SoCalMan2 Wrote:
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> curious what you think of the Indiana Bred 3 yo
> invader in the Commonwealth Turf against many of
> the same horses from the Hawthorne Derby.

Wow, *another* live runner out of Indiana! That was
my first thought. This colt, Bucchero, pretty much
does what he is asked to do:

* Skipped usual MSW in 1st start, run in state stakes race instead: 2nd place by 1/2 length and took action.

* Shipped to PARX to break maiden. Romped and paid bupkus.

* Off 8 months (injured? dunno), 2nd at DEL, then got sawed off late at Spa by eventual race winner.

* Back to PARX for turf allowance where he only won by a length but was not seriously threatened once he made the top.

* Home to Indiana for a couple of stakes routes on dirt, a "fell asleep at wire" 2nd (or, the winner timed the final surge perfectly, take your pick),
followed by an easy win for $150K. Ho-hum.

If Bucchero can duplicate his most recent dirt numbers in a turf route, he would be a strong contender; only Saham is consistently faster,
and that one is stuck outside with "bad trip" written all over him.

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SoCalMan, you found a live one here, one that might be a tremendous price due mainly to provincialism. Mind if I play along?