Frequency Summaries Continued

At left Wiseman's Ferry latest below $5000 stallion to sire major stakes winner at Keenland. (Wise Dan).

The below summarizes April 2009 bone posts:

Post Race/Breeze:

temporary increase in bone tissue strength due to various "effects" from the concussion of the race.

Horse merely stands in its stall for 3 weeks.

Horse goes back out and recommences work at some point.

How soon again must we go to reinforce the bone effects of the speed work and go on to achieve and maintain race appropriate fracture resistance?

Consider the next speed event as within 3,4,5,6,7,8 days

The optimal time is 4 days. (see 4/23/09)

We get some effect up to 8 days, i.e. we can breeze on the 8th day post race and still reinforce the post speed effect of bone strengthening. Waiting longer than 8 days produces zero effect!

(the reasoning behind the 8 day window is in the 4/23/09 post.)

a 3f in :39 3-4 days post breeze will reinforce the strengthening effects. i.e. unnecessary to do a whole lot to build on what the race has started in terms of increased bone strength. (ahhh--do we start to get a formula here. (:15s or slower will have insufficient effect in keeping the bone material tamped down!)(I also concluded, on 4/23/09, that 4 days post race a longer faster breeze with greater reinforcing effect could be done.--thinking maybe I'd favor the slower :39 3f!)

Training:

Two weeks now of dry. Good grief! I am without any allusions this will continue. The conclusion has been made a year ago now, unable to race train in KC due to weather.

To this regard, last week I took the first steps of St. Louis move. Found rentable reasonably cheap office. And economics (were) looking good. Sitting back last week thinking, we're making $$$ again. Then, very next day to this thought: Bank of America announced they are ceasing foreclosures. 75% of my business is stopping foreclosures. Back to poverty again, I am fearing! The St. Louis move, however, is gaining momentum.

Wed. 10/6: Riderless 1.5 miles snappy with a little speed(very hard jaggy ground conditions) + 4 times up and down the hill--gallop up/trot down.

Thurs. 10/7: Off.

Fri. 10/9: Riderless 1.5 miles snappy gallop + 4 times up and down the hill. Gallop up, trot down.