Hope Springs Eternal

Hope springs eternal. Last Saturday I watched the Kentucky Derby with great anticipation. There were a number of strong horses running. With twenty horses in the field it could be anyone’s race. But I didn’t see any hope for a Triple Crown winner this year. Well, the eventual winner, Barbaro, ran off with a six length win. The accounts in the newspaper tell me that there hasn’t been that big a win since Assault won the Derby in 1946 by eight lengths. So maybe there could be a Triple Crown winner this year. But it looked that way for the last two years. The three races are grueling on a three-year-old horse, not only the distances but the time between races. Three races in a five week period. Only time will tell, but I’ll have my eyes glued to the tube for the next two races. Maybe Barbaro won’t win the next two races. But his victory in the Derby was a marvel to watch.