Brodie Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Take after Me started life as a pacer and won a few races probably 4 or 5! Was a good effort for a pacer that was reasonably average at that gait. The trainers, the Scotts then launched Take After Me on a trotting career which would be very rare for a Holmes Hanover? Take After Me today is now an aged 12 year old Holmes Hanover trotter and has had near on 200 starts over several seasons as a trotter and won its 14th race at this gait! Hasnt got great high speed but just seems to try his heart out and hasnt given up the will to win, even though he has had heaps of starts at both gaits! The horse foes out of form from time to time and then all of a sudden he is back in form and winning in a class that suits him. Kudos must go to the Scotts for continuing to get the best out of a horse totally bred to trot and for keeping the horse able to continue to win over a career spanning approx. 10 years. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Not a patch on Alexy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 Was meant to be bred to pace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 2 hours ago, mikeynz said: Not a patch on Alexy. Alexy had a helluva lot of starts and wins but they were all pacing as he was bred to do! Take After Me has won 14 at a gait that he wasnt bred to be able to do, after winning several times at pacing. Jerry Springer? that Leo O’reilly trained was also very successful at both pacing and then converted to trotting for many wins! Jerry Springer ? i believe had far more speed and ability but Take After Me has just been persevered with and wins on guts and determination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Strietross? Round 100 starts, 50 of either gait, about 10 wins in each, raced against some top liners in his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Brodie said: Jerry Springer? that Leo O’reilly trained was also very successful at both pacing and then converted to trotting for many wins! Jerry Springer ? i believe had far more speed and ability but Take After Me has just been persevered with and wins on guts and determination! Hahaha , close there Brodster . JERRY GARCIA is the one you after though. foaled 2009. Jerry Springer , the American TV host , passed away recently in April, might be why you are thinking of him. His show in the 90's was stone raving crazy. used to have a good laugh catching it in the lunch break sometimes. a real hoot. Jerry Garcia record. Interesting he won around the same prize-money amount both pacing and then trotting 💰. Life Time LT Pacer 58 starts 9 wins 4 x 2nds 9 x 3rds 76,920 LT Trotting 115 st's 6 wins 14 x 2nds 16 x 3rds 79,630 LT Total both gaits 173 st's 15 wins 18 x 2nds 25 x 3rds money won 156,551 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 12 minutes ago, Gammalite said: Hahaha , close there Brodster . JERRY GARCIA is the one you after though. foaled 2009. Jerry Springer , the American TV host , passed away recently in April, might be why you are thinking of him. His show in the 90's was stone raving crazy. used to have a good laugh catching it in the lunch break sometimes. a real hoot. Jerry Garcia record. Interesting he won around the same prize-money amount both pacing and then trotting 💰. Life Time LT Pacer 58 starts 9 wins 4 x 2nds 9 x 3rds 76,920 LT Trotting 115 st's 6 wins 14 x 2nds 16 x 3rds 79,630 LT Total both gaits 173 st's 15 wins 18 x 2nds 25 x 3rds money won 156,551 Lol yeah I was trying to think what it was, knew it wasnt Springer thats why I had the question mark lol Actually had several good collects off Jerry Garcia! Yeah saw Jerry Springer moved on recently, was a great show if you wanted a laugh Gamma. Strietross had a lot of speed, my point is that Take After Me doesnt have that raw speed at either gait really, just a great trier who the trainers persevered with, where many wouldve retired due to its age. You only need to look at Take After Me trotting, his legs are going twice as quick as the others but only doing the same speed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Not uncommon for some horses to switch their gait And not uncommon for some to race week in week out and pick up a good number of wins, the ratings system allows this. Still don't change the fact horses like Take After Me, Alex, just good honest tryers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 22 hours ago, Brodie said: Alexy had a helluva lot of starts and wins but they were all pacing as he was bred to do! Take After Me has won 14 at a gait that he wasnt bred to be able to do, after winning several times at pacing. Jerry Springer? that Leo O’reilly trained was also very successful at both pacing and then converted to trotting for many wins! Jerry Springer ? i believe had far more speed and ability but Take After Me has just been persevered with and wins on guts and determination! Jerry Garcia,and yes he went well in both gaits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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