The return of Midshipman

The 2yo champion male Midshipman returns today in an Opt. Claimer/Allowance at Belmont. This will be his first start wearing the Godolphin colors after wrapping up the year in the colors of Darley. However, he wasn't always a Darley/Godolphin horse. He was aquired by Darley when they bought most of Stonerside's horses (they did not aquire the stallions or Cowboy Cal). Here is a race where he was wearing the Stonerside colors, the 2008 Del Mar Futurity.



While today maybe his return, I'm not picking him to win. Instead I'm going with the Lael owned Just Ben, who is a very speedy horse as he showed on the Belmont undercard (when he was owned by Zayat).



Juvis rule the weekend with the Matron and Futurity at Belmont, up in Canada it's Woodbine's big weekend (outside of Queen's Plate Day) with the Woodbine Mile. Can Ventura rebound from two heart breaking losses against Gio Ponti and Informed Decideson? Or will Bribon continue his acent to the top of the Older Male Divideson. Also going Sunday defending Eclipse winner F/M turf Forever Together who looks like she is following the same path that she took last year.

The Race Horse Idol has been delayed! When I'll start it up? I'm not sure, but I do appologize for the inconvience. And thank you everyone for your patience.

Race Horse Idol delays

I appologize for not having the Race Horse Idol contests up yet, it's taking me longer then expected. What I might do is do a regular post and then a Race Horse Idol post for the next two weeks. So tomorrow will be a regular post and then Tuesday or Weds the contests and so on. This is because I just reliazed that the Woodbine Mile (formally known as the Atto Mile), is two weeks from today. This is one of my favorite races of the year (Outside of the Derby, DelCap and Del Oaks of course) and I would like to give it a proper preview.

Sorry for no preview for this weekend either!