Manilaman Provides Luster for the Million

If you're looking for a good long shot in Arlington Million XV onSunday, it has to be Manilaman. But that's according to his trainer,Wallace Howard, not me.

Manilaman will be the longest or next-to-longest shot in thelikely field of 11, and I'll probably pick him next-to-last in myratings. But I'll be rooting for him to run a good race because hisoriginal owner, the late Fred Luster, was a friend of mine, as arehis brothers, Herbert and Precious.

There are so many nice turf horses in the 1 1/4-mile Million itcould be that even though Manilaman was a locally raced horse in hislast two starts - winning them both at Arlington - he neverthelessmight be as high …