After the results that threw a different winner in the Triple Crown, the decision by Richard Mandella to maintain Omaha Beach in the block takes double the importance at this stage of the game.
The three years division was very open, because so far there is no steed that is identified as the leader of the generation, as happened last year when Justify was already eligible as Horse of the Year.
The return of the son of War is going to put much interest in the division and hopefully can be ready for the great commitments that lie ahead, the next is the Haskel Invitational scheduled for July 20 and of course the Travers Stakes to be held August 24th. We will be aware of the development of their preparation because time is already a factor against the Colorado.
The French rider Flavien Prat, who is most remembered for having raised his hand to “protest” in the Kentucky Derby, went on a trip to New York and was riding the Belmont Festival, with some flashes made the trip or was so sterile in triumphs, however, this exit will not be an obstacle for it to be crowned in the battered season of Santa Anita that will come to an end in six more functions.
Joel Rosario, second in statistics, returns to California with the Belmont Stakes trophy, the same award he won five years ago aboard Tonalist. The Dominican is already warming up for the season finale of Del Mar and the occasional furtive trip to the emblematic Saratoga stage. Laffit Pincay Jr., is one of the few riders who managed the two championships in the same season.
Santa Anita should make the most of the time, his career is against the clock considering that the Breeders’ Cup is scheduled to be held in November and should open its doors at the end of September. Churchill Downs has already raised her hand and is willing to host the grand event for the second year in a row, which would definitely mean the total debacle for horse racing authorities in Arcadia, California.