Tres Borrachos and Tyler Baze upset Colonel John in Swaps
The compact four-horse Swaps (G2) at Hollywood Park on Saturday (July 12th) was a tactical race, and Tyler Baze outmaneuvered Martin Pedroza (Two Step Salsa) and Garret Gomez (Colonel John) en route to a great ground saving 1-1/4 length tally aboard Tres Borrachos. He completed the nine furlongs in 1:49.29 and paid a generous $24.00. Madeo trailed throughout.
Two Step Salsa was away in slightly awkward fashion, but Pedroza seized the early lead in short order, while Tyler Baze established inside position and took a snug hold of the eventual winner. Colonel John, last seen finishing 6th of 20 in the Kentucky Derby (G1) on the first Saturday in May, was content to track the pace outside of the aforementioned duo.
Garrett Gomez and the Colonel briefly looked home free at the top of the stretch, but the Eoin Harty runner came up a bit short in the lane while Tres Borrachos emerged from the rail and slowly inched away. Two Step Salsa battled back to gain the place by a head.
The top three ran quality races, with trips making the difference. I must admit that I am disappointed that Colonel John did not win, but my feeling is that he was short, and he should have gotten a ton out of this comeback. Besides, he is best when allowed to relax and make a strong late run. Watch for a big forward move next time.
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