I was going thru the list of 2015 freshman sires and I noticed that to date, of Gio Ponti's crop of 110 only 40 had started a race. Could be that many are in the Southern hemisphere or are waiting for 3 y/o turf opportunities. His stallion fee is a modest $12,500, which might explain the relatively good size crop.

Of course I remember his success on the turf and $6M in career earnings is significant. So now I'm curious about one of his get who looks to be a sprinter and headed for the triple crown trail. [b]Drefong[/b] kind of catchy c/b a RAP thing?

I don't think he could have been more impressive when breaking his Mdn @ DMR. Since he is trained by Bob Baffert he is not under the radar. Looks like they intend to try 7F next against no less than [b]Nyquist[/b] and [b]Exaggerator[/b] in the San Vincente.

Bottom Line when I look at a young horse whom I expect to be a potential turf route monster and he runs a dirt sprint like he did it gets my attention. I see Hollendorfer also has a well bred prospect [b]I Will Score[/b] pointed at the race also.

So the race isn't until 2/15 but it is about that time of the year when the nations top two year olds and their press are becoming old news. I begin to look for new shooters. The trade off between precocious win early 2 y/o's and those of curious potential that work their way into the spotlight.