Jack O’Boy wins again!

Jack O’Boy, our seven-year-old bay gelding, secured his third victory of the year. He won the Prix Pellat at St. Cloud, where Jack again showed his prowess in heavy going. Ridden by jockey Aude Duporte, the horse managed to outpace his competitors, crossing the finish line first and adding another win to his impressive record. This win not only highlights Jack’s consistent performance but also underscores the effective training and strategy used by his team.

PRIX PELAT

Classe 3 – 4 ans et plus – 19000€ – 1400m – Corde à gauche

Pour chevaux entiers, hongres et juments de 4 ans et au-dessus ayant une valeur inférieure ou égale à 35 kg. Poids : 56 kg. Les chevaux ayant depuis le 10 avril 2024 inclus reçu une allocation de 4.500 € porteront 1 kg., une allocation de 7.000 € ou plusieurs allocations de 4.500 €, 2 kg., une allocation de 9.500 € ou plusieurs allocations de 7.000 €, 3 kg.

1er JACK O’BOY FR (56,5) H7 (3,5/1)

(Anodin & Goldy Honor, par Highest Honor) Pr/Mme SL. Born – El/HA. Pantall, Mme Y. Pantall Ent/Mme G. Rarick – J/Mlle A. Duporté

2e NOLITO GB (55,5) H4 (5,4/1)

(Recoletos & Dubai Empress, par Dubawi) Pr/HA. Pantall – El/Mme Y. Pantall, HA. Pantall Ent/HA. Pantall – J/M. Marquette

3e LUNALA FR (56) F4 (7,5/1)

(Penny’s Picnic & Noëlla, par American Post) Pr/Shamrock Racing – El/Haras du Hoguenet Ent/N. Clément (s) – J/Mlle A. Molins

Autre(s) partant(s) dans l’ordre d’arrivée : Leoparduccio, Lovely Angel, Dzarina, On Lockdown, Milad, Markswoman, Saxon Village, Elusive Foot.

Tous couru (11).

(Turf) Très lourd. 1’35″03. Ecarts : 1 – CTE – 1.

Mammary gland infection

So this happened: Overnight, Cruella – a 6-year-old mare – came up with a huge mammary gland infection. This is strange for a mare that is not lactating and has never been in foal, but there you go: 40.5 degree fever and a mammary the size of a testicle. Sometimes this stuff happens and nobody knows why. So we started her on antibiotics and dexamethasone, the anti-inflammatory wonder drug. She’s much better now!

Our first international win!

Jack gives us our first international win taking the Wettstar.de handicap at the Baden-Baden-Iffezheim racecourse. The course and ride, by Hugo Boutin, were exactly to Jack’s liking who is in great form and earned second win this year and his summer vacation!

Race replay of the Wettstar.com handicap, Baden-Baden.
Jack O'Boy ridden by Hugo Boutin crossing the racing post first several lengths ahead of the field.
Jack O’Boy ridden by Hugo Boutin crossing the racing post first several lengths ahead of the field.
Susanne Born, owner of Jack O'Boy, raising her hand high in triumph at the trophy presentation. 
To her right, jockey Hugo Boutin, Manuella Line Groll, trainer Gina Rarick and racecourse representatives.
Susanne Born, owner of Jack O’Boy, raising her hand high in triumph at the trophy presentation.
To her right, jockey Hugo Boutin, Manuella Line Groll, trainer Gina Rarick and racecourse representatives.

MORHIB wins the Prix de la PINEDE

9ème(P/ 3525), Classe 3 — 03/05/2024 17h45, FONTAINEBLEAU

PLAT, 1800 mètres , Corde à GAUCHE , Terrain TR SOUPLE (4,0 )

Good boy, Morhib!! An easy winner in Fontainebleau. What a nice horse. He deserved to win last time out, so he got his due today. No luck for Cruella, who finished behind him, but we have a plan to change strategy for her next time out. Stay tuned.

HANDICAP CATEG DIVISE
Pour chevaux entiers, hongres et juments de 4 ans et au-dessus.
Seront qualifiés dans cette épreuve, les chevaux auxquels le handicapeur aura attribué une valeur inférieure ou égale à 29 k.

Bitless!

I have to say I’m not ready yet to go galloping off on a racehorse with a bitless bridle just yet, but William Micklem did inspire me to take a (calm!) test ride with one a couple of weeks ago.

I’m still a fan of a simple snaffle to do what we need to do, but I can see why this might be an option for a horse with a sore mouth or a tooth issue.

Have a look and tell me what you think!

Read more about William MICKLEM at his website: https://www.williammicklem.com/home.html

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Jack O’Boy wins again!

Jack O’Boy(Anodin) comes up with the goods at Longchamp – again! Drawn in gate 15, he did what he does: Ran the race he wanted to run. They went off a little too quick for him, so he relaxed an waited for a chance in the stretch. He was second the last two times over this same course, so it’s nice to see him get the win today. Thank you to his owners, our team, and our farrier, who has done wonders for this horse!

It was a good day at the office

Today in Compiegne we came away with excellent results. Six-year-old Crisalsa showed that he could still do it taking the win in his mile handicap for horses four-years-old and older.

Running on holding turf, the gelding came out on top of the 14 runner field. Stephane Pasquier, his long-time jockey came out ahead of the field in the stretch perfectly.

Cruella de Vil was not to be out done, as she came second in her race, The five-year-old mare handled all but one of the field of 18 runners in this mile handicap.

Although he didn’t take a check this day, Ak Ishan(Recorder) continued to show his improvement finishing sixth in his mile-and-a-half handicap for four-year-old horses. We’re looking for good things from him this year.

First winner of the year is Magic!

It’s Magic (Morandi) bested a 15-runner field handicap in Chantilly to win his comeback race after a winter break from a grueling 2022 schedule. This marks his first win on his 20th career start, his 16th start for our yard.

Jockey Pierre Bazire gave Magic a perfect ride in the 1900 meter race on the synthetic track. The gate position of 14 was one of the worst in the race, but Magic broke well and was quickly out in front. Pierre then settled him behind the front runners, one off of the rail, in a perfect position in the peloton.

In the home stretch, Pierre moved to an opening on the rail and with 150 meters left took the lead, fighting off a late challenge by Salies to win by a half a length.