I have to side with Alydar. Avg Tbred height is 16 hands & avg length is about 1.5 times height, which leaves us at less than 9 feet. That seems about right based on my observations, with the qualification that I would fit right in at the Louisville Tbred Club's "Conformation For Dummies" seminar this Sat.

On to the race, which TVG is billing as "The Rumble By The Sea." I didn't even know there was such a thing as mule racing until I read about the bridge-jumper who bet $500k on Black Ruby to show, obviously impressed by his 59 wins in 70 starts &, if I remember correctly, the fact that he hasn't run out of the money in 3 or 4 yrs. Those who know about these things say that Sat's race result was due to the facts that BR's better distance is 660 yds, that he had a race 6 days ago while Taz did not, that he likes the inside posts better, that he weaved a little at the start, that Taz had Cowboy Jack, & the 8lb weight concession. The fact that the race will be the last one on the last day at Del Mar, not to mention the Blood-Horse article & tv features, qualifies this as something of a minor phenomenon & to Mall's way of thinking, must see tv.