Although a New York-bred, I think of Straight Story as having honorary membership among Kentucky breds as well. You know, he can hang out with them and they don't look down on him. First, he's by Giant's Causeway out of Take Charge Lady's half sister Eventail. As a lightly raced 3-year-old, he was 2nd beaten a head in the $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup, the $750,000 Virginia Derby, and the $300,000 Jamaica. What a succession of tough beats. Those were his biggest moments, but he's been far from inept since: he won the grade III Fort Marcy at Belmont on Derby Day this year.
One week later, Compliance Officer was 4th by 6 1/2 in a New York-bred, non-winners-of-two-other-than/$25,000 claimer. Bruce Brown claimed him that day, and he's 4 for 4 since, including wins in the West Point and Ashley T. Cole, a race in which Straight Story was 7th.
Today Compliance Officer is 8/5 on the morning line in the Mohawk Stakes, and Straight Story is 6/1. Who would have thought it five months ago? In any event, one of the horses seems in for a cold dose of reality, whether the Mohawk confirms how far Straight Story has fallen, or Compliance Officer comes back to earth.
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