2008 NEWS ARCHIVE
2007 NEWS ARCHIVE

07/11/10 - FREE FEE LADY - WINS BISON CITY AS 15-1 LONGSHOT. - It was a 4 horse field running for a purse of $250,000 in today's Bison City Stakes race for 3 year old fillies foaled in Canada. Free Fee Lady was in 3rd position along the backstretch under jockey Emma Wilson and drew clear at the top of the stretch passing the 1-10 favourite Embur's Song. Once clear, Free Fee Lady opened up to win the 1 1/16 in 1:44 flat. The rain came and lightning threatened the winner's circle forcing everyone to take cover and forfit the traditional post race interview. The filly was purchased for Harlequin Ranches by Reade Baker in the Alberta sale. Free Fee Lady is the 3rd Bison City Stakes winner for Reade Baker, having won the race twice in the past. The race was held at Fort Erie until recently. Reade's prior winner's of the Bison City include Syncronized and Touch Now.

06/25/10 - BIOFUEL GREETS BELMONT - Upon arriving at Blemont Park on Tuesday, Biofuel settled into the New York frame of mind with ease. The track is very deep here however Reade thinks "if she doesn't mind the deep track, I think she will win." This will be the first start on dirt for Biofuel who has raced over the Woodbine polytrack and the Santa Anita track which she liked very much. Biofuel schooled in the paddock on Wednesday and Thursday in preparation for Saturday's Mother Goose Stakes race. Woodbine's leading rider Eurico Da Silva will be in the saddle.

06/06/10 - IT'S TIME BEAR - THRILLS IN THE BOLD RUCKUS STAKES ON TURF. - Sunday was a very good day at the "office" for the Reade Baker Racing Stable. Village Drive kicked off the day with a gutsy win over the Sam Son Farm's heavy favourite, Dark Cloud Dancer. Jockey Omar Moreno sent the 3 year old colt by Congaree out of Symphonic Lady to the lead and then never looked back. The 1 1/8 was contested in 1:52. Village Drive is owned by Roger and Shannon Fortier's Jus Luk Stables. Jus Luk Stables watched their horses go 3 for 3 on Sunday. Loveyouallthetime won an allowance race with a 7 1/2 length victory at Fort Erie, and Vezeau Beach won the finale at Woodbine.

The biggest race of the day, The Bold Ruckus Stakes race was captured by a prompt, It's Time Bear. Emile Ramsammy took the lead in the race on a yielding turf and set slow fractions for the first quarter. The field never caught up with him. It's Time Bear is a 3 year  old by Peaks and Valleys and is owned by....you guessed right, The Bear Stable.

05/24/10 - BIOFUEL DOMINATES IN THE $150,000 LA LORGNETTE STAKES - A very relaxed Biofuel came out of the gate well and was happy to be taken back by jockey Eurico Da Silva. The early fractions of :50 for the half mile set by the front runners, was unusually slow. Biofuel was well off the leaders coming into the stretch and had to make up alot of ground. When Eurico asked her for her run, she gave everything to win by one length. This is Biofuel's second start and second stakes victory as well in 2010. Congratulations to winning owner / breeder, Brereton Jones and his family.

Eurico Da Silva, Brereton Jones and Reade Baker in the paddock prior to the La Lorgnette Stakes.

05/16/10 - BEAR'S CONDUCTOR FINE TUNED. Saturday was the first day of turf racing at Woodbine and it was wonderful to watch.  Bear's Conductor liked the turf very much and after a challenging trip, Da Silva was able to strike the right note with the "Conductor" and arrived at the finish line first.

Biofuel above, breezed 5/8 in :59.4 under Eurico Da Silva this morning.

Jim and Susan Hill's 3 year old named Fantastic Cousin, breezed 5/8 in 1:01.1 today under Emma Wilson.

Bear's Hard Ten easily breezes 5/8 in 1:01.1 with exercise rider Darren Rogers aboard.

05/15/10 - STAKES ACTION - Here is a list of some up coming stakes contenders. Today we run the very quick Fastin Bear in the Queenston Stakes. Harlequin Ranches' Dash It Dreamer will run in the Ballade Stakes on Saturday May 22nd, owner Brereton Jones's Biofuel will run in the La Lorgnette Stakes race on Sunday May 23rd, Bear's Hard Ten will run in the Marine Stakes on Saturday May 29th and Dashing Tom will run in the Bold Ruckus Stakes for Jim & Susan Hill on Sunday, June 6th.

