Elusive Heat

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

What makes you think she might not be durable? Xtra Heat made 35 starts and Elusive Quality made 20. She seems to be of pretty good size and her stride is extremely long.

Elusive Heat's stride length is very average.

She worked an unblinkered 1/8th in 10 flat at FT Feb and her stride length measured out middle of the road.

Her dam was the absolute best I've ever seen around the far turn for a speed sprinter. She would always break sharp - other speeds would often be discouraged to rush up to duel her early - she would just fracture races around the far turn - and loaf home through the stretch in sub par come home time.

I'd watch her races visually and analytically - especially the early ones - and would never be that impressed because she was making comfy early leads and plugging home in moderate time.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Elusive Heat's stride length is very average.

She worked an unblinkered 1/8th in 10 flat at FT Feb and her stride length measured out middle of the road.

Her dam was the absolute best I've ever seen around the far turn for a speed sprinter. She would always break sharp - other speeds would often be discouraged to rush up to duel her early - she would just fracture races around the far turn - and loaf home through the stretch in sub par come home time.

I'd watch her races visually and analytically - especially the early ones - and would never be that impressed because she was making comfy early leads and plugging home in moderate time.

She was legging it out pretty nicely down the stretch today and while she was pulling away from nothing, she was doing it quickly and never seemed to shorten up.

Her work time at the sale was a fifth of a second slower than the best 1/8th mile time and it's worth noting that she's a very late foal (4/30).

It's all speculation at this point but she looked like a very nice horse today and it's always fun when the offspring of a very nice mare look like they can run a bit.

NT

[Rudeboyelvis]

Noticed that she was nominated for the Cicada @ AQU next Sunday - any word on whether Kiaran plans to ship up for that or if they are looking for something more challenging

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by monipenny

Your'e asessment of Xtra Heat was spot on match. I absolutely loved her going into the Breeders Cup Sprint. A race where fillies have proven themselves to be very capable. (e.g. Very Subtle, Soviet Problem, Honest Lady, Dessert Stormer, and the Christine Janks filly whose name escapes me. And more then I can probably recall.)

If you loved XHeat you would have been ruined forever watching "The Slam"...Now he was a special horse!

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by monipenny

Are you referring to Grand Slam whom D.W. Lukas ran in the Sprint who ran a memorable 3rd I think. Is this correct freddy?

Actually I was referring to Fire Slam...Obviously a Grand Slam colt..."The Slam" was a colt who some weird guy on the old DRF board used to praise as the greatest sprinter ever..

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by monipenny

I don't have a strong recollection of Fire Slam, but I believed he campaigned at Turfway and may have been trained by Dallas stewart?

Fire Slam won the G2 Riva Ridge at Belmont, the G3 Lacomte at Fair Grounds and the Matt Winn at Churchill. He also was second in the Delta Jackpot and the G2 Lexington. Don't remember him ever running at Turfway. Trained by David Carroll.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Fire Slam won the G2 Riva Ridge at Belmont, the G3 Lacomte at Fair Grounds and the Matt Winn at Churchill. He also was second in the Delta Jackpot and the G2 Lexington. Don't remember him ever running at Turfway. Trained by David Carroll.

the same David Carroll who used to exercise ride Easy Goer??