2010 Grads

9/2/10 - Kirkwood grad and Dr. John A Chandler homebred, PEARLY BLUE, f. 3, Empire Maker - Western Ransom, by Red Ransom captured an allowance race at Saratoga. The Bill Mott trainee went 11 furlongs on the turf to win by 1/2 a length after racing wide throughout and then responding well at the top of the stretch. She has been on the board in 7 or her 10 starts.
Lifetime: 10-2-4-1, $92,746.

8/22/10 - MG1SW MARSH SIDE made easy work of five challengers in the $243,047 Sky Classic Stakes (Can-G2) driving to a five-length romp as the favorite on Sunday at Woodbine.

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—Mike Curry

Robert S. Evans’ homebred multiple Grade 1 winner halted a five race winless stretch and nailed down his first victory of the year for trainer Neil Drysdale. The seven-year-old Gone West horse had not won since the 2009 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes (Can-G1), a win his connections had to wait nearly nine months to celebrate. Marsh Side originally was disqualified and placed fourth for interference in the stretch of the Northern Dancer, but the Ontario Racing Commission overturned the disqualification in June.

There was no debate on Sunday as Marsh Side swept past the fading pacesetter and drew well clear, coasting to the finish line with no serious challengers making a run at him. Marsh Side covered 1¼ miles under Edgar Prado in 2:08.99 on turf rated as soft for his seventh win from 29 starts.

“It looked as though there was not much speed in the race,” Prado said. “All I had to do was help [Marsh Side] a little bit out of the gate and then let him do his thing. He’s an old pro and he knows the track. He was having a lot of fun out there.”

In five seasons, Marsh Side has bankrolled $2,360,070. He is out of the Grade 2-winning Pleasant Colony mare Colonial Play, a full sister to 1991 champion two-year-old filly Pleasant Stage and multiple graded
stakes winner and sire Stage Colony. Other notable family members include Grade 1 winners A Phenomenon, Seattle Meteor, and Changeintheweather.

Marsh Side probably will target the Northern Dancer on September 19.

8/18/10 - FLASK, f. 2, Maria’s Mon - Carafe by Devils' Bag, set solid early fractions (:23.02, :46.15) on her way to victory at the Spa. It looked as though the favorite might be about to take over, but FLASK cut the corner establishing a two-length lead that she held to the wire. She is trained by Eddie Kenneally and owned by Stone Farm and Joseph W. Sutton. The victory was the winner’s second in five career starts.

8/10/10 - Kirkwood prepared BUTTON GIRL, f, 2, Mizzen Mast - Jangada , by Raft, won a MSW going 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf at Saratoga. She had a :47.00 bullet gate work at Keeneland and showed that same kind of early speed in her first start. She zipped right out of the box, set splits of :22.03 and :45.07 and kept right on going for an easy 2 1/2-length success . The winner is a half to Coracle (Exbourne), GSW, $246,383. She is a homebred for Dr John A Chandler (KY) and is trained by Ralph E Nicks.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,000.

8/8/10 - LA CLOCHE , f, 3, Ghostzapper - Memories of Silver, by Silver Hawk, scored in an allowance race at Saratoga going 1 3/16 on a firm turf course. Her most recent win was a MSW at Belmont was in a a 1 1/16-mile maiden test at Belmont June 27. She settled in the early going and then came on three wide on the far turn to take command nearing the three-sixteenths pole and proved best under left-handed urging to score by 3/4 of a length. She is a homebred for Phillips Racing Partnership (KY) and is trained by James J Toner.
Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-0, $71,547.

8/6/10 - Kirkwood conditioned Stormandaprayer, f, 3, Songandaprayer - Stormy Pick, by Storm Creek.ran third in the Loudenville at Saratoga garnered black type and upped her earnings to just under $75,000. She is owned by Bobby Flay, was bred by Jaime S Carrion Trustee  and is trained by James Toner.

8/1/10 - Kirkwood prepared MGSW COOL COAL MAN, c. 4, Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano second in the MAJESTIC LIGHT S at Monmouth. He is owned by Robert LaPenta and trained by Nick Zito.
He has increased his earnings to: $807,328

7/24/10 - CAUSEWAY'S KIN, c. 3, Giant's Causeway - You by You and , scored in the Band Is Passing S at Calder. The colt danced through his conditions, was stakes placed twice and nailed this one. He was bred by the late Edmund A Gann and is now owned by Team Valor International. He is a half brother to SW YOU AND I FOREVER.
Lifetime: 11 3-3-1 $117,887

7/23/10 - Kirkwood prepared G2 SW YOU AND I FOREVER, h. 5, A.P. Indy - You, by You and I, winner of the Gulfstream H., G2, and most recently third in the SALVATOR MILE S. (G3) at Monmouth, ran third in the JAMES MARVIN S on opening day at Saratoga.. He is owned by Jafar Abdullah Algahtani and was bred by Edmund A Gann (Ky.).
Lifetime: 20 4 4 4 $470,484

7/3/10 - Kirkwood prepared G2 SW YOU AND I FOREVER, h. 5, A.P. Indy - You, by You and I, winner of the Gulfstream H., G2, ran third in the SALVATOR MILE S. (G3) at Monmouth. He is owned by Jafar Abdullah Algahtani and was bred by Edmund A Gann (Ky.).
Lifetime: 19 4 4 3 $462,984

6/25/10 - Kirkwood prepared SW SKY HAVEN , f. 4, Sky Mesa - Shouldn't We All by Woodman is back at 4 running 2nd in the Northern Fling H. at Presque Isle Downs. Last year she ran third in the GALLANT BLOOM H. (G2) at Belmont Park. As a 2 year old she was graded sakes placed and had annexed her first stakes in the Presque Isle Debutante. She is owned by Robert E Masterson, was bred by Daniel M Ryan (PA), and is trained now by Bruce Levine.

6/12/10 - Kirkwood prepared MGSW COOL COAL MAN, c. 4, Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano back in the winners circle at Monmouth winning the SKIP AWAY S.

The winner of the GII Fountain of Youth S. at Gulfstream and third in the GI Haskell Invitational S. over this track in 2008, Cool Coal Man was three-for nine last term. The bay romped to a 12 3/4-length victory in the Albert the Great S. at Saratoga in August, but was off the board in his next two tries and was given a three-month break. The winner of an optional claimer at Gulfstream in his 2010 bow Jan. 22, he was third in the GII Gulfstream Park H. Mar. 13, but was looking to rebound after running sixth in the Apr. 30 GIII Alysheba S. at Churchill. Cool Coal Man pressed the pace from second as they loafed through an opening half in :50.42. He took over after six panels in 1:14.37 and pulled clear late to post the popular score.

5/31/10 - A G3 winner on 4/17/10, MR GRUFF ran a gallant third in the SHOEMAKER MILE S. (G1) at Hollywood Park after leading until the stretch. He is owned by Gary Broad and was bred by Robert Spiegel (Ky).
Lifetime: 9 5-2-1 $259,680

5/31/10 - Causeway’s Kin c. 4, Giant’s Causeway - You, by You and I ran second in the MEMORIAL DAY H. (G3) at Calder. He was bred by Edmund Gann and is now owned by Team Valor. Causeway’s Kin and rival Cinnamon Road battled gamely through the stretch for second with Causeway’s Kin inching ahead in the final
strides to edge that foe by a necK.
Lifetime: 9 2-3-1 $84,387

5/1/10 - Edmund Gann homebred, Causeway’s Kin c. 4, Giant’s Causeway - You, by You and I ran second in the SUMTER S. at Calder Race Course.
Lifetime:16-6-3-3, $324,179.

