Thanks, Chuck. Really looking forward to the next race especially after the impressive win by Girls Pearls yesterday.

So, it's either next Wednesday (if off the turf) or the Friday before memorial day. I hope Sumwon can go the added 1/16th. She could've done it a couple weeks ago and easily beat the rest of the field.

Chuck, do you ever try to look ahead and project which horses are likely to end up in a field before entering one of yours? Does the racing secretary keep a list of what horses are eligible for the various conditions or is that purely the job of the trainer to figure out?

With this being a two turn distance, do you think we are likely to see about the same field we had last time? 6 or 7 fillies, probably at least 3 of them ones that were in the last race of Sumwon's?

I absolutely love the MTO angle. It's a great way to pick up big checks when all of the the turf specialists scratch out of the race.

I always loved it here when we'd get a 12 horse field, 9 of which had never run on the turf before and had nothing in their breeding to even suggest turf, and the pigs would scratch when the race came off the turf. Gotta love being in 4 horse fields when running for lots of $$$$'s.....

Thanks for the update Chuck!!! :)

Right now, rain predicted Tuesday night and Wednesday ...

I was at Churchill yesterday - empty! I stopped by the barn to see Sumwon, but it was after training hours, everything quiet, so didn't bother her - her butt from a distance outside the shedrow (down, sleeping) looks very shiney :D

I am all for her getting some money
just can't make plans for a MTO appearance

good luck


I dream of Sumwon with a shedrow shiny butt:rolleyes:

Just looked at the entries on the DRF site for Churchill Downs for the 16th. Sumwon isn't listed for that allowance race. Not even for the AEs or the MTOs. There are 10 horses entered, with 4 Also Elligible and 1 Main Track Only.

I couldn't have made it for that race anyway (although I wouldn't have minded if Chuck got a winner's check).

Chuck decided to pass the entry box for the MTO.. Will point for the 5/25 ALW spot only with a workout this week.. Martinez in the irons for the spin.

i'll have to see if i can manage a day off that friday, open thursday am and get on the road......

we'll see.

I have a wedding that weekend in Louisville, so I might just make it in town a day early to catch the race.

I have scheduled the day off and plan on going down the day of the race

i'm really considering coming up.....infinitely more do-able than the last race. i guess i need to seriously talk it over with my other half, and make plans one way or the other...since friday is the start of the holiday wknd, need to make a hotel reservation, etc....
kids are psyched, they want to go-take them out of school for the day. only drawback is that tony can't go.

I'll be there :)