2/4 (TP): Rampillion draws #10, Race 3

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Habersham000

Turfway has had worse weather then Churchill recently, few days of racing cancelled at Turfway last week, not a vaild excuse

Tim..CDT has not had a work or the track open since 1/25..Turfway has had workouts on 1/25,26,29,30,and 1-4.....Not saying it affected Rampillion, but to say horses stabled at the two tracks have had equal training opportunities isn't true.

[pweizer]

The "tracked four wide" part didn't help any.

Paul

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Tim..CDT has not had a work or the track open since 1/25..Turfway has had workouts on 1/25,26,29,30,and 1-4.....Not saying it affected Rampillion, but to say horses stabled at the two tracks have had equal training opportunities isn't true.

Heard from Chuck after the race. The lost days of training were always a concern. He had hoped that the workout on the 25th would be enough of a tightener to make up for the lost training time, but she was clearly short. Was disappointing, but she came out fine other than being tired. More later when he gets back to Louisville...

[Riot]

Hey, well good news she's still ours and came out fine - so that counts as a work and on to the next! Thanks for the update.

[ddthetide]

i just talked to Heels, he said the wind chill is below 0* and the cold is nasty.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Heard from Chuck after the race. The lost days of training were always a concern. He had hoped that the workout on the 25th would be enough of a tightener to make up for the lost training time, but she was clearly short. Was disappointing, but she came out fine other than being tired. More later when he gets back to Louisville...

got home and watched the taped race....too bad she tired, but glad she's ok otherwise.

[Cannon Shell]

She was dull beforehand and got very tired. Afterwards in the receiving barn she laid down and sprawled out which you rarely see, especially when a horse isn't in its own stall. We have attempted to keep her moving but jogging in the barn simply isnt enough exercise for some horses. The problem is that if we dont keep her racing then we fall further and further behind with the lack of training. CDT and the other dirt tracks in KY have been pretty much unusable for the last month while TP has only missed a few days of training. Unless the weather turns soon we may go another few weeks without much training.

[Heels1989]

Great to see Chuck, TC and Benny on this very cold Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately not the outcome we were hoping for today, but we live to race another day. Photos will be posted upon my return to VA tomorrow.

Here's to some warmer weather.

[NoCarolinaTony]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

She was dull beforehand and got very tired. Afterwards in the receiving barn she laid down and sprawled out which you rarely see, especially when a horse isn't in its own stall. We have attempted to keep her moving but jogging in the barn simply isnt enough exercise for some horses. The problem is that if we dont keep her racing then we fall further and further behind with the lack of training. CDT and the other dirt tracks in KY have been pretty much unusable for the last month while TP has only missed a few days of training. Unless the weather turns soon we may go another few weeks without much training.

Chuck,

Don't know the in's and out's and clearly the logistics are not ideal, but what about using the Kee Poly or Kee Training Track to get the work in? Have heard the Kee training Track does wonders for many.

NCT

[doll0608]

Originally Posted by NoCarolinaTony

Chuck,

Don't know the in's and out's and clearly the logistics are not ideal, but what about using the Kee Poly or Kee Training Track to get the work in? Have heard the Kee training Track does wonders for many.

NCT

You can only work there if you are stabled there. Even when the meet is going on your are not allowed to ship in just to work. The only way to get works in when not stabled there is to ship in to another trainer and leave the horse there for a couple of days.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by NoCarolinaTony

Chuck,

Don't know the in's and out's and clearly the logistics are not ideal, but what about using the Kee Poly or Kee Training Track to get the work in? Have heard the Kee training Track does wonders for many.

NCT

As Cherie said above they wont let us in to work and they have not even been allowing the trainers there to use the training track this winter. Saving on maintenance and outrider costs supposedly.