I thought Sort it Out ran a great race. Naughty New Yorker and Scrappy T both ran a bit better in my opinion and at a glance they all looked sufficiently bred for 10 marks. From one viewing, it didn't look like Naughty was getting towards the end of the rope, looked more like he ran outta ground against a horse that is bred nice for distance. Going by gut impressions, its hard to say Naughty hung vs. Scrappy in the prior also. They are both competent looking horses right now. If those top four stay fit they are the type an owner would love to have in his barn.

Granted the test will come when the track is bigger or in Florida or in Kentucky.

How much did Stonerside pay? I gotta figure close to a million. More than that might be a bad bet. It all boils down to price doesnt it?

Hard to say what kinda horse FuRok is and even harder to project Roman Ruler at Churchill Downs. Baffert needed a backup.



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