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Originally Posted by slotdirt
Every time I see a fast debut Beyer, I think "well, that's no Formal Gold." I guess I'll be thinking "wow, that's no Maclean's Music" from now on.
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If this horse is campaigned even half as aggressively as Formal Gold was we'll be in for a treat.
Of course, they'll probably shoot themselves in the foot right off the bat by foregoing the most important step in Formal Gold's ascent to the big leagues...running through his allowance conditions first.
A few years ago, Earl Mack had another Formal Gold-wannabe named Grand Hombre, who won his first 4 races, all with triple digit Beyers. He, too, was run through his allowance conditions before tackling stakes horses.
The only mistake Mack (and trainer Dennis Manning) made with the horse was that they sold him to Godolphin after his Pennsylvania Derby romp. Of course, he never won again...and in fact, is still filling fields to this day in Dubai during the Carnival as an 11 year old.