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Update 152: What a busy weekend. Our Diva ran a better race but is still running a bit green. Sometimes it can take a few races for everything to kick in. She has come home fine. Rajasthan also ran a good race and just got swallowed up at the end. The race was just a little bit too far for him. This is the problem with a turf horse. Getting the horse in at the optimal distance and keeping it on the turf can be quite a challenge. He would do better at a mile but if Tim can't find a mile race he will have to run a tad further. He went right to his dinner at feed time and seems to be fine. The stars aligned for Gator Nation yesterday. Early in the morning Tim called me to say he was in his stall tossing his head and playing. He ran a great race and seemed to do it quite easily. Unfortunately the owner now thinks he is bad luck and did not come to see him win. Anyway, it is always nice to win a race. I'm so happy for him. Should be quiet on the racing front this week. I'll let you know if anything exciting happens.

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Update 151: Tim and Robbie were very busy this Friday morning. Loads of workers. King Congaree worked a really nice three eighths of a mile with Sweet Ginger Brown. Both seemed to handle this work just fine. They are good company for one another. Who's Happy had a jog around the track and is moving great after her last race. Saar Treaty had an easy half mile this morning for her first piece of work since racing. Rose Campbell had her owner here this morning watching her work. She has come a long way and hopefully isn't far off racing. She eats everything we can throw at her and seems to be mentally standing up very well. Rajasthan will be leaving about 4am tomorrow making his trip to Colonial. He will race tomorrow in the 6th race. Gator Nation is in at Colonial on Sunday and should run well as long as it stays on the turf. Our Diva is also running this weekend but at Philadelphia Park. Mike Rago has been promoted to assistant and will be in charge of Diva on Sunday. She is a good girl and Mike should have no trouble with her. Tim will be going to Colonial early tomorrow morning and will stay through Sunday and Gator's race. Meghan and I will be shipping little Whip to an indoor this evening in preperation for pony club camp. This is the first time I have driven the trailer so wish me luck.

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Update 150: Just had a report from Tim and Who's Happy is just fine. Right now there seems to be no reason for her running poorly. She did not mind the heat and is barely thirsty. Tim will have the vet scope her to make sure she doesn't have anything going on in her lungs. Apparently Powdered Donut will be running tonight. Colonial Downs is on the grass today so maybe we'll have some luck after all.

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Update 149: Vicar's Tune ran a great race at Colonial Downs and has come back a little tired but no worse for the race. He is such a quiet boy. Powdered Donut shipped to Colonial yesterday but they have had so much rain that it has come off the turf. She will not run and will ship back up here to us. Tim is on his way this morning (Monday) to Philadelphia Park with Who's Happy. She is running in an Allowance race today and Tim says that it has come up pretty tough. Hopefully she will have improved fitness wise after her last race and will have a good race. When I stopped by the barn earlier today Triumphant was flat out in his stall taking a nap. He has it rough. Our Diva was coming back from the track and boy has she gotten tall. Rajasthan continues to train well and hopefully will be running at Colonial on the turf this week. Loads of stuff going on this week. With a bit of luck we will have some action.

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Update 148: What a beautiful Wednesday. Stopped by the barn this morning to find things buzzing. Who's Happy was jumping around her stall enjoying the cool air. Vicar's Tune had trained and was already standing in his ice boots eating his hay. Should be exciting to see him run at Colonial on Friday. Tim likes him a lot. Little Rosa was staring out the window waiting for me to come give her some attention, and Luke was looking out his window to see what action was going on. Little Saar was bright eyed ready to train. Good luck to whomever rides her this morning she looks a bit fiesty. Last night little Whippie jumped the big course like a champ. I think she has even amazed Tim with her jumping abilities. After the jumping session Timmy and Whippie took a little walk cross country. Good thing Whippie is brave because Timmy needed to have some help getting through the creek. Anyway, everyone returned back to the barn safely. Tim and I stopped to feed and of course Triumphant was very excited to see us. He loves to eat. His sister is almost as rambuctious at feed time and neither one wants to be last being fed. She is a nice Smoke Glacken filly (Sweet Ginger Brown) and so far is up to breezing three eighths of a mile and doing it nicely. The new little Grand Slam filly that we got from the two year old sale is such a quiet little girl. She waits patiently for her food and gives just a little whinnie when you go her way. Powdered Donut is eating everything in sight and should be ready to run on Monday. King Congaree seems to grow taller everytime I see him. He is all boy and loves attention. He breezes with Sweet Ginger Brown and seems to be moving along nicely. Rajasthan continues to be his cheeky self. You need to really be careful petting him now because he looks lovey but will try to bite. I'm not sure where his next race will be but hopefully it will be soon.

