Last is not a four letter word...or is it ?

Northern Cotton raced last Friday and "last" Friday says it all...yes she finished  last,  trailing the field, back of the pack, thanks for showing up, looking at horse butt, see ya next race, in the basement...get the idea ?

It's not as bad as it  seems, she had some issues on the track, pulled her head back and slowed up. Given that is was her first race in 3 months the jockey wisely did not force her and just let her finish the race. Both her  trainer and jockey feel that NC can run and be competitive . The jockey , surprisingly enough rode both her mother ( My Golden Quest) and her father ( High Cotton) . It's a matter of being smart and picking a race that  suits her. Yeah, she's finicky, fussy and a bit of a princess but we know what she can do.

You know....if it were easy...everyone would own a racehorse.