Gimme 3 Lutes for 1 Big Brown. No brainer.
The Lutester was bred to be a router and he finished a close second to Awesome Gem in the San Fernando at 8.5 furlongs. I'm not going to disagree with Baffert that his talent was superior; he's an outstanding physical specimen (unlike e.g. Smarty) and I think he could well outsire his pedigree. And remember that although Real Quiet is not "successful," he's sired two multiple GI winners. (Pussycat Doll the other.)
A scary moment last summer (2007) on Pacific Classic day, the workouts early morning; the announcer said "Now finishing at five furlongs, that's Midnight Lute. . ." But there were 2 horses maybe too close to the rail, and Midnight Lute practically ran them over. . .I closed my eyes, the crowd gasped, my friend said "Its okay, just a rider down."
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