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Update 147: Not such a bad weekend. Tim went to Colonial Downs to saddle Gator Nation. He behaved much better in the paddock. Racing on the rail he ran into traffic and just could not get free enough to get to the front. He was not beaten by far at all. He cooled out fine and has settled into his stall at Colonial where he will remain for the meet. Vicar's Tune will be going to Colonial on Friday, thankfully they used the race. Powdered Donut should be running at Colonial on Monday if everything goes as planned. She has come out of her race fine and eating great so we may give her another go. Everyone is ticking along and enjoying a bit cooler weather on this beautiful Monday morning. We had no breezers today, everything just trained. Luke gave a little pony ride yesterday. He enjoyed a short walk around the barn and picks grass the entire time. He received a beautiful basket on Saturday filled with carrotts and apples. I'm sure he has enjoyed most of the basket already. Thank you all for your thoughts on Luke. He will remain at Fair Hill for a short while and at some point will go to the farm. Curlin ran a great race yesterday. What a machine. Tim is currently searching for another race for Our Diva. We will try to get her in on the grass. She is training well and most of the time you don't hear a peep out of her. Veiled Reference is now walking in the shed row. She is staying calm and seems to be enjoying a little play time. Baby Rosa has adapted well. As long as she has something to eat she seems to be happy. Saar Treaty is going back to the track after a short break. She is a light filly and needed a little extra time after her race. Mentally she is fine and ready to go again. Who's Happy continues to gallop nicely. For the time being she and Tim have come to an agreement on how to gallop. She is being very cooperative. This is wonderful because then she is not being too hard on her body. She is one tough mama!!! As we hear it her mother is now in foal to Not For Love (leading MD sire). What a baby that could be. Anyway, nothing more for now. Thank you KLB for the wonderful baskets that arrived on Saturday. You are great!!

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Update 146: Just a little warm on this Friday and lots of things going on in the barn. Rosemary came to give Vicar's Tune and Who's Happy each a massage which I might say both horses enjoyed immensely. The horses love her and she is great! The blacksmith came early to work on Rajasthan's delicate feet. He needs a bit of extra care in the foot department. There is an old saying "no foot, no horse". My opinion only really matters to me but I happen to agree with who ever came up with this . Anyway, Rajasthan is fine and better with a new pair of shoes. Yesterday both Rose Campbell and Our Diva both had great works. Rose Campell is about a month from running now. We now have in the barn Who's Happy's little sister. She is by the stallion Bowman's Band and looks a lot like the mare's other babies. Hopefully she will be able to run like her siblings. Tim moved Veiled Refernce and his little baby Rosa to Fair Hill today. Veiled Refernce was great but Rosa is a hot headed Red Head. Reports were that it looked like a roping competition. Anyway, everyone is happily in their new homes . Luke is still at Fair Hill for now but is only walking to the track on occasion. Gator Nation will be running on Sunday at Colonial Downs on their beautiful turf course. Wish him luck.

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Update 145: Last nights storms have given way to much less humidity this morning. What a scary sight all that lightning. Everyone is safe and now enjoying cooler weather. Powdered Donut won last night and she did it quite easily. She took awhile in the spit barn (where blood and urine are tested, I'm not quite sure why it's called the spit barn) but she is fine and happy this morning. Gator Nation continues to be upbeat and happy in the mornings and should be ready for a trip to Colonial Downs. Saar has come out of her race just fine and is eating everything in sight. Who's Happy is just fine and will probably start at Philadelphia Park the next time. The babies are all doing well and we continue on the road to the races.

