Sumwonlovesyou breezes!
 

18 months after last appearing in a recorded racetrack performance, Sumwonlovesyou today officially returned with a 3f breeze at Trackside.

Slated to go a quarter mile between the three-eighths and eighth poles, our 5 year old Came Home mare was clocked at :25.0 for the quarter and :38.3 to the wire on the gallop out. The splits were 13.0,: 12.0 and :13.3, and Chuck promptly declared that it couldn't have been drawn up any better.

The drill came without urging, as Cherie never asked the stable standardbearer for run. Cherie said that SWLY tired predictably at the end and was a bit clunky in her mechanics, but felt strong and eager under her.

It has been an arduous year and a half since Sumwon's last race the day after Travers 2007. Starting with a muscle tear early in 2008 and a subsequent bout with a hoof infection that flirted with laminitis, having Dee Tee's first runner reach the worktab again represents the welcome next step in having her back.

With no residual fitness to rely on, she has a long way to go to get race ready, but she was in no hurry to drink any water after the work, which is a good sign that she is already gained some condition.

Without hyperbole, it's easy to say that this was as special a 3f workout as those connected with a horse will get to see. Ashley has pictures that she will hopefully put up later today.

fantastic!

that's pretty damn cool

that is great news steve !!!!!:)

Didn't think it was possible. Feel better for her than us.

Very cool!

How perfect. She must be one tired mare today, having to work again. I really look forward to seeing her back on the track again.

Yea! :{>:

Sumwon
 

Awesome baby!
Go Sumwon Go....

In a business with so many highs and lows it is nice to have news like this.

PSH:)

Very nice work for her. While as Steve said there is still a long way to go this moves her into the actual full training phase which is a big step.

YAY Sumwon!!

I'm sure she missed Scott and I @ Toga sneaking into her barn at midnight!

Just seeing her name on the worktab should brighten Stable partners day!
http://www.drf.com/static/workouts/22/wCDT22.html

but a great day for Dee Tee ! if she never races for us again, we know she has Her quality of life back.

After my nap, I'll post more pictures from this morning...

Here's the one that we all looked at this morning and really liked... Cherie and Sumwon just past the turn...

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!:tro:

LOL - been a while now so it's okay to admit: just exactly how many peppermints were involved ??? .... now we know...

all kidding aside, sure is great to see the big girl out on track, thanks for the picture has really made the morning...

Thanks PM - enjoy your nap. The picture you posted looks great, I sure miss seeing our big girl under tack and on the track. Thanks again.

It's funny how close I feel to this horse and makes the partnership one of the best things I've done in a long time.

Great news and hope things go well going forward.

Spyder

That's a great picture and great news. Makes my day.

no peppermints.. she would turn around and make us scratch her hind end... like a puppy!!

But I would sneak Hank some bites of hay (Dont tell Chuck).

We only got caught by the guards once :o

:tro: :tro: :tro:

Well worth the wait!
 

Been a long 599 days.....great to see her back! :)

Awake from my nap... here's a few more pictures of SWLY's work. The picture I posted earlier is actually the last picture in the sequence of the work..

Rounding the Turn:


Just past the Turn:


Walking home... notice how TINY everything looks on her, the saddle pad, etc.. and Cherie is about jockey-sized on her.

THANKS for sharing !! :tro: :tro: :tro:

She is just so beautiful. Thank you so much for our first glimpse of SWLY running again. There was a distinct chance that we would never see that again so these photos truly warm the heart.

Alittle epo, a shake, a nice blast of clen 10 minutes before the race and you will have her running off the screen...

:rolleyes: saratoga? ---opening week?

:{>: Thank you very, very much!

Great pics. Really Really love the head on shot. Opening weekend at Saratoga, SOUNDS LIKE A DT CAROLINA BBQ PAAAARTAY!! I'mthere :D

Great to see her - all of her, and there's alot :D - back on the track! Thanks, wonderful pictures!

Congratulations DeeTee on getting your first one back to the track. I know KNS has provided your stable with two of its biggest moments, but I imagine many of you might feel an even closer connection with this mare because she was the first one that you got. It must be fun for all of you having her back on the track.
Congratulations again and best of luck.

I am losing control of bodily functions
again. Very good news. I hope she enjoyed
her jaunt.

Great Pictures..thanks for posting !!!! Our girl looks good :tro:

Another week..another work:tro:
Thursday, April 30, 2009
CHURCHILL TRAINING --- (Dirt) Track Good

3 Furlongs
Horse Time Rank

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Burke's Sister :36.60 B 1
Sumwonlovesyou :38.40 B 2

Yea! :{>:

Horse nameSumwonlovesyouNotesActivity typeWorkoutActivity date04-30-2009TrackChurchill Downs TrainingSurfaceDirtDistance3 FurlongsWorkout typeBreezingWorkout time0:38.40Track conditionGood

That's damn good time! Can we get an inside report?

She felt better this week than she did last week. Her hind end continues to get stronger with every gallop and every breeze. She did switch her leads today ( kept my stick in the left hand and just tapped on her shoulder in the stretch). There was no real urging the whole time, she got a little tired the last part of the work but she did gallop out strong. She cooled out fine, ate her morning feed, looked good this afternoon and was being her usual attention craving self while the feed was being set.

wow. that is great! keep up the good work!

sounds promising.