31.   Price shrugged off that missed opportunity and focused, instead, on concerns about a disappointing start this year.

32.   She now has five victories in eight starts this year, putting another championship in sight.

33.   Tamara Princess, with Flores aboard, entered the race undefeated in three starts this year and ran in second place for much of the race.

34.   That became a springboard for their strong start this year.

35.   The holiday shopping season got a late start this year because Thanksgiving was later than usual.

36.   The stuttering start this year was out of character.

37.   The surgery that delayed his start this year seems to have eased some of the chronic groin problems that have plagued him.

38.   Their quick start this year, however, must be weighed against their schedule.

39.   Timber Country has not won in four starts this year.

40.   Timber Country lost his only start this year, when a soft pace compromised his late rush in the one-mile San Rafael Stakes two weeks ago.