Frolic's Revenge continuing family tradition for Wolfson

by Brisnet.com

"I've had so many 'Frolics' in my barn, I can't even remember all of their

names," trainer Milton Wolfson said when speaking of his Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Fillies contender Frolic's Revenge.

The dark bay daughter of Vindication is the fourth generation of some very

talented graded winners. Her dam is Stormy Frolic, who is the daughter of

Lindsay Frolic, who is out Cherokee Frolic.

Bill Cole trained foundation broodmare Cherokee Frolic, who was claimed for

$20,000 and went on to win the Grade 3 Railbird at Hollywood and Grade 2 Test at

Saratoga, but Wolfson has trained the other two and their offspring for Stride

Rite Racing Stable for more years than he cares to count.

"I've had 15 stakes winners out of this family," said Wolfson, who earned a

B.A. in animal science at the University of Illinois and a master's degree in

education from Temple University and has been training since 1964.

"My first horse out of Cherokee Frolic was Fabulous Frolic, and Super Frolic

won $1.5 million. But my favorite is still Lindsay Frolic (winner of the Grade 3

Sabin, Powder Break and Judy's Red Shoes) because of her ability to do anything

ever asked of her. Stormy Frolic was her first stakes winner. This is just a

great line. The horses probably would have won some Grade 1s, but we race at

Calder and they don't have that many of them."

Frolic's Revenge was an easy winner of the Lindsay Frolic Stakes at Calder on

August 27, which was a fitting tribute to her granddam for whom the race is

named.

"That was something really special. When this filly won that race, it was a

whole lot of fun," Wolfson said. "It's been a great run training these horses

for the owner for all of these years."

It seems that the run is far from over.

"I've got six Frolics in my barn right now," he added.

On Thursday, exercise rider Karyn Whitten took Frolic's Revenge out for a jog

once around with a pony.

"She was on the muscle," Wolfson said. "She's ready. I've done all of the

damage I can do. The rest is up to her."