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You come home from training and see there’s been a massive terrorist bombing in Paris or one of the Rugby greats has died at 40 because his body gave up on him and you realize there are things more important than bad rides, unlucky trips, and horse races. I’m young and I’m healthy. I have […]
There are effectively three types of Maiden races for New York bred horses. Maiden claiming $25k or $40k and Maiden Special Weight. And, there is no Maiden $25k on the grass, only the dirt, so $40k is the bottom level of MCL races on the turf restricted to NY Breds. If your horse is good […]
We’re hoping to have a good meet here at Belmont and then on the outer track at Aqueduct. A few horses that didn’t win at Saratoga kept their conditions and maybe they’ll get that knocked off, now that we’re back downstate. We also have a lot of two-year-olds who have not had a run yet […]
They say racing has its own form of luck and you need it to be on your side. This year Saratoga illustrated this exactly for us. It was a very long and tough meet. There are plenty of big operations that leave without winning a race at Saratoga and it’s probably my biggest professional fear […]
In a recent interview I commented that training horses and the details of what happens on the backside of a racetrack is considered a “closed shop” by many people. I don’t think it should be that way, and here are some examples of ways I try to keep our operation an “open shop.” I use Twitter extensively […]
Recently, in the blog, I mentioned how the backbone of our stable is now made up of homebreds or horses that we purchased at Yearling or two-year-old sales. I thought I’d explain more about the purchasing process in today’s blog. Myself and the owners (e.g. Mike Piazza of Zilla Stables) have a very thorough process. […]
As I mentioned in the last blog, we’ve got a good group of owners, including the guys who set me up (e.g. My Meadowview and Winter Park Partners) and I do my utmost to have their horses because they are the ones that got me started. And we are gradually building momentum with bigger owners too […]
Alas, after a slight hiatus (about a year) we are back online with the Tom Morley Blog. Last year I was in a position to do it myself, but I just don’t have the time anymore. That’s just one of the things that happens when your operation grows. But that’s going to change going forward. […]
I firstly must apologize to those who follow and read this blog for my total lack of input over the past two months. However with moving house, moving barn, attending the countless two year old sales, welcoming our first group of 10 babies to the barn all rolling towards Triple Chrome Mania I have neglected […]
Every time we took a breath and thought that finally the winter had broken and spring was on its way then we got another chilly blast to remind us that March in New York can be beautiful and swiftly followed by harsh winter conditions again. March was a good month however for the horses as […]