Post by Kirsten Jade on Nov 18, 2012 23:41:20 GMT -5
THUNDERSTRIKE
Melanie smiled proudly from the back of the tall bay stallion. She shivered with excitement and gave him a good pat. He held his head high and tall and trotted along the turf track. He shook his head throwing his mane in Melanie's face. She grinned. Thunderstrike was in good spirits every day lately. He has been on a winning streak, winning 3 of his last 4 races. Melanie has never seen Thunderstrike so full of pride. She patted him excitedly. He deserved this break. She hoped it would continue so that Kirsten would consider entering him in the Twilight Stakes at the end of the month. He would be a major long shot but it was worth a shot.
She cued him towards the inner rail and let him out into a good gallop to stretch his legs. He had another small race at the wire track this weekend but it was a big field and Melanie wanted to make sure he was on the top of his game. He has a lot of confidence right now so that helps. He will be alert and ready to defend his winning streak. It never hurt to be well prepared though, especially because anything can happen in a horse race...
The sun was just starting to shine a nice and warm glow and Melanie sat back to enjoy the light gallop. She is not looking to breeze her horse today but it would be nice to have some company while they stretched their legs. She shaded her eyes and looked ahead to see if she could join anyone. There was no one close enough. Oh well...