4/17/10 - Horse for course Mr Gruff sprints to repeat San Simeon (G3) win.

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Mr Gruff had won three straight races on the downhill turf course entering the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (G3) on Saturday at Santa Anita Park, and midway down the hill the Mr Greeley gelding took charge on his de facto home course.

The 4-to-5 favorite surged past Trumpet Player Jay, opened a clear lead through a half-mile in :43.98 under Joel Rosario, and spurted well clear in the stretch. He coasted to a 2 1⁄4-length score in 1:11.53 for about 61⁄2 furlongs on the unique turf course, which was rated as firm.

“I knew I had to get a good break. My horse and another outside of me were the only speed,” Rosario said. “I let the other horses on the outside go for a little while, then after that I took the lead. He’s running good, and he’s a nice horse.”

Gary Broad’s Mr Gruff won the San Simeon by three-quarters of a length last year for his first career graded stakes win. Trainer Ron Ellis gave him a break after the win but Mr Gruff missed the second half of the season with an injury, including a planned start in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint.

“I thought he was good enough down the hill to be able to run in the Breeders’ Cup [Turf Sprint] last year, and when he won the San Simeon, I just gave him some time off,” Ellis said. “When I brought him back, he kind of strained his back and we sent him to [owner] Gary Broad’s farm, Oakmont, and they fixed him up and sent him back 110%.” He returned with an easy win on March 19 on the downhill turf course that set him up perfectly for a repeat win in the San Simeon.

Mr Gruff improved to five wins in six starts on the downhill course. He has five wins and two seconds from eight career races and earnings of $229,680 for Broad, who purchased him for $200,000 at the 2006 Barretts Equine Ltd. March sale of selected two-year-olds in training. Bred in Kentucky by Robert Spiegel, he is out of Grade 3 winner Ruff, by Clever Trick.

“We’ve always wanted to stretch him out,” Ellis said. “His mom won a graded stake at a mile and a sixteenth, so we’re probably going to look at the Shoemaker Mile [Stakes (G1) on May 31 at Hollywood Park].”

4/4/10 -And here comes Shine Softly's half sister to remain undefeated in two starts! Kirkwood prepared MUCH REJOICING , f, 3, Distorted Humor - Soaring Softly , by Kris S got her career started on a positive note on Valentine' s Day at Gulfstream Park, overcoming a four-wide trip en route to a 3/4-length victory over six furlongs. Adding a bit more real estate and trying the synthetic track for the first time here, the 3-1 second choice argued the pace from the rail, cut the corner into the stretch and edged clear to score by a decisive 3 1/2 lengths. This time it was HAPPY EASTER!
Lifetime Record 2-2-0-0, $53,400

3/27/10 - Shine Softly, f. 4, Aldebaran - Soaring Softly (by Kris S.) ran second in the Sam Houston Distaff at Sam Houston Parkl. She is a homebred for Phillips Racing Partnership and is trained by Steven M Asmussen. Shine Softly is the daughter of Champion and Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) winner Soaring Softly.

3/19/10 - Kirkwood prepared SW MR GRUFF, g, 6, Mr. Greeley - Ruff, by Clever Trick. won an allowance race with ease at Santa Anita. He is owned by Gary Broad and was bred by Robert Spiegel (Ky).
Lifetime: 7 4 2 0 $169,680

Mr Gruff was three-for-four last year, but his season was over after a front-running 3/4-length score in the
GIII San Simeon H. down the hill at Santa Anita Apr. 18. He was making his return as the odds-on chalk here. Just off the pace while on the bit early, the dark bay angled outside in the stretch and finished well to
win going away.

Grade 3 winner Mr Gruff (Mr. Greeley) will be pointed to San Simeon Stakes (G3) on April 17 after winning an optional claming race on Friday. The six-year-old gelding won the race on the about 6½-furlong downhill
turf course by 2¾ lengths as the 9-to-10 favorite, covering the distance in 1:11.69. It was Mr Gruff’s first race since winning last year’s edition of the San Simeon about 11 months ago. Mr Gruff was nursing a sore back, which caused him to miss the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint in November.

3/13/10 - Kirkwood prepared You and I Forever scores in the Gulfstream H., G2 with Cool Coal Man third

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By Myra Lewyn

With a deal looming for a stud career in India, You and I Forever ran the race of his life to win the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2) on Saturday after trainer Marty Wolfson pleaded to start the royally bred A.P. Indy horse the previous evening.

The five-year-old bay rated off a quick early pace, rallied five wide to gain the lead near the top of the stretch, and scored a 1½-length victory over stablemate Motovato as he earned his first stakes victory at 13.70-to-1 odds. “He wasn’t even going to run,” Wolfson said of You and I Forever, the first foal produced by late owner Edmund Gann’s multiple Grade 1 winner You, by You and I. “A deal has been made [by the estate of Edmund Gann] to sell the horse to interests in India as a stud prospect. I begged them last night to let me run him.”

You and I Forever covered one mile in 1:36.83 on a track rated as fast to earn his fourth victory from 17 career starts. He tired to finish seventh in the seven-furlong Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship Stakes (G2) on February 13 in his previous start, but he was full of run going longer on Saturday under Javier Castellano to score a convincing win. You and I Forever relaxed in eighth early in the 11-horse field as Cool Coal Man and Inkado pressed pacesetter Le Grand Cru, who laid down fractions of :23.86 for the opening quarter and : 46.40 through a half-mile. You and I Forever raced in third at the quarter-pole, where 2008 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) winner Cool Coal Man seized a narrow lead before fading to third. Grade 3 winner Motovato, the 4.30-to-1 second wagering choice, got a stalking trip under Elvis Trujillo, who guided him to the inside of Inkado in early stretch, but You and I Forever made the most of his rally and opened a clear lead at the eighth pole.

“There was a lot of speed in there and I wanted to be midpack and wait for the horses to come back to me and just let my horse finish, and it worked out exactly that way,” Castellano said. “They went pretty quick, and I was able to sit just off the speed. I went a little wide, but I wanted to be in the clear and didn’t want him getting a lot of dirt kicked back on him. And when I put him in the clear, he just took off.”

Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes winner This Ones for Phil, a Grade 2 winner and the 1.70-to-1 favorite, tracked the early pace from fourth then flattened out and finished eighth.

You and I Forever has been competitive in graded stakes, finishing second to Quality Road in the Hal’s Hope Stakes (G3) in his 2010 debut. He also finished second in the 2008 Jerome Handicap (G2) and ’09 Phillip H. Iselin Stakes (G3) before his breakthrough performance on Saturday.

3/1/10 - Multiple Grade 2 winner and former classic starter Smooth Air (Smooth Jazz) ( prepared by Kirkwood) is steadily working toward a return to racing after an extended layoff following a last-place finish in the Whitney Handicap (G1) on August 8 at Saratoga Race Course. The five-year-old horse breezed five furlongs on Sunday in 1:03.60, which ranked sixth of 12 timed moves at the distance. Sunday’s workout was the second of the year for Smooth Air, who won the Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2) last year and the Ohio Derby (G2) and Hutcheson Stakes (G2) in 2008, with a 12th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands in between.

2/14/10 - Kirkwood prepared MUCH REJOICING, f. 3 (Distorted Humor - Soaring Softly, by Kris S.) broke her maiden first out at Gulfstream Park and was picked a Thoroughbred Times NOTABLE MAIDEN WINNER. She is owned by AJ Suited Racing Stable and was bred by the Phillips Racing Partnership (Ky.).

