Tough Critic A First-Out Winner For Caravaggio At Keeneland

2nd-Keeneland, $72,737, Msw, 4-24, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:04.73, fm, 1 1/4 lengths.
TOUGH CRITIC (c, 2, Caravaggio–Thatchit {Ire}, by Invincible Spirit {Ire}), one of a handful of first-time starters in the field, took his time into stride and had only one rival beat as a pair of runners dueled for the lead into the far turn. Still well beaten at the half-mile pole as 4-5 favorite Longshoreman (Twirling Candy) began to open up a sizable advantage up front, the 6-1 shot picked up the bridle with a wide, sweeping move off the far turn and gobbled up the ground down the outside to surge past that leader late and graduate by 1 1/4 lengths. Out of a half-sister to GSW/MG1SP Radiohead (GB) (Johannesburg), Tough Critic's only younger sibling is a yearling half-sister by Lexitonian. Sales History: $47,000 Ylg '24 SARAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $35,049. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Dew Sweepers LLC; B-Delehanty Stock Farm (NY); T-George Weaver.

TOUGH CRITIC ($15.44) rolls down the center of the track to break his maiden in the 2nd race at @KeenelandRacing. Flavien Prat was aboard the juvenile Caravaggio colt for trainer George Weaver. pic.twitter.com/8seT2DAVxY

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