Winning feels sooooo good…second place isn’t bad either…

This week Botero Family Racing is celebrating a win from Duke of Love in his first start at Woodbine Racecourse in Ontario Canada. Duke of Love came from off the pace through an opening on the rail and then pulled away from the field in the stretch. He showed a lot of ability and guts. This Canadian bred has a bright future ahead of him and we are excited to be part of it.

Today our Union Rags filly Vow, had her debut on a very sloppy track at Churchill Downs. She broke a little slow out of the gate, but then gathered herself and went after the leaders getting head in front at the top of the stretch. She was unable to hold off the eventual winner but opened a ton of daylight on the rest of the field and finished a strong second. We are so proud of our filly and the way that she ran today.

The fun continues as does our Thanksgiving tradition…

Thanksgiving Day has always been an important holiday in our family and maybe the most enjoyable. It is a day to eat a wonderful home cooked meal, spend time with family, watch football and most importantly give thanks for all the blessings that we have and reflect on our need to be generous with others. This year we also get to have some racing thrills from our colt Always Hopeful, a son of Speightstown, who will make his first start on Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs. What a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Yes, winning feels good, but just being in the race and finishing well is all we ask for.

On Saturday we will also be keeping an eye on Chasing Time who is making his third start and coming off a very good race and close second. So far Chasing Time has shown us that he is a game racehorse, and we are all keeping our fingers crossed that he will “break his maiden” this Saturday.

Happy Thanksgiving and many blessings to all.