This was the first real weekend of our
Run For the Roses contest races. There were four races on the slate at several different parks, but there were really only two races with highly regarded contenders,
Any Given Saturday and
Hard Spun .
Any Given Saturday blasted away to a solid win in the Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay on Saturday while
Hard Spun got caught 4 wide in the final turn and ended up just out of the money in the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn.
I expect
Any Given Saturday to power to a win, but I expected more from Hard Spun. Perhaps
Mario Pino didn't give him the trip he needed.
The contest takes a break until March 3 when there will be four big races:
| 3/3 | Hutcheson | II | Gulfstream | $150,000 | 7 1/2f | HRTV |
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| 3/3 | Fountain of Youth | II | Gulfstream | $350,000 | 1 1/8m | HRTV |
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| 3/3 | Robert B. Lewis | II | Santa Anita | $200,000 | 1 1/16m | HRTV |
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| 3/3 | John Battaglia Memorial |
| Turfway | $100,000 | 1 1/16m | TVG |
So if you haven't registered your stable yet, you really need to get with it.
