Yes, Stay Alert is running; no, Cape Town Bay is not—and really didn’t run much on Saturday either.  So, let’s focus on the positive first.

Stay Alert runs tonight, Penn National, 6^th race, 10^th hole out of 12, a mile distance.  This is the first time Stay Alert will attempt to run this distance.  We’ll know by 9:00 tonight whether he can hang with a bunch of pretty slow, but older horses, for a mile—or not.  It perhaps will feel like a miracle if he can—but since I’ve seen the Pope since Stay Alert last ran, anything is possible.  Of course, that was true about Cape Town Bay—who came in fifth and is now being given away to a horse adoption agency.  And truth be told, if I can only hope for one miracle, I’d rather spend it on Dunraven Pass—our two year old in layup recovering from a broken leg.  There is still hope that he can actually run fast—once that leg is all healed, of course.  If nothing else, you are now caught up on our horses!  For your viewing pleasure–and if I can figure it out, I’m going to attach a picture of Stay Alert winning at six furlongs.  Hopefully I’ll be attaching more in the future!

For those who bet on our horses – Stay Alert’s odds will be very long.  He is as likely to come in first as he is last.  For my betting pool, we’re going to go wild again–$2 across!  What the hey, if we don’t believe, who will?  With luck, I’ll have reason to update the website by noon tomorrow.  Keep the faith!