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Looks to me like the Palomino in the photo on Flickr is a pony horse.
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Does anyone have Splash of Vanilla in a virtual stable?[/QUOTE]
The photo is two horses galloping in company - probably stable mates.
Yes, I have the filly on Stable Mail.
I was looking at the length of the stirrups on the Palomino. They are so long it would be impossible to get in racing position if one were the rider. Do they gallop young race horses with such long stirrups? The other horse’s rider is obviously able to get up and has.
Yes they generally ride with long stirrups on babies. They put them up for a work and then put them back down when they gallop.
And no activity since. :no: Hope she is well and is just taking a break to let her bones catch up with the rest of her.
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I was looking at the length of the stirrups on the Palomino. They are so long it would be impossible to get in racing position if one were the rider. Do they gallop young race horses with such long stirrups? The other horse’s rider is obviously able to get up and has.[/QUOTE]
We have a saying at the track: “The longer you ride; the longer you ride.” (Meaning if you crank your stirrups up on a baby, you’ll be eating real estate.)
Where did that filly go and what is going on with her ? There were so many high hopes for her performance. Any updates ???
I was checking out a few of the links on this thread and thought that I’d resurrect it … 
Any new info on this filly at all?
Thanks!
I put her in my ‘virtual stable’ to watch for works and entry into races. I’ve heard nothing since this thread went quiet. I’m hoping someone closer to her location will know something - I was just mentioning her to someone earlier this week (and saying that I hadn’t heard anything lately).
I was hoping to hear more about this filly also because I own her dam, Maid of Gold T B. I haven’t heard a peep about her.
If I had to guess (which obviously I must do), I would say she suffered an injury either in that workout or shortly thereafter and has been in rehab/layoff since. She’s just coming three, and (Glimmerglass, correct me if I’m wrong) the Saint Ballado’s tend to be later getting to the track than some. I wouldn’t give up on her yet.
That said, the other scenario is that she has been deemed unable to carry her speed further than two or three furlongs and has been passed on to pursue other careers.
A personal aside: I don’t see her ending up as a racing broodmare as her pedigree and lack of performance to this point certainly don’t qualify her as RACING broodmare material.
Hi, I have a mare that I have had for a few years, I would like to breed her. Not with anything special, just for a baby out of her. I’m looking for someone that would be willing to breed my horse with their stud/stallion. I don’t want to spend money for a stud fee, like I said I just want a baby horse. As for the stud/stallion, It really doesn’t matter what type of horse he is or color, although I would like a paint horse or something of that origin. Please email me back, and attach some pictures if you could. thank you.
yeah - that would be my guess as well … and hopefully she will re-surface in the spring once she has matured some more and/or healed from whatever ailed her …
A personal aside: I don’t see her ending up as a racing broodmare as her pedigree and lack of performance to this point certainly don’t qualify her as RACING broodmare material
Agreed. There is NOTHING in that pedigree top or bottom, to warrant putting her into a race breeding program …
Its a fun exercise to see how she fares. No more and no less … 
If I get a chance, I’ll email her owner and see what the scoop is on her and let you know
WE all want to know. There were so many eyes watching her .
Do keep us posted.
TC…who did you mean to quote? Am I missing something?
I too want to know how she is doing.
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TC…who did you mean to quote? Am I missing something?
I too want to know how she is doing.[/QUOTE]
I think she just still had that quote on her computer after posting this thread -
http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/showthread.php?t=236097
… or she’s just really old and has no idea what she’s doing 
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… or she’s just really old and has no idea what she’s doing :D[/QUOTE]LOL if it were me we were talking about it’d be the ‘really old’ part lol
… or she’s just really old and has no idea what she’s doing
Oh Bloody Hell … I am just seeing this now … now I can see why that is REALLY confusing on this thread!
Yeah - old age creeping in … had that quote from another thread and it got stuck in here instead … and here for a minute I was wondering what the heck YOU were talking about! :lol:
I MEANT to quote THIS instead!!! :lol:
If I had to guess (which obviously I must do), I would say she suffered an injury either in that workout or shortly thereafter and has been in rehab/layoff since. She’s just coming three, and (Glimmerglass, correct me if I’m wrong) the Saint Ballado’s tend to be later getting to the track than some. I wouldn’t give up on her yet.
… sigh … time to go spend time in my rocker …
Let’s Bump this up to keep it going? wondering about that filly and her future .
I don’t know why they would, but maybe she’s had a name change? That can be done, I think, as long as the horse hasn’t raced.
Just tossing that out amongst the other musings.
No name change per the Jockey Club.
I sort of know the breeder as he had horses with a trainer at CBY the same time I did - so I sent him a short note asking about Splash of Vanilla - I will let you know if he knows anything.
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