The long-awaited debut of Curly occurs this Saturday at Oaklawn Park. Regular readers will recall that Curly is just 2 letters away from being horse of the year. That alone was enough to endear him to our hearts.

First-Timer Cherokee Queen looked home free, but Rich Citizen kept coming and just got her head in front. Go Go Pink, who was the best looking horse in the post parade, went off as the favorite, but she couldn't keep pace with the top two.