That's kind of the short-range plan. We're going to get to the Breeders' Cup this year and not mess it up. |
The frog started to loosen last week and shed during the gallop, ... the cushion between the two heels on the foot that is like a shock absorber. It?s the first thing that meets the ground. |
The frog started to loosen last week and shed during the gallop. |
There's been a lot of nice colts like my own that show promise and are stepping up. It's time to get into the deep end of the pool, and I think Saturday it gets pretty deep. |
This was the big obstacleto get him back, make sure he ran the race that he did last winter here, and he did that, ... From here, Ill just train him like any other horse and come back a month from now in the Breeders Cup. |
We found this a few years later after we realized we didn't keep anything when he was around. |
We were disappointed when he ran fourth that time. This is what we've been looking for. |
Why didn't I do this before? |
[Goodwood BC Handicap (1 1/8 miles, Gr 2, Santa Anita, Saturday) ? Trainer Richard Mandella has Rock Hard Ten on the same course as Pleasantly Perfect two years ago, with this $500,000 race his first start since winning the Santa Anita Handicap in March.] No serious ailments, ... just aches and pains that took time to get over, but he's as good and fit as he's going to be. |
[Mandella remained a member of the stallion's syndicate.] He was a lot of fun, ... I'll have to have toast to him tonight. |