

• Lisa Limon excellent at the farm in Kentucky, looking forward to a nice healthy baby in February. She will be bred to world-class racehorse Palace Malice (by Curlin) in 2020, one of the leading first-crop sires this year with 15 winners including a Breeder’s Cup winning two year old!

Lots of exciting news, works and a surprise entry….

• Shake It Up Baby worked in company this morning at Palm Meadows. He’s doing really well. “Very professional, does everything right”, Kelly Breen. He is right on schedule to run right around the end of the year.

• Life On the Edge gets in at Gulfstream Park this Friday. They put up an ideal extra for opening day. Can’t ask for a better spot than this; competitive, but racing won’t get any easier this winter at Gulfstream. Depending on how she does here and how she comes out of it she’ll either go to the farm after this or run one more time. She’s already had 5 starts and 2 impressive wins as a two year old, far more than 90% of all horses accomplish at two. A little R&R and she’ll be ready for a big three year old season next year. Hopefully she’ll run big this week to start the Gulfstream Park meet for us on a good note.
• The race for Night of Idiots we entered in was brought back, enter Wednesday for next Saturday at Golden Gate Fields. She’s doing great, will be looking for her 2^nd win in a row.
• Rapstorerocks runs in race 4at Aqueduct this Thursday, Thanksgiving day, a good spot in a 10 horse field. He improved markedly from his first race to his second and another step forward would make him very competitive in here for a nice purse. He then ships to Gulfstream Park for winter turf racing there.
• New Found Treasure gets in race 9 on Wednesday at Penn National, giving us three horses at three different tracks in three days to end the month.      
• Solar will also be entered Wednesday for Saturday at Gulfstream Park. If his race and Night of Idiot’s race both go, we’d have five entries at four different tracks this week. Fingers crossed.

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• No Good Deed training at Gulfstream Park with Ron Spatz. Making steady progress.
• More Ice good out of his race at Del Mar yesterday.