Fair Grounds play for Saturday (The Lecomte Stakes) Fair Grounds - Race 10
#1 Malibu High (5/1 ml)
Very talented colt here, who almost certainly is going to be overlooked in this race. Was hugely impressive in his Churchill debut last June, roaring down the stretch from way, way behind to win @ 4 1/2 furlongs, something you almost never see. Disappeared thereafter, then popped up again @ Fair Grounds when breaking from the rail over a very sloppy racetrack while showing no recorded workout for the entire month before the race, then was racing down inside behind horses and getting mud kicked in his face the whole way before finally scooting through an opening and finishing strongly once again, despite all the variables that were working against him there. Absolutely a contender here as long as he can stretch out okay, which seems likely based on the way he's finished in his only two starts thus far. Excellent value.
Btw, here are the video replays from both of his starts thus far. Worth watching for sure (he's in the blue silks)
[url]https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/USA/CD/2012/6/1/5/race-5[/url]
[url]https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/USA/FG/2012/12/28/2/race-2[/url]
