For most people this tis the season to be jolly, but for us this tis the season to be rounding up the yearlings as they begin their life as a racehorse. The Bertollini yearling came back after being broken in this week and she is a beauty! When we sent her away she was small and stocky, but now she has grown about a hand and looks more like a 2 year old colt than a yearling filly. We are really pleased with her and I will try and get a few pictures of her being ridden to show you what I'm raving about.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who got in touch about my plee to name the other babies. After narrowing them down and checking to see what names were available we're come up with this. For the Araafa colt, out of Mennetou we've named him Sir Toby Belch, after a fat, drunkard character in Twelfth Night. Not because he is a fat drunkard but because his stable name is Toby and he is rather boisterous and stocky! For the Tiger Hill filly her name is Homewood Bound and the Bertollini filly is now Believe In Me, a name suggestion from a blog reader.
Another filly we have acquired at the recent sales is Faraway Land, another Juddemonte cast- off that I think will do for Bavarica's replacement (if that's possible!). However, she looks more like a chaser than a unraced 3 year old!
We only had 2 runners this week with The Ducking Stool running at Kempton on Wednesday, she was taking a needed drop down in trip, but raced too freely and will do better for more cover, although she ran well to plug on for 5th. We had high hopes for Entrance on Friday night at Wolverhampton but it all went to pot the minute the stalls opened. She reared up leaving the stalls and her race was over, but did well to run past a few to finish mid- division.
Next week Blackmore will head to Kempton on Thursday, bidding to defeat his back issues he has been plagued with, he has so much ability but has been hanging in his races due to a re- occurring back injury. The next day we have 2 runners at Wolverhampton in The Ducking Stool and Dolly Bay, but it's just a case of finding races that they can both get in with their handicap marks so low at the minute. Also that day is Exopuntia at her beloved Southwell, the deep surface really suits her and together with some decent efforts of late she should be spot on, as well as having plenty of time between her races which helps.
It was a sad scene on Saturday as we said farewell to King Columbo as he ventured for pastures new. 'Columbo' won 2 races and placed plenty of times, but towards the end of his career he developed in to a bit of a character and had to be delivered late in his races as he would pull up in front. However on his last run the arthritis in his knees signaled retirement as he fractured a bone in his knee, he made a full recovery but we thought we'd call it a day. He was a favourite in the yard, especially with my daughter Shelley who partnered him at the races on a few occasions and made sure he went to the best home possible!
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