The Horse's Next Race
Sunday shortly after 1:05 pm Sunday, at Hialeah Park Stolicknaya will be running in the 2nd, a 440 yard race. I should be an old hand at this by now. This will be Stolicknaya's fourth race at Hialeah and if the horse runs well and has a little racing luck I will breathe a sigh of relief. I'm both excited and a little bit nervous. On paper, he should do well, but then again the Broncos were three point favorites
There will be a new jockey and we will be running against $3,500 claimers. Shanley Jackson in the irons and for once I know we have one of the best riders on the grounds guiding the Beaver.
Running the horse for a $3,500 tag means that other trainers and owners might buy the horse and they might get a good deal. The horse would go to another barn and the Thunderstruck Stable would have to look for another animal. This is not all bad, these things happen and at this stage of the game I'm really not sure what plans the other partners might have. The meet ends in a couple of weeks, the track closes until late fall.
I've been lucky. I've seen "my" horse run and win a race at a track where I have watched races for almost 30 years. Saturday mornings on the backside watching horses come and go on their way to the track and being able to speak to people in a sport I like a lot and get new friends is to be appreciated.
Another trip to the Winner's Circle with friends?
To be continued.
There will be a new jockey and we will be running against $3,500 claimers. Shanley Jackson in the irons and for once I know we have one of the best riders on the grounds guiding the Beaver.
Running the horse for a $3,500 tag means that other trainers and owners might buy the horse and they might get a good deal. The horse would go to another barn and the Thunderstruck Stable would have to look for another animal. This is not all bad, these things happen and at this stage of the game I'm really not sure what plans the other partners might have. The meet ends in a couple of weeks, the track closes until late fall.
I've been lucky. I've seen "my" horse run and win a race at a track where I have watched races for almost 30 years. Saturday mornings on the backside watching horses come and go on their way to the track and being able to speak to people in a sport I like a lot and get new friends is to be appreciated.
Another trip to the Winner's Circle with friends?
To be continued.
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