HorsePlayer Magazine Update

I got my copy of HorsePlayer Magazine in the mail yesterday. Their coverage of the Breeders Cup was very impressive, and I really enjoyed helping out. Nick Hines and I covered the Breeders Cup Sprint. I’ve got to give him a lot of credit on our selection, Fatal Bullet. I can’t remember his post time odds, but he was a fairly decent price and ended up finishing second to Midnight Lute who ran a monster race. The Sarge liked Fatal Bullet a lot, and for a moment I thought he was going to win the race. I’m sure we will see him at next years Breeders Cup, and with much more support from the betting public.

You’ve got to love the cover art on this magazine. It has the logo’s of many of the past Breeders Cup behind what I would say is a trophy. I recognize the twin spires in the bottom right corner. That logo is from the 2006 Breeders Cup at Churchill Downs. I had the good fortune to be present that day, and the most memorable race for me was the Juvenile Fillies. Watching Dreaming of Anna win was something else, and she became one of my favorite horses after that victory.

The horse pictured above is Street Boss along with his regular pilot, David Flores. I liked his chances, but he was unable to power his way to a win and finished third. He looked amazing when he won the Los Angeles Handicap. He stumbled badly and clipped heels in that race and STILL won. Not only did he win, but he broke the track record! Street Boss has been retired and will join Darley’s roster of studs. His fee will be $25,000.

You can probably recognize Midnight Lute and the triumphant looking Garrett  Gomez in the picture above. That picture was taken just after he romped home at Monmouth, similar to how he ran away at Santa Anita this year. Bob Baffert called Midnight Lute the “perfect thoroughbred” and the best horse he has ever trained. That in itself speaks volumes about how good the son of Real Quiet is. He has since been retired and will stand for $25,000. Thats quite a deal if you ask me.

As you can see in the picture above, the URL of this website was included in the article. I’d like to thank my good friend Nick Hines for allowing me to help him with this article, and I hope to do it again in the future. I’ve picked up a few unrelated writing assignments since then, but if you have any horse racing related writing jobs, don’t hesitate to email me at ryanthethird [at] gmail.com. Thanks for reading, and feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts on this years Breeders Cup Sprint, or any other Breeeders Cup races for that matter!