Sumwon to work on main track Saturday
 

ChuckBlog update: Sumwon works tomorrow morning.

Hope all the DTers at Saratoga get to see her, and report back! :)

Sounds like CS is planning to work her just before the break...I'll try to get a couple of pics of her from the clubhouse turn, with the clubhouse/grandstand in the background...
or maybe from the backstretch...

usually they close the main track for harrowing at about 8:30 and reopen around 9:00

interesting
they were talking about them sealing the track on Steve's show this afternoon

I would think with Bates Motel in her pedigree she would like off going
but Chuck didn't work her on the off going
once before I think

does an off track increase your chances of injury?

Thanks! Get a picture of the DTers, there, too, if you can?

Are Chuck, Steve and Willie wearing their new hats?

Is Willie going to work her, or Cherie?

I heard Chuck was going to be up :rolleyes:

I never get weather.com, I just left Saratoga Springs and it was raining. Yet on their website it currently says 50% chance of rain...I guess that is the safe way to never be wrong. :D

Anyway, looks like the weather report is staying the same for awhile.

50% chance of rain means there is 100% chance of rain for 50% of the viewing area

DRF Sumwonlovesyou Saratoga dirt 5 furlongs handily 1.03.71 track fast

Hopefully someone who saw it will comment? Looks good.

I just heard on the local OTB here in Albany, that it started raining this morning just after 8AM and the track was sealed during the break. Even though the track was listed as fast, it may have had some moisture. I'm sure someone else can confirm later. Sumwon's work was the slowest of 16. I'm not sure if that is what Chuck was looking for, but we can fnd out more later.

Track was sealed and she ran in a downpour. Impossible to compare her time to anyone before the break. Chuck seemed pleased with it and she looked good to my untrained eye. Now let's just hope that allowance fills next week.

I think that, more than the time, how she came back from the work is the most important factor. Before her slight break, Sumwon ran a 1:03 workout :eek: , which wasn't what Chuck wanted, and Sumwon was sluggish afterwards. Hopefully, she doesn't leave any feed today and is her usual charming self. :D

We'll have to wait for a later report from Chuck and any other DTer who stops by the stable.

stop feeding peppermints....

Well, that's good news. We'll have to see if we can drag Chuck or Steve away from all the Saratoga excitement for comment later tonight perhaps.

Sniper, does Chuck have a daily peppermint ingestion limitation? :)

It rained hard just before her work....the track was sealed at the break...I got one pic of her from the backside as she was galloping up to start her work (at about the 3/4 pole)...the rain had almost stopped when she worked...If the pic looks at all good I'll post it here later this evening...

Hopefully the work wasn't as bad as it looks on paper.

I hope Chuck can give us the low down

if this is her last race before he gives her time off I feel obligated to go
but if she isn't ready I would hate to make the trip.

Work was fine. The track was sealed after the renovation break and the day's only heavy downpour ensued seconds after the tractors finished. Cherie called the track sticky and heavy and Sumwon got over it well.. finshed strong.. galloped out nicely.. came back swell.

As for finishing the sophomore campaign, a good effort Sunday would likely yield a trip to Philadelphia Park in September.

I think Chuck eluded to it when I met with him but can you fill us in why only one more race over the next six months? Or is this just a freshening for the fall campain?

Thanks,

Spyder

That wouldn't happen to be the Cotillion???

Spyder,

I beleive it was mentioned that they would give her some time off and head to New Orleans for the Fairgrounds meet. I believe that meet opens on Thanksgiving day.

can't wait for her to head back down this way, we go to the lsu/ark game the day after t'giving, and we're planning a trip to fairgrounds that saturday. and then i have vacation the whole next week.

Boy did it pour... Got caught in that with the kids coming from car. Can't imagine her time is comprable to runners that avoided that downpour.

The balance of the day's weather was awesome.

The pic that I got of SWLY at the 3/4 pole yesterday morning did not come out at all well...

Here is a pic (not of SWLY) that I took before the rain...before the break...the next time Chuck sends her over to the main track I'll try to get one of her from this vantage point..

I'll have some pics up this evening.....hopefully!

the horses were the only thing you couldn't make out.

The track looks well travelled
now I know why Chuck waits until after the break.

I thought he just liked to sleep in

Sounds good! She'll get alot out of that, too, hopefully.

It's interesting that surface switches don't seem to bother her much at all.

Let's hope that this week she starts being a pain, and giving her hotwalkers hell - then we'll know she's really ready to go Saturday if the race fills! :)

PS - Thanks for the pic of Saratoga, Dave!

Sunday
- I think

Just got back from Track and visit to see Sumwon. She looks great and is super nice in person. We are hoping to swing back to say hello again in the AM. Will she be jogging tomorrow morning?

Great time at the races over the last two days. Everyone we met was great (especially Steve who could not have been more accomodating).

Can't wait to do it again next weekend!

so, got pics?

Yeah, got some nice ones.

Think I will need to wait till we get home Tues to download unless I figure something out at my folks house...

Ah, that's right, thanks! Hope you can make it!

Did your kids get to meet her? How old are they? Are they having a good time at the track with Dad? :)

Son is 5, daughter 2. They did breakfast at Track on Sat and we went back for about half the card today. They liked the Track, but Sumwon was definitely the highlight for them. They are begging to go back in the morning...

Sounds like a terrific family weekend they'll remember :)

I have an awesome picture of Sum and this part of Saratoga I just saw, gonna mess around and post tonight

Stroke of ARTISTIC ability
 

My mom saw this when I was showing her the pictures from the trip after her friggin camera ran out of batteries again. I consider this picture awesome. Sumwon working with "Saratoga: The Tradition Continues" in the background

Note: STUPID 39.1kb won't let it upload, have to get photobucket, will do now

We are going to see if this works or not
 

Great pics Scav! Now I'm getting stoked - T-Minus 13 days and counting :D .

Yeah, I am most likely coming. I took a real beating this trip but the flight right now is only $440. I am going to hope to wait until Thursday to buy the flight and then hopefully make that 440 back when she wins for FUN

I'm not going to make her race - I won't get there till the next Friday. The trip has been planned since last year. I will be able to congratulate her with a few peppermints, though. :cool:

It worked.

AWESOME! :D