SWLY Setback; KNS All Set
 

Email to partners this morning updating Kickin N Screamin's progress towards Friday's start at Tampa and a pretty serious setback to the start of the 4yo campaign of Sumwonlovesyou... (If anyone didn't receive Email, please let me know...)


To Dee Tee Partners:

In a classic 'good news/bad news' scenario, we have a problem with Sumwonlovesyou and are sitting on 'go' with Kickin N Screamin...

SIDELINED 3-4 MONTHS

Sumwon was 'off' in her right front Thursday. A muscle or suspensory injury was suspected by Chuck Friday and confirmed with a scan.

Chuck explains:

Sumwonlovesyou sustained a torn muscle to her right front leg over the knee in the area of the superior check ligament. This was confirmed by ultrasound readings and x rays taken of the area after Sumwon walked lame after returning from a jog on Thursday. She is sound now but the injury is one that must be addressed with rest or it will worsen and she will be lame all the time.

We are probably looking at 3 months off with about 60 days or so on stall rest. Around the 20th of Febuary we will re-ultrasound the area to determine the progress. If it has healed sufficently then we will turn her out in a small paddock for three to four weeks before moving her to a larger paddock for the remainder of her recovery.

As this is a soft tissue injury, there is no surgery required and the chances for a complete recovery are good. Though the setback is disappointing the x-rays we did of her legs showed very little wear and tear on them which is a positive. She should be back on the track training in sometime in mid-April. As some of you may know I am working on opening an equine rehabilitation center that is designed exactly for injuries like this one. As the center progresses, we will utilize some of the technology available to assist her in her recovery.


KNS SHARP IN FINAL PREP

The good news is that Kickin N Screamin appears ready to carry the ball for the Lime and Royal with Sumwon on the bench... In her final prep for an anticipated start 12/28, KNS rolled home under Rosemary Homeister Jr. who came back pleased to have the mount on our Chester House daughter.

Chuck's thoughts:

Kickin n Screamin is ready to roll. She worked in 1:04.4, which may look slow at first glance, but she went her last quarter in 23 seconds and that is where she does most of her running. I spoke to Rosie afterwards and she was delighted with how well Kickin responded when called on and how well she galloped out.

TC reports that she recovered quickly and appears to be coming into the race on the 28th in excellent form. Entries are taken on the 12/26, so stay tuned on that day for the results of the draw. The race is scheduled for 1-1/16 miles on the turf, and if we get in the race, we will run even if Off the Turf (unless dangerously sloppy).


MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO..

While the news on Sumwon is frustrating, injuries are a part of the game and we are lucky we got to this before it was a career-ending. Meanwhile, Kickin N Screamin is ready; Aldebutante and Rampillion are about to turn 2 and are progressing well in their training, so the advantages of having expanded the Stable now become obvious.

More in our Christmas Greetings Monday..

I know it's part of the game, but I'm still sad

Wish the Big Girl a speedy recovery.

where will sumwon be spending the stall rest portion of her convalescence? sorry to hear that she has suffered an injury, but thankfully it is one that only requires time and patience!

best of luck to kickin, hope she gets in the race, and comes back well.

Very disheartening situation regarding SWLY, but atleast we know she won't be rushed back and all precautions will be taken by Chuck and Crew. This just shows us all about the ups and downs of the game. Although I don't own any part of KNS and the other 2 fillies, it will still be exciting to see KNS race and the other progress in training towards their first starts late next year. Best of luck to everyone.

Happy Holidays to all. Chuck and Steve - Thanks so much.

Brian

One of the best parts of this partnership is that there is never a question that the horse comes first. There are plenty of outfits who would have run her for a tag and cut their losses. I am proud to be a part of the DT stable.

Paul

Unfortunate but part of the game
 

To put things in perspective: The first filly i bought two years ago never made it to the races. The second filly i bought raced four times and then was retired as a 3YO. The third horse is a colt who is fine but won't get his first start until next April when he is a three year old.


I appreciate just getting a horse to the races.. I am sorry for the setback with Sumwon but early detection will help and hopefully she will be back and running again in the middle of next year....

PSH

"torn muscle"

Could've been a lot worse. You can't succeed in this game without a ton of patience. We are all lucky that Chuck and Steve will absolutely do what is right by the horse.

I hope SWLY has a speedy recovery. Good luck to KNS this Friday.

thanks to chuck and crew for catching it early! we know Sumwon is in good hands and gets the best of care.
be a good patient big girl.

now TC needs to have the DT "turf monster" reved up for friday.

