Legends Race: Travers (The Race)

Once again the field:

1. Gallant Man- Shoemaker

2. Alydar- Velasquez

3. Street Sense- Borel
4. Forty Niner- McCarron
5. Birdstone- Prado
6. Runaway Groom- Fell
7. Easy Goer- Day
8. Holy Bull- Smith
9. Annihilate 'Em- Turcotte
10. Native Dancer- Guerin
11. Ruthless- Gilpatrick
12. Summer Bird- Desormeaux

They are all in the gate and they are off in the Legend Travers! Going to the lead it's Forty Niner, he's followed by Native Dancer, Gallant Man Annihilate 'Em is next with Ruthless behind those two. After her it's Alydar and Runaway Groom, Holy Bull is next followed by Easy Goer. Summer Bird is next with his father Birdstone and last is Street Sense. Forty Niner still leads with Native Dancer next, Ruthless has made her way to third with Annihilate Em' and Gallant Man biding their time. Alydar, Runaway Groom, Easy Goer follow with Summer Bird, Birdstone and Street Sense still trail the field. Forty Niner has given the lead to Native Dancer! Ruthless is next and here comes Holy Bull, and he brings Easy Goer with him. Summer Bird is making his move, Birdstone is coming too and Street Sense is bottled up in traffic, Annihilate 'Em has thrown in the towel as has Gallentman. Native Dancer has the lead as the field turns for home, Alydar is second closing in. Holy Bull is flying, it's still Native Dancer. He's got a length lead, and Alydar with one last gasp. Will not be enough as Native Dancer wins the Legends Travers! Alydar was second with Holy Bull finishing in third, Summer Bird fourth.

Final Order:

1. Native Dancer
2. Alydar
3. Holy Bull
4. Summer Bird
5. Forty Niner
6. Street Sense
7. Birdstone
8. Gallant Man
9. Ruthless
10. Easy Goer
11. Runaway Groom
12. Annihilate 'Em

This was a little bit of a harder race to write since several of the horses I'm not sure about their running styles. So I had to figure it out by thinking. I appologize if I got anything wrong. Previews will be coming tomorrow.

Legends Race: Travers (Meet the Field)

Welcome to the Legends Race for the Travers! We have 11 boys and 1 girl going a mile and a quarter today. Lets me the field!

In Post 1: He won the Belmont and Jockey Club Gold Cup the same year he won the Travers and he's in the Hall of Fame, it's 1957 winner Gallant Man and Bill Shoemaker.

In Post 2: The 1978 winner whose arch rival actually crossed the wire first, but was DQ'ed. Alydar and his jockey, Jorge Velasquez.

In Post 3: In 2007, this colt made history by being the first BC Juvenile winner to win the Kentucky Derby, he also won the Jim Dandy and Travers it's Street Sense and Calvin Borel.

In Post 4: The year was 1988 and this colt was 2nd to Winning Colors in the Derby, he would win the Travers as a consolation prize. It's Forty Niner and Chris McCarron.

In Post 5: He denied Smarty Jones the Triple Crown in 2004, and won the Travers the same year. It's Birdstone and Edgar Prado.

In Post 6: He won defeated the Derby, Preakness and Belmont winners in his Travers win in 1982. It's Runaway Groom and Jeffery Fell.

In Post 7: This son of Alydar had his own rival who he denied the Triple Crown to in 1989. Easy Goer is his name with jockey Pat Day.

In Post 8: He defeated older males in the Woodward on his way to Horse of the Year honors, before that he won this race in 1994, it's Holy Bull and Mike Smith.

In Post 9: He wasn't the best 3yo in 1973, but he won the Travers. It's Annihilate 'Em with Ron Turcotte.

In Post 10: He would go onto become one of the most influentical names in pedigrees, before that in 1953 he won this race. Native Dancer and E. Guerin.

In Post 11: In 1867, she won not only the Travers, but the first edition of the Belmont. It's Ruthless and her jockey G. Gilpatrick.

In Post 12: He defeated Derby winner Mine That Bird, and ran a gallent second to future Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra. And that was before he won this race on his way to 3yo Championship honors in 2009. It's Summer Bird and his jockey Kent Desormeaux.

That's the field for the Legends Race Travers edition!

