Thanks to everyone who came down to Foot Fall Farm to see me yesterday at the stallion open house. The other stallions and I enjoyed being the center of attention. While the weather wasn't the greatest, the people sure were. I was able to strut my stuff and get a few contracts signed for 2011. I'm looking forward to "meeting with" the mares you've submitted. Shelley Winter, the writer for Midwest Thoroughbred Magazine, not to be confused with the actress, Shelley Winters with an 's', won the drawing for a free season to me. Maybe she will decide to do a feature story on yours truly as well.
If she did interview me, I'd have to talk some about how well Little Mike is doing. He won again on Saturday, this time in an allowance at Calder at 7 and 1/2 on turf. With all of the fanfare at the stallion open house, I didn't see the race until later when I logged into my race replays account. The nice barn guy Larry lets me use his lap top. For those of you who have a similar account, you need to see race 10 from Saturday's card. If you can't see a replay, all you really need to know is that track announcer Bobby Neuman used the word "Wow!" to describe the impressive performance.
The race chart says that Little Mike "was checked when trapped in behind a wall of horses" which is an understatement. This was definitely a "Wow!" performance for Little Mike's fourth win in nine starts with earnings now of $150,000. Way to go Mikey!
I almost had two winners at Calder as one of my fillies Hannah's Princess ran on the same card. She had similar traffic troubles in race 8 and was able to overcome them and manage a third in an allowance optional claimer. Good effort, get 'em next time Hannah!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Come See Me On December 11th
The Foot Fall Farm Stallion Open House is set for this Saturday, December 11th at the Palmyra, Indiana. Check out their website for directions: http://www.footfallfarm.com/directions.htm.
If you are going to breed to an Indiana stallion make sure you come see me and all my buds: Zman (Zavata), Goody (Goods), Killer (Killenaule), Maybe (Mr. Mabee) and my newest bud Kela. (We're still working on a nickname for him. His name is so short, it's tough. If you have any suggestions please post a comment.) I've also heard that nice barn guy Larry talking about the possibility of another stallion, a grade 3 winner, being part of our line-up. I guess you will have to come and find out for sure.
Anyway, I'm looking good, my buds are looking good, and the forecast is for a warm up to the low 40's. The low 40's, huh? That sounds like a great number for my forecast of the number of mares I will be breeding to in 2011. Yeah, the low 40's is my goal. My main man Eddie will be available on Saturday to talk contracts. I'm looking forward to seeing you, and you really need to come see me. My boys and girls run anywhere, on any surface, at any distance. Just what you need.
If you are going to breed to an Indiana stallion make sure you come see me and all my buds: Zman (Zavata), Goody (Goods), Killer (Killenaule), Maybe (Mr. Mabee) and my newest bud Kela. (We're still working on a nickname for him. His name is so short, it's tough. If you have any suggestions please post a comment.) I've also heard that nice barn guy Larry talking about the possibility of another stallion, a grade 3 winner, being part of our line-up. I guess you will have to come and find out for sure.
Anyway, I'm looking good, my buds are looking good, and the forecast is for a warm up to the low 40's. The low 40's, huh? That sounds like a great number for my forecast of the number of mares I will be breeding to in 2011. Yeah, the low 40's is my goal. My main man Eddie will be available on Saturday to talk contracts. I'm looking forward to seeing you, and you really need to come see me. My boys and girls run anywhere, on any surface, at any distance. Just what you need.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Little Mike Update
After three straight allowance wins, Little Mike (out of a Wavering Monarch mare) finished 2nd in yesterday's $60,000 Monarch's Maze Stakes at Aqueduct. Mikey becomes my third stakes performer of the year joining Raise the Bridle (out of a Gulch mare) and The Flying Whizzer (out of a Forest Wildcat mare). This second place pushes Little Mike's earnings to over $125,000. Good effort Mikey, I'm proud of you!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Two Allowance Wins This Week
Before I get into talking about how well a couple of my kids are doing on the track, I have to give a big birthday shout out to my main man Eddie Martin. He turns 53 today, or at least that is what he is telling people. Have a great day!
For a couple of my kids it has been a really great week. Back on Sunday, one of my three-year olds, a gelding (I shiver every time I think about the gelding process. Yikes.) by the name of Lydia's Last Step won an allowance race at Zia Park. LLS covered the six furlongs on dirt in 1:10.65. A Texas-bred, he is rounding back into the form that saw him win the $60,000 Governor's Cup at Zia last year at six and finish second in two other stakes one at Sam Houston, the $50,000 Groovy, and the $100,000 Rile Allison Futurity at Sunland.
Then yesterday, one of my three-year old fillies, Hannah's Princess, (I remember her mom very well!) took command in the stretch in a non-winners of two allowance at a mile and 1/16th on turf at Calder to win by 2 and 3/4 in a real race horse time of 1:41.86! Hannah is a Florida bred and the breeder is my main man Eddie. With this particular cross, Hannah is 3 x 4 to Mr. Prospector, my great grandfather. The Mr. P line through my grandfather Fappiano seems to be the stamina branch of the Mr. P line. With Mr. P's son Woodman being Hannah's damsire, I wouldn't be too concerned with brining Mr. P line mares to come see me this coming breeding season. The cross seems to work pretty well and injects more speed into the pedigree.
