Mark Twain once said \"I didn\'t have time to write you a short letter, so I
wrote you a long one\".
At about 6:30 PM, we may or may not have the first Triple Crown winner in 30
years. If we do, he will be met in the winners circle by Wall Street
swindlers,Hooters Girls, and a trainer who seems only vaguely familiar with the
rules of racing. And maybe a big brown UPS truck will come lumbering down the
stretch to deliver the trophy.
As Dutrow might say, \"Ya gotta love this 21st Century, Babe.\"
6th race/ True North: Epic battle between Drugtrow and Drug O\'Needle.
7th race: Just A Game: Criminologist fastest, has won 3 GR IIIs in last six
months. Bit of Whimsy working well for Barclay since her Keeneland race. Vacare
6/8 lifetime and the outside on the Widener is usually OK.
8th race: Acorn: Wide open with four of the five entered legit contenders.
9th race: Woodford Cephis Stephens: taking a stand against the 2 faves here,
will try to beat them with unproven commodities Groomedforvictory and Fatal
Bullet.
10th Race: Manhattan: Like the Just A Game, should be a wide open race. Dancing
Forever beaten a neck at equal weight by Einstein, who would have been favored
here. Proudinsky\'s 2 US races at 10 furlongs were not good, but they were 2
years ago.
11th race: Belmont Stakes: Will try to beat a colt who on his best day is
probably 5- 10 lengths better than his competition. A lot of us are hoping this
is not his best day. I have been on record as liking the Preakness skippers
and of those 3 I prefer TOE and Anak Nakal based on their familiarity with the
surface at Belmont.
