2009 Racing Stable

PATENA (2006 homebred colt by SEEKING THE GOLD ex HANDPAINTED by A.P. INDY)

PATENA is the first foal out of graded stakes mare HANDPAINTED. PATENA began training under the care of Eddie Woods, before being sent in to Josie Carroll at Woodbine Racetrack. 70% of PATENA was sold to IEAH in January of 2009 and has been transferred to Dick Dutrow.

PATENA won by almost 5 lengths in a 14 horse maiden special weight field at Woodbine in 2008 and then followed that up with a courageous victory in the $150,000 Display S. In his first start as a 3 year-old, PATENA was a closing 2nd in the G3 Lecomte S.

After 2 sub-par performances in the Louisiana Derby and the G1 Bluegrass S., PATENA was found to have bone chips in 3 ankles and significant bruising of the cannon bones. Surgery was successfully performed on April 15.

PATENA is now back in training for conditioner Richard Dutrow working his first ½ mile at Belmont Park on September 30.

SERENADING is a beautifully bred full sister to Graded stakes mare HANDPAINTED. Her dam was a Canadian G1 stakes winner and placed in the Test S. G1 at Saratoga. This is the immediate family of Broodmare of The Year PASSING MOOD - dam of TOUCH GOLD - G1, WITH APPROVAL - G1 etc.

SERENADING made her first start in March 2007 at the Fair Grounds and was a closing 2nd in a MSW. SERENADING later won three consecutive starts, all in allowance company at Woodbine Race Track.

SERENADING ran 3rd in the $100,000 Belle Mahone S. at Woodbine Racetrack (8/19/07). Running 1 1/16 miles against older fillies and mares, SERENADING closed with a flourish to be nosed out for place money.

SERENADING made 4 starts in 2008. In her first three starts she ran second, including the Hill 'N' Dale Stakes (by a head) and the Ontario Matron Stakes (both times to millionaire BEAR NOW). In the final start of 2008 SERENADING turned the tables on millionaire BEAR NOW while winning the $100,000 Belle Mahone S.

SERENADING made an eye catching debut in 2009 running a game 2nd in the Doubledogdare S. G3 at Keeneland on 4/17/09.

SERENADING made her 2nd 2009 start in the Arlington Matron G3 on 5/23. The race got off to a rough start when SERENADING stumbled badly coming out of the gate. She ran well to be 5th in a race that was marred by a bad spill.

After finishing 4th as odds on favourite in the June 20 $100,000 Hill ‘N’ Dale S. at Woodbine, SERENADING was given a rest to regroup. Her first start back was in the $100,000 Avowal S. On October 3. Cutting back to 7F, a distance she hadn’t run since a 2 year-old, SERENADING was a determined and closing 3rd (beaten a diminishing nose for 2nd). Her next start will be in the $175,000 1 ¼ mile Maple Leaf S.

2009 Additions to the Racing Stable

OIL PAINTING (homebred by DISTORTED HUMOR ex HANDPAINTED by A.P. INDY).

The 2nd foal (and a ½ sister to 2 year-old SW winner PATENA), out of multiple stakes winner HANDPAINTED (herself a full sister to 2008 Hill ‘N’ Dale stakes winner SERENADING). Both HANDPAINTED and SERENADING are daughters of A.P. INDY.

Oil Painting made her debut in a Woodbine MSW on 5/30/09 and ran a game 2nd beaten a short neck.

After a 3 month absence from the track, OIL PAINTING has resumed training with Josie Carroll at Woodbine Racetrack.

KACZUSKA (homebred by THEATRICAL ex OBLIVIOUS by COZZENE).

By one of the legendary sires of the turf/out of a stakes placed winner by COZZENE. This is a strong and deep family including 2009 freshman sire and G1 winner-STREET BOSS.

KARLOVA (homebred by BOLD EXECUTIVE ex STRONG AND STEADY by STEADY GROWTH).

A ¾ sister to STEADY RUCKUS, a multiple stakes winner of approximately $700,000. STRONG AND STEADY is herself a stakes winner, out of a stakes winner and set a NCR over a top group of fillies and mares when winning the Nassau S.

MISTEL (homebred by THEATRICAL ex SIDE VIEW by STAGE DOOR JOHNNY).

This filly is a half sister to several winners including Graded stakes winner STAGE CLASSIC ($600,000 in earnings), and the 2008 stakes placed winner Classy Landlady.

Both of the THEATRICAL fillies will run as a partnership with Sikura, Crooks and Serrani owning equal shares.

Previous Racing Success

AMERICAN BRED, ANGUILLA G2, Caroglen Jo, Chrislyn, Color Me In, DAIJIN, Dearly Loved, Garendare, GAY STYLE G2, HANDPAINTED, HEDGEABOUT G3, LIVELY ONE G1, Lyfestar G2, MAISON CLOSE, NUMEROUS G3, Oblivious, PALACE CHILL, PATENA, Riverbride G1, SEATTLE SANGUE ETR, SERENADING, STRONG AND STEADY NCR, SUAVE PRINCESS, TALINUM G1, TURNABLADE, Vaguar.