"HOT" "HOT" SENTIMENTAL PLAY OF THE WEEK!


All summer long I have been looking forward to seeing my watch horse Cornucopian, a half-brother to Grade 1-winning millionaire Guarana, makes his debut.

I waited, waited, waited, and finally he makes his debut this Sunday February 23, 2025.

Make no mistake about it -- I am very excited to see Cornucopian run, but when I found out that another one of my favorite horse is also scheduled to run on the same afternoon as Cornucopian does -- I pivoted all of my attention toward this sentimental favorite horse of mine instead.


IS IT GREAT TO BE A HORSE RACING JUNKIE or what?

I got to see two of my favorite horses run on the same afternoon.

HOW AWESOME IS THAT?

My other favorite horse is Theravada, a regally-bred daughter of Tapit out of the multiple Grade 2 winner Cambodia.

Yes, that is right: CAMBODIA.

OH, WHAT A SMALL WORLD!

Cambodia (lifetime: $858,913) won the $200,000 Gr II Yellow Ribbon Handicap on August 4, 2018 at Del Mar beating world-class racehorses that came from Europe and Canada, including top grass horses from the United States (Chad Brown's).

In addition to her stake wins twice in the Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2) in 2017 and 2018 (back to back), both at a distance of 1 1/4 miles, she also won the 2017 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2) and the 2017 Gallorette (G3).


She retired to a broodmare in 2020 with a stellar resume.

She was mated to Medaglia D’oro for the 2020 breeding season.

I don't know the status of her first foal from mating with Medaglia D’oro.

Theravada is Cambodia's second foal.

Theravada is set to make her career debut on grass for trainer Rusty Arnold at Gulfstream Park, race 2, in a 7 1/2-furlongs race for 3-year-old fillies, starting from post 10 in an overflow field of 15 fillies, but only 12 is allowed to run, with the remaining 3 are listed as "Also Eligible" horses.

The morning line odds haven't been posted yet, so I do not know what Theravada's morning line odd is.

Nonetheless, I will bet her based on my sentimental reason and not based on her morning line odd or my handicapping prowess.

I will bet her to win -- YES, THAT IS RIGHT: WIN -- NOT PLACE OR SHOW!

IF SHE WINS I MAY NOT CASH THAT TICKET -- I PROBABLY WILL KEEP IT FOR SOUVENIR PURPOSES.


HAPPY SPECIAL SUNDAY, EVERYONE!
HAPPY SPECIAL SUNDAY, EVERYONE!
HAPPY SPECIAL SUNDAY, EVERYONE!