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Category Archives: horse lovers
What does it take to win?
Saturday’s Preakness really showed what it takes to win a horse race. Of course you have to start out with a really good horse, but there is so much more to winning a race. The old Irish saying is “The … Continue reading
Posted in equine, horse lovers, horse racing, horse trainers, thoroughbred horses, Uncategorized
Tagged Horse, horse lovers, horse racing, Horse trainer, race track
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Good News & Not So Good
Our mare Yuma Thurman ran on Friday. She was in the lead most of the way but got caught at the wire. That was actually the good news — she ran well and pulled up good. Coming in second also … Continue reading
Finally
It seemed like forever, but we finally got our win. Yuma Thurman went wire to wire — gone good bye! We had an apprentice rider named Katelin Willey on her. This young jockey is just doing so well and we … Continue reading
Look Out Sunray
The meet at Albuquerque Downs is over. It has been a little trying to say the least. The number of races for which our horses qualified were few so we didn’t have much opportunity to compete. The track at Albuquerque … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Drew Fulmer, Farmington, horse lovers, horse racing, NM, thoroughbred horses, Turf Paradise
Tagged Drew Fulmer, farmington, horses, NM, Sunray, thoroughbred racing, turf paradise
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Keep the dream alive!
As I had posted a few days ago, our wonderful horse Inclined to Win was entered in a $150,000 handicap race because there were no other races for which he qualified. We knew that he was outclassed but it didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in dreams, Drew Fulmer, equine, Farmington, horse lovers, horse racing, Sunray, thoroughbred horses
Tagged Claiming race, dreaming, Drew Fulmer, New Mexico, Sunray, thoroughbred
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This is what DREAMS are made of
The meet at Albuquerque Downs is coming to an end and we will be happy to move on to Sunray. Sunray has always proven to be a more friendly track for our horses. There are more races for which we … Continue reading
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Tagged Claiming race, dreaming, Drew Fulmer, equine, New Mexico, thoroughbred
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Fulmer Racing Team Wins
Yesterday, our trainer Drew Fulmer ran a new horse, Inclined to Win. This is the last claim that Drew made before leaving Turf Paradise for the summer. Although I have invested in most of his claims, it was not financially … Continue reading
Time for Change
We are getting ready to send our horses to New Mexico for the summer. Arizona gets too hot for the horses and the meet at Turf Paradise ends on May 5th. Our racing team will be off to Albuquerque Downs. … Continue reading
Posted in Drew Fulmer, equine, horse lovers, horse racing, New Nexuci, thoroughbred claims
Tagged Drew Fulmer, Horse, New Mexico, thoroughbred, Tonight at Eleven
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Pursuxit by a nose
On December 15th, our long time favorite Pursuxit did it again. He ran a mile race and won by a nose. Our jockey was Ronald “The Rocket” Richard. Ronald is new to Turf Paradise and has done exceptionally well on … Continue reading
Smile and say cheese
As promised, I have photos to share. These are the last three horses that we claimed. The first claim this season was Cut to the Front. Cut to the Front is a 4-year old California bred gelding out of Storming Fever. … Continue reading
December looks promising
As previously reported, we tried Quick Cielo in a race that was above his class to see how he would do. Unfortunately, he didn’t get to run his kind of race. Quick Cielo is a front runner and needs to … Continue reading
Quick Update
I have been busy and so not much time to write. So here’s just a quick update of what we have been up to. We claimed a horse for our trainer Drew Fulmer and my husband and I as partners. … Continue reading
Never say never — still looking for the right horse
Claiming a good thoroughbred horse is more difficult than you might think. The first step is to find horses in the appropriate price range. Once we have selected a few horses to look at, it’s time for some investigating. Fortunately … Continue reading
What would Dracula say?
Dracula would say: I want your blood! Well, we are looking for some new blood — that is we are looking forward to claiming a few horses this weekend starting on Halloween. I always get excited about claiming horses. … Continue reading
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