As part of our retooling efforts, we have sought out some less conventional means of acquiring new stock for our barn. For us, this meant scouring the DRF sheets for horses ripe for the claim across the entire country, not just limited to the NYRA circuit (where the claiming game has been decidedly difficult this year). Though we are a locally owed and operated stable, this was no reason to limit ourselves to horses running at only our home tracks. And so, trusting in our ability to scout out under-the-radar talent, we hit the bricks in an effort to make a solid claim in a less obvious corner of the thoroughbred community. Enter our newest stablemate, Johardy.
A 3-year old, NY-Bred grey gelding, Johardy is wonderfully bred (
Johar – Sister Concern, by Concern) and even-tempered, showing a willingness to get to work from the minute we got him in the barn.
We claimed our new grey from Neil French’s barn out of a maiden claiming race at Del Mar.
While he has shown flashes ability in his two lifetime starts, we feel that he may be due surface change to best bring out his full potential.
Owing to his breeding and composition, we intend to switch him to grass and possibly add some distance to his workload at some point in the future. So far, he has acted like a complete professional and done everything Barker has asked of him in training.
We are delighted to welcome him to his new east coast family and excited at the prospect of having a new horse whose potential may have yet to be realized.
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