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Originally Posted by Merlinsky
So he was 5th but 2 lengths behind the winner? Gotta love turf races and how you can be several positions back within just a length. Wasn't one of his attempts to break his maiden a loss to Custom for Carlos? If memory serves, Nic likes to be up front. I realize the family can route all day, but is a turf sprint a bad tune up? Does he just not have enough kick to do that? I guess they want to get him good and tired going long, but there was that thing we talked about before with bringing a horse back in a sprint and how it's less common but viable.
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Maybe he needed the race. Or he's just not that good. He was right up on the pace and the other horse stayed on just fine. Nicanor's a nice enough horse but I don't think he's stakes quality. I doubt they would've taken him to Delaware if they thought he was.
04-08-2010, 04:27 PM
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