Mo's New Fan

So what is new with our friend Mo?  Slow and steady progress.  He’s been jogging and swimming consistently for the past two months and is about to begin the process of training down.  We are still two or three months from being ‘back’ so there isn’t a whole lot to report.  For once, however, there is a bigger story for me to tell.

The real news is that Mo has another new fan to add to his ‘stable’.  When I say new fan, I mean really new.  The new fan is Jordan Wayne Swenson, our baby boy who is just over seven weeks old.  Although not technically involved in racing at this point in his life, Jordan represents the fourth generation in our harness racing family.  His first move as a horse racing fan was to put a picture of Mo up in his room.  I was very impressed with his choice…and his ability to hang pictures. 

So how does In Over My Head feel about his new fan?  In a word, he was thrilled.  He’s made it well known how much he enjoys his fans and now can claim an 80+ year gap between his oldest fans (our Grandparents) and his youngest (Jordan).  Not a bad range.

The new addition to our team has also put a little bit more pressure on Mo. 

“Win one for Jordan,” was Mo’s second response when asked what his goals are for the season.  His first response was to just get healthy again, which is understandable.  Ideally, he’s like to see Jordan in the winner’s circle with him, but understands the logistical challenges when it comes to traveling with very young children (especially now that we live in Atlanta).  Mo is hoping that we will be up in Wisconsin for a summer vacation and the timing will work out well for us to make it to a race in Chicago as he gets his comeback going.  If that doesn’t work, Mo had another plan.  He said he’s just has to keep racing and winning until such time that Jordan could make it to a race. 

Whether or not this will actually happen remains to be seen.  However, the thought of our whole group making is back to the winner circle with Jordan in tow is such a fun one that we might as well ‘act as if’.  Act as if Mo will make it through his comeback just fine.  Act as if he will be a monster on the track again.  Act as if he will race this season and beyond.  Lastly, act as if Jordan will not only be able to meet that horse on his wall, but he’ll be old enough to remember the time when he ran into the winner circle on his own little legs with his Mom and Dad, Great Uncle Greg, Uncle Danny, Aunt Kacy and whoever else was at the track that day.  Now that would really be something.

I’ll keep you posted on his progress.  Stay patient and stay positive.