I'd say the performance and figure for Grasshopper made it clear that he is not just a Saratoga horse for course and in the hands of a careful and prudent horseman like Neil Howard he has the potential to put together a nice little season. He is a winner at Churchill and Saratoga, handled the heat in the summer nicely, and seems to have a great deal of upside being so lightly raced. While I'm not one to forecast accomplishments like Eclipse Awards and such, I'd say he can definitely pick up a Grade I this year.
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