Racing Results

LRH Backfire wins the Vristina Stakes
This running of the Vristina Stakes was open only to race winners. There were two entrants, Long Road Home owned LRH Backfire, and White Pine Stables owned Liberty N Justice.

The night before the race there was a heavy rain that soaked into the track. On the morning of the race, the rain lightened to a slow drizzle. Though the rain stopped an hour before post time, the track only dried a little. The course was recorded as 'muddy', which didn't suit pre-race favorite Liberty N Justice.

Liberty N Justice broke first from the gate, followed by LRH Backfire. The younger mare fought back, making up some ground on the muddy course. The pace was slow due to the mud, but both horses battled hard for position.

LRH Backfire finally broke the neck and neck racing in the final furlong, stretching out to four lengths ahead, but quickly losing steam, to finish the race ahead by a neck.



Black Cauldron wins the Tarn Lake Maiden
This sprint ran on a fast track, thanks to the new artificial surface that was installed.

The pre-race favorite was Black Cauldron, a 9 year old black quarter horse mare by Sylver Champlain, out of Ruby Tuesday.

Shes All That was calm in the paddock, which Long Road Home considers to be a big improvement over the last outing, however, the mare still showed signs of her high-strung nature during the trip to the gate. Both mares loaded into the gate without difficulty.

The race was quick, with Black Cauldron taking a lead straight out of the gate, and holding it for the whole distance, to finish by two and a half lengths.


Majeed wins the Iskoola Stakes
As expected, Majeed, the seven year old Egyptian Arabian stallion owned by Cherox Park, won the Iskoola Stakes.

The race was beautiful to behold. It is rare to see two Egyptian Arabians in a race, so to see one that had only two horses, both Egyptians, an older stallion and a filly was very special indeed.

The black stallion romped home ahead of the bay rabicano filly, both with tails soaring like pennants. This race was simply beautiful, and Long Road Home is very happy to have had a horse in the race. We hope the spectators enjoyed this race as much as we did.


This rounds up the last of our All Breeds Racing Board races for the year. The All Breeds Racing Board believes in giving the horses and organizers a break over the foaling season, and we at Long Road Home know our horses will be glad of the rest.

Our horses will all return next year as four year olds, and will be joined by three new racers.

Show Results

The November MHFC results are in! Here's how I did.

LRH Rum Runner

Novice OF: Other Pure Breed: 2nd place

Points this month: 9

Points this year: 46

 

LRH Heza Custom Blend

Novice OF: Paint: 5th place

Novice OF: Minimal White Pinto Pattern (Less than 50% white): 9th place
Points this month: 8

Points this year: 24

LRH Nighthawke

Novice CM/Resin/China: Young Mare: 5th place
Novice CM/Resin/China: Warmblood (open registry): 1st place
Novice CM/Resin/China: Carriage/Sport Breed Champion
Novice CM/Resin/China: Bay/Brown: 2nd place
Points this month: 55
Points this year: 223

LRH Xiwang

Novice CM/Resin/China: Senior Stallion: 1st place
Novice CM/Resin/China: Senior Horse Champion
Novice CM/Resin/China: Fantasy Breed: 1st place
Novice CM/Resin/China: Fantasy/Decorator Color: 1st place
Points this month: 60
Points this year: 470

Racing Results

Sorry, no long article this time, I'm busy at work on my Arabian custom, now named LRH Antar. Here's a quick write up of the races my horses ran.

Little Eagle wins Band O'Green Maiden
The Band O'Green Maiden was raced on springy turf, with underdog LRH Shes All That breaking handily from the gate, followed by pre-race favorite Black Cauldron and solid contender Little Eagle. LRH Shes All That dropped behind as Black Cauldron and Little Eagle found their stride. Little Eagle made the push to win by a neck over Black Cauldron in this very close race.

LRH Solar Eclipse beats Big Red in second meeting
A fortnight after their matchup in the Empire Bay Maiden, Big Red and Sunny met for the second time in the Copperley District Stakes. The fast ground suited LRH Solar Eclipse, who went on to win his second against Big Red.

