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 Post subject: 1948 breezing style
PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:19 pm 
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I run across these examples of Thoroughbred training charts from “Training for Fun” by Keene Daingerfield, Jr. This book was written in 1948, published by the Thoroughbred Record. Danigerfield pretty much breezed his horses every 3-4th day—the regime, I have been preaching. It worked for me and I think this type of breezing schedule was pretty typical back then. The book reads on training a two year old:

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“The following sample work sheet is appended not as a model to be religiously followed, but merely as an illustration of an ordinary training program. Incidentally, the two year old colt which followed this routine did not win his first out, but he did run his race, finishing a close third behind two colts who afterwards became stakes winners. After the first of February, gallop your two year olds two miles daily. Under this regimen, they should be well legged up, physically hard and ready to resume active training as soon as the weather permits, probably some time toward the end of the month.

2/26 --- Breeze a quarter :13.3, :27, gallop out :48 (track muddy),

2/27 --- gallop one mile,

2/28 --- gallop two miles,

3/1 --- Breeze a quarter :12.4, 25.2, gallop out :38 (track good)

3/2 --- gallop one mile,

3/3 --- gallop two miles,

3/4 --- Breeze 3/8ths :12.2, :24.4, :38.4. Track slow,

3/5 --- gallop one mile,

3/6 --- gallop two miles,

3/7 --- gallop one mile. Work day postponed due to cold rain

3/8 --- breeze 3/8ths in :13.2, :26.4, :399.2, gallop out :58. Track sloppy,

3/9 --- gallop one mile,

3/10 --- gallop 2 miles,

3/11 --- work a quarter :12, :24, out :37. Track good. Allowed to run a little for first time.

3/12 --- gallop one mile,

3/13 --- gallop two miles,

3/14 --- breeze 3/8ths :12, :23.4, :37, gallop out :51.2. Loafing after a quarter.

3/15 --- gallop one mile,

3/16 --- gallop two miles,

3/17 --- breeze a half :12.4, :26.2, :39.4, 55.4. Track heavy, dogs up,

3/18 --- gallop one mile,

3/19 --- gallop two miles,

3/20 --- work a half :12, :23.4, :35.4, :49, gallop out 1:04.3. Slipped away from boy , went too fast first part. Track fast.

3/21 --- walk,

3/22 --- gallop one mile,

3/23 --- gallop two miles,

3/24 --- breeze a half :12.2, :24.4, :38.1, :52.2, gallop out 1:08. Track muddy.

3/25 --- gallop one mile. Stand at starting gate.

3/26 --- gallop two miles,

3/27 --- breeze a half :12.3, :25.1, :37.2, :51.2, out in 1:06. Track slow,

3/28 --- gallop one mile. Stand in starting gate.

3/29 --- gallop two miles.

3/30 --- work a half “13.1, :25.2, :37.2, :49.2, out in 1.05. Track good, went off under restraint, waved on after an eighth. A good move.

3/31 --- walk.

4/1 --- gallop one mile and stand in gate,

4/2 --- gallop two miles,

4/4 --- breeze a half :13.1, :25.3, :38.2, out in 1;05.4. Track slow,

4/5 --- gallop one mile and stand in gate,

4/6 --- gallop two miles,

4/7 --- work a half :12.1, :24,1m :36.2, :48.3, out in 1:02.4. Track good. Good enough to go to the races considering track condition.

4/8 --- walk,

4/9 --- gallop one mile,

4/10 --- break from gate, quarter :11.3, :23.2, gallop out :36.2. Track fast

4/11 ---walk

4/12 ---gallop one mile,

4/13 --- gallop two miles,

4/14 --- breeze 3/8ths :12.1, :24.3, :37. Track good,

4/15 --- gallop one mile. Race in afternoon

“Examination of the above will disclose a regular pattern, with breezes every third day, followed by gallops of first one, then two miles. Later on, when real work began, another day was inserted between works. Of course, weather may force postponement of a work day, especially early in March. Training on a bad race track is a disagreeable and unsatisfactory task, but frequently when you postpone a work on this account, you find an even worse track on the following day. And after all, horses must learn to run in off going.

This schedule, if unusual in any respect, is noteworthy because the colt in question was precocious enough to race creditably after having broken from the gate only twice. A normal two year old usually needs to break three times or even more often, before meeting the starter’s approval.”

Page 66-68

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