Movement set the pace and was tackled at the quarter pole. (chart - pdf warning) She fought on for a bit, but Jockey Jorge Bourdieu wrapped up on her once she was well beaten. She finished 6th. After the race Jorge said she just got tired out there. The fractions, although fair, certainly weren't sizzling. She did take to the turf quite nicely, though.
What we take out of it is that she probably doesn't want to go that far, but she's perfectly happy with turf. Even at a lower claiming price, it's unlikely the fractions would be so much slower as to make a difference in the lane. Whether she could handle this company in a turf sprint is also unclear, but we'd be willing to try. If she comes out well, we'd like to run her short again either on the grass or on the main, depending on what looks easier and what works with her schedule. You can see a replay of the race at CalRacing (free subscription required).
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your filly performed very credibly, considering. My one rat opinion is that you might be way premature to assume from this one race that Movement "prefers" sprints to routes. From what ive seen on the blog she did exactly in the race what she was trained to do. Seems to me u might be able to determine where she belongs --should u decide to have her trained to go a distance. It would be ludicrous to think, based on what u have reported, that Movement was in anyway prepared for this race. A few thoughts: you changed both surface and distance on a young horse in the same race without any appropriate preparation. And, that is only scratching the surface of the highly questionable handling of your filly. Why, e.g., would your trainer avoid the track with this filly for 10 days after her last race. Detraining commences 48 hrs after the race, unless you then do something with the horse. Since you rarely report the track work, other than bits and pieces, we are left with your assertion that your trainer regularly gallops this animal. This is contrary to what im picking up from the blog. What comes across is that other than backtracking at the trot with probably a few hops thrown in, the horse hardly ever gallops. She had one breeze in 3 weeks for heaven's sake, and probably did nothing between her breeze and the race. Unknown, what you all would have expected except exactly what happened. Nor would it surprise if this horse became a broodmare rather prematurely based on what im reading. those little sesamoids and carpal bones simply fail survive this sort of action very long. You have a very enjoyable blog. hope u keep it up. but, i would like to see a more proactive owner as to what is being done with this horse that seems to have so much potential.
I agree that it may be premature to assume she simply doesn't want to route. Many quality routers exhibit such speed and fade behavior the first time the stretch out, and she could be an example of this.
She did have appropriate preparation for routing, though. For one, the filly did not avoid the track for ten days after her last start. She was walking the shedrow the next day and jogging two days later. I don't report on every jog individually, because there's no "there" there. As I've said before, though, she jogs every day except when she's racing or galloping, or taking a day or two off after a race.
She had one gallop, and one breeze between her race on 9/20 and her route on 10/13, both of which I posted about. Since Jamey has contact with my filly every single day, I trust his judgment that this is the best course for her. Also, it's fully accepted that interval training does not work with horses. Vladamir Cerin, previously a trainer of human athletes and a graduate of UCLA's Kinesiology program, has spoken on the topic extensively.
Also, some horses may only take one day off after a big effort, and others may take more time. Each horse is an individual, and a good trainer knows the horses in his care such to tailor a training regimen to each horse.
I appreciate your comments, Mr./Ms. Anonymous, but I respectfully disagree that she is not being conditioned properly.
Hello Brad
As a former racehorse owner for many years...it's a wild ride for sure. Enjoy your site and thanks for joining in on my site too
Jen Morrison
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