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/.
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