Dr. (Larry) Bramlage came on Friday and we did the digital X-rays again and it showed the healing is taking place, |
He said everything was fine—that the horse felt 100% sound. He likes being out of his stall and doing things, and when he went to the track he had his ears up. He was glad to be back. |
He went to the track and jogged a mile, and he was very happy to get out, |
He won first time out around two turns at Delaware and then ran fourth in the Champagne. He's the best 3-year-old I have here as far as distance goes. He's got a lot of potential. |
He'll probably go a half-mile or five-eighths, ... Jeremy Rose will be on him. I'll tell him to go a half, and if he's feeling fine to go five-eighths. |
He’s training tremendous, ... He’s galloping strong every day. As long as the weather cooperates, we could breeze [September 30, October 1, or October 2]. He’s eager out there, and we keep moving forward. |
Hes a very laid back and very easy going horse and he took it better than most horses would have, |
I believe he will overcome this bump in the road. I believe we can formulate a plan that will have Alex back racing at his previous level. |
I can't see a speed horse getting away on his own. |
I didn't have anything running that day. It worked out real well. |
I don't anticipate any more problems because it's 99.9 percent healed. He still has a lot of muscle on him. He doesn't have a big belly. That was the point of walking him two hours a day -- keeping him fit and maintaining muscle tone without putting stress on his legs. |
I don't know when and where, but he will return to racing somewhere this year. |
I expected him to be blowing much harder than he was after pulling up, being that it was his first work in two months. |
I feel privileged to be able to speak for this cause and raise money for it. It'll be a great horse race, but there's more to life than just horse racing ... and this is part of it. |
I look forward to Alex's return to the races. The book isn't over ... there are still more chapters to be written to this story. As always, the health of the horse is most important. |