Thursday, 3 April 2014

Money Maid at Wincanton yesterday


                We were thrilled with Money Maid (Rosie) yesterday at Wincanton where she ran in a 2m 6f mares’ novices’ hurdle to finish 6th.  To quote The Racing Post: “Money Maid was an eye catcher, staying on from an unpromising position, hinting at better to come”. 
We know there is lots of improvement in her still to come and this is only the start.  We certainly haven’t put the gun to her head at home or on the racecourse.  We are in it for the long term with the horses and won’t sacrifice that for a good result tomorrow.  We have let her sort herself out and learn, rather than force the issue.  With Wincanton only being half an hour away, she came back home and put her head straight into her grub, which shows it was a positive experience.  When a horse is learning to accept and enjoy racing I think it is always better to relax, take your time in a race and be running on at the end and that is exactly what happened and she finished with her ears pricked, gaining on the horses in front of her all the way to the winning post.
We want Rosie to be entertaining her owners for as long as they wish and longevity is key; preparation and early grounding is the most important thing to achieve longevity.  Of course training and running without shoes is one of the most important cogs in that goal and Money Maid is trained and races without shoes.


         If you are interested in owning a share in a racehorse, I would strongly recommend you get in touch with John Powell who runs EPDS Racing as there are affordable shares still available in Money Maid - www.epds-racing.co.uk.  If you want to meet new people and make new friends as well as have fun at the races and socially this is the syndicate to be involved in.  Money Maid is the most beautiful mare, totally generous and will give her all for her owners for hopefully a long time to come.

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