I've said this before, and I'm not bragging, but my kids run and win all over the country on a variety of surfaces. This week was a great example, long on turf, short on dirt. I am ver-sa-Tile, baby! And, the week is not quite over as Little Mike makes his stakes debut in the Monarch's Maze on Sunday at Aqueduct which is one mile on turf. He's the morning line favorite. Go Mikey!
For a couple of my kids it has been a really great week. Back on Sunday, one of my three-year olds, a gelding (I shiver every time I think about the gelding process. Yikes.) by the name of Lydia's Last Step won an allowance race at Zia Park. LLS covered the six furlongs on dirt in 1:10.65. A Texas-bred, he is rounding back into the form that saw him win the $60,000 Governor's Cup at Zia last year at six and finish second in two other stakes one at Sam Houston, the $50,000 Groovy, and the $100,000 Rile Allison Futurity at Sunland.
Then yesterday, one of my three-year old fillies, Hannah's Princess, (I remember her mom very well!) took command in the stretch in a non-winners of two allowance at a mile and 1/16th on turf at Calder to win by 2 and 3/4 in a real race horse time of 1:41.86! Hannah is a Florida bred and the breeder is my main man Eddie. With this particular cross, Hannah is 3 x 4 to Mr. Prospector, my great grandfather. The Mr. P line through my grandfather Fappiano seems to be the stamina branch of the Mr. P line. With Mr. P's son Woodman being Hannah's damsire, I wouldn't be too concerned with brining Mr. P line mares to come see me this coming breeding season. The cross seems to work pretty well and injects more speed into the pedigree.
I've said this before, and I'm not bragging, but my kids run and win all over the country on a variety of surfaces. This week was a great example, long on turf, short on dirt. I am ver-sa-Tile, baby! And, the week is not quite over as Little Mike makes his stakes debut in the Monarch's Maze on Sunday at Aqueduct which is one mile on turf. He's the morning line favorite. Go Mikey!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
You Can Win Me on December 11th!
Ok, maybe you can't exactly win me, but you can win a free season to me for 2011. The good folks that take care of us here at Foot Fall Farm are having a stallion open house on December 11, 2010 from 11 to 3. This will give you an opportunity to see me up close and personal, along with my other buds Goody (Goods), Killer (Killenaule), Maybe (Mr. Mabee), and of course Zman (Zavata). By the way, Zman's son Dakota Phone won the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile over the weekend. Congrats, Zman! Needless to say, Zman is a bit more exicted about this coming breeding season. He said something about the 'law of large numbers' and keeps paging through the Keeneland sales books with a big grin on his face.
Anyway, there will be a drawing at the open house at 2 for a 2011 season for all of us. I sure hope you can make it. I'm looking forward to seeing you there. For more information call the nice barn guy Larry at 812-972-1279 and for directions check out the farm website at http://www.footfallfarm.com/.
Anyway, there will be a drawing at the open house at 2 for a 2011 season for all of us. I sure hope you can make it. I'm looking forward to seeing you there. For more information call the nice barn guy Larry at 812-972-1279 and for directions check out the farm website at http://www.footfallfarm.com/.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Mikey Likes It! Turf That Is
Of course Mikey is Little Mike one of my three year olds that I was bloggin' about the other day. He actually LOVES the turf. Little Mike went wire-to-wire today in an allowance optional claiming $50,000 non-winners of two other than at Belmont in a one turn mile turf race. This was Mikey's third win in a row all on the turf. After four sprints on dirt, trainer Alan Iwinski decided to stretch Little Mike out and switch to turf. Great move Mr. Iwinski and Mikey sure does winski.
I'm so proud of this young kid if you can't tell. In the three races on turf, he has never trailed at any point-of-call. Today he opened up early, clicking off the first three quarters in about 24 second each and came home in the final quarter in 23.65 on a course that was listed as 'good' stopping the clock at 1:35.75! With the winners share of the $56k purse, Mikey has now earned $113,000 in just seven races. Next up has to be a stakes race.
Now you breeders don't start thinking that I am just a turf sire. Actually, my average earnings per starter for turf is $14,155 according to the good folks at Thoroughbred Times. Mikey is sure going to raise this average. At the same time, my average earnings per starter on dirt is $18,400 and $19,279 on synthetic. Consider me ver-sa-tile! Gotta go, Zman and I are going to make fun of the yearlings when they get turned out tonight.
I'm so proud of this young kid if you can't tell. In the three races on turf, he has never trailed at any point-of-call. Today he opened up early, clicking off the first three quarters in about 24 second each and came home in the final quarter in 23.65 on a course that was listed as 'good' stopping the clock at 1:35.75! With the winners share of the $56k purse, Mikey has now earned $113,000 in just seven races. Next up has to be a stakes race.
