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Post by Rendezvous on Sept 20, 2017 19:09:44 GMT -6
[googlefont="Courgette"]  what makes judge rende tick? Hey y'all! Now the beauty of Final Furlong is that each and every member is able to judge races (providing that the races don't contain horses they either own or lease, blah blah SIM legal stuff blah blah). We don't rely on some lone randomizer to get our results, WE ARE THE RESULTS. There's no hidden cards under the table because each judge has their own style (mostly I think). I decided to make a thread on MY judging style and I'll even leave this thread here for evaluations - that is if you want your horse evaluated by me.I haven't been a member here long, roughly 2 years and I've gone through a lot of losses during that time - and I still do! Some pixel ponies make you want to ship them to the glue factory because they just don't ever seem to win. But if every one of your horses won 100% of the time, would you find the game fun anymore? Think about it, I'll wait.No?Didn't think so!Anyway, I won't ramble on like I normally do, I'll get straight to business. Some races are easy to judge some have a clear winner above everyone else. But the race doesn't begin with the horses for me, it begins with the race itself.Say for a race that's 7 furlongs and you've got a few horses entered into that race. Some have a pref. of 7-10f, 5-8f and 7-9f. Truth is, I'm probably going to give that win to that horse with a preference of 5-8 furlongs. I prefer horses who have a more focused mindset over the horses that are able to run at virtually any distance - it just doesn't seem realistic to me, unfortunately.So the same scenario would occur with a race that's 10 furlongs and you've got horses with preferences of 9-12f, 7-10f and 8-11f. I'd actually consider that 9-12f and the 8-11f because I feel like the 7-10f would be at his/her limit and would be close to 'tapping out' so to speak towards the home stretch.I also look at the distances that the horse has won on in the past, if they consistently win at 8 furlongs and they prefer say a distance of 7-10f, they'll have a higher chance of winning in my books at the 8 furlong distance vs a horse who has lightly or never raced at that distance, regardless of their presence. Practice makes perfect after all.Now I do have the occasional upset in my judging results - but not very often. Here is when I take a look at the owner/player's writing style. I don't necessarily always focus on workouts - but I will check to see that it's there of course.I'll read through the horse's personality and check to see if it's believable and for added bonus - I'll even check for grammatical errors (nobody's perfect). I want to see a horse that's believable and that factor allows a horse to win in my book - providing they match the distance.For dual horses, I judge them based on which surface they've run on more - regardless of their placing at that distance. I value a dual horse who is either very balanced over both distances or favors one over the other. I honestly would recommend trying your hand at running your dual horses at one surface one year and then another the next, or maybe for one half of the year.I don't focus too much on lineage on older horses as I'm not yet familiar with any of them. However, I will look at the siblings of the horse at times and if there's an abundance of winners there the horse might just get brownie points from me. But not every horse can be a winner, remember.Some horses will excel more in the breeding barn more than they did on the track. some may do excellent on the track but not in the breeding barn. Some might not excel at either. That's the luck of the draw and the fun of the game, honestly.Although colts beat fillies frequently, if the filly stands out as a strong horse to me she'll kick a colt's ass in a heart beat - pardon my french. Older horses won't always win over younger horses in my book because not every older horse is successful. Now, if anyone would like their horse(s) evaluated by me in this thread, now you know my criteria for judging! If you want your horse evaluated simply respond to this thread and I'll see what I can do!* for the sake of my sanity and time, please limit your evaluation requests to 5 horses at a time.
Personality: Is it believable?
Race Record: Do they have a strong race history/consistency?
S/D: How well are they doing at their preferred surface/distance?
Future as Stud/Broodmare: Will they be a valuable addition to your breeding division? don't be afraid to ask questions! it isn't always about winning! |
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Post by Isabelle on Sept 20, 2017 20:09:02 GMT -6
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Post by Scotia on Sept 20, 2017 21:16:53 GMT -6
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Post by Rendezvous on Sept 20, 2017 21:25:38 GMT -6
REALLY ISA
Because you decided to put like a bajillion horses down, you're going to have suffer with the anticipation. You're getting 5 horses evaluated at a time. Hope you practiced your patience!
Things I look at:
Personality: Is it believable? Race Record: Do they have a strong race history/consistency? S/D: How well are they doing at their preferred surface/distance? Future as Stud/Broodmare: Will they be a valuable addition to your breeding division?
