Kill Meee

[Kenren]

I don't even know what to do with Mourn. He started off the year great, but now I can't do anything with him. He was so versatile last year, but he can't seem to win at any distance now. This is probably me just getting frustrated, but ugh. Is this a case where I should just keep him going in HOTYs and he'll get it eventually or should I put him in undercards? I feel like he's classier than that, but he's just not showing to right now so I think I'm too close to the issue to decide.

sob.

[creativecause]

I went through the exact same thing with Imp and currently, Divie, where both could easily win as many undercards as they liked but flopped in horse of the year races. I felt she was a much classier horse than that but everyone else seemed to think otherwise (although Divie hasn't done much at all this year). All I can say is maybe write an article or something, just keep trucking on and if you feel an undercard is a necessary place to put him for awhile to boost him up a bit then do so. All you can really do now is wait it out. I don't think he's doing horrible this season, but all I can say is just keep going, eventually he'll hit that race and be back at the top. Just have to wait the slump out I guess.

[Isabelle]

I've been trying to do one undercard and one HOTY per month for some of my ponies, as I keep getting told they would win HOTY better with HOTY wins but how can I get HOTY wins when I'm told they don't have HOTY wins? lol. So I try to get them some undercard wins but small HOTY fields so that eventually they get up into the HOTY win here or there or at least 2nds and 3rd in HOTY help win some undercards. Look at Moonlight, her first two races after her TTT sweep she placed last, just now got a win back. I think there is ebb and flow, every horse needs a chance sometimes. Maybe break him for a month, throw him 3 or 4 undercards, then go back to HOTY? Still have half a year left in this season about.