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VIEWFINDER, trained by Michael Keogh and owned by Gustav Schickedanz, came from off the pace and swept to the lead to win going away by over 4 lengths. The three-year-old Langfuhr gelding has been knocking on the door and has already earned over $57,000. He raced 1 1/16 on the Woodbine turf.

5-year-old gelding EXULTING was started and trained on the Aiken Training rack by Tim Jones for Darley. Today at Saratoga despite an eventful trip he won by almost 2 lengths in allowance company racing 1 1/8th miles on the dirt. It was his third win. The race had been originally scheduled for the turf but days of rain took care of that idea. EXULTING is owned by  Godolphin Racing, LLC and trained by  Kiaran P. McLaughlin. He was a $500,000 yearling purchase.

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SARATOGA: SILENCIA (f, 3, Silent Name {Jpn}--Matinee Express, by Zensational) flashed speed, but finished well up the track when eighth in her Apr. 28 unveiling at Belmont. Allowed to meet the starter after this race originally scheduled for the turf course was rained on to the main track, the gray was given a 4-1 chance and jetted to the front, rattling off a :21.84 quarter-mile. She spun into the stretch with a clear advantage and crossed the wire five lengths ahead of first-timer Adorina (Bernardini). Matinee Express produced a filly by Munnings in 2017 and a filly by Fed Biz this year.
Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $41,498.
 O/B-Harry Landry & James Hogan (NY)
T-Charlton Baker.
SILENCIA has her early training with Cary Frommer at the Aiken Training Track

2-year-old filly HENLEY'S JOY (Kitten's Joy)  came from off the pace and surged to the lead to win her first start racing a mile on the turf at Ellis Park, She is trained by Mike Maker and was sold by Cary Frommer to Bloom Racing for $50,000 at this April's OBS Two Year Old in Training Sale.

2-year-old filly SHE'S GOT MOXEY (Trappe Shot)  dueled briefly early and then took over to break her maiden at Fair Meadows,  She is woned by Rick Rogers  and trained by Tim Dixon

Also winning was 3-year-old filly VISIONS REWARD (Warrior's Reward). She came from well off the pace to hit the wire in front to win a MSW at Prairie Meadows for owner Allen Poindexter. 

GRANDPA LEN (Rockport Harbor) was trained at the Aiken Training Track first by Suzy Haslup and then by Brad Stauffer. Yesterday he wired the field at Monmouth to win for the 6th time and up his earnings over $334,000. The nine-year-old has brought racing excitement to a number of different connections over his long 69 start career. He is currently owned by Andrew Sulley and trained by Patricia Farro. GRANDPA LEN brought $150,000  at the 2011 OBS March Selected Two Year Olds in Training Sale. Lifetime record: 69: 6 - 14 - 13

WEDGEWOOD (Langfuhr) despite being blocked edged clear to win in allowance company going 7 furlongs on the turf, The 3-year-old gelding is a homebred for Gustav Schickedanz. Also racing Mike Keogh was 2-year-old APPELLA (Silent Name (JPN)) who was making her first start. She was jostled at the start but gained the lead and then was nipped had to settle for 2nd. Also checking in second, but by a nose in a MSW was VIEWFINDER (Langfuhr). All were homebreds for Gustav Schickedanz and all came straight from the Iken Traing Track.

Trained on the Aiken Training Track by Legacy,  MSW DREAMCALL has won 3 races in a row including the Jack Bishop Stakes and the Iowa Distaff Stakes both a Prairie Meadows.  She came on with a strong wide rally and won by 4 lengths to up her earnings over $271,000. The 4 year old filly is owned by Mike G Rutherford and trained by Steve Asmussen.

3-year-old colt FIRST MONDAYS (Curlin) was a $450,000 yearling prepped by Cary and then started by her on the Aiken training track. He added another first to his name winning his first out by 3 3/4 lengths. Racing 6 furlongs on the dirt at Gulfstream, he was wide through a half in 46 and then dueled through the stretch before clearing his rival for the win by daylight. The handsome chestnut colt is owned by  Glenangus Farm LLC  and trained by John C. Servis.  He was bred by Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman & Milton P. Higgins III

Trainer Michael Keogh sent SWEET GRASS CREEK (Wando)  to a determined win in an allowance race at Woodbine going 6 1/2 furlongs on the all-weather surface, The 6-year-old gelding raced off the pace and then closed three wide to clear the field for the win. SWEET GRASS CREEK has earned multiple stakes placing and over $371,000 in earnings. He is a homebred for  Gustav Schickedanz. It is always a pleasure to see this experienced racehorse enjoy some downtime and then eagerly start up his training on the Aiken Training Track. 
 

Started on the Aiken Training Track with Cary Frommer, DETERMINED VISION (Jump Start) wired the field as tenaciously as his name suggests to win the White Oak Fam S sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf at Laurel.  The 3-year-old gelding broke his maiden a month ago at Pimlico, had a race in the middle and then jumped into the winner's circle in stakes company. He is trained by  Phil Schoenthal for owners D Hatman Thoroughbreds and Kingdom Bloodstock, Inc.

As a 2 year old, PEACH OF A GAL (Curlin) prepared by Cary Frommer at the Aiken Training Track, graduated with aplomb at Tampa Bay with an easy win by over 4 lengths. At 3 on the Black-Eyed Susan undercard, she added black-type running 3rd in the Hilltop S. Today she became a SW, adding the CHRISTIANA S., at 1 1/16 on the turf to her pedigree page. The filly is a homebred for Glenangus Farm LLC and is trained by Graham Motion.

