So close . . .

[spirithorse21]

*Sigh* Smarty didn't win. It was close, but not good enough. He lost by a length to Birdstone. He was pushing the lead the entire time though, so he must have been tired. Servis (the trainer) said the horse just wasn't settled in as nicely as the other two races and started worrying about him only half way through the race. I predict the horse will go on to good things though. He's supposed to run the Breeder's Cup in October and I bet he wins that.

Here's a news article including pic of Birdstone (right) and Smarty (left).
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/othersports/apother_story.asp?category=2080&slug=RAC%20Belmont%20Apologetic%20Winners