spring sunrise

FIRE DANCER AND KRYSTAL YHATE
DARK SUNRISE AND HENNA TURATH

FIRE'S WORKOUT FOR THE SPRING CUP GRADE FIVE DIRT

The bay filly had danced in the fire and come out unscathed. She had also come out without victory. Four starts, with two thirds and two seconds. No wins. With only one win to her name thus far, Fire Dancer would need to pick it up if she hoped to take the Triple Tiara by storm this year. She needed to win this race. Her record was strong, but her win record was not. A win in the Spring Cup, especially in the competitive grade five division, would really boost her record and bring her another step closer to the Triple Tiara. There was no doubt that Krystal wanted to run Fire there. All they needed was some extra work - and Dark Sunrise, who had run in the Triple Tiara last year, was the perfect company.

This wasn't the pre-Triple Tiara workout, though. This was the pre-Spring Cup workout. The now three year old filly was going to have her game on for it by facing Sunny in a quick, competitive workout. Sunny had recently won the Unicorn Horn Mile. She was finally beginning to fly high, and was three wins away from grade one. This year could easily be the True Enough daughter's year. But for Fire, it could also be her year. She had a long way to go, but drastic improvement was definitely possible. Henna had proven that last year aboard the other Fire, Dashing In The Firelight, by jumping from grade five to grade two. A nearly impossible feat, some may claim, but Henna had done it, and Krystal was determined to duplicate the effort.

Warm up went quickly; in no time at all, the pair were cantering at each other's sides and looked ready to really turn it on. With a glance at each other, Krystal and Henna let the fillies take the reins and have it out with each other. This workout was shorter than normal, so both fillies were closer to the pace than they usually were. After a coasting four furlongs, the fillies slowed under the hands of their riders. They looked flashy and ready to go.