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Old 02-10-2008, 08:36 PM
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He could not have done what he was asked to do much better.

The Kentucky Derby is not in his best interest due to his pedigree limitations, and for the risk of upsetting his form which opens him to some relatively easy purse opportunities over the synthetic. He has proven to handle Del Mar, a huge advantage. Running style, pedigree and his ability to run over the different synthetics causes the question of potential to handle a firm going of turf. A purist would want to know if he could one day get a turf mile, but the best business may be to keep him in California, in top form and win as many of these easy stakes opportunities as possible.
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Old 02-11-2008, 07:47 AM
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He could not have done what he was asked to do much better.

The Kentucky Derby is not in his best interest due to his pedigree limitations, and for the risk of upsetting his form which opens him to some relatively easy purse opportunities over the synthetic. He has proven to handle Del Mar, a huge advantage. Running style, pedigree and his ability to run over the different synthetics causes the question of potential to handle a firm going of turf. A purist would want to know if he could one day get a turf mile, but the best business may be to keep him in California, in top form and win as many of these easy stakes opportunities as possible.
It sounds like the owner and trainer mapped out a way to the roses after he won at Del Mar. The weather pervented him from going earlier at Santa Anita and in the interview after this win the owner hinted at the K. Derby. I wish them luck.
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