Wilson House- Well Done!

[Brodie]

Was good to see that young Wilson House eased Warloch out of its race last Friday night!
Warloch bled during the running and was eased out of the race with 1300m to run.

Warloch has been a great toiler over many years winning a multitude of races!

Many times he has had the quickest sections and has often punched well above his weight by racing some pretty good horses at Addington.

He was many lengths below some of our better horses but seemed to always try his heart out and it is surprising that he was not sent to Ozzie to race, as I am sure he wouldve done a super job over there!

We have probably seen Warloch race for the last time in NZ, you would think?

Edited August 13, 2023 by Brodie

[the galah]

Well said brodie.

Each horse and driver are a team when they go on the track,both relying on each other in different ways to achieve the best results.

The aim is for the horse to physically come through each run in a way that hasn't seen it placed under unnecessary stress(mostly physical but occasionally mentally). Racehorses are like professional athletes ,the only difference is they communicate through their actions and  body language to their drivers.

When a horse bleeds or fibrillates it must be a fine line for drivers when it comes to recognizing that something is not 100% and immediately taking action to ensure that the horses welfare is looked after as best it can be under the circumstances.

Wilson House did that for warloch,as we would hope other drivers would do.

John morrison at ashburton in race 3 was another example of a driver recognising his horse needed looked after and he retired it from the race and he immediately did so even though to the casual observer you would have initially wondered why.

Warloch has been one of my favorite horses to follow over the years.I have fond memories  of a nice collect when he won at auckland one night paying a big price in a 6 horse field. He race from auckland to invercargill,always running good races and always giving his best. His win at kaikoura in their high stake race was very well deserved.

i'm not sure if he will make a comeback,but whatever his future i'm sure the houses will make sure he is well looked after.

Like brodie i have appreciated watching warloch race and wish him well for the future whatever it may be. Who knows he may come back and race as that is what he obviously has enjoyed doing,but either way punters appreciate the racing memories he created.