Las Vegas
First, merry Christmas. Here is hoping it bears some resemblance to a positive normal.
The racing year reaches a final climax Saturday. Rather than a punctuation mark on 2020 that sounds like the loser horns on “The Price Is Right,” it actually might be a clarion call for 2021.
Presuming a winter storm or the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health do not re-enact any of last season’s delays, Santa Anita will host the final significant day of North American racing before horses turn another year older next Friday.
The $300,000 Grade 1 Malibu will be the last big dance for current 3-year-olds. It is literally a dash of unfulfilled ambition for 2020.