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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
I can't think he'll stay here, as the Royal Lodge is a pretty important race (thus he's a viable contender for the English Classics) and there are absolutely no races of consequence for him in the U.S. until the Derby undercard race.
Of course, a cool plan would be to target the Blue Grass over the winter, and if he flops there reroute to the turf race instead of the Kentucky Derby.
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That's kind of what I was hoping for. Like a Spiral or turf stakes, Blue Grass, 3yo turf racing campaign here.
I suppose it's way more likely he will go to Europe the more I think about it. Sometimes they leave these 2yo's behind, though.
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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
What did you think of Crusade's race? I guess the jock thought he ran "like a sprinter" as he made an interesting advance down the backstretch before flattening out down the stretch. He's by a dirt sprinter out of a dirt sprint filly so I would presume he's more likely to stay here or return permanently. As far as I could tell, his Group 1 race wasn't highly rated and he was a big longshot when he won.
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I haven't had a chance to study the replays for Saturday yet. That is certainly a sprint pedigree on Crusade like you say.