Would anyone have considered the possibility that the son of Elusive Quality could have been a US based classic colt? Stonerside didn't. I think they sent him where they did to get G1 turf miles for 3yo's.
I agre that alot of the elite bred horses have gone overseas over the last 25 years but this colt wasn't sold. His US based owners took sent him there.
If his ProRide form were to prove similar on dirt I have to think that he could well have made this a very interesting 3yo crop. (Esp if fellow KY bred Casino Drive had not gone to Japan.)
I don't know if Raven's Pas could have taken Big Brown up to the Preakness but given BB's two subsequent races (and the subsequent dreadful races by Coal Play and Poudinsky) it sure looks like Raven could have been a force in the US 3yo division if he can run on dirt. Bummer he didn't stay here.
I think that had Stonerside not sold to Darley, Raven's Pass would have gone to the Mile. Sheik Mo is more of a risk taker than McNair who would have opted for the Mile to spiff up the colt's sire credentials.
My guess is that Raven's Pass will point to the DWC and finally get to run on dirt. The concern is that if he gets channelled into the "Godolphin" operation, there is no telling what will happen to him.
I didn't have him on Sat but I have followed the Raven/Henry rivalry this year and think that it' too bad that Stonerside sent this one abroad.
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RIP Monroe.
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