The second at Gulfstream is an extremely tough maiden turf race with at least a couple that will probably be stakes contenders, especially if Bearactor draws in. I don't know about the Tagg horse. I highly doubt they spent $450K for that horse to run it on the turf. He's really pretty well bred for dirt and I think it's a bad sign he is debuting here.
If I was going to take a shot with a horse on breeding it would be Simmard. For what it's worth, his trainer Roger Attfield scored with Red Birkin, first time on the turf, off one sprint at Woodbine, last year at Gulfstream. Plus, there's plenty of turf in his family.
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