In 2005 Gold Strike won the Canadian Oaks and a Sovereign Award for outstanding three year old filly. Today her first foal named Lode Lady was on the track. She is pictured below. Although Lode Lady is a chestnut, she looks just like her mom Gold Strike. Lode Lady is by Posse and was bred by Dick Bonnycastle's Harlequin Ranch.

04/12/10 - BIOFUEL IS BACK ON TRACK - Canada's Champion Two Year Old Filly, Biofuel won the $150,000 Star Shoot Stakes yesterday at Woodbine under Eurico Da Silva. The race was the first of the season for Biofuel who was sharp and happy to race to the lead when asked. The race went in 1:10 and Biofuel earned an 81 beyer speed rating for her effort. Reade is pointing Biofuel towards the La Lorgnette Stakes going 1 1/16 at Woodbine, on Sunday May 23rd.

04/09/10 - FASTIN BEAR - Wins our first race of the 2010 Woodbine Season. In what was the warmest opening weekend of weather at Woodbine on record, we began the season with a second place finish by Harlequin Ranch's Adreamandaprayer, in the first race on Friday April 2nd. It was on Saturday when we made it down to the winners' circle for the victory celebration after The Bear Stable's Fastin Bear proved that he was indeed the Fastest.

We are in for an exciting weekend of racing as the stable sends out Gov. Brereton Jones's Biofuel in the Star Shoot Stakes race (6th race) on Saturday. Later on the card, Clearopportunity will run in the 8th race for the partnership of Mileo and Frank Monte, and John Pierson of Ontario. On Sunday, we send out Jim & Susan Hill's 4 year old colt, Monty's Best in the Jacque Cartier Stakes.

03/27/10 - FIJI BOY GETS SLOPPY TRACK AND SCORES SECOND WIN AT GULFSTREAM 

Fiji Boy ( inside horse) loves the sloppy track as he wins on March 26th under jockey Lescano

03/24/10 - NINE DAYS UNTIL WOODBINE OPENS - We are counting down the days until Woodbine opens for the 2010 race meeting on Friday April 2nd.(Good Friday) Hopefully.

In the meantime, Reade joined a gang while in Delray Beach this winter. The Black Onion Boyz. The name came as a result of an event which took place at a Lobster BBQ hosted by Delray Beach neighbour Paul Condon. The story goes, "Paul, what is in the foil on the BBQ?"... "Oh just leave it alone, everything is under control." After 4 hours, again the inquiry about the foil package on the BBQ. At that point the package was taken off the grill and opened to display the very black onions which would have tasted pretty good about 3 hours earlier. Well days later, the name Black Onion Boyz was attached to the 7 guys in attendance. Reade is wearing a T-shirt designed by Paul. (The horse is Monty's Best.)

03/13/2010 - BEAR TOUGH GUY BREEZES - Bear Tough Guy breezed 3/8 in :38.1 this morning under Eurico Da Silva at Palm Meadows. It is the first breeze since winning the $250,000 Grey Stakes race at Woodbine on October 12th, 2009. Bear Tough Guy is being pointed towards the Marine Stakes race going 1 1/16 at Woodbine on Saturday May 29th.

03/09/2010 - BIOFUEL BREEZES  - Biofuel breezes 3/8 in :38 under jockey Eurico Da Silva this morning at Palm Meadows. Eurico told Biofuel's owner, Brereton Jones, that Biofuel "had fun and was very happy."

03/01/2010 - Stronach Stable's 3 year old filly by Ghost Zapper, named DONNA LIONA breezed 3/8 under Ryan Pacheco.

Stronach Stable's 3year old Canadian Bred filly named VELVET MOSS is shown below during her morning gallop at Palm Meadows. Velvet Moss won her maiden allowance debut in 2009 and is a 2010 Canadian Oaks hopeful.

02/06/2010 - While live racing at Woodbine resumes on Friday April 2nd, in just one week, on February 13th, the doors to the stable area at Woodbine will swing open for the season. We have 40 horses ready to ship in on that weekend. (Leroy and Reade flipped a coin to determine who will go to Woodbine, and guess who lost the toss). Leroy is getting ready to head back north next week. In the meantime, here are a couple of photos of Leroy at work, and at play. Our next starter at Gulfstream Park will be Tangled Passion on Thursday February 11th.

Leroy on Afleet's Star, the stable pony watches a set at Palm Meadows.

