The last four weeks have been awesome and we are very excited looking forward to Saratoga!! Watching Firing Fast pull away and win easily for our first start and first win was better than I imagined. We feel extremely fortunate to have our stable and to watch our horses grow and and now race.
Awesome Life--Watching this big 3 year old colt mature has been tremendous, we knew when we purchased him last year, he was going to need time to fill out and mature.
We are thrilled to announce he will have his first race at Gulfstream Racecourse in the 9th race on May 18th. He is facing a very competitive Maiden Special Weight field at 1 mile on the grass/turf. However, we feel he is ready for a big race and we couldn't be happier with his training up to this race.
MJ's Yoshida- Our 2 yr old NY Bred filly is training at In Front Training Center until the end of May and will then transfer to the Saratoga Training track to start preparing for her first start at Saratoga Racecourse hopefully in July!.
Cahira-This 2 year old Kentucky bred filly came out of the OBS sales in perfect condition, she is taking a few months off after the sales to relax and continue to develop. We expect her to be training at Saratoga in July with Saffie Joseph Jr as her trainer. Saffie has done a wonderful job with Awesome Life and we know he is going to get the best from Cahira. Definitely our best bred horse with a 2 yr old Breeders Cup champion for a father and a mother from Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch. The sky is the limit for this girl!!
Brody's Appeal: Our 2 yr old NY Bred colt is turned out for the next 2 months at In Front Training Center and will be ready for training in the fall. He will be racing at Aqueduct and we expect him to be a very good horse with a lot of potential.
Well, so far we are on schedule with our horses and the next couple of months will be very exciting. We plan to add another horse or two during the Saratoga summer meet. Follow us at OKeefe Stables and enjoy the thrill of watching our horses develop and hopefully win many more races.