I think the blinkers will keep him a little more focused. |
I'm real pleased with her. Maybe the weather will miss. I don't think we'd be confident running on an off track. |
It was a combination of things. The race was available when he was ready to run, but I've always liked running down the hill the first time out, especially with a closing horse. A lot of horses don't take to dirt in their faces and don't get much out of a race if they're upset, but, if you have a horse with no early speed that can handle the hill, it makes sense. |
She's taken a liking to the 6 ½ down the hill and we're all set to go, weather permitting. She ran on a sloppy or muddy track on a couple of occasions and (has) not given very good efforts. We would probably choose to skip the race on any kind of an 'off' track at all. |
That other horse was making his third start around two turns, and my colt was making only his third start of his life and first around two turns. We'll probably lay a hair closer, but I expect a better pace scenario; and the extra ground should help. We think we belong in the race. I'm excited about what's going to happen on Saturday. |
This one they're going to keep. |