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General Category => General Harness Racing Discussion => Topic started by: luc on April 09, 2013, 11:55:48 AM

Title: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: luc on April 09, 2013, 11:55:48 AM

I RACED ,,ONE LAST YR 8 TIMES ,,THINKIN  I MITE GO UP TO 12 STARTS TIS YR..

I THINK HORSE WILL LET ME KNOW IF HIZ TIRED

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: luc on April 09, 2013, 12:05:58 PM

btrainer..zactorman..AND DALRAE,,


COMIN TO A THEATHRE NEAR YOU THIS COMIN WEDNESDAY thumbsup rflmao1 rflmao1 rflmao1

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: pope of vegas on April 09, 2013, 12:43:07 PM

Every horse is different. One of the signs its time to stop is looking how well he's holding his weight. Sometimes the coat also tells ya its time to quiit.
 Any Lameness at all says stop.
  Also,IMHO,with fillies its attitude.Watch their ears in certain situations.

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: luc on April 09, 2013, 01:27:19 PM

we had a bad experince last yr,,with a filly,,

takin it real easy ,,this yr..

they are ,,SO HARD TO KEEP SOUND

THANK U,,FOR YOUR ADVICE

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: Just Saying on April 10, 2013, 06:49:19 AM

I always let the horse tell me. Fillies are easily heartbroken so I watch them closely. One bad start makes me suspicious; two bad starts I quit for the year. Everyone has their own opinion... that's mine.

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: hrace12 on April 10, 2013, 07:03:52 AM

they say 8-12 is optimal but all you really want to do is ensure they learn how to race when your feel thats reached you can quit if they arent quite fast enough.

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: Just Saying on April 10, 2013, 07:10:08 AM

I think Captaintreacherous had around 14 last year and all were very high speed and he was still strong when they shut him down. They're hoping for a monster 3yo. I hope they're right. Super nice colt.

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: luc on April 10, 2013, 07:11:14 AM

PROBABLY NO MORE THAN 10

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: The Giss on April 10, 2013, 09:29:27 AM

24. Signed Don McKirgan.

Seriously, a horse trotting in '15 at county fairs can probably start more than a Captaintreacherous should.

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: The Skipper on April 10, 2013, 10:11:56 AM

Quote from: The Giss on April 10, 2013, 09:29:27 AM

24. Signed Don McKirgan.

Seriously, a horse trotting in '15 at county fairs can probably start more than a Captaintreacherous should.

You beat me to it but I was going to say 2 heats twice a week singned Gary.  rflmao1 rflmao1 rflmao1

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: mo doc n on April 10, 2013, 07:13:55 PM

Quote from: Just Saying on April 10, 2013, 06:49:19 AM

I always let the horse tell me. Fillies are easily heartbroken so I watch them closely. One bad start makes me suspicious; two bad starts I quit for the year. Everyone has their own opinion... that's mine.

I like this answer ~ js is pretty sharp JMO

Sorry meant to hit the J

Title: Re: HOW MANY STARTS SHOULD A 2 YR OLD HAVE ,,
Post by: LVGaryD on April 10, 2013, 09:00:29 PM

Race two heats as often as possible at fairs. If you are lucky enough to get two heats to race, cut their warmups down to just jogging one trip and going a mile around 2:25 the second warmup trip.

If the purse for each heat is above $2000, I would not go more than two fairs each week.