That T word again

KHAMSIN WARRIOR
01/07/09
Really happy with the horse. Had an easy jump out on Tuesday morning and went terrific, was strong all the way and was not knocked about. Will have another on Tuesday 14th and should be ready to race by the end of the month.
Regards
Gerald Ryan

Graham reports-

Hi All
At stables today and very pleased with what I saw: a big strapping Tough Guy who looks great and has impressed his trainer with what he is doing on the track every morning.
Gerald is delighted with him and after looking over The Big Fella I can understand why!
Gerald will keep us up to speed when a Trial looms.
Hope you are all well,

Graham

Fleeting Spirit a fine 2nd to Scenic Blast

Whilst all the hype has been focussed on Scenic Blast's win in the King's Stand Stakes, let's not overlook Fleeting Spirit's great second, beaten only 3/4 of a length.
Starting first up after 230 days off she droppped out to near last early before winding up along the rails at the 2 furlong post to almost spoil the Australian party.
Watch the race here. She starts from the inside barrier.

From http://jeremynoseda.com
FLEETING SPIRIT ran a blinder on her seasonal bow to finish second to Aussie speedball Scenic Blast in this afternoon's King's Stand.
Just as she did last year in the same Royal Ascot Group 1, the daughter of Invincible Spirit went down by three parts of a length, but she ran her heart out.
Held up on the stands' side rail, Fleeting Spirit fizzed past horses through the closing furlong and a half.
But Scenic Blast, drawn on the other side, always had the upper hand in the duel and prevailed in the end.
Trainer Jeremy Noseda said: "I can't have any quibbles - we got beaten by a very, very good horse. She ran hard to the line.

Stable Visit

Graham and Geoff visited KW at Gerald's stables last Friday and were very pleased with his development.

Gerald reports that he is "Going good".

He has obviously matured as evidenced by the fact that he has filled out, especially behind.

He still throws more to the mare's (Zabeel) side so Gerald is looking for him to do his best at 1400-1600m rather than a sprint distance.

First start this preparation is expected before he turns four on Aug 1.

Excuse the poor pose in the photo but his increased muscling is still evident.

KW is just T

Trainer Gerald Ryan, a man of few words and not prone to exaggeration, has used the T word for the first time to describe Khamsin Warrior's progress so far this preparation.

20/05/09

Settled in good, nice and relaxed and is coming up 
terrific.

Regards
Gerald Ryan

Invincible Spirit battles the big boys.

With a little over 1/3rd of the Northern Hemisphere racing year gone, Invincible Spirit has passed the $1 million barrier and now ranks 9th in the General sires list with 37 winners from 120 runners. Another Green Desert stallion, Cape Cross, leads the way with $1.7 million from 39 winners from 114 runners.

This is Invincible Spirit's first season as a fully-fledged General Sire having won or placed second in the first, second and third season sires premierships the last three years.

Fleeting Spirit to take on Takeover Target

Invincible Spirit mare Fleeting Spirit will again be a foe for Takeover Target at Royal Ascot, with plans confirmed for her to start first up in the G1 King's Stand Stakes.

Fleeting Spirit was third, a neck behind second placed Takeover Target in last year's Kings Stand, which was won by Equiano. She later ran fourth in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (LR).

Takeover Target toppled another Invincible Spirit galloper, I Am Invincible, to land his eighth career Group 1 when taking Saturday's Goodwood.
The following report on Fleeting Spirit's progress was compiled by Racing Post:

FLEETING SPIRIT is set to make her seasonal bow in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot after connections decided to skip a prep run.

The four-year-old, who was last seen finishing fourth at the Breeders' Cup meeting, had been pencilled in for the Betfred.com Temple Stakes - a race she won impressively in 2008.

However, trainer Jeremy Noseda is happy to head straight to Royal Ascot for the Group 1 on June 16, a race in which she finished third last year.

The trainer told jeremynoseda.com: "We have had a discussion and decided to head straight to the King's Stand with Fleeting Spirit.

"We felt that as she put up such a huge effort first time out last season, we would keep her in reserve to make her first start of this season at Ascot. It is a positive decision to take that course of action.

"She has just done her first easy piece of work and I am very happy with her."

KW back at Rosehill- Gerald reports

"Arrived at Rosehill on Monday straight from Carramar Park so did no
pre-training.
Hasn't grown which he didn't need to do but has thickened and
deepened and looks well."
Gerald

Back on track

Khamsin Warrior is expected back at Gerald's stables, Ascot Lodge, this week to begin his next preparation. His owners are quietly confident that after some 12 weeks spelling in which he apparently ate for two horses, he will have grown both physically and mentally.

Last preparation he showed good speed during his races but seemed to lack the toughness to finish them off. Let's hope the now more mature KW can do it.

I Am Invincible was almost just that.

I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit-Cannarelle by Canny Lad) led the field for most of the Group 1 Goodwood in Adelaide yesterday until the class of champion sprinter Takeover Target kicked in.

I Am Invincible stole a 2 lengths break at the turn and only lost by a length in fast time to an absolute freak so his effort was full of merit and augers well for a successful tilt at some of the country's big sprints.

I Am Invincible had only once previously run over 1200 metres, as a two-year-old, when last to Meurice in the group 2 Todman Stakes at Rosehill for Sydney trainer Toby Edmonds.

The four-year-old entire has won two of his three starts for Peter Morgan since being transferred after a stint with the Hawkes stable and flew in front when he defeated Goodwood rivals Augusta Proud and Blahnik in the group 3 D. C. Mackay Stakes (1100 metres) at Morphettville on April 18.