A few weeks ago, I made a comment on this blog that Todd Pletcher didn't seem to be making as much noise on the Triple Crown trail as in years past. No sooner did I say that than Dunkirk rolled to an impressive win over a loaded allowance field and Take The Points impressed with a solid effort in the Sham.
Looks like Pletcher has another lightly-raced but promising sophomore to watch this spring after Affirmatif (Unbridled's Song-Witchizo, by Affirmed) rolled to a nine-length win in his career debut, a mile maiden on the turf in the Fountain of Youth undercard. His winning time of 1:34.27 was just a tick faster than his stablemate Twilight Meteor ran in winning the Canadian Turf Stakes the same day.
This is a nice sort of horse. A very well built, nice-striding animal who has a good turn of foot. There's been some speculation that we could see this colt in the Blue Grass, followed by the Derby. I'm hoping they take a slightly more conservative approach with him; perhaps another allowance, followed by a run in the Withers and Preakness, a la Bernardini? It's always fun to have fresh, talented challengers lying in wait for the Derby winner.
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