[RolloTomasi]

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Another one for the Turf Writer's Hall of Fame...

This is a quote from the most recent stable notes at Santa Anita lauding the bloated performance of The Great One, who trounced a "field" consisting of 3 other maidens included some Baffert hype job that stopped to a walk as the favorite first time out. Apparently that makes him a major Derby contender.

Keep in mind, Santa Anita is located in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Gretzky, lest we forget, holds a host of hockey records that would fill a goalie’s net, and is not only considered by many the greatest hockey player of all-time, but in some quarters, the greatest athlete of all time, justifying his nickname, “The Great One.”

Gretzky, now 59, played for the Edmonton Oilers from 1978 to 1999...

Couldn't have prefaced this botch job any better than that condescending "lest we forget" lead-in.

Gretzky was the centerpiece of what has become known as "The Trade" in 1988 when dealt by the Oilers (after winning the Stanley Cup that year) to...you guessed it...the Los Angeles Kings! In fact a large junk of that 1978 to 1999, Gretzky was in a Los Angeles Kings uniform, which had been altered to a black and silver color scheme a la the Los Angeles Raiders. He was as big as Kobe Bryant locally in his day.

On top of that, but during his time in LA, Gretzky obviously rubbed shoulders with future white collar convict Bruce McNall, who happened to be the owner of the Kings. McNall got Gretzky hooked on horse racing for at least a brief period and Gretzky bought into several top horses. Those included Japan Cup/Arlington Million winner Golden Pheasant, Arc winner Saumerez, and Honor Grades.

I guess the only thing left to say is "Puck You" hack turf writer (no one took credit for this travesty) for promoting the sport so well.