Brad Cox since and including September 22nd in stakes races (non-graded and graded), 25 starts, 15 wins. Not a typo. Tip of the cap to Matthew DeSantis who posted about his recent record today on X. This includes his 6 stakes starters today. 66%. What a horseman. Good for the game. Wakes up early. Just can't say enough about his dedication.

Godolphin with an "embarrassment of riches" in the 2yo ranks. East Ave (Walsh), Immersive (Cox), Good Cheer (Cox), Sovereignty (Mott).

In the BC Scratch/Remove department, The Chosen Vron (Kruljac), Idiomatic (Cox), Destiny D'Oro (Cox), So There She Was (O'Neill), McKinzie Street (Yakteen), Gina Romantica (Brown), Kirstenbosch (Sadler), National Treasure (Baffert), Dr Ruben M (O'Neill) . . . For some good humor, go check out the reasons given. Pointing to another race or No reason given or giving the horse time off or a minor issue or something that should heal quickly. It is pretty funny stuff.

Just a lot of bad luck for a lot of good guys . . . It will be interesting to see how the super trainers fare on Fri and Sat. My two top plays don't involve so-called super trainers so no matter to me. They will get some wins I'm sure but don't be surprised by some major flops.