Only three weeks to go in the racing season and where has the year gone?\u00a0 Mom was right.\u00a0 Time passes by faster the older you get.\u00a0 Guess we need to work on getting younger to slow that process down.<\/p>\n
Anyway, this week the stable sent four horses to the track and had mixed results.\u00a0 Two year old, bred with sire cards, FROST ADVIOSRY made her second career start.\u00a0 After a second place finish in late September at 9\/1 in a $30k claiming race, we kept her at the same 5.5 furlong distance and dropped down to the bottom of all bottoms, the $2,000 claiming tag. \u00a0 Bettors liked her off her debut and made her the 8\/5 favorite. \u00a0 She sat behind the two front runners who were fighting tooth and nail and relaxed into the third position, nearly three strides back and was reactive and put things into high gear and easily moved up and took the lead, drew away and won my nearly two lengths.\u00a0 The speed dropped to 68 (from 73), but the victory margin did not require a higher number. \u00a0\u00a0 This will probably mark her last start for the stable for the year as there are 3 weeks remaining and I prefer a longer rest for two year olds. \u00a0 She earned 37 BP’s in the race (total of 77 for both career races) and a pair of G-sire cards.<\/p>\n
After winning his first race for the stable, KYRGYZSTAN has flattened out.\u00a0 This week he ran in a starter allowance (shifting from a $17,500 claiming race) and\u00a0 finished sixth as the second betting choice at 7\/2.\u00a0 Like his last start, he made a lukewarm effort to close late that got him nowhere and finishing 6th.\u00a0 Blame is all mine as he should be going longer than the 7 furlongs I’ve tried him at in last two races.\u00a0 One G-card was the reward.<\/p>\n
THIRSTY ARCHIE was looking to overcome a pair of seconds he’s had with the stable which were both in starter allowance races.\u00a0 This week he was entered into a $3,500 claiming race at 5 furlongs, trimming the distance a smidge from 5.5 furlongs. \u00a0 He took off and put pressure on the leader who he was able to overtake in the stretch and cruised to the wire to win by a stride, a nice outcome for the 6\/5 favorite in the 8-horse field. \u00a0\u00a0 This was his third start for the stable and he earned 22 BP’s in the race and 3 sire cards, of which we collected an F-card and two G-cards.<\/p>\n
ALWAYS CONFLICTED seemed to be named correctly.\u00a0 He made his third start for the stable, all in starter allowance, this one at a $7,500 tag, the lowest level thus far.\u00a0 I reset his speed to 100 and he fired out and went to the lead.\u00a0 He had a nice 3 length lead at the half of the 9-furlong race but was run down and crossed the line in 5th. \u00a0 5 BP’s for his finish and a G-card.<\/p>\n
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I made a few changes with the stable. \u00a0 Frost Advisory has been sent to the barn and another 2-year old, HOLIDAYS ARE HERE has been moved into the stable.\u00a0 This is a sire-card bred horse that was created last week and we’ll see in a week or so if we can grab some quick BP’s on this one before the year ends.<\/p>\n
I’ve also sent Always Conflicted to the farm and brought BABS SEEKING LUCK back to the stable.\u00a0 This one is the sole survivor of the horses the stable started with back in January. \u00a0 He’s raced 12 times for us and was in need of a rest.\u00a0 It seems fitting that we should wrap the year up with him back in the stable and one last run for the year.<\/p>\n
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The week ends with the stable earning 64 BP’s, elevating the holdings to 417. \u00a0\u00a0 1 F-card and 6 C-cards have been added to the F-card I held last week.\u00a0 At this time, I don’t forsee breeding with the cards unless we strike it rich with a high-end card.<\/p>\n
Three horses look to be sharp for this week and hopefully we can find a spot for them.<\/p>\n
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Now a question for readers.\u00a0 The Challenge series is approaching an end for this year.\u00a0 Should we do another one next year? \u00a0 Should it have a similar goal objective or some other kind of goal? \u00a0 I’m looking for ideas and thoughts.\u00a0 This challenge started with a bundle of misfits and if we do something again, the time is now to create a stable and stock it with runners to start the new year with.\u00a0 Or we can keep this one running with the horses already in it.\u00a0 All thoughts and ideas are welcomed and thanks for riding on this journey!<\/p>\n
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