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ching, reaching, pulling for the end of the race, desperate to finish first.
He's an individual. As much as the 2000 Virginia point-to-point hurdle horse of the year loves to win, he loves his turnout buddies as well, loves frolicking in the pasture, loves long, steady gallops of yielding turf and a nice, warm bath afterwards.
Oh, yes. He loves his corn, too. Walking PR machine
It is a chilly, breezy day at Sunny Bank .Farm in Middleburg. The pastures are covered in snow, and the gallops are six inches of frosty mud. Most of the morning’s training complete, the horses finish their breakfast and settle down for morning naps.
Direktor, like any professional athlete, is trying to manipulate the press.
In his hotel room-sized stall, last spring's champion hurdler is acting chummy with his interviewer. There's the little playful nicker, a loving nudge from the velvet-soft muzzle, the come-hither gaze from deep, chocolate-drop eyes shining with intelligence — every trick a writer expects from a champion gunning for a
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