The Week (of 8/11/2025) Ahead
Quote from Lonnie on August 18, 2025, 5:07 PMQuote from Bgtolex25 on August 18, 2025, 3:55 PMQuote from Bgtolex25 on August 13, 2025, 9:47 PMQuote from Lonnie on August 13, 2025, 9:36 PMWednesday Recap:
Capistrano Nights (Q) - Excellent!Â
Heza Fearles Peter - Looked good for half a mile. I don't know if he showed enough to keep him. Thoughts?
Highest Honors - Anthony giving us all heart attacks and strokes for the first half mile. Then won like a good horse should. @bgtolex25 it's an honor being a partner with you on this horse.
Capistrano Nights - I like Lather Ups as a value sire. Â The filly looked ready to roll.
I see several shares on the private market for Capistrano Nights and most are reasonable. Â The problem being that she is only staked to the OSS, Buckeye and OBC. Â I guess that she could go into a 2 year old maiden at Northfield, but then what? Â Wouldnât be prudent to put her up against the stake fillies, who are pacing wicked miles. Â Next year, please stake them to the fairs and let Lauren Harmon and Tyler Angus drive them at those venues if that is where they can compete.
Per the last video, Anthony was still undecided whether to enter her in a maiden, or send her to the field.
In my humble opinion, they trained so hard, for so long, month after month. She qualified superbly. I think it would be a disservice to Capistrano Nights and her partners to turn her out now.
I'll make my own comparison. Fireandshine was stellar in her last two two-year-old starts, winning both. She was peaking. Let her continue to race until she says no more... time for a vacation.  Instead, she gets turned out and came back horrible.
My mantra is to strike while the iron is hot. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.
Quote from Bgtolex25 on August 18, 2025, 3:55 PMQuote from Bgtolex25 on August 13, 2025, 9:47 PMQuote from Lonnie on August 13, 2025, 9:36 PMWednesday Recap:
Capistrano Nights (Q) - Excellent!Â
Heza Fearles Peter - Looked good for half a mile. I don't know if he showed enough to keep him. Thoughts?
Highest Honors - Anthony giving us all heart attacks and strokes for the first half mile. Then won like a good horse should. @bgtolex25 it's an honor being a partner with you on this horse.
Capistrano Nights - I like Lather Ups as a value sire. Â The filly looked ready to roll.
I see several shares on the private market for Capistrano Nights and most are reasonable. Â The problem being that she is only staked to the OSS, Buckeye and OBC. Â I guess that she could go into a 2 year old maiden at Northfield, but then what? Â Wouldnât be prudent to put her up against the stake fillies, who are pacing wicked miles. Â Next year, please stake them to the fairs and let Lauren Harmon and Tyler Angus drive them at those venues if that is where they can compete.
Per the last video, Anthony was still undecided whether to enter her in a maiden, or send her to the field.
In my humble opinion, they trained so hard, for so long, month after month. She qualified superbly. I think it would be a disservice to Capistrano Nights and her partners to turn her out now.
I'll make my own comparison. Fireandshine was stellar in her last two two-year-old starts, winning both. She was peaking. Let her continue to race until she says no more... time for a vacation.  Instead, she gets turned out and came back horrible.
My mantra is to strike while the iron is hot. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.
Quote from Bgtolex25 on August 21, 2025, 7:56 AMQuote from Lonnie on August 18, 2025, 5:07 PMPer the last video, Anthony was still undecided whether to enter her in a maiden, or send her to the field.
In my humble opinion, they trained so hard, for so long, month after month. She qualified superbly. I think it would be a disservice to Capistrano Nights and her partners to turn her out now.
I'll make my own comparison. Fireandshine was stellar in her last two two-year-old starts, winning both. She was peaking. Let her continue to race until she says no more... time for a vacation.  Instead, she gets turned out and came back horrible.
My mantra is to strike while the iron is hot. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.
@lonnie and @factlaw
As critical as I have been lately of the operations of TheStable (mostly in my head or if you catch me in person), AMacâs reasoning for turning Capistrano out now seems like a good move. Â I donât know if it was one of you that sent him the email that he referenced on the latest email, but good job on whoever sent it. Â His response was thorough and refreshingly focused. Â In particular the point about a short distance between soreness to sourness in a 2 year old was a hallelujah moment.
May your patience be rewarded with some end of the year successes. Â
Quote from Lonnie on August 18, 2025, 5:07 PM
Per the last video, Anthony was still undecided whether to enter her in a maiden, or send her to the field.
In my humble opinion, they trained so hard, for so long, month after month. She qualified superbly. I think it would be a disservice to Capistrano Nights and her partners to turn her out now.
I'll make my own comparison. Fireandshine was stellar in her last two two-year-old starts, winning both. She was peaking. Let her continue to race until she says no more... time for a vacation.  Instead, she gets turned out and came back horrible.
My mantra is to strike while the iron is hot. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.
As critical as I have been lately of the operations of TheStable (mostly in my head or if you catch me in person), AMacâs reasoning for turning Capistrano out now seems like a good move. Â I donât know if it was one of you that sent him the email that he referenced on the latest email, but good job on whoever sent it. Â His response was thorough and refreshingly focused. Â In particular the point about a short distance between soreness to sourness in a 2 year old was a hallelujah moment.
May your patience be rewarded with some end of the year successes. Â
Quote from Purple Aura on August 22, 2025, 3:11 PMNine shares of Vine Staff available if anyone was interested.Â
Nine shares of Vine Staff available if anyone was interested.Â
Quote from Lonnie on August 22, 2025, 4:45 PMWe opted to pass. I really don't want to get into yearlings.
Still six shares left. Fill your boots! đ
We opted to pass. I really don't want to get into yearlings.
Still six shares left. Fill your boots! đ
Quote from MaywoodAl on August 22, 2025, 9:09 PMSold out again. When I first looked today there were 17 shares. Not sure how many were put up for sale. I wonder where they came from? I guess an initial owner with a large chunk decided to get out.Â
Sold out again. When I first looked today there were 17 shares. Not sure how many were put up for sale. I wonder where they came from? I guess an initial owner with a large chunk decided to get out.Â
Quote from Lonnie on August 22, 2025, 10:22 PMQuote from MaywoodAl on August 22, 2025, 9:09 PMSold out again. When I first looked today there were 17 shares. Not sure how many were put up for sale. I wonder where they came from? I guess an initial owner with a large chunk decided to get out.Â
It's a homebred. I'm guessing that the shares that were made available (45 when I first noticed) were owned by TheStable.ca
Quote from MaywoodAl on August 22, 2025, 9:09 PMSold out again. When I first looked today there were 17 shares. Not sure how many were put up for sale. I wonder where they came from? I guess an initial owner with a large chunk decided to get out.Â
It's a homebred. I'm guessing that the shares that were made available (45 when I first noticed) were owned by TheStable.ca
Quote from MaywoodAl on August 22, 2025, 11:57 PMI messed up. I thought it was up for sale earlier in the week and sold out, and then additional put up .
Saw the video that they went up for the first time today.Â
I messed up. I thought it was up for sale earlier in the week and sold out, and then additional put up .
Saw the video that they went up for the first time today.Â