Re: Do you have what it takes?

[redhead14]

Maria
As they walked to four winds barn maria smiled seeing the big colt " hey there pretty boy you want to stretch your legs" she said as she scratched his neck before getting a leg up into the saddle by the colts groom. " yes sir" she said to callins with a smile . Maria. Clucked to captin " come on boy let's go for a jog" she said as she let. Him trot to the track before she let him lightly canter getting used to the track " good boy" she coed as the captin adjusted smoothly to the track

[Man O' War Lover]

He went to stand by the rail, Sammy and Ronny joined them watching her Ronny grumbled clearly not happy about something, Sammy just kept smiling as he watched the colt job down the stretch. "Look's good don't he?" Ray looked at Gorge and saw who he was talking to, his father was standing next to him looking over at Gorge, "Don't let Storm Stride's sleeply like beahaviour fool you Gorge he's gonna whip your colt and there's nothing you can do." He said. Ray looked over at Ronny who stood there unamussed by the friendly compatition. He continued to watch Maria smiling as she jogged the colt who kept playing as he went "Look at him." Callins said smiling "He's just playing out there." He turned to look at Gorge "I think she's doing better withb him than Mark did." Ray looked at him then at Maria, so that's why Mark was not riding. "She the best you will find for him." Ray said "She did wonder's with Deep Silence." Ronny said nothing "She will be riding Funny Feet in a year form now if she want's." No one was stealing a good prspect from Ronny again, Ray smiled. Not Gorge or Callin's that was.

[redhead14]

Maria
Smiled and laughed to herself as the colt was just playing arouns " alright goofball let's see what you got" she said and let him go into a nice easy lope. She saw her and the colt had a small audency watching them " show them what you go big boy" she said as she signaled to him to pick up his pace

[Man O' War Lover]

The Cpatain kicked into a faster jog down the stretch as Callin's watched him go, the gray was keeping his demanded pace but tugged at the bit. Feeling the riens loosen he stretched his body out and switched into a sprint as he made his way to the mouth of the first turn. He was trying to win over the bit by biting down and tugging at it wanting full controll over his head so he could run full out. He played games all the time and he wanted to run as fast as he could go.

[redhead14]

Maria
She felt him tug at the reins but kept a firm hand on the riens letting the colt know who was boss " you want to run let's run" she said as she gave him his head ready for him to explode forward

[Man O' War Lover]

Taking the bit in his teeth The Captain leaped forward as if on spring's as he moved over the dirt track in a rush. His front leg's reached out at the earth then snapped back under him as he ran. Callin's had his watch on him as Gorge smiled at his colt watching him go-

[redhead14]

Maria
The world turned into a blur around as if it was just her and the colt out there. Maria was crotched low over the saddle and horses neck urging hinm to go faster " some on boy eat up the track" she said intpo his ear and pushed for more only hear the colt even breathing and his heart pumping as they rounded the back stretch at the colts fast past ever yet.

[Man O' War Lover]

Head bobing forward and back the colt reached out further his tail and main whiped by the wind as he swiftly made his way into the stretch from the turn. He swepted into the turn once again making his way toured the home stretch, his leg's folded under him and speread out agian as his strides lengthened to wider arc's over the turf of the track. "He look's to be blwoing out." Sammy said, refuring to the raped pace the colt was setting. "What happened to a nice jog." Ray looked at his father who was watching rather amused.

[redhead14]

Maria
As they reached the turn she felt the colt dig in as they went into the home stretch. She smiled as she looked between the colts ears . Once they passed the finish line she pulled the colt up trotting him but to george and callin and the rest of the little crowd " he's a smooth ride but he likes to play around" she said as she patted the colts neck beneath her " sorry about running him he just wanted to run did you boy" she said with a smile scratching the colts withers

[Man O' War Lover]

Sammy out of habit went over to the colt "He run's reall well Mr. Callins." The older groom felt the colt's leg's "It was Callin's who convinced me to buy him as a two-year-old at an auction." Gorge said. A groom walked up to the colt to take him back to the barn and cool him out. "He seem's to be doing just fine." Ronny said, Ray went over to stand next to the colt "He will probably be in race mode the day of the derby, he will know what's up so he might be less playful." Ray said. Callin's noded "He will be very easy to handle on race day."

[redhead14]

Maria
She got down from the colts back and gave him a final pat before the groom took him to the barn " well he has proved to be well werth your money" she said with a smile as she took her helmet off, her long dark auburn hair that was in a pony hung over her shoulder as she stood neck to ray

[Man O' War Lover]

Ray- I smiled a little as Gorge watched the colt go "Atleast he will be ready for the Derby." He said. "What do you think Ronny, your colt's ready for him?" The owner asked. Ronny gave him a weird look. Turning to look at Maria Ray asked "You tired?" He aksed-

[redhead14]

Maria
She smiled tiredly at ray " yah alittle" she said and yawned

[Man O' War Lover]

"Well do you wan to drop by the track cafetiera before Ronny has us ride some of the horses?" Ray asked. "I'm sure every is going to wait a little bit before more horses go out onto the track and you look likt you could use some time to rest." I said. "Besides it's cool in the cafetirea." I said refuring to the tempature it was rather warm outside-

[redhead14]

Maria
" yah that would be great" she said while she stretched

[Man O' War Lover]

As we walk I said "I think my father will be gone most of tomarrow morning beacuse of a privet sale he's been ivaited to so we will pretty much have the palce to ourselves beasides Ronny and Sammy." I said

[redhead14]

Maria
She smiled " well what do you have in mind since it will just be us" she said with a wink as they continued to walk

[Man O' War Lover]

I look at her as we aproched the cafeteria "Well how about you pick this time?" I asked smiling. Opening the entrance door for her I said "I don't think you want to visit another one of my relatives this time." I added with a smile-

[redhead14]

Maria
" well we can hang out with ronny and sammy or we can just have a you and me morning because my family won't be here till race day anyway" syhe said as the entered, people already started to nod and wave as they walked in

[Man O' War Lover]

I smile a little "Sounds good, we might not have much time left to spend together anyway so I guess we should go ahead and take this chance while we still can." I said. "If you want to go somewhere just tell me what you have in mind." I said as we walked in. I recognized a few people already. "See anyone you know?" I asked looking around for a moment-

[redhead14]

Maria
She looked at him with a tilted head " what do you mean?" She asked before seeing the captins old rider and her x boy friend. " yah look" she said noding to him

[Man O' War Lover]

I look at her then see Matt, "Oh, well that's just wonderful." I said dryly. Still walking next to her I said "I wonder how he feels about being replaced?" I couldn't help but smile a bit, Matt probably didn't like it one bit.

[redhead14]

Maria
She smirked playfully as she heard rays remark. " why don't you ask him he's coming over this way now" she said as matt started to walk towards them

[Man O' War Lover]

As Matt walked over to us I said out loud "Hey Matt did you hear? Maria is riding Captian." I couldn't help but smile a little as he stops right in front of us. He was giving me one of his most drity looks ever. He glances between me and Maria probably already wondering what was up with us. "Why should it matter I get to ride one of the best filly's in the country while your dady kicked you off his best horse." Matt look's at Maria "And yes I heard." Matt did care more than he was trying to let on.

[redhead14]

Maria
She gently touched rays arm when he said loudly to matt the she was riding the captin. " it took a year or 2 to make her the best filly but it'll take you one race to ruen that" maria said to matt her hands on her hips. Maria didn't care for matt at all and did plan on being nice to him. " and it will matter when all you see is the captins and my butt as we smoke you across the line" she said

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