Apologies for the large gap between updates on Cable Boss—he’s just been hanging out back at the farm where he was born, Bridlewood in Ocala.

While there was some hope that we may be able to find a place for him to stand at stud, that has not come to fruition. We can’t say we’re necessarily surprised about that given that the main reason for him having some stallion appeal is that he’s a half to MG1SW Catholic Boy, who himself has not panned out at stud and has been relocated from Kentucky to California for the upcoming breeding season.

At this point we would be very surprised if Cable Boss were to find a farm interested in standing him for 2025.

Our partner and his breeder, Bridlewood Farm, seems a bit more willing to give it some additional time to see if a stallion career develops. Since there is still a very modest amount in the reserve that we prefer to return to shareholders, we have given them the option to take over our piece of the horse to continue searching for a stud deal (even if one was to come about, it would not be very lucrative), or they may just agree to send him now to New Vocations in Ocala so he can be retrained and rehomed. If Bridlewood were to take over our piece, but not find a place to stand him, they would still plan to send him to New Vocations.

Regardless of the decision by Bridlewood, we will be closing the series to ensure any losses for the partners can be used for 2024 tax assessments and if there are any unused reserve funds left those will be distributed on a pro rata basis in the next 30-45 days.

We will keep in close touch with Bridlewood and provide another update as plans are solidified.

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.

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 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.

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.