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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
I'm not familiar with his entire record, but doesn't Victory Pete fit the bill as a cheaper speed horse?
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He's not really a true speed horse - but yeah - he's transformed from a closing sprinter to a horse capable of being on the lead in moderate enough paced routes.
He ran 3rd, beaten 3.5 lengths and got his Graded Stakes placing ... so while he didn't upset either of the two far superior horses - he made the pace and got his Graded Stakes placing ... which is a nice thing for a horse who had never run a Beyer higher than 79.
The way the race was run - on natural dirt - he might have even been tougher to break away from.