Take a look at Gulch's lifetime record...one maiden race, a NW1, and all the rest graded stakes!

It was such a shame that she died giving birth to her 2nd foal - what a family - on the track and in the breeding shed!

As for AP Indy and Easy Goer, I was impressed with each one time only - Easy Goer's Belmont (and after I found out about his ankles I was even more impressed); and AP's Breeder's Cup. Every morning at 7 am for 7 days prior to the BC that horse was in the paddock stall with a bemused Drysdale and a strained Will Farish. I made the remark to someone that Farish looked like his whole empire depended on that horse winning the BC - only to later find out that I was right. He was in serious financial straits at the time with Lane's End (in spite of the Queen's visits) and needed the win and the sale to pull him out.

As for the horse, if you ever wanted to visually see what a horse should like when prepped to run the race of his life, that is what Drysdale demonstrated during that week, and the horse on track.

However, the compendium of their individual races during their 3 year old years did not get my attention or admiration the way Thunder Gulch did. Regardless of his numbers in the final races, he had a campaign that rivals any other 3 year old in recent memory.



Delmar Deb