After a few months hiatus Real Merchant is back in training under Mark Shuman. Previously Real Merchant was in Kentucky under the care of Dr. Fernando Gacia Seeber and has been galloping for two months at the Lexington Training Center.

The horse looks as good as ever and is being pointed to a late summer and fall campaign. Last year Real Merchant finished second in a graded stake race in the Preakness undercard and subsequently ran poorly in the Suburban G1 and in a stake race at Monmouth in the Haskell undercard after which a soft tissue injury was discovered. The decision was then made to give Real Merchant a few months off.

Real Merchant is now fully recovered and looking spectacular (see picture) and we look forward to a great 2010 campaign. Mark Shuman is very exiting to have him in his barn and he says it is one of the best looking horses he has ever trained.