Bolivie (IRE) and Murphy's Gift Freshen Over the Winter in Florida
Our two other fillies, Bolivie and Murphy's Gift, each received a little time off after their 2023 campaigns. Like athletes in many other sports, horses also need some time to rest and recover from time to time. Similar to an off-season, horses can benefit from some time away from racing and heavy training to recover physically and mentally.
Bolivie raced seven times in 2023 in both Europe and the United States and deserved some well-earned rest. As a two-year-old in 2023, Murphy's Gift was just beginning her career as a racehorse and learning how to train and race at competitive levels. After two solid races at Churchill Downs to get her career started, it was time for her to rest a little and also continue to grow as a young horse in anticipation of her three-year-old campaign.
Both horses traveled to Florida for the Winter months and stabled under the care of Gene Recio at Lynwood Stable in Ocala, Florida. After a couple of months of rest, both Bolivie and Murphy's Gift are doing well and have gone back under tack for light training and will return to full training with Brendan Walsh soon.