2020 sucks- in so many respects- and with horse racing, so many good ones going down with injuries. sigh

Well, I agree. The Belmont Stakes is "shaping down" to a field of 8 with no particularly exciting meetups. Gouverneur Morris now out, Basin in.

 It's a shame: the Belmont was shaping up to be a great race: sigh

Asmussen to run Pneumatic in Belmont Stakes, reserve Basin for the Blue Grass

David GreningJun 14, 2020

https://www.drf.com/news/asmussen-run-pneumatic-belmont-stakes-reserve-basin-blue-grass

That Jungle Runner is a head scratcher in there.....

Interesting article on the 1968 Derby

https://news.yahoo.com/dancer-image-won-1968-kentucky-084603669.html

Ha!

Maybe he’ll make history?! LOL  gosh what a crazy, historical year!

Japan has an American Pharaoh colt qualified for the Derby

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/241910/cafe-pharoah-locks-down-japan-bid-to-kentucky-derby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2tLqNdd-f8&feature=emb_share&fbclid=IwAR35fVKxG7uP4KsPOdKPcFhOa_gSIf45jOCMEhLynp0wbONAa5zKW8gqY

 Cafe Pharoah's race very impressive- he broke badly but showed a great turn of foot to win this race