Jimbo:

Just noticed that. Silver Charm gets a pass. Michael D may have been more
accurate in his praise, for alas, Fairmount is also a "Richie".

Whether you remember Harvey Pack or not, Takaful was an absolute gift bet
against in the Remsen. What intrigued me is that he was given Lasix after his
blowout maiden win. Possible that he bled more than a trickle in that maiden win?

Adding to Mo Town's resume, Everybodyluvsrudy, second in Mo Town's maiden win,
broke his maiden Sunday at AQ.

As to No Dozing, let me just point out that Daniel Centeno rode both of Arnaud
Delacour's runners as if he were riding some of the odds on favorites he rides
at Tampa: both No Dozing and Divining Rod broke from outside posts and Danny
Boy made very little effort to save ground on the turn. Would not have made a
difference in the Remsen, might have factored in the Cigar.

I liked Divining Rod quite a bit in the Cigar. He came into the Cigar off a
pair of negative 1[sup]3[/sup]s in two turn races; the two turn to 7f/1 mile
chute race cut back has always been a strong angle for me and makes the fact
that I did not use Finest City in the BC off that angle even more egregious.

Turned out to be a pretty strong crop of 3YOs, with Nyquist and Exaggerator
carrying the ball through the preps, Derby and Preakness, Gun Runner and
Connect performing consistently throughout the year, Songbird coming up a nose
short of perfection, and of course Arrogate and Defrong capping off great
campaigns in the BC.

With regard to that curmudgeon thing, wasn't it Ralph Cramden who said to be
nice to the people you pass on the way up, because they are the same people you
pass on the way down?