I thought the American St. Leger was here to stay.

I know, this probably makes me a fool. This is Illinois, after all. Sometimes we’re not even sure if horse racing is here to stay in this state: with purse money uncertain, with stallions and broodmares wandering out of the state, with future funding as stable as quicksand.

But, the American St. Leger felt like the beginning of a wave.

…to read the rest of my eulogy for my favourite horse race of the year, head over to Picks and Ponderings.