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Update 144: This heat has wilted both horses and people alike this weekend. Thankfully we have been able to train early to avoid the worst. This morning (Sunday) was a quiet morning with horses getting baths and walking. Only one horse to train today and that was Powdered Donut who will be running on Tuesday at Penn National. Good news about Tailtails. She won her race last night. Leaving her at Penn National was hard to do but she was fit and ready and just waiting to be in the right spot. Hopefully she has come out of it well. Several visitors at the barn this morning. Donna and Lyn were feeding loads of carrots and mints. The horses do enjoy the extra pampering they receive. Saar Treaty is a hit with all but she is starting to demand all of the attention. Of course the greys are always a hit. King Congaree and Sweet Ginger Brown are both grey and have loads of personality. Rose Campbell was also quite anxious to get her treats this morning. Rajasthan worries me a little because he can get a bit aggressive. He behaved but I kept a close eye on him. Gator Nation as always was a lovey boy this morning and certainly knows when there are treats around. The new little filly we have (Grand Slam) is not quite sure what a mint is but I'm sure she'll catch on quickly. Veiled Reference will be shipping back to Fair Hill in the next week. She is ready to start hand walking. We are not quite sure yet but may be shipping Luke to the farm as well. Tim's little filly Rosa may come to Fair HIll if he can fit her in. This morning I was standing in the shed row watching a nice Chestnut walk and I realised it was Triumphant. He is really growing. Anyway, as I hear it there will no break from the heat tomorrow as it is headed to 97 degrees.
The fans will work overtime in the next few days in an effort to keep the horses cooler.

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Update 143: Just a bit wet on this Wednesday morning. Tim is on his way to New York with Rajashtan. The race is off the turf but the owner wants to run anyway so that is the plan. Saar Treaty shipped home from the races yesterday and dug right in to her dinner. This morning she was resting quietly in her stall. Our Diva was quite active walking in the shed row. She has come out of her race a little wiser and a lot fitter. Sweet Ginger Brown continues to breeze and is up to working three eighths of a mile. She is doing great so far. Triumphant is such a cutie. We all agree that if he ever goes off his grain it won't be good. He loves to eat. Things are a bit quiet in the barn. Robbie's wife is having their second child today so he is with her. I know that next week Colonial Downs opens for racing. They have a great turf course and we will have loads of runners. Gator Nation will go to Colonial as will Rajasthan at some point. It is quite a long ship but the turf is worth the trip. Powdered Donut will also be making the trek to Colonial. She will be ready to run and hopefully will like it in Virginia. We have not decided just yet but may make the trip to Belmont this weekend. Maybe this is our chance to see a triple crown winner in action. Fair Hill also has Icabod Crane in the race who is trained by Graham Motion. Could be quite an exciting race. Who knows what will happen? It's all about the dream!!!

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Update 142: Correction: Saar Treaty will be running tommorrow at Delaware not Wednesday!

Update 141: What a beautiful Monday. Who's Happy and Our Diva both came out of their races just fine. Diva rested quite a bit yesterday. She was so quiet before the race and really did not know what was happening. In the paddock she was saddled with no problem and acted like a professional. Victor came back and said that they got a few strides jump on her out of the gate and she could never catch up. She will come a long way for this race. Who's Happy just got a little tired running for the first time after her break. She looked like a million dollars in paddock before the race. Little Saar Treaty will be running at Delaware Park I believe on Wednesday. It should be very exciting to see this little girl run. She is one tough cookie. Gator Nation is being quite contrary in his stall. Yesterday a few of us just stood outside to pet him and he was not too happy that we did not bring treats. We should know better.

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Update 140: It's a gorgeous Friday morning today. Tim has a very busy day today. Two horses will be running tonight at Penn National. Who's Happy and Our Diva are both racing tonight. Hopefully both will run well. Unfortunately Kitty will be going with them to stay up at Penn National. The owners said she is not paying her way so she needs to go somewhere cheaper. We do understand but it is hard to let these animals go.I will miss Kitty she has been one of my favorites. Tim did have a call from Molly's owner yesterday thanking him for suggesting that she go to Penn National. She ran second on the turf. It is nice to know that some people do appreciate the imput a trainer has to give. Vicar's Tune worked this morning. He is such a calm boy and just stands quietly while being tacked up. Gator Nation ran third yesterday at Pimlico. Tim said it was quite a trick to get him saddled and he had everyone scrambling in the paddock. Thankfully he ran well and hit the board. Sweet Ginger Brown had to be moved out of her currant stall into a differant one due to her turning on the water spicket sometime in the night. The shedrow got a little wet! She must have been bored. Saar Treaty had a good work yesterday and she is moving forward as well as she can be. Hopefully we will have a good blog to write tomorrow after the trip to Penn.

