Showing posts with label Straight to Glory. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Straight to Glory. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Horses That Left our Stable in 2024

Adaay in Asia - claimed

Our talented import never faired well on our eastern tracks (Keeneland, Aqueduct, etc.) and was later sent West, where she didn't improve at Santa Anita or Del Mar. She was claimed out of a race, but has since been sent to Tampa Bay Downs where she has scored a 1st and a close 2nd in consecutive races in 2024.

English Jubilee - claimed

Our daughter of English Channel out of a Kitten's Joy mare never seemed to be able to put a solid race together until she won a claiming race at Woodbine on Halloween night and was claimed. She had eight starts with one 1st, one 2nd, and one 3rd and $34,000+ in earnings. In her only stakes entry, the Cup and Saucer at Woodbine, she ran 4th. She has not worked or run back since being claimed, but may have been sent south for the winter, as she was by us the previous year.

Guinevere - sold at Keeneland November / race or broodmare 

Our stunning daughter of Justify only had 5 starts, but won both of her starts on the dirt, and came in 3rd on the tapeta at Turfway Park in her debut. Purchased as a possibly top turf contender, she finished her only two races on turf dead last. She was put through the Keeneland November sale as a racing or broodmare prospect in early November and brought $90,000, purchased by one of the participating partners. She has since been entered into a race at Mahoning Valley, possibly pending her broodmare career in the spring. 

Lady Blitz - retired / sport horse or broodmare project

After showing a ton of talent and ramping up the hopes of many of her owners early on, and finishing 3rd in her debut at Saratoga with Irad Ortiz in the irons, Lady Blitz could never seem to put together a career. She was sent back to Wavertree Farm to retrain in early 2024, and during the process a flap issue was found in her throat. After two unsuccessful surgeries she was retired and sent back to her consignor as a broodmare or sport horse project. 

Lane Way - retired / at Old Friends in Kentucky

After a wonderful career where our son of Into Mischief frequently won or placed in graded stakes, set a new track record on the downhill turf course at Santa Anita, and finished 2023 as 1st alternate to the Breeders Cup Sprint, a decision was made to retire him at age 7. He was sent to Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Kentucky in late Fall, where he can now rub elbows with other famous retired horses such as Silver Charm, Big Brown and Cozmic One.  

Legitify - claimed, has raced

Our chestnut son of Justify was claimed on May 24th. Legitify continued his career in shorter sprint races at Los Alamitos and got a win by 2-2/3 lengths at Santa Anita on October 5, 2024 going one mile on dirt. He ran back on 11/22 in a 1 mile claiming race at Del Mar, ran 7th and was subsequently claimed again. He has not run back since the end of November. 

Magical Ways - claimed and has been racing

Our son of Maclean's Music, Magical Ways, continued his career after being claimed in 2023 at Aqueduct, and has registered some wins and strong performances increasing his current bankroll to $262,000+ with 5 wins, 3 2nds and 4 3rds from 24 lifetime starts. His last two Equibase speed figures at Aqueduct were 104 for 3rd and 108 for 2nd!

Mo Temptation - retired / broodmare in California 

Our promising daughter of Mo Town was retired from racing on May 19th with only one race under her belt. Frequent setbacks led to the decision to retire her from racing in her best interest. She'll be a broodmare in California, with a date with a talented California stallion, Brickyard. 

Pioneer Prince - claimed, has raced

Our gelded son of Pioneerof the Nile was claimed in August by top trainer, Doug O'Neill. He ran back on August 17th with a win, and on September 1, where he finished 7th. 

Straight to Glory - retired / hunter/jumper in Texas

Our son of top UK freshman sire Cotai Glory struggled with a series of setbacks including bulking up which led to the decision to geld him in an attempt to reduce stress due to weight on his joints but he never made it to a debut. As part of the Royal Duet with Guinevere, they were simultaneously retired on October 29th. Straight to Glory has found a home with a young equestrian in Texas who will train him as a hunter/jumper.  


Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Straight to Glory Workout Report

 Straight to Glory was back on the tab as planned this morning at Keeneland, covering four furlongs in :51.20. He breezed on the inside of a mate and proved best in this work. 

Given the minor gap between works, Wesley wasn’t looking for anything faster than this and he will hopefully remain on a weekly schedule from here on out.

Friday, July 5, 2024

Straight to Glory Update

We caught up with trainer Wesley Ward on July 2nd and he reported that all is well with Straight to Glory. Wesley is just being a bit cautious with him as he gets started again, but based on what he has seen thus far he says, “He will get you a win.” We are not sure yet how high the ceiling will be for this colt, but he looks like a solid runner—and we are not too far away from a start.

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Straight To Glory Restarts Works

Straight to Glory has performed two works at Keeneland in the last two weeks. These are his first works since July 2023. His second work was quite sharp, though at 3F shorter than the first at 4F.

6/13/2024  Keeneland     Dirt 3F 37.60 Breezing 2/8

6/2/2024 Keeneland    Dirt 4F 51.00 Breezing 31/43



Monday, May 27, 2024

Straight to Glory Work Out

Straight to Glory had his first work back at Keeneland yesterday morning, covering an easy half-mile in approximately :50. 

Trainer Wesley Ward oversaw this drill and was pleased with the way he went. 

Wesley reported our son of Cotai Glory exited his work in great physical order and sent along a video this morning. Pending everything remains in good order, Straight to Glory will remain on a weekly work schedule.

Friday, May 24, 2024

Straight to Glory (Royal Duet) is Jogging at Keeneland

We are pleased to report that Straight to Glory safely shipped to Keeneland and was spotted jogging on the track this morning. As you will hear from trainer Wesley Ward, our son of Cotai Glory has shipped happy and sound and could breeze an easy three-eighths in the coming days. 

As of now, Wesley couldn’t be happier with our gelding and we will follow up with news from the barn next week.