Two years ago, Fabulous Strike won the Vanderbilt defeating that year's eventual Champion Sprinter Kodiak Kowboy. Howver, he was a nose a way from losing that race to one of my personal favorites Go Go Shoot. Today, potential Champion Sprinter Trappe Shot was continuing on what could have been the next step to the championship, instead a roadblock was put up by... Sean Avery? No, not THAT Sean Avery who as I posted on Friday was arrested for doing what else? Something stupid. No no, I wrote about this Sean two years ago when he was getting going in his career.
After being injured last year, Sean broke through the Graded Stakes ceiling in a G1 no less defeating Trappe Shot by a nose in the Vanderbilt. It's the first Grade 1 win for his trainer Alan Iwinski. To be honest, I thought that once he was confronted by TS, he would fold and back up like he was an allowance horse. However, not only did he not give in, he gave more. I hope he goes onto bigger and better things. As for the runner up, well if he bounces out of the race okay, I would take a shot at the Forego. He might be better at seven then he would be at six.
Here is a replay of the race:
Tizway looked like every part of a HOY candiate in his win in the Whitney. Turblent Descent looked good, but I was not impressed by her race in the Test. Tar Heel Mom stayed consistant in her win the Honorable Miss. Pender Harbour won the Breeders' Stakes to give jockey Luis Conteras all three Canadian Triple Crown race wins. The first to do so on two different horsese (he rode Inglorious in her Queen's Plate win). As for the Match race, honestly it did not live up to the hype. Mike won, but in all honestly Chantal's horse had zero chance in the race. I hope that she gets a rematch, but I doubt that will happen.
Next week it's all about the turf as it's Arlington Million weekend!
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