Disposablepleasure (inside) outfights Wildcat's Smile
to win the Demoiselle Stakes
Nov. 26, 2011
Favored Disposablepleasure overcame a bad stumble at the start and a claim of foul to nose out Wildcat's Smile at the wire in the $200,000 Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct Nov. 26.
Making her stakes debut for owner Glencrest Farm and trained by Todd Pletcher, Disposablepleasure was driven to victory by Ramon Dominguez in the Demoiselle, she completed the 1 1/8-mile event for 2-year-old fillies in a deliberate 1:53.10 over a fast track.
Referring to Disposablepleasure's stumble, Pletcher commented, “The only thing I thought is maybe it’s Rags to Riches again. That was bad to start with, but she really started her run on the turn, picked up some momentum, and had to stop again. It was a very courageous effort for any horse, but especially a 2-year-old filly.
"She’s got a lot of natural ability, but she showed she’s got some heart and desire to go along with it. For any horse to win and overcome all that first time going 1 1/8 miles was impressive, you don’t see too many 2-year-old fillies do that.”
Disposablepleasure, a gray/roan daughter of 2005 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Giacomo is out of the With Approval mare My Canada, and was bred in Kentucky by Doug Branham. She sold for $45,000 at Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky sale as a yearling in July 2010.
An 11-length winner over maidens at Belmont Park in her last start Oct. 6, Disposablepleasure was sent off as the 6-5 favorite in a field of 10.
Disposablepleasure came out of the gate on her nose but Dominguez was able to stay aboard and quickly guided the filly to the rail, where she trailed the field.
Wee Party, part of a Live Oak Plantation-owned entry along with Lady Cohiba, hustled to the front for Rajiv Maragh. Wee Party led Brown Eyed Nance, Wildcat's Smile, and Indyniable through an opening quarter-mile of :23.85 before her stalemate progressed into second as she covered a half-mile in :48.31 and six furlongs in 1:13.77. Disposablepleasure advanced along the inside and was angled out on the final turn where she steadied as she appeared to push 32-1 outsider Bourbonstreetgirl wide rounding the bend.
Wildcat's Smile swept past the entrymates to get the lead in the lane for jockey Junior Alvarado. Disposablepleasure, waiting for room behind the leaders, came through between horses for Dominguez and challenged Wildcat's Smile on her inside. Those two fought it out over the final furlong with Disposablepleasure getting the benefit of the nod.
Bourbonstreetgirl rallied for third for jockey David Cohen, 2 3/4 lengths behind the first two. Cohen lodged an objection against the winner for the skirmish on the final turn. After a review, stewards ruled there would be no change in the order of finish.
Dominguez said he was concerned about Disposablepleasure's chances after the bad start.
"She was taking me nicely and they were backing up in front of me, and both Cohen (aboard Bourbonstreetgirl) and I went out to avoiding colliding with the fillies in front. Then I had to take a hold, go back inside, and regroup.”
Disposablepleasure, a kin to stakes winner Romantic Highway, made her debut on the turf at Saratoga at 1 1/16 miles in August, finishing fourth. Switched to the main track at Monmouth Park Sept. 10, she finished second in a maiden test at one mile and 70 yards as the 7-5 favorite. Sent off off as the 9-10 choice in her next start at Belmont, she blew away her four rivals at 1 1/16 miles.
Her Demoiselle victory, worth $120,000, boosted her Disposablepleasure's career earnings to $161,600.
Carrying 115 pounds, Disposablepleasure paid $4.50, $3.10, $2.80.
2YO KISS IN THE FOREST MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW
Nov. 18, 2011
Glencrest Farm's Racing Venture added another win at Woodbine when KISS IN THE FOREST won a 6f allowance for trainer Mark Frostad. Driving clear under a strong hand ride the Forest Wildcat filly has never been off the board with a record of 4 2-0-2.
