What a day of racing. My cheat sheet starts with the first at York, 2-year-olds, and finishes with the fifth at Charles Town, maidens. In between, wow, like a Dagwood Sandwich spread across two columns on my printed-off page. Stakes-filled cards at Delaware Park, Laurel Park, Churchill Downs, Woodbine and Canterbury. Send the kids out to play, turn off your phone, enjoy the day.
Sovereignty, White Abarrio, Baeza, Magnitude and three others clash in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs. They have combined to earn $26,528,532. The winner adds another $1.2 million. Post time: 6:14.
In a race like the Foster, I think back to the stories we’ve written about Sovereignty, White Abarrio, Baeza…
The Belmont, Jim Dandy and Travers with Sovereignty. And one of my favorites, Ballet Act. A bonus hour or so with the late great John Shirreffs.
