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Turned out to actually be our best KD prep thus far. With a tough track, and a deep field, they delivered the best 8.5F time of the day. Early splits were torrid as expected, but the top 4 finished well.
Verifying: Not giving up on this one after his 4th place finish. The bad inside post forced his hand to get involved early, and he got bottled up late and while not finishing great, he did pass a few coming home. A better post and a better trip and he is a much bigger factor. Can certainly improve off of this one.
Reincarnate: Had a fairly troubled trip, took plenty of mud, and bumped with others a few times, but was still finding some late. Only lost by 2.5 with a lot going against him. For a front-running type, it was good to see he could pass a number of horses if needed.
Red Route One: Ran his now stylish drop back and come with one run. If not for some traffic trouble, may well have been in the winner's circle. As always, his style is fun to watch, but he'll always have to navigate traffic passing nearly the entire field. He'll have to be considered in any race going forward as he has the look and definitely the breeding to go longer.
Confidence Game: Comes back with a 94 Beyer and he ran great. 4 wide most of the race, when given the green light he had a lot of energy and finished strong with plenty in the tank. That was a big step forward for him, and there is a bit of a question of the track moving him up so much. Either way, he has earned a spot in the gate the 1st weekend in May.
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