Training:

Thurs. 12/17: 3 mile play workout with some spurts riderless. Each horse was tacked at the walk for 10 min.
Fri. 12/18: 5 x 4f, last 3 in full speed in slippery conditions--about :14s. Each horse was walk-trotted under tack for 10 min.
Sat. 12/19: Off
Sun. 12/20/09: In next two days rider too pressed for time to ride. Poor planning. We go riderless. 3 miles intermittently with very short rest, most of it in :15s. tough w/o for a slower day.
Mon. 12/21: riderless--1 mile warm up + 1 mile as fast as they could go in slippery conditions, about :14s + 1 mile, first half slower, last half fast as they could go. though workout.