It used to be that the USA got all of the extra horses from the UK. Now if they get up to a certain RP number they\'re quickly sold off to HK. We get the ones just below that level and the maidens who aren\'t rated.

PETA was protecting the turtles.

Well TVG let you Lock in 3/2 odds on California Chrome Friday between Noon – 1PM ET / 9AM – 10AM the day before the Preakness.

Pizzalove what would a fast rail have to do with CC? I don\'t remember CC ever being less then 2/3 wide.

TVG said Belmont might have been running out of daylight and if they didn\'t have a farrier at the gate? Sunset in New York 6:41 race started at 6:25

Over in the UK Soar View won a 2 mile turf race on the 29th and then won a 2 mile turf race today his trainer Sir Mar Prescott who has done this with sprinters and stayers for years including on all-weather tracks.

There is a reason. They probably over watered the grass and it\'s loose.

Zenyatta wasn\'t at all hard to believe to me. That\'s because I saw Dulcia a mare win the National Thoroughbred Championship back in the late 70\'s.

The sheet shows Debussy having changed trainers three times. As far as I can tell Gosden has been his trainer his entire career.

I don\'t think Del Mar or Hollywood are active during the southern California rainy season.

After they caught him they found that his bit was broken in half.

I met Bobby Frankel in the 1976-77 at Santa Anita before he became famous. For a while he ran a handicapping breakfast and it was fun and informative.

It seems I left off a couple outstanding horses in Avatar, Diablo and Susan\'s Girl.

33 years ago 1976.

I\'ve seen this before. 1975 Dulcia coming from dead last won the first National Thoroughbred Championship under Bill Shoemaker Trained by Charlie Whittingham. Royal Glint second and Tizna 3rd. Also in the race was Forceten, Ancient Title, Allez France, Messenger Song, Stonewalk and L\'Enjoleur.