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Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer
Looking Jeremy over as a longshot for the Mile exotics...
When foreign horses run in America, I like to generalize that they want a furlong or so more in The States.
This guy Jeremy ran in the 8furlong Queen Anne G1 stakes back in June, and he made the lead in the stretch, and was just beaten by a very good horse in Ramonti.
Kind of interesting the racing post mentions in the Queen Anne comments that he is a 7 furlong horse and that he much prefers a firm going. 
Follows the Queen Anne with a solid 3rd in the Grade1 Sussex(Ramonti,Excellent Art) , and then a real clunker going 7furlongs in a Grade1 on Soft going in his last.
a 7 furlong horse maybe I move him up a little here, with a fair amount of class internationally, and maybe if we get a firm Monmouth Turf - maybe he gets another slight upgrade over any Europeans with a soft preference... PLUS a real clunker in the last to throw the hounds off the trail.
Probably a waste, but I may include him on some vertical exotics |
I can assure you that he doesn't prefer firm ground. Good ground is perfect for him. If they are calling the turf "firm" in America it could be far to jarring for any of our horses in the mile.
I'm not saying Jeremy won't handle it firm, but according to the trainer he is better on good ground.
The joy with Excellent Art is that he seems to enjoy any ground. Has won on good to firm and heavy.