Much Rejoicing got a perfect stalking trip under Elvis Trijillo, and then rallied to reel in the runner-up and score in her debut while leading home the trifecta for Central Kentucky-based sire Distorted Humor.

One of five winners from six starters out of 1999 champion turf female Soaring Softly, by Kris S., Much Rejoicing out finished Bialy to win by three-quarters of a length. Go for Jan finished third.

Much Rejoicing was a $385,000 purchase by her trainer James Toner at the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale.

1/22/10 - MSW COOL COAL MAN, 1 h, 5, Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano is back. He won an allowance race at Gulfstream going 7 furlongs in 1:22 1/5 for owner Robert V LaPenta and breeder W S Farish, EJ Hudson Jr Irrevocable Trust, et al (KY).
Lifetime Record: 23-9-3-1, $690,631

Cool Coal Man, three-for-four over this strip, including a win in the 2008 GII Fountain Of Youth S., ran
away with a 12 3/4-length tally in Saratoga's Albert the Great S. Aug. 10. Placed in a stalking
second here, the favorite gained command on the turn for home and drew off to an easy victory.

1/3/10 - Multiple graded stakes placed winner You and I Forever, c. 5, A.P. Indy - You, by You and I, prepared for racing by Kirkwood Stables, ran second in the in the HAL'S HOPE, G3 on opening day at Gulfstream. He came along bravely on the rail in the stretch to challenge Quality Road, but could not get past the winner. He is owned and was bred by Edmund A. Gann. This horse has been graded stakes placed every year he has started.
Lifetime: 15 3 4 2 $254,652.

2009 GRADS

9/26/09 - Kirkwood prepared SW SKY HAVEN , f. 3, Sky Mesa - Shouldn't We All by Woodman ran third in the GALLANT BLOOM H. (G2) at Belmont Park. As a 2 year old she was graded sakes placed and had annexed her first stakes in the Presque Isle Debutante. She is owned by Elite Racing Company, was bred by Daniel M Ryan (PA), and is trained by Steven M Asmussen. She was purchased for $150,000 at KEEAPR ( hip 58 ).

Lifetime Record: 9-3-3-2 $203,540

9/25/09 - Sweet Golden Carol, prepared by Kirkwood and trained by Doug O'Neil, ran 2nd in the Palomares S at Fairplex. She is by Meglia d'Oro out of Turn and Sparkle by Danzatore. She was bred by Fred M Allor and is owned by Royce S Jaime Racing Stable,
Lifetime: 5 1-1-0 $39,950

9/13/09 - Kirkwood prepared homebred for Dr John A Chandler, Thabazimbi 4, Empire Maker- Aletta Maria, by Diesis (GB), ran third in the BOWLING GREEN H. at Belmont Park after pressing the pace.
Lifetime: 11 2 1 3 $109,377

8/26/09 - Kirkwood prepared SUMO scores breakthrough stakes win in Pleasant Colony at Saratoga
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With a perfectly timed ride from jockey Jeremy Rose, Sumo earned his first stakes victory in convincing fashion on Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course in the $70,850 Pleasant Colony Stakes.

The three-year-old Fusaichi Pegasus colt rated in third, never more than three lengths back, as 11-to-10 favorite Guam Typhoon and Santana Six battled for the lead through six furlongs. The chestnut colt closed the gap on the turn and swung four wide at the quarter pole before dispatching those opponents and drawing off to win by five lengths.

Sumo was stretching out to the Pleasant Colony’s 11⁄8 miles for the first time after finishing fourth in the 11⁄16-mile Barbaro Stakes (G3) on July 19 at Delaware Park. He covered the distance in 1:49.53 on a track rated as fast to earn his second win in five starts this season. Runner-up in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs in February, Sumo improved his career record to three wins and two seconds in eight career starts and boosted his earnings to $126,244 for owner-breeder Stone Farm and trainer Graham Motion.

Grade 3 winner Dyna Da Wyna, by Doc’s Leader, is the dam of Sumo, her first winner. Notable members of the family include multiple Grade 1 winner Honey Ryder and 1975 Kentucky Oaks (G2)
winner Sun and Snow.

8/10/09 - Kirkwood prepared MGSW COOL COAL MAN, c. 4, Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano romped by over 12 lengths in the Albert the Great S. at Saratoga.

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Cool Coal Man was unplaced in two previous starts at Saratoga Race Course, but the Grade 2 winner made amends with a dominant victory on Monday in the $71,750 Albert the Great Stakes.

A four-year-old from the first crop of 2003 Horse of the Year Mineshaft, Cool Coal Man stalked the pace while saving ground under John Velazquez before rallying to seize command near the top of the stretch. He drove clear with a visually impressive turn of foot and powered to a 12 3⁄4-length score as the 9-to-10 favorite for trainer Nick Zito and owner Robert LaPenta.

Cool Coal Man won the 2008 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. He finished 15th in last year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) but rebounded with a victory in the Spend a Buck Stakes at Monmouth Park and a third-place finish in the Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1).

Cool Coal Man has won three of seven starts this season, including a victory in the Lord of the Night Stakes in May at Belmont Park.

20-8-3-1, $650,831

8/8/09 - Dynaforce regains top form in G1 Beverly D. Stakes score

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Ron Parker

Dr. John Chandler’s homebred ( and Kirkwood prepared) MGSW DYNAFORCE brought her ‘A’ game to Arlington Park on Saturday as she charged to the finish to win the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes over French invader Alnadana (Ire).

The 1 3⁄16-mile turf race for fillies and mares drew eight contenders, led by 3-to-2 favorite Pure Clan, impressive winner of Arlington’s Modesty Handicap (G3) on July 11. Tizaqueena and Dynaforce filled
out the second and third spots, respectively, in the Modesty, the local Beverly D. prep race. Darley Stable’s Tizaqueena, who had never finished worse than third in eight career starts entering the Beverly D., seized the initiative under jockey E. T. Baird and set sensible fractions of :25.24 and 50.67 through a half-mile. She covered the first six furlongs in 1:15.65 with Dynaforce poised in second and keeping close tabs on the leader. French Group 3 winner Alnadana broke from her rail post under regular jockey Christophe Soumillon, who kept her close to the rail positioned in third. Turning for home, Desormeaux called upon Dynaforce and the six-year-old Dynaformer mare answered with a steady drive to the front, edging clear late for a 1¼-length victory in 1:58.29 on turf rated as good.

7/22/09 - Opening day at Del Mar saw Kirkwood prepared Mark S the Cooler, g. 3, Johar—Felucca, by Diesis (GB) place in the OCEANSIDE S. He is owned by J. Paul Reddam and was bred by Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.). He is a Doug F. O’Neill trainee.
Lifetime: 11 2 2 1 $117,640

7/11/09 - Kirkwood prepared DYNAFORCE, m. 6, Dynaformer - Aletta Maria, by Diesis (GB) was recently returned to the US from France in 2008 . It was an excellent move as she added a G1 win to her name. First she rewarded her owner/breeder Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.) with a second in the NEW YORK S. (G2) at Belmont Park.and then with a second in the Diana G1 at Saratoga. Back again as a 6 year old, she ran third in the MODESTY H. (G3) at Arlington Park.
Lifetime: 14 4 3 3 $639,772

7/4/09 - Kirkwood had some firecrackers on the 4th!

Kirkwood prepared SW SEASPEAK c. 4, Mizzen Mast - Somerset West, by Gone West ran third in the FIRECRACKER H. (G2) at Churchill Downs for owner/breeder Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.). Earler this spring, he won the DALLAS TURF CUP H. (G3) at Lone Star Park.

