Trainer Joe Sharp and owner Brad Grady have a pair of promising juvenile colts on their hands in MSW Cool Arrow (Into Mischief) and recent debut winner Girvin (Tale of Ekati), and both colts are under consideration for the GIII Lecomte S. Jan. 21 at Fair Grounds.
Graduating at third asking in a Laurel maiden claimer, Cool Arrow captured Remington's Kip Deville S. next out Sept. 25 and was second in the Spendthrift Stallion S. at Churchill a month later. The bay went wire-to-wire to win Remington's Springboard Mile by 3 1/2 lengths Dec. 11.
“Cool Arrow came out of his race great,” Sharp said. “We are going to maybe point both to the Lecomte, but will ultimately split them up.”
Sent off at 9-1 in his career bow in NOLA Friday, Girvin won by a head after a gritty stretch duel with 2-1 shot Excitations (Into Mischief).
“He was very impressive in the mornings and hadn't been outworked,” Sharp said. “He did everything the right way and his mentality was good. I almost ran him long first-time out, definitely feeling he was better going long, but decided to sprint him and was surprised with how much speed he showed. He has the presence of a good horse.”
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