Friday, February 03 2012

CASSE PRIMED FOR HARDWARE QUEST ON FESTIVAL PREVIEW DAY

Shipping four horses into a track for three major stakes races on a single day – from two training sites – is a major organizational challenge.

But it’s one trainer Mark Casse and his staff welcome, because it signifies the stable’s ability to compete at the top level of Thoroughbred racing.

“It’s why we do what we do. The people who work for us love it, too,” said Casse, who will saddle 3-year-old colt Prospective in the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes; 5-year-old mare Exclusive Love in the Grade III, $150,000 Endeavour Stakes; and a pair of 3-year-old fillies, Northern Passion and Dixie Strike, in the $150,000 Florida Oaks.