It’s with a heavy heart that I share the sudden unexpected passing of our assistant trainer best known to all as Chuy. A rare person whose positive attitude and work ethic was second to none. He will be sorely missed by all and this magazine cover now brings sadness
RIP
Do you remember as a child that feeling you got when visiting a baseball park for the first time? Who would ever believe at age 50 you can recapture that moment by visiting Saratoga for the first time. Wow!
Marrying off my eldest daughter in just a short while who wisely waited until 30! The other 4 princesses below are going to be sad they will get the post pandemic budget when there time comes. Best news of the day was the Pastor saying no phones allowed in sanctuary. I’m bout 2👻
After 15 years training I have decided it is time to move onto next chapter and shift my focus to breaking babies at our training center. Excited to pass the reins over to Abel Ramirez to handle the training operation. To the conspiracy theorists there isn’t a pending suspension
A couple more bad tests from Baffert and I am 1/9 to get 5000 followers on Twitter before I make it to 4000 wins. I am just a few picograms away and it is great knowing I am just one bad tweet away from career suicide!
Who would have ever thought that Oklahoma of all states would understand that is in the best interests of horsemen that racing continue since the same number of bodies are caring daily regardless of whether or not they are running live 👍
After the week racing has endured this was too cute to not share. I am impressed the lengths she will go to try and get a tout straight from the horse’s mouth.
Calling on ALL people involved in the sport of racing to unite which we know does not happen to at least go to Plan B and work to inform all of your non-racing family and friends to illuminate all the good in racing and inform them how well these magnificent animals are cared for
Yes you heard the announcer
@EVDRacing
correctly the barn went 6 for 6 on the card tonight. It was time to wake up with
@deltaracing
right around the corner. Thanks to all for a fabulous job.
Greeley and Ben gets the job done
@OaklawnRacing
winning his 20th race in 32 career starts! Congratulations to the team and good luck to the new connections. It was a remarkable run we enjoyed watching him win 14 of 17 starts the last 13 months. He’s a monster!!!
If you truly want to implement some real change in the sport mandate that all vet bills have to be reported to the track and made public to all. This wouldn't fix everything but it would be an absolute game changer. Many within the industry I assure you cringe at this thought.
It feels great to have horses on the grounds
@lonestarpark
let the fun begin and I applaud the efforts of everyone that made this a reality in these very difficult times.
We don’t often get derby quality horses but when we do it is the St. Louis Derby at Fairmount/FanDuel thanks to the entire team for the win! An incredibly special win because owner Jerry Namy is the classiest I have ever encountered!
I finally got my father to visit
@deltaracing
for the first time! Without him pulling me out of elementary school occasionally to watch them run at Arlington Park I would have never been able to enjoy the greatest sport in the world.
To all racing executives don’t squander this opportunity. Educate the public that the horses will have the same number of caregivers regardless. America needs a break from news (Politics) let us fill that void and create new fans and allow people an escape
PSA: NBC Sports is partnering with TVG in a deal that will bring 20 hours of live horse racing to
@NBCSN
over the next two weekends. NBCSN will simulcast
@TVG
's "Trackside Live" this Saturday and Sunday from 4:00-8:00pm ET, as well as the following Friday-Sunday (March 27-29).
Might have been a 5000 claimer but few wins have made me smile more I was able to get youngest daughter and father in the winner’s circle at the same time
@lonestarpark
and daughter said let’s do that obnoxious thing you do in winner’s circle
Career win 3000 is out of the way! Thanks to everyone: horses, owners, crews that work tirelessly, and a very understanding family at home that sacrifices time to allow me to pursue what just 10 years ago was nothing more than a dream! Now retweet so we can pickup followers 🤣👍
To those that believe racing should cease temporarily have never worked in any agricultural business. You can’t simply walk away for 2 weeks. The same number of people will be caring for the horses regardless of whether or not we are running. Attract new fans while we can!
As I try to convey the Saratoga experience imagine the best racing, great weather, state fair, college football rivalry vibe, amazing history, and I can light a cigar outside without getting a death stare. Who cares if I can’t find the Louisana Downs signal anywhere
Retiring a couple of our veteran runners this week. Previous Honor is going to Henry Witt as a broodmare and Wells Gold is going to
@McMahonJockey
as a pleasure horse. The pair combined to win 38 races. Both retiring sound. Combined ages would allow them to drink alcohol
Baudette Blizzard scores and gets us 4th win of the day to make it career win 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ but the real winners today were those betting us with an average win payoff today of $18 a piece. Thanks to the entire team for the tireless care we put daily! Not bad for 12 years in the game!
Thanks to everyone for an amazing (long overdue) week
@OaklawnRacing
as we just notched our 7th win but none quite as special as the warhorse Greeley and Ben who has now won 12 out of his last 13 races
Leave it to our stable to go 4 for 4
@OaklawnRacing
on a day when nobody will notice since all eyes are on the Kentucky Derby! Congratulations to assistant Kevin Martin and the entire team.
