Quick Tempo survived the 700 mile ship to Parx from Lexington, and won by 6 lengths in nw2 lifetime allowance for 2 yr olds. He earned an 11 fig from Ragozin, which makes him the 18th fastest 2yr old to run so far this year. Since he was given no more than a tap on the shoulder, he might be faster than that.
I must admit that I was against the long ship, and I would not race any living animal at Parx. So the Dare to Dream guys get credit for taking the chance.
So what do you do now? Is QT a quick sprinter that should try to earn purse money while he can, or might he a two turn horse next year?
QT is an interesting case study.
- Tapizar is a son of Tapit and a great grandson son of AP Indy, so stamina is indicated
- QT’s mom was by Dixie Union, who can produce “any kind of horse”
- Monomoy Girl is Tapizar out of a Henny Hughes mare, and she is a router
- QT’s third dam is Megan’s Bluff, was a classically bred turf router (Pine Bluff out of a Cozzene mare)
I think there is every indication that QT could be a good two turn horse next year. I would put some longer works into him and get him started at the Faigrounds stakes races.
One the other hand:
- QT’s mom was a pure 6f sprinter, for Jason Servis
- The 2nd dam was unraced
- QT ran a quick 9.4 work at Ocala, but only sold for $75,000
- QT’s look is more “Dixieland Band – quick sprinter” than a longer bodied router.
- QT’s flying from the gate running style might make it tough to rate him going two turns
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