Veiled Reference, T Street's 2yo filly down in Ocala, is legging up nicely. She breezed an easy 3/8ths in 39 seconds while working in company with a Snuck In gelding 2yo the other morning. The filly kept pace in good order while traveling on the inside and didn't mind the company on her shoulder. This was her first work back off of a 30-day break in the spring; she had been galloping w/ the occasional two-minute lick thrown in since starting back in training.
Much of the work now is about getting a good foundation into her before sharpening up her speed once she heads north to Fair Hill. There's no real sense in doing any serious speed work now - either she's got some gas, or she doesn't. It's not the kind of thing you can teach. Her body suggests that she'll have some pace to throw down, but that will be a question for us to sort out a few months from now. There will be tears one way or the other, that's the only guarantee.
That's a picture of the Oakridge Training Center in Ocala where she's stabled with Michael "Bo" Yates. The turf course had only just been planted when I took this photo earlier in the year, so it would have to be in fairly good shape now. The barns are located in and around the trees you can see in the background. A nice place.
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