Leroy with his catch of King Fish, Baracuda and Bonita's at the Boynton Beach Dock.

02/03/10 - BEAR TOUGH GUY arrives at Palm Meadows after a break at Ocala Stud Farm. He is bigger and more impressive looking than ever.

MONTY'S BEST is shown above enjoying his morning gallop.

Sovereign Award winner BIOFUEL hams it up for the camera during her morning exercise at Palm Meadows.

01/30/10 - BIOFUEL CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD FILLY IN CANADA - Congratulations to Brereton Jones, his family, the team at Airdrie Stud, and the Reade Baker team on Biofuel's Sovereign Award for being named Champion Two Year Old in Canada. It was the first year that the voters selected two fillies to share the top honour. Negligee was the filly who tied with Biofuel.

Biofuel won the first start of her career, in an allowance race at Woodbine. After a start on the turf and a 4th place in the Ontario Debutante, Biofuel went on to win the grade 3 Mazarine Stakes going 1 1/16 before finishing 4th in the Breeders' Cup filly race at Santa Anita. Biofuel was bumped by Negligee during the stretch run of the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita. Biofuel showed great courage to compose herself and continue the stretch run to finish 1 1/2 lengths off the winner. Biofuel is at Palm Meadows getting ready for her 2010 campaign.

01/17/10 - FIJI BOY WINS FIRST RACE AT GULFSTREAM PARK - The race track was sloppy but Fiji Boy was much the best, winning his maiden race by 9 1/4 lengths. This was the first winner for the barn this year in 3 starts. Fiji Boy is owned by Rosemont Farm in Kentucky.

01/06/2010 - HAPPY NEW YEAR - Our first runner of the year will be Andalusian in the 5th race at Gulfstream Park on Friday January 8th. Andalusian is an 8 year old gleding claimed on the last day of Woodbine.

12/10/09 - PALM MEADOWS TRAINEES ARRIVE - It has been a while since our last posting. By now everyone has read the Breeders' Cup results and our disappointments. The good news is that both Biofuel and Fatal Bullet are doing great. Both flew directly to Kentucky on December 8th, for a little break. In the meantime, we continued to win races at Woodbine in November and ended the season with a Stakes victory with a two year old named Bear 's Hard Ten. He won the 1 1/16 Display Stakes in a dominating fashion. He is owned by Bear Stables Ltd, and was ridden by Eurico Da Silva. The racing season at Woodbine is over for 2009 and Reade was 5th on the leading trainer standings going into the last day. Six horses have arrived at Palm Meadows and we are expecting another 14 horses by next week. Please check back from time to time and we'll have some photos up for those of you who are interested in following our stable. It is a great day in Florida, sunny and temperatures in the 80's. Opening day at Gulfstream Park is Sunday January 3rd, 2010.

11/05/09 - BIOFUEL ARRIVES IN GREAT SHAPE - Biofuel arrived at Santa Anita on Monday morning in great shape. She jogged backwards on the training track today, and had a nice bath. She had her coat shaved fine, and she will be comfortable in the high 80 degree temperatures of California afternoons.

Biofuel walks to the track for the first time.                         Biofuel, after her "haircut" and groom Melanie Minshull

The draw for the Breeders' Cup races took place today and Biofuel drew post position 12 out of a field of 12. Fatal Bullet drew post position 3 out of 9 entries. Reade was happy with both post positions.

Fatal Bullet jogged around the main track once with the pony and then galloped around once.

10/31/09 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN - FATAL BULLET WORKED 5/8 IN :59.2. It was an easy workout for Fatal Bullet again this morning. He has been schooling to the paddock everyday. Here is a photo of him in the paddock with groom Wendy Dadswell. BIOFUEL is scheduled to fly to California on Monday Nov. 2nd. Remember to turn your clocks back 1 hour tonight before you go to sleep.

10/26/09 - IS THAT A ROOSTER?

10/25/09 - FATAL BULLET PREPS FOR BREEDERS' CUP SPRINT - Fatal Bullet walked this morning with exercise rider Martine Pare, after a 5/8 workout in :58.4 at Santa Anita yesterday.

 "It was like he was walking, and he cooled out like he never left the barn." said Reade when asked if he was happy with the work. Pre-entries for the Breeders' Cup races will be taken tomorrow. The BC races will be run on November 6 & 7. Fatal Bullet will be entered in the Sprint, on Nov.7th, and  Biofuel, the Mazarine winner will be entered in the Jeuvenile Fillies race on Nov. 6th.