UNCLE MO WORKS AT BELMONT
Oct. 18, 2011
Mike Repole’s UNCLE MO worked the morning of Oct. 16 over the training track at Belmont Park, covering five furlongs in a bullet :58.64—the fastest of 32 at the distance.“Mo’s work was similar to his last work before the Kelso,” said trainer Todd Pletcher in a release. “It was a little quicker than we set out to do, but it’s just an indication of how well he’s doing right now.”Sidelined for nearly four months while he recovered from a liver ailment that kept him out of the Triple Crown, UNCLE MO finished second in his comeback race, the Aug. 27 Foxwoods King’s Bishop (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course. The race was his first start since a third-place finish in the April 9 Resorts World New York Casino Wood Memorial (gr. I) at Aqueduct.Repole was also pleased with Uncle Mo’s breeze under jockey John Velazquez.“Todd gave great instructions,” said Repole in a statement. “He told Johnny to go between a minute and minute one. Mo misunderstood and decided to go :58 and three. There was a horse working in front of him and Johnny was afraid Mo had decided to go get that horse.“I asked Todd if he was a little upset and he just said, ‘The horse is doing really good right now. What are you going to do, put him in a choke hold?’ He did it so easy. This is the best he’s ever been. This is better than last year, this is better than before the Kelso. This horse could not be doing any better right now.”Pletcher confirmed UNCLE MO would work at Belmont this coming weekend before shipping to Churchill Downs, likely on Monday, Oct. 24.
Glencrest Racing Partnership Updates
Oct. 16 at Woodbine KISS IN THE FOREST registered a $67,100 maiden special weight win after running third in her first two starts. The daughter of Forest Wildcat is trained by Mark Frostad and was bred by Glencrest Farm.
Oct. 6 at Belmont DISPOSABLEPLEASURE won a 1 1/16 mile maiden special weightfor trainer Todd Pletcher. The Giacomo filly was a $45,000 yearling purchase. Her 11 length score earned her owners $41,600.
GLENCREST FILLY DISPOSABLEPLEASURE WINS BY 11 AT BELMONT
10/6/2011
Glencrest’s two-year-old filly DISPOSABLEPLEASURE (Giacomo – My Canada, by With Approval) was away well from the starting gate in the 1 1/16mile maiden special weitght at Belmont. The Todd Pletcher trainee teamed with Castellano to quickly establish control, settin the pace, from the inside facing only the mildest of pressure and being well rated, edged away to a comfortable advantage making her way around the bend. DISPOSABLEPLEASURE went on to extend it, when put to hand encouragement from the quarter pole until about a sixteenth remaining, at times being flashed the whip from the right side, she completed the final stages of the stretch handily to win by 11 lengths
FOAL TO YEARLING PINHOOK CURRENCY SWAP SPLASHES HOME IN THE G1 HOPEFUL
by Jack Shinar
9/6/2011
Favored Currency Swap handled sloppy conditions at rainy Saratoga better than any of his nine juvenile rivals in the $250,000 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I), edging a persistent Trinniberg on closing day of the 2011 season Sept. 5.
Rajiv Maragh guided 9-5 choice Currency Swap to a three-quarters of a length victory for trainer Terri Pompay and owners Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence. A son of High Cotton bred in Florida by Stonecliff Farm, the bay colt is now two-for-two in his career after breaking his maiden by six lengths in his debut on a fast Saratoga main track Aug. 6.
“I don’t even know how to describe it," Pompay said of her feelings after winning. "I was so excited I thought I was going to pass out. This is my hometown. It’s been exciting and fun because I knew I was bringing a good horse. This horse is so special. I’m so proud of him that he came through."
As part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, Currency Swap earned a slot in the starting gate for the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
The gooey going was the X-factor in the seven-furlong Hopeful since only one contestant, Trinniberg, had even been on an off-track before. Final time was 1:26.16.
Trinniberg, sent off at 68-1, finished second, with Big Blue Nation rallying for third.
Shooting to the immediate lead was Trinniberg, ridden by Cornelio Velasquez, who sped through a swift opening quarter-mile in :21.91 while leading Vexor and Hunt Crossing. Currency Swap broke with the leading group as well before being taken in hand by Maragh. He advanced into second before Trinniberg completed a half-mile in :45.14.
Those two separated from the rest of the field on the turn, but the taxing conditions soon reduced the battle to a stagger-fest as Trinniberg and Currency Swap approached the furlong mark. Currency Swap, under right-handed urging from Maragh, finally overtook Trinniberg and prevailed under strong encouragement in the final sixteenth. The final furlong was run in 14.67 seconds.
