Just give her the chance. She wound up getting the chance after a tense week of fence straddling. And she turned the chance into a statement. Frankel asked, exuding relief when it was over. Nobody would've known.
Horses are strawberries today, jam tomorrow.
Flute was one ripe strawberry yesterday. This wasn't exactly a golden trip for jockey Jerry Bailey. That was about the only element of Oaks Day that wasn't gilded to near excess. And the celebrities were almost too Derbyish. The Oaks paddock was flush.