Month: October 2022

Watch: Flightline Has ‘Nice, Steady Work’ Saturday At Santa Anita

Undefeated Flightline continued his preparations for the $6-million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) with a five-furlong workout Saturday morning at Santa Anita

With exercise rider/and assistant trainer Juan Leyva aboard, Flightline broke off by himself at the five-eighths pole and completed the drill in 1:00.20. The Tapit colt galloped out six furlongs 1:12.40, according to track clockers, Daily Racing Form reports.

Flightline took to the track at just after the 6:30 a.m. (PT) break. Sadler caught the colt in splits of :12.20, :24.20, :36.20, :48, and 1:00.40. Sadler timed him galloping out in 1:12.60 and 1:25.80.

“We're not looking for anything fancy at this point, just a nice, steady work, and we were right on point today,” trainer John Sadler told the Form. “The next two works will be a little more important. He's right on schedule.”

Flightline, unbeaten in five career starts, including his spectacular 19 ¼-length triumph in the TVG Pacific Classic (G1) Sept. 3 at Del Mar, is the top-ranked horse for the Breeders' Cup Classic, to be run Nov. 5 at Keeneland.

The colt is scheduled for workouts Oct. 15 and Oct. 22 at Santa Anita before shipping to Kentucky Oct. 23. He will have his final workout at the Lexington track.

Flightline is campaigned by Hronis Racing LLC, Siena Farm LLC, breeder Summer Wind Equine LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds, and Woodford Racing LLC.

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Flightline Remains ‘Right on Point’

Unbeaten 'TDN Rising Star' Flightline (Tapit) continued his march towards the GI Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday morning with another strong breeze at Santa Anita, where he worked five furlongs but was credited with six panels in 1:12.40 (1/2).

“He's right on point,” said trainer John Sadler following the 6:35 a.m. drill. “I had him in a 1:00 2/5. He went the first eighth in :12 1/5, the half in :48, five eighths in a 1:00 2/5 and he went out six furlongs in 1:12 3/5 and seven eighths in 1:25 4/5.”

The $1-million FTSAUG yearling was last seen airing in the GI TVG Pacific Classic S. Sept. 3 by nearly 20 lengths.

“This was perfect, it was a good work, nothing serious,” Sadler added. “The next two (on Oct. 15 and 22), we'll get a little more serious, but he was impressive today… He's right on schedule.”

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Free Like A Girl Keeps Her Delta Downs Record Perfect With Magnolia Victory

Delta Downs hosted the first stakes race of its 2022-2023 Thoroughbred season on Friday night and the fans in attendance were treated to a stellar performance by Free Like a Girl, who kept her local record perfect at four-for-four with a victory in the $100,000 Magnolia Stakes for Louisiana-bred fillies and mares.

The 3-year-old El Deal filly was ridden to victory by Pedro Cotto Jr.

Coming into the race off two consecutive runner-up efforts Grade 3 stakes company, Free Like a Girl stalked the early pace from fifth in the seven-furlong Magnolia as Winning Romance went the opening quarter mile in :23.37. At the half-mile point Noneya took a short lead while clocking :47.68, but the advantage was short lived as Free Like a Girl, who had advanced to third, swept to the front while three wide.

In the homestretch Cotto gave the Chasey Pomier trainee the gentlest of reminders as she held Winning Romance at bay to win the Magnolia by 1 1/2 lengths. Snowball finished third, another six lengths behind the top pair.

Time was 1:25.92 on a track rated as fast.

Free Like a Girl, who is owned by Gerald Bruno Jr., Carl Deville, Chasey Deville Pomier, and Jerry Caroom, has on nine-of-18 career starts overall and she earned $60,000 for her Magnolia score on Friday. Her total bankroll now stands at $662,128.

Bred in Louisiana by Kim Renee Stover and Lisa Osborne, Free Like a Girl is out of the Flashy Bull mare Flashy Prize.

Sent to the gate as the overwhelming favorite of the fans at odds of 1-9, Free Like a Girl paid $2. She came into the Magnolia off a runner-up finishes in the Remington Park Oaks (G3) Sept. 25 and Charles Town Oaks (G3) Aug. 26.

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Colic Confusion: More Common In Stalled Or Pastured Horses? 

Research has repeatedly shown that horses which live on pasture have fewer episodes of colic than horses living in stalls, but it's important to keep in mind that the research is derived from large numbers of horses and that studies report the average findings. 

Study conclusions may not be the same when applied to small numbers or individual horses that differ from study horses in their locations, preventative health programs, and activity level, reported Dr. Anthony Blikslager, professor of equine surgery and gastroenterology at North Carolina State University.

Though findings may not correlate perfectly to each horse, they can still be useful when managing individual horses or smaller herds. Blikslager begins gathering quality information by searching for information regarding medical studies on PubMed, a medical search engine maintained by the National Institutes of Health.

Items included on PubMed go back to 1996 and are searchable by terms. Not all veterinary journals are included in the database, but most of the best vet journals are. Specifically searching “colic,” “horse,” “risk,” and “pasture” brought up a PlosOne review that included as many studies as possible in one larger study.

This review assessed all the other studies and the horses used, then narrowed the factors increasing the risk of colic as follows:

  • No pasture or recent decrease in pasture time or space
  • Number of hours stabled per day
  • Cribbing and increased time in stall
  • Change in stabling
  • Increased risk of small intestinal strangulation if time in a stall increased in the last 28 days
  • Increased risk of large colon torsion with increased stall time in the last 14 days
  • Increased risk of enteroliths if horse spends less than 50 percent of time outdoors

Each point has references that could be investigated further. 

Though an individual horse owner's experiences may vary, and there are very well-managed stabled horses, the overall scientific research has repeatedly proven that pasture turnout is helpful at preventing colic by increasing the ability to move and to allowing continuous access to forage. 

Read more at EQUUS magazine.

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