Re: RC: RC: RE: 'cheap' horses in endurance / no $ in owning astallion

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Janice
So you're the one who raced Fire! Congrats on having such a fine horse! 
Also, there seems to be a misunderstanding with some (not you). Arabians
are not raced until they are 3---unlike TB's; however, some of the types
like the Russians still do not have the physical maturity even then. Bev
Scott and myself stopped nominating our offspring foe Futurities like
Daughters of the Desert and Drinkers of the Wind because they were races
for 3 year olds and ours were not yet mature enough. Some of the Crabbet
and Polish were--- different growth patterns. There was a strong
movement though to change those races to 4 year old ones. Never happened
and that is too bad. That's where you endurance riders are so much
smarter than flat race owners--- you know the value of more maturity and
set higher age limits to start serious distances.
Bette
Janice Taylor wrote:
> 
> >You are not talking about Thoroughbreds I suppose, if you're saying "many"
> 
> go on to endurance, unless you've got a lot of TB endurance horses in the
> SE.  Curious to know which world champion endurance horses were race track
> culls.  Thanks, Lif<
> 
> He may or may not be talking about High Winds Jedi.
>  I and some 'lucky' friends formed a corp. and raced him for a couple of
> years.  Nearly broke us all.<g>  Did lots of seconds by a nose, thirds,
> fourths, etc. until he finally won a 5 furlong race setting a track record
> at 1:12.2 at Bluegrass Downs. He won some money, but not enough to even
> cover expenses.
>   Then we brought him home, stitched up our pocket books and put him on the
> trail.
> 
> If I were serious about finding an endurance horse that had good
> confirmation, good work ethic, the track is where I would go.  If you can
> find a good one without damage, and have had good care (most are well cared
> for) he would be a contender at the highest levels. He may not be fast
> enough on the flat track racing, but he will definitely know 'how' to
> run...
> 
> Jan
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Bette Lamore
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