Both of my Dare to Dream horses ran poorly this week. The both had the lead at 3 furlongs, and faded to last at the end of 5 furlongs.
Blonde on Tap failed in her second start of the poly at Arlington. Blinkers did not help, so its back to the drawing board. She works 5f very nicely, but in a real race she expends too much energy too soon. How do you make fillies relax? That is one of the world’s great puzzles.
Quick Tempo tried the turf in the Ontario Stakes at Woodbine. He had a wicked fast duel with a Wesley Ward killer and they both went too fast. QT handled the turf and the ship very well. Even with a lot of bumping he seems to have comeback in fine shape. He will run on 10/8 at Churchill in a n1x allowance race at 6.5 furlongs.
Maybe the sales horses learn to run too fast early, or maybe these are just young horses that are learning the game.
Buying A Race Horse 