Dear Readers,
Watching a weekend of talking heads on
political channels hasn’t helped my opinion of the shenanigans going on in our nation’s
capital. Having published my rant here last week, I will turn my attention back
to recapping the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series.
The Pat O’Brien
Stakes, 7 furlongs, Grade II, three-year-olds and up, which ran over the
synthetic track at Del Mar in California. Watching the race I was struck at how
clean the race looked and how comfortable all the horses appeared in their
respective positions. I love Goldencents,
and watching him cruising along, seemingly well within himself, I felt sure he
would have his head in front when the race was over.
But that
was not to be, I wasn’t paying attention to the fractions as the race was
running. What was looking easy was in fact—crazy
fast. Fed Biz in the late stages
and on the outside, ran down Goldencents
in a new track record time. And further to that he made it look easy. If Bob
Baffert runs this colt in the Breeders’ Cup Mile on the dirt, I will have to
take another look at him.
Benoit Photo
On the Same
card was the TVG Pacific Classic, Grade I, and 1 ¼ Miles on the synthetic surface
at Del Mar. OMG….! What an exhibition for Game
on Dude and Bob Baffert! This wasn’t a horse race—this
was a near track record work out for Game
on Dude. If you want to set your hair on fire, go watch the replay of this
race…it’s remarkable!
Associate Press Photo
I’m having
my friends over for Maj Jong this afternoon, so I won’t be able to recap the
last “Win and You’re In” race that ran in August. Maybe after the big game this
afternoon or definitely tomorrow I will have time to cover several races.
Take
care,
Shelley
Riley
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me @Shelleyr1992
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