of rain... can you believe it? Mind you, it wasnt enough and to do some good we need some follow up pretty quickly. And the chances of that are? ............... HMMMMM!
Lots been happening here at Massie Lodge over the last few days:-
The big news is that for my birthday (Sunday) my beautiful CENTURY mare, Silken Snooks, arrived from Conamble, NSW. She is only 15 and by saying only, she would have to be one of the youngest Century mares still alive. She is a beautiful big girl, like all of the Better Boy mares, and has settled in with the dry girls very easily. Snooks's dam, Silken Grey (by Plush) has had 7 to race with 3 winners. The second dam, Chicola Recalled is a half sister to Swift and Sure, Rue Nought. Her third dam, Chicola, is where the black type kicks in.
Anyway that really doesnt matter much to me because I have captured a piece of Australian racing history with Snooks being by the mighty colonial sire, Century. Our Better Boy breeding stock is now complete with a mare also by Euclase (Century) and a 3yo filly by Kinjite (Centaine).
Shortie Pants was weaned on Saturday and is coming along nicely, all things being equal, she should be out of the weaning yard today.
Jakey is coming along nicely with the halter training and is a good little boy.
The yard is getting a little crowed up here and Jake and Ozman will go down the back to join Lenny in his paddock. Lily and April will now be room mates and will wait for Caramel and Shorts.
I feel a small sense of achievement being able to amass my Better Boy Girls, hopefully being able to inject back into the industry something that is now sadly lacking.
Life is good.
Lots been happening here at Massie Lodge over the last few days:-
The big news is that for my birthday (Sunday) my beautiful CENTURY mare, Silken Snooks, arrived from Conamble, NSW. She is only 15 and by saying only, she would have to be one of the youngest Century mares still alive. She is a beautiful big girl, like all of the Better Boy mares, and has settled in with the dry girls very easily. Snooks's dam, Silken Grey (by Plush) has had 7 to race with 3 winners. The second dam, Chicola Recalled is a half sister to Swift and Sure, Rue Nought. Her third dam, Chicola, is where the black type kicks in.
Anyway that really doesnt matter much to me because I have captured a piece of Australian racing history with Snooks being by the mighty colonial sire, Century. Our Better Boy breeding stock is now complete with a mare also by Euclase (Century) and a 3yo filly by Kinjite (Centaine).
Shortie Pants was weaned on Saturday and is coming along nicely, all things being equal, she should be out of the weaning yard today.
Jakey is coming along nicely with the halter training and is a good little boy.
The yard is getting a little crowed up here and Jake and Ozman will go down the back to join Lenny in his paddock. Lily and April will now be room mates and will wait for Caramel and Shorts.
I feel a small sense of achievement being able to amass my Better Boy Girls, hopefully being able to inject back into the industry something that is now sadly lacking.
Life is good.
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