Nopie is scheduled to arrive at Golden Gate Fields Friday morning. He'll be staying in the barn of Steve Sherman, Nopie's original trainer. Steve is going to make sure Nopie gets plenty of rest, lots to eat and a visit from the vet on Saturday. Nopie will be vanned to GEVA on Sunday and will begin his R&R to recovery.
Saturday will be a great day for me, my filly is in the 8th race at GGF and I'll get to see Nopie for the first time since he left California for Turf Paradise. I actually think I'm more excited to see Nopie than to watch O Firefly race (probably because I'm not expecting her to win
). I'll be heading straight to the barn when I get to the track and will visit with Nope for quite a while, I've got his carrots ready and I'll even bring him some apples. I'll have photos up Saturday night so you can see him.
On Sunday I'll be going up to Sonoma to meet Nopie at his new home at GEVA. They've been getting a lot of rain and their paddocks are all mud but it looks like Nopie will be staying warm and dry in the barn - A big thanks to GEVA for making room for Nopie, they've got a lot of horses but they're making room for one more and I appreciate it.