Forever Together steals the Diana, denying Kent Desormeaux win #5,000
Saturday’s “win and you’re in” challenge races for the 2008 Breeder’s Cup at Santa Anita produced started off with a bang at Saratoga in the Grade 1 Diana.
Forever Together pulled off a bit of an upset by rallying in the stretch and passing the entire field. As expected, Bayou’s Lassie had set the pace in the early going ripping off fractions of 23.47 and 46.98.
Dynaforce looked like he was going to take the race as he pulled past Bayou’s Lassie in the stretch, but Forever Together was just unwinding with her winning move and blew past Dynaforce in mid stretch. You can only imagine what was going through jockey Kent Desormeaux’s mind aboard Dynaforce as I’m certain he felt for a moment like win number 5,000 was just a few yards away.
Forever Together returned $20 for the win. Dynaforce finished second with Rutherienne in third.
I had it!