Movement Gets Ink in Louisville Publication

This week's Velocity, a free weekly publication distributed to Louisville area bars and nail salons and owned by the Louisville Courier-Journal, taps Movement as an example of how a racehorse can be owned by a regular Joe and not just the wealthy.

Movement believes there are certain advantages to being owned by working class folk instead of a powerful racing magnet. "I've chatted with other horses owned by the big outfits," the dark bay filly reported. "The feed is about the same, but you wont get much attention from the connections. A buddy of mine, a claimer just two barns over, was owned by Bob Bone before being claimed away and never even met him!"

Small timers take a greater interest, she believes. "Brad, Irv, and Allison come by all the time, usually bearing carrots or apples. Also, are the Phipps or Paulson families going to get a modestly bred unraced 2 year old like me a write up in a magazine? I'd say not!"

Sometimes small time owners can be a little too interested, though, notes Movement. "He's a nice enough guy, but if Brad tries to ride me again, I'm not just going to throw him, but also crush his skull like a grape" referring to the recent incident when after the owner mounted her bareback she cast him aside like so much rubbish. "All in all, though, I wouldn't trade places with any other horse out there, unless," she added, "I was about to be bred to A. P. Indy. He's so dreamy!"

She'll have her work cut out for her on the track if she's to earn the $300,000 stud fee the stallion commands, but I wont count her out.