At Monmouth Park, MSW SMOOTH AIR ran second in the SALVATOR MILE H. (G3). This consistent horse is adding to his million dollar earnings regularly. Earlier he was second in the SHADWELL METROPOLITAN H. (G1) at Belmont Park. He is a homebred for Mount Joy Stables and is trained by Bennie F. Stutts Jr. This spring he also captured the Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2).
Lifetime: 16-6-5-3 $1,102,200

6/6/09 - Kirkwood prepared MARSH SIDE, h. 6, Gone West - Colonial Play, by Pleasant
Colony, ran second in the WOODFORD RESERVE MANHATTAN H. (G1) at Belmont Park on Belmont Stakes day. Last year he scored a stunner in the PATTISON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL S. (Can-G1). He is a homebred for Robert S. Evans (Ky.).
Lifetime: 18 6 2 1 $1,519,706

5/30/09 -MGSW COOL COAL MAN, c. 4, Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano is back in the winner's circle. scoring in the LORD OF THE NIGHT S. at Belmont Park. Last out, he was second in the ALYSHEBA S. (G3) at Churchill Downs on Oaks Day. He is owned by Robert V. LaPenta and was bred by W. S. Farish and the E.J. Hudson Jr. Irrevocable Trust,et al (Ky.).
Lifetime: 18-7-3-1, $606,181

5/25/09 -The Kirkwood prepared Dr. John A. Chandler homebred, SEASPEAK, c. 4, Mizzen Mast - Somerset West, by Gone West won the DALLAS TURF CUP H. (G3) at Lone Star ParK.
Lifetime: 8-3-2-2, $243,828.

In the Dallas Turf Cup Handicap (G3), Seaspeak captured his first career graded stakes win.
Seaspeak had finished first in the Bryan Station Stakes (G3) on October 12 at Keeneland Race Course
in his graded stakes debut but was disqualified and placed second for interfering with Cowboy Cal. He followed with a runnerup finish in the Commonwealth Turf Stakes (G3) on November 9 at Churchill Downs. The four-year-old Mizzen Mast colt tracked pacesetter Tricky Causeway through a half-mile in :50.41 before taking control under Leparoux in the Dallas Turf Cup. Seaspeak effortlessly pulled away when roused and cruised to a comfortable 4¾-length win, covering 11⁄8 miles on firm turf in 1:48.23.

5/25/09 - MSW SMOOTH AIR runs second in the SHADWELL METROPOLITAN H. (G1) at Belmont Park. He is a homebred for Mount Joy Stables and is trained by Bennie F. Stutts Jr. Earler this spring he captured the Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2)
Lifetime: 15-6-4-3 $1,052,200

5/24/09 - Kirkwood prepared Thabazimbi, c. 4, Empire Maker - Aletta Maria, by Diesis (GB) ran third in the LOUISVILLE H. (G3) at Churchill Downs, He is a homebred for Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.) and is trained by
William I. Mott.

5/1/09 - Kirkwood prepared GSW COOL COAL MAN, c. 4 Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano is back in stakes company again , running second in the ALYSHEBA S. (G3) at Churchill Downs on Oaks Day.
Lifetime: 16 6 3 1 $564,691

4/23/09 - The wonderfully connected and Kirkwood prepared THABAZIMBI, c. 4, Empire Maker - Aletta Maria, by Diesis (GB) won a tough allowance race ar KEENELAND RACE COURSE stretching out to 9.5 furlongs on the turf. He is a Bill Mott trained homebred for Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.).
Lifetime: 7-2-1-1, $80,490.

4/22/09 -Kirkwood prepared Position A c. 3, Aldebaran - Propriety, by Storm Cat ran second in the HARRY HENSON S. going 3/4 on the turf at Hollywood Park. He is owned by B. Wayne Hughes and was bred by the Phillips Racing Partnership (Ky.).
Lifetime: 5 1 3 $56,090

4/18/09 - Kirkwood prepared MR GRUFF, g. 5, Mr. Greeley - Ruff, by Clever Trick jumped up and won the SAN SIMEON H. (G3) at Santa Anita for his owner Gary Broad and his breeder Robert Spiegel (Ky). He flew 6.5f on the turf in 1:11.88.
Lifetime: 6-3-2-0, $137,880.

Mr Gruff set a determined pace, kicked clear approaching the stretch, and earned a three-quarter-length win in his stakes debut in the San Simeon Handicap. Trained by Ron Ellis for owner Gary Broad, Mr Gruff made each
of his previous three starts at the San Simeon distance of about 61⁄2 furlongs on Santa Anita’s downhill turf course. The Mr. Greeley gelding entered off a 2 3⁄4-length win in an allowance race on March 11. Mr Gruff was angled in by jockey Joel Rosario at the start of the San Simeon Handicap and led Desert Code by a head through an opening quarter-mile in :22.01 and a half-length through a half-mile in :43.61. Mr Gruff increased his advantage to 2 1⁄2 lengths in early stretch, gamely turned back a late bid from runner-up Doppio, and won in 1:11.88 on firm turf.

4/16/09 - Steele Tango , c. 4, Okawango - Waltzing Around (Ire), by Ela-Mana-Mou (Ire) ran second in the WEATHERBYS EARL OF SEFTON S. (Eng-G3) at NEWMARKET going 11⁄8 on the turf. Steele Tango was prepared by Lirkwood and sold at Tattersalls.

The Racing Post said:

Steele Tango, not seen since narrowly beaten by Tazeez off a mark of 95 in a handicap on the July Courselast August, was just being niggled along to keep in touch at halfway, but he eventually found his second wind and rallied to take second spot up the final hill. Connections were thrilled by this effort and he will appreciate a return to further.

4/4/09 - Kirkwood prepared GSW COOL COAL MAN, c. 4 Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano is back in stakes company, running second in the EXCELSIOR H. (G3) at Aqueduct.
Lifetime: 16 6 2 1 $531,974

3/21/09 - Sharbat jumped into stakes company in the $125,000 BAYOU H. at the Fair Grounds going 9 furlongs on the turf and dead heated for third last out. This time she moved up to second in the FORTIN H. at 8.5 furlomngs on the turf at the Fair Grounds. The 5 year old mare is by Dynaformer out of Sharp Apple, by Diesis (GB) and is a homebred for Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.).
Lifetime:: 12 3 3 3 $119,925

3/14/09 - Kirkwood prepared Smooth Air returns to winner’s circle at Gulfstream
COURTESY OF THE THOROUGHBRED TIMES

Smooth Air won his first race in more than five months on Saturday as he uncoiled an explosive turn of foot from the far outside to capture the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2) on Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

Smooth Air closed his three-year-old season with a seventh-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). The fouryear- old Smooth Jazz colt entered off a second-place finish in the Tallahassee Stakes on February 7 at Gulfstream.

Finallymadeit pressed pacesetter Formidable through six furlongs in 1:09.96 while Smooth Air stalked the leaders under Paco Lopez. Smooth Air moved to the far outside and was carried even wider when Finallymadeit drifted out in early stretch as Formidable continued to lead. Smooth Air drove past those two foes with a sustained bid to win by 1 1⁄4 lengths.

Smooth Air completed one mile in 1:35.49 on a track rated as fast. He is trained by Bennie Stutts Jr. for owner-breeder Mount Joy Stables. Smooth Air won the Hutcheson Stakes (G2) and Ohio Derby (G2) last year and finished 11th in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! to $932,200. Bred in Kentucky, Smooth Air is out of the winning French Deputy mare Air France.