Since we missed the post race interview I will merely say Hunka Burning Love is an absolute beast and he loves
@RemingtonPark
almost as much as I do
We are excited to be on pace to make it to 4000 wins this weekend with that milestone making us relevant enough for a day to be ridiculed and minimized by trolls reminding us of our Graded Stakes tally of 0 (so far) and to them I say that also matches our number of suspensions
To the sometimes entertaining Horse Racing Twitter crew that loves on a daily basis to call this trainer or that a crook and chant lock them up like our former President can we please have the same outrage for every racing executive trying to create or promote a jackpot wager
Can you imagine if you weren’t a racing fan and you stumbled on horse racing Twitter only to learn that all jockeys can’t ride and every call by the stewards is horrible. Let’s put some of this in perspective and first realize the difference between a bad ride or a bad trip
And people wonder why trainers do not engage more on social media. Getting a DM like this on a horse you do not have to pay the bills on immediately after losing a race after the horse runs second. WTF would I possibly care what you think before they finish galloping out.
Whether one is for or against Lasix a compelling argument can be made either way. To use it to deflect from a racing surface that obviously has issues unless it is a statistical anomaly is shameful. Yesterday for better or worse will remembered for years to come by those who care
Which jock looks uninterested in rounding out the trifecta
@losalracing
if you answer both you’re not a jaded handicapper you merely still have vision
Congratulations to David Cabrera for holding onto leading jock
@OaklawnRacing
! Wishing him a speedy recovery and so glad he was able to make it to the races today.
Everything is going great deep in the heart of Texas! Watching pick 5 pool update from $13 to $15 but at least we have zebra and ostriches racing today
Well it only took a pandemic with no other sports going to make the front page in sports section of the Dallas
Morning News but we will take it. My dad will now think of all those days of skipping school with him to go to the track finally paid off 😳
Amazing teamwork over the last decade by everyone has allowed for us to embark on the next frontier! Looking forward to this becoming training center to prove we can get young talent ready! I am incredibly grateful to everyone that has helped make this a reality.
Ten years ago tonight we saddled our first winner
@RetamaPark
. I want to seize the nostalgic moment to thank EVERYONE that has enabled us to keep the wheels on the bus while stacking up an unprecedented amount of wins in that time frame for a guy that simply loved the game
To my dear racing fans coming with this ridiculousness of being paid on Derby wagers after the fact tell me how many times after an NFL game even when the league admits to making the wrong call that cost win you got your money back? Stop the madness but if it works get me paid
The issues this sport has never cease to amaze me! 2 months after being notified a horse tests positive for 3 different drugs a Class 1,2, and 3 I finally get confirmation today that the split comes back with none of the above.
@raypaulick
will have the story of the nonsense soon
As I was jumping up and down like an idiot screaming to win our first race
@TheNYRA
my mascot looked on disinterested as if saying big deal it is about time 🙄 Fair Lassie takes the 2nd while winning from off the pace for the first time in her career
After being told by management we could have until Friday to vacate the grounds the track has opted to lock the bathrooms dehumanizing the help and increasing chance of disease spread. Not calling out track by name for fear of stalls being denied in the future.
Here’s a great idea for
@hisa_us
if the integrity they seek includes horseplayers. If a horse breaks through gates they are either immediately scratched or running for purse money only.
I try to spare y’all the boring look at me I won a race you don’t care about win photo but can’t resist last win with final starter
@EVDRacing
the aptly named Ego sends me out a winner a few more starts at Lad and the torch gets passed on to Abel Ramirez and amazing crew
In an effort to keep our 2 eclipse votes for trainer from last year I will remind my 2 friends that:
More wins than last year
Only trainer in top 10 in earnings with as many winners as starters
Low vet bills
Occasionally mildly entertaining on social media
#EclipseAwards
Once in a while horrible play gets rewarded. We would like to thank all the states that help build up this pool that are no longer allowed to wager on it. Your generosity is most appreciated! That being said jackpot wagers are still 🤢
Thanks to everyone on the team for getting that done particularly assistant Abel Ramirez who vetoed my decision to scratch him this week because I felt the race came up too tough
David Cabrera scores the riding double, taking the $75K Lone Star Mile
@lonestarpark
aboard Hunka Burning Love! Thank you to
@KarlBroberg
and his team for the win!
Who says there is no way to make
@lonestarpark
when Broberg runs 1-2 at a short price 4000 bucks on a 100 dollar wager simply by being a homer. No wonder they don’t allow me to play tournaments anymore :(
If there was ever a time to ignore the casino lobbyists and get ADWs in Texas this would be it.
@lonestarpark
opened the Bar and Book today with seating limited to 300. I guess the social distancing begins when you get in
I didn’t think anything could be more fun than winning with quarter horse yesterday
@prmracing
getting off the 🦆 and winning at Saratoga might have even been more fun. Congratulations to the entire team for their tireless effort!
