12/27 (SA): San Gabriel H. (G2)

[Indian Charlie]

Perhaps Lava Man really isn't that far off from the horse he was in his glory years.

Perhaps that was a better field than he usually faced, and he was maybe a bit short.

Then again, maybe the blood found on both his hind legs after the race means something.

I don't think he ran as bad as most others seem to think, though that last 1/8th was weak.

I never really saw Lava Man as the type of horse who could come home as quickly as they did in the race today.