Racing Results

The results for the November MHFC Race Meet are in! I got a great early birthday present from several of my horses.
All highlighted horses are Long Road Home horses. Results are trimmed to include only those races in which Long Road Home horses ran.

The Quarters

Race 1
Winner: Mister Hawke
Place: WS Doctor Pep
Show: Chicks Black Beauty
Also ran: Soft As Smoke, On Watch, Bubba, Dragonsblood, WS Nu Imperial Jewel, Red Skelton, Freckles Leone

Race 3
Winner: Ed Sonja
Place: Smart As Jones
Show: Hey Mister
Also ran: The Big Event, Magic Quest, DirtyDeedsDoneDirtCheap, Kiss Upon A Star, Zoom Zoom, Bold One, Splashed With Moonlight

Paints

Race 2
Winner: Heza Custom Blend
Place: Sweet Talkin' Man
Show: Masked Badger
Also ran: Shes No Princess, Odd Colored Skittles, Blue Suede Shoes, VnV Say My Name, Gonna Getcha Good, Winx Club Girl, WS Zippin It Shut


Race 3
Winner: Solstice Eclipse
Place: My Mocha Dream
Show: WS Color Me Angel
Also ran: WS Zip Mac Hustler, Dash Splash Cash, Ceshire Cat, Smooth Criminal, Bahama Breeze, Bleu Ghost, Raggedy's Eclipse

Standardbreds

Race 2
Winner: Moravian Empress
Place: Summer in Darley
Show: Wasabi Sensation
Also ran: Escrow Blizzard, A Girl Called Johnny, Ahrodie, Miss Sokys, Broadway Yankee, Its A Dream, Wild Fire Red

Thoroughbreds

Race 1
Winner: WS Big Red Prodigy
Place: GOS Never Lookin Back
Show: Andromeda
Also ran: The Hawkes Belle, Lordoftherings, WS Sic Transit Gloria, Airs And Graces, GOS Ima Smarty Pants, I'm Lit, Knight's Legacy


Race 5
Winner: Parliament
Place: A Bid For Courage
Show: Hello Operator
Also ran: GOS Sheza Party Girl, Fame N Fortune, GOS Black Silk, Firewind, Bold Count, Irish Dancer, Villainous

Points Summary

Mister Hawke: 10
Hey Mister: 8
The Big Event: 7
Heza Custom Blend: 10
Smooth Criminal: 4
Wasabi Sensation: 8
The Hawkes Belle: 7
Hello Operator: 8

All Breeds Racing Board Racing Summary

Advanced Race Meet 21

The first race of the day, the Willomurra Purse, was a two horse race won by SMS Sky's On Fire, a Silver-Moon Studfarm colt by Northern Spur, out of Cassie's Gold. Cherox Park's CP Top Secret, an eight year old stallion, romped in second.

The Taralee Estates Stakes was run on wet turf, with a field of seven. EOS Jumper, the pre-race favorite, got off to a bad start, the wet ground not suiting him. He broke second to last from the gate. It was Wicked Lovely from Yankee's Secret, with War Front chasing them down after a few hundred meters, The Red Terror in close pursuit. Yankee's Secret and the tiring Wicked Lovely dropped back, finding the going rough. EOS Jumper put in a herculean effort on the wet turf to come up the outside, but finished half a length behind War Front, with The Red Terror one length back, the rest of the pack behind by eight lengths, led by TroubleInParadise. Dame de Pique had a rough time, boxed in by the pack, and ultimately couldn't break clear of the torn track.

The Invitational Stakes was on a muddy track, which didn't suit pre-race favorite Spectacular Dreams, but the aged mare still broke nicely from the gate, to romp in with an impressive lead of 9 lengths. In second was Day Dreamer, Dressed for Success behind, with Indy Storm coming in last to the post. The old mare appeared to outmatch her competition.

