2012 will end in less then two weeks. This year has been filled with both highs and lows that where filled with happiness and disappointment. The following are just some of my personal favorite moments from this past year.
* Seeing Optimizer winning the Kent in person, setting a track record in the process.
* Lava Man being back in the spotlight. Sure it was as a lead pony, but it was so nice to see the three time Hollywood Gold Cup winner still be the star that he is. The cool thing? This years winner Game On Dude, has a chance to follow him possibly as he is a gelding as well.
* It wasn't Grace/Clover, but Royal Delta and Tiz Miz Sue put on a show in this years Delaware Handicap. A race that will be run as a well deserved G1 next year.
* Hard Spun, getting not one but two G1 winners! Zo Impessive and Questing didn't have the luck that they needed at the end of their seasons, but I'm so glad that both of them have their daddy's heart.
* Paynter's fight with colitis and laminitis will always have a place in my heart. I'm not sure he'll be able to return to racing, but he is a fighter.
* Mucho Macho Man almost winning the Breeders Cup Classic. So close, yet so far away! The good news is he'll be back next season along with Fort Larned.
* Mike Smith getting a big round of applause after the DelCap with Delta. I wasn't a hundred percent sure how big the reception would be, but honestly it was bigger then when Proud Spell won the DE Oaks in 2006.
* Daisy Devine winning a G1! Honestly, that made my year. I'm not sure if she is returning next year, but I'm hoping she does.
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