Hard Spun Foals

Happy Endings · Fri Jul 19, 2024 6:37 pm

MOHS won race 8 at Monmouth park today at 24-1. His record is now 23-4-5-0.

video: https://www.monmouthpark.com/race-replay/

also: https://www.tvg.com/results

Happy Endings · Fri Jul 19, 2024 6:48 pm

JARETH won race #3 at Belterra Park today by almost 9 lengths. His 3rd win in a row. His record is now 63-16-11-10. He is 10 years old.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4A-ODkcR80

MTO · Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:48 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:47 pm
MTO wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:40 pm RAFAROO 3 yo Hard Spun colt finished a nice 2nd on debut today. MSW 7 furlongs at Woodbine.
Earned 83 Equibase Speed figure.

RAFAROO is a full brother to the late Green Light Go, a G2 winner
RAFAROO entered in Plate Trial S at Woodbine Sat July 20.

RAFAROO finished a good 2nd in Plate Trial Stakes. Expect to see him in the King's Plate off this effort.

MTO · Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:49 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:48 pm
MTO wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:47 pm
MTO wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:40 pm RAFAROO 3 yo Hard Spun colt finished a nice 2nd on debut today. MSW 7 furlongs at Woodbine.
Earned 83 Equibase Speed figure.

RAFAROO is a full brother to the late Green Light Go, a G2 winner
RAFAROO entered in Plate Trial S at Woodbine Sat July 20.
RAFAROO finished a good 2nd in Plate Trial Stakes at odds of 26-1. Expect to see him in the King's Plate off this effort.

Happy Endings · Sat Jul 20, 2024 5:37 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:49 pm
MTO wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:48 pm
MTO wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:47 pm
RAFAROO entered in Plate Trial S at Woodbine Sat July 20.
RAFAROO finished a good 2nd in Plate Trial Stakes at odds of 26-1. Expect to see him in the King's Plate off this effort.

Considering the horse that beat him was already a multiple stakes winner with far more experience under his belt, seems like RAFAROO has a good chance of improvement as he gains more experience. He certainly outran his odds!

Happy Endings · Sat Jul 20, 2024 6:04 pm

DE LUNA won race # 8 at Belterra Park today. Her record is now 2-1-0-0

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj3RRenTGTs

Happy Endings · Sun Jul 21, 2024 6:25 pm

SPARKLE BLUE won the $100k Big Dreyfus Stakes, race #9, at Laurel Park today at 1-1/8 miles on the turf. Her record is now 18-7-3-3.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1VjdFxGN_U&t=276s

Happy Endings · Mon Jul 22, 2024 6:36 pm

PONDERING won her debut quite easily in race #3 at Ellis Park today. Her record is now 1-1-0-0.

video: https://www.tvg.com/results

MTO · Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:41 pm

SPINNING COLORS, 4yo filly, won a turf allowance for NY Breds at 1 1/16 miles at Saratoga today. This was her 2024 debut.

Her record on turf of 1 mile or longer is 4 3-1-0. She switched to turf last year and has done much better on turf. Perhaps we'll see her in a minor stakes soon.

Happy Endings · Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:34 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:41 pm SPINNING COLORS, 4yo filly, won a turf allowance for NY Breds at 1 1/16 miles at Saratoga today. This was her 2024 debut.

Her record on turf of 1 mile or longer is 4 3-1-0. She switched to turf last year and has done much better on turf. Perhaps we'll see her in a minor stakes soon.

Just for the record, race #6 and video: https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/replays

Happy Endings · Fri Jul 26, 2024 8:02 pm

HARD SPUN FANTASY won race # 7 at Monmouth Park today. His record is now 10-2-0-2.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsBscZwVU5I

Happy Endings · Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:55 pm

Poor HARD PAR cannot catch a break. Once again a very eventful and wide trip. Managed to get third at the wire. Sigh. His jockey needs to do a better job keeping him out of trouble. He seems to try very hard. It was the winner that impeded him, and I don't really understand why that didn't earn the winner a DQ. Saratoga's 10th race today.

Happy Endings · Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:07 pm

MERRY AND BRIGHT won her debut rather easily in race # 5 at Colonial Downs today. So, her record is 1-1-0-0.

video: https://rosiesgaming.com/race-replays/

and: https://www.tvg.com/results

MTO · Sat Jul 27, 2024 6:09 pm

DRUM ROLL PLEASE posted 2 workouts in July 2024. He was removed from the KY Derby trail due to injury in early 2024.

He won the Jerome Stakes Jan 6 2024 and finished 3rd in the G2 Remsen Dec 2023 behind Dornoch and Sierra Leone.

Link about his injury below

https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/ ... _trail_123

Happy Endings · Sat Jul 27, 2024 11:31 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2024 6:09 pm DRUM ROLL PLEASE posted 2 workouts in July 2024. He was removed from the KY Derby trail due to injury in early 2024.

He won the Jerome Stakes Jan 6 2024 and finished 3rd in the G2 Remsen Dec 2023 behind Dornoch and Sierra Leone.

Link about his injury below

https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/ ... _trail_123

Great news! I have been looking for him in the entries, figuring that, if he is coming back, it would be sometime this summer. Just rewatched his Jerome. That was a pretty easy win for him. I hope he comes back as good. I read the article at the link you posted and remembered reading it back in January, but I have no idea how severe an injury like his is. Remembering Two Phil's was retired due to an ankle injury. Always worry about it happening again. I remember Hard Spun was/is made of iron. He ran a very heavy schedule at 2 and 3 and his vet bill was only $80 a month. I wish one of these babies would make it big for Hard Spun. Like MG1-winner-on-dirt-big. Only MG1 winner I can recall in the US was Hard Not To Like and she ran on grass. Loved how she nailed Tepin at the wire in the Diana.

Oh, and looked at the Remsen chart. He was 3rd by 2 noses. I had forgotten that.

Happy Endings · Sat Jul 27, 2024 11:40 pm

JALOUSE won race #9 at Evangeline Downs today. Her record is now 4-2-0-0.

video: https://evangelinedowns.boydgaming.com/ ... nd-replays

and: https://www.tvg.com/results

Happy Endings · Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:40 pm

ST JOHN'S won race # 6 at Laurel Park today. His record is now 13-2-3-2. His is an interesting story. He is owned and trained by the same connections as SNAP DECISION. They tried him on the jumps 2 times and he was pulled up in both. Either didn't handle the ground or the distance was too much for him....jumps races are generally much longer than flat races and are run on ground that is hilly. So they have switched him back to the flat and he's been steadily improving.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L3bLMyDo6A

Happy Endings · Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:46 pm

SHOT OF COURAGE is a maiden no more. He won race # 8 at Del Mar on July 28. Don't know why it took his connections 7 losses on the grass to decide to try dirt, but better late than never. He looked to be a different horse. His record is now 8-1-0-1.

Video: https://www.dmtc.com/racing/race-replay ... QtGm6-zIgw

Happy Endings · Mon Jul 29, 2024 8:17 pm

BOURBON RESOLVE won race #4 at Indianapolis today. His record is now 8-2-2-2. Seemed pretty easy for him.

video: https://www.tvg.com/results

Happy Endings · Wed Jul 31, 2024 10:16 pm

IRISH TENOR won race #3 at Saratoga today. Off the turf, sloppy track, and blinkers off. He won by 4 1/4 lengths despite hanging on his left lead the entire stretch run. his record is now 7-1-2-1.

video: https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/re ... sSgDLZ5tM-