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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann
With Kafwain over Rubiano, and from the Piece of Pie family, it's something of a miracle he could win at 8f. Maybe it was the maturity advantage that Kafwain had late at 2 and early in the classic campaign, passed down.
Why do you think he will handle dirt better than Pioneerof the Nile, I Want Revenge, Chocolate Candy, et. al? They are most of them as well dirt-bred as The P. Is it his front-running style? Won't get dirt kicked in his face?
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Yeah, in large part. Plus that it took him a while to get used to the surface and break his maiden. He doesn't really fit the profile of the typical synthetic specialist who usually takes to the synthetic surface immediately and wins with a late run on the outside. And there's the possibility if the synthetics are hindering him that he could be a nice horse on dirt. Unfortunately, we probably won't find out until Derby Day and at that point the 10 furlongs will be a bigger question mark than the surface so he'd be impossible to play at anything under 25-1.