English Training Methods

[Scurlogue Champ]

I'm sorry, I misread...

I saw where you said you were talking to your "breaker" and I thought you were comparing the way the English break their horses versus the Aussies.

With the training patterns, I know what you are talking about now.

Roomed with the two lads from England during the lead up to the Spring Carnival that were associated with the English horse Carte Diamond (the one that busted through the rail during trackwork at Flemington in 2005)

They were just running that thing up Jim Conlan's hill everyday and galloping him for hours on end.

Didn't want to get him any preps, just gallop him up that 6 furlong hill until fit and run him in the goddamned Melbourne Cup.

Flemington's vet scratched him because he did a tendon about 8 months before the Cup, but they were gonna run him in the big one with no prep race at all and thought they would win.

Those Brits that come down under are usually a step below their best. They consider their "handicap" horses to be on par with the Aussie Group One Stayers.

I kind of doubt their assertion, but the Japs sure did put a wallop on the home team.