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[Royal @roya1c]

@Kevied72 He was too good on the dirt 😂 There is no value for turf in America. Especially for stallions.

[Royal @roya1c]

@Kevied72 His dam is a graded stakes winning turf horse and Constitution has strong turf influence especially on his bottom side

[Mary Elizabeth @missmaryeliza]

Flightline was such a massive physical specimen. If his progeny follow suit, they’ll need time and patience to develop as such.

Flightline also had very turfy action, so it wasn’t a surprise to see turf mares or turf producing mares in his first book.

[Phrosti @Phrosti3]

@GhostofSwiftH Six speed was awful put that horse on the turf

[John G. Dooley @JohnGDooley]

At some point, @fairgroundsnola (1863) will have a G.1 race. Can’t wait for that day to come for the historic track.

[Royal @roya1c]

@RickJam11636370 No doubt distance is on his side but Belmont at 12 furlongs is more of a tactical race. He’s not coming from 10 off them with a 24 quarter and 50 half. The sweet spot is horses in the second flight. He would simply have too much to do

[Equibase @Equibase]

Good Morning and Happy Friday! 🏇☕️

Built, a 4yo Hard Spun colt trained by @CATRacingStable, earned the highest Equibase Speed Figure of any horse in North America yesterday, posting a 112 for his 4 3/4 length victory in the 7th race at @ChurchillDowns with @iradortiz aboard for his third consecutive win of the day!

Built went 7F on the dirt in 1:22.54 and ran the fastest final furlong in the field of 12.41 seconds.

The 2025 Gun Runner Stakes winner is owned by @EclipseTBP.

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[Ryan - Counter Point Thoroughbreds @ry_metzger]

Imagine how good Napoleon Solo will be when they find out he’s a turf horse 🤪

[Mary Elizabeth @missmaryeliza]

The Preakness does not need to be moved.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

[Royal @roya1c]

@GhostofSwiftH Go watch that turn of foot last race 😂

[Royal @roya1c]

Finally Curlin 🙏🏾

[Royal @roya1c]

@GhostofSwiftH Should be aimed for another surface

[Royal @roya1c]

@missmaryeliza ‼️

[TwinSpires Racing 🏇 @TwinSpires]

𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 @HorseRacingKK 𝗣𝘁. 𝟯

KK strolls upon the @CATRacingStable.

[Royal @roya1c]

@danielwoerner 100% true. They go uphill as they go onto the backstretch I believe as well.

[Royal @roya1c]

@IsItSwift Quality Road x Vertical Oak is turf influence top and bottom. Quality road has a lot of turf influence throughout his pedigree. Probably would be a even better stallion if he was supported with more turf mares

[Tinky @Tinky47flat]

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What a Game

Zedan Racing paid $10.5m for a first-crop colt by Flightline, which breezed :9 and 3/5 at OBS. Amusingly, the consignors, Hartley/DeRenzo, also consigned The Green Monkey, which was the first horse to break the :10 flat barrier in a 2yo sale, was sold for a reported $16m, and never won a race.

The subject colt's female family is interesting in that there are only two Graded stakes winners found through his first FIVE dams, and both were Grade III winners. It's not until his SEVENTH dam, the brilliant High Voltage, that winners of the equivalent of Grade I or II races appear.

I'm old enough to remember when those kind of details mattered. But these days, in the breed-to-sell paradigm, they don't. As long as a young colt is by a fashionable sire, and is fast enough to win a Grade I race at two or three, stud farms are willing to offer large sums of money to entice premature retirements. Durability is of negligible importance. Likewise stamina, though a modicum is required for KY Derby prospects.

Perhaps this colt will become a Champion, perhaps not. But as long as the dubious incentives remain in place, the insidious cycle will continue.

[Royal @roya1c]

Time to get Napoleon Solo and Buetane on the grass

[Darin Zoccali @atTheTrack7]

@GhostofSwiftH Watch the horse's previous replays. Earlier in his career when he was hi/urged he bolted. Every race the ride is the same, sometimes he wins, sometimes he doesn't. Whether he wins, runs 3rd, 6th, the rider does not push the horse and never goes to the whip.