Margano's Debut

An okay showing for Margano--he finished sixth and showed some promise as he made a big move coming around the turn into the homestretch, moving from last to finish sixth but he has a lot to learn. In my opinion, that was the purpose of this race--to get him used to racing and from that point, I think it was a good experience.

He broke toward the back, settled toward the back and than looked like he was going backward when the horse next to him, Gold Megillah, made his move a little earlier than Margano made his. Clearly they are teaching him how to rate--to wait patiently until the last quarter and then kick it into a higher gear, and there is no doubt that he has that next gear, as he showed down the stretch.

This is a different trainer so it will be interesting to see where he runs him next. Clearly on the turf and it might be back at Belmont or even Delaware Park in late October. Let's hope he came out of the race okay and don't write him off just yet--this guy is getting an earlier jump at the subject of learning how to race than any of his brothers so it will be most interesting to see if that ends up making a difference in these late blooming Dynaformers.