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Originally Posted by Frost King
Funny how a horse posts a 14 pt new Beyer top, and a not word. Even though it is typical of California horses to run faster outside the state, than when they are at home. Where are the conspiracy theories today?
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The form on that horse was very muddled with just one start on the dirt in the past 6 months (and only 3 lifetime) and that coming in the merry-go-round Blue Grass that saw a loping early pace. In the Preakness, the confirmed late runner got fast fractions to sit behind and for good measure a ridiculous early move from the Japanese import to force the issue up front.
As has been mentioned many times throughout the years on this website by people well-versed in speed figures, 3yos tend to improve dramatically especially in the early part of their sophomore years.
Rombauer was 5th in the BC Juvenile last year, finishing well and passing several horses. That type of promising effort has been a strong profile for classic success for decades. See:
Tank's Prospect, Spend A Buck, Danzig Connection, Alysheba, Bet Twice, Easy Goer, Go and Go, Pine Bluff, Sea Hero, Tabasco Cat, Editor's Note, Lemon Drop Kid, Point Given, Afleet Alex, Mine That Bird, Lookin At Lucky, Union Rags, and Exaggerator.