Bluestocking wins for Juddmonte, Aventure, the other filly in the race, was 2nd, Los Angeles 3rd after leading most of the way.
Haya Zark broke down about 3/8ths in and it looked catastrophic.
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Dammit - I forgot to record it… so sad for Haya Zark…
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That there wasn’t a pile up is due to rider expertise and attentiveness, with a helping of sheer luck. Haya Zark was near the front of a tightly bunched group of runners when he went wrong. He did knock into Continuous and I have to think that gives an excuse for that horse’s last place finish.
On a more positive note, fillies have won 10 of the last 17 Arc runnings.
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It is interesting that fillies do so well in the Arc. It is counter to the results in most other major races. The time of year? The design of the course? A style of training?
Haya Zark suffered a fatal pulmonary hemorrhage, not a fracture as I had mistakenly assumed.
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