3/13/09 - Kirkwood prepared Smooth Air, Cool Coal Man headline Gulfstream Park Handicap
COURTESY OF THE THOROUGHBRED TIMES

Two colts that made a splash last spring on the Triple Crown trail will try to emulate that success this season as they headline the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2) on Saturday.

Both Smooth Air and Cool Coal Man won early Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) prep races last year at the Hallandale Beach, Florida, track. Smooth Air won the 2008 Hutcheson Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream and then finished second to Big Brown in the Florida Derby (G1) on March 29 for trainer Bennie Stutts Jr. Following an 11th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, the Smooth Jazz colt won the Ohio Derby (G2) in May at Thistledown and the Needles Stakes in September at Calder Race Course prior to finishing seventh of 12 in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on October 25 during the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.

Robert LaPenta’s Cool Coal Man won the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) in February and finished ninth of 12 in the Toyota Blue Gras Stakes (G1) at Keeneland Race Course prior to his 15th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby for Racing Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito. The Mineshaft colt subsequently finished third in the Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park and 11th of 12 in the Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course. He opened his 2009 season with a 2 ¼- length victory in a 6 ½-furlong allowance/optional claiming race at Gulfstream on January 28..

2/21/09 - Sharbat jumped into stakes company in the $125,000 BAYOU H. at the Fair Grounds going 9 furlongs on the turf and dead heated for third. The 5 year old mare is by Dynaformer out of Sharp Apple, by Diesis (GB) and is a homebred for Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.).
Lifetime:: 11 2 2 3 $107,925

2/14/09 -The wonderfully named Arthur B. Hancock III homebred Sumo lept out of the allowance ranksand into the stakes ring to run second in the SAM F. DAVIS S. (G3) at Tampa Bay. He is a 3 year old by Fusaichi Pegasus out of Dyna Da Wyna, by Doc’s Leader.
Lifetime: 5 2 2 0 $73,894

2/7/09 - MSW SMOOTH AIR is BACK for hs four year old campaign. He is by, Smooth Jazz - Air France, by French Deputy and is a homebred for Mount Joy Stables Inc. He ran a good second in the TALLAHASSEE S, at Gulfstream for his 2009 return. It pushed his earnings over 3/4 million.

To see a recap of his 2008 record, please click on CURRENT RUNNERS buttonn above, select 2008 from the drop down menu and then choose the ALPHABETICAL report for 2008.

1/28/09- GSW COOL COAL MAN, c. 4 Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano is back, taking an Opt. Clm. ($100,000)/ allowance race at Gulfstream Park. Perfect in two previous tries at Gulfstream, including last year's G2 Fountain of Youth S., Cool Coal Man added a win in the June 14 Spend a Buck S. at Monmouth, then was third to Big Brown in the G1 Haskell Invitational S. at the same oval Aug. 3.

Fresh off the layoff, Cool Coal Man raced just off the flank of Knights Cross early on. He tackled that rival once heads were turned for home and easily outfinished Bold Start for an impressive comeback victory.
Lifetime: 14-6-1-1, $482,974

2/21/09 - Sharbat jumped into stakes company in the $125,000 BAYOU H. at the Fair Grounds going 9 furlongs on the turf and dead heated for third. The 5 year old mare is by Dynaformer out of Sharp Apple, by Diesis (GB) and is a homebred for Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.).
Lifetime:: 11 2 2 3 $107,925

2/14/09 - The wonderfully named Arthur B. Hancock III homebred Sumo lept out of the allowance ranks to run second in the SAM F. DAVIS S. (G3) at Tampa Bay. Although dismissed at long odds, he beat the third place finisher Musket Man who was previously unbeaten. He is a 3 year old by Fusaichi Pegasus out of Dyna Da Wyna, by Doc’s Leader. Watch for this one!
Lifetime: 5 2 2 0 $73,894

2/7/00 - MSW SMOOTH AIR is BACK for hs four year old campaign. He is by, Smooth Jazz - Air France, by French Deputy and is a homebred for Mount Joy Stables Inc. He ran a good second in the TALLAHASSEE S, at Gulfstream for his 2009 return. It pushed his earnings over 3/4 million.

To see a recap of his 2008 record, please click on CURRENT RUNNERS above, select 2008 from the drop down menu and then choose the alphabetical report for 2008.

1/28/09 - SW COOL COAL MAN, c. 3 Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano is back, taking an Opt. Clm. ($100,000)/ allowance race at Gulfstream Park. Perfect in two previous tries at Gulfstream, including last year's G2 Fountain of Youth S., Cool Coal Man added a win in the June 14 Spend a Buck S. at Monmouth, then was third to Big Brown in the G1 Haskell Invitational S. at the same oval Aug. 3.

Fresh off the layoff, Cool Coal Man raced just off the flank of Knights Cross early on. He tackled that rival once heads were turned for home and easily outfinished Bold Start for an impressive comeback victory.
Lifetime: 14-6-1-1, $482,974

2008 GRADS

11/26/08 - Kirkwood prepared, Ididntmeantoo, f. 3, Fusaichi Pegasus - Bella Chiarra, by Phone Trick ran second in the STAR DE LADY ANNE S. at Aqueduct. She went 6 furlongs over a track labeled good in 1:10 and change. She is a homebred for Jack Mandato but was co-bred by Arthur B. Hancock III.
Lifetime: 13 3 3 1 $142,243

11/8/08 - Kirkwood trained CAME TO PASS, g. 4 by Came Home out of Easy Pass, by Easy Goer won the Caballos Del Sol H at Turf Paradise. He was bred by Twin Creeks Farm and is owned by Three Sisters Thoroughbreds.
Lifetime 3 2-0-0 $53,200

On the same day Kirkwood prepared Lethal Quality, f. 3, ran second in theNew Braunfels S at Retama Park. She is by Elusive Quality out of Lethal Temper by Seattle Slew. She is a homebred for Stewart L Armstrong.
Lifetime: 12 1-3-0 $34,608

11/6/08 - Kirkwood prepared SKY HAVEN , f. 2, Sky Mesa - Shouldn't We All by Woodman ran second in the Blue Mountain Juvenile S. at Penn National. Earlier she annexed her first stakes in the Presque Isle Debutante. Earlier still, she gained graded black type running second in the G3- Channel Three S. also at at Presque Isle Downs. She is owned by Elite Racing Company, was bred by Daniel M Ryan (PA), and is trained by Steven M Asmussen. She was purchased for $150,000 at KEEAPR ( hip 58 ).
Lifetime Record: 5-2-32-0, $132,350

10/13/08 - Kirkwood grads are on a roll. Senior Rita Lady f. 3, Fusaichi Pegasus - Gloriosa, by Pleasant Colony ran second in the PEBBLES S. at Belmont for owners, Klaravich Stables Inc. and William Lawrence,
and breeder , Stewart Armstrong (Ky.). They zipped a mile on the turf in 1:35 and change. Senior Rita Lady was caught in deep stretch by a horse appearing suddenly on the outside.
Lifetime: 7 2 2 1 $100,336

10/12/08 - A homebred for Dr. John A. Chandler, Seaspeak , c. 3, Mizzen Mast - Somerset West by Gone West, was disqualified from first and placed second in the BRYAN STATION S. (G3) at Keeneland. He and Cowboy Cal got into a long stretch battle with a lot of contact. Seaspeak surged ahead to hiot the wire first, but was DQed. He was prepared at Kirkwood.
Lifetime 5 1 1 2 $71,797

A Kirkwood prepared filly SUNSHINE FOR LIFE, f. 4, Giant’s Causeway - Million Stories took the ATHENIA H. (G3) at Belmont Park. She zipped 8.5f on the turf course labeled as firm in 1:41.55. She took the lead a few jumps out and stayed there. She is owned by Jane M. Schosberg and is trained by her son Richard E. Schosberg. She was bred Buckram Oak Farm (Ky.). $66,180. Lifetime: 11-4-1-1, $201,072

“I wasn’t sure I was going to make the lead,” said Jockey Channing Hill . “She settled really nicely the first three jumps. I gave her a little chirp. No one wanted to go with me, so I thought, ‘I’ll show them the way to the finish line.’