Everyday Smile
She's playful, she's loving and the fact that her names matches her disposition is an added bonus. You can't expect a horse to be a complete puppy-dog, this is a half-ton animal after all. However, Everyday Smile seems like the type of mare I'd like to have around my barn. I also like how her joyful disposition carries over into her racing style. Maintaining a 90% racing consistency into her sixth year of racing is no easy feat.
She doesn't seem to be a strong HOTY horse, but that doesn't make the horse per se. Seeing that it's halfway through the year almost, have you considered simply retiring her so that she can get a headstart on her broodmare career come next Spring? She might very well pair well with a proven dirt sire.
I'm no stranger to the Everyday Hero line and I can say that I highly approve of this mare's bloodlines.
Although one thing I can't seem to find reason for is the 2-furlong extension for her- she clearly excels at the miler and router ranges. I also noticed that her first run at 7 furlongs resulted in a third place finish. I'd probably recommend keeping her to the distance she's loved all these years for the sake of her consistency. The S/D score for me is low because of this. While I do support furlong extensions, I think if the horse is doing good you could probably get by without it.
Get Loose
While his stablemate, Everyday Smiles, had a bit of spirit, Get Loose here's demeanor is what probably led to him not being as stellar as he could have been. He's gentle, sweet and lacks a fiery side that certain horses seem to have on the track. However, his personality is believable, of course.
You should really consider retiring your 6 year old string. Although this boy has a decent consistency of 81% he hasn't raced that much during his career. I don't think he'll be able to push for G1 status by the end of the year. He gets some good placings in, but for some reason he just wasn't raced that much? He's another horse that I'd recommend retiring by July/August. His lines would be great as a sire but..he might also do you some good as a track pony gelding as well (don't hate me!) if you decide not to put him at stud.
I mean you could always try to race him harder this year, but at this point I'd be eager to give the boy a rest.
Simba
Eyyy Simba! Honestly when I first joined, I always remembered you because of this horse. As far as I knew, he was your only horse xD His personality is a bit different - but unique. His personality reminds me of..I believe it was Night Stalker who was brought up in the same manner. He's got fire and a real, motivational drive that helps him out on the track. I do wish that he could've been started on the track earlier but that just wouldn't fit with his personality and background now would it? It's amazing how he rose to G2 in such a short span of time. If you could find some solid G2 only races or G3+G2 races, Simba might just come around to bite his rival's in the butt. He's actually very versatile and fits his vast range of distance & surface<br>You already know how I feel about the horses with overreaching distance preferences xD I know I have a few in my barn, probably a lot actually, but I try to focus on one area. Simba doesn't seem to mind and has gotten some kind of equilibrium over his time on the track. He doesn't seem to like anything longer than 9 furlongs though as far as I can tell. Keep him in that 5-9 range and he should be golden (no pun intended) Barely A SoundPersonality Nice, solid disposition there. Hopefully she'll pass off that sweet personality to her foals in the future. With that being the case - she could probably mix well with those nasty ill-tempered studs at say Intrepid Racing Stales. :nod: She's got some solid experience in her career and I think (providing this is her last year on the track) she has the potential to go out with a bang with a few more HOTY races to solidify her career. She's a bit all over the place when it comes to which distance she likes to run at. One year she's loving 8-9 furlongs, hating 7 and 10 and then another year she's working well at the full 7-10 furlongs, and then this year - I don't even know to be honest xD Obviously she's a pretty decent dirt horse which leads me to say she'll throw some decent dirt foals hopefully in the future. (If you don't have room for more foals next year, SELL THEM WEANLINGS GIRRL MAKE SOME BANNKK)
** stopped doing my original format and started doing an overall summary upsetchick Tiger HeartHey I was here when this boy first started out on the track I think! He's a half-brother to my now retired mare, Sylvanite. As you can see here, Prize Me Proud foals seem to be a bit of a pain in the ass. Don't get me wrong, these two horses have fabulous records but I can't possibly be the only one that thinks they could have done a bit better in the more competitive series. The fact that you still have the patience to keep on trucking with Tiger Heart is saying a lot because I wasn't willing to do the same for Sylvanite - instead I moved on to focus on my two star juveniles. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I can see that he bounces around quite a bit when trying to figure out which distance he likes better. 