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Posted on Wednesday, Apr 18, 2001 - 11:08 pm: 6 yr. old gelding racing in NY, trains well in the AM, excellent works, but has no finish. Made a major DrOp to $35 claiming and still finished in the middle. Horse is not a cheater and quite sound. However, last race he ran down in front, on the right. All blood work is normal. Runs on lasix...not bleeding and no infection. Good eater and looks fantastic. If anyone on this forum has any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. |
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 19, 2001 - 8:48 am: I don't know much about racing, but am learning since i retrieved a horse off the track.( I want to understand her better). The people I got her from called her " a morning glory" I guess that is the term for a horse you described. Works well in the morning and peters out by race time. In the end she is no longer a race horse since they never could figure it out or didn't want to spend the effort on figuring it out.Do you train her yourself? Maybe swtiching training methods would help. One old timer told me he was extremely successful with his stable when he trained from midnight to 2am. Sounds ridiculous, but he was extremely successful and it makes sense there are less distractions, no noise, better focus from the horse and no one else on the track. maybe you don't do something so extreme, but changing their schedule might help. Actually, I was wondering is there any consistency in being inconsistent? People always say be really regimented, feed at the same time, work at the same time, make everything the same everyday. Maybe this horse is bored. Spice things up a bit. You never know. |
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 19, 2001 - 10:26 am: Any possibility that the horse is tying up on the track? This is very common for Standardbreds...also, proper feeding programs can make all the difference in the way that a horse performs...Our horses are all fed 8 hours prior to their start time and never any less...they need time to digest everything and empty out...I feed corn oil daily, that seems to help with the tying up and I also make sure that they get turned out for at least an hour every day...Just a few thoughts!! |
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 19, 2001 - 11:07 am: Pardon my ignorance, but when you say he "ran down in front", does that mean the back of his fetlock hit the ground?If it is not a physical issue perhaps he just needs a little mental break from racing to get the desire to win back? ~Barbara |
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