Bax's Belle a Fighter

It might have taken a while, but trainer John Bax has gotten the best kind of “stubborn” from 2-year-old female trotter Stubborn Belle.

“She’s a lot like her name, she’s a fighter,” Bax said. “You need that to have a good horse.

“But it took a while to get on the same page with her. She was pretty single-minded. At first, you had to do things her way. As the year has gone on, she’s gotten a little more manageable. But there sure was a learning curve with her. She’d always rather fight than switch.