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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
Not awful, but it was certainly a surprise to see a son of his competing well in races at a classic distance.
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It's kind of interesting, because Yonaguska had a pedigree to be good at middle distances. As far as I remember, he only started twice in route races, getting third in the Champagne and running unplaced in the BC Juvenile. He retired after his 3yo season.
Certainly his sire, Cherokee Run, has been a good source of route horses. Seems like every year he has some sort of Derby prospect (eg Chelokee, Zanjero, War Pass, Kafwain, and now Industry Leader in CA). That's sort of surprising, too, because he made his mark as a sprinter.
But then you remember that he was a neck away from being a Preakness winner.
11-24-2010, 12:32 PM
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