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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up
I really dont get the odds that horse has gone off both times, I had heard about him a while ago. I thought it interesting the move to grass, maybe its the only condition they could get to fill.
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Yep, but this time of year in CA, as you well know, there's not much dirt racing for 3yos at Del Mar, so experimenting on turf isn't too foolish (though a bit risky on a horse that's stretching out for the first time as well).
Plus, the Glen Hill Farm bloodlines are usually laden with turf ability and Smarty Jones, being by Elusive Quality, may turn out to be one of those sires that gets grass runners without starting on the stuff himself (eg Lemon Drop Kid, Danzig). He had one nice 2yo winner last October at Belmont on the grass (though it broke down after the wire) for Frank Alexander.