Mr Mistoffelees

[Split Rock]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Quite the debut in today's 3rd at KEE.

Not very often is a 4-5 shot an overlay. This horse is a 1.5 million dollar purchase by Storm Cat out of a Saint Ballado mare, Country Romance.

This is Country Romance's first foal. She was a nice sprinter in her day. She won 4 of 10 including the Victory Ride Stakes. All of her wins were sprinting. Also, she is a half to Katz Me If You Can. That one was a superb sprinting filly, winning $400k all sprinting.

Finally, the dam, Country Romance is out of Cuddles, the $500k winner that won the 2000 Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet.

If you go even further back on the dam side, you see 1986 Apple Blossom winner, Love Smitten, who earned $450k and 1987 Beverly D winner Dancing on a Cloud.

Obviously, in the hands of Todd Pletcher, this one is going to excel sprinting and was a virtual gimme today, especially given the fact that all of Pletcher's 2 year olds come out live at Keeneland.