Dumdolphin up to their old tricks again

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

I think Giralomo is totally legit Classic horse if he improves off of last year. Regal Ransom might be a cut below the top horses but he is usefull enough going long, I think the pace might get 2 hot for him in a mile race.... Gayego IMO SUCKS. Desert Party is all the sudden one of the top sprinters around, IMO,

Giralomo is definitely bred to stay 10f, but he was a rush job last year, and he'll be a rush job this year, too.

Though she was highly successful last year, I think their campaign with Music Note was all over the place. She ran like a short horse in the Phipps, so they panic and cut her back in distance, she crushes the Ballerina, and so they step her back up in trip instead of perhaps targeting the FM sprinter Eclipse (cuz they had little shot at Zenyatta's title). Sounds foolish to criticize given Music Note's two Grade 1 scores, but I think those victories might have been in spite of Godolphin's efforts.

I can totally see Giralomo going through the same sort of ringer and coming up goose eggs. Not really sure what he's targeting anyways. He's being given a tall order if he's supposed to show up in the Woodward and JCGC off the bench. Hopefully there's an allowance race in there somewhere.

I think there's a world of difference between a 7f race and a 6f race, so I won't put Desert Party in the top sprint group as far as the BC is concerned. A campaign like Kodiak Kowboy or Bribon last year could get him an Eclipse, however.