The horse's name is officially spelled 'pharoah' although usually, the word 'pharaoh' is spelled with an 'ao.'
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| A strong horse with a decisive galloping action - Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah. |
This was one of the most dominant displays I have witnessed. The winner traveled three and four wide from the extreme outside barrier (one-in, though, to barrier '17' with a scratching before the race), and yet kept complete cover over the fast leaders at every step and around every sweeping curve.
The placegetters were by no means tiring at the end themselves but the winner climbed all over them with seeming ease.
It was a remarkable win.
I don't like to tip fairly short-priced near favorites in a packed field long distance race, but this horse was always going to be difficult to beat, even though this year's field was strong and the eventual race run very true to previous form.
One thing that stands out to seasoned race followers is the dismal performances of the horses that usually run in Dubai - where there is no betting allowed, and possibly as a result, where the competition is not as fierce as it is elsewhere.
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| Alcohol and roses, and wood and mint and silk... What's missing? |
Money is a leveler or an equalizer in that sense. And you have to draw that lesson out of these events as far as market investing and just plain domestic economics and street economics goes right now. Banks are effectively, running in the equivalent of the Dubai Cup... Which is fundamentally a race for amateurs.
No alcohol, no gambling, no scantily-clad women. Seems like a world of castrated pharaohs, to me!
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