The way some people are talking, you would think the connections of Paddy O'Prado and Gio Ponti are suffering from dirt on the brain.
Paddy O’Prado is
already committed to the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I), while Gio Ponti
was pre-entered with a first preference for the Classic, a race in
which he finished second last year on Santa Anita’s Pro-Ride surface.
The connections of Gio Ponti are still debating in which direction to
go, and while all indications were that the Classic was the race they
were leaning toward, the word now is that the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile
(gr. IT) still is very much in the picture. Most feel this is a
no-brainer and that Gio Ponti belongs in the Mile. Because of the
indecision, we will direct this more toward Paddy O’Prado for the time
being.
The records show both
horses are grass horses, and the majority of people feel they should
run in their respective grass races – the Emirates Airline Turf (gr.
IT) for Paddy O’Prado and the TVG Mile (gr. IT) for Gio Ponti.
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