Located at Finger Lakes Racetrack, Farmington, NY (near Rochester)

This beautiful young filly certainly didn’t get the memo about her name – she has shown no inclination to speed up in her two races or in her workouts this spring.  Her trainer thinks she would make an excellent polo or barrel horse, since she is energetic and likes to work.   On the farm, her trainer says, she is like a sweet little pony, but the track environment does not agree with her and she gets nervous at the track.  She reports that Speed Up is good to ride, with no naughty behaviors, and that she is sound, has never had any physical issues, and has no vices. Speed Up posed politely, enjoying the bright sunny but cool weather, and showing off a good shoulder, hind, end, and top line.  For her jog video, she displayed nice, light on her feet movement. She is by Courageous Cat – a sire who has produced several excellent jumpers. Her dam is by City Zip, who is also a popular sport horse sire. She raced last fall and has regular workouts this year, so she is fully eligible for the 2024 or 2025 RRP.

Price:  $2,000 

Contact:  Linda Dixon 585-329-9062 (text preferred)

Racing record:  https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10977467&registry=T&rbt=TB

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Located at Finger Lakes Race Track, Farmington, NY (near Rochester)

Calling all plain bay lovers!  Indyan Penny is very well put together, clean legged, with a strong shoulder and a good topline.  And she is a very nice mover, with loft and good hind end engagement. While she hasn’t been much of a racehorse, we think she will shine in many new sport horse disciplines.  She has 18 starts but has yet to finish better than third.  Although she may not be the fastest, her trainer, who also gallops her, says she is energetic and likes to work, and never gets tired. Those qualities could translate well to polo or barrels or eventing!  He also reports that she is sound and has never had any physical issues.  They have had Indyan Penny turned out on their farm over the winters, and she is described as great in turn out, bonding with her buddy and just following her in without needing to be caught or led. Indyan Penny is sired by Wicked Strong, who is from the Hard Spun/Danzig sire line. Her dam is from Nijinsky and AP Indy lines. She is fully eligible for the 2024 and 2025 RRP.

Pri e: $2000

Contact Dylan Clarke  352-286-7559

Racing record:  https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10803830&registry=T&rbt=TB

Located at Finger Lakes Race Track, Farmington, NY (near Rochester)

If you are looking for an excellent sport horse prospect, this lovely mare checks all the boxes: very good mover, excellent conformation, sound, great work ethic, and a strong sport horse pedigree.  Alarra has been with her track connections since she was a two year old, so they know her well. The trainer reports that she tries hard and can go all day, and is nice to ride, doing whatever the rider asks. He rides and gallops his horses, so he is giving first hand impressions! Despite being a hard trying mare, Alarra has managed just a single win in 25 starts, but she has lots of seconds and thirds.  Since winning her first race last fall, she has found the tougher racing conditions she has to face this year more challenging, so they want to let her find a new career where she can be more successful. They told us that Alarra loves small animals, both live and stuffed – dogs, goats, cuddle toys.  Alarra is described as generally mellow and good to handle; if other horses around her get worked up, she might react with a hightail, but no bolt or buck or naughty behavior.  We admired Alarra’s  slowing walk and flat kneed trot, as well as she good bone, strong shoulder, and hip anlges – all of which suggest athletic jumping ability.  Her sire, Alpha, a son of Bernardini, has produced several horses who are excelling in eventing and as show hunters, and we can see Alarra following in their hoofprints. Alarra’s dam is by Dixieland Band, another coveted sport horse sire.  Alarra’s first four dams are stakes producers whose daughters are also stakes producers, so there is also good race breeding value here. Alarra is eligible for the 2024 and 2025 RRP.

Price: $3,000

Contact:  Dylan Clarke  352-286-7559 (text or call)

Race record:  https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10614418&registry=T

This handsome homebred chestnut gelding is lightly raced, with only three starts.  He is looking to move on from the track to a less strenuous career because his left ankle gets a bit puffy after high speed workouts and he is then slightly off at the jog for a brief time. While the ankle settles right down his owner/breeder does not want to push him, especially since he did not show enough racing talent in his three starts.  He raced in 2023 and has timed workouts in the spring of 2024 so he is fully eligible for the 2025 RRP.  The ankle has not been x-rayed.  His connections think that with some time off to let him wind down from the track, he should be a good project for an experienced rider.  Forty One Tales is described as being a bit of a goof, still on the immature side.  Loud noises  coming from behind him when he can’t see what’s going on have startled him (yeah – us too!) but he’s fine about loud noises and commotion going on in front of him.  FLF has listed some of Forty One Tales’ half siblings and half siblings to his dam in past years for this owner/breeder, who is dedicated to finding the best of new homes for their racehorses.  The horses from this dam line that we have listed were all kind and good to handle, nice movers, athletic, and we know that some have gone on to successful careers as hunters, jumpers, eventers, and trail horses.  

Price: $3000 negotiable to an excellent home

Contact:  Hannah Lewis  607-661-3212

Racing record:  https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10738332&registry=T