SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Get this. It's the 35th running of the Sword Dancer. A guy shows up with a horse. He thinks the horse has a shot. His owners do too. The horse flies under the radar. Last time out he was fifth in a Grade 3. He goes off at 33-1. But the guy has faith in his runner. He thinks they could actually win this thing. And that's how Alex Lieblong's Telling found himself at Saratoga on Saturday, closing late into a wicked pace and blowing away a field of top contenders like 2004 Breeders' Cup Turf winner Better Talk Now and two-time defending Sword Dancer winner Grand Couturier. The 5-year-old son of A.P. Indy told us three things loud and clear; he loves the turf, he loves the mile and a half, and he loves Saratoga. This guy, Steve Hobby, 53, is a resident of Hot Springs, Arkansas. He'd never trained a Grade 1 winner before. The owners, Alex and JoAnn Lieblong, are also Arkansas residents who competed on the rodeo circuit in their younger years. The horse, originally pointing for an ungraded stake called the Rossi Gold at Arlington Park, blew away the field by two lengths. You'll read the rest in the papers tomorrow. For tonight, it's enough to say that the story of a long shot upset is one of the best things about racing, made all the more sweeter by a victory at the Spa. So this one's for the little guy. Don't ever let anyone tell you not to try.