First start for Nuclear Meltdown

Fire Chief!

Not a bad first start for us. We were pleased with this effort.

Crawford County 2nd by a whisker

She couldn't have run any better without winning.

Work outs 09-17

Fire Chief worked a nice 3/8ths out of the gate, and galoped out in 49.2. Nuclear Meltdown burned up the track, in hand, alone. Cohen also breezed alone today. He paddock schooled last weekend, coming back to the barn on his toes, and we'll school him again this weekend.

Nuclear Meltdown is a Cover Girl

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That's Nuclear Meltdown on the cover of the Kentucky Enquirer under exercise rider Ariel Al Mada . We're very pleased with how this filly is coming along. She worked a handy 3/8ths in 36 and change this morning.
Ariel is originally from Argentina, a country widely known for producing good horsemen. He has a talent for relaxing the horses under tack and a great work ethic, making him a valuable member of the Secor Racing Stables team.

Here's the LINK to the article.

Xela - What a Race!

6 Furlongs 3 Year Olds And Up Allowance Purse: $41,790

Times in 100ths: :22.28 :45.47 :57.37 1:09.70

In tight traffic at the head of the stretch, about four lengths back, Xela exploded when asked, and had to angle sharply in to get around a horse, then straighten out and bear down on the leaders. One of those leaders was Liberty Bull, winner of $403,592 lifetime including the $600K WinStar Derby and the Smarty Jones handicap.

Xela was second in the photo by a head bob, just a head bob, bringing his 2008 earnings to over $85,000.

We're telling him he won.


What a race horse.

Work outs today

Xela, a half in 47, in hand, no stick, no company, easy as pie.

And we got

Crawford County, five-eighths in 59.4, out in 1:12.1 . She wanted more.

Cohen and Fire Chief went together, in hand, a half in a nice 48.4.

Two year old Jacqueline continues to please us. She's training well. And we like what Nuclear Meltdown is showing us.

We've got some video we hope to share with you soon.