In a heart stopping finish Go West Sal made believers of us all as he bested this talented Olympic field of 2yo's, in his final strides. In probably the most exciting finish of the day, of which there were many, Go West Sal finally got a distance that he was bred for and exploded in the stretch to make it up in time for the win. If form alone could have given any clue as to who would win this race, the Go For Sal would have been a 3/5-1 favorite, but by never having tried this distance before there was plenty of doubt in many fans minds as the sent him postward at an incredible $7.40-1, paying $16.80 for the win over Her Freaks.
      Her Freaks, saddled by D. Wolfe, held a one length advantage over Go West Sal for most of the race but saw it slowly diminish in a long grinding stretch dual between the two and finally So West Sal was able to stick his neck out the furthest for the win. Each recorded a 99 speed figure and finished the mile Vermont turf course in; 1:36 . Sal Is Gone, another entry of the three sent out by O/T Sal, broke from the gate last and was temporarily stuck in traffic as he navigated through tiring horses to finish third, two and a half lengths back.
      Fit Wad ran as predicted and quickly opened up a two length lead and lasted for six furlongs when Kilbeggan made his bid for the lead and took over for the shortest of interals before Go West Sal and Her Freaks roared by him and he could not hold off Sal Is Gone in the late going.

      As expected, Go West Sal improved with the added distance and keeps O/T Sal in the drivers seat to win many more of the SIM's most prestigious races with his homebreds. But Saturday's Olympic race was all the more special; Aren't all true Olympians, Homebred?

      Order of finish; Go West Sal, Her Freaks, Sal Is Gone, Kilbeggan, Fit Wad, Zeebest, Ransom For Sal, Danzig's Swede, Rule Plus April, King Woody, Colonel Earl, Sexy Ack.