Legends Race: Alabama (Race Call)

Once again the field (please note that some of the running styles maybe wrong, SORRY!):

1. Silverbulletday- Jerry Bailey
2. Pine Island- Javier Castallano
3. Maplejinsky- Angel Cordero
4. Our Mims- Jorge Velasquez
5. Lady Joanne- Calvin Borel
6. Gamely- Bill Shoemaker
7. Go For Wand- Randy Romero
8. Proud Spell- Gabriel Saez
9. Woodbine- C. Gradwell
10. Blind Luck- Joel Rosario

They're in the gate! And they are off in the Alabama Ledgend. Silverbulletday goes right for that lead with Woodbine and Go For Wand right behind her, Maplejinsky is next, with Our Mims, Proud Spell, Lady Joanne and Gamely are together. Pine Island is next and the early trailer is Blind Luck. As they come out of the first turn it's Silverbulletday leading the way. Go For Wand is trying to tug her way to the front, but is being restrained a little bit. Woodbine is next, with Maplejinksky biding her time. Proud Spell is fifth with Our Mims in sixth. Lady Joanne and Gamely are neck and neck, Pine Island is starting to make her move and Blind Luck just biding her time in her favorite position, last. Silverbulletday continues to lead as the temp starts to quicken. Go For Wand is now making her move as is Maplejinsky, Woodbine is dropping back, Proud Spell and Our Mims move up. Gamely has put away Lady Joanne, but isn't making up ground, and here comes Pine Island and Blind Luck as the closers are starting to make their moves. Silverbulletday took them as far as she good, but Go For Wand is about to pass her as the field makes their way into that final turn. It's Go For Wand! Maplejinsky has made her way into second, it's Proud Spell next. Blind Luck with a big move on the far outside as she is closing like she is some kind of train. It's still Go For Wand! Blind Luck is coming, here's the wire! Go For Wand by a head! Blind Luck was an on charging second and Maplejinsky was able to hold off Pine Island. What a race.

1. Go For Wand
2. Blind Luck
3. Maplejinsky
4. Pine Island
5. Proud Spell
6. Gamely
7. Lady Joanne
8. Silverbulletday
9. Our Mims
10. Woodbine

Legends Race: Alabama (Introducing the Field)

Welcome to another edition of the Legends Race! This time around we have 10 fillies going a mile and a quarter in the Alabama!

In Post One: 1999 winner, multiple Eclipse winning champion and Hall of Famer Silverbulletday, she's ridden today by Jerry Bailey.

In Post Two: 2006 winner and one of my personal favorites Pine Island who is ridden by Javier Castallano.

In Post Three: Her daughter won this race as well in 1993, and she won this in 1988, it's Maplejinsky!
She's ridden by Angel Cordero.

In Post Four: Her little brother won the Travers and was the arch rival of Affirmed it's 1977 winner Our Mims, ridden by Jorge Velasquez.

In Post Five: Little brother just won the Preakness this year and ran a fantastic race in the Haskell, it's 2007 winner Lady Joanne with Calvin "Bo-Rail" Borel in the irons.

In Post Six: She had a Roman nose, multiple champion and is a Hall of Famer, 1967 winner Gamely with Bill Shoemaker.

In Post Seven: She hails from the great Christiana Stable, multiple Eclipse Champion and Hall of Famer. It's 1989 winner Go For Wand and Randy Romero.

In Post Eight: One of two horses that I've actually had the honor to see in person in this race. She reeled her Delaware Oaks win into this race to hold off Music Note, on her way to Championship honors it's 2008 winner Proud Spell and Gabrial Saez.

In Post Nine: She won the very first Alabama back in 1872. Her owner would be have a track named after him and she shares a name with a Canadian track. It's Woodbine ridden by C. Gradwell.

Last, but not least.

In Post Ten: She is well on her way to a Hall of Fame career, and the other horse that I've had the honor of seeing in person. Part of possibly the greatest female rivalry with Havre de Grace, it's 2010 winner Blind Luck and her jockey, Joel Rosario.

That's the field for the Alabama Legends race! The call of the race will be tomorrow.

So whose your pick? Post below!

Delaware Handicap Legends Race: You Choose!

Since the Mother Goose Legends Race was popular, I decided that this time around that I would let the readers to pick the horses. The race is the Delaware Handicap run at Delaware Park at a mile and a quarter. There will be a field of 8 horses (which is what it was last time), and they are all former winners of the race. That way we get a nice mix of fillies from the different eras of racing.

Here is the list of the winners.

So how can you be part of this? Well leave a comment in the comment section below (please note due to spam issues, all comments will have to be approved, sorry for any inconvenience. Please have your selections in by Sunday July 10th as I will be getting all the information together and posted later in the week.

Have fun picking!

