Rank: Strong Finish For 2nd by 3/4 on Track Favoring Speed All Day

Two year old colt for Doug O’Neill made start #4 on Monday in a maiden special weight at one mile on the main. Off at 4/1 in a field of 8, he broke OK from the 7 hole under Kyle Frey but got caught 5 wide into the clubhouse turn. He lost considerable ground and fell back to last coming out of that turn. Frey didn’t ask him for run until the 3/8 pole and he slowly got motoring and passed a few horses. Once he got him to the outside at the top of the lane, he finished strong for second and only lost by ¾ at the wire on a track that favored early speed all day. He lost at least 4 lengths on both turns today and he was the only horse finishing strong in this race vs. a strong speed bias. As long as O’Neill keeps him at this level, he’s a soon winner, probably down at Del Mar. He had him in a Grade 1 where he was 50/1 in his previous start and isn’t in that caliber just quite yet.

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Rank’s Race Information
Race Date:  October 14, 2024	Track:  Santa Anita		Race #:  8
Distance:  8 Furlongs	Conditions: maiden special weight		Surface: Dirt
Trainer:  Doug O’Neill	Jockey:  Kyle Frey		Track Condition:  FAST
Trouble Notes:  bumped start, 4-3wide, 3-4wide, closed well			Track Variant:  -1
Finish Position: 2nd	Win Payout:  0	Place: Payout:  $ 6.00	Show Payout:  $ 4.20

Race Replay

Rank – Santa Anita –  October 14, 2024

Rank Performance Figures Earned
Race Condition Pars	Rank Figures Earned
Race Class Level:  130	Running Style In Race:  Unknown
Final Time Rating Par: 150	Final Time Rating: 114
CPR Race Par:  108	CPR Earned In Race: 112
Fast Fig Race Par:  0	Fast Fig In Race:
Key Race Winners: 0	Running Style In Race:   Unknown
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