Blonde on Tap ran a badly beaten 8th the next day at Arlington. She dueled for the lead to the top of the stretch with the eventual winner , but then collapsed and had many closers scurry by her. It is good to know she has that kind of gate speed, and it possible that jockey Jose Lopez went too fast from the rail post.
The winner, Seven Docs, went off at 59-1, so maybe it was just a crazy race. BOT went off as the second choice. The favorite was a Wesley Ward horse that was vanned off. Several of the nicer horses in the field were more than 6 lengths behind BOT after a 1/4, so maybe it was just to fast early.
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