2/26 (GP): Fountain of Youth, Hutcheson, Davona Dale (G2's)

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by paulo537

He was finished at the 5/16 pole.

Yes, that was not a good sign. I don't think Mott expected THAS to run that poorly; there's a difference between not being 100% and just being bad. Had it been just a matter of not being totally cranked, the colt would have been beaten maybe a couple of lengths or so; instead he faded badly.