@TheNYRA
Very excited on the new venture as we will now get the opportunity to break babies and prove that we can be equally adept with young horses as we have tried to be with veteran runners
Everyone loves to show when they take excursions for big race days I must share my degenerate trip to Chicago sports bar to try and qualify for NHC. Thanks to my soulmate for taking our kids back home so I can get a day off since I can’t play at home track
I didn’t even know she had a Twitter account 🤷🏿♂️ checked to see if any news had broke today. I bet she wishes the racing office personnel would have blocked her access
Well as promised after cracking 3000 followers ran one without Lasix and what does he do other than cruise to victory winning the 5th
@deltaracing
keying a 63 dollar
@KarlBroberg
exacta. Proving less is more. Why do I feel compelled to try again. Double for Paulina tonight
Thanks to
@RemingtonPark
for awarding Greeley and Ben horse of the meet honors! He made both of his starts count at RP and shined in the David Vance Sprint while winning 9 in a row. It’s not often a 10k claim receives those sort of accolades.
Really hoping some Eclipse Award voters gave
@KarlBroberg
consideration in the trainer category. 547 wins in 2019 was tops by over 100 victories and $9.2 million was 10th in the nation. Trainers like Karl are what keep so many tracks going and what day to day racing is all about.
It will be interesting to see what tracks are smart enough to fill the void of running on Monday and Tuesday with the closure of Fon and WRD. I am holding out hope that will be
@lonestarpark
boosting the handle.
Since I am tired of sharing nothing but negative news here is a positive
@EVDRacing
is to begin meet on June 5th thanks to everyone that made it happen.
Second year in a row a son of Into Mischief wins the Delta Mile both coming from the
@KarlBroberg
barn last year it was Hunka Burning Love Congratulations to the entire team!
Wow! I wish the agent would have been equally as excited to take the mount as he is to share this tweet! He tormented for 30 minutes trying to get out of having to ride her so he could retain the mount on Boerne
Governor approves spectator free racing yesterday. Board of directors for
@prmracing
votes unanimously to shoot it down today. No track is better suited for spectator free racing they have been doing it for 20 years except when they have fireworks and ostrich racing
The time has come for me to follow
@BriMott
not because she is alleging batteries being used at Monmouth but because of her cult following most of it ends up in my timeline anyways. Let’s see if she breaks more news on this shocking information (pun intended)
Well even though due to our seconditis at the meet we will end up second to Asmussen at the meet at least we had some fun today
@lonestarpark
winning 5 of 7 Thanks to everyone specifically Abel Ramirez and the hardest working team on the backside (yes I am biased)
I try to not bog everyone down with win tweets like every other generic trainer when they win races you don’t care about but hot damn our 29 race losing streak is snapped
@EVDRacing
As a sports figure (oozing sarcasm) let me get on the record now I will be happy to visit the White House following a future Kentucky Derby win or more likely following today’s 5k claiming win. Who gives a bleep whether an athlete is going or not 🙄
Since I was kind enough to spare everyone multiple winner’s circle pictures from
@deltaracing
I am going to indulge myself by sharing our family’s cat pic instead while wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
When you are sitting at a table dining at the track and you hear the lady scream out “God Damn Broberg never wins” she absolutely made my night. I felt obligated to introduce myself.
My Twitter followers growth has stalled out as badly as our win totals. Retweet so I can get to 3000 and I will enter one without Lasix this week. My vet will be upset with me but oh well. For whatever reason I am hoping I can convert followers to more owners.
Dale's Lil Sis has been retired after putting together an incredible meet
@deltaracing
going from 5k claimer to stakes winner while winning 4 races at the meet. Thanks go out to original breeder Phillip Dison who wanted her back for breeding purposes. Wishing her offspring luck!
.
@KarlBroberg
can celebrate his first ever win at Belmont Park as Jades Gelly, the 3-2 favorite after the scratch of Day's Humor, takes Monday finale under
@Ericcancel18
. 6-1-2-8. Three days left in this meet. Racing resumes Friday.
I only thought I had brass balls!
@TheRealChadCBr1
just made my must follow list. Something tells me he does not have to sweat being denied stalls anywhere.
I have slowed downing on posting tweets about wins but when your barn is as cold as ours to start the meet you have to seize these opportunities when you can. Added Attraction takes the 5th
@SHRP
i will return to better content soon.
6 wins on the day courtesy of 4 different tracks. Now it is time to celebrate by spending the rest of the evening scouting out claims. What a glamorous life 🤣
No Saratoga or Del Mar to get you through the day that's ok because you can take advantage of those silly enough to have built the jackpot pick 5
@prmracing
to over 400k with mandatory payout today. I will be out in second leg if Coco Tiger loses
If you combine my win total and Twitter followers together I am only trailing Asmussen by 40. Please help me to surpass him today by following along. I try to be entertaining as possible while striving to remain gainfully employed and not losing stalls. Better yet send us horses!
A great night
@RemingtonPark
for Jerry Namy winning the David Vance Stakes and the Ricks Memorial! Couldn’t happen for a better guy an incredibly gracious owner that has supported us since day one.
Ima Discreet Lady shows her versatility shortening up and returning to dirt to knock out her second stakes win of the year
@SHRP
Thanks to all the connections and the team for their amazing job.
Here are the vet bills I promised for the month of July including everything shy of a couple horses going to the clinic. Average cost per horse was $175.82 Proving less is more!!!! Keeping horses sound needs to happen in the barn without a blind reliance on vets