The Defense Rests is completely over the bout of colic he came down with upon arrival to Mike’s barn at Belmont. He is back galloping and moving very well. Our son of Closing Argument will gallop for the next week or so before returning to the worktab. We don’t want to rush him back to breezing too quickly after getting sick. Mike couldn’t say exactly when he would breeze because of the wintery weather in New York, but he anticipates it will happen within the next 7-10 days. If all goes well, a March return to the races at Aqueduct is viable.
Phosphorescent had another uneventful week of turnout at Dr. Baker’s farm as we look forward to his return to training around March 1st. If all goes well, he’ll ship back to Lupe around May 1st to gear up for a summer turf campaign
Mr. Fantasy remains on target to go back into training around April 1st. If all goes well, he will ship to Mike Hushion’s barn in New York around June 1st.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Workout
Brave Monarch worked four furlongs out of the gate in 50:05 (35 of 49) on Sunday morning at Palm Meadows. “We breezed him on the dirt so he could earn his gate card. This colt is very professional in the starting gate and broke sharply. He worked in company with one of my three-year-old fillies and finished a few lengths ahead of her. He is moving forward. I’ll get him back on the turf for next week’s breeze. A few more turf breezes, and then we will talk racing.”
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Updates
The Defense Rests arrived to Mike Hushion’s barn at Belmont on Monday morning. Upon arrival, he exhibited some abdominal discomfort (minor case of colic). Mike’s vet immediately came out and treated him with the anti inflammatory Banamine. He’s responded well to treatment, and is passing almost normal manure. He still has periodic periods of discomfort, and will need to be monitored for the next few days, but at this point this is not something that looks like it requires hospitalization or surgery. We’ll keep you updated if anything changes with his condition. Right now we are optimistic that he will be able to return to training within the next few days
UPDATE ... Mike called this morning and said The Defense Rests is about 95% healthy and is just about over his minor bout of colic. This is good news. Mike and his team will keep a close eye on him for the next few days, and if all looks well, he'll likely head to the track early next week.
Brave Monarch schooled in the gate on Tuesday morning at Palm Meadows and was very professional. “I have him down to breeze later this week”, said Graham Motion. “I’ll likely work him on the turf, but at some point I’ll work him over the dirt so that we can get him his gate card. We’ll talk races once I get a few more works into him here at Palm Meadows.”
Phosphorescent had an uneventful week of turnout at Dr. Baker’s farm and remains on schedule to ship to Kip Elser’s farm in Camden, South Carolina on or around March 1st to resume light training.
Phosphorescent had an uneventful week of turnout at Dr. Baker’s farm and remains on schedule to ship to Kip Elser’s farm in Camden, South Carolina on or around March 1st to resume light training.
Mr. Fantasy had a routine week of turnout on the farm and remains on target to resume light training around April 1st.
UPDATE ... Mike called this morning and said The Defense Rests is about 95% healthy and is just about over his minor bout of colic. This is good news. Mike and his team will keep a close eye on him for the next few days, and if all looks well, he'll likely head to the track early next week.
Brave Monarch schooled in the gate on Tuesday morning at Palm Meadows and was very professional. “I have him down to breeze later this week”, said Graham Motion. “I’ll likely work him on the turf, but at some point I’ll work him over the dirt so that we can get him his gate card. We’ll talk races once I get a few more works into him here at Palm Meadows.”
Phosphorescent had an uneventful week of turnout at Dr. Baker’s farm and remains on schedule to ship to Kip Elser’s farm in Camden, South Carolina on or around March 1st to resume light training.
Phosphorescent had an uneventful week of turnout at Dr. Baker’s farm and remains on schedule to ship to Kip Elser’s farm in Camden, South Carolina on or around March 1st to resume light training.
Mr. Fantasy had a routine week of turnout on the farm and remains on target to resume light training around April 1st.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Updates
Brave Monarch worked four furlongs in company in 52:90 (13 of 14) on Wednesday morning at Palm Meadows. Graham said, “He worked in company with a horse named Quechee who has won two races for me, and he stayed right with him. Both started off nice and easy, and then finished with good energy. My initial impressions are that this colt gets over the turf nicely. He was looking around quite a bit, which is to be expected being in a new place, and after talking with my exercise rider I think we will outfit him with blinkers next time out. We have something to work with here. I’ll work him back on the grass next week.”
The Defense Rests worked four furlongs in 49 and change on Friday at Kirkwood Farm. Kip said, “He got a little bit tired at end of the work, but is moving well. With a few more works under his belt, he’ll be able to finish stronger. His feet look good and he’s holding good weight.” We’ll get him back to Mike’s barn in New York in about two weeks.
Dr. Baker x-rayed Phosphorescent’s ankle over the weekend and gave him the go ahead to resume training on or around March 1st. He’s pleased with the condition of the joint and the health of the cartilage. We plan to ship Phosphorescent to Kip Elser in Camden, South Carolina for about 60 days to get a foundation underneath him before he ships back to Lupe in Philadelphia . We have found that with our horses coming back into training off a layoff, the farm setting is very beneficial to them. It is quieter, and also allows for daily turnout.. Phosphorescent will jog for a few weeks before resuming gallops. Kip and Lupe will be in regular contact during our colt’s time in South Carolina. If all goes well, we can expect to see him back in the starting gate in early summer.
Terry has known Kip for over 15 years, and he is an excellent horseman who runs a top class facility. We’ve sent horses to Kip over the past few months, and when they returned to the track, their respective trainers were extremely pleased with their overall conditions and fitness levels. Click here to visit the farm's homepage.
