Stolicknaya Hits the Board
Thunderstruck Stables one and only horse finished 2nd in the 8th race at Prairie Meadows in Iowa.
This was an upset of sorts. The pools are not very large at this track. Not very many people were at the track as the weather wasn't great. The weather in Miami has been crappy today as well. The Dolphins won, the Hurricanes had the week off and Stolicknaya was going to run in the 8th race at Prairie Meadows.
Reviewing the form there were reasons for both hope and reasons to skip the race, it looked like he had enough class for the race and starting kind of on the inside going around the hook is an advantage. Stolicknaya's latest races hadn't been great and there were horses in the race he had not beaten both inside and to the outside. He was going to need to improve a lot if he was going to win this afternoon
The AQHA shows races from around the country and I have a legal account with TVG. The horse looked pretty good in the walking ring and warming up.
The horse broke well and kept running through the turn and I started yelling about a Russian Vodka or so it seemed to the lady next door. He got beat but finished 2nd. Had I been at the track and seen the race in person the celebration for finishing and cashing would definitely have been more fun but, now a few hours later I'm still smiling ear to ear and hoping the horse comes back to the barn in good shape and maybe we can find a similar race in South Florida.
This was an upset of sorts. The pools are not very large at this track. Not very many people were at the track as the weather wasn't great. The weather in Miami has been crappy today as well. The Dolphins won, the Hurricanes had the week off and Stolicknaya was going to run in the 8th race at Prairie Meadows.
Reviewing the form there were reasons for both hope and reasons to skip the race, it looked like he had enough class for the race and starting kind of on the inside going around the hook is an advantage. Stolicknaya's latest races hadn't been great and there were horses in the race he had not beaten both inside and to the outside. He was going to need to improve a lot if he was going to win this afternoon
The AQHA shows races from around the country and I have a legal account with TVG. The horse looked pretty good in the walking ring and warming up.
The horse broke well and kept running through the turn and I started yelling about a Russian Vodka or so it seemed to the lady next door. He got beat but finished 2nd. Had I been at the track and seen the race in person the celebration for finishing and cashing would definitely have been more fun but, now a few hours later I'm still smiling ear to ear and hoping the horse comes back to the barn in good shape and maybe we can find a similar race in South Florida.
:
Stolicknaya 74 (2012)
Comments
Post a Comment