It's official, Senior Senator is a Super Horse!
Senior Senator won but it wasn't easy.
McLane Hendricks tried to run with Senior Senator on Our Town but ran out of gas at the 19th fence.
Drift Society passed Senior Senator after the 19th fence and was in front as they crossed Tufton Road.
Since Tufton Road is a blacktop road open to race day traffic until 2 hours before the race, the race committee spreads mulch over the road.
However, the layer of mulch was very thin and Senior Senator did a belly flop, slipping on the blacktop underneath and losing his hind legs. Jockey Eric Poretz did a masterful job to stay on, but gave up 6 lengths to the leader with 2 fences and 1/2 a mile to go.
Senior Senator fought back and both Drift Society and Senior Senator jumped the last of 22 fences together. Senior Senator had another gear and pulled away to win by 5 lengths.
Drift Society ran 2nd and Joshua G ran 3rd.
To see a video of the race and Senior Senator's belly flow with 1:10 left in the video, go to this site:
https://www.nationalsteeplechase.com/
Good Luck at the races!