Now you breeders don't start thinking that I am just a turf sire. Actually, my average earnings per starter for turf is $14,155 according to the good folks at Thoroughbred Times. Mikey is sure going to raise this average. At the same time, my average earnings per starter on dirt is $18,400 and $19,279 on synthetic. Consider me ver-sa-tile! Gotta go, Zman and I are going to make fun of the yearlings when they get turned out tonight.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
It's Been Quite A Year
While it seems like only yesterday, just over a year ago I moved from Florida to Indiana to Foot Fall Farm. I get here and all my new buddies, Killer (Killenuale), Goody (Goods), Zman (Zavata), and Maybe (Mr. Mabee) are giving me a hard time about my coat, actually the lack there of. Man, where I came from we didn't need a coat. My new buddies kept saying "turtle, turtle" and I had no clue as to what they meant. That is until I saw my first Indiana turtle, then I got it. But I survived the winter thanks to blanket that nice barn guy, Larry, got me. Through the winter and spring, I bred 17 mares, top 20 in the state, and kept an eye on the trades for how my kids were doing.
In February, one of my three-year old boys, Raise the Bridle, wins the $100,000 Borderland Derby at Sunland Park at 1 1/16th at 16 to 1. OK, win is not exactly the right term. There might have been some bumping in the stretch and he was DQ'd to second. But hey, as my Indiana friends say, 'if your not rubbin' it's not racin', right?' Anyway, Raise the Bridle is out of a Gulch mare.
In late May, another one of my two-year old boys, The Flying Whizzer, and I swear I had nothing to do with his name, breaks his maiden at Colonial Downs on the turf. Then, in July at Colonial he finishes second in the $50,000 Chenery Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs. A month later, "Whizzer" goes over to Monmouth to take a shot at the $100,000 Continential Mile on their turf course. This was crazy. He dead heats for second, but the other horse was DQ'd to fourth. Unbelievable! The Flying Whizzer is out of the Forest Wildcat mare, Perfectly Wild. Using my big bro as a proxy on eNicks, this Storm Cat cross with me is an A+++.
What's really got me exicited this fall, other than thinking about Indiana mares, is another one of my three-year old boys, Little Mike. Mike decides, or maybe his trainer decided, I'm not sure, to run in a maiden special weight races at Monmouth for one of those $72,000 purses. He wins going a mile on turf in 1:33.67! Then, in late September Little Mikey blows away an allowance field at Monmouth in a mile and 1/16th turf contest in 1:40.31. Next up for my man Little Mike is an allowance field at Belmont Park this Thursday. Go Mikey! He is out of a Wavering Monarch mare, Hay Jude, yes, Hay Jude, too funny. This one's an A+ on eNicks.
Hey, I just found out that one of my girls, Rock 'n' Roll Gal, out of the Seattle Slew mare My Working Gal, is hip #3380 in the Keeneland November Sale. She is one fast filly having set a track record at Indiana Downs going 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:03.00. She's won over $90,000 in her career. You know what would make some sense, maybe breeding to a few more Seattle Slew mares next year. This is the same cross as First Defence. I'll be ready.
In February, one of my three-year old boys, Raise the Bridle, wins the $100,000 Borderland Derby at Sunland Park at 1 1/16th at 16 to 1. OK, win is not exactly the right term. There might have been some bumping in the stretch and he was DQ'd to second. But hey, as my Indiana friends say, 'if your not rubbin' it's not racin', right?' Anyway, Raise the Bridle is out of a Gulch mare.
In late May, another one of my two-year old boys, The Flying Whizzer, and I swear I had nothing to do with his name, breaks his maiden at Colonial Downs on the turf. Then, in July at Colonial he finishes second in the $50,000 Chenery Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs. A month later, "Whizzer" goes over to Monmouth to take a shot at the $100,000 Continential Mile on their turf course. This was crazy. He dead heats for second, but the other horse was DQ'd to fourth. Unbelievable! The Flying Whizzer is out of the Forest Wildcat mare, Perfectly Wild. Using my big bro as a proxy on eNicks, this Storm Cat cross with me is an A+++.
What's really got me exicited this fall, other than thinking about Indiana mares, is another one of my three-year old boys, Little Mike. Mike decides, or maybe his trainer decided, I'm not sure, to run in a maiden special weight races at Monmouth for one of those $72,000 purses. He wins going a mile on turf in 1:33.67! Then, in late September Little Mikey blows away an allowance field at Monmouth in a mile and 1/16th turf contest in 1:40.31. Next up for my man Little Mike is an allowance field at Belmont Park this Thursday. Go Mikey! He is out of a Wavering Monarch mare, Hay Jude, yes, Hay Jude, too funny. This one's an A+ on eNicks.
Hey, I just found out that one of my girls, Rock 'n' Roll Gal, out of the Seattle Slew mare My Working Gal, is hip #3380 in the Keeneland November Sale. She is one fast filly having set a track record at Indiana Downs going 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:03.00. She's won over $90,000 in her career. You know what would make some sense, maybe breeding to a few more Seattle Slew mares next year. This is the same cross as First Defence. I'll be ready.
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