Red Rabbit Racing

Out to wretched Hawthorne Race Track this June 15, 2025 to see the debut of Red Rabbit Racing's latest steed,

NOT FALLING BACK!

We bought Not Falling Back just a week prior in a 50/50 partnership deal with Tim Keeley, who Princess Kathy Racing also partners with in another filly named GoldenAgeActress.

We bought the horse from the estate of our friend Tom Fedro, who passed away earlier this summer after a long battle with cancer.   In his honour I call our gelding "Tommy", as this horse had been his last.

This race was our 1st Red Rabbit Racing action since we had lost our last horse, Novgorod The Great last summer to a 25k claim - also at Hawthorne.  We got lucky there as Novgorod has not run another race since.  Nice to pocket 25k for a horse that ended up not racing again.

In attendance was a fine gathering of Rabbits.   Money Rabbit (Jean) flew in from Florida to see the race.  Founding Rabbit (Peggy) and husband Lincoln Rabbit drove up from EL Paso, IL.  Babe Rabbit (Aly) and her husband Brian and their boys were there, along with her parents Cousin Barb and Hubby Randy.

Not Falling Back had broken his Maiden by winning his last race at Hawthorne.   We had high hopes, but didn't know what would happen in this race - as it was significantly harder than his Maiden Claiming race.

Jockey Luis Colon was aboard and I believe this was his first time on a Red Rabbit Racing mule.   He rode a masterful race hustling - our boy out of the gate and sitting right on the leaders shoulder until mid Backstretch.  Then Tommy took the lead and never looked back drawing off to a 5 length victory.

MAGNIFICENT!

All of us cheered our boy down the lane, scarcely believing we were in front by 5 lengths.  We piled into the Winner's Circle and awaited our hero to join us on the Comeback.

A smiling Trainer Block and his beautiful wife Claudia joined us along with their daughter Eileen for the Winners Circle Photo.

UP IN HEAVEN, TOMMY FEDRO WAS SMILING!

 

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT ANOTHER RUNNER!