I asked Matz about Round Pond today on ATRAB and he said that he lost a week or so of training coming into the Beldame with a foot bruise.. And in his opinion, it was significant time lost based on how she ran...
He said he thinks he can make up those 7 beaten lengths between now and the Distaff. She will be third off the layoff Nov. 4, and 24 days is a fair amount of time for a guy like Matz to put in whatever condition he needs. She's a very interesting alternative to the obvious ones come Distaff with the explosive turn of foot of which she's capable..
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