Winter Cup Workouts

The winter cup was finally here and all the horses were entered were being prepared for it. The only horses entered were six of our finest runners in grade five on the dirt and turf. This evening was the turn of the three dirt. The field expected to be big and highly competitive. So the first horse to be running on the dirt track was the dark dapple grey mare we bought from the claiming sales, she have been race twice with us and she been doing well, the last cup she was entered she came fifth, which wasn't bad for a horse which just broke her maiden at the time. Her name was Enchantress and she as lot of heart and keeps running until the race is over. The second entry was another horse we bought, this one came from Star Thoroughbred Stables, he still needs a lot work as his season began to drop, he is a big chestnut stallion named Gold Fox. Finally the last entry was our own light grey named Prince Arthur, Arthur broke his maiden this year and grade five have been tough on him, but this colt is so brave he takes the challenge head on.

The gates were ready to be use as the stock been running a little, warming up the muscles and ready to use them. All the horses loaded without a fuss and waited to get into action. The gates sprung opened and they all broke cleanly which was good since no chance of an error as the winter cup was important and highly challenged race. Nessie and Arthur were together in the back of the pack, even though Fox was a mid pack he was leading the mock race. The race was slow paced as they were all calm and forcing on their own challenges and not the cup right now

Reena and Baylee encourage their mounts to increase their speed and the horses responded. The stride was increasing more as they were getting more vicious. Fox wasn't bothered and kept the same stride, Sam knew what he was doing as he wanted to keep his horse energy for when it was needed. The horses were together until Nessie took the lead and began to lead the mock race, as the final turn was beginning to come.

This was where Sam began to allow Fox his head and pushed him harder and harder. The chestnut stallion began to respond and creeping up to Nessie. Arthur was also making his move and was by Fox';s tail most of the way, until he managed to over take him and now side by side with Nessie, trying to take the lead from her. Gold Fox was unable to keep his stride going and was giving up on the battle. Nessie noticed her rival and she kept the battle going with Arthur, just like the way their started, they cross the line with ease, Fox crossed it with the same speed. We were ready and ready to take on for the Winter Cup!

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Distance >>>> 10f
Surface >>>> Dirt
Status >>>> Closed