Update

It has been a week since the last post, so let’s update each area of interest.

1. My four real horses are in various stages of development. The two Dare to Dream horses went straight to the track and have 3 published works each. The Pewter Stable horse has been galloping with Pewter’s other 2-yr olds, and has even been in the gate, but has no published works. The Hibiscus colt is still breezing, and still does not have a name. Right now Dare to Dream is doing the best job of keeping me informed.
2. West Point still has units available in their Vancouver and Elusive Quality partnerships. I will continue to pass, but monitor the progress. I guess that Eclipse’s lower entry prices has allowed them to sell out, since I have no e-mails from them on their Mshawish offer. The Malibu Moon deal at Pewter is still a possibility, and has been posted on their website. Not much information from the other partnerships, it looks like Timonium was a pass for many of them.
3. About 2/3 of my imaginary horses from Ocala have names, and I am tracking them using Equibase’s free Virtual Stable feature. Some are starting to show works, but many are not. It looks like at least 50% are giving the horses a break after the training show.
4. Some of my imaginary yearling purchases are starting to show works, but several do not even have a name yet. That could be a bad sign.
5. The second Ocala sale will occur next week, the breeze show is already underway. I find I get very little from watching the works, so I have just been monitoring the results. I think I want to take more of a bargain oriented approach to this sale.
6. I was dead wrong on my Met Mile picks, but did not bother to post them. I am certain that three years from now I will be shunning the new Vekoma offspring, but will be looking hard at the Tacitus babies. Del Mar racing starts tonight, and Saratoga is only a week away.