It was a foggy morning in Southern California as horses waited at the gap to enter the race track.

10/12/09 - BEAR TOUGH GUY WINS $250,000 GREY STAKES RACE - On a beautiful sunny Thanksgiving Sunday, there was alot to be thankful for. For the third consecutive day, we found ourselves in the winners' circle celebrating a graded stakes victory. Bear Tough Guy captured the Grey Stakes for owner Bear Stables Ltd. under Eurico Da Silva. This was only the second start for Bear Tough Guy, winning his debut at 1 mile on the turf in September. Bear Stables paid $27,000 for Bear Tough Guy at the Ocala two year olds in training sale. That is the same amount Bear Stables paid for their champion Fatal Bullet, as a two year old.

10/11/09 - BIOFUEL WINS $250,000 MAZARINE STAKES RACE AT WOODBINE. - In a thrilling victory run down the stretch,  Biofuel overtook the field on the turn winning the 1 1/16 event in 1:44.2. Biofuel was ridden by Eurico Da Silva, for owner and breeder Brereton C. Jones of Kentucky. The daughter of Stormin Fever earned a beyer speed rating of 83 for the win. Reade and Eurico teamed up to win two stakes races in as many days. Today, keep an eye on that team as they run Bear Tough Guy in the Grey Stakes at Woodbine.

10/09/09 - FATAL BULLET WINS THE $250,000 PHOENIX STAKES -  Wow! Fatal Bullet wins the Phoenix Stakes under Eurico Da Silva in 1:09 flat. Breeders' Cup Sprint here we come!!! The win earned Fatal Bullet an automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Sprint on Nov. 7th., as The Phoenix Stakes race was a "win and you're in" event.

10/09/09 - FATAL BULLET RUNS IN THE PHOENIX STAKES RACE AT KEENELAND - On the road to the Breeders' Cup Sprint which takes place at Santa Anita in Caliifornia on November 7th, Fatal Bullet runs in the 8th race today. The post time is 5:45 pm.

09/09/09 - EIGHT YEARLINGS PURCHASED LAST NIGHT - It was a buyers market at the CTHS's select sale of Canadian foaled yearlings last night. Reade purchased 2 yearling colts to be partnered. There are 2 - 25% shares available in each colt. The colts are hip 44 and hip 110. Please have a look and let us know if you are interested. Reade also purchased 5 yearlings on behalf of Bear Stables Ltd. and a filly by Peaks and Valleys, for Jim and Susan Hill.

09/07/09 - TWO YEAR OLD - FASTIN BEAR WINS $125,000 SIMCOE STAKES TODAY. Appropriately named, Fastin Bear is precocious like his mother Regal n Bold. Fastin Bear won the 7 furlong race in 1:23.4 after opening up on the field of 13 by 5 1/2 lengths. Eurico Da Silva was the rider and Bear Stables is the owner.

09/07/09 - SINGER MATT DUSK MAKES APPEARANCE AT CLIENT APPRECIATION PARTY. It was another beautiful evening for a party on Monday September 7th. We held our 7th annual affair in the garden. John Liddle arranged the band for the evening, Yorkshire Pudding did the food and Rodney's Oyster house served fresh shucked oysters throughout the night. The band sounded sooo good that Matt Dusk heard the music as he walked past our house and decided to join in with the band to do a few numbers. It was great to be able to meet Matt.

Matt is welcome to sing at our events anytime!

08/28/09 - CATERED AFFAIR - Vera Simpson and Michael Dube of Curraghmore Farm decided that they would serve lunch to the Reade Baker Team today, to celebrate their 3 victories in the past two weeks. Being very creative, Vera and Mike cleaned out their horse van, decorated it with flowers, tables and linens, then served salads, wraps and fresh cookies and fruit to almost 40 people. Everyone appreciated the great food and beautiful fashion it was served. Thanks Mike and Vera!

.

Vera serving Clifford and Nicholas from her converted horse van.

08/27/09 - CANADIAN YEARLING SALES - SEPTEMBER 08, 2009 - If you are interested in owning a share in a Canadian Bred, Ontario Sired Yearling, this may be the opportunity for you to do so. Reade will be active at the sale this year looking specificly for Ontario Sired Yearlings. He is interested in retaining 25% share of any purchase he makes. Anyone interested in 25% or more, should contact us to discuss details. The racing program for horses by Ontario Sires is a very lucrative one. With more horses from the US being stabled at Woodbine, the competition has increased in all races with the exception of the ones restricted to horses by Ontario Sires. This is the market we plan to target this year.

