There's no real surprise here ...

... the older horses this year are simply dreadful ... the G1 fields have been no better than allowance quality. Someone has to win these races ... and today "someone" did ... a Zito castoff no less.

Lava Man is the only horse who has really shown any talent and consistency. Maybe someone will come off the bench and do something nice ... but until then ... we'll just have to wait for Mayan King to reach his best form in order to have something worthwhile to cheer about.