ruffianlover

Two of the best to ever do it. Swiss is so underrated. She beat the derby and classic winner in an all out dog fight y’all. Can’t disrespect Monomoy either. Between these two it’s too close to call and just like the distaff the winner will be whoever gets the jump out of the gate first with a clean break and a clean trip.

Chrome, I cannot believe you are 10 years old! It feels like just yesterday I watched you dazzle in the California Cup Derby and fell in love with the flashy chestnut. A few years back in 2016 I snagged a limited edition Chrome plushie hoping one day it would be loved and cherished by one of my children one day. Well that dream came true, my horse loving two year old falls asleep clutching her ‘Chrome’ every night in a death grip. It hurts to know I’ll never be able to bring her to Kentucky to see her real life Chrome up close in person. But it warms my heart to know that my undying love for Chrome lives on through https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/01264f080ce5ee47557e1b6edbe40e2cd739f1c3f7904a8d1bfc57ac35617898.jpg my daughter.

And he wasn’t even better than a filly

One bad break cost Swiss HOTY. Sucks.

I have zero interest in those horses you mentioned. Not thrilling to see more juiced up Baffert horses. Tiz was one of my all time favorites. Same with Omaha Beach and Union Rags. Only one who didn’t break my heart was Chrome.

But I don’t have heavy favorites all the time. The three I mentioned were horses I absolutely loved and every time they’re off to the shed. Only horse that didn’t was Chrome. Sucks.

This is gut wrenching. I am seriously crushed. This was one of the only male horses I was looking forward to seeing next year. But this is just my luck, all my favorites seem to retire. First Union Rags, then Omaha Beach, then Tiz the Law. Three of my favorite boys who showed such promise and had premature retirements. This game sucks so bad sometimes.

Yeah but a stumble in the classic is the same as a stumble in the distaff

I didn’t say anything about her going to the distaff. I said I hope she wins hoty next year

They did stretch her out in the oaks and she wasn’t the same. Imo Swiss and monomoy beat her at two turns