What happens when *I* go to the track....
 

I come home with about a $3.00 in winnings, a slight buzz and..... a 4 yr. old filly!! I'm sucha sucker for a nice horsie! I'm going to retrain her for a trail and/or dressage horse. At some point I will probably breed her. She is by Straight Man out of a Silver Deputy mare. Got burned out on the track. You should have seen her running around my pasture. She sure looks FAST to me!! I have to go put her in a stall now, but just wanted to share my news with fellow racehorse fans.

Suzanne(I must've lost my mind!!)

AWESOME! CONGRATS on your purchase. Post some pics when you get a chance. I am sure we would all love to see her!

That's awesome! LOL

Congrats! Hope she gives you lots of good times and nice foals.

What track was she racing at? Did you claim her or purchase her?

Holy cow... Straight Man is a nice looking stallion too. :cool:

If I am remembering correctly, he was a decent and very nice race horse. Didn't he have an awesome son or daughter too? One that was pretty famous? Am I thinking of the correct horse?

So jealous, and so awesome! Congrats, and enjoy her!!!

Thanks Cajun. I remember this horse because my friend worked for a trainer that trained some of their horses.

He really is a beautiful stallion.

What is the filly's name largo? If you don't mind me asking.

Thanks guys!! I knew some of you would be excited for me. Most of my friends(non-horsepeople) have NO clue what I'm *ever* talking about!!
The mare's name is "Canagua" . I don't know what it means other than possibly the town in Brazil, or "can of water"??¿¿ Who knows? I purchased her from the trainer/owner as a private transaction, not a claim. Doesn't have much of a race record. Mostly running at Thistledown here in *lovely* NE Ohio(!!!, no, actually, parts of this area are lovely) From what I watched on Racereplays.com, she mostly broke well, then gave up. I just brought her home today. I let her buddy up to my Arab gelding in the pasture for a couple hours, now she's resting in the barn. I didn't want her to get too much grass, since she's not used to it. She's got a wonderful disposition and is very "girly" looking. I'll let her get used to turnout with my gelding before I introduce her to my other 2 mares. Geeez, I feel like a kid in a candy store!! I've had horses for 20 years and still get all excited by them!!!

Suzanne

Absolutely nothing wrong with getting excited by horses. I think it is awesome what you are doing!

Canagua raced a few times at Calder a couple summers ago. I am 99% sure of it. She was in the race with Rapid Flow. :) Congratulations. Good luck with her.

Yes, she did race at Calder her first 3 starts. She ran for a 20,000 tag her first time out,,,Rapid Flow won. Is that your horse?

Also, I just pulled her papers out to look at them, and see she is nominated to The Breeder's Cup. I know LOTS of horses are nominated at birth, doesn't really mean anything, but I am getting a kick out of it!! I might even frame that little certificate and add it to my ever growing "wall of racing" memorabilia/photos. Wheeeeee, this is fun!!

No, he was a Greenwood Lake and I followed his foals for a certain reason.

And Geeez, Exceller, you have a great memory!! I'm lucky if I can remember what day it is!!! Of course, I work 3 jobs, that might have something to do with the faulty memory. So far I've always shown up at the right place on the right day and at the right time. *Of course*, if I didn't spend a kabillion $$$ on my horses, I could probably work *just* one job, like most normal people!! LOL!!

Suzanne

Suzanne....good luck with her!!!!

I said 99% for a reason, I wasn't positive. Your horse has an interesting name and that is why I thought it might be her. She is probably named for the river or village, which is big with white water rafters, but I still remember the name and thinking can of agua. Cute name either way.