You and I Forever, c. 3, A.P. Indy - You, by You and I, prepared for racing by Kirkwood Stables, ran second in the JEROME H. (G2) at Belmont. He raced a flat mile over a sloppy track for owner/breeder Edmund A. Gann missing by only a length.
Lifetime: 8 2 2 1 $121,446.

Kirkwood prepared MARSH SIDE scores a stunner in the PATTISON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL S. (Can-G1). He is Breeders' Cup hopeful number 3 for Kirkwood!
Courtesy of the Thoroughbred Times Today

Marsh Side surged to the lead in early stretch to win the $1,851,250 Pattison Canadian International Stakes (Can-G1) on Saturday at Woodbine. With his 13⁄4-length win in the 11⁄2- mile turf race, one of four races on Woodbine’s Saturday card that were part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series, 29.60-to-1 longshot Marsh Side earned a guaranteed starting spot in the $3-million Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup
Turf (G1) on October 25 at the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.

Lucarno took the early lead in the ten-horse field, setting the pace through a half-mile in :50.63 and six furlongs in 1:15.61 as Marsh Side was rated in third by jockey Javier Castellano, about two lengths behind the leader. Castellano gave the bay Gone West horse his cue on the turn, and Marsh Side surged to a 11⁄2-length lead in early stretch as Lucarno tired.

Side improved to five wins in 18 starts and boosted his earnings to $1,439,706. He is out of the Pleasant Colony mare Colonial Play.

Two Kirkwod trainees may go to the Breeders' Cup MG2 SW SMOOTH AIR and MG3SW AKRONISM. Stay tuned!

9/27/08 - WHAT A DAY FOR KIRKWOOD! DYNAFORCE takes the G1Flower Bowl, LEMON DROP MOM ran third in the G1 Beldame, SMOOTH AIR won the Needles at Calder and SKY HAVEN scores in the Presque Isle Debutante.

Kirkwood prepared DYNAFORCE m. 5, Dynaformer - Aletta Maria, by Diesis (GB) was recently returned to the US from France. It was an excellent move as she has now added a G1 win to her name. She had first rewarded her owner/breeder Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.) with a second in the NEW YORK S. (G2) at Belmont Park.and then with a second in the Diana G1 at Saratoga.
Lifetime: 11-4-3-2, $614,772

Lemon Drop Mom, f, 4, Lemon Drop Kid - Return of Mom, by Deputy Minister ran third in the Beldame G1, behind MG1SW GINGER PUNCH, to add G1 black type to her résumé for owner-breeder Robert S Evans (KY). Recently she had been second in the million dollar plus DELAWARE H.-G2.
Lifetime: 18 6-2-2 $476,945

.Mount Joy Stables’ SMOOTH AIR, c. 3, Smooth Jazz - Air France, by French Deputy rallied from just off
the pace for a 3 3⁄4-length victory in the $100,000 Needles Stakes, completing the 11⁄16-mile turf race in 1:41.92. Trainer Bennie Stutts Jr. said the Smooth Jazz colt will make his next start in the Breeders’ Cup, and
the owners will decide which race Smooth Air will contest.
Lifetime: 11-5-2-3, $737,200

Kirkwood prepared SKY HAVEN , f. 2, Sky Mesa - Shouldn't We All by Woodman annexed her first stakes in the Presque Isle Debutante. Earlier had gained graded black type running second in the G3- Channel Three S. at the same track. She is owned by Elite Racing Company, was bred by Daniel M Ryan (PA), and is trained by Steven M Asmussen. She was purchased for $150,000 at KEEAPR ( hip 58 ),
Lifetime Record: 2-2-2-0, $117,350

9/21/08 - Kirkwood prepared Masterful Miss f. 3, Mizzen Mast - Fluttery Danseur, by Wavering Monarch ran second in a dead heat in the BANGLES AND BEADS S. at Fairplex Park m She is owned by Charles Cono LLC; and was bred by Stewart Armstrong.
Lifetime: 16 1- 5 - 5 $114,570

9/11/08 - Akronism may be Breeders’ Cup bound

Robert S. Evans’s homebred Akronism did not race on a synthetic surface until September 6, when the four-year-old Not For Love filly won the Seaway Stakes (Can-G3) on Woodbine’s synthetic Polytrack surface. Prior to the Seaway, she won the Royal North Stakes (Can-G3) on turf at Woodbine. Patrick Lawley-Wakelin, racing manager for Evans, said the Breeders’ Cup might be on Akronism’s agenda after a stop at Keeneland Race Course. “The filly obviously has tremendous quality and the [Breeders’ Cup] is where [trainer Tim Ritchey] wants to go,” Lawley-Wakelin said. “I think she deserves a shot, without any doubt.”

9/06/08 - What a Weekend once again for AKRONISM and SWEET HOPE!

9/1/08 - Was a busy day for Kirkwood grads:

Kirkwood prepared SW SMOOTH AIR, c. 3, Smooth Jazz - Air France, by French Deputy ran third in the $1,000,000 Pennsylvania Derby (G2). He is a homebred for Mount Joy Stables Inc. Earlier this year he won the Ohio Derby and he came close in another one.

Across the state, Stakes placed Sky Haven, f. 2, Sky Mesa - Shouldn't We All by Woodman, who was purchased for $150,000 at KEEAPR ( hip 58 ), ran second in the G3- Channel Three S. at Presque Isle Downs and added graded black type to her page. She is owned by Elite Racing Company, was bred by Daniel M Ryan (PA), and is trained by Steven M Asmussen.
Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, $57,350

8/3/08 - COOL COAL MAN, c. 3 Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano ran a good third in the Haskell G1 behind Big Brown and stable mate Coal Play. Early this year he scored convincingly in the Fountain of Youth (G2). Most recently he won the Spend a Buck Stakes at Monmouth. He was prepared for racing and offered by Kip Elser at Calder 2007. He is owned by Robert V. LaPenta and was bred by W. S. Farrish and the E. J. Hudson Jr. Irrecovable Trust et al.
Lifetime: 11-5-1-1 $449,531

8/2/08 - It was quite a day at tracks across the country for Kirkwood prepared horses! In the north, AKRONISM, f. 4, Not For Love - Jerry Bomb, by Explosive Bid scored in the ROYAL NORTH S. (Can-G3) for owner/breeder Robert S. Evans. Akronism is trained by Tim Ritchey. She zipped 6 furlongs on the turf in 1:07 and change and has now earned $431,496 . She has pushed her earnings to $122,209.

Down the road at Saratoga, SW SWEET HOPE, f. 3, Lemon Drop Kid - High Heeled Hope by Salt Lake ran second in the TEST (G1) behind Indian Blessing. She is owned by High Bank Syndicate and was bred by Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate Inc. (Ky.). Her trainer is J. Larry Jones.