08/25/09 - SARATOGA NOT TO THE LIKING OF FATAL BULLET - As much as we like Saratoga, Fatal Bullet just did not like the surface whatsoever. He came out of the Vanderbilt in good shape and will return to the poly surface.

08/06/09 - FATAL BULLET AT THE SPA - Fatal Bullet arrived in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday afternoon. He is entered to run in Sunday's Vanderbilt Stakes race. On Wednesday, exercise rider Martine Pare jogged backwards around the racetrack and walked through the paddock for a look around. This morning, Fatal Bullet was happy to do a little more, and Reade had Martine jog once around and then gallop once around the track. Fatal Bullet ate up last night, and is doing super. He seems to enjoy the surroundings. Following his exercise tomorrow morning, Fatal Bullet will walk to the receiving barn and get familiar with the sites and sounds of more of the visiting fans who arrive on track as early as 7:00am.

Here are some photos taken this morning.

07/19/09 - FATAL BULLET WINS FIRST START FOR 2009.  - The 2008 Canadian Horse of the Year, Fatal Bullet won the $150,000 Bold Venture Stakes race at Woodbine today, making his first start since finishing 2nd in the Breeeders Cup Sprint last October. This is the 2nd consecutive win in the Bold Venture Stakes for Fatal Bullet, having won the race in 2008. Under his regular rider Eurico DaSilva, Fatal Bullet coasted to the lead, setting fractions of :22.58, :44.55, 1:08.37 and finishing in 1:14.9. Looking forward, the next start for Fatal Bullet will be in the Vanderbilt Stakes on Sunday, August 9th at Saratoga.

A very happy jockey, horse, groom and owner combination. Wendy Dadswell leads Fatal Bullet to the winners circle.

07/12/09 - BEAR'S LIGHTNING NOSES OUT MIA D'COUGAR TO WIN. It was the most amazing battle, and Bear's Lightning, (by Maria's Mon) under a strong ride by Tyler Pizarro, fought for the win.

Earlier today Fatal Bullet breezed 5/8 in :59 under exercise rider Darren Rogers. Pictured below, it is easy to see the power in Fatal Bullet. He runs in the Bold Venture Stakes on July 19th.

07/11/29 - MONTY'S BEST & FASTIN BEAR WIN. Since the last posting, the barn has run 5 winners including Milwaukee Chief in an allowance event for the Stronach Stables, and Hot Proposition for Jus Luk Stables at Fort Erie. On Sunday July 5th, Fastin Bear won at first asking to make him the second two year old to win this season. Fastin Bear is by Forest Camp out of Regal n Bold. Reade trained Regal n Bold when she raced. On the same day, Monty's Best was the best in an allowance race for owners Jim and Susan Hill. Both Fastin Bear and Monty's Best were ridden to victory by Eurico DaSilva. After the race, three of our exercise riders stopped Eurico to pose for a photo. Left to right are Ian Jaghai, Eurico DaSilva, Sergio Lescano and Darren Rogers. Well done!

06/29/09 - TWO MORE WINNERS ON THE WEEKEND. The 2 year old filly named Rhythm of the Sea won her maiden race on Saturday for Jim & Susan Hill going 4 1/2 furlongs under Eurico Da Silva. On Sunday, Upmarket Girl won for owner Harlequin Ranches. High Mist ran 3rd in the $250,000 Bison City Stakes. Our stable has 12 wins to-date with 18 seconds and 23 thirds at Woodbine. We anticipate a good July with many horses in the barn conditioning well. More 2 year olds are arriving now, and it is very exciting to see them in training.

06/07/09 - HIGH MIST SCRATCHED FROM THE OAKS - In a most unfortunate accident yesterday, High Mist was walking off the track after her morning gallop when a horse bolted and ran into the filly. The impact caused her rider to be thrown off and High Mist ran off the track towards our barn. Along the way, she slid and fell on the road causing a few minor cuts to her body. They are small and did not require stitching however we could not treat her with any antiinflamatory medications due to the race today. She jogged around the track this morning and is going well, however, there is some swelling in her upper leg which could travel lower by later today. As a result we scratched her from the Oaks today. Of course everyone is disappointed, but she is expected to be perfect in a few days.

