Hmm. How DID my year go.
Last year was a hard one to follow, with piles of good 2YOs, three SC wins, G1 wins in four different divisions, and still feeling the warm fuzzies from my first-ballot HOF induction the year before.
Compared to that, this season has been a tough one. The SC was pretty much a total bust, but whatever, that's the SC for ya. Some of the 2YOs I had high hopes for didn't really pan out. Some of the 3YOs didn't really step up, and some of the older horses took a step back. The yearling crop is pretty medium compared to the previous year (but I don't expect to have a year where I breed three freaks again for awhile, if ever...)
But that's not really that much to complain about. I hit 6,000 wins back in W8, which was neat! My big horses generally did pretty well, including my bestie
Northern Avenger who won three G1s. I retired a couple stallions who are pleasant surprises in the hypo department. Strong and Free is doing great. And some of my TS/AWS frankenhorses seem like they might actually become a viable thing.
And a new year brings so much hope. Maybe this year's foal crop will be epic. Maybe the yearlings will improve. Maybe something in the racing barn will just up and decide to have the year of its life. This time next week, we'll be starting to find out.
