Anyone Follow Horse Racing?

[klinkman]

Adriano

Top Performances: 1st in the Lane's End Stakes[G2]

Notable Misfires: 19th in the Kentucky Derby, 9th in the Fountain of Youth[G2]

He's running in the Kent Stakes[G3] Saturday, where he is the morning line favorite, so we'll see how he does against a weak seeming field. If he fails to fire here it should be time for him to take a big step down in class. But he does seem to like polytrack ok, so a good performance might put him into consideration for the Breeder's Cup races later in the summer.

[klinkman]

Kodiak Kowboy

Top Performances: 1st in the Amsterdam Stakes[G2], 2nd in the Derby Trial[not graded], 3rd in the Breeder's Cup Juvenile[G1], 1st in the Saratoga Special[G2], 1st in the Bashford Manner[G3]

Notable Misfires: 5th in the King's Bishop Stakes[G1]

Kodiak Kowboy ran the race of his life to win the Amsterdam by a nose over Desert Key. It took a lot out of him to pull that off, and it showed when he failed to fire in the King's Bishop. Where he'll go next is interesting, but I hope that the final goal is the Breeder's Cup Sprint, as I think he is fit and talented enough for it. He's certainly a top quality sprinter but has not been tried over a mile, and it seems unlikely that he's capable of it.