06/04/09 - BEAR'S PROSPECTOR WINS ON THE TURF

Bear's Prospector is being led into the winner's circle by his groom Jenson Moore. Eurico DaSilva rode Bear's Prospector to win the 7 furlong allowance race on the turf in 1:20.3.

05/30/09 - CANADA'S 2008 - HORSE OF THE YEAR, FATAL BULLET BREEZES - Fatal Bullet breezed 3/8 this morning at Woodbine under jockey Eurico DaSilva. Fatal Bullet will make his 2009 debut in the Bold Venture Stakes race at Woodbine on July 19th.

05/20/09 - INTERSKY AMERICA BREEZES 5/8 AT WOODBINE FOR BILL MURPHY OF LANCASHIRE ENGLAND.

Intersky America is a three year old colt by Maria's Mon out of Jeano. He was bred in KY, and has been training in Ocala, FL this winter. Bill Murphy of The Intersky Group, England, sent his colt to race at Woodbine this season.

04/18/09 - RING OF GREATNESS AND BEAR'S PROSPECTOR BOTH WIN TODAY! - It was a perfect day for the team as Ring of Greatness won the 4th race and stable mate Bear's Prospector won the 5th race. Ring of Greatness under Jim McAleney ran 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:03. He is owned by Shannon and Roger Fortier's Jus Luk Stable. Jockey Jim McAleney told Reade that he had a lot of horse and that he felt that the horse could have gone even faster. Ring of Greatness went fast enough to beat his closest rival by 4 1/2 lengths. Very Impressive!

Bear's Prospector was equally impressive in winning the 5th race for Bear Stables Ltd. After three starts at Gulfstream since January, this talented colt needed to settle for the races. In his first start, he threw the jockey off in the walking ring and then went on to be second in what shaped up to be a good race. After some schooling to the paddock, he ran 2 more times. Both starts were not trouble free and he returned to Woodbine as a maiden. Bear's Prospector is a Kentucky bred by Silver Deputy out of Glory and Grace. He has always been an assertive colt. To settle him for the races this time, our assistant trainer Leroy Trotman and groom Jenson Moore schooled Bear's Prospector to the paddock every race day. This was a very time consuming process and it obviously paid off. Bear's Prospector was a perfectly focused horse in the paddock, on his toes in the walking ring, he warmed up stong, and ran a great race.

04/17/09 - SHARPAY WINS AND PAYS $29.40. - Sharpay won the 5th race on Friday for Calmar Stables and Ranch of Calgary. Sharpay is a three year old filly by Alphabet Soup out of Wawasee. She was a yearling purchase at Keeneland 2007. Sharpay was ridden by Chad Beckon. This was the first winner Chad has ridden for Reade Baker. Chad is the son of Danny Beckon who was a leading rider at Woodbine in the 80's.

04/12/09 - Judith's Wild Rush breezes 5/8 today under Jim McAleney, in preparation for the Jacques Cartier Stakes race on April 25th. He won the race in 2006.

04/12/09 - BEAR LAHAINA WINS - Dany Dion of the Bear Stable was at Woodbine on Sunday when his filly Bear Lahaina had her picture taken in the winners' circle. Bear Lahaina is a 4 year old, KY bred filly by Silver Deputy out of Lahaina Lass. The purse for the 5 1/2 furlong race was $82,000.00 with $42,780 going to the owner.

04/11/09 - BRAVE INDY WINS OPENER - Jim and Susan Hill's Brave Indy won at Woodbine on Saturday 04/11. It was the first win at Woodbine for Reade in 2009.

03/30/09 - JUDITHS WILD RUSH Returns to Woodbine. - Harvey and Judith Tenenbaum have decided to bring  the 2004 and 2005 Canadian Sprint Champion Judiths Wild Rush, back to Woobine for his 2009 campaign. Reade is thrilled to have him back in training and looks forward to pointing him towards the Jacques Cartier stakes race on April 25th..... What a rush!!!

03/28/09 - ENDOSCOPE SHOWS THROAT ACTION DURING WORKOUTS - Dr. Gary Priest was at the barn this morning to perform a dynamic respiratory scope on a horse. Dr. Priest fitted the rider with a back pack which contains the electronic recording devise and battery power. The  DR endoscope is a tube with electrical cables and LEDs. Inserted into the horse's throat via the nostral, it is attached to the bridle and then into the recording devise on the rider's back, to capture video images of the throat in digital format.The video images can then be transferred to a computer, saved to files and viewed is slow or fast mode to diagnose throat function.

