Who Will Be The Favorite? What Price?

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Good call.

I don't think Mitchell running her in the BIG CAP was a terrible idea.

But as it turned out she didn't run very well at all.

She had a very funky way of traveling. She also was much better at Hollywood Park than Santa Anita.

I think his reasoning was this would give him more time to prepare for the Vanity which I know he felt was his best chance at beating QUEENIE.

He knew ST. TRINIANS didn't have much shot at beating ZENYATTA in the Santa Margarita.

The Cap was $750,000 and not a very strong field at all. MISREMEMBERED beat the likes of NEKO BAY, DAKOTA PHONE and JERANIMO I think the Santa Margarita was $400,00 or $500,000.

As it turned out Mitchell was right about the Vanity. When ZENYATTA won that race she ran down a horse that was running AWAY from the rest of the field.

I'll never forget Mitchell walking over to Sherriffs and shaking his hand. As if to say hey I took my best shot and you still got me.