1st -- Red Not Blue!

Red Not Blue won his 6^th race for us at Worcester on Friday; it was an amazing performance carrying top weight and his first win over 3 miles.

I think everybody here deserves a massive pat on the back considering he was a horse on the verge of retirement before he came to us.  We are lucky that we have such a good team of practitioners supporting us.  The main people working with Red Not Blue are our manual therapist - Anita Miles, vet - Buffy Shirley-Beaven and the barefoot trimmer - Chris Keable.  They have kept the horse sound and pain free therefore allowing him to run to the best of his ability.  It is remarkable how hard the horse tries as he really had to battle back from the last hurdle. 

I am not sure where he will run next and we will see how he is over the coming days.  He has just spent a lovely weekend out in the field with his mates and I noticed that when he went out on Saturday he galloped off to where he rolls, getting himself covered in mud and then doing a buck and a kick so that shows he is well – and very pleased with himself! 

Well done to everyone here – I find it incredibly satisfying and I am very proud of what we have done.  It is a massive achievement to win 6 races with this horse and he has been only once out of the money in his 12 runs - and that run was when he couldn’t go in the ground.  Aka Dark Horse (as he is known on the yard) will always be close to my heart and I appreciate very much what he has done for us.  Thank you for all your calls and congratulations everyone.