OFFICIAL "Sumwonlovesyou" Thread
 

Wednesday, April 11, Sumwonlovesyou debuts for Dee Tee Stables and trainer Chuck Simon at Keeneland as the #7 in the 4th race... Jim Graham rides...

Congratulations and thanks to Chuck and the partnership participants, and all members of Derby Trail as well, for making it possible.

I find it hard to believe this really has been pulled off!

Thanks, Steve, that is awesome.

oh man, this is great. been looking forward to this day since we got her at auction.

thanks so much to chuck, who has so much more invested in this than any of us. thanks to you, steve, as well, for all your time and effort on this undertaking.

good luck to sumwon! it's going to be so exciting to see her on the track, with the jock wearing that blue and lime green!

Best of Luck to all connections
 

Go SUMWON Go.
Bring home some $$ for Chuck and his great team!

Paul

Great news Steve
Congrats to you and Chuck for making this a reality!

Great News!

Chuck - Thanks for all your efforts.

Unbelievable - in December the idea is floated, in February Chuck is buying a horse at F-T, and April she's running at Kee .... I hope she runs safe, and just had a good race, rating kindly, and making a good strong move - icing on the cake if she gets some money for Chuck! (geesh, her shipping bills alone ....)

Okay, I want to hear the REAL story of how you guys decided to form this partnership.

Kasept and Hooves are sitting around, eating pie.

Hooves: Let's buy a race horse.
Kasept: Too expensive to buy a race horse.
Hooves: Hey! Derby Trail could buy a race horse!
Kasept: Good idea! That would be fun! Let's call Simon. We'll bribe him with pie!

Estimated Local Post Time: 2:45 PM
Race Type: Allowance
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Three Year Old
Sex: Fillies
Purse: $54,000
Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
Surface: Turf
Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Whisper to Me (KY) 3 Filly 123 Cornelio H. Velasquez
2 Aidan's Bella (KY) 3 Filly 123 Jamie Theriot
3 Christies Treasure (ON) 3 Filly 123 John R. Velazquez
4 Real Property (MD) 3 Filly 115 Edgar S. Prado
5 Quiet Action (ON) 3 Filly 115 Julien R. Leparoux
6 Moments Past (KY) 3 Filly 118 Miguel Mena
7 Sumwonlovesyou (KY) 3 Filly 115 James Graham
8 Nola Star (FL) 3 Filly 118 Larry Melancon
9 Orate (KY) 3 Filly 118 Garrett K. Gomez

This race is going to be analyzed in more excruciating detail than any Derby prep on this board :D

LMAO - Yeah, I can see that happening with Steve and Hooves and the pie-bribing.

I am so psyched about this coming Wednesday that I don't think I'll be able to concentrate on the races this week-end.

Well, maybe not, but I am really, really excited.

there will be 300 or more posts analyzing every facet of that race.
then there will be the post race analysis.:)

Go Sumwon!!!!

8 Nola Star (FL) 3 Filly 118 Larry Melancon


On the analysis front, I can already tell you that the one above is, I believe, a Ken McPeek trainee that was well-regarded at 2.

But she is giving Sumwon three pounds. I am going to look on the upside of things.

stupid question (but those are easiest to answer i hear) is 2.45 central or eastern?

9 Orate (KY) 3 Filly 118 Garrett K. Gomez

Full sister to Pulpit..

Ahhhh, she's the one we saw at Gulfstream that broke poorly first time out but looked good running at the end....at least in terms of the fact that she was motoring home well even if she never threatened.

On the grass could be interesting.

She's broken her maiden on the grass, last out at Tampa, and pretty easily. Glad to see her back here, though I wish she had a better post.

I never put her in my stable mail -- so I didn't know that. Thanks for the info though, I should have realized she broke her maiden somewhere if she was in an allowance, duh.

I was impressed by her first race because she ran on well after tailing off early.

Pretty aggressive spot for new barn/owners........Good Luck

PP's are up at DRF..

You're very welcome! I remember her first race because, of course, I was pretty psyched about it. I thought maybe she was going to be a plodder after that, but of course, Mott does not rush his horses and Orate is not bred to sprint. Seems he must have had turf in mind all along or she would have been given another chance on the main track. I was actually wondering today where she was, so this was a great thread for me to pop into....Love her full brother, who is a good grass sire, so I'm not surprised she took to turf. I'm crossing my fingers that she stays healthy!

Looking at it quickly look she's got in drawn into the
tougher of the two divisions. The horse just inside
her is also a Came Home filly

http://www.drf.com/drfDownloadPastPe...DATE=11&RACE=4

far from an easy spot

You never know if you don't try. Stranger things have happen

Breaking your maiden at Mountaineer/running second for open 20K at TP then on to a AX1 at Keeneland. Like I said an aggressive spot. It will be a tough race but its true anything can happen once the gates open. Came Home's do seem to like a little route as they mature. The Gone West line seems to enjoy the synthetic surface also.

Not too many spots for a horse like ours City. But we aren't undefeated and if she can be competitive with these we will be in good shape.

oh..ouch..just looked at pps..we should be a sturdy 28-1 after the whole stable dumps on her.......gottum right where we want um..:D

thanks, chuck and steve for ALL the HARD work!!!
GOOD LUCK Sumwon !
hope you can hear us cheer from las vegas !

i think her beyer will shake out at a 75..with a good ride we will get a check...

CannonShell, I wish you good luck. I didnt mean to offend at all I hope you didnt take it that way. I truly understand the difficulity in finding races. I have had a tough time with any route filly I have ever owned. They just dont seem to write many races in the 20-30K claim range goin long.

good luck!

and stay warm...

I did not see a work published for today. Looks like a pretty nice field. And SWLY will probably get the lead whether she wants it or not... good luck to us, and thanks Chuck for all the work getting the filly to this point. Looking forward to coming home and watching the race on Wednesday.

I agree with Hooves...but I'll take 28-1 in the tri or super.

Chuck has a pretty nice obscure trainer angle: 2nd Route Race (29 10% +2.65).... but perhaps more impressive, 20% off the 31-90 days layoff....3rd highest behind Pletcher and Proctor.

Let's hope it comes through and that Brisnet Prime Power Rating is turned upside down on its head for this race. :)

Hey these young'ens get better in no time at all. She's gotten bigger and she's had a little time between races to fill out. I hope she comes back sound and go from there. Like they say being the underdog they never see you coming. Keeneland Turf favors her style and although she's in with some tough ones I like her chances to hit the board.

A sturdy 28-1... IF we bet her. Lol.

We got a spot. We got an animal. Lets hope she behaves. My wife has looked at all the pictures and likes the animal but she says she sees lots of will. As in the will to do what she wants. Should be interesting.

here you go::
( hope this is allowed )

LOL - hey, as long as Mike Battaglia (bless his heart) doesn't think we have a chance, we have a chance ....

Never bet on a horse being asked to do something different - let alone doing two somethings different - for the very first time.

Unless you're one of her excited owners :D

i really really really hope she wins for you guys, but dam she's up against it

I hear trainer-speak (also known as "reality" :)

Didn't you pick her out as you thought there could be upside? This is probably not her spot, but as you've told us, the only way to find out where she belongs is to run her.

I think we'll all be thrilled if she shows the improvement she's promised in her training, because then you can spot her where you'd really like her to be :)

Best of luck to the connections. I'm routing for ya all. :)