Mandeville
Probably my favorite horse, just because it was so unexpected for me, and I view her has a "true" homebred, as Girl Meets Guy came from a Steward mare lease.
I honestly couldn't tell you how I chose Jester of Fools as the sire. At this point, however, I probably have 1/4 of his progeny; I'm a pretty big fan!
When she galloped "wow" as a yearling, I couldn't believe it! At this point, not yet knowing that Giacomo stallions often produce milers, I worked Mandeville at 5 furlongs twice before finally working at 4 furlongs and giving me that awesome 46.32 time!
She worked once before racing at age 2 and improved her work time to 46.24 over 4 furlongs and went out and won a MSW four weeks later and didn't win again after two tries in stakes races until week 16 in a NW2.
At age 3, I think I finally figured out the equipment, and that has made a huge difference as she won her first grade stakes last night in the G3 Lady Stakes in Panama under mild drive.
I have made mistakes in the past, pushing my nice horses too far, against competition that they cannot match. I do not want to continue to do that, so at this point, I'm planning on playing it safe. Running some other G3 or listed stakes to finish the year. If she continues to do well, maybe next year I'll shoot for the stewards cup, or some prestigious D mile series (if there even is one, no idea)
Anyway, love me some Mandeville!
Mandeville
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The Steward
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Re: Mandeville
I like Mandeville too 
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Brenden Marcotte
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Re: Mandeville
Great...now I'll probably read into this comment and make another training mistake. Thanks a lotThe Steward wrote:I like Mandeville too
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The Steward
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I like her more along the lines of, "Keep me in mind when she's done so I can pay you an excessive amount if you're interested"
"There's no secret to training a good horse. It's a matter of being fortunate enough to get one."
"Funny how you often regret the stuff you didn't do more than the stuff you did do" - GG
"Funny how you often regret the stuff you didn't do more than the stuff you did do" - GG
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Brenden Marcotte
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Re: Mandeville
HaThe Steward wrote:I like her more along the lines of, "Keep me in mind when she's done so I can pay you an excessive amount if you're interested"
I'll keep that word "excessive" in mindMeanwhile, lets just hope she keeps winning!
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Ara Davies
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Re: Mandeville
There is good food in Mandeville so I approve of the name
You're not getting a dead button...in fits of rage, John Slotman and Ara Davies and Jolene Danner would literally kill half their barns.
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Louise Bayou
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So true Ara, so true!Ara Davies wrote:There is good food in Mandeville so I approve of the name
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Re: Mandeville
Want to know how I came up with this name?
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