12 furlongs seems to be the 'absolutely not' zone. Try to steer him away from those tough veteran G1 horses that have practically beat down everything their owners placed in front of them. Some of those horses are retiring now so that'll leave Tiger open for more growth. Future as a Stud: PIMP HIM OUT. Even though I don't like the Prize Me Proud line all that much he does throw out some solid horses that can work well in the BATTLESTONE DOWNS DISTANCE SERIES*. Not to mention that his lines are a bit fresh and something new to add to the racing melting pot. Sugar DemonI can see that she was voted as a top sprinter prospect before she even officially made her debut on the track - there's no way that everyone could have been wrong about her potential success. I can see that she's Grade One but honestly, I think you could have pushed her just a bit more harder into the bigger races. I'm saying this because with three nominations proving that others had faith she could do better - she can do just that. Now..I would recommend the senior sprinter superstar series but I know she might just be eaten alive by the older males in those races - so that's a no go. You COULD try her for the BREEDERS' CUP FILLY AND MARE SPRINT but neither me or you know what the competition is going to be like this year. Fantasy Island
An anti-feminist mare, that's different xD She's been raced a bit lightly - at least compared to some other horses I've seen. I can't really say how I think about her record-wise as she's only gotten her feet just a little bit wet over the years. Crooked Intentions
A mare of a different color, something that you don't see everyday. Unfortunately, not every pretty face can be a successful one. She's got that stereotypical marish-personality which is 100% believable. As much as I'd love to have a mare without mood swings it isn't always possible. For this girl I probably wouldn't recommend even bothering to touch HOTYs with her just keep her going through her paces in undercards until she achieves G1-status. Also despite her surface supreme I'd highly recommend that you keep her strictly to turf. Her dam is a strictly turf horse as well as her aunt Carabella. Honestly? I wouldn't expect too much out of this girl if I were you. I'm not saying that either of these ladies are BAD per se, they're just a pain in the butt to work with xD Yet somehow they manage to place in the money at least once for the Breeders' Cup, Blanchette placing second and Carabella, third. I don't know the logic in that buuut you know. Wouldn't recommend it for Crooked though xD
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Post by Isabelle on Sept 20, 2017 23:42:30 GMT -6
YES REALLY REN  Everyday Smile: Interesting you mentioned retiring her, my plan was to see how she went through August at keeping to 9-12F HOTY races, if she still seemed strong I wanted to give her a shot at Breeder's. She did one as a juvie and got fourth, I was hoping to try her at another one to let her career out with a big finish. If she starts to fall I was going to let her retire so as not to run her into the ground. Since I'm booked the next couple breeding seasons she couldn't have a foal this year for me, she's having one for Cruisey Y18 though. Get Loose: I only acquired him as I did Smiles, a few racing weeks back, so I wanted to try and give him the opportunity for a fullish racing season. I'm not sure who all his owners were or why he was raced so little, I was hoping to try to get him to G3/G2 by the end of the year. I do want him as a sire, as I don't have his dam's lines and only one filly from his sire. I'll give him a go and if he struggles I'll consider letting him go out like Smiles before the end of the year. Simba: It's so interesting because before you were around stronger I had a little mini mental flip out and leased out all my horses for a few months at the beginning of Y16 (maybe why you thought he was my only horse! since he kinda was for a while). Frosty convinced me to stick around and still do something, so I created him on a whim as a 4 year old just to play around with someone older, so he didn't exist in the game until he was 4, and the experiment with him has sure worked! I've been trying to push him into HOTY but he hasn't placed well there so far, planning on alternating him undercard and HOTY and focus on the mile range, and put him in Breeder's maybe at the end of the year. He may/may not retire then depending on his year goes, could bring him back just for Dubai or something. It's weird how so far we correlate thoughts on my ponies! |
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Post by Isabelle on Sept 21, 2017 14:06:19 GMT -6
Sound: Yep, her last year running. Was going to try her at Breeder's for the first time this season. She is having a foal next year for Kenren XD Tiger: You know I got a lot of people like Ripley who encouraged me to keep going with him and to put him in harder things, I attempted him at the CTC which didn't go very well. He was of the first crop for me that had bloodlines I was racing and I was still a bit unsure of HOTY things and how that worked so I didn't push him into it as a two year old, so a three year old he was trying to find himself among the steam rollers. This year I put my head in my hands when his first race came fifth I was ready for an icky season but he's really popped out for me! Sticking to 9-11F for him on dirt. Have plans for the Dawn Treader series for him, Dubai Colt/World, and then Breeders. I'm not sure how much outside breeding I'll do with my horses, I might be a little more closed, go more the breeding reserves route (have you seen the reserves list on my horses???) Sugar: How could I have pushed her harder? She has two fourths in Breeders, I put her in the sprinter turf tiara and she got two thirds and a fourth. I got a lot of feedback to restrict her as much as possible