Triple Crown 2012 St Leger

Was just a kid of  31 years when I saw Nijinsky win the st Leger -looking back all those years  I can still feel the excitement having watched that great horse win the derby so easily. 

Down the same years  this race has held me in thrall - all the greatest jockeys have watched  and animals bursting their lungs to get the extra 2flngs has been my greatest thrill and led to my love of endurance racing.

For an animal to be able to win at a mile then 1m4f and then the 1m6f in the same year in the biggest blue ribbon races is something that transcends betting - record this race and watch it over and over again - go to Youtube and watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfSLvlDzhkc .

I of course want Camelot to win   no ifs no buts I want it to win  -

 Races that have proven to be worthy of study coming into this have been

Great Voltigeur winner (Thought Worthy): 3151363 (2-3-7) (Main Sequence 2nd)

Fairway Stakes winner (Thought Worthy): 31 (1-1-2)

Racing Post Trophy winner (Camelot): 1 (1-0-1)

Cocked Hat Stakes winner (Michelangelo): 061 (1-0-3)

Lingfield Derby Trial winner (Main Sequence): 340 (0-1-3)

Irish Derby winner (Camelot): 7 (0-0-1)

5 of 10 winners ran in Great Voltigeur last time, finishing 32112

3 of 10 winners ran in Gordon Stakes last time, finishing 113

5 of 10 winners ran in the Derby, finishing 02748 Main Sequence 

3 of 10 winners ran in Irish Derby, finishing 442

2 of 10 winners ran in Grand Prix de Paris, finishing 13

2 of 10 winners ran in the Dante, finishing 22 

These could be the key to the places for the race - the interesting side for you to contemplate is the jocks record of winning over the distance - Frankie Dettori  is head and shoulders above them all with a 24% strike rate over the last 5 years - hes on MichaelAngelo  for Gosden's (Thought Worthy Slight drift this morning) Michaelangelo is currently solid at 12s its form shouts that it is every bit as good as Though Worthy and is in here on merit - Gosden has had this race s its target since june!!!  They both have the assistance of a pacemaker from the yard .

You should not discount Main Sequence when looking at the race his second in the derby was a staying on ride and a massive troubld 4th in the Grand Prix De Paris - a lengthy inquiry - it´s possible that with a clear run he´d have been second at best, (but probably third.) 

So all you youngsters who have not quite realized how big a deal this race is - watch and get hooked on what I consider to be the very essence of the medieval sport of horse racing man and beast endurance and skill -

 Bob