Carolyn Eaton sent her regal filly The White Album to the Grade 2, 200k South African Fillies Nursery, while the SIM Community voted to send Ara Davies’ Time Delay to a Maiden mile turf event instead of a sprint. Both will race Week 7 Friday along with Chris Simpson’s Acting Up and Katy Turner’s All For Fun. Meanwhile, the debut of Volume 2, The Routers begins today…
AND NOW…SIM Series Week 8 Episode 8
“How’d you leave Buckingham out of your Trail?” Mary asks over the phone.
“Stupid huh?” I reply as I continue walking through the Tampa Airport in Florida. “Dude. Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.”
“At least he’s not running in the Baltimore Crown. Dude.” Mary replies.
“Dude. I know. What a break!” I say as I enter my rental car.
“Seriously, stop this ‘dude’ nonsense.”
“Dude-ette. I can’t talk anyways. Driving now.” I respond.
“Have fun with Jolene at Granite Creek,” she says as I end the phone call.
I leave the rental car terminal in a fury. It’s 3:30PM local time. I’m already late as my flight was delayed from Louisville. Today, I am meeting Jolene Danner, owner of Rockappella, a beautiful turf routing filly out of Frayed and Acappella, who is actually a $1.9 million dollar earning mare!
Jolene is not too shabby herself, sporting a veteran millionaire bankroll. She owns stallions like turf routing champion Acapulco and dirt sprinting champion Chris’ Missile to name a few. Her racing resume is even more impressive with multiple Stewards Cup victories not to mention wins in Los Campeones, the English Derby, Irish Derby, and the Dubai World Championships, specifically the Desert Duty Free with Acapulco. Even one win in any of those races would make my career nearly complete, let alone multiple wins!
Her farm is already equipped with the latest upgrades. I notice that is larger than life with barns popping up everywhere. If I didn’t know better, I might think that I was at a military base. As I’m exiting my car, I notice Jolene walking towards me with a horse in hand.
“Look who this is,” she says as she approaches me.
“The ‘Pella!” I say as I reach out to shake her hand. I notice she is wearing a SIMhorseracing.com cap.
“So how did you like Derby week in Louisville?” Jolene asks as she pets her majestic filly.
“I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to meet you,” I say. “But it was great.”
“You were busy,” she replies. “Getting ignored by Ara and Carolyn.” She begins laughing. “Ara and I are great friends by the way. We always hang out in our box together at major events often consuming cheese, Chinese, and champagne.”
I reluctantly start laughing with her as she Ch-Ch-chides me.
“No really,” she says seriously now. “It’s going to be fun. Hopefully the SIM will learn something from campaigning a horse like her. I expect her to be a champion. I mean, winning is EVERYTHING!”
She breaks into an evil laugh. I take a step back. Even Rockappella looks kind of scared.
“I envision a win!” She continues. “She’s going to start in a Maiden in Week 7 Friday. And win. I’m starting her with hind bandages and a tongue tie like I always do, but after that it’ll be up to her to WIN!”
She continues talking about the SIM as we walk Rockappella back to her barn. She mentions bad stallions and how she hates them with the fury of 1,000,000 suns. She also laments about the ending of Battlestar Galactica and how Fridays are just not the same anymore. We eventually make it inside as she shows me the guest room. As we walk in, my phone rings.
“What’s up Mary?” I say.
“I’m sending a video over to your phone,” she replies.
“You’re doing what?”
“Just check it out,” Mary says as she hangs up.
I click through my Blackberry and pull it up. It’s rather hard to see on my 2x2 inch screen. Jolene squeezes in next to me as it begins playing. It’s Channi Ruzzo, watching The Proven One, aka Plato winning his maiden at Inglewood.
Her farm is already equipped with the latest upgrades. I notice that is larger than life with barns popping up everywhere. If I didn’t know better, I might think that I was at a military base. As I’m exiting my car, I notice Jolene walking towards me with a horse in hand.
“Look who this is,” she says as she approaches me.
“The ‘Pella!” I say as I reach out to shake her hand. I notice she is wearing a SIMhorseracing.com cap.
“So how did you like Derby week in Louisville?” Jolene asks as she pets her majestic filly.
“I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to meet you,” I say. “But it was great.”
“You were busy,” she replies. “Getting ignored by Ara and Carolyn.” She begins laughing. “Ara and I are great friends by the way. We always hang out in our box together at major events often consuming cheese, Chinese, and champagne.”
I reluctantly start laughing with her as she Ch-Ch-chides me.
“No really,” she says seriously now. “It’s going to be fun. Hopefully the SIM will learn something from campaigning a horse like her. I expect her to be a champion. I mean, winning is EVERYTHING!”
She breaks into an evil laugh. I take a step back. Even Rockappella looks kind of scared.
“I envision a win!” She continues. “She’s going to start in a Maiden in Week 7 Friday. And win. I’m starting her with hind bandages and a tongue tie like I always do, but after that it’ll be up to her to WIN!”
She continues talking about the SIM as we walk Rockappella back to her barn. She mentions bad stallions and how she hates them with the fury of 1,000,000 suns. She also laments about the ending of Battlestar Galactica and how Fridays are just not the same anymore. We eventually make it inside as she shows me the guest room. As we walk in, my phone rings.
“What’s up Mary?” I say.
“I’m sending a video over to your phone,” she replies.
“You’re doing what?”
“Just check it out,” Mary says as she hangs up.
I click through my Blackberry and pull it up. It’s rather hard to see on my 2x2 inch screen. Jolene squeezes in next to me as it begins playing. It’s Channi Ruzzo, watching The Proven One, aka Plato winning his maiden at Inglewood.
