Watching Blind Luck run in another stakes race brings me back to my childhood career of watching cartoons. One cartoon in particular especially reminds me of the outstanding filly. Remember Mighty Mouse? Sure you do. He always arrived just in the nick of time to save the day. Sound familiar?
“Here she comes to save the day!”
That means that Blind Luck is on the way. Yes, sir when there is a wrong to right, Blind Luck will join the fight. On the sea, or on the land, Blind Luck has the situation well in hand.
Matter of fact, I have started humming the theme song every time she runs, and I can't believe that I am the only one.
She did it again today. For the 11th time in 20 races, and on her trainer Jerry Hollendorfer's 65th birthday, Blind Luck came from last, and just in the nick of time, to power by her rivals in the Grade 1 Vanity Handicap today at Hollywood Park. With Garrett Gomez in the irons, she got up to hit the wire a half-length in front of the high quality filly, Switch.
Like a superhero, Blind Luck seems to show up for every big race and launches her patented rally every single time. She has run in 18 consecutive graded stakes, in less than 24 months, and with today's win, she raised her remarkable record to 20-11-7-2.
The win was the second straight for the daughter of Pollard's Vision, after scoring in the La Troienne Stakes last month at Churchill Downs, as she builds momentum for another expected showdown with her familiar and excellent rival, Havre De Grace in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap to be run July 16 at Delaware Park.
In winning today's prestigious race, Blind Luck became the first horse not named Zenyatta to make it to the Vanity winner's circle in four years. And just like Zenyatta, she used a late run as consistent as death and taxes to get the job done. She's not a relative giant like Zenyatta, though. Blind Luck is more of a mighty mouse.
As a small child, I was a fan of Mighty Mouse, nowadays, I have Blind Luck. Who says it's not fun to grow up?
“Here she comes to save the day!”