That's a good comparison! Yesterday's field wasn't quite the Arc, but Red Ruler does have that same 'so close, but not quite' problem.
Some news about yesterday's winners...
Jimmy Choux is still targetting the Derby in March. I hope he does well in that, but I really think he'll struggle with the distance. Hope I'm wrong.
Smoulder will be running in the Royal Stakes on Saturday. Not sure yet about Banchee.
Dashing Donna will run in the G1 Railway on Saturday.
Booming is aiming for the 2011 Melbourne Cup, so will have a light summer/autumn before starting his Cup campaign next spring.
Is it wrong that I usually miss New Year's celebrations with my friends (lots of them go out of town) because I don't want to miss the January 1 races?
There are 7 stakes races on that day! They just don't seem to understand.