Pictured is of course none other than the great Ozzie The Man. Ozzie was honored out in Abilene with a 2006 All American Team recognition. It was an honor to go up on stage and be presented with the award on behalf of the Morris' and the Cahill and O'Connor Kennel. The award will travel with Ozzie down to West Palm Beach at the end of May to make an appearance at the Palm Beach Grand Classic. Ozzie IS the man!

Spring Meet 2007......I anticipated it would be a sellers market and I was not surprised to see that it went exactly as I thought. There were few "deals" to be had. I felt the best purchase of the Meet was Mustang Ashlee*. She was bred and trained by Sean Bourke of Clonmel and ran a fantastic and impressive race in the finals. I was so happy to see Henry Howe purchase her. She ran with heart and guts and SMARTS! I hope to see her here in the breeding barn in a few years! The Trent Lee pups on the whole ran nicely and Mooch Olsen also had a very nice litter as did Bob Crossland. Dianna and Joe Douglas ran some nice Tempo Petrocelli pups through. We just bred Serazone to him this week for the Douglas'. On the whole the crowd seemed to be down this year. Some familar faces were not present and there were few new faces. It was so nice to finally meet Pat Dalton in person! I had a ton of fun with Sean Bourke and Robby Britton (public trainer from Oz) and his friend David (also a trainer from Oz). We compared notes on racing practices, breeding practices, and training practices. I was joined by Robby and David at the Woodlands on Saturday night as well and we closed the clubhouse. All in all I had a wonderful time with my new friends. I can't wait to get over to Clonmel to spend a little time at the Newpark Stud and visit my friend Sarah Mitchell who does all the implants for the Bourkes! I don't know about that 25 hour plane ride over to Victoria though guys! I also had a nice dinner with Henry and Beth Howe, Bill Lambert, The Parvins, Johnny Culbreath and Travis and Billy the haulers from Quick Trip. A great time was had by all.

It seems like the entire Palm Beach compound was present and accounted for. It was great to see everyone!

The Block Sire 2007 DVD and the "Got Rumble" T-shirts were an absolute smash! Many were worn during the auction! I have a few left that I will be giving out at the Palm Beach Grand Classic.

Energy Force* officially schooled on at Palm Beach yesterday in what looked like a final for the Derby Lane Million. Bigfoots Bust, Flying Britt, Hallo Mr. Finegan and Atlantic Flyer were all in "Pete's" schooler. Pete broke poorly and was stepped on by Britt out of the box. He gave the field a 10 yd advantage and started to suck up the field. He ended up 4th. But...you could have thrown a blanket over the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place dogs. If he hits his break Pete will be a tough cookie to handle.

Both Honest Emigrant* and Park Top are off their feed and would seem to be pregnant. Both are due around the 8th of June. DC's Brenda Lee is also in season and we hope to breed her to Maryville Rumble if she is having a good season. Brenda is the littersister to Trent Lee and Bouncing Bucky.

I guess that is enough news for now.