Robert B. Lewis
This looks, on paper, like a two and possibly one-horse race led by Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) hero Thousand Words. The $1 million colt out-dueled Breeders' Cup Juvenile runner-up Anneau d'Or and figures to improve with the experience in his third start.
Connections initially looked at waiting until March to enter Thousand Words again, but word from Bob Baffert was that this colt was too energetic to wait. The Pioneerof the Nile colt runs for a partnership of Albaugh Family Stables and Spendthrift Farm.
Tizamagician, a popular Jan. 1 maiden winner given he's campaigned in partnership with the MyRacehorse group, will get his step up to stakes company. Richard Mandella saw the Tiznow colt run second four times before breaking through, a scenario not unlike Omaha Beach before he got going in the right direction as a 3-year-old.
In this field, perhaps Taishan deserves another look. He was highly regarded into the Jan. 4 Sham Stakes (G3) but that day, as with the rest, was run off his feet by Authentic, another from the Baffert barn.
Connections initially looked at waiting until March to enter Thousand Words again, but word from Bob Baffert was that this colt was too energetic to wait. The Pioneerof the Nile colt runs for a partnership of Albaugh Family Stables and Spendthrift Farm.
Tizamagician, a popular Jan. 1 maiden winner given he's campaigned in partnership with the MyRacehorse group, will get his step up to stakes company. Richard Mandella saw the Tiznow colt run second four times before breaking through, a scenario not unlike Omaha Beach before he got going in the right direction as a 3-year-old.
In this field, perhaps Taishan deserves another look. He was highly regarded into the Jan. 4 Sham Stakes (G3) but that day, as with the rest, was run off his feet by Authentic, another from the Baffert barn.
