Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Fountain of Youth stakes

Cool Coal Man captured Saturday's Fountain of Youth stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. The Nick Zito-trained three year old handled the 1 1/8 well, striking from a few back in the pack to win by a half-length. The son of Mineshaft exhibited tactical speed and confidence, waiting until the time was right to swing three-wide and win.

War Pass, also trained by Nick Zito and sired by the speedster Cherokee Run, kept his record perfect in his three-year-old debut. He romped by 7 1/2, handling the $60k allowance company with excessive ease. I viewed a recap of the race, and was quite impressed. War Pass rocketed from the gate and kept the lead the whole time, the picture of a horse dead on the muscle. War Pass is all class.

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