Summer Front
emerged from his game victory in Saturday’s Grade 3 Hill Prince in good
order, trainer Christophe Clement reported Sunday morning.
“As of now, everything is good,” Clement said. “We
are enjoying the win. Obviously he’s a nice horse, to win that way, three
strides and being boxed in. That’s what good horses do. I was very
impressed by that. He came back OK, a little bit stiff, but not bad. I have not
called Mr. Moore yet [of Waterford Stable], who is the owner, but we’ll
have to think about the next race.”
Clement continued to praise Ramon Dominguez’s cool-headed ride
aboard Summer Front in yesterday’s race. Trapped behind horses through
most of the stretch, Dominguez angled the son of War Front outward with a sixteenth
of a mile to go, and the horse bounded swiftly by the front runners to get up
by a half length.
“We all watch Ramon ride every day, so we know [his
style],” Clement said. “Yesterday Ramon never panicked, never tried
to force anything, he was just so patient. So Ramon’s ride, plus the
horse’s ability, it was great to watch.”