to 5 and 6 furlongs, and never go to a mile often, so I was a bit limited as well in what I could find there, maybe you're thinking of miler distances of pushing her? Rip, Cav, Frosty, and Cru I know for sure all gave me feedback to restrict her distance down so I didn't go for the bigger miler races. I'm hoping this year at Breeder's she can place and she's retiring off too  Island: I just got her from Kenren and she's put a on a few wins with me, so I'm going to challenge her more, and I'm really excited to have her rare lines! *cuddles future babehs* Crooked: Yeah my plan was to try and sneak her out through the back door XD XD XD As bad at that sounds, sticking to 7-10 turf as much as I can, I don't regret putting her on a surface supreme however now as I have Tiger Heart and Final Conquest who are both duals, I'm hoping to get a couple nice foals from matches like that! I'm hoping she could reach G1 by the end of the year but I doubt it, going to just see how things go every couple races with her. She's one whose also got several reserves on her so I might have to fend off the crowd to keep her racing another half year or so XD |
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Post by Lolly on Sept 23, 2017 0:15:15 GMT -6
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Post by Rendezvous on Sept 24, 2017 20:18:19 GMT -6
okay here you go, Scotia Seattle LightningAt first glance he appears to be an interesting individual. I'm always lean a bit more towards successful foundation/created horses. Seeing that he's running at the G3 level as a 3 year old and the year being only halfway over is a plus as well. Personality-wise, he kinda comes off as one of those ponies that gets fat and lazy from their kid-owner spoiling them with candy bars and the like xD I do like that he'll go above and beyond for his jockey, and with that he goes from pleasantly placid to terrifying and tenacious out on the track. I do think he'd do better if he had a bit more coordination with his jockey out on the track, but you can't ever truly control a thousand plus pound animal so this is entirely believable. He seemed to have quite the adventure during his juvenile season and he shows promise by placing in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, one of the most difficult races of the season. I can see that he's struggling this year and I can't seem to put my finger on why. Maybe he's going up against much more experienced horses? If you can find some HOTY races restricted to [G4+G3] (I think there's a few) try that and see how he does. Some judges are going to rate him differently when he runs against horses with established bloodlines, so you have to make sure that his record and personality can make up the distance for him. Feel free to ask me to evaluate him again towards the end of Dec if you'd like~! Knight's RansomAnother one of your creates having a hard time making a name for himself during his classic season. Seeing that he doesn't like being around other horses - have you ever tried running him as a closer or stalker? Maybe running at the back of the pack and coming up upon the horses will make him want to get away from them by surging forward. He's got a nasty attitude but that can always be channeled in his favor - have you ever seen Cavallo's horses? They're all spawns of satan. I know it says that he doesn't like running behind the pack but maybe he can be worked to other running styles. Tons of horses are front runners and they're going to run Knight into the ground if given the chance. I'd strongly recommend taking him out of HOTY races this year and focusing him in the undercards to not only get him accustomed to different running style, but to get his confidence back up. He's not taking to the HOTY races this year at all for whatever reason. If you can, maybe hold off on the HOTY races until January of next year because competition is getting insane right about now. Also try running him on the dirt, I noticed that he's dual and mainly runs on the turf, but the turf doesn't seem to be doing him any favors. Fabled DreamsAre all of your horses creates? Because if they are I love you even more. I LOVE CREATES. Ahem. Anyway. With her not tending to not break well from the gates you might want to try her more races at the 11-12 distance. It'll give her more time to get into a good position with the pack and ample time to make her move towards the front. She doesn't seem to be a bad filly and is off to a good start this year. I would just recommend trying to keep her away from the more competitive HOTY fillies and mares that I know you see in a lot of the races this year. I don't know if she runs well against colts, but if she runs well against them you could always try the dirt distance series if she can handle running at that level. Tempest RisingAnother unruly filly and a horse that has a mind of her own - me gusta. Judging from her record right now she likes the 10-11 distance, but I see that she managed to get second at the eight furlong distance. She might just be a very versatile filly but you won't know that until she runs in a few more races. I'd try to choose a surface you want to focus on for the year turf/dirt and work from there. A few more undercards wouldn't hurt the filly either. If she had started a bit earlier in the HOTY races I'd say throw her in with the other HOTY juveniles but right now I think they'd eat her alive >_< FlashbangWhat a nice up and coming juvie colt <3 He's adjusting well to HOTY races and I think you should just continue doing what you have planned for him. Consider running him in the Youth Challenge @ Green Horse Fields later this year, he'll run against other two year olds on the dirt. He also works well under his distance preferences. You might even consider working him up towards the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at the end of the year and follow in his sire's footsteps. If he works well there, you might be able to make a decent Kentucky Derby contender out of him next year as a three year old. Both his sire and dam excelled in The Youth Challenge and Breeders' Cup Juvenile so fingers crossed that Flashbang has the ability to do the same. |
