Saturday

Kick The Cat is slowly working back to form from her injury and she was exceptional yesterday on the flag. Really in sync, stopping good, drawing and turning the way I wanted. We're still moving with caution and at very slow speeds, but she feels great. Will give her another run today and will work Polly some aswell. Camilla is popping over to look at Eros workout aswell.

Some great, great runs in the Super Stakes semis yesterday! Short N Smooth & Paul Hansma scored a whopping 228 followed by Boyd Rice & CR Sun Reys 221. A couple of 220:s & 219.5:s also leaving the bubble to make the finals at a fairly high 217.

In tonights finals I think the winner can be found among Short N Smooth, (If he's got any gas left as he's also last horse in the Non-Pro finals right before the open) CR Sun Reys and Pete Branch's Kit Kat Sugar. Boyd's son Tarin also has a capable horse in That Sly Bob, but like Short N Smooth he's had a tough schedule so far with final appearances in the John Deere division (Res champ), and Gelding finals (Champion).

Notable horses missing the finals: Futurity champion Oh Miss Caroline making her first appearance after her big win. She had a super tough last cow and lost her right before the buzzer. Michael Coopers Jae Bar One Time was on another planet when Cooper dropped his hand on that first cow. When the cow made her 1st move, I think the horse was counting empty seats in the arena, needless to say the ride was over before it started! Another horse I've been rooting for was Phil Hansons Fortune Bend. He squirted out a calf from the right side of the bunch only to watch her tail as she blew around the herd for a backfence. Morgan Cromers Fay Reys Sis and John Mitchells Martinis Pepto came close marking 216 and maybe should have been in.