The RB Lewis 2/8/14

The RB Lewis

SA  R8  2/8/14

Not a big field but a few very nice ones in here. Baffert has a couple of good looking prospects in this and they could run 1-2. I believe he had planned on running Chitu somewhere else but changed his mind.

Midnight Hawk has had 2 races and looked very impressive in both, especially when taking the Sham in his last. I'm a little undecided about his pedigree but he can't be faulted so far and will probably be odds on today.

I really like the breeding of Chitu better than his stable mate but he hasn't met stakes company yet. I heard that he may be in here to be a rabbit for Midnight Hawk but I don't think so. In fact, I think, off his pedigree, he has a good chance to take home all the marbles.

Candy Boy is another with a lovely pedigree with a couple of Nasrullah mares in the key positions. He had to stretch out to break his maiden but did it in fine style. He ran a bang up race last time in the Cash Call and had the lead coming into the stretch but couldn't hold off Shared Belief who is the favorite in the Derby futures right now. He could be very tough in here.

Cool Samurai is a really inbred colt and I like the Northern Dancer mares in the important spots in his pedigree. He looks like he wants some distance but hasn't shown the speed of the top 3 yet. But, you never can tell because these young horses can show so much improvement race to race.

El Nino Terrible doesn't have the figures yet but his type are usually very fast at this distance. With those Mr P mares in his pedigree I just don't think he can get the derby distance but may be a factor along the way.

1- Midnight Hawk
2- Candy Boy
3- Chitu
Long Shot- Cool Samurai

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