Finding A Race
In a few weeks the quarter horses will return to Hialeah Park for weekend racing from November 29, 2013 to February 23, 2014. The late night weekend concerts may take some time off because the horses need their rest before the afternoon races.
The State of Florida gave me an owner's license which will let me visit the backstretch to bring donuts and coffee to friends in the morning. $120.00 also gets you some interesting e-mails from the state and regular information about how much the state makes from its various gambling enterprises.
I've also become careful reader of the condition book which lists the kind of races the track will be having to see which races the Thunderstruck Stable might enter. The trainer is shooting to enter an opening day stakes race. In race track terms preference will be given to those horses with the most lifetime earnings for the 550 yard race. In quarter horse terms the $25,000 race will draw some very good horses. We will need to win our next race at Prairie Meadows in Iowa if we are to have a good shot at getting into the Orange Blossom Stakes.
Trainers obviously want to run their horses in the richest races possible. Many owners want to do the same thing and there are obvious business reasons because success breeds success.
A jockey agent acquaintance announced one morning as we watched the horses work out that trainers would be surprised how good their horses were if they ran in races with horses they could beat and used his jockeys. He spoke the truth and I think I might visit the racing secretary to see when he will run a back up race for those nominated but not making the earnings requirement for the Orange Blossom Stakes.
You always need a Plan B. Although it would be fun to karaoke "The Orange Blossom Special" in the Mediterranean Lounge on Friday Evening.
The State of Florida gave me an owner's license which will let me visit the backstretch to bring donuts and coffee to friends in the morning. $120.00 also gets you some interesting e-mails from the state and regular information about how much the state makes from its various gambling enterprises.
I've also become careful reader of the condition book which lists the kind of races the track will be having to see which races the Thunderstruck Stable might enter. The trainer is shooting to enter an opening day stakes race. In race track terms preference will be given to those horses with the most lifetime earnings for the 550 yard race. In quarter horse terms the $25,000 race will draw some very good horses. We will need to win our next race at Prairie Meadows in Iowa if we are to have a good shot at getting into the Orange Blossom Stakes.
Trainers obviously want to run their horses in the richest races possible. Many owners want to do the same thing and there are obvious business reasons because success breeds success.
A jockey agent acquaintance announced one morning as we watched the horses work out that trainers would be surprised how good their horses were if they ran in races with horses they could beat and used his jockeys. He spoke the truth and I think I might visit the racing secretary to see when he will run a back up race for those nominated but not making the earnings requirement for the Orange Blossom Stakes.
You always need a Plan B. Although it would be fun to karaoke "The Orange Blossom Special" in the Mediterranean Lounge on Friday Evening.
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