Ready for New Content

When I sat down today to write in a new entry, my first plan was to go back to the big night we had a year ago.  On Wednesday of last year, we had Grandpa Carey’s funeral.  On Saturday, In Over My Head gave us a night to remember by winning his first Invite at Balmoral Park.  It was honestly one of the best experiences I’ve ever had at a racetrack.  I started thinking about reflecting on that night and then I stopped.

We’ve already told that story.  As a matter of fact, if you’d like to read about it, here’s the link:

http://inovermyheadracehorse.blogspot.com/2012/06/very-special-night.html

We are ready to move forward.  We are ready for new content.  If Mo’s training is any indication, we are going to get that opportunity.  He is still about a month (or a bit more) away from getting a chance to qualify, but at this point all systems are go.  Even as his training miles begin to quicken, his leg is holding up extremely well.  No signs of any discomfort.  He is loving every step.

If we continue along this path, it won’t be long until we can write about more races.  Stories of competition, redemption and hopefully winning.  Last weekend was Danny’s bachelor party and we spent a decent amount of time talking horses with the group.  Someone said that I should turn this blog into a book.  I told him that I can’t do that.  When he asked why, I said because the story isn’t over yet.  I just know we have another act to this play.  I’m not going to predict what it entails or how it ends, but there is more…and it involves racing.  And we are close.

As I’ve said before, Mo won’t let me say too much about the youngster in the stable (it’s reasonable to give Mo some say since he basically bought the horse with his earnings from last year).  We planned to do a little feature story and when I sent the draft to Mo, here is what he emailed back to me.

“Nice story, but so what.  He’s training well.  Good for him.  Wait until he proves it on the track.  By the way, who do you like, the Spurs or the Heat?”

The Spurs and I get the message Mo.  It is pretty common for old veterans to not want to ‘crown’ anyone until they actually deserve it.  Heck, even Denny Green gets upset about crowning people prematurely:

(sorry, I couldn’t resist…this is an all-time favorite):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmQbk5h86w

With that, we will adhere to the following blog rules until further notice:

1.      Look forward, not backward

2.      No crowning of anyone

3.      Verify all stories with Mo before going to print

4.      Absolutely, positively, no talking about the playoffs

We don’t want Mo having to give one of these types of press conferences:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7fjDS0jKiE

I can feel the excitement brewing.  It is so close to being within reach.  Stay tuned.  For the record, In Over My Head likes the Spurs too.

Let’s Go Mo!