The Tare Reign Maiden was a blistering fast race on firm turf. Twilight's Dreamer was the pre-race favorite, but broke poorly from the gate, behind Anna's Speed and Back in a Flash. Back in a Flash struggled with the track, and was passed by Twilight's Dreamer. Anna's Speed and Twilight's Dreamer battled hard for the race, with Back in a Flash on their heels for the entire race. Anna's Speed won by a neck from Twilight's Dreamer, with Back in a Flash trailing by only two lengths.

Undecided and CP Hex All Klass ran an in-stable match race for Cherox Park on a fast track in the Bar Seven Purse. Undecided broke clean and fast, and dominated his stablemate, breezing in with a massive lead.

The Glen Valley Stakes, a G4 sprint, was won in a walk over by C. Winchcombe aboard Cherox Park's CP Spanish Lace. C. Winchcombe also walked to a win in the AWH Stakes trophy race aboard 14 year old stallion Jet Breeze. Winchcombe's easy day continued with walk over victories aboard Aaliyah, and Silver Prince* in the Arabian G3 and G4 races of the day.

Emory Oak Stables jockey A. Bilyeu rode to walk over victories in the McTaggert's Stakes and Speedy Bee Maiden aboard Ziyadah and Johar to finish up the day's racing.

October MHFC Results

MHFC October results are in! This month, some classes were triple judged! Way to go judges! I wasn't entered in any of the triple judged classes, but I'm really pleased for everyone that was.

LRH Heza Custom Blend

Novice OF: Paint 5th Place

Novice OF: Minimal White Pinto 9th Place

Total points: 8

Points for the year: 16

LRH Rum Runner

Novice OF: Other Pure Breed 3rd Place

Novice OF: Bay/Brown 2nd Place

Total points: 17

Points for the year: 37

LRH Nighthawke

Novice Custom/Resin/China Judge #1

Young Mare 9th Place

Warmblood (open registry) 1st Place

Bay/Brown 2nd Place

Novice Custom/Resin/China Judge #2

Young Mare 3rd Place

Warmblood (open registry) 1st Place

Sport/Carriage Breed Reserve Champion

Bay/Brown 2nd Place

Total points: 78

Points for the year: 168

LRH Xiwang

Novice Custom/Resin/China Judge #1

Senior Stallion 1st Place

Senior Horse Champion

Fantasy Equines 1st Place

Fantasy/Decorator Color 1st Place

Novice Custom/Resin/China Judge #2

Senior Stallion 1st Place

Fantasy Equines 1st Place

Other Breed Champion

Fantasy/Decorator Color 1st Place

Other Color Reserve Champion

Total points: 140

Points for the year: 410

Racing Results

The results are in for the October MHFC races.
All highlighted horses are Long Road Home horses.

The Quarters

Race 1

Winner: Chicks Black Beauty
Place: Smart Star
Show: Red Sonja
Also ran: Lightning Flashfire, Dragonsblood, Smart As Jones, Texas Jack, Mister Hawke, Soft As Smoke, Zoom Zoom

Race 3

Winner: Hey Mister
Place: Freckles Leone
Show: WS Nu Imperial Jewel
Also ran: League's Pride, Te Bird Skip, Noble Whiskey Solano, WS Goodtime Cowboy Casanova, Bold One, Sam Barco Leo, On Watch

Race 4
Winner: Judah
Place: Skips Jess
Show: Roan Fox
Also ran: The Big Event, WS Lassie Boon, Fancy Red Lace, Bubba, Splashed With Moonlight, Night Cometh, WS Doctor Pep

Paints 

Race 2
Winner: Masked Badger
Place: Painted Trendsetter
Show: Odd Colored Skittles
Also ran: Bahama Breeze, Heza Custom Blend, Lizzies Diamon, Maximum Wattage, Gonna Getcha Good, Ratchetts Star, Zippin At Midnight

Race 3
Winner: Solstice Eclipse
Place: VnV Say My Name
Show: Winx Club Girl
Also ran: WS Ima Cool Outrageous Dandy, WS Zip Mac Hustler, Ceshire Cat, Bleu Ghost, My Mocha Dream, Smooth Criminal, Dash Splash Cash

