Last year's Belmont winner Da'Tara (Tiznow-Torchera, by Pirate's Bounty) is still seeking his first win since taking that race after finishing second in a seven furlong allowance/optional claimer at Gulfstream. It was his fifth straight loss. But to me, there were signs of promise in this one.
Under Alan Garcia, the four year old, a usual frontrunner, stumbled at the start and was next to last early. He made up ground to be second on the far turn, and stubbornly held that second by a head as winner Pictural (El Prado-Dance With Grace, by Mr. Prospector) drew off to win by nearly three under Edgar Prado.
Okay, so we've established that last year's three year olds were not exactly a strong crop and that Da'Tara is not a world beater. But today was encouraging. He came back off a brief freshening (off since finishing third in a Nov. 28 allowance) and turned in a not-up-the-track effort. He'll probably do his best running in allowance and ungraded stakes, but if he's happy and performing well there, he could have a happy niche as a 'name' horse there for years to come.
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