Farther south still, at Monmouth, Sky Haven, f. 2 Sky Mesa- Shouldn't We All by Woodman ran second in the COLLEEN S. in her second start. She is owned by Elite Racing Partners LLC and was bred by B: Daniel M Ryan. She is trained by Steve Asmussen.

In the middle of the country at Arlington Park, , Lemon Spice, c. 3, Langfuhr - Lemon Haze by Distant View won an allowance race for owner/breeder Mt Joy Stables. He is trained by Dallas Stewart.

7/27/08 - Kirkwood prepared You and I Forever c. 3, A.P. Indy - You, by You and I ran a good second in the HENRY WALTON S. at Saratoga for owner/breeder Edmund A. Gann and trainer William I. Mott. He lost by a neck and was over 12 lengths ahead of the third horse.

7/26/08 - Kirkwood prepared Dynaforce m. 5, Dynaformer - Aletta Maria, by Diesis (GB) was recently returned to the US from France. First she rewarded her owner/breeder Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.) with a second in the NEW YORK S. (G2) at Belmont Park. She was gaining on the winner and lost by a short neck. Most recently she was second in the Diana G1 at Saratoga. This mare has been off the board only once in her career.
Lifetime:9 -3-3-2 $251,505

7/16/08 - Kirkwood prepared Moral Compass, c, 3 Grand Slam - Affair With Aflair, by Well Decorated ran second in the Oceanside S on opening day at Del Mar. Earlier this year he ran a close third in the BULLEIT BOURBON PALM BEACH S. (G3) going 9 furlongs on the turf. He is owned by North Shore Racing and was bred by Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate Inc.
Lifetime:11 -2-3 -4 $140,290

July 13, 2008 was a productive day for Kirkwood prepared fillies at DELAWARE PARK

In the million dollar plus DELAWARE H.-GII, Lemon Drop Mom, f, 4, Lemon Drop Kid - Return of Mom, by Deputy Minister ran second for owner-breeder Robert S Evans (KY) and added $200,000 to her bankroll.
Lifetime: 18 6-2-2 $476,945

On the same day, SW AKRONISM, f. 4, Not For Love - Jerry Bomb, by Explosive Bid ran third in the LIGHT HEARTED S. at Delaware Park. Recently she scored in the SKIPAT S. for owner/breeder Robert S. Evans.
lifetime: 19 7-2-3 $343,872

6/22/08 - Kirkland prepared and sold SWEET HOPE, f. 3, Lemon Drop Kid - High Heeled Hope by
Salt Lake won the BEAUTIFUL DAY S. at Delaware Park zipping 6 furlongs in 1:09.47. She is owned by High Bank Syndicate and was bred by Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate Inc. (Ky.). Her trainer is J. Larry Jones.
Lifetime: 10-3-0-2, $72,209.
She was a $320,000 2007 KEEAPR purchase.

6/210/08 - Kirkwood prepared Dynaforce m. 5, Dynaformer - Aletta Maria, by Diesis (GB) was recently returned to the US from France. She rewarded her owner/breeder Dr. John A. Chandler (Ky.) with a second in the NEW YORK S. (G2) at Belmont Park. She was gaining on the winner and lost by a short neck.

6/12/08 - Kirkwood sales graduate SKY HAVEN, f. 2, Sky Mesa - Shouldn't We All by Woodman, who was purchased for $150,000 at KEEAPR ( hip 58 ), was bet down to 3-5 in this four-horse field. The filly ducked in a bit at the start, but recovered to race in second. She took over turning for home and drew off to post a seven-length debut success. She is owned by Elite Racing Company, was bred by Daniel M Ryan (PA), and is trained by Steven M Asmussen.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,000.

6/6/08 - Moral Compass c. 3, Grand Slam - Affair With Aflair, by Well Decorated ran third in the HILL PRINCE S. (G3) at Belmont Park going a flat mile on the turf in 1:35.03. Bred by Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate Inc. ,he was prepared by Kirkwood for owner North Shore Racing, (Ky.).
Lifetime: 10 2-2-4 $123,030

5/31/08 - Kirkwood prepared Smooth Air glides to clear victory in Ohio Derby at Thistledown
Courtesy of the Thoroughbred Times Today
Mike Curry

Hutcheson Stakes (G2) winner Smooth Air powered past Cherokee Artist in early stretch and surged clear to a convincing four-length win in the $300,000 Ohio Derby (G2) on Saturday at Thistledown. The Smooth Jazz colt rebounded strongly from an unplaced finish on May 3 at Churchill Downs in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), in which Smooth Air broke in the air and was steadied twice in the early stages of the 11⁄4-mile classic.

“If somebody said last year that we’d go to the Kentucky Derby, then win the Ohio Derby, I’d have told them they were crazy,” winning trainer Bennie Stutts Jr. said. “This is the proudest of my life.”

Mount Joy Stables’ Smooth Air settled into an ideal stalking position under Manoel Cruz in the 11⁄8-mile Ohio Derby as Celtic Meal set a solid pace through an opening quarter in :22.52 and a half-mile in :46.34. Cherokee Artist was positioned in second by Jeremy Rose on the backstretch with Smooth Air racing comfortably in third as the field bunched up approaching the final turn. Cherokee Artist quickly overpowered the fading pacesetter on the turn and seized command approaching the stretch as Smooth Air hit his best stride and Grade 3 winner Z Fortune rallied into contention.

Smooth Air accelerated smoothly in the stretch and drove past runner- up Cherokee Artist with a visually impressive turn of foot. He built a clear advantage at the eighth pole and streaked to a comfortable win in 1:50.26 on a track rated as fast.

He pushed his earnings to $575,500.

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5/19/08 - Grade 2 winner and Kirkwood prepared Smooth Air (Smooth Jazz) breezed one-mile in 1:45.80 on Sunday in preparation for the $300,000 Ohio Derby (G2) on May 31 at Thistledown.

Trained by Bennie Stutts Jr., Smooth Air finished 11th in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on May 3 after a runner-up finish to Derby winner Big Brown (Boundary) in the Florida Derby (G1) on March 29 at Gulfstream Park.

The bay colt is scheduled to be shipped to Arlington Park today to continue preparations for the 11⁄8-mile Ohio Derby prior to being shipped to Thistledown.

A Mount Joy Stables homebred, Smooth Air won the Hutcheson Stakes (G2) in his sophomore debut on January 5 at Gulfstream. Churchill Downs

5/17/08 -On Preakness day, STEVIL ran a creditable 5th to BIG BROWN but two other Kirkwood prepared horses won stakes on the same day for owner/breeder Robert S. Evans, one at Pimlico. AKRONISM, f. 4, Not For Love - Jerry Bomb, by Explosive Bid scored in the SKIPAT S. for owner/breeder Robert S. Evans. She zipped 6 furlongs in a very spritely 1:09.76.
Lifetime: 17-7-2-2, $328,372

Up the road at Delaware Park, LEMON DROP MOM, f. 4, Lemon Drop Kid - Return of Mom, by
Deputy Minister won the WINTER MELODY S. Both fillies are trained by Timothy F. Ritchey.
Lifetime: 16-6-1-1, $260,445.

5/16/08 -SW SIR WHIMSEY, prepared by Kirkwood Stables, ran third in the PIMPLICO SPECIAL G1. Last out he was third in the G3 Ben Ali S. at Keeneland. He is a homebred for Chance Farm, Va. Before that, he scored a game win in the Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2).
Lifetime: 15-4-3-3, $398,543.

5/13/08 - Kirkwood prepared STEVIL a roan son of Maria’s Mon, left a solid impression in his final workout at Churchill Downs the morning of May 13, breezing four furlongs in :47.80 under exercise rider Megan Smillie over a fast surface. It was the sixth-fastest work of 61 runners at the distance.

