Saratoga Rachel 2010
 

Pics taken by my husband of Rachel at Oklahoma Track/Saratoga this past Monday after her workout -

Wonderful pictures!

shes no zenyatta.......:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Really nice pics. Thanks for sharing. :)

I can't wait for the great pic's of her winning the historic Lady's Secret at MP.

I can't wait for a Zenyatta fan to say something intelligent.

Actually, that's not entirely true.

I've given up on that ever happening.

Obsessed much?

Yep.

I seem to have this ability to attract stupidity, and it's probably because almost everyone is an idiot.

Nice to see, thanks for posting. Doesn't look nearly as chubby as she did earlier in the year. ;)

They're getting her fit (a MONUMENTAL task, apparently -- they had to call in the 3 wise men, fire her exercise rider, and who knows what else) just in time to retire her.

Here are a few more from that morning (not sure if link will work).

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/...=1533933516935

Rachel worked on a foggy Oklahoma track this morning around 6 a.m. with Shaun Bridgmohan in the irons -

Rachel worked on a foggy Oklahoma track this morning around 6 a.m. with Shaun Bridgmohan in the irons - part 2

ah, yes...learning how not to be seen.

The designation of handily was once again given to Rachel's workout. Perhaps it's just how she works according to the clocker up at Saratoga but I'm interested to see if there's a description of the workout.

NT

Rachel Alexandra (4-Year-Old Filly)

Date: July 12, 2010
Track: SARATOGA
Distance: Six Furlongs
Time: 1.12:45 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 1/1


I am saddened to know that I inadvertently posted a topic about Rachel that created yet another R vs. Z whizzing contest. Let no good deed ....

Pretty horse.

^^^^:tro: LOL!

i dont follow NY seriously, but what does handily mean there? it's ridiculous to me that at some tracks Handily means under a bit of urging, and at some tracks it means no urging at all.

i think So cal switches handily and breezing by how we label it here in the NW

"A handily or in hand work means the horse was going easily and didn't need much urging. A horse that works handily or in hand is one that is full of run and wants to run. A horse that is breezing is being urged to move faster by the rider. Of the two workouts, the H is more impressive because it usually means a horse is full of run."

http://ezinearticles.com/?Horse-Raci...Hand&id=923429

Where did you get that quote from?

NT

I was wondering the same. I always thought a "breeze" was when the speed of the work was gradually increased from a gallop with the fastest running for the last 1-2f of the work.

"handily" I thought is when the horse is asked to maintain a tempo throughout the workout and often the horse is encouraged throughout the work to maintain that speed.

Of course, I don't work horses so this is gleaned second hand.

i always thought the opposite.

For those tracks that use handily to mean under a bit of urging?

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means"

Main Entry: hand·i·ly
Pronunciation: \ˈhan-də-lē\
Function: adverb
Date: 1665
1 : in a dexterous manner
2 : easily <defeated the other candidate handily>
3 : conveniently nearby

Another beautiful set of photos! The morning fog photos at Saratoga are always my favorite.

Thanks for the thank you's. Much appreciated.

Bill was at the rail near the clocker's stand. I checked out the stable area to see what Shaun was wearing and then ran (fast walked) over to Bill to give him a head's up,


The fog was sporatic - the track was covered, then it cleared a bit, then it covered. Visibility when Rachel came out of the fog was about 150' - then she went back into the fog.

There were about a dozen photographers at the rail - many of them missed the opportunity because the window of opportunity was so small and they didn't realize it was her. If I hadn't clued Bill in on the colors we had to look for, he very well could have missed the work, as well. Actually, he was able to get 22 images. I just posted the best of the lot.

If I can haul him out of bed at 4:30 a.m. again, we'll try to get some more pics of another work.. I hope someone can get pics of her at Monmouth.

There definitely is a difference of opinion on the meanings of handily (in hand) and breezing. The consensus of opinion is that breezing is the easier work in spite of all the equine definition sourcess I've found that say handily is. DRF indicates that breezing is the easier work.

Each day - confused on a higher level.

Love the picutres Doreen, keep them coming.