Mother Goose Legends Race (Part 2)

For a reminder here is the field with their jockeys:

1. Shuvee- Jesse Davidson
2. Ruffian- Jacinto Vasquez
3. Octave- John Velezquez
4. Serena's Song- Gary Stevens
5. Rachel Alexandra- Calvin Borel
6. Mom's Command- Abby Fuller
7. Smuggler- Edgar Prado
8. Sky Beauty- Mike Smith

All eight champions are in the gate! Everyone is standing beautifully and we are off in the Mother Goose Legends Race! Going straight to the lead is Ruffian, Sky Beauty is in second with Rachel Alexandra in third. Shuvee leads the next set of Serena's Song and Mom's Command, Smuggler is next and Octave is the early trailer. Ruffian is where she loves to be, up front. Sky Beauty is in second, Rachel Alexandra wants to go now, but Borel tells her not yet. Shuvee is next, Serena's Song is coming close to her though. Mom's Command is biding her time with Fuller, Smuggler is next and Octave is still last. Sky Beauty is now even with Ruffian. Borel and Fuller tell their fillies that the race is on here comes Rachel Alexandra, with Mom's Command in tow. Shuvee is starting to make her move and here comes Octave who is making up ground, and is making her move. Serena's Song and Smuggler trying their best to keep up. Ruffian is still in front as the field makes the turn for home. Rachel Alexandra, Sky Beauty and Octave! But here is Shuvee!!! Three fillies Shuvee, Ruffian and Rachel Alexandra are fighting it out, Octave is trying one last chance to catch them. Smuggler and Serena's Song are coming, but it will be too late for them. Four horses with a chance who will get it? Here's the wire! PHOTO! Between Ruffian and Rachel Alexandra, Shuvee finishes in third, Octave just ran out of time as did Smuggler, Serena's Song, it just wasn't Mom's Command's day today, the same goes with Sky Beauty.

All the fillies recieve a very warm appolouse as they return from their cool out. The photo sign is still up as Jacinto and Calvin sitting on Horse racing's Black Beauty and Rachel respectively as the photo sign is about to come down. Ruffian wins! A nose seperates to two outstanding fillies!

Final Order:

Ruffian
Rachel Alexandra
Shuvee
Octave
Smuggler
Serena's Song
Mom's Command
Sky Beauty

I hope that you all enjoyed this Legends race! I might do this again next month when it's DelCap week! Stay tuned for more details on that.

Mother Goose Legends Race (Part 1)

Welcome everyone to the first annual Mother Goose Legends Race! We have 8 former Mother Goose winners in today's Mile and Eighth race over a fast track. Lets meet these eight accomplished fillies!

Note: The jockeys that each horse has on her back is the jockey that she won the Mother Goose with


In Post 1 we have 1969 winner Shuvee with Jesse Davidson. The only filly to win the Jockey Club Gold Cup twice at the distance of 2 miles!

In Post 2 it's the great 1975 winner Ruffian with Jacinto Vasquez. A two time Eclipse Award winner, she'll be part of the early speed today.

In Post 3 2007 winner Octave with John Velezquez in the irons. She'll be coming off the pace.

In Post 4 it's 1995 winner Serena's Song and Gary Stevens. She's faced the big boys before, she'll have to come up big against these leading ladies.

In Post 5, it's the other speed horse in the field, it's 2009 winner and Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra with Calvin Borel. Look for her to be up front early with Ruffian.

In Post 6, it's all girl power with 1985 winner Mom's Command and her jock Abby Fuller. They will be a force to be reckoned with.

In Post 7, 2005 winner Smuggler with Edgar Prado. Could be a dark horse in the field.

Last, but not least in Post 8 it's the newest Hall of Famer 1993 winner Sky Beauty with Mike Smith. She'll be up there with Ruffian and Rachel Alexandra.

That's the field for the 1st Mother Goose Legends Race!

Part 2 will be tomorrow with the actual call of the race! For now, leave a comment in the comment section for who you are rooting for in this race!

Now as to why these horses where chosen, of course being a big Rachel fan I had to include her. I'm also a big Mom fan thanks to her son Jonesboro. I wasn't the biggest Smuggler fan as I think she waltzed her way into Eclipse honors after Round Pond got injured. Ruffian has held the stakes record until Lakeway broke it (it has since been broken again by Rachel). Sky Beauty's nephew Tale of Ekati will always hold a place in my heart, I was debating on either Chris Evert (since the human Chrissy is making a return to TV this week) or Shuvee and went with Shuvee since she's cool! Serena well she and Rachel are the only Haskell winners who are female and Octave was overshadowed by her stablemate Rags to Riches. I was debating on Devil May Care, but then I would have had to make a jockey up for her since Johnny V was on Octave and I really didn't want to do that.

I hope you enjoy the call tomorrow!