Re: Just thinking out loud... (459 Views)
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Silver Charm (IP Logged)
Date: June 05, 2004 08:36PM
Excellent points by you Class and CtC. The horse is not Secretariat or he would have leveled off turning for home finished up in 2:25 flat (the track was quick) and won by twelve lengths. But he came home in over 27 seconds and got beat.
VERY GOOD 1 1/4 time. The third leg of the Triple Crown is another quarter mile longer. Smarty ran as long and as hard as he could, it just wasn't enough. The Story was great, the Connections were great, you have to earn it no one gives it to you and it just wasn't meant to be.
Racing still had a great day with big crowds, big handles, and I'm betting big ratings. Smarty is a long ways from done and because he didn't win may hang around for another year. More on that later.
I do not know what was more amazing, Birdstone winning or Zito breaking his 0 for 65 streak first time grass with Gulch Approval. Cost me a win bet.