Conflicted Outcomes for Tomorrow

Something is up with my blog server which is why there was no post until now. My "auto-pilot" option is still enabled but nothing worked this morning. Hmmmmm.... You may get two posts today if it kicks back in.

Which is fine because you probably deserve a fresh take on tomorrow's big show down, which actually may not prove to be a show down since Casino Drive has apparently injured one of his hind legs and missed training this morning. He may not run, which would be a major disappointment but please do not overlook Denis of Cork--the horse who finished third in the Derby, flying out of nowhere.

In any event, it may in fact already be decided and I am so conflicted. Yes, I would love to see a Triple Crown but I would so love Dutrow to have to swallow his words. From today's paper came his prediction that Big Brown would be in the winner's circle by the time Casino Drive got to the eighth pole. Come on...that is downright nasty.

And then to make matters worse, I read about movie deals and the fact that the character of Dutrow is part of the appeal. Excuse me, but to who? How can you make a movie in which arrogance and greed, (read Iavarone and Dutrow) win one of the sporting world's mot coveted prizes? I know it's fun to root for the bad guys but these guys are just plain lucky. I maintain that this is all about the horse and the horse is getting lost in the showers of words that are coming out of his connections.

To be honest, I also wonder if this is why the Barbaro story did not sell--at least my version of it. Because mine is truly a morality tale about trying to do the right thing for the right reason and face it, vice is far more colorful and apparently sells more books.

Sour grapes? Maybe. Envy? Perhaps. But above all, divided loyalties. I truly don't want anything to happen to the horse or any horse for that matter, but how I would so love to see what Dutrow has to say if his horse is at the eighth pole when someone else crosses the finish line. Not that it's going to happen but how wonderful it would have been to say in the end, "It couldn't have happened to a more deserving team."