When you get up and see the temperature is 6 you know Winter is in full effect. Obviously we didn't train today though some brave souls (fools is more like it) were training at Keeneland and Turfway. If the temperature is below 20 there isn't much value in training. you just cant accomplish very much positive in extreme cold and I would rather protect the horse and give them a day off then force the issue. Especially when the meet running is Turfway where the purses are so low anyway.
The sale wasn't much fun either though I did get a decent price on the yearling I sold. (Hip 1320- Grand Reward PA bred for $14000 to Penn Ridge Farm) The quality of this sale is really poor compared to previous years and most of the horses I was interested in were either scratched or sold above their values. But I suppose there is always tomorrow...that is the thing that keeps you in this game, the idea that the next big thing is right around the corner, even if for some it never does show up.
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