NYS Racing & Wagering Board finally gets it right!!

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Cardus

What did he do in the Louisiana Derby before that?

Beat the La-bred Zarb's Magic.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Beat the La-bred Zarb's Magic.

One of my favorite horses of all time is Zarb's Magic, he used to romp up here for 15k claimers and below, almost always showed up.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Scav

One of my favorite horses of all time is Zarb's Magic, he used to romp up here for 15k claimers and below, almost always showed up.

He definitely was reliable, as he won close to 1/3 of his career starts. Bret Thomas trained Zarb's Magic to win the 1996 Arkansas Derby, and that was a career year for the young trainer, as he also won the New Orleans Handicap with the La-bred Scott's Scoundrel.

Keith Desormeaux took Zarb's Magic for 15k at LaD when he was a 7yo. Louie Roussel claimed him for $10k a few months later at FG, and Zarb's Magic went on a tear for Louie and Ronnie Lamarque.

I see that Zarb's Magic is still tied with Sheckey Greene for the 5f real dirt record at AP. Zarb's Magic tied the record when he was 9.

[richard]

Zarbyev was a solid La. sire . Surprisingly he was a NY bred and he raced in England and the USA according to pedigreequery.