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Gone West. Deputy Minister. Passing Mood. Breeders' Cup Classic-G1. Mucho Macho Man. With just inches keeping the colt from his first stakes win in the Dania Beach, Albertrani pointed Brilliant Speed to the mile and one-sixteenth Hallandale Beach Stakes, in which he faced many of the same horses he had competed against in the Dania Beach.
However, the colt was to face trouble and just miss yet again. After being forced wide by King Congie, who was later disqualified to third, Brilliant Speed crossed the wire in third and was moved up to second. In spite of being sent off at , the colt swept to a narrow victory under Joel Rosario, leaving in his wake horses that had won or would go on to win a total of five graded stakes and eight ungraded stakes. Even though Brilliant Speed had run primarily on non-dirt surfaces, the talented three-year-old was pointed toward the greatest two minutes in sports — also known as the Kentucky Derby — which of course is run on dirt.
After all, the Blue Grass winner had run in the Derby for twenty-eight consecutive years. At nearly , Brilliant Speed raced extremely wide and despite closing well, he finished seventh in a tight three-horse photo finish.
In nearly any other race, a seventh-place finish is quite a blemish, but by finishing seventh in the Kentucky Derby, Brilliant Speed defeated twelve horses, ten of which had won or would go on to win seventeen graded stakes races altogether. It was decided that Brilliant Speed would make his return to turf, which he had not raced on since finishing second in the Hallandale Beach Stakes in February.
Beaten by Brilliant Speed were the winners of seven stakes races total. Due to the sluggish pace, the Albertrani trainee sat near the pace throughout the race, though he usually closes from mid-pack. Brilliant Speed and Western Aristocrat, who was making his North American debut, battled neck and neck around the far turn and though Brilliant Speed tried valiantly, he could not pass Western Aristocrat and finished second, beaten a length.
Facing some of the most talented grass horses in the world, Brilliant Speed was one of four American-trained horses in the nine-horse field. As the third longest shot on the board, the three-year-old made a rally on the outside on the far turn and took the lead at the top of the stretch, maintaining it until inside the final furlong, when he was overtaken by the gifted European horses St.
Nicholas Abbey and Sea Moon. Brilliant Speed has always faced quality fields, even while he was still running in the maiden ranks. The colt will return for a four-year-old campaign in and will hopefully continue to display his ability to run against the best.
The turf is clearly where his brilliance shines. Links can be found on the right side of the blog. Labels: belmont park , blue grass stakes , breeders' cup , breeders' cup turf , brilliant speed , gulfstream park , keeneland , saratoga race course , tampa bay downs. Anonymous January 11, at PM.
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