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Training Image for The J.C. Breeders Cup Series
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It was time to get the final training run in for Triton and Jagger before the Breeders Cup Mile and Cecily made sure that Harley was up in the irons to get him a little more familiar with Triton. They were training on the turf track at Fox Harbor Farms before shipping over to Keeneland, Waylon wanted to make sure that his son had the best chance to adjust and get used to the horse he would be riding for the first time so staying at the farm longer was important for him.
Cecily had Harley jog out with her to warm the horses up, and when it came time for them to start she grinned over at him nice and wide, "You just try to keep up alright?" Harley rolled his eyes, "I don't think that'll be a problem on this boy!"
He had confidence despite not having any official races under his belt, and that was a good thing though Cecily knew that all the confidence in the world didn't necessarily mean you were going to be a winning jockey and she hoped that Harley learned that soon enough. Holding in place she waited until Waylon rang the bell and then she urged Jagger forward handily pushing him to extend out over the short 4f workout they were going to be doing.
Harley was a little behind Cecily and Jagger so he urged Triton forward, the little colt dug in and opened up closing fast on Jagger's left side. Triton was struggling to keep up like this, he wasn't a sprinter in nature and so his sides started to heave hard as he drove on seeking to overpower Jagger and Cecily.
Looking over at Triton Cecily could see the colt struggling and she yelled over her shoulder, "Pull back on him Harley! He's a stalker not a front runner!" Harley didn't listen he urged forward pushing the colt to exert himself even more as they came to the final pole. He eased him then having just overtaken Jagger for the "win" and slowly worked him out another furlong before dismounting and leading the colt off some.
Waylon was down from his perch in an instant to take Triton from Harley's hands, "What were you doing? Couldn't you feel him struggling?"
"He had it in him dad, he just needed a push."
"You can't blow them out like that before a big long race, you could have just ruined him or worse you could have injured him. Get your head on straight Harley, a win is nice, but the last thing I want is for any of these guys to get hurt. Now go get cleaned up, I'll tend to him." With that he turned and started to lead the colt off to the barn so he could go over him and cool both of them off.
Cecily eased up beside Harley and dismounted Jagger, holding his reins gently and offering the kid a soft smile. "He's just being hard on you because he wants you to be good, Harl."
"Yeah..."
"Look, you weren't wrong. Triton has it in him to run like that, but he's coming off a few hard races, an injury, and the BC is no claiming race. It's a big deal, for all of us. Your dad is stressed, and he just wants all of us to come home safely. Colt and I will help you learn Tri better, by race day you'll both be at your best."
"You think so?"
"Yeah I do Harley, now c'mon better do what your old man says. Don't want you to get in trouble." She reached out and ruffled his helmet before heading off to the barn with him.
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It was time to get the final training run in for Triton and Jagger before the Breeders Cup Mile and Cecily made sure that Harley was up in the irons to get him a little more familiar with Triton. They were training on the turf track at Fox Harbor Farms before shipping over to Keeneland, Waylon wanted to make sure that his son had the best chance to adjust and get used to the horse he would be riding for the first time so staying at the farm longer was important for him.
Cecily had Harley jog out with her to warm the horses up, and when it came time for them to start she grinned over at him nice and wide, "You just try to keep up alright?" Harley rolled his eyes, "I don't think that'll be a problem on this boy!"
He had confidence despite not having any official races under his belt, and that was a good thing though Cecily knew that all the confidence in the world didn't necessarily mean you were going to be a winning jockey and she hoped that Harley learned that soon enough. Holding in place she waited until Waylon rang the bell and then she urged Jagger forward handily pushing him to extend out over the short 4f workout they were going to be doing.
Harley was a little behind Cecily and Jagger so he urged Triton forward, the little colt dug in and opened up closing fast on Jagger's left side. Triton was struggling to keep up like this, he wasn't a sprinter in nature and so his sides started to heave hard as he drove on seeking to overpower Jagger and Cecily.
Looking over at Triton Cecily could see the colt struggling and she yelled over her shoulder, "Pull back on him Harley! He's a stalker not a front runner!" Harley didn't listen he urged forward pushing the colt to exert himself even more as they came to the final pole. He eased him then having just overtaken Jagger for the "win" and slowly worked him out another furlong before dismounting and leading the colt off some.
Waylon was down from his perch in an instant to take Triton from Harley's hands, "What were you doing? Couldn't you feel him struggling?"
"He had it in him dad, he just needed a push."
"You can't blow them out like that before a big long race, you could have just ruined him or worse you could have injured him. Get your head on straight Harley, a win is nice, but the last thing I want is for any of these guys to get hurt. Now go get cleaned up, I'll tend to him." With that he turned and started to lead the colt off to the barn so he could go over him and cool both of them off.
Cecily eased up beside Harley and dismounted Jagger, holding his reins gently and offering the kid a soft smile. "He's just being hard on you because he wants you to be good, Harl."
"Yeah..."
"Look, you weren't wrong. Triton has it in him to run like that, but he's coming off a few hard races, an injury, and the BC is no claiming race. It's a big deal, for all of us. Your dad is stressed, and he just wants all of us to come home safely. Colt and I will help you learn Tri better, by race day you'll both be at your best."
"You think so?"
"Yeah I do Harley, now c'mon better do what your old man says. Don't want you to get in trouble." She reached out and ruffled his helmet before heading off to the barn with him.
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