This is especially for the owners of Start A Fire but the two minute video of morning training at T-Square Stud in Ocala on Wednesday, March 13th is useful for all to see the breaking-training process. You’ll see manager Adam Parker walking Start A Fire for us to see (note the comment about what a big horse he is, still growing!), then the rider getting on him, then training on the track with another horse, and finally returning to the barn and being unsaddled and walked. Along with previous videos we’ve sent of him being broken to a saddle in a stall, etc. this offers a sense of what’s involved in getting a horse from an unbroken yearling into training at a training center and finally to the racetrack.
Start A Fire is a large, powerful horse, as can be plainly be seen in the video. He towers over 95%+ of the horses offered for sale at OBS. Horses like this have a ton of potential, but they are rarely quick to get to the races. If you want a horse with size, scope and classic potential, you almost always wait longer. A compact filly like #224, the Into Mischief filly we just purchased, is almost certain to get to the races quicker and show more speed. It’s not a matter of one being ‘better’ than the other, they are just two very different types of horses. Ideally, you want to own some of each; smaller – quick athletic types and bigger – powerful distance types, they are an excellent compliment to each other.
A few catch up works back after the sale (see below). All doing well, more details to follow.
Here’s some Vimeo links for the horses we purchased at OBS this week taken by our social media team. Not perfect, but gives you an idea of the sale process and what the horses look like…
Here’s a link to a video of Annie’s Candy & Taima The Hawk working together at Los Alamitos on March 9th.
Horse Workout Notification
March 16, 2019
Annie's Candy (6-Year-Old Gelding)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse, claimed 10-28-18 at GGF
Date: March 16, 2019
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:00 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 2/2
Horse Workout Notification
March 16, 2019
Taima the Hawk (6-Year-Old Gelding)
Your comments for this horse were: Claimed 11/22/18 at GGF, KRP Racehorse
Date: March 16, 2019
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:00 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 6/17
Horse Workout Notification
March 12, 2019
Run Macho Run (5-Year-Old Gelding)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse, claimed 11-9-18 at GGF
Date: March 12, 2019
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 53:20 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 11/11
Exchanging Ember (4-Year-Old Filly)
Date: March 12, 2019
Track: PENN NATIONAL
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:20 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 4/9
More Ice (3-Year-Old Colt)
Your comments for this horse were: KRP Racehorse
Date: March 12, 2019
Track: GOLDEN GATE FIELDS
Distance: Six Furlongs
Time: 1.17:60 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: All Weather Track
Rank: 2/4