Saratoga Rachel 2010

[Princess Doreen]

Originally Posted by jballscalls

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