We Made It…

Well, my filly made her first start on Saturday at Oaklawn Park and even though she didn’t place in the top three, she did get her first race under her belt.  First time start are always the worst.  Will they load in the gate, will they stand, will they run?  She did well on all accounts.  Chance loaded into the gate like a champion, stood still while another horse reared up a few spots down from her and broke as straight as an arrow.  Unfortunately, the filly on the right of her decided to slam into the side of her and take a little wind from her sail.  But our filly kept running and stayed 2 to 3 lengths behind the leaders the whole trip.  Coming down the lane was tough, she wasn’t used to being hit with the whip and ducked in and out the whole way, for every jump sideways she lost 3 strides forward.  We came in 8th place beating one horse but we were only beaten by 8 lenths for the whole thing, so all in all she had a good trip and the trainer told me she came out of the race in good shape and should be ready to run again in about 2 to 3 weeks.  I am very proud of our filly, she showed us that she has what it takes and I look forward to her next race at Oaklawn Park where she will be going a mile.