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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Sumwon has been asking for a vacation and I guess it is time that we gave one to her. She came out of the race with a pretty good grab on her foot but I dont know if it had anything to do with her finish or not. Though the race was not ideal as far as distance or competition, we bought her to race and being that she was headed to pasture win or lose, it seemed like a good spot to try something different. She broke sharp and was close to pace on her own. I had told Ramon that she always breaks sharp and try to place her where she is comfortable. She was sitting off the pace in reasonable fractions and I thought we were in good shape entering the turn. But she had no real response when asked for something approaching the 1/4 pole. While she did not change leads once again, Ramon said that she warmed up great and felt fine during the race and pulling up but she had no try in her once the horses started passing her. He smacked her a few times to try to get her to change leads but she never would.
I did not scope her because there is no real reason to. If I believed that there was a problem than I would have. She is going to the farm at the end of the week and will stay there until December 1st or thereabouts. I actually have not decided where she is going yet as my place is not yet ready for turnouts. She is a little tired physically and probably a little weary of being in a 12 x 12 stall too. When bringing her back this winter, I expect her to be a bit stronger as she matures into a 4 year old.
Once again it was great seeing all the people who were able to get out to the races. I hope to see many more of you in the coming months in KY and New Orleans over the winter. I also may have a small group of horses at Tampa but nothing is for sure yet.
Steve and I are grateful that everyone has been so supportive through the entire process despite some tough outings and narrow defeats. It has been a pleasurable experience for us both in dealing with so many new people who have never owned or thought that they could own a horse that races in the "big leagues". Hopefully we have helped you understand some of the 'ins and outs' of horse ownership and had a lot of fun in the process.
CS
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Thanks Chuck for all you have done!