Re: Smarty Jones, the O-2 pitch (525 Views)
Posted by:
JR (IP Logged)
Date: May 04, 2004 10:43AM
02X should be applied with caution with spring 3yos. They're sudden development or "jump up" race is as likely due to the horse maturing, getting stronger, and therefore being more able to sustain the stress level of running faster. A slight regression is more indicative of their new ability and shouldn't necessarily be seen as a precurser to an X.
Monarchos was the same scenario.
JR