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Post by S u N f r O s T ~ on Sept 24, 2017 20:52:09 GMT -6
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Post by Rendezvous on Sept 24, 2017 22:32:16 GMT -6
Mail for Lolly ! Hemingway*cough* firstly, your photo editing game is always on point *cough* bonus points *cough* As I have judged your horses in races in the past I've gotta say, you have a very pleasant writing style. Your writing style for your horses stands out to me and I'd probably be able to recognize it without it even having to be on your stable page. Now Hemingway here is quite the character and he feels like so much more than just a pixel pony. He seems to be an incredibly sensitive colt and I'm sure that when he makes his debut next year it won't take much to get him out of the gate and running down the track. If he wants to believe that a lion is out to eat him on race day, I say let him. He's acquired some fresh lines through his sire which will probably have people fighting for reserves to him in the near future. I'd go easy with him during his juvenile year and try to get him accustomed to HOTY races as soon as they're available next year. As much as I try to avoid surface supremes, I'd recommend using one in his case. Try making a dirt sprinter out of him seeing that's where his sire excelled and his dam doesn't give judges much to go on as she was only raced lightly during her career. Overall, I wish you the best of luck with your golden boy! TurbochargedEvaluating one of my stud's foals should be illegal right? Nah, just kidding. I've only just acquired Super Sparky this year and I've never followed his racing career so I don't have much of an attachment to him as I do for say, Muggathugga. ANYWAY Super Sparky did throw a lovely girl for you that I hope can surpass his sire in skill and success. I can believe that this filly might have a bit of luck on his side as his sire was able to pull off a third placed finish in a Breeders' Cup race, but he was never a truly powerful HOTY horse. I admire this colt because he has extremely fresh lines on both sides of his pedigree. Also, you still have him listed as a maiden on his web page xD I wouldn't throw him into too many HOTY races just yet, try to do one every now and again that are lower grades. If it's an open race you might want to really think about it before entering him in those.. He's a dual but he has yet to tackle the turf scene, you could probably wait until his three year old season and focus on turf then. Gala Royale
THE HORSE HAS HIS NAME ON THE SADDLE BLANKET HMM. A++++ *cough* I love goofy horses and Gala is the perfect example of that. It's good to see a horse full of spirit and life instead of one either hellbent on hating everything that breathes or one that automatically loves any and everything (aka hippie horse). I don't typically follow prospects or enter my own horses in them but from where Gala has gone so far he might like the miler distance even though he can go much further. Even if you look at his sire who had the potential of doing 9-12 furlongs excelled mostly at 9 and ten furlongs. I'd concentrate on 8-10 range if possible, and go from there. I hope some of these provided good advice for you, if not disregard them x'D I tried my best :3 |
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Post by Lolly on Sept 25, 2017 5:18:08 GMT -6
Thank you soooo much Ren! You were a big help. I loved hearing what you liked about them, and I'll definitely take up that advice. <3
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Post by aurelia on Sept 25, 2017 15:43:06 GMT -6
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Post by Sammy on Sept 25, 2017 16:10:52 GMT -6
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Post by Rendezvous on Sept 25, 2017 18:19:59 GMT -6
S u N f r O s T ~ - frosty pls all of your horses are worthy of grammys are we really doing this? ... ...... ......... fiiine AltercationThere's nothing wrong with a proud horse although I wish he had more pride for his HOTY races xD His G2 status mostly came from his participation in the undercards and I'm assuming you're going to really push for HOTY races during his four year old season. With my horse, Mugs, I was intent on keeping him in the undercards 100% of the way because creates are judged so unfairly (in my opinion) but Altercation has lineage on his side so that shouldn't be too much of an issue. What will be an issue isn't the age difference between his rivals but the sheer amount of HOTY experience that they've probably been accumulating since their two year old season. He showed plenty of promise last year by finishing second in the BSD Turf Classic and winning the Breeders' Stakes and finishing third in the Breeders' Cup Turf Marathon is no easy feat. He seems a bit slow to mature but I want to say that you have him on the right track. A lot of his rivals that have been following his