Dr. Baker x-rayed Mr. Fantasy’s ankles over the weekend and is pleased with the amount of healing radiographhically in both ankles. Clinically, there is still some swelling in both front ankles. To help reduce the swelling, Dr. Baker applied a blister to both front ankles to promote blood flow to the areas. We are about 3 months into the originally projected 4-5 month out of training period. Although Doc is pleased with the amount of healing, he thinks the more time we can give Mr. Fantasy the better off we’ll be when he gets back into training. We want to give him as much time as we can to regenerate cartilage. Accordingly, we’ll get him back into training on or around April 1st.We plan to ship Mr. Fantasy to Kip Elser in Camden, South Carolina for about 60 days to get a foundation underneath him before he ships back to Mike in New York. We have found that with our horses coming back into training off a layoff, the farm setting is very beneficial to them. It is quieter, and also allows for daily turnout. Mr. Fantasy will jog for a few weeks before resuming gallops. Kip and Mike will be in regular contact during our colt’s time in South Carolina. If all goes well, we can expect to see him in the starting gate in early summer in New York.
The Defense Rests worked four furlongs in 49 and change on Friday at Kirkwood Farm. Kip said, “He got a little bit tired at end of the work, but is moving well. With a few more works under his belt, he’ll be able to finish stronger. His feet look good and he’s holding good weight.” We’ll get him back to Mike’s barn in New York in about two weeks.
Dr. Baker x-rayed Phosphorescent’s ankle over the weekend and gave him the go ahead to resume training on or around March 1st. He’s pleased with the condition of the joint and the health of the cartilage. We plan to ship Phosphorescent to Kip Elser in Camden, South Carolina for about 60 days to get a foundation underneath him before he ships back to Lupe in Philadelphia . We have found that with our horses coming back into training off a layoff, the farm setting is very beneficial to them. It is quieter, and also allows for daily turnout.. Phosphorescent will jog for a few weeks before resuming gallops. Kip and Lupe will be in regular contact during our colt’s time in South Carolina. If all goes well, we can expect to see him back in the starting gate in early summer.
Terry has known Kip for over 15 years, and he is an excellent horseman who runs a top class facility. We’ve sent horses to Kip over the past few months, and when they returned to the track, their respective trainers were extremely pleased with their overall conditions and fitness levels. Click here to visit the farm's homepage.
Dr. Baker x-rayed Mr. Fantasy’s ankles over the weekend and is pleased with the amount of healing radiographhically in both ankles. Clinically, there is still some swelling in both front ankles. To help reduce the swelling, Dr. Baker applied a blister to both front ankles to promote blood flow to the areas. We are about 3 months into the originally projected 4-5 month out of training period. Although Doc is pleased with the amount of healing, he thinks the more time we can give Mr. Fantasy the better off we’ll be when he gets back into training. We want to give him as much time as we can to regenerate cartilage. Accordingly, we’ll get him back into training on or around April 1st.We plan to ship Mr. Fantasy to Kip Elser in Camden, South Carolina for about 60 days to get a foundation underneath him before he ships back to Mike in New York. We have found that with our horses coming back into training off a layoff, the farm setting is very beneficial to them. It is quieter, and also allows for daily turnout. Mr. Fantasy will jog for a few weeks before resuming gallops. Kip and Mike will be in regular contact during our colt’s time in South Carolina. If all goes well, we can expect to see him in the starting gate in early summer in New York.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Updates
Brave Monarch settled into H. Graham Motion’s barn at Palm Meadows. He jogged the past few days and has started galloping each morning. Graham took a look at his pedigree and agreed with our analysis that it makes sense to try this colt on the turf. The plan is to breeze him on the grass early next week.
Maria’s Mon was the nation’s 16th leading sire of turf runners in 2010. Click here to see the complete list.
The Defense Rests had full shoes put back on his front feet yesterday. Kip said, “It looks like we are over that minor foot flare up he had a few weeks ago. He trained this morning in the new shoes and I was very pleased with how he moved in them. I breezed him a super easy five furlongs over the weekend and plan to work him a swifter half mile later this week or over the weekend.” The Defense Rests remains on target to ship back to Mike Hushion within the next few weeks.
Phosphorescent continues turnout at Dr. Baker’s farm in Kentucky. Doc plans to x-ray him within the next 1-2 weeks. We’ll have a better idea of when he can return to training after this next evaluation.
Mr. Fantasy remains turned out in a paddock during the day before coming into the barn at night. Dr. Baker plans to x-ray him within the next 1-2 weeks. We are just about 3 months into the projected 4-5 month out of training period. We’ll have a better idea of when he can return to training after this next evaluation.
Maria’s Mon was the nation’s 16th leading sire of turf runners in 2010. Click here to see the complete list.
The Defense Rests had full shoes put back on his front feet yesterday. Kip said, “It looks like we are over that minor foot flare up he had a few weeks ago. He trained this morning in the new shoes and I was very pleased with how he moved in them. I breezed him a super easy five furlongs over the weekend and plan to work him a swifter half mile later this week or over the weekend.” The Defense Rests remains on target to ship back to Mike Hushion within the next few weeks.
Phosphorescent continues turnout at Dr. Baker’s farm in Kentucky. Doc plans to x-ray him within the next 1-2 weeks. We’ll have a better idea of when he can return to training after this next evaluation.
Mr. Fantasy remains turned out in a paddock during the day before coming into the barn at night. Dr. Baker plans to x-ray him within the next 1-2 weeks. We are just about 3 months into the projected 4-5 month out of training period. We’ll have a better idea of when he can return to training after this next evaluation.
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