A 2 YO General Favored on Saturday

A 2 YO General Favored on Saturday

New Hampshire – The Out To Win stakes honors a 7 YO horse that managed eight wins from 60 starts.  He was stakes placed and has one foal to race – a maiden.  I arrived on a fine fall day to catch the morning workouts of the four 2YO entrants in the 7 1/2 furlong turf race for a purse of $60,000.

The first colt to come by my position on the rail was Hurricane Relief (6/5), a first time starter by Generous, out of a mare that was 0/17.  The plain brown colt looked very green as he galloped by me before heading for the gate to hopefully get his gate card.  He broke to the outside, worked a few hundred yards before pulling up but was good enough to pass.  Topicountc was happy as she clutched the card on her way to the office to turn it in.  As green as he looked, I think he will need some experience before competing at this level, but it is a short field and he will earn some points.

The morning line favorite, General Nutsaritch (Even) is a copper chestnut trimmed in white.  By General Nediym he is trained by wily trainer Dkyoung and has won two of six starts.  He came by me on a long rein at a two minute lick and looked awesome.  A big colt he was a closing second last time out in the Grade II Flying Saucer at longer.  He should find this much easier.

Green Snake Bite (4/1) is dangerous if only because of Toplight.  One of eight Hall of Fame trainers, Toplight has had this big bay colt turning heads in the morning with brilliant workouts leading up to this race.  He broke his maiden at this distance with an 80 speed figure and has secured the services of one of New Hampshire‘s leading riders.

The Forest Wildcat colt, Northern Rocket (7/1) has only one win from five starts and in those five starts he beat a total of five horses.  Owned by the CPU the red colt will have to really step up to win this.  Luckily horses can’t read and he doesn’t know that he looks, on paper at least, to be hopelessly outclassed.