He could not have done what he was asked to do much better.
The Kentucky Derby is not in his best interest due to his pedigree limitations, and for the risk of upsetting his form which opens him to some relatively easy purse opportunities over the synthetic. He has proven to handle Del Mar, a huge advantage. Running style, pedigree and his ability to run over the different synthetics causes the question of potential to handle a firm going of turf. A purist would want to know if he could one day get a turf mile, but the best business may be to keep him in California, in top form and win as many of these easy stakes opportunities as possible.
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