“I tried to put him in a spot that was pretty ideal for me on the outside in the clear where my horse was really happy," Maragh said. "(Trinniberg) put up a really strong challenge. I wasn’t sure I was going to win it until after I had passed the wire.”
Big Blue Nation, with Ramon Dominguez aboard, finished with interest to take third, 3 3/4 lengths behind the runner-up.
Currency Swap, out of the Pine Bluff mare Echo Bluff, brought $70,000 as a yearling at Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky July sale last year for Glencrest Farm and partners. A $42,000 2009 OBS purchase for the pinhooking partnership Currency Swap is the second G1 2YO the Greathouses have help select, the previous one was Champion Uncle Mo.
Currency Swap recorded a 98 Beyer Speed Figure when he covered 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:17.02 to break his maiden impressively one month ago. The Hopeful victory was worth $150,000 and boosted Currency Swap's career total to $180,000.
Third place finisher Big Blue Nation was a two-year-old purchase made by third generation horseman Deuce Greathouse on bahalf of River Wind Stable. After an impressive maiden win on July 4th Deuce represented River Wind in the sale of the son of Bluegrass Cat to his current owners.
This was the first grade I win for Klaravich Stable since Subordination captured the Eddie Read Handicap at Del Mar in 1998.
“We’re ecstatic," said Seth Klarman. "It’s been a long time between grade I's for us. We were excited about this horse before he even ran. Nick de Meric picked him out. He runs the farm [Manuden Farm in Ocala, Fla.] where our babies grow up.
“We’ll see how he comes out. His next spot, logically, will be the Champagne (gr. I)." The one-mile Champagne is Oct. 8 at Belmont Park.
Devil May Care Loses Battle With Cancer
by Esther Marr
5/4/2011
Multiple grade I winner Devil May Care, a starter in the 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), was euthanized May 4 after a confirmed diagnosis of lymphosarcoma, a form of cancer.
Her dire condition was confirmed by veterinarian Johanna Reimer, a specialist in internal medicine and cardiology at Rood and Riddle in Lexington.
The 4-year-old mare by Malibu Moon out of the Red Ransom mare Kelli’s Ransom earned $724,000 at 2 and 3. Her victories included the Mother Goose S (gr. I), BetFair TVG Coaching Club American Oaks (gr. I), Frizette S (gr. I) and the Bonnie Miss Stakes. (gr. II). Devil May Care finished 10th in last year's Derby.
Purchased for $110,000 by John Greathouse at the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale, Devil May Care was trained by Todd Pletcher.
According to Greathouse’s Glencrest Farm, which raced the filly in all nine of her starts, she will be cremated following a complete autopsy. Devil May Care was bred in Kentucky by Diamond A Racing Corporation.
Devil May Care had been a hopeful for last year’s Breeders' Cup Ladies’ Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs, but her diagnosis with a non-contagious form of hepatitis last October forced her to skip the race. Since then, she had been on and off antibiotics and continued to carry an elevated liver enzyme count.
Greathouse said the filly had been hospitalized in Florida over the winter, where her condition had been monitored by veterinarians. The filly, who had also been treated for an inflamed bowel, was brought back to Glencrest this spring when she showed some slight improvements.
“When she got here, she looked good,” said Greathouse, who added Devil May Care was on steroid medications he believed had kept the cancer at bay. Although she did put on some weight while in Kentucky the last few months, her coat began to deteriorate, and veterinarians at Rood and Riddle did more tests on the filly that ultimately detected the cancer.
“We went through a lot to keep her alive, and we were willing to walk that road with her, but it was a battle she was never going to win,” said an emotional Greathouse, who expressed his deep respect for the filly.
Greathouse attached the following letter for Devil May Care’s fans and supporters:
The Devil May Care Family:
To all who have followed and been a part of Devil May Care’s racing life and her fight for life, she and I wish to thank and applaud all of you. The racing was a thrill and one not to be forgotten or dismissed out of hand. To this day I don’t believe we ever saw her best race. But that is my opinion and will be saved for my memories.
To those who cared for her and her health, we both thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
We tried very hard, only to be overcome by lymphosarcoma, an enemy that we couldn’t beat.
We entered a race we couldn’t win.
In an ironic twist, a year ago today she was busy drawing post position 11 for the 136th Kentucky Derby.
