Our adventure had begun. Something different than ever before. An unknown excitement. What name should we give this next chapter in our life? The answer arrived almost before the question. A favored song is a common inspiration for a name, and this one was born from the lyrics of ‘New Sensation’ by INXS. The opening verse heralds…
I got a new sensation
In perfect moments
I got a new sensation
In perfect moments
So impossible to refuse
The rhythm of those words invokes an image of a sensational horse race. Turning for home, a harmony of motion powers down the stretch, carrying a dream, chasing a destination. With a final stride the wire arrives and victory is declared in an everlasting perfect moment. So impossible to refuse. Our filly had her name, Perfect Moment.
While she found marked success on the racetrack including victories in stakes competition, she would provide many perfect moments off the track as well. The trials and tribulations of campaigning a Thoroughbred, places visited and friends made, and the greatest perfect moments of all, the opportunity and pleasure of sharing one’s passion.
When the filly’s racing career ended the journey was still beginning. By then family and friends had joined the calling. Together we engaged in the joyous task of selecting a proper stallion for her first mating (and wisely summoned noted experts for the planning). Several of us traveled to Kentucky and inspected her mate, Champion and Horse of the Year Holy Bull.
The rhythm of those words invokes an image of a sensational horse race. Turning for home, a harmony of motion powers down the stretch, carrying a dream, chasing a destination. With a final stride the wire arrives and victory is declared in an everlasting perfect moment. So impossible to refuse. Our filly had her name, Perfect Moment.
While she found marked success on the racetrack including victories in stakes competition, she would provide many perfect moments off the track as well. The trials and tribulations of campaigning a Thoroughbred, places visited and friends made, and the greatest perfect moments of all, the opportunity and pleasure of sharing one’s passion.
When the filly’s racing career ended the journey was still beginning. By then family and friends had joined the calling. Together we engaged in the joyous task of selecting a proper stallion for her first mating (and wisely summoned noted experts for the planning). Several of us traveled to Kentucky and inspected her mate, Champion and Horse of the Year Holy Bull.
A long wait later the following year Perfect Moment produced a healthy, good looking bay colt. Three years hence, and through trials and tribulations of his own, the colt named Perfect Bull racing in the silks of Red Dog Stables provided another perfect moment in winning the $60,000 Minnesota Derby.
The greatest part of it all was family and friends, standing there.
The greatest part of it all was family and friends, standing there.
- Chad
