RACE 3
1 1/16 MILES (TURF)
State-bred OC 20k/N1X
Three Years Old and Upward
#2 Frensham (15-1)
He exits a very productive turf stakes race from June 21st at Santa Anita where the second and third place finishers both came back to run BIG yesterday and finish second and third respectively in the Oceanside Stakes. Many could argue Frensham wasn't much of a factor in that Santa Anita race when he finished last of 9 and beaten over 15 lengths. I'd actually argue that he was for 2/3 of that race until they turned for home and he basically ran up the backside of a horse that was coming out. This caused Gutierrez to check hard and put the whip away for another day. Today just might be that day, as he takes a significant drop in class and to a group that he actually belongs with. Notice the last time he ran against a group he fit with, he broke his maiden at Santa Anita by over 2 lengths on the dirt. Doug O'Neill and the ownership group have been pretty aggressive with this 3 year old colt in his 7 lifetime starts, with 4 of those 7 starts being against stakes company. Note that 2 of those stakes were before he even broke his maiden so clearly his connections think he has a bright future. I'm looking for him to put up a BIG effort in this spot, and therefore is the QRacing PLAY OF THE DAY
Good Luck,
JimmyQ
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