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12-30-2010, 04:15 PM
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Just back from barn where Ausable returned well. Cut her left hind at the coronet but otherwise 100% fine and energetic. Junior said she felt great but wouldn't run up at all when asked. Very frustrating for her to work the way she has the last three weeks and then be so tentative in a race.
The first thing to do is take the blinkers off, which Gary had considered for today. But since she had been so sharp working in them, he was inclined to give her another chance with them. But working alone in blinks with no horses around is very different than in a race, and she may want to see things happening around her as opposed to hearing them. Certainly there is no benefit to continuing with the blinkers after the 2 non-efforts in them. Let's see if she perks up in another main track try 'hood off'. If she doesn't, we'll take Feb-March off and come back in spring looking for grass.
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