This was something so magical, something that touched so many people so deeply and seemed to unite an entire area of nearly 7 million people in a way that may not happen again.
The Astros were the last team standing in 2017 after a year that had it all: Incredible personal achievements, home runs galore, hard-throwing pitchers reaching milestones and an October filled with drama that went down to the last game.
Midnight Crossing proved impossible to catch in Saturday’s Robert Frankel Stakes for fillies and mares on turf at Santa Anita, rewarding jockey Brice Blanc’s decision to put the longshot on an early lead.
The typically cold-shooting Bulldogs built a 23-point second-half lead by sinking 15 of 22 attempts from behind the arc.
