Gomez rides Ace, JV rides Ivan

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I think the Shug horse was long gone regardless. Imperial Reign was very green, and didn't seem to want to go through the hole. I think Ace has a HUGE shot in the Million, at a possible decent price.

I don't think she really had any room until they hit the 1/16th pole. She had a horse directly in front of her and horses on both sides of her. Gomez had so much horse approaching the quarter pole, that he looked like he could blown by everyone and open up a couple lengths if he went outside.

When she finally got clear, she wasn't making up that much ground, so I can't say that she would have definitely won, but I think she would have. It's tough for a first-time 2 year old to win with a trip like that. She was trapped for so long and was taking a ton of dirt in her face.

I've seen both her and the winner work before. There was no comparison as to who had more ability. Five Star Daydream looked like a decent horse. I watched her work an 1/8th of a mile in :10 3/5 at the Fasig Tipton Calder Sale. She looked like she could run but didn't look like she would be anything spectacular. Imperial Reign was absolutely spectacular. I watched her work a quarter in :21 1/5 at the Ocala March Sale. She had an absolutely beautiful way of moving. She looked like she would definitely be a stakes horse. She ended up going for $1 million which is a lot of money for an Indian Charlie filly. I think she will turn out to be a much better filly than Five Star Daydream. We will see.