Unlikely Relevant

[Sammy]

NBS Y16 Juvenile workouts

Pardon My French
Shady Biscuit
Donny Jockeyed by Chris Stevens
Orin Jockeyed by Terri Lane

It was that time of year again where most of every racing stable had to train their juveniles for their full on big races. It was always a bit difficult juveniles were always the hardest given they were new blood to the tracks. Chris Stevens was happy to take on the challenge again and this time it was a horse he would think of a great challenge. Chris had approached the fine dark bay colt who glazed upon him with a bit of a nasty stare and his ears pinned, the colt's name was Pardon My French a fine colt sired by Knight Rousseau himself. Pardon My French was not a horse to pick a fight with he seemed to be against his own kind with his yells and bucks heard within the stall walls. The first workout of the day and Chris was slightly shaking in his bones to be riding a grandson of the strong minded Night Stalker.

Chris trotted Donny out who threw himself to the side to show his efforts of craving attention. Pardon My French flicked his tail at the calm Shady Biscuit with Terri Lane on his back. Shady Biscuit was not as extent as Donny but he had interesting lines to spare. Both colts trotted along their destination pushing at a faster pace Orin was not going to stand down. The son to Mr. Hat and Clogs had his own technique something fierce within his bones. Both horses held their heads high as their jockey's took them out with confidence and trust.

Donny took straight out to the lead with Orin following closely behind. Chris used his own methods different from his other jockeys and eased up on the reins to allow some slack with Donny. The dark bay colt took this as a free giveaway as he took off from Orin with a push from the strength from his hind legs. Orin took to his stablemate and snarled through his nostrils Orin was training for the mile he could hold the speed while Donny could hold the distance and he was pushing for it when he slowed down to allow Orin to pass him with an edge. Terri braced herself on the saddle letting off some of her weight onto his back to release the tension before awhile Pardon My French demanded the lead more and took it with pleasure.

Chris then set the brown colt loose the distance would be his glory giving into the temptation the colt sped up giving it more before passing the wire with Orin only four feet behind him. Juveniles were difficult at times and it seemed both colts played it out on good terms. "Good run. Donny and Orin should both do swell." Chris added before Terri smiled, "Not swell they will do great. Just have to choose the right races." Terri said taking a disappointed Orin to follow Chris and Pardon My French back to the stables.

[Sammy]

Monstrosity
Valaska
Monty Jockeyed by Lawrence Kaine
Val Jockeyed by Terri Lane

The joyous thought of turning to the turf track this season had Mason shaking his head. Nature Blues has always dealt with the matters of horses who favored the dirt surface, this season the team decided to try both ways and so they took two of their turf juveniles and decided to work them together. Lawrence Kaine was abroad Monstrosity a colt from freshman turf sire Spirit of Joy out of Katerina's Love. He come from new blood and would enter the stakes races to start his feature, the maximum Sabino colt was a fiery horse biting Mason as he approached to the two bobbing his head with a quick pace. "Okay, look Lawrence take Monty out to the half mile and just breeze him, get him a feel of the track Terri and Valaska will join you to keep that edge off Monty." Mason suggested keeping his distance from the white colt to avoid the massive bite.

Terri however did not need to brace herself upon the back of Valaska who turned out to be of a gentle soul. The grey filly was to be an inspiration being the daughter of Hall of fame Frozen Motion a freshman sire so it seemed. Valaska had unique lines something new to Nature Blues. She was gentle but that didn't mean she wasn't tough and couldn't handle herself. Val certainly showed Monty to shove off when she grew irritated of him and would nip back at him until Terri walked her off with any chance. "Mason I will take her to possibly 6 furlongs and that's it wouldn't want to overwhelm her." Terri suggested to only to take her out easy as planned as well. "Alright I will be timing the both of you make it count." Was Mason's words before he went to head to the side rail to watch with the rest of the crew.

