Samhain were also a big part of the festival and often involved nuts and apples. In the late 19th century, Sir John Rhys and Sir James Frazer suggested that it was the "Celtic New Year", and this view has been repeated by some other scholars. In the 9th century AD, the Western Christian church shifted the date of All Saints' Day to 1 November, while 2 November later became All Souls' Day. Over time, Samhain and All Saints'/All Souls' merged to create the modern Halloween. Historians have used the name 'Samhain' to refer to Gaelic 'Halloween' customs up until the 19th
Better Talk Now another Grade I race, especially as he had beaten the eventual champion turf horse Kitten's Joy head-to-head. Accordingly, he entered Better Talk Now in the Hollywood Turf Cup on December 4. However, the pace was slow and Dominguez had trouble settling the horse. On the final turn, Better Talk Now became rank and pulled his way to the lead while racing extremely wide, then tired in the stretch to finish sixth. Better Talk Now made the first start of his six-year-old campaign on April 23, 2005 in the Fort Marcy Handicap at Aqueduct. He raced in last place for the