Author: Ivar Hyngstrom

I post these training videos because I have a lot of friends that are not into racing but may have a curiosity as to what is done to prep a horse for a race.  Storm Winds is a trotter. Trot races usually are raced at a mile and a trotting horse needs to trot a mile between 1:53 and 2:00.  We “train down” our horses and “Keep them tight” with training workout sessions.  We normally go two “trips” – twice on the track with a little rest between.  The first trip is a warm up and the second is the actual work where we try to condition for speed or educate them on something they have an issue with. Today this is a bit of an education trip for Storm Winds.  He usually puts his stupid on when he sees the gate.  Instead of trotting at the start of the mile he has a history of freaking out and breaking into a wild gallop.  But this morning he was excellent and seems ready for his next race.  Hopefully next Sunday night at Hawthorne.

   

2 year old getting really close now….   

 

 

Good Training trip for 2 year old filly. First time at 2:20.  

   

The weather was finally good today and we worked this Sunday to train most the horses at the farm.  My 2YO Filly Trotter did really well again as shown in the video with her second trip a hair under 2:23.

 

This filly amazes me, she does everything right.  Plenty of speed, fastest two year old on the farm right now, faster than the pacing boys.  Long way to go until stakes season and I am hoping that she stays sound and drops the next 25 seconds as well as she dropped to this point.

Good first trip, but second trip made a break.  The track is pretty poor and the footing is sticky.

   

Two year old Illinois filly trotter.  Two trips today.  The first in around 2:40 and the second in about 2:30.  This is a very nice horse…  She is really impressing me, everything is easy for her.

 

4 Year Old Illinois Bred Trotter (Well… mostly gallops)