Vestal Heights goes again.

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:10 am

VH will be running next sunday in her first appearance in an open handicap in our country. Distance a mile and ninth sixteenth or 12,5 furlong at our hometrack, gooing 3 benches. She will meet some tough warhorses ( making 50 or more starts) only one other 4 year old in, like she.
The number two of her derby,were she ended up in the third place . Her half brother by solo native usa is also in. It will be an interesting race to see, no doubt about that. Draw box 2 gooiing off with bottomweight 54 kg, the topweight is 64 kg ( a lot on this distance).
Thanks for all the comments made in the thread, which of these two possibilities will I choose, in the general discussion.

Ben

Postby **Roguelet** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:32 am

Good luck! Hopefully she'll show you that you made the right decision!

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:05 pm

Good luck!

sulphurfire · Postby **sulphurfire** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:45 pm

Best of luck!!!!!!!!!!! and a safe trip home

Green Hills · Postby **Green Hills** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:52 pm

Lot's of luck!!!! We'll be rootin' for her!!!

jellac · Postby **jellac** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:06 pm

A safe and successful trip Ben B...will have all my lucky charms/incantations going for you and yours!

LSB · Postby **LSB** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:31 pm

Good luck! I hope everything goes well for her.

henthorn · Postby **henthorn** » Thu May 19, 2005 6:20 am

Sounds like a tough spot. Hope she gets a piece of it!

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Thu May 19, 2005 11:57 am

VH has to work for it, every yard, that,s for sure.

Ben

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Sun May 22, 2005 8:57 am

Vestal Heights ended up 3rd. leading from 4 furlongs after the start, she holded on up to 11 furlongs after that she was outpaced. half a lenght and a lenght, this handicap was one of the best handicaps in our nation
so I am glad with her achievements battleling up to the finish. She just couldn,t make enough daylight between her and the others, none of them leaving her entirely out on her own. She gets a short holiday, and will return over a month. She is growing a little bit in her topline, and her top shoulder line is becomming more visable.

Ben

LSB · Postby **LSB** » Sun May 22, 2005 1:56 pm

Congratulations! It sounds like your filly ran a really good race.

henthorn · Postby **henthorn** » Sun May 22, 2005 4:34 pm

That's great, Ben. Congratulations.

Postby **Roguelet** » Mon May 23, 2005 8:58 am

Congrats! Sounds like she's a tough little filly getting better all the time.

erins isle · Postby **erins isle** » Mon May 23, 2005 1:43 pm

Just saw the last part of the race on video, she sure battled a long time with the colt who won it. Wanna have a look? Go to www.nakoersen.nl go to the left to "Rensport Binnenland" go down until you see "impressie zondag 22 mei" go down until you see "video koers 6".

wilf · Postby **wilf** » Sat May 28, 2005 1:17 pm

Great Stuff Ben , and to think that I get excited running well in maiden claimers over here. Thanks Erin for the link, I could not retrieve the video but the pics were great!!!