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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Hasn't he run enough that making judgements on breeding don't matter anymore?
His sire was a fragile sprinter and his dam was a fragile horse who won her debut at 8.5 on turf than ran on dirt next out and was eased with a career ending injury.
If any judgements are still to be made on his pedigree - they should revolve around him not exactly being bred to be an iron horse who will stay sound and healthy.
Of course he has a speed pedigree - but he's also a fast horse.
In his dirt debut, he stumbled at the start and without being sent was still involved in a 3 way pace battle through fast fractions with a pair of very quick allowance sprinters whom he fractured into finishing last and 2nd to last.
So, he's obviously got true sprinter speed. As far as his stamina - his stride registered 26 feet in length when he worked a 1/4 in 21.20 at KEE April, he has an exceptionally long stride to go along with his raw speed.
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Agreed, enough already about the pedigree determining his ability at 10F. It's pretty clear to me he's 5 lengths faster than any of the other 3yo's at 9F, which is a lot for the others to overcome in the last furlong. The fragility question would be more reasonable to ask.