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Just a romp today winning as much the best. Looks like Calder race was indeed a tossout. Loved Harty's interview after the race. When asked by jan Rushton if he had lost any confidence in the horse after her last loss he responded that he hadnt lost any confidence in the horse but he had lost some confidence in himself. Pretty refreshing to hear a trainer take that attitude.
Completes the biggest weekend in Saratoga history for an owner.
For the record, despite Joel's lies, I have to say that Sheikh Mohammed has earned this. For years he pumped incredible amount of money into the game, money that lined the pockets and changed the lives of many people in the horse business. He had a lot of zillion dollar busts along the way, but the way that he or the people who have managed their USA horses this year have handled them has neen noticably different. Giving Henny time was obviously a great move as was skipping the Belmont with Bernadini.
Do I root for the Americans to beat him in a race? Yeah usually I do. its no different than rooting for the US athletes in the olympics. I think that any person with a sense of pride in their country always roots for its participants before the participants of others.
But that doesn't mean you can't respect the job that his people and he have done this year.