Standardbreds

Race 2
Win: Miss Sokys
Place: Climhazzard
Show: Blue Chip Cadeau
Also ran: Summer in Darley, Ahrodie, Lune, Wasabi Sensation, O'Donovan, Sassy Lady, Moonlight's Sonata

Thoroughbreds

Race 1

Winner: Jump 4 Joy
Place: Precious Metal
Show: Bold Count
Also ran: Knight's Legacy, WS Count Me In, The Hawkes Belle, Darkwalls Lady, Vision Cry, I'm Lit, On Golden Winds

Race 3

Winner: Sword Dancer
Place: Raggedy
Show: Chasing Liberty
Also ran: Merry Wings, Frosted Dreams, Lightning Blaze, Hello Operator, Irish American, Ladyhawke, Nobel Swap

Points Summary

Mister Hawke: 3
Hey Mister: 10
The Big Event: 7
Heza Custom Blend: 6
Smooth Criminal: 2
Wasabi Sensation: 4
The Hawkes Belle: 5
Hello Operator: 4

September Show Results

Here's my September show results. I'm pretty pleased with the results this month, it's a nice thing to come back to after a tough month.

LRH Nighthawke
 
Judge 1
Novice CM/Resin/China: Young Mare: 4th place out of 9 entrants
Novice CM/Resin/China: Warmblood (open registry): 1st place out of 1 entrant
Novice CM/Resin/China: Carriage/Sport Breed Reserve Champion
Novice CM/Resin/China: Bay/Brown: 2nd place out of 2 entrants
Total points: 46

Judge 2
Novice CM/Resin/China: Young Mare: 6th place out of 10 entrants
Novice CM/Resin/China: Warmblood (open registry): 1st place out of 1 entrant
Novice CM/Resin/China: Carriage/Sport Reserve Champion
Novice CM/Resin/China: Bay/Brown: 2nd place out of 2 entrants
Total points: 44

Grand total points: 90

LRH Xiwang
 
Judge 1
Novice CM/Resin/China: Senior Stallion: 1st place out of 1 entrant
Novice CM/Resin/China: Senior Horse Champion
Novice CM/Resin/China: Overall Gender Reserve Champion
Novice CM/Resin/China: Fantasy: 1st place out of 1 entrant
Novice CM/Resin/China: Other Breed Champion
Novice CM/Resin/China: Overall Breed Reserve Champion
Novice CM/Resin/China: Fantasy/Decorator: 1st place out of 1 entrant
Novice CM/Resin/China: Overall Reserve Grand Champion
Total points: 170

Judge 2
Novice CM/Resin/China: Senior Stallion: 1st place out of 1 entrant
Novice CM/Resin/China: Senior Horse Champion
Novice CM/Resin/China: Fantasy/Decorator: 1st place out of 1 entrant
Novice CM/Resin/China: Other Breed Reserve Champion
Novice CM/Resin/China: Fantasy/Decorator: 1st place out of 1 entrant
Novice CM/Resin/China: Other Color Reserve Champion
Total points: 100

Grand total points: 270


That's all for this month. Thanks for judging the shows, MHFC members!

Racing Results

The results are in for the September MHFC races.
All highlighted horses are Long Road Home horses.

The Quarters

Race 1
Conditions: Wet-fast to Fast
Winner: Night Cometh
Place: Lightning Flashfire
Show: WS Lassie Boon
Also ran: Te Bird Skip, Kiss Upon a Star, WS Nu Imperial Jewel, Smart Star, On Watch, Magic Quest, The Big Event

Race 3
Conditions: Fast
Winner: Mister Hawke
Place: WS Doctor Pep
Show: Soft As Smoke
Also ran: Noble Whiskey Solano, Bold One, Dragonsblood, Hey Mister, Texas Boy, Familiar Destiny, WS Brandy's Best

Paints 

Race 2 
Conditions: Fast  
Winner: Maximum Wattage
Place: Dash Splash Cash
Show: Justoneofthosedays
Also ran: Rising Wind, Zippin At Midnight, Raggedy's Eclipse, WS Ima Cool Outrageous Dandy, WS Zippin It Shut, WS Zip Mac Hustler, Smooth Criminal

