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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Yes and no. Either you are right or it points that perhaps he didn't pass the race while also doing well. For my money, when they run by appointment only there is a reason. This one's " two and out " campaign that was mapped out after his maiden win always smelled.
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You may be right about this horse having issues that cause him to be campaigned with kid gloves. This was the lead in Dave Grening's track report from October 8 (one day before the Champagne):
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The Breeders’ Cup is four weeks away, but when it comes to Boys At Tosconova, trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. wouldn’t mind if the $2 million Juvenile were run this weekend.
“He’s ready to run right now,” Dutrow said Friday morning after watching Boys At Tosconova work an effortless six furlongs in 1:13.18 over Aqueduct’s main track. “All we have to do is bide our time; it’s not like I have to get him ready to run. He’s ready to chew somebody out right now.”