Tell me about a horse...

[my miss storm cat]

... you follow. Not a great one... not one of the world beaters but a local or a claimer, a hard knocker, one who doesn't always win... one you bet superstitiously or root for anyway or just one that you like for some random reason.

Here is one of mine...

His name is Bamboo Dance and he's become something of a celebrity in HK racing. Eight years old, he's had 36 starts. At his lowest, Bamboo Dance had a rating of 18 which made him, sorry to say, a cellar dweller. I mean that is low... comically and tragically low. When the year began he only had one win and that was back in 2013 but then the unexpected happened.

He won.

Not only did he win... he won again, and again, and again. From May to December he won every (6) start and is now rated 63. HUGE jump.

Cool horse, cool story... not sure how much credit Joao Moreira deserves here but with a notoriously whip-shy old guy I'd say a good deal.

So he is my special guy this year and here's his last race (Dec. 19th)...

http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/video/...no=04&lang=eng

Anyone have one they want to share (before Freddie makes fun of me as usual?) I hope so!

[senator L]

Big Business

Ch. g. 7 FTMMAY 2010 $115k
Sire : Eddington (Unbridled) $3,500
Dam: Spanish Guitar (Birdonthewire)

Life: 37 11 -10 - 5 $776,480 105
2015 4 0 - 0 - 0 $13,050 98
2014 10 3 - 5 - 1 $389,500 104
AQU 4 1 - 2 - 0 $91,000 103

Started following him a couple years ago...I was watching him race
and thought this horse is enjoying himself, he really seemed to like racing. Also thought his breeding
was a bit funky. Love his race record 37 11-10-5
He runs tomorrow at the Big A R8
I expect nothing but his best

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by senator L

Big Business

Ch. g. 7 FTMMAY 2010 $115k
Sire : Eddington (Unbridled) $3,500
Dam: Spanish Guitar (Birdonthewire)

Life: 37 11 -10 - 5 $776,480 105
2015 4 0 - 0 - 0 $13,050 98
2014 10 3 - 5 - 1 $389,500 104
AQU 4 1 - 2 - 0 $91,000 103

Started following him a couple years ago...I was watching him race
and thought this horse is enjoying himself, he really seemed to like racing. Also thought his breeding
was a bit funky. Love his race record 37 11-10-5
He runs tomorrow at the Big A R8
I expect nothing but his best

Awesome. Thanks for telling me about him (I loved Eddington). Hope he wins for you tomorrow.

[Rileyoriley]

A Little Bit Sassy. Love her name & she always tries. Toy Cannon too. Try to follow him. He was up at Finger Lakes. Trainer is now at Tampa. Hoping he'll show up there.

[Easy Goer Otis]

Her name is Whiskey Rose. She has won only once. In her 2yo MSW debut. A scintillating performance. Circled the field 5-wide in 1:11 in July 2013. This brought owner/trainer Nick Caruso a $125k offer that as a young trainer, he had to take.

But when it came time for the vetting, Whiskey Rose could barely walk out of her stall. She was wobbly and lame. Of course, the sale was nullified immediately and she was scanned and examined. They found a nerve issue in the spine area and recommended euthanasia.

But Nick loved that filly and paid for an expensive surgery and nursed her slowly back to health. So much so, that the same vet was amazed to inform Nick that she looks like she may be able to race again.

Two years later, she made it back to the track this summer. She lost a few races at PID and is now at Turfway racing with $5k claimers, still looking for that second win after 6 attempts. But every time she runs, it's a victory for Whiskey Rose and for Nick.

Cheers,

Otis

[my miss storm cat]

Loved reading these, Otis and Deb-o-deb!

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

A Little Bit Sassy. Love her name & she always tries. Toy Cannon too. Try to follow him. He was up at Finger Lakes. Trainer is now at Tampa. Hoping he'll show up there.

YAY SASSY!!