Bernardini the new Ruben Amaro Jr.?

I love baseball, in matter of fact after Basketball and Horse Racing it's the one I follow the most. So you are asking why I'm I comparing Bernardini to the Philadelphia Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. Well late last year when pitcher Cliff Lee was a free agent there where two teams seriously in the mix: Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. Of course niether of them got him as the Phils snuck in and signed him to a deal to make the starting rotation the best in the Big Leagues.

With Zenyatta, all the talk was between two horses Indian Charlie and A.P. Indy. When it looked like that Indy was going to win the heart of this year's HOY, his son swoops in to take the prize of being her first mate. Why the sudden change of heart? It could be a couple of things:

• Zenyatta has a 1/2 sister by Bernardini whose is named Eblouissante, while Balance (another 1/2 sister who herself is a G1 winner, has a colt by Indy)
• Bernardini like Zenyatta did not start at two, however his dam Cara Rafaela finished 3rd behind My Flag in the 1994 BC Juvenile Fillies.
• He has wins at a mile and a quarter (Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup).
• He finished a close second in his final race the 2006 BC Classic.
• His first winner A Z Warrior won on a synthetic surface (she went on to be a G1 winner on dirt, he also has a G1 winner in Italy on grass).
• Indy has been having some fertility problems for the past few years (although one of the mares he did get into foal 2 years ago was 2006 BC Distaff winner Round Pond, she had a colt last year).

These are just some hypothetical situations. As for what I think of it? I'm not a big Bernardini fan, so I'm disapointed. However more importantly, I hope the baby is born healthy and sound next year.

With that we now know that the past two HOY will be going to 3yo Champions respectively. Of course Rachel will be going to Curlin.

The Derby and Oaks lists will be released tomorrow due to a small delay, sorry for the inconvence.