
Congratulations Chris! Here are the results:
Chris- 62
Joan- 59
Conard- 50
Nora North- 43
Kara- 41
Nora- 39
Dad- 38
Hope- 37
John B.- 25
Lanie- 6 (she gave me her Classic picks by telephone)
Ben- 0
A tribute to an old racehorse



I just finished reading the new Dan Brown book, The Lost Symbol, on my brand-new, very cool Kindle. Kindle has its own WiFi: no need for a pc to download books and no monthly bills. 
- Kara and I were on the phone pondering names for her when Kara said, "Hey, did you see that thing on Chris C's Facebook where you type in your name and it scrambles it into something else?"
Well, to make a long story short, we scrambled everyones name that we could think of (including Rachael Alexandra) until we got to my friend and partner on the filly, Larry Pilotti. (go ahead, tick off the letters. Larry Pilotti really does scramble into Tall Priority!)
So anyway... Thanks Kara and Chris (and Larry) for naming my horse.

Just a reminder that this blog will be holding it's annual Breeder's Cup Contest for 2009. The contest is free to play, open to all who want to compete, and so easy that even a Caveman can do it!

This weekend signalled the return of the major players in this years Triple Crown races. Derby winner, Mine That Bird, finished third in the West Virginia Derby. Jockey Mike Smith blamed himself for the defeat saying that he moved too early.
Rachael Alexandra once again dazzled her fans with an impressive 6 length win in the Haskell Invitational beating the boys. Also in that race was Belmont Stakes winner, Summer Bird, who finished second, and Triple Crown contender, Papa Clem, who finished fourth.
To cap it all off, the Florida Derby winner, Quality Road, made his return to racing with a record setting time in the 6.5 furlong Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga. You may remember that he was the early favorite before the Derby who was sidelined with a quarter crack. This fall's racing is really starting to heat up!