Catalyst Race Overview & Lottery

Catalyst is back in at Remington Park and will look to kick off the card on Friday, Sept. 12 with a victory.

She’ll be the #6 among a field of 10. Post time is 6:00 p.m. CT.

Many of the same entrants from the previous version of this race are back in and it still looks like a good spot for your filly to attempt to clear her first-level allowance conditions.

Best of luck. Click here to enter the paddock lottery.

Here’s more on the rest of the field:

#1 Cafezinho – Comes in off a good effort when fourth against Texas-bred stakes company. Was a winner earlier in the year at the $30K claiming level. Note that jockey Stewart Elliott chose to ride Catalyst over this filly.

#2 Boltoro – Will attempt to compete with allowance company having had most of her success in the claiming ranks.

#3 Peak Earnings – Was the controlling speed last time out when second, just ahead of Catalyst. Expect this one to send for the lead once again.

#4 Miss Mozzetti – Not entered in the prior race, this fairly lightly raced sophomore was second last out at the level when making her first start beyond a true sprint distance (we’d consider 7 1/2 furlongs to be more of a route than sprint despite the fact it’s shorter than a mile). That race did come against straight 3-year-olds, and now she’ll take on older foes, but she does possess some upside and would be no shock.

#5 Sabres – Switches to the grass where she is 0-for-5 in her career while also stepping up to the allowance level following a string of starts in the claiming ranks. Though she won by nine lengths last time out, the competition in this race is much stiffer. Could apply early pressure to Peak Earnings.

#7 Wild Steel – New shooter like Miss Mozzetti, and was fourth in the same race that one exits. Definitely prefer the other sophomore to this one.

#8 Flyin Withthe Boss – Last seen getting distanced in a dirt sprint. Did run two good races in similar spots last season, just missing in both, but she’s clearly not in the same form of late and could run into pace troubles here regardless.

#9 Cactus Blossom – Has done her best work in the claiming ranks and as last seen finishing fifth in the same race Catalyst exits. Would be a surprise.

#10 Ron’s Lavender – Last seen finishing off the board in a pair of races at the obscure Gillespie Fairground in Texas. Makes first start for new owner/trainer who has not had many runners. Nothing to like about this one.

Catalyst Workout Report & Plan

Catalyst breezed five furlongs in 1:01.40 this morning at Lone Star Park, working inside of maiden stablemate Gloryibee (by Curlin), and continues to train forwardly following her most recent positive effort last month.

After connecting with trainer Steve Asmussen, the current plan is to point Catalyst to Remington Park, now that the Lone Star meet has concluded. Remington—located in Oklahoma City—opens on August 8. We had considered sending her to a tougher circuit like Kentucky, but at this stage, her speed figures haven’t quite reached the level typically required to be competitive in those deeper allowance races. That said, Steve has commented on her continued progress, and her most recent race—a fast-closing third—was arguably her most best to date.

Catalyst has already proven herself a useful racehorse, with a win and multiple competitive efforts. We’ll continue to give her every chance to build on that resumé, but we also want to be transparent about her long-term path. Once she clears another condition or two, the remaining options will become limited—especially since entering her for a claiming tag isn’t something we’d consider for a filly of her pedigree and value.

With that in mind, we want to begin preparing partners for the possibility that Catalyst will be entered in a breeding stock sale later this fall. Given her strong bloodlines and physical quality, she holds meaningful value as a breeding prospect, and this fall could present the right window if she doesn’t make a significant jump forward on the racetrack.

For now, we remain focused on giving her every opportunity to continue progressing, and we’ll keep you updated every step of the way.

Catalyst Update

Catalyst was spotted galloping this morning at Lone Star Park—see the accompanying video. We remain in a holding pattern with her as we await either an extra or the next condition book. We’ll continue to keep an eye out for both.

Catalyst Workout Report

Catalyst worked an easy half mile on Sunday at Sam Houston, covering the ground in :51.20 (35/50). She remains on target for the aforementioned race which is on Apr. 5 (not Apr. 6 as previously reported). We will pass along any updates as they come to us.

Catalyst Race Recap

Catalyst was sixth today at Oaklawn Park. She sat towards the back early, and started to make a move down the backside. She continued to show interest from there while moving through the pack, but just had too much to do in the short stretch and never quickened as much as she needed to.

Jockey Ramon Vazquez said that he felt he had lots of horse down the backside, but said she just ran evenly in the stretch while at the same time not necessarily getting tired or backing up.

Considering her prior races, and the fact that she was coming off a lay-off here, we weren’t necessarily surprised by the finish, but would be hopeful she can step forward next out with a bit more conditioning.

We’ll let the Asmussen team evaluate her over the coming days and discuss options with Steve and our partners—something like a venue change might be worth thinking about, but there’s no need to make any decisions right now.

Catalyst Update

Catalyst continues to improve with De Meric Stables in Ocala, FL. They passed along the photo above this afternoon and you can see she is filling out over her top line and looks well.

Since our last update, she has done some swimming and is now back in training, jogging daily. She will start galloping and doing more in the upcoming weeks.

The De Meric team said, “She definitely enjoyed her time off and is looking more mature every week.”

Catalyst Update

Our team was able to check in on Catalyst yesterday morning at De Meric Farm in Ocala, FL. Tristan De Meric reports she is improving while on turnout. As you will see in the photo and video above, she has put on beneficial weight but still has a little ways to go. The current plan will be to keep her on turnout for a few additional weeks before starting to swim to build up her back muscles. We’ll be back with more soon.

Catalyst Race Recap and Post Race

Catalyst checked in a disappointing sixth yesterday afternoon in Oaklawn Park’s sixth race. She got away from the gate well and settled in the second pack while on the inside as the field hit the backstretch. She gradually improved her position and found herself in a nice position in second heading into the far turn. Luis Fuentes was hard at work into the turn once the post-time favorite #3 Flashy Dancer came to her inside and our daughter of Gun Runner could not quicken from there on out.

Both Luis and trainer Steve Asmussen did not feel the off-track suited her well. We were hoping we would be seeing another improvement yesterday as we did in start #2 but that did not happen. We’ll get together with trainer Steve Asmussen and put together a plan moving forward.

So far, the barn reported Catalyst appeared to be in good physical order and scoped clean after the race. She received a 54 Beyer Speed Figure which was not unexpected given the result.

Best Bet & Good Luck

Happy race day and good luck, Catalyst owners! The 6th race has a post time of 3:18 PM CT and at this time there are no scratches. The track has been listed as ‘muddy’.

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Catalyst Workout Report

Catalyst had her first work back this morning at Oaklawn Park, covering a half-mile in :50.40 while on the outside of Twirled (3x winner). Under jockey Erik Asmussen, our daughter of Gun Runner traveled easily throughout the drill under no urging, finishing head-to-head at the wire with her mate. This was a solid first breeze back for our soon to be 3-year-old who has handled everything out of her debut in good order. We will discuss a race plan with trainer Steve Asmussen in the coming week and follow up in our next update but our next possible options would come on Jan. 12 or Jan. 19.