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Update 4257: Back from the Royal Winter Fair. And what a great event it was. We (Alison and I) went for most of the afternoon, so skipped the evening events. We were fortunate to arrive in time to watch some international show jumping. Nick Skelton and Michael Whitaker were competing! Don't these guys ever retire? I was waiting to see if Geoff Billington was going to make an appearance! We also watched another show jumping class. It was very cool to watch these horses do their stuff. Much different to our own discipline and as impressive for sure. There were many types of horses at the events, and conspicuous by their absense were the thoroughbreds. Alison thought that it would have been a good opportunity for Long Run to have a booth. Absolutely! Another cool thing about the horse events is you can go "behind the scenes", where the horses are stabled and warm up. Kind of like being on the backside of the racetrack. They also have a bar there ...
Lots of horse stuff, but the highlight of the afternoon were the Superdogs, and the fudge!
Update 4256: Wet, wet, wet! That was the weather this morning at Woodbine. Fortunately it was not too cold. We had ten sets today at Steve's, so quite busy. Six went before the break and four after the break. Two of mine also went to the gate for some schooling. All galloped nicely for a hassle free morning. One of our riders is leaving this weekend, which is a bummer. I went recruiting for a new rider for the rest of the meet. Hopefully I have found the right person!
Now off to the Royal Winter Fair!
Update 4255: Aidan O'Brien won the final Group 1 race in Europe, bringing his tally of Group 1 wins to 23 this year, just two shy of Bobby Frankel's record of 25: O'Brien Gets Last Group I of Euro Season.
Fair Grounds meet gets underway tomorrow, and will offer $300,000 in daily overnight purses. It should be the toughest and best racing of the winter meets: Record Purses For Fair Gounds Meet.
Good morning everyone.
Good morning Barbaro
Posted by: Paul at November 13, 2008 11:05 AM