I saw Wajima race a couple of times. I saw him win the Travers ( Media was second and I believe Jim Dandy winner Forceten was 3rd ). It was a pretty weak five horse field. When he won the old Governor's Cup, the ex-Labor Day feature and Marlboro prep, he beat Foolish Pleasure in his first start since the match race I believe and Forego who they stiffed in order to get weight off for the Marlboro. Ancient Title, off his Whitney win, was probably also in that field. When he beat Forego in the Marlboro Gustines unwisely sent Forego up the rail and big free running horse that he was he was not happy inside. Forego, of course, turned the tables a couple weeks later in the Woodward and then Group Plan upset Wajima in his final start, the two mile JCGC in the slop. Forego missed that race with an injury.
Wajima was a very nice horse....in the days when there were a bunch of nice horses around....and they raced!
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