Saratoga - Race 2 Saratoga - Race 2
#8 Curlinello (3/1 ml)
Been waiting on this colt for a couple of weeks now. First-time starter for Pletcher outworked Hysterical Cat from the gate on July 26, then came back to work heads-up with Summer Laugh on Aug 1. Both of those horses then won by open lengths on the Aug 8 card. This colt also happens to be a full brother to Pleasant Strike, a graded stakes winner for Pletcher. Something else interesting, it looks like Pletcher has gone out of his way to run Curlinello at today's distance of 7 furlongs. He was entered last Friday in a two-turn grass race, but he was entered for Main Track Only, and those races are run @ 7 furlongs on the main track if they happen to get rained off the turf. Pletcher then passed on a couple of 6 furlong races during the interim, so he must feel this distance will be to Curlinello's liking. Expecting a strong run from this horse.
