Kiaran has entered Mr. Fantasy in a NY Bred "a other than" allowance going two-turns this Sunday, February 1st at Aqueduct.
The sprint race was held until Wednesday, so Kiaran and Terry had a chance to speak this morning. They looked at the book and asked themselves, "Why not enter in the two-turn race on Sunday?"
The setup worked out well because we got the extra breeze into him earlier this week, and we can get a line on how he'll handle added distance rather than simply entering a race like the Gotham blindly.
Mr Fantasy drew post 10 of 10 with R.Migliore the Race being the 7th on the card
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Weds Afternoon Update
Today's cancelled race has been rewritten for Sunday. We enter tomorrow for Sunday. Richard Migliore will have the one time call since Garcia will not be able to make it back up.
We also entered today for Saturday's stake race at Laurel. We will keep that as an option should the race in New York not go. Migliore would go down for that race as well. Our preference is to remain in New York.
We also entered today for Saturday's stake race at Laurel. We will keep that as an option should the race in New York not go. Migliore would go down for that race as well. Our preference is to remain in New York.
Big A Cancelled
Racing today was cancelled early due the snow/freezing rain and rain . We are hoping they will call the race back for Friday if not down 95 to Maryland on Saturday .. update will follow this afternoon ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Weather Forcast
The weather forecast for tomorrow in New York ranges from questionable to bleak. Racing has not yet been abandoned, but if the track turns into a mess we will not run Mr. Fantasy. If they cancel we hope they will simply bring the card back in full.
If we do not run tomorrow and they do not cancel, then Kiaran nominated Mr. Fantasy to an overnight stake ( The Dancing Count Stakes) at Laurel this Saturday, January 31st. We intend to enter for that race tomorrow morning as our backup plan.
If we do not run tomorrow and they do not cancel, then Kiaran nominated Mr. Fantasy to an overnight stake ( The Dancing Count Stakes) at Laurel this Saturday, January 31st. We intend to enter for that race tomorrow morning as our backup plan.
Updates
Below is a article from Weds DRF about Mr Fantasy ... Keeping a eye on the weather ..
Phosy came out of his breeze a little tired Dale is going to work him for another couple of weeks before looking for a race for him
Mr. Fantasy looking quite for real
By David Grening
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - As impressive as Mr. Fantasy was winning his debut last month, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin resisted the temptation of putting the young colt in a stakes race for his second start.
McLaughlin targeted a first-level allowance race restricted to New York-bred 3-year-olds and got lucky when the race filled with enough entries to be carded Wednesday as Aqueduct's feature race. McLaughlin may need his luck to hold out a little longer.
Mother Nature, more so than the six rivals entered against him, may be Mr. Fantasy's biggest obstacle Wednesday. A winter storm is forecast beginning Tuesday night that could bring two to four inches of snow to the area, putting Wednesday's card in jeopardy. Of course, the weathermen in this area have been known to get it wrong every so often.
If Wednesday's card is run, Mr. Fantasy looks every bit the 1-5 favorite Aqueduct oddsmaker Eric Donovan has him pegged at. In his debut on Dec. 28, Mr. Fantasy broke a step slowly, but then raced to a front-running 10 1/2-length victory. He ran six furlongs in 1:10.51 and earned a 97 Beyer Speed Figure.
"We liked him, and he's very talented and athletic, but any time a horse wins that impressive when you think they might need a run first time out, it was kind of a 'wow!' race," McLaughlin said. "You don't get that many 'wow!' races a year."
Mr. Fantasy is a half-brother to Tin Cup Chalice, who won the Big Apple Triple as well as the Indiana Derby in 2008. McLaughlin is hoping to run Mr. Fantasy in the Gotham on March 7, and felt an allowance race was the best way to get him there.
"He just broke his maiden against New York-breds. Even though he was impressive and did it the right way, the race is there," McLaughlin said. "We want to run back in an allowance race and not jump up to a graded stakes race right away. We can stretch him out from there next time."
Alan Garcia is expected to give up a day of racing at Gulfstream Park to ride Mr. Fantasy. Garcia flew here on Jan. 19 to ride Taqarub to victory in the Jimmy Winkfield for McLaughlin.
Legal Consent, who won the New York Breeders Futurity at Finger Lakes, is a possible threat to Mr. Fantasy. But Legal Consent would need a horse such as That's Rich to put some early pressure on Mr. Fantasy to set up his late run.
Phosy came out of his breeze a little tired Dale is going to work him for another couple of weeks before looking for a race for him
Mr. Fantasy looking quite for real
By David Grening
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - As impressive as Mr. Fantasy was winning his debut last month, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin resisted the temptation of putting the young colt in a stakes race for his second start.
McLaughlin targeted a first-level allowance race restricted to New York-bred 3-year-olds and got lucky when the race filled with enough entries to be carded Wednesday as Aqueduct's feature race. McLaughlin may need his luck to hold out a little longer.
Mother Nature, more so than the six rivals entered against him, may be Mr. Fantasy's biggest obstacle Wednesday. A winter storm is forecast beginning Tuesday night that could bring two to four inches of snow to the area, putting Wednesday's card in jeopardy. Of course, the weathermen in this area have been known to get it wrong every so often.
If Wednesday's card is run, Mr. Fantasy looks every bit the 1-5 favorite Aqueduct oddsmaker Eric Donovan has him pegged at. In his debut on Dec. 28, Mr. Fantasy broke a step slowly, but then raced to a front-running 10 1/2-length victory. He ran six furlongs in 1:10.51 and earned a 97 Beyer Speed Figure.
"We liked him, and he's very talented and athletic, but any time a horse wins that impressive when you think they might need a run first time out, it was kind of a 'wow!' race," McLaughlin said. "You don't get that many 'wow!' races a year."
Mr. Fantasy is a half-brother to Tin Cup Chalice, who won the Big Apple Triple as well as the Indiana Derby in 2008. McLaughlin is hoping to run Mr. Fantasy in the Gotham on March 7, and felt an allowance race was the best way to get him there.
"He just broke his maiden against New York-breds. Even though he was impressive and did it the right way, the race is there," McLaughlin said. "We want to run back in an allowance race and not jump up to a graded stakes race right away. We can stretch him out from there next time."
Alan Garcia is expected to give up a day of racing at Gulfstream Park to ride Mr. Fantasy. Garcia flew here on Jan. 19 to ride Taqarub to victory in the Jimmy Winkfield for McLaughlin.
Legal Consent, who won the New York Breeders Futurity at Finger Lakes, is a possible threat to Mr. Fantasy. But Legal Consent would need a horse such as That's Rich to put some early pressure on Mr. Fantasy to set up his late run.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Phosy Breezes
Phosy had his first breeze of the year at Palm Meadows came in 13of41 @49.40 . Dale has admitted its taken him a little longer to get him to this stage after working on his glute . Will be nice to see him back on the track he appears to be the type that runs better after a longer lay off ..
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Next Step
Mr Fantasy is running on Weds in the 8th race at Aquedauct against 6 others . The race was scheduled for Sunday 25th but did not fill out . This has worked out better as he was able to get some extra training in . We fully expect Mr Fantasy to win and providing he comes out of the race in good health he will be aimed at The Gotham ( Grade 3) on March 7th .... hopefully we will have good news to write on Weds evening .
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