(1) Trackattacker - All I can say is holy sh1t, what a horse. Broke the Stakes record for the Emerald Express by running 6 Furlongs in 1:08.31. Won by 11 Lengths. Let's hope he continues to go along this path. Congrats to REV Racing (owner) and the Hopps (breeder). I believe this is what Trackattacker would say if he capable of being interviewed after a race:
If you want to know more about Trackattacker and his family, I have already written a post about Eclatante, his dam, which you can read here:
http://militaryhawk.blogspot.com/2014/06/broodmare-of-week-eclatante-sponsored.html
Trackattacker's half brother by Lucky Pulpit will sell as Hip No. 16 at this year's WTBOA Sale. Should be exciting to see the horse go through the ring.
(2) DiPietro Thoroughbreds - Got to spend a nice Sunday morning at DiPietro Thoroughbreds with Joseph and Rosalia. I got to look at their consignment for the upcoming WTBOA Sale. They have some very nice horses. Most importantly, it is nice to see the younger generation breeding and consigning horses to the sale. I guess Joseph doesn't really count as younger generation anymore because he recently turned 40, but at least Rosalia is still young.
The highlight of my day was meeting Django, their new puppy. He is going through a cribbing stage right now but he is so adorable and full of energy. We had numerous wrestling matches and I was able to take the WWF Intercontinental Championship belt from him. Don't feel too bad for the little guy, I left him a tennis ball to play with. Pictures of Django and Sarge:
(3) Stryker Phd - A very nice performance by this Washington-Bred. Considering nobody was closing all day, it was all the more impressive when you figure that Stryker was next to last in the early going of the race. The two front runners held on for second and third, which shows how difficult it was to close. Hopefully, he will bring the Longacres Mile trophy back to Washington. I wrote about Stryker's family earlier this season when I did a Broodmare of the Week on Striking Scholar:
http://militaryhawk.blogspot.com/2014/06/broodmare-of-week-striking-scholar.html
(4) Great Press Coverage for WTBOA Sale and Emerald Downs - If you did not see the Bloodhorse or the Paulick Report this weekend, you missed two articles on the Emerald Bonus Program. This is a great time to buy at the sale and race at Emerald Downs. Here are links to the two articles:
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/86264/washington-sale-establishes-bonus-program
http://www.paulickreport.com/news/bloodstock/wtboa-to-offer-bonus-program-for-yearlings/
(5) WTBOA Sales Catalog is now Online - Speaking of the sale, you can take your first look at the horses going through our sale. Please go here:
http://www.washingtonthoroughbred.com/Sales/SummerYearling&MixedSale2014.pdf
(6) John Roche - Bred 2 winners this weekend. More on these in a future post. Hint, hint.
(7) Mylast Sweet Pea - Just as I suspected the Grindstone's are getting better as the distances get longer. Mylast Sweet Pea ran a very nice second to Ole's Miss in the Kent Handicap. She finished 3rd in the Seattle Handicap earlier this year. Mylast Sweet Pea was bred by Wayde and Elizabeth Gregory.
(8) Clemens Brook - Nice to see this mare still running good at the age of 7. She now has 10 wins at the Emerald Downs. Bred by Ramer Holtan, Clemens Brook has now won over $90,000 in her career.
(9) Washington-Bred Victories - 16 out of the 25 thoroughbred races this weekend were won by Washington-breds. This includes two Stakes wins. The other stakes race saw a Washington-bred finish second.
(10) Stallions - No stallion had more than one Washington-Bred winner this weekend, but the diversity of stallions was nice to see. There were winners by the following 16 stallions:
Devil on Ice
Petersburg
Blazonry
Papa Clem
Private Gold
Raise the Bluff
Magna Graduate
Nacheezmo
Demon Warlock
Parker's Storm Cat
Nationhood
Matty G
He's Top
Storm Blast
Bertrando
Harbor the Gold
Always Love Your Animals, especially Django!
Will
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