She was our shining star...
John Greathouse
‘DUNDALK’ DUSTS FIELD IN FALLS CITY HANDICAP
11/27/10
Dundalk 5 LLC’s Dundalk Dust, the only 3-year-old in the field, rallied from last in a six-horse field to win the $161,250 Falls City Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares by three lengths at Churchill Downs Nov. 25.
Trained by Chris Block and ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan, Dundalk Dust trailed the field as High Quail and Garrett Gomez led the group through fractions of :25.17, :49.38, and 1:13.89 on a sloppy track with favored Distinctive Dixie in closest pursuit.
Turning for home, front-running High Quail fought off a bid from Distinctive Dixie and then Ravi's Song while Dundalk Dust swung four-wide. Dundalk Dust drew clear to record her fifth victory in seven starts.
Dundalk Dust ran the 1 1/8 miles in 1:53.37. High Quail held for second, while Striking Dancer rallied for third.
“I felt like this filly would run real good until the rain came through, but she handles every surface we’ve given her,” Block said. “Her last work over the track (five furlongs in 1:00 Nov. 19) showed she was entering the race ready to go. I was a little concerned with her in the first turn because she dropped back and I thought she wasn’t handling the track, but you could see in the far turn she gathered momentum and I felt real good from that point on.”
“I had a nice trip,” Bridgmohan said. “She’s a neat filly to ride. She has got a big stride to her, and about the half-mile pole, she switched leads and jumped in the bridle a little bit. All I had to do was pick her a spot and once I did, she accelerated nicely.”
Dundalk Dust is an Illinois-bred daughter of Military out of the Beau Genius mare Plus Beau. The victory was worth $98,975 and increased Dundalk Dust’s earnings to $237,105.
Disposablepleasure (inside) outfights Wildcat's Smile
to win the Demoiselle Stakes
Nov. 26, 2011
Favored Disposablepleasure overcame a bad stumble at the start and a claim of foul to nose out Wildcat's Smile at the wire in the $200,000 Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct Nov. 26.
Making her stakes debut for owner Glencrest Farm and trained by Todd Pletcher, Disposablepleasure was driven to victory by Ramon Dominguez in the Demoiselle, she completed the 1 1/8-mile event for 2-year-old fillies in a deliberate 1:53.10 over a fast track.
Referring to Disposablepleasure's stumble, Pletcher commented, “The only thing I thought is maybe it’s Rags to Riches again. That was bad to start with, but she really started her run on the turn, picked up some momentum, and had to stop again. It was a very courageous effort for any horse, but especially a 2-year-old filly.
"She’s got a lot of natural ability, but she showed she’s got some heart and desire to go along with it. For any horse to win and overcome all that first time going 1 1/8 miles was impressive, you don’t see too many 2-year-old fillies do that.”
Disposablepleasure, a gray/roan daughter of 2005 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Giacomo is out of the With Approval mare My Canada, and was bred in Kentucky by Doug Branham. She sold for $45,000 at Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky sale as a yearling in July 2010.
An 11-length winner over maidens at Belmont Park in her last start Oct. 6, Disposablepleasure was sent off as the 6-5 favorite in a field of 10.
Disposablepleasure came out of the gate on her nose but Dominguez was able to stay aboard and quickly guided the filly to the rail, where she trailed the field.
Wee Party, part of a Live Oak Plantation-owned entry along with Lady Cohiba, hustled to the front for Rajiv Maragh. Wee Party led Brown Eyed Nance, Wildcat's Smile, and Indyniable through an opening quarter-mile of :23.85 before her stalemate progressed into second as she covered a half-mile in :48.31 and six furlongs in 1:13.77. Disposablepleasure advanced along the inside and was angled out on the final turn where she steadied as she appeared to push 32-1 outsider Bourbonstreetgirl wide rounding the bend.
Wildcat's Smile swept past the entrymates to get the lead in the lane for jockey Junior Alvarado. Disposablepleasure, waiting for room behind the leaders, came through between horses for Dominguez and challenged Wildcat's Smile on her inside. Those two fought it out over the final furlong with Disposablepleasure getting the benefit of the nod.
Bourbonstreetgirl rallied for third for jockey David Cohen, 2 3/4 lengths behind the first two. Cohen lodged an objection against the winner for the skirmish on the final turn. After a review, stewards ruled there would be no change in the order of finish.
