SEASON ENDS ON A QUIET NOTE.
The 2007-2008 season was one which saw the stable have some high points and some low points but as they say in the game....That's racing!!!
The season started out fairly well with GUYNO making a successful return before going on to race consistently throughout the season. The horse only won twice however his second placing in the Gr1 Kingston Town Classic was certainly one of his better runs. I always felt that the horse was in for a difficult season with heavy weights and a distinct lack of maturity telling against him. In fact I thought that his overall performances were very much above what I had expected. The horse also ran placings in the Cox Stakes, Bunbury Cup and Pinjarra Cup along the way and was certainly a bit unlucky on more than one occasion.
Another find for the stable during the year was impressive two year old AMELIA'S REASON.This horse looked like making the two year old races his own early on then disaster struck. At his third start the horse got tangled up in the barriers and came off a distinct second best. His performance at his next start to run fourth in the Karakatta Plate was a run which would win most races however there is no doubt that the horse may have been over the hill at his final run for the season in the Sires Produce Stakes. Flashy three year old filly HIFALUTIN was certainly a great performer for the stable during the season however she has now been transferred to the David Hayes stables to take advantage of the high number of black type races available for mares throughout the season in Victoria.
Both GUYNO and AMELIA'S REASON are back in full work and getting close to a return to the race track. We will see how they come up over the next few weeks before we decide on a set program for them.
There were many winners in the restricted grade races however we certainly felt the effects of a spate of injuries and illnesses to some of my proven performers. KING OF THE STALLS and ALCEDO finally succumbed to feet problems which plagued the both of them throughout their careers while ROYALE HARVEST showed at her last few runs that her fetlocks could take no more and she has been retired to stud. We lost OUTSIDE EDGE to a hock injury and a very smart three year old who was about to take the season by storm had to be put down after lacerating his hind leg at Ascot track work about two weeks prior to racing. Throw in the usual shin soreness and viral complaints and it certainly has been a somewhat up and down season for us. I tend not to let injuries and illnesses to my horses get me down as they are all part and parcel of the system and on the whole we have had a very good run over the years. It just decided to average itself out this season!
I have to say that there are still plenty of horses here which have shown in there short careers either in track-work or in their races that they can make it through the grades. Apart from GUYNO and AMELIA'S REASON, I would be disappointed if horses like MOCCASIN BEND, PRINCESS AMELIA, CASTLE BLITZ, DESTROID, SCENIC SPREE OUTSIDE INFLUENCE and a few other lightly or unraced young horses don't make the grade this season. Throw in some nice two year olds and I am sure we will produce our share of winners again this season.
The season started out fairly well with GUYNO making a successful return before going on to race consistently throughout the season. The horse only won twice however his second placing in the Gr1 Kingston Town Classic was certainly one of his better runs. I always felt that the horse was in for a difficult season with heavy weights and a distinct lack of maturity telling against him. In fact I thought that his overall performances were very much above what I had expected. The horse also ran placings in the Cox Stakes, Bunbury Cup and Pinjarra Cup along the way and was certainly a bit unlucky on more than one occasion.
Another find for the stable during the year was impressive two year old AMELIA'S REASON.This horse looked like making the two year old races his own early on then disaster struck. At his third start the horse got tangled up in the barriers and came off a distinct second best. His performance at his next start to run fourth in the Karakatta Plate was a run which would win most races however there is no doubt that the horse may have been over the hill at his final run for the season in the Sires Produce Stakes. Flashy three year old filly HIFALUTIN was certainly a great performer for the stable during the season however she has now been transferred to the David Hayes stables to take advantage of the high number of black type races available for mares throughout the season in Victoria.
Both GUYNO and AMELIA'S REASON are back in full work and getting close to a return to the race track. We will see how they come up over the next few weeks before we decide on a set program for them.
There were many winners in the restricted grade races however we certainly felt the effects of a spate of injuries and illnesses to some of my proven performers. KING OF THE STALLS and ALCEDO finally succumbed to feet problems which plagued the both of them throughout their careers while ROYALE HARVEST showed at her last few runs that her fetlocks could take no more and she has been retired to stud. We lost OUTSIDE EDGE to a hock injury and a very smart three year old who was about to take the season by storm had to be put down after lacerating his hind leg at Ascot track work about two weeks prior to racing. Throw in the usual shin soreness and viral complaints and it certainly has been a somewhat up and down season for us. I tend not to let injuries and illnesses to my horses get me down as they are all part and parcel of the system and on the whole we have had a very good run over the years. It just decided to average itself out this season!
I have to say that there are still plenty of horses here which have shown in there short careers either in track-work or in their races that they can make it through the grades. Apart from GUYNO and AMELIA'S REASON, I would be disappointed if horses like MOCCASIN BEND, PRINCESS AMELIA, CASTLE BLITZ, DESTROID, SCENIC SPREE OUTSIDE INFLUENCE and a few other lightly or unraced young horses don't make the grade this season. Throw in some nice two year olds and I am sure we will produce our share of winners again this season.
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