Tough race, tough favorites card.

Stunned Barbaro got near the front that easily, all that trouble on the turn certainly helped him. He outran Bandini in my estimation and now he gets to go to Churchill and will make that race a better betting affair.

Sharp Humor certainly moved up that race too. What I think we saw were two horses that ran significantly better than 2's or 3's. Both the top two finishers have to be considered formidable race horses and Sunriver's race was not all bad except for the hang in the end. Many of the others had trouble however and the track did favor the front end.

I want old Gulfstream back.