Impressive looking South American import set to make US debut in Clement Hirsch

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Thoughts?

I thought the performance was a pretty decent building block for a horse who hadn't yet run this year.

It's tough to win "Grade 1" route races off of 250 day layoffs, especially for a guy like Drysdale who isn't going to crank them up and has been a poor layoff trainer over the years.

Without numbers to look at yet -- the horse broke slow and awkwardly early. Looked pretty dull in the early and middle, and made a nice steady, strong stretch run to be beaten less than 2 lengths and continued on with a very strong gallop out past the wire.

If someone sharp like Dutrow had this horse -- he'd get her a rabbit. In Chile, the more quick and contested the pace appeared, the more markedly better she performed.

[Danzig]

i agree with doug on this. she's got potential for sure, and i will be watching her next out.
and if include me out continues with her antics of quitting once she gets the lead, you better believe the import will be one who can make her pay.

[King Glorious]

She's the Distaff winner if they make it that far.

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

She's the Distaff winner if they make it that far.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

She's the Distaff winner if they make it that far.

It might be hard to keep her on the shelf until the Distaff at Aqueduct in April.

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

It might be hard to keep her on the shelf until the Distaff at Aqueduct in April.

Nice one...

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

It might be hard to keep her on the shelf until the Distaff at Aqueduct in April.

Pretty good. I refuse to call the BC Distaff by it's new, stupid name.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

Pretty good. I refuse to call the BC Distaff by it's new, stupid name.

I actually was just referencing a race called the Distaff where she might have a chance.

Barring something unforeseen, there are at least 4-5 better Distaff contenders than her right now, one of which won the Clement Hirsch yesterday.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I actually was just referencing a race called the Distaff where she might have a chance.

Barring something unforeseen, there are at least 4-5 better Distaff contenders than her right now, one of which won the Clement Hirsch yesterday.

If the winner yesterday is one of the top 5, then the import probably does have a chance.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

She's the Distaff winner if they make it that far.

I'm not sure how you conclude that off of that effort. It is possible, but she'll need a big boost from dirt and/or Lasix.