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Update 139: Stopped in the barn this morning. Kitty is quite cheeky after her race. She has come out of it well and hopefully will get a better trip for her next race. The jockey was carried wide by a bolting horse and Kitty lost some ground. Who's Happy had a little piece of work yesterday. She went a half mile with Tim and did it quite nicely. Hopefully her race will have enough horses entered to make it a go. Powdered Donut is ready to run and Tim is looking for a race for her. Saar Treaty went to the Fair Hill races on Saturday to paddock school. She behaved like a champ and should be running on Friday at Delaware Park with any luck. Rajasthan is recovering from a foot issue caused by a blacksmith putting a nail in the wrong spot. He is mean as ever and you really have to be careful while tacking him up and gives Tim a hard time every morning. Rose Campbell has had her first breeze again after a short break and she is happy. She is too competitive in company so she trains and breezes by herself for now. Eventually we will give her some company but at this stage she is trying too hard. Sweet Ginger Brown was nipping at me as I was putting her water buckets in this morning. I gave her a big hug and kiss which she enjoyed while Triumphant was staring at me this morning as if he could not believe he had to wait for his breakfast. He loves to eat! I took the new Grand Slam filly to the porta pad this morning to have a little turn out time. She was quite fresh and after jogging around for awhile she came in and was ready to relax. Vicar is so quiet that you hardly know he is there. He rests a lot which is a good thing. Gator Nation should be running again shortly. He was quite active this morning in his stall. Anyway, now that I'm back from the sales I will be able to give a few more updates.

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Update 138: After a couple of nice days we were due to have rain again. Molly ran last night and really ran her heart out. She finished third and came out of the race just fine. We have left her with a trainer at Penn National that we trust (Quick Quest is with him). She will be taken care of. It looks as though Rajasthan will not be able to run tomorrow. Pimlico will not risk their turf course before Saturday with all of this rain. ANyway, we will see. Not sure what else is going on in the barn this morning. I will try for another update once I speak wtih Tim.

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Update 137: After several days of rain it is sure nice to see the sun. Saturday with the rain everyone was in the shed row with thier horses. Sunday we had a few workers. Powdered Donut is breezing well and seems to be very happy doing it. She may be given a start at the Fair Hill races if the turf is suitable. Vicar's Tune has breezed with Rajasthan and can hold his own with the vetran. Rajasthan has already proven that he can run and it is always nice to give a younger horse some experience with an older vetran. Who's Happy continues to breeze and should be ready to run in a Stakes race at the end of the month. Saar Treaty is progressing nicely and continues to get meaner as we speak. She is a love but definately doesn't want to be messed with. Sailing Home (Molly) is entered to run at Penn National on Thursday and Rajasthan is entered to run on Friday at Pimlico. Should make for a busy week. Both Sweet Ginger Brown and Truimphant are now so comfortable in the barn that they have naps after they come in out of the porta pads. I mean they both are flat out. It is nice that they rest and relax. Robbie rode a winner this weekend in Tennessee for Mr. Sheppard. I'm not sure where his next ride will be but it is nice he is having some success. ANyway, if I get an update later from the trainer I will let you know.

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Update 136: We are having such a great week with the weather. Rajasthan is back training after his race and is cheeky as ever. Trying to pet him at feed time can be quite a task. He has a lot of personality and hopefully will have a great racing season with us. Bubble Gum is now being turned out for several hours each day and so far seems to be behaving herself. She loves to play around. Saar Treaty does everything we ask of her very easily. She is not at all intimidated by her neighbor Happy who gives her mean looks. Speaking of Who's Happy, she continues to tote everyone around and should be running by the end of the month. Powdered Donut seems to be past a few stiff muscle problems and in going great. King Congaree came to us and seemed a bit unsure but now when you walk in his stall you better watch out. He is all boy! His training is going fine. Sweet Ginger Brown loves to eat and every night makes loads of noise until she is fed. She is a demanding girl but a loveable one. She is very early on with her training but seems to be happy and enjoying it so far. Truimphant is a quiet little chestnut boy. He waits patiently for his dinner and you never hear a peep out of him. Rose Campbell seems to remember us and has jumped right back into action. She is carrying good weight and is very relaxed. Gator Nation is of course his usual quiet self and we are looking for another race for him. Kitty is also going to have another start with us. I hope she shows something more this race. I really like her but she will go to another trainer shortly if she does not perform for us better. I had a chat with her last night to tell her to pick it up a bit, hopefully she was listening. I know that especially after the Derby that this blog sounds all good. Sometimes in racing things happen unexpectedly. I don't personally know the people involved I can only speak with my own experience. This life is a roller coaster ride. There are ups and downs as is any business. We love these animals and do the very best we can for them. I have always told Tim "If you have done absolutely everything you can for this horse then fine, if not try again." Try your best to get their best out of them. Keep them happy and healthy and always look for little signs that might be a red flag. With this being how I feel, unexpected things have happened. Like I said, it is a roller coaster ride.

