"can i help you?"

Nautical Agent was back at it today, returning to the track coming out of her last at Delaware Park. Her apparent indifference in these first few starts back has been cause of a fair bit of head-scratching, but she doesn't seem too bothered. Maybe if I send her the feed bill next month it will heighten her sense of urgency next out. She's a smaller filly that's always given 110% each time out, so for her to run one-paced as she has is unlike her. I've kicked it around with Tim and we have a few tricks to try yet, so once she's still to the good physically, we should be back in the hunt with her soon. She really is a doll of a filly - a sweet girl that really enjoys herself win, lose or draw. We had a nice year with her last year, so fingers are crossed that we can get her back in form. It's always tricky with horses limited to turf, as the season is all too short.

We'll probably get her down to Colonial Downs in Virginia for her next start if all is well. That's her galloping at Monmouth Park last summer. She gallops with the best of 'em these days. She'll drop her head so low sometimes you'd think she was looking for something in the dirt. She probably is, too, that one.