“Had That Family for Three or Four Generations”: Colorado-Based Equestrian’s Home-Bred Wins Big in $196,000 Worth CTBA Oaks

One of the oldest running sports in America is horseback riding. The annual fillies races are spread out around the calendar this year. These races also serve as the horses’ racing debuts as they get ready for their epic wins. A local family has been multi-tasking with their horses for more than 40 years and has a lineage of four heirs. A Colorado equestrian family boosted their revenue by another few thousand dollars to their seven-figure net worth. The equestrian couple decided to put their three-year-old filly to the test in the CTBA Oaks competition recently.

The stakes race for fillies was just another debut for the trainer, breeder, and caretaker, advancing their equine babies. The saddlers’ horses took part in the race and already added the first win race to their portfolio this season. After the race, the committed team gave a notable interview that highlighted their profile as a trainer-horse team.

Equestrian couple’s addition to the annual tally score

Misty Girl, a homebred by trainer Monk Hall and his wife Lynda, triumphed in the CTBA Oaks at Arapahoe Park on July 29. In the 7 furlong dirt sprint, Adrian B. Ramos rode the 3-year-old filly alongside six other pairs. Hall’s joy doubled as a dark bay filly, ‘Just a Sec’ placed fourth. Upon learning about the incredible second win of Misty Girl, Halls said, “Everything you ask her to do, that’s what she wants to do, poses no problem whatsoever. It’s been a real treat to have this as a horse in our stable.”

The trainer’s remarks were true in all regards as she angled in and registered a final time of 1:28.94 across the course. The strong genes of Thoroughbred racehorse Kennedy Factor foaled in 1988, who was also a stakes-earner passed on to the broodmare line as four of her nine offspring are winners. The Halls also owned Misty Girl’s sire-Vice Lord and her dam-Lake Cide Girl. Hall told Blood-Horse, “We’ve had that family for three or four generations now.”

At the same Colorado track on July 16, Misty Girl

dominated the dirt track by an astonishing nine lengths in the 5 1/2 f earning her first $21,851. In less than two weeks on her second race at the Misty Girl, her earnings totaled $28,271. The chestnut filly appears to be going nowhere, much like her owners, while future races will undoubtedly be eagerly anticipated. Trainer Hall also provided some insight into his career as an equestrian, which is, to put it mildly, an absolute treat of a racing narrative.

Equestrian dreams turned into a lasting legacy

The Halls maintain a stable of around 10 horses, the bulk of which they own outright, and have been racing exclusively in Colorado for the past 30 years. The couple has been in the game for a very long period, and Monk has been training since 1978. With 13 wins, Monk earned $168,395 in 2007, which was a career-high. Over the previous 45 years, he has ridden 2,836 runners, with a record of 428-388-399 and earned $2,848,101.

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The breeders, owners, and trainers of Thoroughbred racehorses continue to inspire the community with their sheer dedication. Despite the massive success Halls is humbled to the ground. He says, “The Lord has blessed us, we have been able to make a living racing horses and without traveling.” He continued to deny all the sole credits as he concluded saying it was a “divine intervention, no doubt.” Isn’t their journey one that inspires others to follow their equestrian passion?

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