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Originally Posted by RHT2004
Monster.
Belmont Derby winner or runner up behind that Chad monster.
Either way, this horse is top class.
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Are you sure he'll stay? He folded like cheap suit when held off the pace in the Palm Beach at 8.5f. Looks to need a well timed ride if he can only sustain his bid for barely a furlong. The winner of that race, Maraud, was a second tier turf juvenile last year and was quickly put back in his place at Keeneland last out when buried by Analyze It (albeit on a yielding course).
In the allowance, Hawkish ran down a third tier turf juvenile from last year, Morrison, who hadn't been out in nearly 4 months and was trying something he'd never attempted (setting the early pace). He has a lot to do to earn a win or a placing in a $1 million race at 10 furlongs.
Meanwhile, on the west coast, Artie Schiller has another son named Fibonacci who has run off with a maiden and a first condition allowance. He has romped in his last 2 from off the pace, both races at 9f. I'd say he's got more of a look for the longer trip than Hawkish at this stage, but both need to confirm their class in a graded stakes before the Belmont Derby.