Dominating Performance

What a statement from Straight No Chaser in his debut today at Del Mar. The three-year old broke sharply from the gates, took the lead and never looked back in dominating the five-furlong sprint by 2 ¼ lengths. The Speightster colt set fractions of 21.96, 44.87, and completed the five furlongs in 56.44 seconds with a very impressive gallop out as well. Jockey Edwin Maldonado said after the race (video above) that “he’s been working bullets and this is what we expected” and that Straight No Chaser acted like a professional once they hit the turf course. Winning trainer Dan Blacker who wasn’t sure how the colt would like the turf heading into the race said “He’s been working so strong on the main track, is he going to be as good on the turf? and obviously today we learned it was no problem.”

It’s always good to have flexibility with a horse and we’re excited to have both turf and dirt options moving. Today is yet another excellent example of taking care of the horse and letting them develop at their pace. Your colt had several minor setbacks over the course of the last year, and we were all rewarded today with a big-league performance and hope that he’s able to carry it forward throughout the summer and into the rest of the year.

We’ll send a link to the track photographer’s website as soon as winner’s circle photos are available.

Congratulations again!