AJ Suited Racing Stable has horses in training in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Dubai. Nicholson Stables owns a barn at Fair Hill Training Center and the bulk of its operation operates there. Our foray into international racing has been fruitful with Brandybend running at Royal Ascot in her 3yo season and stakes placed in 2015 and 2016 and continues with co-owned American Endeavour in the UK and Pop the Hood in Dubai in 2019. Below is an updated list of our current horses in training, where they are stabled, and who is training them.
NAME: AMERICAN ENDEAVOUR (USA), 2015
PEDIGREE: DISTORTED HUMOR x CRAZY PARTY (AP Indy)
TRAINER: MARCO BOTTI
LOCATION: NEWMARKET, UK
RECORD: 10-2-1-1
EARNINGS: $13,489
ABOUT: AJ Suited acquired a 50% share from in American Endeavour in Spring 2017. Since then, she has made 10 starts, breaking her maiden in late 2017 and winning a handicap in 2018. She’s expected to continue in handicaps and we hope to see her running for black type in 2019.
NAME: POP THE HOOD (USA), 2012
PEDIGREE: STREET CRY x PROPHETICALLY (Pulpit)
TRAINER: DOUG WATSON
LOCATION: DUBAI
RECORD: 19-5-1-2
EARNINGS: $220,337
ABOUT: AJ Suited acquired an interest in POP THE HOOD in 2018. He was purchased specifically to race in Dubai under the management of Touch Gold Racing. He’s qualified for the 2019 Carnival and he’s expected to begin his campaign in January.
NAME: CELEBRATION (GB), 2013
PEDIGREE: EQUIANO (FR) x BOLD RIDDER (GB) (Indesatchel (IRE))
TRAINER: TRES ABBOTT
LOCATION: FAIR HILL TRAINING CENTER
RECORD: 26-5-3-3
EARNINGS: $84,982
ABOUT: Recently purchased from the Tattersalls HIT sale, Celebration has arrived in the United States in the Fair Hill barn of trainer and co-owner Tres Abbott. After getting him acclimated in 2018, we hope to find the winners’ circle with him in 2019.
NAME: CHAMPAGNE DIET (2016)
PEDIGREE: DECLARATION OF WAR x BRIDAL MEMORIES (Unbridled)
TRAINER: JIM TONER
LOCATION: PALM MEADOWS (FL)
RECORD: Unraced
EARNINGS: $0
ABOUT: Homebred CHAMPAGNE DIET is currently at Palm Meadows and breezing in preparation for her first start in early 2019.
NAME: BLETCHLEY (GB), 2014
PEDIGREE: MAKFI (GB) x AN GHALANTA (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))
TRAINER: MARK CASSE
LOCATION: KENTUCKY (Turn Out)
RECORD: 15-3-4-0
EARNINGS: $145,086
ABOUT: AJ Suited purchased an interest in BLETCHLEY (GB) in early 2018, in partnership with Keystone Racing and Qatar Racing. After a stakes-filled campaign in 2018, she’ll look forward to similar in 2019, with the hope of getting her first stakes win.
NAME: HAWKISH (USA), 2015
SIRE: ARTIE SCHILLER x BRIDAL MEMORIES (Unbridled)
TRAINER: JIM TONER
LOCATION: PALM MEADOWS (FL)
RECORD: 5-3-0-0
EARNINGS: $387,700
ABOUT: AJ Suited homebred Hawkish debuted a winner at Gulfstream Park on January 6, 2018. After setting a new track record winning an allowance at Aqueduct, he went on to win the G2 Penn Mile in impressive fashion. Hawkish is owned in partnership with Robert LaPenta and Madaket Stables. He’s targeting a return to the races in early 2019.
NAME: STEREO VIEWING (IRE), 2015
SIRE: GALILEO (IRE) x MYTHICAL ECHO (Stravinsky)
TRAINER: TRES ABBOTT
LOCATION: FAIR HILL TRAINING CENTER (MD)
RECORD: 3-0-2-1
EARNINGS: $18,837
ABOUT: Purchased for $170K at the Saratoga Select Sale in 2016, Stereo Viewing (IRE) has showed promise, finishing in the money in all three of her starts. We hope to get her in the winner’s circle very soon!