Yep. All you can do is use stuff like pedigree, running style, and the trainers past management of said horse to project into grey areas.
But you never know until they try it.
Pioneer of the Nile has worked nine times on dirt before anyway ... including 3 times in fairly pokey time from the gate. That was with Mott - I'm sure Baffert will have him working much sharper now when he gets back on dirt.
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