No Explanation Necessary in Suncoast

SUNCOAST S., $66,000, TAM, 2-1, 3yo, f, 1m40y, 1:44 4/5, ft. 
1–#PLEASE EXPLAIN, 116, f, 3, by Curlin 
     1st Dam: Lizzy’s Bluff, by Pine Bluff 
     2nd Dam: Sweet as Honey, by Strike the Gold 
     3rd Dam: Cup of Honey, by Raise a Cup 
($75,000 RNA yrl ’12 KEESEP). O-Niall Racing; B-DH 
Niall & ML Niall (KY); T-Thomas Proctor; J-Julien 
Leparoux. $30,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-1, 
$78,200. 
2–Nesso, 117, f, 3, Roman Ruler–Devotedness, by 
Anet. O-Amaty Racing Stables. $20,000. 
3–Light Bringer, 120, f, 3, Northern Afleet–Apt to Star, 
by Aptitude. O-Vegso Racing Stable. $10,000. 
Margins: 6, NK, 2. Odds: 1.50, 2.40, 7.10. 
Please Explain finished second, beaten a head by subsequent stakes winner Divine Beauty (Divine Park) in a key Churchill heat in September that featured five next-out winners. Third over the Keeneland synthetic a month later, the homebred again came a head short when stretched to a mile under the Twin Spires Nov. 10. The dark bay entered off a 5 1/2-length romp going 8 1/2 panels at Gulfstream Dec. 19, and was backed down to 3-2 favoritism after the scratch of Friday Gulfstream allowance romper and J “TDN Rising Star” J Dame Dorothy (Bernardini). Away last, the chalk was content to caboose the field entering the backstretch before tugging her way up into the pocket. Shuffled back a spot or two briefly entering the home bend, Please Explain enjoyed a clear rail run at the top of the straight and quickly took advantage of it, blowing away her competition to romp by half a dozen lengths. Pacesetter Nesso held on for second. Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-1. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.