weekend news

Mass Romantic had her first work in company over the weekend at Fair Hill. She went a stiff 5/8ths in company with Real Lace, another 3yo filly with some ability that Tim trains. Mass Romantic was down on the inside and the two went the distance in 1.01 2/5, good for the third quickest move on the tab. They galloped out together.

Tim said that Mass Romantic got a good amount out of the breeze - she was blowing decently enough afterwards and had to work to keep pace with the fitter filly late in the work. Real Lace is going in a stake at Presque Isle later this week out in western PA, so we'll see if she at least shows good pace in the race, which would speak to her sharpness. All in all, a good morning for Mass Romantic. She'll be much tighter for the work and another step closer to a start back. She'll probably do something from the gate next out and then maybe once more at 5/8ths before she's put in the entries.

From what I gathered, it sounds like Veiled Reference is coming out of her skin now that she's settled in. Tim said that they've had to pony her up to the track these last few mornings to keep her cool, and that kind of freshness is typical of a horse that's feeling good and wants to do a bit of running. Well, she'll get her chance to lay down some speed later this week, as Tim has plans to work her from the gate on Wednesday morning with another 2yo filly that's coming up on a race. The work will help Tim get a line on our filly and map out a schedule for the next few weeks. I'd guess that a start in early October sounds about right. He's quite happy with how she's getting on and probably as curious as anyone to see how she breezes. She'll be glad to finally blow off some steam.