Update

The press release sent about Mr. Fantasy’s retirement did not garner much attention. Bloodstock agent Steve Castagnola is actively contacting breeders to discuss the possibility of getting a stallion deal done. We’re still working on this, and as soon as there is more clarity, we’ll get the conference call on the calendar. It should take place next week at the latest. Mr. Fantasy is moving from Belmont to Mill Creek Farm near Saratoga within the next few days. He’ll remain there until retirement plans are finalized.

Updates

We are still pursuing different post racing opportunities for Mr. Fantasy. A press release is being sent to to the major industry publications tomorrow announcing his retirement

Phosphorescent has arrived back at his breeder’s in Maryland. He’ll have a home for life there with Nancy Waylett

Updates

There have been some inquiries from Partners regarding the possibility of Mr. Fantasy standing at stud. Although the stallion market is very weak, we want to do some research before making any decisions. Therefore, we are postponing tomorrow’s conference call until next week so we can have a more thorough discussion of our path forward. More to come.

Marketfrontrunning arived and Kips on Tuesday . Kip called and said she looks well and is going to give her a couple of days to settle in then get to work on her

Mr Fantasy

Terry  a long talk with Mike Hushion this morning. Unfortunately, we’re not in a good spot with Mr. Fantasy. His last two works have been subpar and we’re struggling to hold him together. As we all know, his ankles have been an ongoing struggle. There’s some filling in his suspensory, and Mike feels that his breathing (which has been of concern in the past) is not where it needs to be. Mother Nature is trying to tell us something.
We’ve put a lot of money into this horse, and for good reason. He’s extremely talented and provided us with many thrills. Mike’s concern is that if we send him over to the frontside and he runs his eyeballs out (like we know he does each and every time), he could catastrophically injure himself. That’s what very good racehorses do - they run through their physical ailments. Mike has been a horse trainer for over 30 years. His gut tells him that this horse needs to see life away from the track.
It’s a tough pill to swallow. All of us at WPT love this horse. He runs hard every time he goes out there. Trust me when I tell you I had a knot in my stomach when Mike brought this up.
 We’re going to hold a conference call with Mike next Friday, September 30th to discuss this issue. We want everybody to feel comfortable with this decision and to understand that we’re looking out for the best interests of Mr. Fantasy by proposing retirement.

Workout

Mr Fantasy worked 5F at Belmont yesterday in 1:02:82  2 of 6

Update

Mr. Fantasy worked five furlongs in 1.02:33 (5 of 7) on Monday at Belmont. “He did not finish as well as I would have liked,” said Mike. “He did come out of the work fine, but I will need to see him work better next week before we talk races for him.” Not the best news, but hopefully he just had a bad day in the office. More to come after his next work, which should come early next week.

Workout

Mr Fantasy worked out at Belmont going 5F in 1:02:23   5 of 6