Seeking A Star '23 - First Update

This one's so new we haven't even added her page yet, but Seeking A Star '23 is a daughter of superhorse Knicks Go out of Seeking A Star by Pioneerof the Nile. She just turned 2. We'll try to get her page with more info up soon. The partnership has also just started the process of selecting a name for her, so she won't be going by the "Seeking a Star '23" tag for long!

This girl is literally the first foal sired by Horse of the Year Knicks Go. Here's an article about it from Bloodhorse:  

First Foal a Filly for 2021 Horse of the Year Knicks Go

Here's the first report on her progress:

Sailing has remained smooth for Seeking a Star '23, and she's already up to galloping two laps at GoldMark Farm all by herself. The team was very pleased with how professional she was going on her own without company--that's not always the case with a youngster at this stage of their training. Your filly should have a first breeze in the next couple of weeks.

Nakoma Work Out Info

Nakoma (3-Year-Old Filly)

Your comments for this horse were: Vekoma out of Rylee's Song

Date: January 15, 2025
Track: GULFSTREAM PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:98 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt

Rank: 10/19 

Catalyst Move and Update

Catalyst has moved to Louisiana Downs for the time being as we wait for a next race for her, and she breezed this morning there (outside), but it looks like the clockers missed it.

The nice thing about Louisiana Downs is that it’s positioned in between Sam Houston, Oaklawn Park and Fair Grounds, so we can keep an eye on races at all three venues and have more options for entries. Our preference is still probably Sam Houston, but in the current condition book the one logical spot is on the grass (1 1/16 miles on Jan. 25). 

A surface switch might be worth a shot (plus there’s always a chance for an off-the-turfer), so for now we’ll keep that race in mind and also consider options at the other two nearby tracks (there’s a turf route at Fair Grounds, also on Jan. 25; and a dirt route MSW one day later at Oaklawn). Catalyst's pedigree skews mostly towards dirt, but one 3/4-brother was G1SP on the lawn.

Fancy Quality Workout Report

Fancy Quality returned to the work tab on Sunday morning, covering a half mile in :50.80 at the Fair Grounds. This work was delayed a few days due to the weather and track conditions. No workouts were permitted on Friday, Jan. 10, and track conditions were still listed as good on Saturday, Jan. 11.

The newest condition book was recently released, and we have a new race target on Jan. 25. The maiden special weight will be for fillies and mares three years old and upward and will be contested over a mile and one-sixteenth on the turf. There is plenty of rain in the forecast next week, but the 14-day weather report looks positive for her race.

Seismic Beauty Work Report

Seismic Beauty worked another nice half-mile this morning at Los Alamitos, this one in :49.80 by herself and without much encouragement. She was clocked in 1:02 1/5 for the five-furlong gallop out. Her breeze next week should come at five furlongs as she progresses towards a return to the races.

Seismic Beauty (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: January 12, 2025
Track: LOS ALAMITOS
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:80 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 10/15

Here's The Kicker Back on the Work Tab After Illness

Here’s the Kicker returned to the work tab at Palm Meadows training center on Friday morning. Coming off a brief illness, she only went a solo three-eighths in :37.85 for her first work back, but she should pick things up fairly quickly from here.

Munny Problem Back from Break - Status

We got some fresh Munny Problem content today with commentary from Wavertree’s Ciaran Dunne. Our colt is doing well and picking things back up after the standard easy period that most horses in Ocala get around the holidays.

Ciaran did note that Munny Problem had a bit of a splint flare up (localized swelling on the lateral or medial aspect of the metacarpals or metatarsals—a very common issue in young horses at this stage of their development and rarely a long-term concern), but it didn’t really impact his training schedule as it timed out well with the holiday break.

At this stage, it appears Munny Problem should have no trouble picking up the pace on schedule and eventually starting to do some speed work. He looks to be carrying some good muscle at the moment and we’re happy with his development.