A Day to Remember Race Recap

A Day to Remember just checked in third beaten a half-length in his comeback race at Del Mar. He broke a half-step slowly, but quickly moved up to chase the eventual longshot winner in second. Your chestnut seemed to have that one’s measure as they straightened for home, but he never found that extra gear he needed to to power past and was tagged for second by another foe who came up the inside.

Jockey Umberto Rispoli felt that perhaps A Day to Remember was waiting on the other horses a bit, and did note that it seemed like he needed the race from a fitness perspective and should step forward next time with that start under his belt.

It’s no doubt a bit disappointing given the expectations we had for this race and the short odds he went off at, but A Day to Remember didn’t run a bad race by any means and we have something to build on now. We’ll see how he comes back and hopefully get him back out there for another run at Del Mar next month.

A Day to Remember Workout Report

A Day to Remember breezed five furlongs in 1:01.20 Sunday morning over the Santa Anita training track. Your 3-year-old colt worked on the outside of a highly regarded unraced son of Ghostzapper, Gettingawaywithit. Everything continues to be progressing in the right direction.

A Day to Remember Update

A Day to Remember was spotted galloping yesterday morning at Santa Anita. Your 3-year-old colt is still in the early stages of galloping due to the on-and-off training caused by the recent weather in Southern California but we are still progressing in the right direction. Following a few more weeks of galloping, we should start to see him pick up some speed work.

A Day to Remember Update

A Day to Remember remains in great order at Sunshine Farm and is very close to returning to trainer Mark Glatt. Our team had the opportunity to check on him earlier this week and he looks great. As previously mentioned, he has added some weight during his time off and naturally lost some of his muscle definition but that is nothing he won’t gain back once he returns to training. We expect your colt to ship to Santa Anita mid-month.

A Day to Remember Update

A Day to Remember is approaching the 60-day mark at Sunshine Farm in Bradbury. Our son of American Pharoah has remained in good order and pending an additional few weeks of R&R, we expect him to ship back to Mark Glatt’s barn at Santa Anita towards mid-December.

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A Day to Remember Update

A Day to Remember shipped to Sunshine Farm and has begun his R&R in good order. Your son of American Pharoah will remain at Sunshine until the Glatt barn transitions back to Santa Anita in early September. At that time, he will return to Santa Anita to be rechecked and undergo a PET scan to determine if he can return into training or if he will need any additional time.

A Day to Remember Update

A Day to Remember returned to training following his career debut but has not moved along as expected according to trainer Mark Glatt. Your colt was further evaluated by veterinarian Sarah Birch who diagnosed the beginning of a condylar fracture in his left hind ankle. The good news is that it was caught in time and that it does not require a surgical intervention. Unfortunately, this means that A Day to Remember will need 30 to 45 days out of training before being re-evaluated. The son of American Pharoah will ship to Sunshine Farm in Bradbury (close to Santa Anita) for his R&R and will remain on stall-rest until mid-September. He will then undergo a PET-Scan that will determine if he is ready to return to training at Santa Anita.

This of course is disappointing considering his debut and the potential we think he has, but we are glad to know we caught this early and is very minor at the moment. Time off, especially for 2-year-olds, is never a bad thing and we look forward to seeing him back in action before the year ends.