Todd Pletcher unleashed one of his most promising juveniles of the year in Discreet Dancer in this afternoon's third race at Gulfstream Park, as the two-year-old son of Discreet Cat blew away his opponents in a 5-1/2 furlong maiden special weight while breaking the track record.
Sent off as the 3-5 favorite under Javier Castellano, Discreet Dancer tracked the early pace set by Someday Came beforing blowing past him rounding the far turn. After running a half-mile in a quick :44.99, he coasted home an easy winner by 9 3/4 lengths in 1:02.34, eclipsing the previous track record of 1:03 flat set by Paizano on January 23rd, 2010.
It will be interesting to see where Discreet Dancer turns up next. Races such as the Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II) later in the meet look like intriguing next-steps, and then a step up in distance in the Florida Derby (gr. I) could potentially set him up for a run at the Kentucky Derby.
-Keelerman
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