Vincent Van Whoa impressed Martin Larbombe so much that he partnered on the stallion with former employee and Italian trainer Andrea Coasta.
“His mind is pretty easy to get along with. I liked the way he moved, and he was a good-looking horse too, which helps. He had a lot of turn, he had a lot of feel in his shoulders, so it was kind of one of those deal where the raw product was there, we just had to get him trained and see where we ended up,” Larcombe said.
The pair “ended up” pretty good, becoming the SWRHA Billingsley Ford Level 3 Co-Champion and Prime Time Champion with a score of 226.
“The run went very well. He was very good out there, he wanted to be a show horse. We got stopped all three times and that makes a big difference,” Larcombe said.
For the win, Vincent Van Woah (Spooks Gotta Gun x FM Master Tag Chex) earned $10,003.
“We’re a pretty small operation, it’s just me and my wife that kind of do the day-to-day stuff so we’re pretty low in numbers. So, we try to concentrate on having smaller numbers but having nice horses,” Larcombe said. “Thanks to Andrea for trusting me with him and everybody else that helps us get to this point.”