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her running style seems very suited for sprints...

any thoughts ??

so, the one man jamie sanders fan club shows up...with motives pure as the driven snow no doubt.

Would it be crazy to give our girl a nice long rest??

Ever since the Churchill race she seems to be working with a little less turn of foot to the naked eye. The heart will still bring a tear of pride to your eye but what limited instincts I have about all of this says she would be stronger if we let her have some time away from a grueling August campaign while Chuck gets a chance to develop some more confidence to go with that tenacious will to outrun her sisters......

She split a nice field. Its very hard to win a race, let alone a race at the spa.

Shes paying for herself at this point, which is more than a lot of horses do. Hopefully she breaks through for you guys soon.

I think Chuck was previously talking maybe one more race this season, if she comes out if this fine and something suitable is around, then a nice vacation before starting next season in New Orleans.

Gotta say it again: Chuck, Cherie, TC, Steve - THANK YOU!

Whatta ride! :)

I disagree. She gets out of the gate pretty well, but I think her strength is being able to continue a fast (but not quite sprinter-fast) pace through the second and third quarter and still (before Sunday's try at 9f) have something left for the stretch. From what I have seen from her, I think 8f-8.5f is where she will do her best running.

Agreed. She has a good motor but she is not sprinter fast. She does exit the gate very well based on the 4 races I have seen. With her high cruising speed she is going to get tired. I think a mile is the distance. I still believe she was very well placed in this race even though we lost. Considering she was at Saratoga, Mr. Simon found a very good spot and we learned a bit I believe.

That is one awesome looking horse that the group has. From what I have been reading about her she has come a long way and the group should hold thier heads up high. Could it of been the hot weather that messed her up a little bit, in addition to the distance? From what I see just under 1 1/8 seems to be the proper distance for her. Don't worry her day will come soon. I can almost guarantee that.