Running Of The Horses

Why Havre de Grace is on top for HOY

Sure, there were risks to running a filly in the Woodward. Havre de Grace could have gotten beat, maybe even badly, and gone home with her reputation tarnished and without earning her owner a cent. The easiest thing to do would have been to run her two races earlier in the Personal Ensign against fellow fillies, where she would have been 1-5 against six inferior rivals.

That's what too many owners would have done Saturday. This has become a sport for the timid, with too few people willing to take chances. The trendy way to handle a horse is to run it as few times as possible and in the easiest available spots. That's not good for anyone or anything, particularly the game.

Thankfully, a sportsman named Rick Porter is not like most owners. Before the Woodward, he relished the chance to take on Blind Luck and never ducked her. Then he decides to go the Rachel Alexandra route and tackle Grade 1 males in the Woodward. Porter understands that with risks come rewards.

And that's why Havre de Grace finds herself on September 4 in the driver's seat for Horse of the Year.

"Winning the Woodward is not easy, especially with a filly, but she's a special horse," Porter said. "She just deserved a chance to show herself, and she did."

This is what the game should be about -- challenging horses and proving, on the racetrack, superiority and greatness. That's why Havre de Grace deserves extra points when it comes to the Horse of the Year puzzle.

It's way too early, of course, to hand Horse of the Year to Havre de Grace or anyone else. With Blind Luck out there, she may not even win the older filly and mare title. What happens between now and the conclusion of the Breeders' Cup card will decide a lot.

Porter and trainer Larry Jones will have some interesting decisions to make this fall. Havre de Grace is going next to the Oct. 1 Beldame at Belmont, where she will face fillies.

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