who hits the road first?

Now that he's won the Haskell, if they didn't see fit to retire Any Given Saturday in the winner's circle, I guess it's only a matter of time before he heads to KY. I'll say that he goes in the Travers, finishes behind Sightseeking (shhh...) and then they pull the plug. As for Curlin, man, he did not look good. Normally a very smooth mover, his action was choppy, sloppy and just not what you expect from him. Sure, the turns were not his thing, but he didn't travel well at any point of the race. I guess he'd have to be the odds on fav to retire due to some kind of injury, but his owners need to beef up his resume for his stud career so they'll give him every chance. What could they stand him for now? $25,000? Something is clearly up with the colt. Rags to Riches is training well now, but no plans (other than the retirement ones waiting to be rolled out, of course) have been made...

Fortuna is in on Wednesday at Delaware Park. I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when I read the following from Woolley's site this evening:

Update 7: It was a cooler morning this morning and the horses appreciated the slight break in the weather. Meghan came in to ride Luke this morning. He escorted one of the Two Year Olds (Two of Wands) to the race track. She was fine but it is always a good idea to make sure they are used to a pony before they get to the races. Luke is very colorful as most of you know by his picture and if they are ok with Luke then almost no other color pony will scare them. This sounds like a funny thing but to some racehorses a paint horse can be scary. Nautical Agent trained today. She was very happy to go to the track and seemed to enjoy herself. Fortuna also trained today. She had an easy gallop and hopefully will get into a race on Wednesday at Delaware Park. She is a beautiful gray filly and loves to eat. We have to feed her first most days to keep her happy.

I mean, does that explain a lot, or what? Un-blanking-believable. Yeah, I'm all too familiar with the importance of a good appetite, especially with fillies, but that is just too funny. I can just see her stomping around and demanding her chow. Maybe she'll do us a favor and burn off some of those calories for a change on Wednesday...