MUNIFICENT (Munnings) was sold by Cary Frommer as a two-year-old at OBS April. 2016. She received her early training at the Aiken Training Track. Last fall she broke her maiden at Laurel and she has not been off the board since including a win in her last outing - that one at Pimlico. Coming back less than a month later, she won her second in a row. She is trained by Trainer: Mary E. Eppler for owner  Flying Pheasant Farm, LLC. Sprinting on the turf at Laurel,  she got the head bob in an extended duel. She is closing on $100,000 in earnings.

Three new winners came from the Aiken Training Track under the guidance of Cary Frommer.   DETERMINED VISION (Jump Start) broke his maiden in a MSW at Pimlico for owners D Hatman Thoroughbreds and Kingdom Bloodstock, Inc and trainer Phil Schoenthal. CASA BONITA (Malibu Moon) graduated at Gulfstream for owners  D. J. Stable LLC and Cash is King LLC and John C. Servis Bred by H. Allen Poindexter, she was purchased for $100,000 from Cary at Timonium last May. And finally, stakes-placed BOSSY EM (Street Boss), an OBS April 2016 grad) won her 3rd at Prairie Meadows for trainer  Kelly R. Von Hemel and owner Brian K Hall. She was also bred by  H. Allen Poindexter.

Consignor Cary Frommer sent out one of the seven 2-year-olds to share the furlong bullet time of :10 1/5 Tuesday, and while Frommer is known for her pinhooking prowess, hip 144 is a product of the South Carolinian's small broodmare band. 

By Tritap, the gray Maryland-bred filly is actually a third-generation Frommer-bred. She is out of Cheers Darling (Cuvee), who is a daughter of stakes winner Bragadocious(Salem Drive). 

"We knew she was very quick," Frommer said of the filly. "We worked her in Aiken and we ran her in the trials. She got kind of annihilated coming out of the gates in Aiken, but she has always been quick. So I knew she would work well, but that [bullet] was surprising."
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 The Aiken Trials, which were run Mar. 17, have already produced a first-out 2-year-old winner. Gallanor (Redeemed), who won the first race of the 2018 trials, went on to graduate in her official racetrack debut at Laurel in April. 

Frommer, based in the historic South Carolina town, said the Trials provide a great foundation for the juveniles. "There are 10,000 to 12,000 people at the Aiken Trials," Frommer said. "The horses have to go in the paddock and they go in the gate and break from the gate. So it's like having a race under their belts. This filly has her gate card and she's ready to go."

FUHR LOVE ( Langfuhr - Love Co, by Not for Love) worked on the Aiken Training Track on 3/30, had 2 works on the all-weather track at Woodbine and won her first start for owner/breeder Gustav Schickedanz. She sprinted to a 2 length win going 5 furlongs for her trainer Mike Keogh. Mike brings his string of babies and older horses to winter in Aiken every year. 

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PEACH OF A GAL (Curlin) prepared by Cary Frommer graduated with aplomb at Laurel stalking 3 wide and then clearing for an easy win by over 4 lengths. The 2-year-old Curlin filly is a homebred for Glenangus Farm LLC and is trained by Graham Motion.

APPEALING HENRY (Successful Appeal)  broke his maiden at Aqueduct this past spring, had some time away and today won for the second time making it two in a row. He came from just off the pace, briefly lost the lead but persevered to hit the wire first by 1 1/4. The NY bred gelding  is a homebred for  Copper Penny Stables and is trained by Gary P. Gullo.

2-year-old Blame filly CAUGHT DREAM'N won second time out for trainer Phil Schoenthal and owner/breeders  Dark Hollow Farm, D. Brown, Mr. & Mrs. D. Schwaber & Mr. & Mrs. A. Davidov. Starting back in stakes company in the Smart Halo S, at Laurel she swung 7 wide to run second by a head in what was truly a winning effort. 

She is still another example of a win right off the Aiken Training Track and then on to add black type.

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by Frank Vespe

Started and conditioned at the Aiken Training Track by Mike Keogh, 2-year-old Langfuhr filly LARKWOOD went to the lead by the 1/2 mile pole and went on to graduate by an easy hand ridden length.  This was her second start and she was third first out.   LARKWOOD is a Gustav Schickedanz homebred.

3-year-old filly TIKI BAR LOGIC (Shackleford) was prepared at the Aiken Training Track and sold by Cary Frommer in March at OBS for $110,000 to trainer Michael Machowsky and owners Jeff Drown, Ernie Marchowsky, Ken Shaw and Robert Traynor. It took her a few tries, but when she was ready to go to the winner's circle she did it with a wire to wire 24 length victory at Santa Anita!  
 

2-year-old Blame filly CAUGHT DREAM'N wins second time out for trainer Phil Schoenthal and owner/breeders  Dark Hollow Farm, D. Brown, Mr. & Mrs. D. Schwaber & Mr. & Mrs. A. Davidov. She went off the favorite going 6 furlongs at Laurel and had little trouble forcing the pace three wide and then clearing the field by two lengths. She is still another example of a win right off the Aiken Training Track.

2 year old filly PRINCESS WARRIOR (Midshipman - Sessa), stalked the pace early from  the inside and then moved off the rail for the stretch run. She  drew off to graduate by 1 1/2 lengths going 6 furlongs on the dirt at Churchill Downs in her first start. She is owned by Evan, Mathew & Andrew Trommer and was bred by George M. Veloudis (KY). The bay filly is trained by Ken McPeek. She was sold by Cary Frommer this spring at Timonium for $60,000

Additional  winners were Tizkismet at Arlington for Never Better Stables and John Padden and trainer Brendan P. Walsh. Also  AJs Posse who broke his maiden at the same track for owner Mike Anderson Racing LLC and trainer David R. Reid