Two-year-olds of 2017

[Point Given]

Nero (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 14, 2017
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.01:00 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 8/62

[middleground]

The 2nd at Aqueduct today, a 1 1/8-mile MSW on the dirt, was full of well-bred and expensive two-year-olds. The winner was Biblical, a Pletcher-trained, $800,000, Tapit/Storm Dixie grey. But it was the 2nd-place horse, the $2 million, Pletcher-trained Marconi who caught my eye.
He's a son of Tapit and Ponche de Leona, which makes him a half to Mucho Macho Man. The tall grey missed the break and trailed the field by many lengths. But he had nine furlongs to work with and he caught the field, steadily passing horses. He went into the home turn really wide and wandered into the middle of the track, but still managed to gain on the leader. Only lost to Biblical, who had a good trip, by what looked like a couple of lengths.
Both Tapits look like they have promise, but I can understand why Todd debuted Marconi at nine furlongs. Once he gets past his wandering-all-over-the-place greenness, this is a colt who looks like he will relish classic distances.

Marconi broke his maiden today very easily; runner-up Lonely Weekend (Tiznow) should also improve.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... n-12-15-17

[BaroqueAgain1]

Thanks for the update. I was gone all day and missed my daytime dose of TVG.

[PJMIII]

Papa Caballero (2-Year-Old Gelding)
Date: December 16, 2017
Track: LOS ALAMITOS
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 49:60 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 11/20


Choo Choo (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 16, 2017
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.02:20 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 30/60

[PJMIII]

Wentz (2-Year-Old Colt
Date: December 17, 2017
Track: PARX RACING
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.00:21 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 1/9

[bare it all]

Nero (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 14, 2017
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.01:00 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 8/62

How is this name in use when it's so close to ill-fated Nehro?

[BaroqueAgain1]

Maybe because Nehro died four years ago, without any offspring?

[Point Given]

Zulfikhar (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 18, 2017
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.00:20 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/77

[tcw]

Anyone have an update on St Patricks Day? There hasn't been a published work in quite some time...

[PJMIII]

Firenze Fire (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 18, 2017
Track: BELMONT PARK
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.02:65 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt training
Rank: 7/18

[PJMIII]

A Different Style (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 19, 2017
Track: PARX RACING
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.00:15 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 1/14

[Starine]

Juveniles close out the year with a bang by Steve Haskin
http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-ra ... -bang.aspx

[ThreeMustangs]

Anyone have an update on St Patricks Day? There hasn't been a published work in quite some time...

Montauk also.

[Sparrow Castle]

Anyone have an update on St Patricks Day? There hasn't been a published work in quite some time...

Montauk also.

This is the last I heard. Back in late September, Baffert said St. Patrick's Day was "a bit immature," so he may be getting a break until later this winter.

There was a Dec 1 Paulick article that talked about Montauk.

“We'll have him down here. We plan to start him at Gulfstream, we just haven't firmed up a date yet. We certainly have high hopes for him and big expectations,” Pletcher said. “He's got an impressive debut win to go along with a stallion's pedigree and a pedigree that suggests he should handle the longer, Classic-type distances. He's an exciting prospect but he's not in serious training yet. We're kind of taking a patient approach but still keeping an eye on some big goals in the winter and spring.”

https://www.paulickreport.com/news/peop ... ship-meet/

[Point Given]

Nero (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 20, 2017
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.01:80 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 39/71

Mourinho (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 20, 2017
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.02:60 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 51/71

[PJMIII]

Tap Rap Strike (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 21, 2017
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 51:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 15/16


Maurer Power (2-Year-Old Filly)
Date: December 21, 2017
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 50:00 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 9/16

[Point Given]

McKinzie (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 21, 2017
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 47:60 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/41

[PJMIII]

Nootka Sound (2-Year-Old Filly)
Date: December 22, 2017
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:95 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf
Rank: 7/20

[Point Given]

Zulfikhar (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 26, 2017
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Six Furlongs
Time: 1.13:20 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 1/14

[Point Given]

McKinzie (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 27, 2017
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 59:20 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 4/74

Mourinho (2-Year-Old Colt)
Date: December 27, 2017
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Six Furlongs
Time: 1.13:00 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 4/10