It wasn’t meant to be for Defining Hope on June 21st in the Hoosier Breeders Sophomore Filly Stakes at Indiana Grand, but she gave a galliant effort. She settled patiently mid pack on the backstretch until it was time to…
It wasn’t meant to be for Defining Hope on June 21st in the Hoosier Breeders Sophomore Filly Stakes at Indiana Grand, but she gave a galliant effort. She settled patiently mid pack on the backstretch until it was time to…
We went down to visit Uphold ( Gabe) a couple of weeks ago. He is training well and breezing on Wednesdays and Saturdays. He is a calm, intelligent, forward going horse. Uphold is a May 1st foal and looks like…
Defining Hope and Malcolm Franklin won the Swifty Sired Stakes on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. She won the 6 F race with such authority and professionalism and seemed to just float down the field. She commanded respect as she opened…
I am told that Gabe ( Uphold) is doing well with his training. He is jogging 6 F and galloping a mile and a quarter. He was quickened on May 20th, May 24th and May 27th and did well. Dermot…
Hope ran a 6F allowance race on May 3, 2017 and was the only 3 yr old in a field of older horses ages 4 and 5. I was proud of her for she ran a good race and placed…
What a great beginning to the 2017 racing season to have Defining Hope nominated for 2 yr old filly Indiana Bred/Sired for 2016! She won the award on Sunday, April 23, 2017. It was an honor to be in the…
On The Point was pronounced in foal on St. Patty’s day, so it is fair to say that she did indeed have the luck of the Irish! She was bred to Gainesway’s To Honor & Serve on March 2, 2017…
What an exciting end to the Indiana racing season! Defining Hope proved that distance is where she wants to be and she is definitely living up to her pedigree. She laid back about 4-5 lengths off the pace and then…
Defining Hope has chosen to be a Snowbird and is wintering in Tampa these days. She left with Barb and her team and headed down with 7 other horses. I understand that she has taken to the warm weather and…
When we were in Lexington for the Keeneland Fall meet recently, I took the opportunity to visit an old Friend. A Friend that started my journey back in 2006. I’m referring of course to Point Given. I can say with…