“It was pretty nice, and he galloped out real nice,’’ said trainer Nick Zito, who will be saddling his 19th Preakness starter, a number that ties him for second all-time with the legendary Max Hirsch. Only D. Wayne Lukas (32) has run more horses in the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.

“He’s a very consistent horse, and hopefully he’ll run well Saturday,’’ said Zito, who collected fourth-place money in last year’s Preakness with C P West. Zito won the 1996 Preakness with Louis Quatorze, who shares the official record for the 1-3/16-mile stakes with Tank’s Prospect and last year’s winner, Curlin (1:53 2/5).

John Velazquez, the regular rider for trainer Todd Pletcher, has the mount for the first time on the Robert LaPenta-owned colt. Stevil was scheduled to arrive by van later May 13.

“We’re ready. He’s been running good all winter,” Zito said.

4/20/08 -SW SIR WHIMSEY, prepared by Kirkwood Stables, ran third in the G3 Ben Ali S. at Keeneland. He is a homebred for Chance Farm, Va. In his last out he scored a game win in the Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2).
Lifetime: 14-4-3-2, $371,043.

3/29/08 - Kirkwood prepared SW SMOOTH AIR , c. 3 by Smooth Jazz colt out of the French Deputy mare Air France, was second behind a tough BIG BROWN in the FLORIDA DERBY (G1) at Gulfstream Park. Earlier he won the Hutcheson Stakes (G2). He is a homebred for Mount Joy Stables Inc.
.Lifetime 7 3-2-2 $395,50

On the same day and at the same track, Kirkwood prepared Moral Compass, c, 3 Grand Slam - ffair With
Aflair, by Well Decorated ran a close third in the BULLEIT BOURBON PALM BEACH S. (G3) going 9 furlongs on the turf. He is owned by North Shore Racing and was bred by Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate Inc.
Lifetime: 8 1-2-3 $78,330

3/22/08 - Kirkwood Stables prepared VANDERKAAY, c 3. Malibu Moon out of Hen Party by Hennessey ran back to be third in the Private Terms S at Laurel Park. Earlier this year he won a 1 X allowance race at Calder. He is owned by Bowman Thoroughbreds, LLC and was bred by Dr. Frank Justice and Meadow Oaks Farm, LLC.
His record now stands at 8 3-1-2 and he has earned $76,700.

3/15/08 - HIGH BLUES made a four-wide run into the stretch in Saturday's $50,000 Tejano Run Stakes and closed quickly to win by 1 3/4 lengths over Self Made Man. Solo Cat was third and the odds-on favorite, Jade's Revenge, faded in the stretch to finish seventh of eight. High Blues, a 5-year-old, Kentucky-bred ridgling by High Yield, ran the 9 furlongs on the all-weather track in 1:51.71 with James Lopez up.

3/11/08 - Kirkwood prepared Smooth Air stays firmly on the Derby Trail - works a Mile for Florida Derby:
Mount Joy Stables' Smooth Air (Smooth Jazz), who is being pointed toward the $1-million GI Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park Mar. 29, worked a mile Sunday morning at Calder for trainer Bennie Stutts, Jr. Posting his second straight one-mile breeze, the Jan. 5 GII Hutcheson S. winner stopped the clock in 1:45 3/5
under jockey Manny Cruz.

3/9/08 - Kirkwood prepared Larrys Revenge, c, 3, Vindication - Carsonality,by Carson City ran third in the GothamS. (G3) thus joining Kirkwood prepared Cool Coal Man and Smooth Air on the Derby Trail. He is owned by Robert V LaPenta.
Lifetime: 6 1-0-3 $60,560

2/24/08 - COOL COAL MAN, c. 3 Mineshaft - Coral Sea, by Rubiano bounded onto the Derby Trail with a game and convincing win in the Fountain of Youth (G2). He was prepared for racing and offered by Kip Elser at Calder 2007. He is owned by Robert V. LaPenta and was bred by W. S. Farrish and the E. J. Hudson Jr. Irrecovable Trust et al. Never worse than fourth, he came three wide at the turn and finished well to score by half a length.

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2/9/08 - Kirkwood Stables selected and prepared, SILVER LORD (Unbridled's Song) placed in an impressive finish in Saturday's Mineshaft Handicap (G3) at the Fairgrounds located in New Orleans, LA. Silver Lord stalked the pace as the 3-1 third choice, won a three-way scramble for second and paid $3.40 and $2.60.

Last month, he won the $100,000 Louisiana H. going 1 1/16 miles also at the Fair Grounds.

Please see photo below ( Louisiana Handicap)

2/2/08 - Kirkwood Stables prepared VANDERKAAY, c. 3. Malibu Moon out of Hen Party by Hennessey won the DANCING COUNT S. at Laurel Park getting his 6 furlongs on a track rated as good in 1:10 and change. He stalked the pace and came clear at the 1/16 pole to hold sway by 2 3/4 lengths in essentially a hand ride.
Last out, Vanderkaay won a 1 X allowance race at Calder. He is owned by Bowman Thoroughbreds, LLC and was bred by Dr. Frank Justice and Meadow Oaks Farm, LLC.
New Lifetime: 6-3-1-1, $68,600

1/12/08 - SILVER LORD , c. 5, by Unbridled's Song - Whatamiss by Miswaki won the $100,000 Louisiana H. going 1 1/16 miles at the Fair Grounds. He stalked a rival from early in the race and then made a bid outside entering the second turn, caught him turning for home and then reached the wire ahead by 2 lengths. He is owned by Bowman Couch Racing LLC and was bred by Pollock Farms & Taylor Made Farm, Inc. (KY). Now trained by Steve Assmusen, he was selected by Kip Elser as a yearling and was prepared for the races by Kirkwood.

1/5/08 - Kirkwood Stablesprepared SMOOTH AIR, c. 3 by Smooth Jazz colt out of the French Deputy mare Air France, jumped onto the Derby Trail with a very game win in the $150,000 Hutcheson Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. He is a homebred for Mount Joy Stable.

SMOOTH AIR is based at Calder where he had two stakes placings as a juvenile. Most recently he returned with strong allowance win at the Hutcheson Stakes distance of 7 furlongs. SMOOTH AIR was always in contention in the Hutcheson, but he had to dig deep to wear down a very tenacious Silver Edition almost in the shadow if the wire. He won by a length. He ran the seven furlongs in 1:23.21 on a sealed sloppy main track.

“This horse has improved a lot,” jockey Manoel Cruz said. “He was jumping shadows early in the race, so I had to take him close to the other horses to keep his attention. If he hadn’t done that early in the race, he probably would have beaten that horse by even more.”

Trained by Bennie Stutts Jr., SMOOTH AIR now has to three wins in five starts and pushed his earnings to $165,500. As what' s next, Stutts said, "There are a couple of options to consider, including the Sunshine Millions Dash [Jan. 26 at Santa Anita] and the Sam Davis S. at Tampa Bay Downs [Feb. 16]."

Lifetime: 5-3-1-1 $165,500

1/1/08 - Kirkwood Stables prepared VANDERKAAY, c 3. Malibu Moon out of Hen Party by Hennessey ran back to win a 1 X allowance race at Calder. He is owned by Bowman Thoroughbreds, LLC and was bred by Dr. Frank Justice and Meadow Oaks Farm, LLC. The KY bred colt was in contention throughout the race, angled out and was up in deep stretch to win by 3/4 length.