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There could be a lot of fireworks today, July 4th at Arlington Park near Chicago for our little racing partnership; Dee Tee Stables. For the first time since our first race just a little over two years ago, we will have two of a runners entered on the same race card. It’s just another milestone with our little fun group of people all across the country that makes up Dee Tee Stables.
My last update on our partnership was early last Fall right after Aldebutante made her debut at Belmont Park. She makes her long awaited return to the races today after minor surgery late last year. She’ll debut on the grass sprinting five furlongs in maiden special weight conditions carded as 4th race with approximate post time at 3:21pm EST. Her first race was an off-the-turf event where she didn’t get the best of trips. Soon after that, she came up with a minor leg issue and had surgery to correct it. She has been “working up a storm” training at Churchill Downs and looks ready for her three year old debut.
Before the long awaited return for Aldebutante, our leading flag bearer of the stable; Kickin N Screamin will return to a route race in the first race opener at 1:00pm EST. She was out of her element last time out sprinting about a month ago. It will her 13 start for our group with a record of 2 wins, 2 places and 2 show positions. I’m looking for a better effort today on a surface that she likes and a distance more suited for her running style. These two runners could be just the beginning for an exciting summer with our racing partnership which has expanded to three more horses since my last update.
Not only have we increased our racing stock, but added two more trainers to the Dee Tee Stables family. To start things off, our first horse Sumwonlovesyou was unsuccessful in her return to training late in April and was retired. The good news though is that she is in foal to the stallion; Purim and will return to New York and “drop” the foal here, thus making it a N.Y. bred runner. Our fourth runner; Rampillion just broke her maiden a little over a week ago at Delaware Park on her sixth try. Now being trained by our Mid-Atlantic conditioner; Linda Albert, Rampillion broke on the lead and never looked back winning by seven lengths going six panels. She most likely will remain at Delaware Park awaiting a non-winners of one allowance test. Rampillion earned Dee Tee Stables their third winners circle photo.
The latest partnership (which I have an interest in) is with three two year old runners. It was original four, but the three year old Point Given gelding; Run Burgundy was retired because he was deemed “too slow” to become an effective racehorse and will just be a riding horse. There are two Smarty Jones offspring; Redboard King in Kentucky and Hal Carmichael who has been transferred to New York based trainer; Gary Sciacca. Along with the two boys, also there is a two year old filly named Missus Mayflower. There is pending a 5th partnership with a N.Y. bred runner which is currently a yearling and will be trained by Gary Sciacca when she is of racing age.
So, with three current runners, three others that are “waiting in the wings”, a future runner later on “down the road” and trained by three different conditioners across the country, Dee Tee Stables has grown into a very good partnership with a bright future. With 25 starts under our belt and just under 50% in the money, Dee Tee Stables has become a dream come true!