Dominguez said he was concerned about Disposablepleasure's chances after the bad start.
"She was taking me nicely and they were backing up in front of me, and both Cohen (aboard Bourbonstreetgirl) and I went out to avoiding colliding with the fillies in front. Then I had to take a hold, go back inside, and regroup.”
Disposablepleasure, a kin to stakes winner Romantic Highway, made her debut on the turf at Saratoga at 1 1/16 miles in August, finishing fourth. Switched to the main track at Monmouth Park Sept. 10, she finished second in a maiden test at one mile and 70 yards as the 7-5 favorite. Sent off off as the 9-10 choice in her next start at Belmont, she blew away her four rivals at 1 1/16 miles.
Her Demoiselle victory, worth $120,000, boosted her Disposablepleasure's career earnings to $161,600.
Carrying 115 pounds, Disposablepleasure paid $4.50, $3.10, $2.80.
2YO KISS IN THE FOREST MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW
Nov. 18, 2011
Glencrest Farm's Racing Venture added another win at Woodbine when KISS IN THE FOREST won a 6f allowance for trainer Mark Frostad. Driving clear under a strong hand ride the Forest Wildcat filly has never been off the board with a record of 4 2-0-2.
UNCLE MO WORKS AT BELMONT
Oct. 18, 2011
Mike Repole’s UNCLE MO worked the morning of Oct. 16 over the training track at Belmont Park, covering five furlongs in a bullet :58.64—the fastest of 32 at the distance.“Mo’s work was similar to his last work before the Kelso,” said trainer Todd Pletcher in a release. “It was a little quicker than we set out to do, but it’s just an indication of how well he’s doing right now.”Sidelined for nearly four months while he recovered from a liver ailment that kept him out of the Triple Crown, UNCLE MO finished second in his comeback race, the Aug. 27 Foxwoods King’s Bishop (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course. The race was his first start since a third-place finish in the April 9 Resorts World New York Casino Wood Memorial (gr. I) at Aqueduct.Repole was also pleased with Uncle Mo’s breeze under jockey John Velazquez.“Todd gave great instructions,” said Repole in a statement. “He told Johnny to go between a minute and minute one. Mo misunderstood and decided to go :58 and three. There was a horse working in front of him and Johnny was afraid Mo had decided to go get that horse.“I asked Todd if he was a little upset and he just said, ‘The horse is doing really good right now. What are you going to do, put him in a choke hold?’ He did it so easy. This is the best he’s ever been. This is better than last year, this is better than before the Kelso. This horse could not be doing any better right now.”Pletcher confirmed UNCLE MO would work at Belmont this coming weekend before shipping to Churchill Downs, likely on Monday, Oct. 24.
Glencrest Racing Partnership Updates
Oct. 16 at Woodbine KISS IN THE FOREST registered a $67,100 maiden special weight win after running third in her first two starts. The daughter of Forest Wildcat is trained by Mark Frostad and was bred by Glencrest Farm.
Oct. 6 at Belmont DISPOSABLEPLEASURE won a 1 1/16 mile maiden special weightfor trainer Todd Pletcher. The Giacomo filly was a $45,000 yearling purchase. Her 11 length score earned her owners $41,600.
GLENCREST FILLY DISPOSABLEPLEASURE WINS BY 11 AT BELMONT
10/6/2011
Glencrest’s two-year-old filly DISPOSABLEPLEASURE (Giacomo – My Canada, by With Approval) was away well from the starting gate in the 1 1/16mile maiden special weitght at Belmont. The Todd Pletcher trainee teamed with Castellano to quickly establish control, settin the pace, from the inside facing only the mildest of pressure and being well rated, edged away to a comfortable advantage making her way around the bend. DISPOSABLEPLEASURE went on to extend it, when put to hand encouragement from the quarter pole until about a sixteenth remaining, at times being flashed the whip from the right side, she completed the final stages of the stretch handily to win by 11 lengths
Disposablepleasure (inside) outfights Wildcat's Smile
to win the Demoiselle Stakes
Nov. 26, 2011
Favored Disposablepleasure overcame a bad stumble at the start and a claim of foul to nose out Wildcat's Smile at the wire in the $200,000 Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct Nov. 26.
