Hooray, thousands of jobs saved. Maryland Thoroughbred breeders and owners, trainers and track workers stood shoulder to shoulder and said No to losing traditional racing in Maryland. It was a wonderful Christmas gift to ourselves, way to go. There is hope. I may even find partners and race my two-year old that found no buyer. She is feisty enough to just get the job done. We had a nice hunt yesterday that ended with a mad dash on a coyote that we manage to stop before the hounds hit the road. The other whip and I worriedly looked at each other as we galloped thru the woods, both of us remembering the hunt 2 years ago when hounds went 6 or 7 miles flat out on a coyote way out of our territory. In a car that day, I lucked out and found them hours later at the end of a driveway, way north of our fixture. So, we were worried it was a repeat scenario. I called huntsman and said, " They are moving too fast, heads up, screaming on this line- I think it is a coyote, can I stop them?" After a yes, we shot them off and thank goodness we were able to bring them back. It was a fast and furious end to a day that had a couple of nice views of a fox that runs big circles thru the hay fields and woods of Dodon. The day warmed up a little and we all ended the day with a Christmas / Birthday breakfast at a members home. Hopefully we can go out on Boxing Day. Merry Christmas.
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