It Begins!
Woodland's backstretch opens today and the one mile track for training Monday. We'll have a real race track to train on for the next 37 days. Woodlands track is a very nice track--well proportioned with a decent surface that's hard in the morning and deep in the afternoon. RR excited about the coming meet and a bit petrified also. This is where it all comes to a head, meaning all the work, and preparation, but, right now we're still nowhere. We'll see how it all comes out.
Txs. to KH for the comment last post, and recommend it to anyone else that might be reading the blog. I'm encouraged by Chris McCarron's school, and the cite in the comment shows what it's all about.
Training: Interesting warm up for Wind's breeze last night. After conducting my 1.5f + 1f + 1.5f warm up for several breezes in a row I'd thought that Wind was getting a hang of all the stopping and starting and noted that he even seemed to be enjoying and appreciating what was going on. But, first warm up heat last night all was forgotten as Wind barreled right on past the stop sign. But, most interestingly, after this he commenced a relaxed walk, memory apparently revived, and completely cooperative thereafter.
The breeze was 3 x 2.5f non-stop. Again, after each heat we have to gallop down, turn around and gallop about 1.5f to the starting point of the next heat. Those between heat gallops where as fast as we could maneuver. We deliberately let up a notch last night compared to the preceding breeze. I'd say the heats went in the 12.7-12.8sec/f range. Very strong again. Breezes planned at Woodlands on Tuesday and Friday. If we can get those timed and out of the gate--big if--we might be looking at a race shortly after 9/23. Wind's shins last night were warm for an hour post breeze but stone cold this morning, which is very good news.
Our little Art after Wednesday's speed work has come up limping. Has to be a bruised sole or developing abscess, but things are undiagnosed at this point. Final farm breeze tonight with Aylward. I'm relieved at that as grass has worn off the track and the bumpy, bare ground is getting dangerous.
Txs. to KH for the comment last post, and recommend it to anyone else that might be reading the blog. I'm encouraged by Chris McCarron's school, and the cite in the comment shows what it's all about.
Training: Interesting warm up for Wind's breeze last night. After conducting my 1.5f + 1f + 1.5f warm up for several breezes in a row I'd thought that Wind was getting a hang of all the stopping and starting and noted that he even seemed to be enjoying and appreciating what was going on. But, first warm up heat last night all was forgotten as Wind barreled right on past the stop sign. But, most interestingly, after this he commenced a relaxed walk, memory apparently revived, and completely cooperative thereafter.
The breeze was 3 x 2.5f non-stop. Again, after each heat we have to gallop down, turn around and gallop about 1.5f to the starting point of the next heat. Those between heat gallops where as fast as we could maneuver. We deliberately let up a notch last night compared to the preceding breeze. I'd say the heats went in the 12.7-12.8sec/f range. Very strong again. Breezes planned at Woodlands on Tuesday and Friday. If we can get those timed and out of the gate--big if--we might be looking at a race shortly after 9/23. Wind's shins last night were warm for an hour post breeze but stone cold this morning, which is very good news.
Our little Art after Wednesday's speed work has come up limping. Has to be a bruised sole or developing abscess, but things are undiagnosed at this point. Final farm breeze tonight with Aylward. I'm relieved at that as grass has worn off the track and the bumpy, bare ground is getting dangerous.
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