WHERE TO BEGIN? EVERY YEAR WHEN WE SIT DOWN TO WRITE THIS WE REFLECT ON THE PAST YEAR, THINKING OF ALL THE FUN WE HAD. WHILE 2020 BROUGHT FINAL FURLONG RACING MUCH SUCCESS INCLUDING MULTIPLE STAKES APPEARANCES AND VICTORIES, A SLEW OF IN THE MONEY FINISHES & SUCCESS IN OUR BREEDING AND PIN HOOK PARTNERSHIPS, THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING MISSING ... THE TOGETHERNESS WE'VE COME SO ACCUSTOM TO ON RACE DAY.
OVER THE PAST 10+ YEARS ONE OF THE CONSTANTS HAS BEEN YOU - AND US TOGETHER AT THE TRACK, THE AUCTIONS, THE BACKSTRETCH, THE BARNS, BREAKFAST AFTER WORKOUTS, DRINKS PRE, POST (AND DURING 😀) RACES, CELEBRATORY DINNERS ETC. AND WHILE WE KNOW THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT, THIS YEAR REALLY BROUGHT IT TO THE FOREFRONT. WE LOVE GETTING TO THE TRACK AND SEEING PARTNERS HUG EACH OTHER AND CATCH UP ON LIFE, EXCHANGE PHONE NUMBERS SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP IN TOUCH OR EVEN KIDS MAKING FRIENDS WITH OTHER KIDS THAT ARE THERE TOGETHER. WE’VE SEEN ENGAGEMENTS, WEDDINGS, FAMILY OUTINGS, BABIES BORN AND UNFORTUNATELY SOME PASSINGS. BUT THROUGH LIFES UPS AND DOWNS WE WERE ALL ABLE TO FORGET THE CRAZINESS OF OUR DAY TO DAY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD WHILE WE WATCH ONE OF OUR HORSES RUN AND ALL CHEER TOGETHER.
WE KNOW THAT DAY IS COMING, HOPEFULLY SOON, WHERE WE CAN SPEND A DAY AT SARATOGA OR HAVE A PARTNER GATHERING AFTER SOME RACES AT BELMONT OR THE BIG-A, BUT UNTIL THAT TIME WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO WITH OUR HORSES. WE HEAR TIME AND TIME AGAIN, HOW SO MANY PEOPLE HAD NOTHING TO DO IN 2020 AND WE REALIZE HOW BLESSED WE ARE TO HAVE CARVED OUT THIS LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY TO KEEP US ALL GOING THIS YEAR. WITHOUT ALL OF YOU - OUR PARTNERS OUR FANS AND OUR TEAM OF EVERYONE WHO IS A PART OF THE HORSES LIFE, WE COULDN’T DO WHAT WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS TO GIVE US ALL SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND FOR THAT WE CANT THANK YOU ENOUGH.
WE COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO SEE OUR NEW CROP OF FILLIES TAKE TO THE TRACK NEXT YEAR AND CONTINUE SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS FOR OUR EXISTING ROSTER!
SO LETS SAY GOODBYE TO A YEAR WHICH WE ALL LIST AS AN “ALSO RAN” AND LOOK FORWARD TO A WINNING ONE WITH MANY MORE THINGS TO CELEBRATE ON AND OFF THE TRACK TOGETHER!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR FAMILY!