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Update 135: What a beautiful Thursday we have had. Rajasthan finished third in his first start of the year and appears to be no worse for it. He ran a little too freely and tired but has certainly come out of it in good shape. Congaree and Triumphant (two colts) gallop together and are progressing nicely. These two babies are both quite striking on the track. We were hoping to run Molly (Sailing Home) at Atlantic City on the turf but she did not draw in, so we are looking elsewhere for a performance on the grass! Hopefully this will move her up a bit. Rose Campbell has now returned after a months break looking more developed and ready to train. Sweet Ginger Brown and Powdered Donut who keep each other company on the track both continue to move forward with their training. These two fillies are both grays and the only thing that makes them look differant are the blinkers that Donut trains in. These blinkers keep certain horses a bit more focused. Who's Happy will be toting Tim around the track tomorrow for another piece of work. Saar Treaty and Donut should be working on Saturday weather permitting.
Robbie had a good weekend riding a winner and two seconds at the Steeplechase meet in North Carolina and is back riding again this weekend in Virginia. Tim attributes Robbie's success to riding out with him all winter! Who can tell?

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Update 134: We have had such beautiful weather the last few days and this Friday morning was no exception. Gator Nation seems fine after his run at Atlantic City a few nights ago. He was bumped quite badly coming out of the gate and made a very wide run around the turn but still managed to run fourth. Several of our horses breezed this morning. Molly (Sailing Home) and Powdered Donut worked together and both went well. Marty(Donut's owner) brought lots of donuts for all of the help to enjoy. Saar Treaty went her second three eighths of a mile and she is progressing very nicely. Triumphant and Sweet Ginger Brown (both babies) are happy galloping a strong mile and a half everyday. They handle it well and seem to enjoy their training thus far. Rajasthan is making his first run for us tomorrow at Pimlico. It is so exciting to get him to the races and I can't wait to see him run. He is a tough bugger. We also had several other visitors this morning. Carrot man George was by spoiling the horses with mints and loads of love. All of them want his attention. Jim Course (photographer) was by the barn and hopefully Tim made some arrangements to get some new pictures for the web site (I will let you know. ) Luke shipped back to the barn today from the farm. The babies need some schooling with the pony so he must work. Good thing he loves it. The only other thing to report is that Binkley was madly running up and down the shed row today playing with Simon who normally just beats Binkley up. Binkley must feel very brave today. Hopefully all of you will have a wonderful weekend. Hard to believe the first Saturday in May is almost upon us.

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Update 133: Just a little bit cloudy for a Monday. At least it is nice and cool for the horses. Saturday had some great works at the track. Who's Happy breezed well and was a bit confused to start from a differant pole than usual. This made her quite managable. Gator Nation also had a good work and will be running at Atlantic City on Wednesday night. Tim told me that Rajasthan had a great work. Unfortunately, he did not get in to run this week. He is doing great and we can't wait to run him. Saar Treaty had her first three eighths mile work and she handled it like a professional. She is all business. Maybe she will get to run in a two year old race at the end of May. Tail Tails is fine after beating one horse at Delaware Park yesterday. She did everything well and broke just fine, just got out run. She hardly blew after the race and ate all of her dinner last night. We will have to try something else with her. Anyway, I think that is all of the news for now.

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Update 132: Today was a gorgeous Friday. The horses seem to be enjoying the warm weather. The first baths of the season are a bit troublesome but now that the horses are shedding out their winter coats both the grooms and the horses are enjoying a bit of water. Rajasthan did not get into the races for this weekend at Aqueduct. Hopefully next week we will try again with more success. Tail Tails will be running on Sunday at Delaware Park. She is such a lovey girl, I really hope she does well on Sunday. Our Diva is really looking the part of a racehorse. She has grown so much and is now a tall, fit looking filly. She shouldn't be long from the races now. Who's Happy continues to try to intimidate Saar Treaty who is in the neighboring stall. Saar takes it all in stride and doesn't seem to mind the mean looks she gets from Happy. King Congaree and Sweet Ginger Brown are now training together. They are both babies and have a tendancy to spook each other. Boys can be so goofy unlike the little Smoke Glacken filly we have who is more than sensible. All of the babies are doing just fine and do normal baby things. They will soon learn and will be more confident as time goes on. Luke's time at the farm is soon to be over. He is needed to school the babies a little bit. Vieled Reference is doing just fine at the farm and is now into the new routine. She always has a buddy in with her and she loves to play around in her stall. She normally has a few moments of playfullness every morning and then she settles right down again. She is a joy. Anyway, should be some breezers to write about tomorrow.