Making her stakes debut for owner Glencrest Farm and trained by Todd Pletcher, Disposablepleasure was driven to victory by Ramon Dominguez in the Demoiselle, she completed the 1 1/8-mile event for 2-year-old fillies in a deliberate 1:53.10 over a fast track.
Referring to Disposablepleasure's stumble, Pletcher commented, “The only thing I thought is maybe it’s Rags to Riches again. That was bad to start with, but she really started her run on the turn, picked up some momentum, and had to stop again. It was a very courageous effort for any horse, but especially a 2-year-old filly.
"She’s got a lot of natural ability, but she showed she’s got some heart and desire to go along with it. For any horse to win and overcome all that first time going 1 1/8 miles was impressive, you don’t see too many 2-year-old fillies do that.”
Disposablepleasure, a gray/roan daughter of 2005 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Giacomo is out of the With Approval mare My Canada, and was bred in Kentucky by Doug Branham. She sold for $45,000 at Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky sale as a yearling in July 2010.
An 11-length winner over maidens at Belmont Park in her last start Oct. 6, Disposablepleasure was sent off as the 6-5 favorite in a field of 10.
Disposablepleasure came out of the gate on her nose but Dominguez was able to stay aboard and quickly guided the filly to the rail, where she trailed the field.
Wee Party, part of a Live Oak Plantation-owned entry along with Lady Cohiba, hustled to the front for Rajiv Maragh. Wee Party led Brown Eyed Nance, Wildcat's Smile, and Indyniable through an opening quarter-mile of :23.85 before her stalemate progressed into second as she covered a half-mile in :48.31 and six furlongs in 1:13.77. Disposablepleasure advanced along the inside and was angled out on the final turn where she steadied as she appeared to push 32-1 outsider Bourbonstreetgirl wide rounding the bend.
Wildcat's Smile swept past the entrymates to get the lead in the lane for jockey Junior Alvarado. Disposablepleasure, waiting for room behind the leaders, came through between horses for Dominguez and challenged Wildcat's Smile on her inside. Those two fought it out over the final furlong with Disposablepleasure getting the benefit of the nod.
Bourbonstreetgirl rallied for third for jockey David Cohen, 2 3/4 lengths behind the first two. Cohen lodged an objection against the winner for the skirmish on the final turn. After a review, stewards ruled there would be no change in the order of finish.
Dominguez said he was concerned about Disposablepleasure's chances after the bad start.
"She was taking me nicely and they were backing up in front of me, and both Cohen (aboard Bourbonstreetgirl) and I went out to avoiding colliding with the fillies in front. Then I had to take a hold, go back inside, and regroup.”
Disposablepleasure, a kin to stakes winner Romantic Highway, made her debut on the turf at Saratoga at 1 1/16 miles in August, finishing fourth. Switched to the main track at Monmouth Park Sept. 10, she finished second in a maiden test at one mile and 70 yards as the 7-5 favorite. Sent off off as the 9-10 choice in her next start at Belmont, she blew away her four rivals at 1 1/16 miles.
Her Demoiselle victory, worth $120,000, boosted her Disposablepleasure's career earnings to $161,600.
Carrying 115 pounds, Disposablepleasure paid $4.50, $3.10, $2.80.
2YO KISS IN THE FOREST MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW
Nov. 18, 2011
Glencrest Farm's Racing Venture added another win at Woodbine when KISS IN THE FOREST won a 6f allowance for trainer Mark Frostad. Driving clear under a strong hand ride the Forest Wildcat filly has never been off the board with a record of 4 2-0-2.
