Post by Cavallo on Aug 10, 2013 22:38:10 GMT -5
It has been a quiet year for Mega Stable, Intrepid Racing Inc. and it was even rumored that the stable had gone down and wasn't likely to make a return. The black and silver silks haven't been seen on the track and neither has head trainer and owner Nicholas Landing. There were a few solid performances in some of the big races, but nothing to make the public take notice or to produce consistency. Intrepid has literally been a ghost on the tracks, but the question is why? Why hasn't one of the top stable been seen competing on the tracks.
Our reporters have been keeping tabs on the remote stable's location and horses are regularly being seen worked and trained, but never leaving home base and again we ask why? Why be training and conditioning horses if they won't run on the public tracks?
Well, we are proud to say that after a four month absence, we have the insider word that Intrepid Racing is going to once again be a major presence on the tracks. How do we know this? After months of badgering, our reporters finally got a word with the uncharacteristically reclusive Nicholas Landing.
Beth Grissom [Eighth Pole Reporter]: So Nick, I'm going to come out with the question everyone has been dying to ask. Where did Intrepid Racing go and why weren't they on the tracks?
Nick Landing: [chuckles] I'm sure this has definitely been the question everyone has been asking about us and now that the situation has been resolved, I am now at liberty to discuss IR's circumstances. [takes a deep breath in pause] There were some legal issues that had arisen within the family and funds that are pivital to IR's existence where suspended. This meant that no racing could take place until our attorneys got it all sorted out.
Beth Grissom: You say no racing, but our records show that IR'S Nightsahde made a Triple Crown appearance, how was that possible if funds were, hmmm how shall we say this, inaccessible?
Nick Landing: Those funds for those entries came from my own personal pocket. It was a sacrifice I was willing to make to give this filly a shot she had well-earned last year. However, it just wasn't feasible for me to pay for all of the horse entry fees out of my own pocket when we didn't know how long the attorneys would be in acquiring the funds. My funds were then being used to maintain the horses that we had and to pay staff salaries...We were in survival mode and entering into races just wasn't a luxury we could afford.
Beth Grissom: We have been keeping a close watch on your facilities and there really hasn't been a dull day there. So if I'm hearing you correctly, you're saying that your stock is already roaring, trained and conditioned to go as soon as the funds come in?
Nick Landing: Yes that is what I'm saying and the funds are in. It was of no fault of our own that the funds were witheld, just a really bad confusion on the governments part and it was frustrating to see how long it took for them to own up to it, but I would be a shameful trainer and owner if I let my stock sit in their stalls and rot. No... the horses have been on rigorous schedules to make up for their lack of racing entries and they have been thriving, but I assure you are more than ready to get back out into the public and on the tracks.
Beth Grissom: Well, I think I speak for everyone when I say we are so pleased that the rumors of IR's demise have been dis-proven and that the odds are once again in your favor. IR's caliber of competition will be a welcomed re-addition to the tracks and we wish you and your connections all the best for the rest of Y13.