Gotta love the optimism here. DeeTee does the right thing by SWLY ... brought her along slow, plenty of rest between starts, and a well deserved break. And the big gal gets hurt before her first real workout. Very frustrating.
This is definitely a game that requires a lot of patience and good fortune.

Best of luck to KNS.

I've seen 2 spellings - Rampallion and Rampillion. A technicality but we need to get this stuff straightened out :D .

Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to all. Get well soon SWLY.

BW,

Was intended to be Rampallion.. got entered for registration as Rampillion.

Oops ... we can live with it :cool: . Have a great holiday Steve.

Get well Big gal.

Injuries are a part of the game. She'll be back this spring hopefully at 100%.

Get Well SWLY :)

Get well soon SWLY

Thanks Steve, Chuck and Crew for putting her first

Good luck to KNS on Friday

Well, Sumwon has to have another vacation - bet she's not happy about that at all! Sorry your big girl has to be placed on idle, Cherie!

We at least have KNS to look forward to, and the anticipation is already exciting:)

I didn't receive it.

Anyone know if it's still the 7th race?

I was not in the best of spirits at all when it happened. When she was coming off the track and started to limp my heart sank into my stomach. Yes I cried like the girl I am. The good news is she'll be back when I get back from Hotsprings. You'll get to see her at chucks farm when it gets up and running. So take good care of her!! (or else).

Get well soon, big girl. Nice job by Chuck and the crew to catch and prevent futher injury. Good Luck on Friday KNS, get home safely darling!

It's in the condx book that way. I would assume (yea, yea I know assuming is dangerous :D ) the only thing that would change it is if the race didn't fill and an alternate would be carded.

http://tampabaydowns.com/documents/c...07-2008CB1.pdf

I'm sorry you had to go through that :(

No one but you on The Princess works for me! Maybe a live, 24-hour video hookup from Chuck's farm to your computer .... ;)

Well, when her momma is Hell On Heels, and she was named Rampallion, I guess a bit of small trouble along the way would not surprise :D

you all are supposed to be heading to oaklawn later this week--where will sumwon be going? back to where she had her lay up?

Sumwon will be heading to a farm in Shelbyville, KY until Chucks farm is ready to take her. She will be on stall rest there. Chuck is expecting for his farm to be ready to take her in mid-February.

get well big girl, we'll see you in the spring.

Thanks for the update Chuck, Steve and Cherie -

Get well beautiful Sumwon!

To all of those involved in KNS....best of luck to each and every one of you and to all D-T partners, may you all have a very special Holiday. :)


Nicole

:( get well girl. we all miss you!!!!!!

ok, thanks.
disappointing, we were all excited about seeing her in arkansas. we'll still come up some time this spring, hope all of you have a safe trip to hot springs!

Cherie, I think one of the main reasons we like you as much as we do is that you love Sumwon at least as much as the rest of us (and probably a whole lot more).

Yes, you're a total pro on horseback and you keep that stable running smoothly, but I'm glad you care so much for Sumwon. I hope you never lose that, never become emotionally detached from the horses you train.

I was looking forward to finally seeing Oaklawn with Sumwon racing. Maybe Kicking N Screamin will race there, giving me a reason to go this year. Take care and have a Merry Christmas.

Yes, that is the good news am trying to focus on also - those days will fly by and it will be spring, and you'll both be back at Churchill before you know it!

And in the meantime the very few days left before KNS starting - fingers crossed - can't get here soon enough darn it...

Sending thanks out again for all the hard work you and the barn crew put towards the care of these horses, safe trips and travels to all!

As always...thanks for keeping us well informed. Glad it's not a serious injury for SWLY. Looking forward to the KNS start Friday. Merry Christmas to all those in DEE TEE.

Best of luck to the entire Dee Tee team. Looking from the outside in...it is just awesome how accommodating Steve, Chuck and Cheri are to all the members. They definitely seem like they make your whole experience of ownership a fun and exciting time. You guys and girls have a great thing going here...even though I don't know them personally it seems like you couldn't have any better people in charge. Now get KnS to the winners circle.

with all the excitement of KNS yesterday. any news on #1 Big Girl???

Went to the Shelbyville farm yesterday..

Well said.

Swly?
 

Chuck, Steve,

Any update on SWLY's progress?

Chuck will add more on ChuckBlog, but she went to the farm in Shelbyville the other day without a hitch and is on stall rest for another 6 weeks.

There really won't be a lot to say until she moves to Chuck's new facility and starts taking treatments in the hyperbaric chamber.