Fireball Birdie Workout Report

Fireball Birdie had his first official breeze this morning at Churchill Downs, covering a half-mile in :53.60. Working in company on the outside of a $550,000 son of Gun Runner Holster, who also just shipped in from Laredo, Texas with your colt. This was a typical first work in the Asmussen barn, having the riders up in the saddle throughout the early stages and only asking our son of Uncle Mo the final sixteenth to the wire and on the gallop out.

The work times will never be flashy with new 2-year-olds in the Asmussen barn, but following a couple of easy breezes Steve will begin to ask him for a bit more. The good sign is that our son of Uncle Mo was able to start back his training where he left off.

Fireball Birdie Update

We are pleased to report that Fireball Birdie is scheduled to ship into one of Steve Asmussen’s strings on Wednesday. Farm trainer Keith Asmussen feels your colt is ready to transition to full training and we’re excited to see him progress in the coming weeks. Keith reported he was able to get some speed work into him at the farm and does not believe it will take him long at all to be ready to officially breeze once he settles in. Fireball Birdie will likely start his training at Churchill Downs and we’ll follow up when your 2-year-old arrives in Steve’s barn.