Well, with this year's two year old crop being a bit undistinguished (look who won the BC), I can't blame anybody for getting enthusiastic about Rockport Harbor. He showed some courage in the lane. Neither horse had been hit by the whip before or been in a "dogfight", so I think they both responded pretty well. At the wire, it appeared GG was coming at him again, but it is hard to say if he would have gotten there in a few more jumps.

Michael, surprised you would think you were getting 2-1 on GG. The exacta was always a bit shorter with GG on top and the pick-3 will pays suggested co-favorites, not Rockport as the favorite. Anyway, not a great betting race. It was tough to make a case for anybody else in the race.

Anybody notice the ridiculous betting on Purge in the Cigar Mile. I know I am beating a dead horse into the ground, but this was one more example of the MISERABLE crop of three year olds this year. Purge was one of the fastest, next to Smarty, and he wasn't even competitive, even off of a freshening, which is his best in the past. How he could be 3-1 against older horses is beyond me. Even throwing him out, it was tough to come up with Lion Tamer (I thought). I figured the Frankel was worth a shot at the price, although Kela would have been my bet had he run.