Racing Beat: May 20
I’ll Have Another is certainly living up to his name… winning 4 races in a row, all graded stakes!
The Bernardini spam continues: dam of Mine That Bird and Dullahan, Mining My Own, was bred to the big brown beast as announced by Darley. What happened to breeding to the obscure?! Starting a pool now that it won’t make the Derby/Oaks field.
Get well soon, Paddy O'Prado. We need pretty ponies.
Emirates Park Stud in Australia bought half of BC Mile winner Artie Schiller from WinStar. I wonder which half.
Chantal Sutherland could learn more than a thing or two from Rosie Napravnik.
Ten in a row for Frankel, firing me up for what might be one of the most memorable Royal Ascot meets ever.
Now this is the people’s horse!: Il Vilano let several children pet him in the paddock before winning the Chick Lang Stakes.
I’m a bit sad I likely won’t get to see the legendary Kent Desormeaux at Belmont. His fault, not mine.
Would it be okay for the racing gods to let Nehro win a stakes?
I’m going to marry Mario Gutierrez, just so you all know.
Preakness Day aka D. Wayne Lukas Is Back From the Dead Day: I was going for the two horses who finished second to Skyring and Hamazing Destiny, but dang. Is this a sign of the end of the world, or the beginning of beautiful things for the legend?
Tweet o’ the Week:
It would probably be considered bad juju if I started rooting for I’ll Have Another in the Belmont. Therefore, I will keep hollering for Union Rags like the blind ignoramus I am!
OH MY GOD WINTER MEMORIES IS GOING TO BE RUNNING ON BELMONT DAY. Note to self: bring extra clean underwear.