Fongs Way

The most recent form shows a fourth and a seventh buried among unplaced runs, which at least hints that Fongs Way has occasionally threatened to get involved without ever quite delivering. A fourth-place finish is the closest this horse has come to anything meaningful, and even that feels like a long way from the winner's enclosure. At 11 years old, most horses are winding down or already retired, so the fact that Fongs Way is still racing is notable in itself — though whether that's a tribute to durability or simply optimism on the part of the team is hard to say with a record like this one.

What keeps it interesting, just about, is that Fongs Way raced as recently as yesterday. This is not a horse fading into memory — it's still active, still being saddled up, still given a chance. Whether that chance ever turns into a result remains to be seen.