Arlington Park 8/23

[SuffolkGirl]

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Here are the pictures from yesterday.

Got to hang out with Benny and Joe. Met up with Roger (pdrift) for Aldebutante's race. Bob(GBBob) had a horse in the first race, Cool Clue. I have a few pictures of him too. Scav was there earlier in the day but had to leave us after Cool Clue's race when he went to have a chat with Thornton about the ride then went back to the barn.

Aldebutante seems to be trying to wrest the mantle of "Most Difficult Horse In The Paddock " from Kickin N Screamin. She was quite a handful, kicking and trying to rear, bucking and just being difficult in general. She did not want to put her tack on - when finally cornered with nowhere to go she gave the saddling stall a good kick. Speaking of her tack - there is a close up shot of her bit and what looks like orthodontia wear - anyone know what this is? My guess is some sort of tongue tie....

Aldebutante looked much better than her last race. Looks like she got a bit tired at the end. As Benny mentioned, she didn't change leads until pretty late in the stretch. The good news is, she broke really well. She was first out of the gate!

Great to see everyone - I hope everyone had a safe trip back. As always, many thanks to all who make this happen; Team Simon and Steve-who is a team all by himself!