It helps to be Irish Catholic, a racing desperate and ridiculously optimistic to be in the thoroughbred racing and breeding game Im a third generation lunatic which helps But here we go again our now mare Richenza is hopefully only 3-4 weeks away from her first start this campaign She had 4 months in the paddock after tearing a chest muscle mid year which resulted in an unfortunate habit of remaining in the stalls when the gates opened- twice in a row- we thought she was playing nice and giving the other little horses a head start 10 12 lengths to be precise-very edifying if you are the majority owner and breeder of the said steed . a good spell and 5 weeks with veteran master horseman Kevin Thomas at his Washpool lodge reform school at Aratula nd a successful jump out at Doomben Tuesday just gone means all the trepidation and misplaced expectation starts again Holly as we call her has to succeedfully Barrier Trial on 20 December before the RQ Racing stewards lift her racing ban Since she last raced she has put on 25kg end kept it on do is fully furnished no excuses this prep and my old mate Sn multiple Brisbane and MAcau Premier Trainer Bazza Baldwin its been 7 and a gals years since Ive had a horse win a Saturday city race- albeit it was queenslsnds number one race the Stradbroke so I reckon Im overdue And oh yes La Montagna and Richenza are half sisters - but thats about where the comparison ends yours in endless optimism and poverty
Posted on: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 23:04:07 +0000