career since he was a juvie will probably drop out by December in order to begin their stud careers so he might be open to success if you continue to run him into his 5 year old season. Since it's so late in his season I wouldn't say to finish him out in undercards to get his G1 status. Try to nudge him towards the HOTY, but hey if you want to push hard for some HOTY races next year then by all means get him to G1 via undercards this year. AnimatiaAre you really going to have me evaluate one of Enrapture's rivals? *gives shitty advice* Kiddinggg AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME TO HELP THE ENEMY I GUUUUESS I'LL HELP. I'll tell you what I'm doing with Enrapture. I don't even try to touch undercards with that girl. The only time I put her in an undercard this year was when she had recently placed third and I honestly was trying to get her an easy win to get her back into her a-game. No matter how tough it gets these mares are HOTY-savvy and should stay in HOTY races. Seeing that she's capable of keeping up with Enrapture by all means direct her towards one of the BC Filly & Mare races at the end of the year. I found that Enrapture flourishes at Battlestone Downs with the F/M restricted races I haven't the slightest idea how she'd fair against stallions and I don't intend on finding out. Wild TideYou started her strong in undercards and now you're throwing her to the HOTY wolves - me gusta. Judges that look at HOTY races, I feel like they love a good, spunky horse that can challenge the other horses. I see that you've been focusing more on running this girl on the turf more so than the dirt. With that in mind, maybe consider trying her in the turf distance series @ BSD later this year. She can probably do well in the dirt distance series too as that was what made up the majority of her juvenile season so she has experience in that department. Mr. WildHey look, a grandson of Thunder Gulch. (SEE ripley DOESN'T IT FEEL GOOD TO SEE REAL LINES IN THE GAME) *cough* I'm really starting to like how your horses go from strong undercard juvenile years to making a bit of a name for themselves in HOTY races the following year. This boy didn't seem to like the competitive level at the TTC and I can't say that I blame him. I'd just try to bring up his confidence a bit more by doing what you're doing and not overloading him on the major series just until he's racing at the G3 level. If he's doing better by then you could always consider entering him in any of the series that run in the fall. Ruling RestraintThis is such a sweet boy, but I think he probably comes off as something of a pushover on the track at times too. He isn't doing too bad for only being raced lightly as a two year and hey, if he prospers under those conditions then don't change a thing. I don't think it'd hurt to get him into a few more HOTY races as he's bound to get a win in one at some point. There always seems to be an abundance of frontrunners in the larger races so if you'd ever consider changing his leg type it might work in his favor further on down the line.
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Post by Rendezvous on Sept 30, 2017 22:30:45 GMT -6
aureliaWhattatwistRealistically, one thing Twist has going for her - personality-wise - is that she's easier to manage as compared to other rambunctious juveniles that are loaded up on energy. I'd keep her in the undercards for as long as you can as I don't think she's ready to take on the more competitive HOTY sprinters quite yet. I hate to keep saying 'oh keep your horses in the undercards' but I also don't want you to risk getting a bunch of out-of-money placings with her either. If she does well for you this year maybe reassess her and see if she'll be ready to really tackle the HOTY races as a three year old. When comparing her with Took The Night, I'd honestly try to put more of your focus into Whattatwist. ShuttershockWhat a beautiful boy! This boy has been hitting the undercards hard since he was a juvenile and he seems to be fairly flexible when it comes to his surface preferences - based on his track record. If you can find some [G5+G4] HOTY races restricted to three year olds you might be able to gain a good start on HOTY races for him to be able to put some more under his belt next year. Just don't throw him completely to the wolves just yet. Forget Me NotOhhoho a KCRS bred horse. I should really keep track of these youngsters xD I can see that the poor girl is having a hard time adjusting to her racing career and could stem from her occasionally fidgety personality. If possible, I'd try her as a miler only for a while (around 7F-9F) and keep her away from 10F-12F. This is something I'm doing with my Knight Rousseau colt, Roussong. So I guess we'll both see if this works out for them in the end! Took The NightShe and Whattatwist are very similar and I can see where it'd be a pain to try to figure out which one's better. I'd focus on Whattatwist for a bit and try to get her to G4 and then you should be able to divide your attention up evenly for both of these fillies in order to get them on the road to success. BayahibeAs a stalker, you might want to try to run this boy at longer distances (9F-12F) with more concentration being on the 10-12 range. Some horses can excel at every furlong they're expected to be good at, and some are only good at certain lengths (frustrating I know). He doesn't seem to favor nine furlongs all that much so he might turn out to be a router instead of a miler.
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