Thoroughbreds

Race 2
Conditions: Good to Firm
Winner: Dareful Task
Place: Hello Operator
Show: Vision Cry
Also ran: Mrs. B, A Bid For Courage, Gerschwin, Parliament, Econimic Brigade, GOS Sheza Mighty Star, Uninvited

Race 5
Conditions: Firm
Winner: WS Count Me In
Place: Stella Artois
Show: GOS Dressed For Success
Also ran: Enniskillen, Chasing Liberty, Firewind, Storm Chattering Bird, The Hawkes Belle, Paddy Riley, GOS Ima Smarty Pants

Long Road Home's Official Statements

Overall, we're pretty pleased with our first race outing. A win and a show for six maiden races isn't bad. I know some people might ask why we didn't enter our horses in the maiden races, instead of putting them against horses with a few races of experience. Really, I don't think putting my horses against other maidens would do them any favors. Putting them up against experienced horses lets them learn by copying. I think they learn quicker running with the experienced horses.

Mister Hawke, and Hello Operator did well for us. I'm surprised they liked the faster track. Track conditions at the Long Road Home have been sloppy to muddy on the dirt, and yielding on the turf.

I think Biggie (The Big Event) and Hey Mister would be a lot happier on a softer track.

It looks like Smoothie (Smooth Criminal) needs some rubber plates in his racing shoes for fast ground. He's a heavier horse than most of the racing Paints out there. The jockey thinks the ground was pretty punishing for him... Smoothie felt tentative, like it was hurting his feet. I will have that jockey back Smoothie next time, I think Smoothie likes that jockey, there wasn't any fidgeting or playing up on the way to the gate like we expected.

Belle (The Hawkes Belle) shipped in from Britain, where she was used to deeper turf. Transitioning her to the shallower turf over here might be tricky, she needs to learn not to hammer her hooves down like that. Maybe she'd like some rubber shoes too?

Points Summary

LRH The Big Event: 1
Mister Hawke: 10
Hey Mister: 4
Smooth Criminal: 1
Hello Operator: 9
The Hawkes Belle: 3

First Show Results and New Additions

Well, the August show results are in, so here's how I did.

LRH Heza Custom Blend

Novice OF: Paint: 5th Place out of 5 entrants
Novice OF: Minimal White Pinto: 9th place out of 9 entrants
Total points: 8

LRH Rum Runner

Novice OF: Young Stallion (3-8): 9th place out of 25 entrants
Novice OF: Other Pure Breed: 1st place out of 4 entrants
Novice OF: Bay/Brown: 3rd place out of 13 entrants
Total points: 20

Novice Custom/Resin/China was unjudged in August, so I don't have any results for LRH Nighthawke or LRH Xiwang. LRH Astor likewise has no points to report.

I think I need to try and get new pictures of some of my horses, because they're atrocious and not helping me at all. I actually really like LRH Rum Runner's picture, so I'm going to set up the same shot for some of my other horses if I can. At this point, I don't have a good enough camera to take good pictures of the minis, so I'm giving up on them until I have a nicer camera. I'll keep entering shows with what I have, since LRH Heza Custom Blend was still earning points.

In other news, I picked up three more horses today, for a grand total of three dollars. These I intend to keep. As crazy as it sounds, they're the cheapo Walmart toys. I actually see some potential in one of them as a mule, even in OF. Another one, with some customization, mostly just narrowing his chest, looks like a Mongolian pony. The last one needs his legs lengthened and his nose straightened, and I think he looks a bit like a Tennessee Walker. I'll get pictures in the morning.

I actually was looking for animals, and only one animal stood out, a toy rat. I think if I cut off his molded whiskers and hair him all over with kanekelon, he'll look really convincing. I didn't pick him up because I didn't have the supplies on hand to customize him yet. I'll get one next time I'm at Walmart. I honestly see show-winning potential with the rat with about thirty hours of hairing work. Even better, he's kind of gushy, so he'll feel nice in my hands when I take him out for pictures :)