Impressive looking South American import set to make US debut in Clement Hirsch

[Calzone Lord]

Here's the horse who finished 2nd by 28.5 legnths in that Grade 1 race. She just finished a good 3rd at Del Mar in a $73,000 ALW race a few days ago:





She's basically a solid 85 Beyer type on turf for a low percentage trainer.

Interestingly, her sire was a plodding son of A. P Indy that Pletcher trained who HATED grass. The broodmare sire Stuka won the Santa Anita Handicap in 1994 via DQ of champion older male The Wicked North. He never raced on turf, but had a pedigree for it.