Lawrence turned the impatient colt to the starting point before starting him out with a small resistance from him. Valaska went off without any hesitation tail raised towards her first workout. The white colt went all over the place at first before he understood what he was supposed to do, with Valaska stalking his heels the white colt held the stamina he would gain near the end. Katerina's Love only had two foals on the ground the first being Imitation's Love who also shared the same temperament. Monstrosity will live to his name and perhaps he would become the next Passion Heart at will after all he did share the same surface as the Heart of Stone daughter. Valaska would be up for the Turf Tiara next year she would honor Frozen Motion as a sire with enough push and talent the silver filly would push through just fine.

Both horses kept their strides even Monty falling back moving away from the slippery turf close to the rail as he intended to push the filly out of his way only failed when she gained the advantage of speed passing him without giving any rude introductions, Val began to taunt the white colt flashing her tail in front of him proving her spoiled attitude had her favorite teasing the others. Monstrosity snared through his nostrils keeping his pace steady before denying the command and taking off to follow the gray filly in his sights.

Mason shook his head at the behavior shown by Monty and he knew that it would need fixing however juveniles were unpredictable in the early years they had to test what they could do. After the set furlongs came to view both jockeys eased their horses with Monty struggling to quit the run before bobbing his head and throwing himself in a tantrum manner before Lawrence got control of the animal. Terri smiled towards the pose Valaska gave to the small crowd showing off was her strong suit no matter where she was. They would all wait to see how their work would pull off when the race day came to take their feat.

[Sammy]

Kindly Enough
Don't Count Me Out
Indigo Dream
Nell Jockeyed by Meredith Hently
Callie Jockeyed by Lawrence Kaine
Diego Jockeyed by Chris Stevens

It wasn't everyday that the tracks would ever see the lines of True Enough that were not his offspring. Joining the races this season would be a full sibling to the legend True Enough a sister who has every good charms of her darling brother, Kindly Enough was a tiny filly basically 15.2 hands to be exact but that made things easy for her. Nell's leg were strong and lean she shared the same posture but her pose for the crowd grew astonishing. This would be the test to see if a full sibling could live up to the Legend as True Enough she perhaps would rivals herself it was only a set time. Meredith Hently took the pleasure of riding this amazing filly and looking at her Meredith looked the heart shaped star on her forehead and gave her a gentle rub on her cheek to praise the filly.

Meredith looked to her left to see Lawrence with Callie, The Underdog filly. Nature Blues had been leasing her out for the season until her owners would return. Don't Count Me Out would be another gentle soul unusual for a filly with War Admiral as her Grandsire. The Bay filly would be apart of The Underdogs first crop to hit the racing season along with her brother Dogma. She would have an inspiring reputation with Dashing in the Firelight and The Goodness as her siblings to master the tracks. Callie kept close to her jockey showing off a loyal stance to hold towards others nudging the shoulder of Lawrence only had him pat her on the neck and prepare them for their first workout of the year followed by a chestnut colt who seemingly had a popular sire.

Indigo Dream a son to Limited Bluez out of Smarty's Dream he certainly had some interesting bloodlines which Samantha was proud to have a hold of. Diego so he was called off the track an energetic colt with your average humor but a known trickster in the Nature Blues stables irritating their known aggressive horses to please his interest. Chris still had to work on his behavior but that was what these workouts were for. Diego mingled in the center of the two other horses stepping forward before they set out to do their bidding. Kindly Enough took to the track with a familiarity galloping away with a natural talent something she shared with her infamous brother coming close behind her was Indigo Dream closing from the outside to Callie on the inside.

Don't Count Me Out was high on Nell's heels until Diego crossed her path as if to cut her off with sheer annoyance. Kindly Enough kept her small frame at ease taking off from the two without the need to slow for a breath it was like she was already a winner in the winner's circle. Nell and Callie came to a deadly dual in the last furlong when Callie manipulated the path to confuse the chestnut colt with them. Chris paced Diego away from the railing holding his strides within a length of the two fillies ahead of him, he was not a colt to back down in fact his versatile running made him quite the racer much like his sire. Kindly Enough soon paced out an even faster pace to hit the marker ahead of Callie by three lengths even at best a natural born racer and soon the next champion alongside her fellow stablemates.