Channi jumps up and down, nearly climbing over the rail as Plato crosses the finish line first. She’s screams Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! All the while pumping her fist like Arsenio Hall.
I’m not sure who’s filming but it cuts to Channi up close, in a video interview environment. I can tell she’s still at Inglewood Park somewhere. Jolene asks me to turn the volume up and I comply.
“He ran just the way I wanted him too, taking an easy win in the stretch,” Channi says. “Hopefully he’ll do the same in Week 8 Friday when he runs in an NW2 at Inglewood again. But going back to his win, I couldn’t ask for more, really. I mean I’m going to be moving him a lot slower than I wanted to, but I’m sure he’ll just pick up the pace and run better when he has more experience under his girth. Can you say girth in this show?”
I’m not sure who it is, but another female voice cuts in and asks a question.
“Anything confuse you about him yet?” The voice asks.
“Nothing yet,” Channi says. “Now that he’s back on his imported Timbits diet he’s seemed to have settle down quite nicely. Thank goodness they aren’t considered contraband. Who knew doughnut holes would be the key to success. Lydia Martin, my stable nutritionist, she got it right. He needed more, not less.”
“Let’s change the subject,” the voice says. “Any thoughts about the other owners or horses?”
She hesitates for a second. “That Mike Eaton,” she says as her face and voice becomes stern. “He really grinds my gears. Like I’m going to run Plato in a claimer so that he can claim him! But that’s okay. I don’t see him sending his filly after Plato anytime soon. But seriously, he should think before opening that mouth of his. I mean. It’s CLASS not sass that wins. Yeah you heard me.”
The video suddenly cuts to Mike Eaton. He’s in a similar video interview environment, but definitely not at Inglewood Park.
I’m not sure who’s filming but it cuts to Channi up close, in a video interview environment. I can tell she’s still at Inglewood Park somewhere. Jolene asks me to turn the volume up and I comply.
“He ran just the way I wanted him too, taking an easy win in the stretch,” Channi says. “Hopefully he’ll do the same in Week 8 Friday when he runs in an NW2 at Inglewood again. But going back to his win, I couldn’t ask for more, really. I mean I’m going to be moving him a lot slower than I wanted to, but I’m sure he’ll just pick up the pace and run better when he has more experience under his girth. Can you say girth in this show?”
I’m not sure who it is, but another female voice cuts in and asks a question.
“Anything confuse you about him yet?” The voice asks.
“Nothing yet,” Channi says. “Now that he’s back on his imported Timbits diet he’s seemed to have settle down quite nicely. Thank goodness they aren’t considered contraband. Who knew doughnut holes would be the key to success. Lydia Martin, my stable nutritionist, she got it right. He needed more, not less.”
“Let’s change the subject,” the voice says. “Any thoughts about the other owners or horses?”
She hesitates for a second. “That Mike Eaton,” she says as her face and voice becomes stern. “He really grinds my gears. Like I’m going to run Plato in a claimer so that he can claim him! But that’s okay. I don’t see him sending his filly after Plato anytime soon. But seriously, he should think before opening that mouth of his. I mean. It’s CLASS not sass that wins. Yeah you heard me.”
The video suddenly cuts to Mike Eaton. He’s in a similar video interview environment, but definitely not at Inglewood Park.
Mike begins laughing. “She talks way too much. I mean her horse is good but obviously she should have picked a better spot to start him off and work from the ground up. Instead she’s doing the opposite.”
The same female voice cuts in.
“Tell me about Make Me Clever,” the voice says.
“Make Me Clever did fine. She came in second, but she gave it a good effort. She should be a stakes winner by this year, if not next. I just need to figure out which distance she likes better. She should bounce back in the 50k Denver Debutante in Week 8 Monday. Yeah you heard me,” He says mockingly.
The video ends as abruptly as it started.
“That’s odd,” Jolene says, as she looks as shocked as I am. “Mike Eaton bugs ME a lot. Constantly talking when I’m signed in on AIM or facebook.”
I shrug at her comment and shake my head, unsure of what to say. I begin dialing Mary Weather as Jolene motions to me that she’s going to check on one of her horses. After a few rings it goes to her voice mail. I don’t leave a message. I try calling again but with no success. I try the office phone number, but it yields nothing. Apparently, Mary has gone dark! I continue calling, impatiently trying to get an answer about the video. All I keep hearing is Mary’s voicemail.
NEXT WEEK ON SIM SERIES:
The same female voice cuts in.
“Tell me about Make Me Clever,” the voice says.
“Make Me Clever did fine. She came in second, but she gave it a good effort. She should be a stakes winner by this year, if not next. I just need to figure out which distance she likes better. She should bounce back in the 50k Denver Debutante in Week 8 Monday. Yeah you heard me,” He says mockingly.
The video ends as abruptly as it started.
“That’s odd,” Jolene says, as she looks as shocked as I am. “Mike Eaton bugs ME a lot. Constantly talking when I’m signed in on AIM or facebook.”
I shrug at her comment and shake my head, unsure of what to say. I begin dialing Mary Weather as Jolene motions to me that she’s going to check on one of her horses. After a few rings it goes to her voice mail. I don’t leave a message. I try calling again but with no success. I try the office phone number, but it yields nothing. Apparently, Mary has gone dark! I continue calling, impatiently trying to get an answer about the video. All I keep hearing is Mary’s voicemail.
NEXT WEEK ON SIM SERIES:
Volume 1, The Sprinters is creeping towards its first elimination vote! Which four do you want to continue following? Also, two more owners and their routers will make their debut. Find out what happens next time on SIM Series...
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