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Update 131: What a beautiful Tuesday morning. The day started out a bit crisp but now it is sunny and wonderful outside. Who's Happy is just fine after her five eighths work on Saturday. Tim managed to breeze her fairly easily and it was just a maintanance piece of work. Powdered Donut also worked and went in company with another horse for a good half mile work. Lucky has been back for a few weeks now and he gallops with a new friend. We have a Smoke Glaken two year old named Sweet Ginger Brown. He is a lovely boy and he and Lucky are a good match. Our Diva continues to improve and will break for a gate card this week. Every racehorse needs to be OK'd so to speak and given a gate card to keep with their jockey club papers. Diva should get this easily as she is all business on the track. Tail Tails is doing fine and Tim is trying to find another race for her. She still demands loads of attention and we are all happy to give it to her. King Congaree (tall,lanky, grey) is a hit with the ladies. He is such a big softy and it isn't hard to give him lots of attention. What a joy to be around. I'm not sure how he is to ride but I'll ask the trainer. I am also glad to report that the poison ivy has settled down a bit after a week of steroids. Hopefully we have learned to stay away!!!

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Update 130: Tim has just called in a Friday update. Robbie and Tim breezed a few horses this morning due to the impending weather. Rajasthan and Gator Nation worked a strong half mile together this morning. Much like humans, horses for the most part enjoy working out with company. Both horses handled it well and covered the Tapeta nicely. Tim was aboard Our Diva and she breezed a half mile on the main track. She is stepping up the pace a bit and seems to be handling her works just fine. So far we have seen no more shin trouble this go around. Saar Treaty worked another quarter mile today. This time she was motoring around the track. She breezes by herself because we have no other two year old that is as forward as she is. Her work was on the main track and Tim reports that she is ready to go three eighths next time. Who's Happy and Powdered Donut will both be breezing tomorrow as long as the weather has not been too awful. We are anticipating both of these fillies to work well and we will definately update everyone on their progress. Tim had to leave Robbie in charge for the last set today. Tim looks as though he has gone several rounds with Mike Tyson. Poison Ivy bites him in the rear every time he does yard work and believe me when I say it is not pretty.

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Update 129: Just a quick Wednesday morning update. Yesterday was Bubble Gum's real birthday. Tim and Meghan arrived at the barn to find Mike feeding her birthday mints and carrots. Mike and Meghan quickly proceeded to sing her happy birthday. She seemed a little confused about all of the excitement but was happy to take the treats. Luke is still enjoying his stay at the farm with Whippie and Rosa. It took me a half hour to get him to come in the other night. What a macho man!!! Things are progressing normally at Fair Hill. Horses training, horses eating, horses happy. If the trainer gives me anymore particulars later on today I will give you another update.

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Update 128: Dreary Monday today but everything is calm after a busy weekend. We ended up scratching Gator on Sunday due to the track conditions. We are sitting on Turf season and would have liked to get a run into him on a good track. He will be ready for Atlantic City. Tail Tails ran on another bad track at Laurel. She broke slowly and ran up to the pack, running third to the head of the lane and then fizzled. She used up so much catching up to the field and then just ran out of gas. She has come home just fine and will live to race another day. Rockin Fun has gone to Delaware Park to see if it will perk him up a bit. Saturday was another hectic day with lots of breezers and owners. Powdered Donut had a great breeze and had no tie up issues afterward. It looks as though she is moving forward now with her training. Rajasthan had a strong seven eighths of a mile work and is not far from this years turf debut. Saar Treaty stepped up easily to a quarter mile piece of work and handled it like a pro. She is definately the apple of her owner's eye and for good reason!!! There was a small calamity during Our Diva's scheduled breeze. Tim was riding Diva and Jesus Bracho was riding a horse for another trainer, with a furlong out to breeze Jesus broke a stirrup iron and had to pull up. Thankfully the trainer was on the track with another horse so they switched saddles and got back to the work. Sometimes it's amazing that you can count so much on just one small piece of leather. Luke is enjoying his brief vacation on the farm with the girls. Timmy gets to come in to his stall and Luke will go out with the honeys. Everyone is happy. Robbie was away on Saturday at a steeplechase meet. He did hit the deck but got up and limped home. He was quite fine this morning.

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