The horse is named on honor of the owner's usual response to his wife's offer of cookies.
The trainer is doing some things right by getting the horse to Belmont early, and the jockey some one-one strategy meetings with hall of fame jockeys who have ridden in the Belmont, and by having the jockey get some mounts in order to learn the nuances of the track. His training regimen is atypical, going with gallops instead of more formal workouts; makes for an interesting wrinkle.
Disappointing Derby competitors Dullahan an Union Rags figure to have a better outing, thus keeping the quality pressure on in Bodemeister's absence.
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