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“The weather had warmed, and it was a sunny day at Woodbine; the track was fast and the crowd large and overly boisterous, as if its raucous holiday mood might somehow prolong the summerlike conditions. The two-year-olds were running now, and the veteran punters were even more optimistic than usual, hoping to stumble on a green colt whose speed the odds-makers had somehow overlooked.
Getting the big bay stallion to run wasn’t a problem; getting him in the starting gate was. The horse was a nasty piece of work at his best, but he grew even more contentious when forced to do something. This day, Jackson had instructed the starters to try something different; he told them to leave the gate open as the horse approached, tricking him into thinking he was walking straight through. The plan worked. As soon as the stallion was in, the starters slammed the gates, back and front, closed.
Jockey Danny Hartsell kept the Flash quiet in the backstretch, holding him in with an effort, then let him go... at the top of the stretch.MoreLess
Getting the big bay stallion to run wasn’t a problem; getting him in the starting gate was. The horse was a nasty piece of work at his best, but he grew even more contentious when forced to do something. This day, Jackson had instructed the starters to try something different; he told them to leave the gate open as the horse approached, tricking him into thinking he was walking straight through. The plan worked. As soon as the stallion was in, the starters slammed the gates, back and front, closed.
Jockey Danny Hartsell kept the Flash quiet in the backstretch, holding him in with an effort, then let him go... at the top of the stretch.MoreLess
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