Oct 2016: Reflection
Updates:
Optimism and enthusiasm meet the unforgiving reality of horseracing but the flame continues to burn hot and the dreamer continues to dream. I envisioned 2016 to be an eventful year with blossoming new partnerships while forging new relationships surrounded by a richness in victories, competitiveness and excitement. Pyscho Sister was huge in her visually impressive victory in September while Bad Bad Elroybrown was unexpectedly retired at two in August after a freak ankle fracture during a routine breeze. Such is the continuum of horseracing with its unpredictable, exciting, gut wrenching, euphoric and heartbreaking moments over and again
Embarking on a new racing syndication is inherently difficult and attracting partners is born out of reputation, relationships, social networks and word of mouth. Royal Victory Thoroughbreds is still an infant in its lifecycle and will seek to grow via empirical success on the track (Pyscho Sister) and reputation (your testimony). When you’re ready to consider an investment in this royal sport, we will happily meet with you and seek out the best equine athletes that align with your finances, goals and dreams.
Previous Blogs
Jan2016: Getting Started
Mar 2016: Logo, Silks & Opening Day
What is the best part of being a thoroughbred owner? The unparalleled adrenaline rush you experience during a race and unbridled excitement from watching these magnificent athletes perform is a good start. Personally meeting your horse, experiencing his personality and noticing him mature from birth to yearling to racehorse is both a gift and reward. Observing him train in the morning and race competitively in the afternoon, seeing your shimmering silks on the jockey and saddling him up in the paddock is flattering. Your emotional state contorts wildly through its own blend of anxiousness, excitement, intense focus and pent-up energy. This wonderful state-of-mind pushes away all other stresses and anxiety in that moment. Ownership truly comes alive when vociferously rooting your horse home without inhibition through your raw, unfiltered emotion. Go Baby Go!
Being an owner includes compassion and responsibility for these magnificent equine athletes. An injured horse requires proper care and retired horses need opportunity for second careers. Most of these racehorses off the track are akin to larger than life pets that crave attention and companionship. The aforementioned Bad Bad Elroybrown is recovering from his ankle injury under the kind and attentive care of Jan McCanna in Yakima while Rooster City and Ken’s Hard Roll (Kenny) are successfully transitioning from racing to riding horses with guidance from R-A Mazzola at Tashunka in Redmond WA. I cannot emphasize enough how important all owners, racetracks and participants in racing must support these retired thoroughbreds. It is really on us to eliminate ugly alternatives for these loyal and hard working animals.
