Kentucky Derby Training

well, hardly quite yet. After unceremoniously my Breeder's Cup blog disappeared from this site, i'm now blogging on Internet explorer exclusively instead of the sometimes unreliable Firefox. No more brilliant blogs lost to cyberspace, we hope. That blog noted the similarities of pastern length between the ill-fated Pine Island, the filly that lost her life in the Breeder's Cup Distaff, and our present Y, and a few other cogent observations, which I knew but have forgotten. The thermometer plummetted today to the low 40s, a temparture I'll probably welcome a month from now, but, for today, it was cold and very windy for humans, and perfect weather for running horses.
Wed. 11/15/06: more 2 furlong bursts around the paddock today but picked up the tempo due the weather. Maybe my imagination, but, for the first time I looked at Y and he looked like a yearling, albeit a small one, instead of an overgrown weanling. he may have lengthened out a bit. Definitely his galloping is getting more real. The legs weakly flying all over the place is gone now replaced by the beginning of a bit of steady pinwheel action, which appears much stronger lately. It's now been 30 days since Y arrived, 30 days of daily exercise progressively increased in intensity, and the horse is shaping slowly into a racehorse. Y has a lot of catching up to do given his prior care, but, progress is being made and signs thus far are encouraging.