RACE EIGHT OBSERVATIONS by The Wizard on Saturday, March 14, 2009

3-1 winner PROUDJINSKY won this race last year over a wet grass course and did it again here with a superb ride by Espinoza who was able not to lose much ground into the first turn despite breaking from post 12. Chased between horses until easing outside at the top of the stretch. Battled tooth and nail through the stretch and just got the bob over EL CABALLO who ran huge. Set a pressured pace from the start. Dug in gamely the entire stretch and was out nodded at the wire. Ran too good to lose. NOWNOWNOW raced in back and wide to the top of the stretch. Continued wide in the stretch and just ran out of ground in a 3 horse photo finish. 2-1 favorite SOLDIER’S DANCER raced far back as usual. Swung very wide into the lane and finished best of all too late.