The Vaunted Ft. Erie to Woodbine Angle, and Used Treadmills
Not a very clever title to this post, but I need to cover 2 different angles today, my apologies. Let’s do the last thing first, why not? I have 2 used high speed equine treadmills that are looking for a new home, please email me at bill@thoroedge.com for details.
Price is discounted 50-75% from new. Quality used machines don’t hit the market that often, but in this case we have a retiring trainer looking to unload some nice gear.
Now the interesting part of the post: One trainer had 5 horses leave Ft. Erie and head up to Woodbine this season and record claiming wins. For those of you not aware of the HUGE class difference here is a quick primer on these 2 Canadian circuits:
In 2012 a typical $10k claim ran for a purse of:
$24,000 at Woodbine.
$14,000 at Ft. Erie.
In 2012 an allowance race carried a purse of:
$67,000 at Woodbine.
$18,600 at Ft. Erie.
I wish I was an astute enough researcher to see how many other horses, not trained by this gentleman, made the large jump in class from FE to WO and emerged victorious. Any sharp handicappers or turf writers out there willing to help? I can look back at this trainer’s 2011 record and note that ZERO of his horses were able to make that jump, despite several attempts. Here is some past performance info on the lucky 5 from our friends at Betfair:
Attitude Included
http://form.horseracing.betfair.com/horse?horseId=2.07014525
Kirbinator
http://form.horseracing.betfair.com/horse?horseId=2.09014965
Sunny Weather
http://form.horseracing.betfair.com/horse?horseId=2.09011145
Fiji Boy
http://form.horseracing.betfair.com/horse?horseId=2.06007524
Kawaguchi
http://form.horseracing.betfair.com/horse?horseId=2.08033873
I post this info reluctantly, but sometimes I like to toot my own horn – as all of these horses were on STORM. A few times in the comment section of this blog readers have taken me to task for talking about the one supplement that I sell, inferring that I was simply trying to sell a product (heaven forbid). But these results are remarkable, and I have tested several other supplements that failed to produce results, and therefore have never graced the pages of this blog.
I also tout the benefits of the Niagara Equissage saddle at www.thoroedge.wordpress.com/equissage and Photobiostimulation therapy from www.equinemusclemaintenance.com although I have no financial interest in either.
My point is, when you objectively quantify thoroughbred fitness with HR/GPS and blood lactate equipment, you uncover some modalities that seem to improve nearly every horse across the board – and when you find those gems, you better use them.
Posted on January 16, 2013, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Q bill–we’re sure storm ingredients will fail to test?
Absolutely RR, thousands of starts over nearly every district in the world, no violations. It’s only protein after all, actually an amino acid, and some carbohydrate. Perfectly natural – like milk and cereal for a human. Now, nothing in the TCO2 milkshake is illegal either, it’s the EFFECT that they test for, but that’s easy to do when the effects are short lived and in the blood – STORM supports the horse’s own ability to milkshake himself – providing the weak link to accomplish carnosine synthesis in the muscles.
Now, if one was to capture the PH in the muscles of STORM horses within 15sec following a race, one would find a higher PH/lower level of acidity than in non-supplemented horses, in my opinion. But that is also true of better horses in general, and is highly variable. Also, that number will improve with conditioning. By the time the winner is back in the test barn, all effects are gone.
In a weird coincidence, I use to work at Windfields Farm when Attitude Included was boarded there! I can confirm that her name suits her well but of course, we all love these horses anyways!