The two stakes wins on turf include head wins over Skipadate and Driving Snow. Skipadate ran 11th in the Juvie turf and was beaten 25 in the Delta Jackpot. Driving Snow ran a better race in his defeat.
He's been pretty much exposed as no star on turf - he's lost his last two starts on the surface, including a no excuse defeat to Mr. Rod.
As for synthetic, he was 4th in a VERY sub-par running of the Hollywood Futurity.
As for his dirt prospects, how many horses that Todd Pletcher originally debuts on turf go on to be much better dirt horses?
And as for his 10 furlong prospects, both his sire and dam were speed sprinters. It's not exactly the type of pedigree where you expect late development and improvement with added distance.
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