So-So

4th Place – middle of the pack. It was not as bad as No Lip’s debut for us a couple months ago, but it also was not the momentum-building effort we were hoping for off his win last month. At this point, there are more questions than answers. The most disturbing part of yesterday’s race is that he got what could be described as the “perfect trip” yet could not finish in the lane. At least the 4th place yielded a check big enough to pay for a few weeks of expenses.

Yesterday’s race was billed as a “prep” for a stakes race in 3 weeks on the grass. After talking with Tom after the race, it is still our plan to move forward in that direction – assuming he trains well enough leading into the race. We both agreed that we would like to see him run on the turf before making any drastic decisions. It just so happens that at this stage of his career, there are not a lot of options to do this other than taking on the stakes competition.