Apologies for the lack of updates while we have been finalizing the next steps for Cable Boss. Working with our partner Bridlewood Farm, our hope is still to land him with a stallion farm. Unfortunately, when we made the decision to retire Cable Boss, the breeding season was already underway and we had a few leads that sadly did not pan out, but we still believe there is a possible opportunity for him to land a home for the 2025 breeding season. If we do not get something done by early fall, we will look at other options, which would entail gelding him and repurposing him for a second career off the racetrack. Bridlewood General Manager George Isaacs reports that Cable Boss spends most of his days in the field and had no problem transitioning back to the place he was born.
Unfortunately, Cable Boss did not breeze back this weekend at Palm Meadows as his throat has become an issue again. As we all know, Cable Boss had a tie-back surgery before getting started in his career and it was quite the up-and-down journey getting him to the races. These procedures are never a guaranteed long-term (or sometimes even short-term) fix, but we were lucky to get seven runs in seven months. Things were looking up for this colt after breaking his maiden fairly easily at Horseshoe Indianapolis in November and returning to run a bang-up second in an FL-bred first-level allowance at Gulfstream Park. His next two starts were a fairly significant regression and while his throat did not appear to be a glaring issue at the time, perhaps it was playing a major factor.
Trainer Brendan Walsh felt that to continue racing Cable Boss competitively, it would need to be for a low-level claiming tag (I.e. $16K or less) which was not Brendan’s, MyRacehorse’s, or Bridlewood Farm’s preference. All parties agreed this wasn’t the right thing to do and, as a result, we have sent him back to Bridlewood Farm in Ocala. It may be a long shot, but being a half-sibling to Catholic Boy by a top stallion himself, we may be in a position to place him somewhere as a regional stallion. Your son of Quality Road has a great physical and pedigree to match. Realistically, he will have a ceiling of what he is worth as a stallion, but if we can work something out, we feel this is a better path than attempting to try to get him back to the races. If we can’t find him a place to stand at stud–which will admittedly be difficult with breeding season already in full swing–we still believe retiring him and finding him an alternative second career is preferable to dropping him down the class ladder.
Congratulations to the winner of the Cable Boss giveaway!
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the Cable Boss giveaway! Please be sure to keep an eye out for future giveaways to celebrate your horse and all of their amazing owners!
Cable Boss earned a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 77 for his second-place finish yesterday afternoon. An updated copy of his lifetime past performances can be seen above.
Cable Boss had his final breeze this morning at Churchill Downs, covering a half-mile in :48.80. He breezed in company with a 2-year-old and Brendan reported it was a typical dirt work for him. With the race being taken off the turf last week, the new race target remains a maiden special going one mile and one-sixteenth on the turf at Horseshoe Indianapolis on Saturday, August 26th. Entries will be taken on Tuesday.
Cable Boss breezed a half-mile in :48.40 (14/102) this morning at Churchill Downs and remains in good order following his debut. With the races being taken off the turf this week at Horseshoe Indianapolis, it is possible a race will be brought back on an overnight and we will report back if an option becomes available. If no extra is written, the next available option is on August 26th.
The races at Horseshoe Indianapolis have been taken off the turf course today and as a result, Cable Boss has been scratched. If no extra is written before, the next available option at Horseshoe Indianapolis on the turf is on August 26th. We will discuss with trainer Brendan Walsh and report back with a final race target.
Cable Boss breezed a half-mile in company in :48.40 on Friday morning at Churchill Downs. Working alongside stablemate Under Advisement (2nd and 6th in maiden special weights at Keeneland and Churchill Downs), Cable Boss handled everything fairly well.
Trainer Brendan Walsh reported that his last couple of works have been better and is not far from being ready to make his first career start. In Brendan’s opinion, running him at Ellis Park would be too tough of a task, and believes he would benefit from looking elsewhere. On July 7th, Horseshoe Indianapolis offers a maiden special weight going one mile and one-sixteenth on the turf for straight 3-year-olds that could be the target. This would likely be the easiest starting spot for your son of Quality Road. This will still allow Cable Boss to breeze back twice more before finalizing our decision.
Cable Boss breezed a half-mile in :49.20 (13/28) on Friday morning at Churchill Downs. Your 3-year-old colt worked on the inside of Wild Iris ($102,000 daughter of Violence), and can be seen above. This was his workmate’s first half-mile work so it’s important to consider Cable Boss is much further along from a fitness standpoint. This work was an improvement visually according to trainer Brendan Walsh. As previously noted, his breezes have dropped off once his works have extended further in distance but today was a positive move.
We also want to congratulate Brendan on a big win yesterday with Pretty Mischievous in the G1 Acorn. That makes it back-to-back G1 wins for the 2023 Kentucky Oaks winner.
Cable Boss received the green light to move onto the next stage of his training and will head to trainer Brendan Walsh at Churchill Downs tomorrow morning. Your colt had his final breeze at Bridlewood on April 1st, covering three furlongs in 36.80 seconds, galloping out in 49.80 for the half-mile.
Brendan will be up to date on all things regarding Cable Boss’ airway and will monitor any noise or changes in the function of his airway, especially as the intensity of his training increases. We will report back once Cable Boss settled in in Kentucky.