Battle of the Exes

As I mentionen before, the race "Battle of the exes" will be this Sunday 7 of August and it promises to be a great show between Chantal Sutherland and Mike Smith, who had romantic relationship that led to an engagement, feelings that are supposed to be "over" after this race.

During the press conference they gave on Wednesday, they both expressed a great respect for each other, but jokes and sparks also flew that day, which just gave more excitement for this Sunday.

"It would be really fun to win; I'm a little nervous...but there's something about him that makes you want to kick his butt", said Chantal. Meanwhile,  Mike commented that his previous experiences in match races would be useful during this one, promising to give Chantal a "shake and bake crossover move".

Mike Smith will be riding Peter Eurton's Joker Face (the favorite for this race); Chantal, on the other side, will be on Parable, trained by Carla Gaines... so, it would be definitely a women vs. men day, since this Sunday is also "Ladies Day" at the famous racetrack.

This match race will be Del Mar's fifth race, which includes legendary horses like Seabiscuit - Ligaroti, and the latest "Battle of the Sexes", between jockeks Patrick Valenzuela and Julie Krone in 2003. (FYI: P VAL won).