Stairstep
- Kelly Gannon
- Mar 27, 2024
- 1 min read
3/27/2024
Location: Holly Ridge
Weather: 47 cloudy, slightly misty
Run time: 9:20
Age: Just over 2 hours
Track Design
Stair step with 60 yard legs.
Scent pads at 30 on legs 1, 2, 4
Articles at 30 on legs 3, 5, 7
Nothing on leg 6 because I forgot
Last leg ended at 30 because of the manure pile.
Clips in grass on turns.
Everything about this track was pretty perfect including:
Great start
Excellent turns
Good article indications
Strong woods entry
Only the last turn was a challenge but she worked it out. It was really close to the manure pile and ditch filled with a foot+ of scum water. So it was a challenging spot.
Old Saber was definitely back, which I was delighted to see.
Now we have to keep old Saber!!! Note: is it possible she finds tracks where ‘something happens’ (stairstep) more interesting than when things ‘don’t happen’ (loooong legs).
Way to test: 300 yd leg, 50, 50, 50, 300, 50, 50, 50. Does she tire like she did on the endurance track, or do the changes motivate her?