He put the form on the board last start when a barnstorming second in G1-World Cup<\/I>, but this week Fleet Daisy<\/B> went one better, taking out the most important race of the year for horses in his class, and proving beyond doubt that he\u2019ll be a force to be reckoned with in the majors of 2008. The 2 million dollar Breeders Bowl Juvenile<\/I> was won with authority by the quality opus<\/B> trained colt, as top hoop K. Ledwith<\/I> unleashed the now trade mark closing burst to guide Fleet Daisy<\/B> to the line with a comfortable margin in hand. The race proved to be more a tactical battle than a test of speed, with the 1.43.4 among the slower times recorded for this event. The jump saw seven horses spread across the track, with De Fu<\/B> having no trouble sliding across to the rail, while jockeys on the other slick starters began to jostle for position. Broadway Dancer, Crease Infraction<\/B> (widest) and De Fu <\/B>established a handy lead in the run, with the rest of the field comprising two groups. The handy brigade included Broadway Dancer, Crease Infraction, Sahara Desert, Banking Fever, Pyralis, Smart Off<\/B> and Ghost In A Dancer<\/B>, all bunched with less then three lengths separating the seven of them. Then a break to Adonai, Fleet Daisy, Rahfleet <\/B>and Garden Society<\/B>, all racing six or seven lengths off the pace. Broke Back<\/B> and The Gun Went Off<\/B> were giving the leader a dozen lengths by this time.<\/P> De Fu<\/B> was looking comfortable by half way, and was traveling sweetly for H. Harzheim<\/I>. Pyralis<\/B> and Banking Fever <\/B>were first to make their moves, edging stylishly closer. Broadway Dancer, Sahara Desert<\/B> and Ghost In a Dancer<\/B> were well in the mix, all continuing to race handy, while first Crease Infraction<\/B>, then closely followed by Adonai <\/B>and Smart Off<\/B>, were the first group to throw in the towel. Fleet Daisy<\/B> was making his presence felt with a sustained run from further back.<\/P> Into the stretch and De Fu<\/B> was under pressure but refusing to surrender. Pyralis<\/B> headed him briefly at the furlong before Fleet Daisy<\/B> stormed over the top of them, while Ghost In A Dancer<\/B> boxed on.<\/P> Down to the wire and Fleet Daisy<\/B> had sailed home by a deceptive length and a quarter from Pyralis,<\/B> who left no doubt about his ability to cover that further bit of ground.<\/P> In the preview summary, it was noted that Ghost In A Dancer<\/B> and De Fu<\/B> had something to prove. They both stood up today. Ghost In A Dancer<\/B>, though never looking a likely winner, ran the race right out to the line, beaten just a length and a half, while De<\/B> Fu<\/B> tried gallantly to lead all the way<\/P> Broadway Dancer<\/B> secured the photo verdict for fifth, after a solid battle with Rahfleet<\/B> made ground in the run home in an indication that he may need still further.<\/P> Banking Fever<\/B> looked a chance at the top of the stretch before his run petered out. Although running eighth, he was beaten just three and a half lengths.<\/P> Garden Society, Broke Back <\/B>and The Gun Went Off<\/B> passed the faders as they made a little ground when it was beyond mattering<\/P> Adonia, Smart Off <\/B>and Crease Infraction<\/B> were in the mix early, but surrendered when the race got serious.<\/P> Fleet Daisy<\/B> is a two year old son of Afleet Alex \/ <\/I>Rhino Daisy<\/B> (Affirmed \/ Nureyev).<\/I> He\u2019s the third foal of his dam, and a half brother to stakeswinner Dragon Daisy<\/B> (Awesome Again<\/I>). This was his fourth win from seven starts and lifts his earnings to just above $1,500,000. He ran the eight and a half furlongs in 1.43.4 and returned a speed rating of 93. Previous rated # 5 in his division, this win elevates him to # 1. With three grade 1 races now on his form sheet, his record reads 1-1-1 and with this victory in the pinnacle juvenile event, it is hard to see Fleet Daisy<\/B> not securing this year\u2019s 2yo eclipse award.<\/P> Opus<\/B> is a member of the eight stable Moose Hollow Farm<\/I>, supporters of Barndog\u2019s State Tag Series<\/I>. Fleet Daisy<\/B> is the leading earner in the barn which boasts a win rate of 17.6%. Four other six figure earners share the stable, including this star\u2019s half sister. The others are Milquetoast, Solar Celebre<\/B> and Synchronizer. Fleet Daisy<\/B> was the only entry from the farm this week.<\/P> For the bettors: <\/B>Usually following this writer\u2019s tips is a shortcut to poverty, but this week we turned the tables, finding the winner (despite a plethora of disclaimers). Fleet Daisy<\/B> paid $23 for the win, and we also tipped the exacta for a handy dividend of $304.20<\/P> Crystal Ball: <\/B>It\u2019s not rocket science to suggest that any early triple crown markets would have Fleet Daisy<\/B> and Pyralis<\/B> heading the betting, but I was very taken by the run of Rahfleet<\/B>. If he\u2019s on top of the podium in early May, remember, you read it here first.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Comfortable Win for Fleet Daisy in Juvenile Feature<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/261"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5014\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}