Y16 May Week Two

[Sunfrost]

Ernest L. Anthony Stakes - G5+ - 8f - T - 2yo
win Shatter
place Monstrosity
show Witching Hour

Witching Hour was caught at the wire by these two horses bearing down on her. They are all fantastic and any of them could have won.

SPARTAN STAMPEDE DASH* - G5+ - 7f - T - 3yo PREP FOR THE TURF SPRINTER TRIPLE CROWN
win Dancing On Nails
place Optical Illusion
show Artemis's Glory
fourth SmashDashing

Dancing On Nails is riding a wave. This horse has improved quickly and managed to hold his form and steal this race today. Optical Illusion ran hard to catch Artemis's Glory at the wire. Really close between all of them, and such top quality horses we have.

CC - I hate four-horse fields. SmashDashing faced three horses in incredible form. I would recommend dropping back in class for a race or two to potentially pick up some wins, and then coming back to face this group again. It was an ultra-classy, very close field. Great race.

NEW ECONOMY OAKS* - G5+ - 9f - T - 3yo F
win All That Jazz
place Sweet Mimosa
show Wild Daisy

All That Jazz was not taking no for an answer today, managing to get a determined Sweet Mimosa by a determined neck at the wire. Wild Daisy was not far behind and is rounding into form quickly, but faced fillies just a touch faster at this moment in time today.

[cruisey]

MAJESTIC WARRIOR STAKES*
WIN Natural Selection
PLACE  First Class
SHOW Altercation 
fourth Wyvern

Nothing wrong with Wyvern this time out (I hated placing him here), he just found himself caught with a tough group of turf runners and couldn't hold onto a solid position. 

[Sunfrost]

Cavallo, going for the BSD Turf Triple Crown? XD Congrats on the win! You've turned him and World Dominion into monsters, not that I'm surprised

[Cavallo]

VERY ONE STAKES* - G2+ - 7F - DIRT - 4YO+ F/M
win Lethal Dose
place Dry Your Tears (nose)
show Trinity
4th Ghost Rider

This race was a hot mess with no one really wanting to take the lead. Ghost Rider who loves being in the thick of things was pressed into the lead by a stalker Lethal Dose with Trinity and Dry Your Tears bring up the back. Dose was brilliant pacing herself and stalking Ghost Rider without exhausting her tanks. The pace wasn't fast as Dry Your Tears and Trinity closed, but they were not to be outdone today by a tactical Lethal Dose. Ghost Rider loved being in the thick of things a little too much at the end to pull out in front of a closing Trinity, but I bet things will be different the next go around.

[Sunfrost]

Cavvy, any feedback you can give me for Trinity? I'm getting really frustrated XD

[Cavallo]

Sunfrost you know I'm a huge fan of Trinity, today it was pace and tactics that were in Dose's favor. I think for Trinity, she has amazing experience and I don't think that a class drop will hurt her. She needs to have her confidence built back up I think. Get her noticed again with some undercards wins and then sweep in on some HOTY action.