Saturday, April 6:

EMILY BUSHNELL & RIC WALDMA’s RESILIENCE (’21 Into Mischief / Meadowsweet) is headed to Louisville for the 2024 Kentucky Derby. The BILL MOTT trainee earned his Derby points Saturday when he defeated 11 other sophomores to take down the G2 Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct.

Bred by PAM & MARTIN WYGOD, RESILIENCE took the rail route until the 5/8 pole where he was eased out into the 4-path by jockey JOHN VELASQUEZ to take the lead at the quarter pole and stride home a winner by 2 ¼ lengths.

RESILIENCE has now started 6 times and posts a record of 2 wins, a second and a third. His earnings stand at over $494,000.

We wish RESILIENCE and all his connections the very best. We’ll be cheering him on the first Saturday in May!

Saturday, March 23, 2024:

S.O.K. RACING’s sophomore colt DEVILSGOTACAUSE (’21 Creative Cause / Acenda)  found his third start to be the charm as he scored his maiden-breaking win in the fifth race at Fairgrounds on Saturday. The DALLAS STEWART trainee set all the fractions in the six-furlong contest over a fast dirt track and prevailed by a length at the wire.

A $90,000 yearling purchase at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale, DEVILSGOTACAUSE was re-sold for $250,000 at that sale company’s 2023 Maryland Sale.

Congrats to all!

Saturday, February 10, 2024:

In his first start since breaking his maiden Dec. 29^th GUY NAMED JOE (’21 c. American Pharoah / Hungry Island) earned his first black type, as well as his first triple digit Equibase speed figure (100), when he finished third in the Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields.

Purchased by DENNIS O’NEILL out of last year’s OBS June sale for $100,000, the colt is trained by DOUG O’NEILL for the partnership of MY WAY RACING LLC, WEST COAST STABLES LLC, BARBARA EVENSON, JOHN O’KEEFE and TIMOTHY E. O’KEEFE. The sophomore has been off the board just once out of 6 career outings.

Best of luck to GUY NAMED JOE and all of his connections!

Sunday, January 21, 2024
MY RACEHORSE and JOEY PLATTS enjoyed watching their newly turned 3 yr-old filly SIMPLY ENCHANTING (’21 Nyquist / Enchante) make her debut a winning one Sunday at Santa Anita. Going six-furlongs over a fast dirt track, the PHIL D’AMATO trainee sat just off the leader before switching down to the inside to take command in the stretch run and score by a length over her seven rivals.
We wish SIMPLY ENCHANTING and all of her many connections much continued success in 2024!

Saturday, January 13, 2023:
ST. ELIAS STABLES first time starter TURN UP THE TREES (’21 c. Liam’s Map / Clearbrook) wasted no time finding the winner’s circle when he defeated nine other sophomore maidens at Gulfstream on Saturday. Trained by TODD PLETCHER and piloted by JOHN VELASQUEZ, the $500,000 2022 Keeneland September yearling purchase raced gamely between rivals and finished determinedly a half length to the good in the six-furlong dirt contest.
Best wishes to this exciting newcomer and all of his connections!