Y14 FEBRUARY WEEK THREE

[Snowflake]

Jan 15, 2014 8:58:48 GMT -5 Ripley said:

Excuse me Snowy but I believe I've managed Pride just perfectly. He had a week in between the race he won and this one. You don't just stop on a horse whose in good form. And if you want to criticize the way I plot my juveniles my racing schedules are up and made all the way until December. He's run twice each month, February and January. I believe that is the limit everyone agreed should be set. Pride is not running the rest of the month. And we should be thanking the new judges not continuing to point out mistakes, which I might add this was not really a mistake at all. My horse should not be penalized because you have a different "training" style than me.

I said nothing that criticized the way you run your horses. How was I to know whether you meant to run him like that or whether it was just an accident? Like Frost with Ode To Glory last year. Twice each month does not mean calendar month. It means four weeks in a row. Twice each month does not mean you can run three or four weeks in a row without the horse being tired. Seriously. Especially when they are juveniles. Surefire way to get them to break down. I'm not criticizing the judges either. All I ask is that people are more careful when judging. This was the whole point, the whole reason behind why we started dating our results. For the judges and for realism.

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The Test Stakes
Win. Sophie's Voice
Place. Cross My Heart
Show. Arachne
Fourth. Lynara's Kingdom

I really don't like that somebody has to come Fourth in this race, as all horses did a good job of grabbing my attention. Sophie's Voice just really stood out to me with her spitfire personality and stalker-attitude. Lynara's Kingdom was really feeling leading today, and did a good job of maintaining a first for a while; however Sophie's Voice made it a point of hers to relentlessly sit behind the grey mare and push her harder than the 5yo was prepared for. Meanwhile Arachne and Cross My Heart were busy battling it out to get to the front. Lynara held her own, but Sophie's last burst of speed towards the end of the race really pushed the mare to the point of simply being too tired to recover. There was no catching the chestnut filly as she made it to the lead, Cross My Heart having it over Arachne by no more than a head, Lynara's Kingdom no more than a stride behind third place.

This is where I don't like judging, because although Sophie was stand out, the other 3 were so close it is painful to put anybody in last; Frosty if you wanted feedback, the only thing that made me put Lynara in the last place was that I saw some risk in her racing style (almost as if it's all or nothing), but that was only a decider through desperation! I adore her regardless.

[Kirsten Jade]

wow i didn't expect that at all. I'm still getting used to her. thanks for judging.

[Cavallo]

Hmm Kirsty could I get some feedback on Lissome. I really didn't expect this kind of placement.