{"id":284,"date":"2013-01-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/lizdelaney\/unexpected-surprises\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T05:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:24:47","slug":"unexpected-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/lizdelaney\/unexpected-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unexpected Surprises<\/span><\/h2>\n

Life is just full of unexpected surprises!! Unexpected people, unexpected personalities, unexpected hate and unexpected love. We don\u2019t know what to expect tomorrow. We live for today and wait for tomorrow. \u2013 Clary Cruz<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Yesterday I had a number of those unexpected surprises<\/strong> that keeps your adrenaline running all day.<\/p>\n

We are part owners of 5 horses.<\/p>\n

One of these horses is named \u201cRide A Rock Horse<\/strong><\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n

[Sire<\/span>:- Magnus \/Dam<\/span>:- McCune \/Dam Sire<\/span>:- Bel Esprit]<\/p>\n

He is trained by Peter Moody at Caulfield in Victoria, Australia.<\/p>\n

Now, I was never into horse-racing but my husband has always had an interest and is extremely knowledgeable on the breeding side of racing. He can tell you the sire and dam\u00a0 of most Australian City-Class horses. He can tell you the breeding history and the names of the jockeys and trainers of past winners. It\u2019s something he picked up from his father on the farm when, as a boy, he avidly read the Sporting Globe newspaper each week.<\/p>\n

Using his vast knowledge, we have now had the opportunity to buy a share of a suitable horse and then I syndicate out to many interested people. I have come to know and love the racing scene. It\u2019s a terrific feeling going along to the races when you have a horse competing. The atmosphere in the stables and the mounting yard is wonderful and I spend a lot of time out there before each race.<\/p>\n

Unexpected Surprise No 1.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Yesterday, we had the opportunity to go to Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne to watch the Caulfield Barrier Trials. We arrived at 7am. I had never been there before.
\nMy first unexpected surprise<\/em> was being participant to the beautiful, tranquil surroundings and the crisp, clean air. No crowds. No race callers were there so you could soak in the atmosphere and hear the horses pounding down the track and listen to their breathing while watching the steam rise from their nostrils and mouths.<\/p>\n

Just perfect.<\/p>\n

Unexpected Surprise No 2.<\/span><\/h2>\n

I started chatting to other owners who\u2019d come to watch the trials. This is the joy of racing. You get to meet other owners and many new friendships can be forged.<\/p>\n

Anyway, during our chat, it was established that we both had horses trained by Peter Moody.<\/p>\n

They were impressed that we\u2019d driven 3 hours to watch the trial\u2026<\/p>\n

I was impressed by the fact that they owned Black Caviar\u2026<\/p>\n

I was so excited. We didn\u2019t expect that Black Caviar<\/strong> would be trialling there as well.<\/p>\n

Have you heard of Black Caviar?<\/p>\n

She is currently the most famous Australian racehorse who has won all of her 22 races. She has had much publicity around the world and recently returned from her Ascot win in the UK.<\/p>\n

Anyway, over to the mounting yard we went to watch her warming up. It was great that she had recovered from her injury sustained in the UK. It was also interesting that they kept everything very quiet so there were no crowds around watching.<\/p>\n

Here is footage of her Barrier Trial yesterday:-<\/p>\n

Unexpected Surprise No3<\/span><\/h2>\n

Black Caviar<\/em> performed beautifully in Barrier Trial 6 \u2013 as you saw in the footage above.<\/p>\n

Ride A Rock Horse<\/span> performed well in Trial 7.<\/p>\n

Now the aim of these Barrier Trials is not to \u2018win\u2019. It gives trainers an idea of how the horses are doing before they enter their next race. It tests a horse\u2019s fitness and can give people some inside information for their next bet.Barrier trials are also an important stepping-stone for Jockeys. All jockeys need to participate in these trials in order to graduate into a senior jockey.<\/p>\n

Aside from the non-competitive event, the times are given out. My husband, couldn\u2019t help himself. He looked at all trial results and times for the day and established that, if we had run in the same Barrier Trial as Black Caviar<\/span>, Ride A Rock Horse <\/em>would have come 3rd.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s pretty impressive, I feel. A small feather to hang on our hat!!<\/p>\n

Here is footage of Trial 7\u2026<\/p>\n

Ride A rock Horse<\/strong> is on the inside and was leading for a while but was beaten by a neck to Golden Archer who is a Group 1 horse.<\/p>\n

Now, Ride A Rock Horse<\/span> and Black<\/em> Caviar<\/em> are by no means in the same league at all and I am not trying to say they are. Caviar is world-famous 6-year-old and Rocky is 3 years old.<\/p>\n

Caviar is a magnificent group 1 horse and we have yet to make it to that class.<\/p>\n

Unexpected surprises<\/strong> happen a lot. You just need to recognise them when they occur.<\/p>\n

I just wanted to share mine. It\u2019s not every day that you get to rub shoulders with the famous Black Caviar<\/span>!!!!!<\/p>\n

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Every business needs leads, so you can\u2019t go wrong. By Joining The Silver Fox Lead Factory, you can use their system FOR FREE to send an email to your leads each week about any money-making opportunity you like.<\/p>\n

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