Maybe her seasonal debut

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:21 pm

As everything will go as it does now, Mellanie Surprise might go out Sunday
the 2nd of April in a black type race. LR
The quality of an msw.
Track Koln (GER) ,distance 8 furlong, track turf.
A large wide hillary track one large bend to be made.
Finish uphill
For fillies 3 year old. Earnings 12 k for the first prize in a race or more 58 kg
Earning less than 12K for the first prize in a race 56kg.
It is gooiing to be a large step up in class for her, but there are not any
races for her up to the guiness in our homecountry.
As long as she holds her own, I would be thrilled.

henthorn · Postby **henthorn** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:10 pm

We'll be rooting for her, Ben.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:52 am

Best of luck, Ben!

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:30 pm

If she goes, she needs all the help one can get, as the race is one of the two prep races for the german guiness (Henkel Rennen GR2), info send to us by Parlo, who I will be meeting in cologne (koln).
Looks a very heavy tough spot to be.
I might reconsider this( waving goobye to the entry fees)

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 4:24 am

She,s in, soft waterlogged track.
I can,t be there, the family is having the flu.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:59 am

Best of luck to Mellanie Surprise.. hope she runs well and comes back safe and sound.

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 7:32 am

The worst part was that we couldn't go because the whole family had flu last week. So we sat down before the (blessed) computer. When Mellanie entered the track she did was to unseat her jockey and we got nightmares of a wounded horse....but after she cantered a full circuit, she was caught and allowed to start when reunited with her jockey. She had to start on the far outside on a very very heavy ground, and believe me the German ground is heavy! She started last, but as soon as they reached the homestretch going up hill, she started to pick it up, quickened and at the finish she ended fourth. The speaker couldn't believe it, called her unbelievable! According to the jockey she raced as a green horse and our trainer was full of surprise, he didn't think she would run so well.
It seems to be that we have a nice racehorse with the classic season coming.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:17 am

That is great! Fourth is a good placing for coming off a layoff and in good company.

louis finochio · Postby **louis finochio** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:19 am

Thanks for caling my attention to MS Ben, Eat more garlic and you will miss the flu, in Russia they call garlic Russian penicillin. LOL

Congrats on MS effort, she will only get better as the year unwinds. Yours inn Sport Louis.