Quick Tempo ran a solid 2nd in the Nyquist Stakes on the undercard of the Friday Breeder’s Cup day that featured 2 year olds.
He dueled a Wesley Ward horse through fast fractions, and lost to a Chad Brown horse named Highly Motivated. HM set the track record for 6 1/2 furlongs, not the record for 2 year olds, but the track record for all horses. It did appear that the track was “souped up”, as lots of other times were fast. I heard that HM was given a Beyer of 96-98 for his effort which should give QT about a 88-90 Beyer. QT showed some real tenacity is holding off the 3rd place horse in the stretch. I would be easy to say “he got a lot out of that race”.
I was not a fan of coming back on 16 days rest, and this race would still not have been my choice. However, the results show it was a reasonable choice, and the early update is that QT came out of the race in good shape. He will be pointed to a race in mid-December at the Fairgrounds.
It will be fun to watch QT develop. His running style and build suggest he might be just a sprinter. His pedigree suggests that he might get two turns.
The Dare to Dream guys deserve a lot of credit. I do not think any other partnership horse ran an 88 Beyer on BC juvenile day.
I wish I could take credit for picking this horse, but remember I bought 2% “in the blind”. I liked the horse DTD bought in the March Ocala sale (whose has not run yet), so I invested before they chose QT in the June Ocala sale.
Buying A Race Horse 