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Old 07-06-2010, 08:18 PM
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Kantharos is obviously one of the best two-year-olds we've seen so far this year, but there's no way he's effective down the road past 7F.
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Old 07-06-2010, 08:28 PM
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Kantharos is obviously one of the best two-year-olds we've seen so far this year, but there's no way he's effective down the road past 7F.
I am excited to see Bail Out the Cat run back... He beyered 92 in his debut, it was a 92 for at least 2 weeks, now its been moved down to an 85. I still think there is some talent there, maybe as good as Kantharos right now.
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Old 07-06-2010, 09:41 PM
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there's no way he's effective down the road past 7F.
What makes you say that?
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Old 07-07-2010, 01:14 AM
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Horses with his style and his extreme precociousness and his sprinter's pedigree never do anything down the line at longer distances.
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Old 07-07-2010, 07:13 AM
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Horses with his style and his extreme precociousness and his sprinter's pedigree never do anything down the line at longer distances.
I would hardly call that a "sprinter's pedigree."
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Old 07-07-2010, 07:52 AM
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i wouldn't either.
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Old 07-07-2010, 08:49 AM
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I would be more concerned, regarding Kantharos, with Asmussen's (in)ability to keep precocious 2YOs "good" through their 3YO seasons. Pyro looked to be fooling us two years ago but he was exposed. Horses like Lunarpal, Jardin, Ocean Colors, Hot Dixie Chick, Enumerate, Louisvilleluminary, and definitely more. To some extent the jury's still out on whether he can get Rachel Alexandra to ever return to the level she was when she entered his barn.

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Old 07-07-2010, 09:09 AM
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I would be more concerned, regarding Kantharos, with Asmussen's (in)ability to keep precocious 2YOs "good" through their 3YO seasons. Pyro looked to be fooling us two years ago but he was exposed. Horses like Lunarpal, Jardin, Ocean Colors, Hot Dixie Chick, Enumerate, Louisvilleluminary, and definitely more. NT
Fair points, but when a 2yo does something I find fairly exciting in early July, I almost always look at what his or her 2yo campaign will look like, not his/her 3yo campaign. No matter who the trainer is, projecting 2yo performances in early July forward to their following season is always close to impossible.
I just think it looks like this colt has all the makings of potentially a very good 2yo (which I realize isn't the boldest statement in the world coming off two large margins of victory).
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Old 07-07-2010, 10:09 AM
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I would hardly call that a "sprinter's pedigree."
Fair enough. . . I'm pretty good at reading that sort of thing. Lion Heart can go either way - he gets milers too - but Kantharos' best sib was a pure sprinter and everything else about him points to sprinting.
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Old 07-07-2010, 10:25 AM
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His best brother was by a sire who has not sired much, especially beyond 7f. I think I Lion Heart should be able to stretch to a mile or 8.5f with Southern Halo on the bottom.

Kantheros has looked better than any of the previously mentioned Asmussen 2yo's thus far.
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Old 07-07-2010, 10:37 AM
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Looking at just his pedigree without considering what he's shown us on the track to determine his distance scope is a mistake.
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