3 Geldings and a filly

[Calzone Lord]

I think a good argument could be made that the four best horses we've seen to this point in the year are 3 geldings (Game On Dude, Wise Dan, and Successful Dan) and a filly (Royal Delta)

That's historically very rare.

Successful Dan was very impressive to beat Fort Larned and Mucho Macho Man with no setup at all on Ky Oaks Day. I thought he ran tremendous when 2nd to a dream trip Fort Larned in the Cornhusker and FL demolished a good Whitney field in no doubt about it fashion next out.

He's out for the year now, but his races were tremendously good. Nothing like a 6-year-old out of training with an 11-7-2-1 lifetime record. Successful Dan is a case of what could have been.

It's a shame I'll Have Another and Bodemeister both fell apart physically, because they both seemed on the verge of jumping into the top of this discussion.