Seek,
I talk to Mike Sherack now and then on the phone and am friendly with him, I'll ask him about Desert.
I just now got off the phone with good friend and client Sanford Robbins who is a partner in both Kip Deville and Rebel Rebel, he just had some surgery and was calling to tell he "made it", lol. He said they hadn't decided on Kip yet and he is looking forward to Rebel Rebel's races.
Hes also a partner in Wonder Lady Anne L(he originally owned all of her) and said he will be running soon and that they had made a decision to race on with her instead of retiring her.
I don't know how people can talk out of one side of their mouths that retiring horses is killing the game, then out of the other side of their mouths bash guys who take a crack with a longshot and keep their horses in training and running. Obviously they aren't Bernadini type horses, but nonetheless these guys are real gamers and love to race their horses.