Dr. Gary Priest fits the DR Endoscope in place.

The Endoscope is attached to the recording devise on the rider's back.

Before the procedure, rider - Jim McAleney said that he wasn't sure if the horse would accept having the endoscope. After the procedure he said the horse accepted the endoscope as well as he does a tongue tie.

03/17/09 - FATAL BULLET - Swimming at Ocala Stud in Florida

03/08/09 - HIGH MIST BREEZES - Jockey Emma J. Wilson breezed High Mist 1/2 in :48.4 today at Palm Meadows. High Mist is being pointed towards a race on opening day at Woodbine, April 4th.

02/27/09 - BEAR'S ROCKET - Ready for the Tampa Bay Derby - Bear's Rocket is heading to the Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay on Saturday March 14th. Reade and Bear Stables' owner decided not to go to the Foutain of Youth this weekend at Gulfstream Park due to the fact that the race has been cut back in distance this year to a 1 mile race. He galloped this morning at Palm Meadows under Cassie Garcea.

02/24/09 - RECKLESS CAT BREEZES - Jim and Susan Hill's gelding Reckless Cat (by Cat's at Home out of Love Whisper), breezes 5/8 under Cassie Garcea this morning

.

02/17/09 - TWO YEAR OLDS GETTING READY IN OCALA - We were at Ocala Stud to watch the two year olds this morning. It was a beautiful morning and the horses were well behaved. Every youngster walked through the starting gate on the way to the track before galloping.

02/07/09 - JANIS FOLLOWING HER 5K RUN FOR MIRACLES IN DELRAY BEACH - Janis is posing with her "gold" medal for 1st place in her age group. Her 5K time was :26.2. Cheers!

 02/15/09 - HORSES DOING WELL AT PALM MEADOWS - WOODBINE TRAINING UNDERWAY. - We have started up the Woodbine training program with horses arriving on February 9th. Assistant trainer Leroy Trotman along with our regular team of grooms, exercise riders, and walkers, are getting horses ready for opening day of the Thoroughbred racing season on April 4th. In the meantime, the Florida division of horses and staff continue to train at Palm Meadows.

Elle Diva - owned by Susan Hill,  smiles for the camera.                      

 Bear's Rocket  - Breezing at Palm Meadows under Jim McAleney

02/01/2009 - HOLY BULL!! - Bear's Rocket runs second in the Grade 3, Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Reade can smell the faint scent of roses in the air. Bear's Prospector ran second, beaten less than a length in the first race for him this year. The colt was purchased by Dany Dion's Bear Stables as a yearling at the July Fasig-Tipton sale in Kentucky for $350,000. He was the sale's topper. Bear's Rocket earned a 95 beyer for his effort. The winner, Saratoga Sinner had just won his maiden race earlier in the month defeating Bear's Prospector. Bear's Prospector is another colt owned by Bear Stables. The two horses have one thing in common, they have both run 2nd to Saratoga Sinner. The similarities end there. Bear's Rocket is very calm, and Bear's Prospector is a tough, feistee colt. He reared up in the paddock trowing his jockey off, in his first start at Gulfstream Park. He schooled to the paddock earlier in the day yesterday.

 
    Bear's Rocket        

Bear's Prospector

01/15/09 - FATAL BULLET WORLD'S BEST 3 Y O SPRINTER ON DIRT & SYNTHETIC SURFACES. - The World Thoroughbred Racehorse Ratings, (the ratings committee is comprised of representaives from Britain, Germany, Ireland, France, Italy, the USA, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, UAE, Australia and South Africa.) has ranked Fatal Bullet with a rating of 119. That places him tops in the world for a 3 year old sprinter on the dirt and synthetic surfaces. The World Thoroughbred Racehorse Ratings committee includes horses running in all jurisdictions except South America.

01/11/09 - NOTICE TO ALL STAFF - For the information of all staff, please note that the final stakes / bonus cheques were mailed to you today Friday January 9th, along with your T-4 form for tax purposes. Please keep an eye out for them.

 01/10/09 - Reade with assistant trainer Leroy Trotman, pose for the camera in the paddock at Gulfstream Park.

01/10/09 - Janis was off running in her first 5K race. The race was called the River Run, held at the Spanish River Church on Yamato Rd. in Boca Raton. She finished 3rd in her age group, with a time of 27:27 and a pace of 8.50. There were 400 participants, some ran some walked.