A combination of bad luck and four close calls have left him desperate for a win entering the eleventh week of live race that features a special Thursday card. It seems like I have bad luck all the time,'' Ruhe said. Misfortune has definitely haunted Ruhe in his first year of riding in Grand Island. He has four seconds and five thirds in 49 starts, but has yet to win. It's a little tougher meet here than its ever been,'' Ruhe said.
Horses are tougher.
Riders are tougher. It seems like coming here from the winter everybody is broke. Two prime examples of Ruhe's tough luck involve Leader's Secret and Fly On By. After finishing second by a half length on Fly On By last Friday, Ruhe claimed a foul against Huskervision and jockey Matt Schmidt. The foul was denied.