This Week in Horse Racing

Guys, this is going to be a heckuva year for horse racing. I can feel it.

If you missed the Florida Derby, go watch it. Right now. It was AMAZING. The Derby this year is going to be a good one. There are so many incredible horses in racing right now, I don't have a clue who to pick for my TC hopeful. Ice Box came away with the Florida Derby win at odds of 20-1. He trailed in last throughout the entire race until the final turn when he blasted past the rest of the field and came to the wire Pleasant Prince, another longshot. For a bit it looked like Ice Box didn't have it, but then he came up and beat out Pleasant Prince by only a nose at the wire. Rule looked the best at the top of the stretch, but couldn't beat those two and finished third. Lentenor (otherwise known as Barbaro's brother) trailed second to last throughout the race and got up to finish fourth in his first start on dirt for Matz.

D'Funnybone won the Swale Stakes in impressive fashion yesterday. He went straight to the lead from the gate and was taken back when Privileged came forward to take the lead. As they entered the final turn D'Funnybone took control of the pace once again and never looked back, staying clear of a rapidly gaining Ibboyee who ran out of room and finished second. Privileged held on to third. D'Funnybone will likely be pointed towards the Withers April 24th and maybe the Preakness. Darn, he was my Derby pick at the start of the year...