With Nyquist out of the Belmont Stakes everyone thought Exaggerator being the closer that he is, would take this race easily, but the Big Sandy got the best of him. I always think that a mile and half and the big sandy, which is the nickname for the track due to its deep dirt, means it can be anyone's race. It was, Creator and Irad Ortiz Jr. got the victory. I should've known something was up with Creator when Bobby Flay bought an interest in the horse during the week le

In mid July, in Del Mar, CA, one of the best horse meets begins. Every morning begins with a cool overcast. I wake up at 6am to head over to the morning schooling session at the track. Its always a great learning experience at schooling to see how the crew there works with the horses; training them in the gate to prepare them for racing. After schooling there is break before post time, so I go cool off with a quick swim in the ocean. From there I get ready and head to th