hero of the day?

I just have to mention the performance Kent Desormeaux turned in at the Belmont Stakes. In an industry overpopulated with, shall we say, not the straightest and narrowest of walkers, the man followed his gut and pulled Big Brown back, finishing dead last. In a year that saw Eight Belles put down on the Kentucky Derby track, the story holds. That he is being worked over by everyone and anyone who had monetary interest in the outcome of the race comes as no surprise. Some are even going so far as to say the fix was in, thanks to the mob. I'll take my chance at being naive. I salute the guy who thought to put the horse first, and racing be damned.

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