Breeze/Race Frequency: The Evidence
Pletcher and Linda Rice have been added to the 1/23 continuing post. After looking at the trainers I'm ready to get on with this, although I discovered Baffert's website today. He includes "entries/results" but omits the "workouts" which possibly are state secrets. Judging from Indian Blessing and Midnight Lute's published works going into the Breeder's Cup--we tossed them, unfortunately--Baffert definitely could be pegged as a conventional trainer, but one who has maybe a leg up on most of these in the sports I.Q. dept. I'm sorely tempted to add Baffert to the 1/23 list.
Again, for any new reader, the blog is attempting to determine what has to be done with a horse to achieve race appropriate fracture resistance. We've concluded we must do 4f at :12.5 speed minimally, and are now attempting to figure out how often this must be done in terms of minimums.
The circumstantial evidence we get from the trainer websites provides a significant indicator of those trainers' injury rate vis a vis what they are doing. After compilation (of the one's looked at) completes, some conclusions coming.
I want also look at "frequency" in terms of physiology. Unknown if any solid conclusions can be reached, but, willl give it a try. There also may be other evidence regarding frequency of which I've yet to consider.(Possibly Bill and his heart monitor!) Right now it's trainer stats then on to physiology, next post.
Training:
Mon: 1/26: 15 degrees. Riderless only. 4 miles snappy. Intermittent.
Tues: 1/27 Off
Wed. 1/28: 30 degrees at training time. We reversed the order doing our riderless work first as we wanted full energy on the powdery but now very nice surface. The horses were hepped so we decided on a fun workout. We let them play and fight for about 15 minutes with intermittent running. Got in several 1f, 2f and 3f full speed breezes. Rod was more into it today but toward the end he was flagging again. Shoed him later. There was some definite sole bruising showing which could explain the dropping out problem with Rod. Tack work consisted of 1 mile trot-walk for each horse. Ground too hard to gallop.
Again, for any new reader, the blog is attempting to determine what has to be done with a horse to achieve race appropriate fracture resistance. We've concluded we must do 4f at :12.5 speed minimally, and are now attempting to figure out how often this must be done in terms of minimums.
The circumstantial evidence we get from the trainer websites provides a significant indicator of those trainers' injury rate vis a vis what they are doing. After compilation (of the one's looked at) completes, some conclusions coming.
I want also look at "frequency" in terms of physiology. Unknown if any solid conclusions can be reached, but, willl give it a try. There also may be other evidence regarding frequency of which I've yet to consider.(Possibly Bill and his heart monitor!) Right now it's trainer stats then on to physiology, next post.
Training:
Mon: 1/26: 15 degrees. Riderless only. 4 miles snappy. Intermittent.
Tues: 1/27 Off
Wed. 1/28: 30 degrees at training time. We reversed the order doing our riderless work first as we wanted full energy on the powdery but now very nice surface. The horses were hepped so we decided on a fun workout. We let them play and fight for about 15 minutes with intermittent running. Got in several 1f, 2f and 3f full speed breezes. Rod was more into it today but toward the end he was flagging again. Shoed him later. There was some definite sole bruising showing which could explain the dropping out problem with Rod. Tack work consisted of 1 mile trot-walk for each horse. Ground too hard to gallop.
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