Casey's Shadow Page #5

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I've been on Tricky Mickey every day

since he was 15 months old.

He runs well for me,

better than for anybody else.

Make him let me!

I don't care who you ride, Mike,

as long as we qualify.

The photo-side appears

on the board.

Please retain all of your tickets

until the race is official.

The horses are approaching

the starting gate...

for the 4th division of

the All-American trial.

And ladies and gentlemen,

they're at the gate.

Keep him straight if you can.

- That's all you gotta do.

- I know.

- You take care of her, Dean.

- Will do.

This is gonna be as bad

as when she gets married.

If getting her married is this bad,

I'm putting her in a convent.

My nerves can't stand it.

All right, men. Watch the one horse.

You grab that front.

Three horse, sit down on you.

Watch that eight horse

when he gets to treading.

Your attention, please.

We have a little girl in the main office,

approximately 2 to 3 years old.

She's wearing blue pants

and a white blouse.

Will the parents please

go to the main office?

All right. Let's load them in.

Come right on with that four horse.

Straight in.

We're all right there. Back him up.

All right. Back the five horse up

just a little bit there.

Drop them horses and throw them in.

- Are you all right, honey?

- I'm fine.

Now they are all in line.

The flag is up.

Straight in.

There they go.

Tricky Mickey in front,

up along the inside rail.

No Loss is second,

followed by Belly Up.

On the outside perimeter, Caesar's

Parma, Scotty Boy and Push On.

It's Tricky Mickey with the lead.

Tricky Mickey on the outside.

Up along the inside, No Loss, and...

All right! All right!

Tricky Mickey, No Loss, Belly Up.

It's Tricky Mickey falling clear!

It's Tricky Mickey in front!

And ladies and gentlemen,

in winning aboard Tricky Mickey...

jockey Kelly Marsh has won her first

race on a recognized racetrack.

Thank you.

Nice ride.

Can't do much wrong on a great horse.

- You were even great with your stick.

- Thanks.

I been racing since I was 5 years old.

I can't remember what

the first win felt like. Tell me.

It felt great.

It's what I always wanted to do.

And now I'm sure.

- It's broke.

- I know.

When did it happen?

In the gate.

You nut.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this is the 22nd and final division...

of the All-American Quarter

Horse Futurity trials...

at a distance of 440 yards.

And a special reminder

that the list of 10 qualifiers...

And a special reminder

that the list of 10 qualifiers...

will be announced over the public

address system after the last race.

And the horses are

at the gate and lining up.

Back your five horse up

just a little bit there.

All right. Two horse, stay behind a little.

Get his feet under him.

All right. Come around with that

four horse. Straight in.

All right. Back your five horse up

just a little bit there.

All right. Sit still on them, riders.

Sit still.

And there they go!

Casey's Shadow is going to the front.

Foolish Phil second.

Up along the outside it's Calamity, then

it's Smooth Chocolate and Racing Mad.

It's Casey's Shadow on the inside rail.

It's Casey's Shadow!

Casey's Shadow falling clear.

It's Casey's Shadow now in the lead.

It's Casey's Shadow!

Ladies and gentlemen...

in winning the 22nd division of the AH-

American Quarter Horse Futurity trial...

Casey's Shadow has the fastest

qualifying time on today's program...

a clocking of

20 and 28/100 seconds...

the fastest qualifying time of

the 22 trials here this afternoon.

- He shin-bucked six months ago, doc.

- Well, he's done it again. See?

Great.

Ten days before the All-American.

He might as well have busted

all four legs.

I don't know.

We got this new drug.

Been working pretty good on shin bucks.

Lays new bone right in there.

You never know.

You know, even with this drug...

ten days isn't much time.

Could I pull up a chair?

You sure could, ma'am.

I see that your Smooth Chocolate

and No Loss both qualified.

- That's good.

- That's what you get with breeding.

How's Shadow?

We'll see.

- You ready to sell?

- No, ma'am.

- You're not gonna run him, are you?

- If he's sound, I am.

- He can't be sound.

- He might be.

You'll break him down if you run him.

I don't want him broken down.

I can't build him a reputation

if I can't run him.

I can't retire Sure Hit unless

I can prove Shadow's even better.

My heart bleeds for you, lady.

You said 4045. We did 45.

You said 4045.

At 4045. Way in the back, 45. 5000.

More and more good horsemen talking

about this filly than anybody today.

Round 25. Twenty-four, 25.

And 24... Five. Now 26.

Thirty-one five. Thirty-two.

- Anything interesting?

- I just got here myself.

We gonna get beat tomorrow?

Smooth Chocolate's in fine shape.

He could do it.

Jimmy Judson. Belly Up.

If it's wet, he's gonna be trouble.

- And the coonass colt?

- He ain't running.

Bourdelle says he is.

He shin-bucked during the trials.

He ain't sound.

Bourdelle says he's sound enough.

Bourdelle is full of sh*t.

If we get beat by him...

it's your ass.

Tom, why don't you just relax

and leave the coonass colt to me?

He'll be taken care of. Okay?

- Got a minute?

- Yes, ma'am.

- You buying anything?

- No. I buy privately.

- Want a beer?

- Sure.

Buddy...

how'd you like to come

and work for me?

It was a joke in Louisiana. I've seen

your work. Now it's a real offer.

I don't know.

I sure would like to, and I thank you...

but if it's cleaning stalls you wanted,

me and Dad train them together.

- We quarrel...

- I got stable boys coming out my ears.

I'd take you on as an apprentice trainer.

I have one other, nearly 5O colts a year.

Is this somehow conditional

on you getting Shadow?

It's $100 a week, room and board.

Do you want it?

I want it so bad I can taste it.

- Then meet me in Sunland, October 1.

- All right. October 1.

Damn!

Now...

I want you to talk your father

into withdrawing Shadow...

from the All-American.

Don't run him with a bad leg.

Don't wanna break him down.

Dad won't run him

if he's hurting, Mrs. Blue.

Are you sure of that?

Well, nearly. Yeah.

That's not good enough.

Give me the phone number

of your Mr. Calvin Lebec.

Calvin won't do you any good. Dad's

got control through the All-American.

- He's the one...

- Give me the number.

I'm gonna offer him

half a million dollars for the colt.

For the colt sound.

Hey!

Jesus! Help!

Breathe! Keep breathing!

Help me, somebody!

Help! Help!

Please, help me!

It's all right, Casey.

Gypsy would've wanted

to go saving Shadow.

She wouldn't have wanted

to get old and slow.

This way she was a winner to the end.

A winner.

How is the child?

Doctor gave him a sedative.

He's sleeping.

I thought he'd never quit crying.

- He'll get over it.

- Jimmy, I just wanna know who it was.

- What you gonna do?

- I wanna know who it was.

Lloyd, you know who it was.

Everybody knows who it was.

- See you later.

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