It’s been a long road for Barbaro since that fateful day when he was injured. Right now he is fighting a disease and the current prognosis is day to day. He’s been in an ultra critical condition for the past week. Every day he makes it is another joyous day for the owners and fans. Still, he’s nowhere near being out of the woods. Barbaro could be put down at any moment.

Silver Train keeps on rolling through the races. On Sunday, he was entered into the $150,000 Tom Fool Handicap. Silver Train was looking to build on his good career. If you remember, he ran away with the Metropolitan Handicap on Memorial Day. However, it’s not all roses for Silver Train. He’s quickly becoming known as the horse that can only win at Belmont.

Race one is 6 furlongs in length. This $20,000 maiden claiming race is for three year olds and upwards. It’s a small field of 7. The slight favorite is Orange Express at 5-2 on the morning line. He’s a three year old gelding with a couple past races at Emerald Downs. His jockey, De Leon has ridden him both times at this track, so he’s familiar with Orange Express to some extent.

Race two at Emerald Downs, is 5 1/2 furlongs in length. It’s a $12,500 claiming race for two year olds. This race has 7 horses in it and should be slightly unpredictable. The morning line favorite is Roanoke Drive at 5-2. Roanoke Drive has only raced once, which was at this track. His race was at this track, but at a lower level and he in the race despite being bumped.

Race 6 features 10 horses going at it in a $5,000 claiming race. This race is for horses at least three years old that have never won three races. The two top horses are positioned next to each other in the 1 and 2 spot. The one horse is Mt. Rhodes (7-2) and the two horse is Jab Jab Pow (5-2). Both horses are listed at 117 and on Lasix.

The fifth race is 5 1/2 furlongs. It’s a $5,000 claiming race for horses that are at least three years old and have never won four races. The field consists of nine horses. Two favorites are Roses Bull (4-1) in the 5 position and Slew of Enerchi (3-1) in the six position. In the one position is Swift Satan, who is listed at 9-2 on the morning line.

Race 4 at Evangeline Downs is 7 furlongs. It’s a $4,000 claiming race for LA bred fillies and mares that are at least 4 years old and have not won a race since January. There are ten horses in the field. The favorite for this race is La Belle Frenchie. She’s a 7 year old mare and listed as your 2-1 favorite for race 4.

Race three at Evangeline Downs is 5 1/2 furlongs. It is a $10,000 Maiden Claiming race for accredited LA Bred Maidens that are three years old. The field is twelve horses strong. The two horses that, according to the morning line, are ones to watch are Political Tirade (5-1) in the 5 position and Nunez (3-1) in the 6 position. I like Nunez in this one.

Race four is a one mile turf race. It’s a $31,500 Allowance Race for three year olds and upward that have never won three races. Also all horses have not won a race of one mile or more since June 10. There are ten possible horses in this field. This race seems fairly even. The favorite, according to the morning line, is Zim and Torre. He is a four year old gelding and is predicted to go off at 3-1. I am a bit uneasy about this horse.

Race three is another turf race. It’s a one mile $7,500 claiming race for fillies and mares three years old or upward. All participants have not won more than one race of one mile or over since May 10. There are ten horses in the field. The race favorite is Para Vidinha. She’s a four year old filly and is listed at 3-1 in the morning line.

Race two at Mountaineer Park is 7 furlongs. The race is for Fillies and Mares three years old and upward which have never won four races. It’s a $15,000 claiming race on turf. There are ten possible horses for this field. This field features two morning line favorites. Far Too Grand is listed at 3-1 and Morty’s Legacy is listed at 4-1. Many are expected to jump on Far Too Grand.

Race one is 5 1/2 furlongs in length. It’s a $5,000 Maiden Claiming race for three year olds and upward. Horses over three years old run 6 pounds heavier. The field is ten horses, but it minds well be one. There’s one horse that’s predicted to be a runaway in this race. The horse is B a Doc. He’s a colt with one previous race. B a Doc had his first race on June 10 at another track. The race was a 25k Maiden Special Weight and he finished 8th.

Race 3 is 7 furlongs in length. The race is for three year olds and upward who have never won two races. This $11,500 claiming race has eleven horses in the field. The morning line favorite is the 9 horse, Gone to Seattle, at 3-1. I don’t see what all the fuss is about. First, Gone to Seattle has not performed well lately, especially the last race, which was just below this level.

The second race is a $14,500 Claiming race. It’s for fillies and mares 3 years old and upward that have never won three races. The field is ten strong. The race is 7 furlongs. Your morning line favorites are Make Money at 3-1 and Toolights Ruckus at 4-1. Most action figures to be on Make Money—catchy name too. In Make Money, you have the solid jockey (C J Woodley 21%) and trainer Breaux Samuel (14%).

The first race at Evangeline downs features a ten-horse field. The race is six furlongs in length. It’s a $22,000 claiming race for Fillies and Mares 3 years old or older who have never won two races. The consensus pick appears to be A Lady for Apollo, which is the race favorite at 8-5.

The season at Arlington Park Race Track still has two more months, but the number of euthanized horses has rocketed up to 17. To put that in perspective, 12 horses were euthanized last season. Just about all of the breakdowns have occurred at the same spot on the track. The culprit is the turn leading into the homestretch on the dirt track. Something is seriously wrong there. Joe King has been brought in to examine the fatal piece of track.