Wed. Misc.

Late Winter in KC.  2 x 11 inches of snow over 4 days.  We're presently down to about 8 inches in pastures.  Last time I saw this much snow--24 inches in one day late January 1998 in Lexington.  That snow collapsed the roof over the nice 6f all weather training track at the KY Horse Center.  They pocketed the insurance and never rebuilt the track.  Unable to blame them.

Two Into Mischief colts prominent on Derby Trail.  Hardly a surprise.  Harlan's Holiday, Harlan, Storm Cat, Affirmed, Clever Trick which is back to Icecapade. I saw Icecapade late in his life standing in Palestine, Texas where I was breeding a couple of mares to Pancho Villa.  Large blocky gray horse.  Memories.  Some of the nice pedigrees when I came on board horse racing.  It was Mandella that ruined Into Mischief.  If memory serves the horse came down the stretch second on the wrong lead.  As most of the time with those, never heard from again.  Unsure if that's correct though that's way I'm recalling.  There's post on it somewhere in the blog.

As to our training all I'm able to say is that we  look at the brighter side.  Weatherwise things are that we have to haul hay due to pastures buried in snow a distance of 400 yards through a foot of snow.  Down to 8 inches today and we get an hr. of 40 degree F temps today.  3 weeks of training lost.  Only 3 more weeks in the field.  I am traveling to OK City this weekend to see the situation at Celestial Acres Training Center.  Goal is to be there April 1.  Time flies with these youngsters.