I Would Like to Appologize

To Twirling Candy. If you remember in December I wrote a post saying that he won't be remembered for breaking Spectacler Bid's 30 year old seven furlong record in the Malibu. On the Paulick Report, my post got slammed for what I had said. While I don't regret what I did say, I'm willing to eat crow now. His win in the Strub this past Saturday was possibly one of the easiest wins that I've seen in quite a while by a male. While it may seem he didn't beat much in the race, he did defeate Tweebster who was coming off a second in the San Fernando which TC was forced to miss due to a minor injury. Also in the Strub was the San Fernando winner Indian Firewater.

Here is TC's very easy win,



Tweebster finished second with one of my favorite 3yo's from last year Make Music for Me finishing in third. So what's next for Twirling Candy? More then likely the Big Cap which he could be facing his San Antonio winning stablemate Gladding (who is Sarava's first stakes winner). Their trainer John Sadler is loaded this year. Not only does he have those two, but he has the #1 Older Female in Switch, possibly Jerry and Ann Moss' next super filly in Zazu, and of course the one and only Sidney's Candy.

In other stakes action this weekend,

Why must Giant Oak always do that? Everybody ignored him in the Donn and he was able to close to defeat Morning Line and Rule. Fly Down did not run his race which is a shame since he is now Dubai bound. The good news is from what it sounds like GO and Rule will remain in the States.

Humberto Ascanio got his first win in over a year when Fluke won the Thunder Road with his stablemate Proudinsky finishing in second! It looked like Proud was going to hang on though. A very emotional win for the former asst. to Bobby Frankel.

Speaking of Zazu, she defeated Turublent Descent setting up a possible rematch in the Santa Anita Oaks. Sadly May Day Rose got caught up in a speed duel. She's just not a horse who will rate.

What happend in the Gulfstream Turf? I have no clue, but I do doubt that the winner Teaks North will run like that in a G1 again.

That's it for this week, no Live Chat tomorrow due to a bit of a Derby prep weekend off. Will be returning next week though.