Blame's Barn

After morning training started late, am just getting to computer. Will try to set aside time to handicap BC Classic later today. Q a year ago was: Can Z run with males? Possibly that's still the Q. Info somewhere--Blame's barn parallels the race track. Blames "trainer" puts Blame in position where, guaranteed, the noisy tractors will be pulling right by his stall all night tonight working on the race track, decibel level being roughly same as 3 18 wheelers pulling by you bed every 10 min. I am ok with an Arch winning the Classic. Think we can just about eliminate Blame from consideration. I'll be shocked if the horse does anything but fade in the stretch after this nonsense. This is horse people. Churchill why do you stall BC horses right by your race track where it is well known their rest will be disturbed? Albert Stall is rapidly achieving the same esteem I have for Nick Zito. More later.

Training:

Fri. 11/5: 20 minute walk-trot-gallop under tack. Short rest, then: riderless 4 miles continuous with fartlek--i.e. short bursts of speed. Surprisingly the horse was somewhat with the program on a very cool and brisk morning.