The horses that make up the backbone of this sport

Good article on those steady eddy, hard-knocking runners.
http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2016/10/06/saluting-those-who-always-show-up.aspx

Twilight Eclipse and Hoppertunity are two of my favorite horses in racing. They show up (nearly) every time and are just super likable horses. If the sport had more of them, people couldn’t help but fall in love with it.

Hoppertunity just won the JCGC. Good for him. I don’t think he has a chance in the BC Classic, but It would be nice to see him in the Clark.