Weekend Stakes Beyers: Taiba 101, Zandon 98, Mo Donegal 96

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

Some people are against stepping outside of the box and doing the untraditional. Going from a 6f maiden win to a 9f grade one skipped all of the usual progressions. I loved it. Did not expect or predict a win but I’m thrilled by it.

Let's be real. The only "stepping up" the horse did was running an addition 3 furlongs from his maiden trip. He already had the highest Beyer in the field and both Messier and Forbidden Kingdom were hardly battle tested themselves, what with both coming out of 5-horse single file team workouts in the SA Derby preps. Toss in the fact that the 2 favorites both missed training time recently.

Lo and behold, the Santa Anita Derby itself was conducted in a 5-horse single file team workout.

Any of those horses will be in for a rude awakening once they are caught between horses, boxed in, pummeled by kick back, or in tight quarters with a fast pace and additional furlongs to negotiate.

Horse clearly has talent, but I won't be thrilled when Taiba is toast before September.