UNCLE MO WORKS AT BELMONT
Oct. 18, 2011
Mike Repole’s UNCLE MO worked the morning of Oct. 16 over the training track at Belmont Park, covering five furlongs in a bullet :58.64—the fastest of 32 at the distance.“Mo’s work was similar to his last work before the Kelso,” said trainer Todd Pletcher in a release. “It was a little quicker than we set out to do, but it’s just an indication of how well he’s doing right now.”Sidelined for nearly four months while he recovered from a liver ailment that kept him out of the Triple Crown, UNCLE MO finished second in his comeback race, the Aug. 27 Foxwoods King’s Bishop (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course. The race was his first start since a third-place finish in the April 9 Resorts World New York Casino Wood Memorial (gr. I) at Aqueduct.Repole was also pleased with Uncle Mo’s breeze under jockey John Velazquez.“Todd gave great instructions,” said Repole in a statement. “He told Johnny to go between a minute and minute one. Mo misunderstood and decided to go :58 and three. There was a horse working in front of him and Johnny was afraid Mo had decided to go get that horse.“I asked Todd if he was a little upset and he just said, ‘The horse is doing really good right now. What are you going to do, put him in a choke hold?’ He did it so easy. This is the best he’s ever been. This is better than last year, this is better than before the Kelso. This horse could not be doing any better right now.”Pletcher confirmed UNCLE MO would work at Belmont this coming weekend before shipping to Churchill Downs, likely on Monday, Oct. 24.
Glencrest Racing Partnership Updates
Oct. 16 at Woodbine KISS IN THE FOREST registered a $67,100 maiden special weight win after running third in her first two starts. The daughter of Forest Wildcat is trained by Mark Frostad and was bred by Glencrest Farm.
Oct. 6 at Belmont DISPOSABLEPLEASURE won a 1 1/16 mile maiden special weightfor trainer Todd Pletcher. The Giacomo filly was a $45,000 yearling purchase. Her 11 length score earned her owners $41,600.
GLENCREST FILLY DISPOSABLEPLEASURE WINS BY 11 AT BELMONT
10/6/2011
FOAL TO YEARLING PINHOOK CURRENCY SWAP SPLASHES HOME IN THE G1 HOPEFUL
Devil May Care Loses Battle With Cancer
by Esther Marr
5/4/2011
Multiple grade I winner Devil May Care, a starter in the 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), was euthanized May 4 after a confirmed diagnosis of lymphosarcoma, a form of cancer.
Her dire condition was confirmed by veterinarian Johanna Reimer, a specialist in internal medicine and cardiology at Rood and Riddle in Lexington.
The 4-year-old mare by Malibu Moon out of the Red Ransom mare Kelli’s Ransom earned $724,000 at 2 and 3. Her victories included the Mother Goose S (gr. I), BetFair TVG Coaching Club American Oaks (gr. I), Frizette S (gr. I) and the Bonnie Miss Stakes. (gr. II). Devil May Care finished 10th in last year's Derby.
Purchased for $110,000 by John Greathouse at the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale, Devil May Care was trained by Todd Pletcher.
According to Greathouse’s Glencrest Farm, which raced the filly in all nine of her starts, she will be cremated following a complete autopsy. Devil May Care was bred in Kentucky by Diamond A Racing Corporation.
Devil May Care had been a hopeful for last year’s Breeders' Cup Ladies’ Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs, but her diagnosis with a non-contagious form of hepatitis last October forced her to skip the race. Since then, she had been on and off antibiotics and continued to carry an elevated liver enzyme count.
Greathouse said the filly had been hospitalized in Florida over the winter, where her condition had been monitored by veterinarians. The filly, who had also been treated for an inflamed bowel, was brought back to Glencrest this spring when she showed some slight improvements.
“When she got here, she looked good,” said Greathouse, who added Devil May Care was on steroid medications he believed had kept the cancer at bay. Although she did put on some weight while in Kentucky the last few months, her coat began to deteriorate, and veterinarians at Rood and Riddle did more tests on the filly that ultimately detected the cancer.
“We went through a lot to keep her alive, and we were willing to walk that road with her, but it was a battle she was never going to win,” said an emotional Greathouse, who expressed his deep respect for the filly.
Greathouse attached the following letter for Devil May Care’s fans and supporters:
The Devil May Care Family:
To all who have followed and been a part of Devil May Care’s racing life and her fight for life, she and I wish to thank and applaud all of you. The racing was a thrill and one not to be forgotten or dismissed out of hand. To this day I don’t believe we ever saw her best race. But that is my opinion and will be saved for my memories.
To those who cared for her and her health, we both thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
We tried very hard, only to be overcome by lymphosarcoma, an enemy that we couldn’t beat.
We entered a race we couldn’t win.
In an ironic twist, a year ago today she was busy drawing post position 11 for the 136th Kentucky Derby.
She was our shining star...
John Greathouse
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