At the end, Pioneer Prince finished about 8 lengths from the race winner, Hawker, but only about 4-5 lengths out of the money as most of the 3rd-10th place finishers were rather bunched up at the finish. As discussed prior, Saturday's race is just the starting point in Pioneer Prince’s career and a horse who still looks to be figuring out his job on the racetrack. With his pedigree and physique, a bit more route of ground should also do a world of good.
After the race jockey Mike Smith told us that Pioneer Prince is a horse that should have a lot of room for upside. Smith added “he gave me a nice little run, got a little tired at the end but he wanted every part of the gallop out after he got his second wind.”
Pioneer Prince exited his debut in good order. He received a 55 Beyer Speed Figure and an 82 Equibase figure.
We stopped in to check on our son of Pioneerof the Nile and caught him hand walking which is a typical routine for a horse the day after a race. Trainer Richard Mandella will continue to give him a few easy days out of the race and let the horse tell him when he’s ready to return to the track.
After the race jockey Mike Smith told us that Pioneer Prince is a horse that should have a lot of room for upside. Smith added “he gave me a nice little run, got a little tired at the end but he wanted every part of the gallop out after he got his second wind.”
Pioneer Prince exited his debut in good order. He received a 55 Beyer Speed Figure and an 82 Equibase figure.
We stopped in to check on our son of Pioneerof the Nile and caught him hand walking which is a typical routine for a horse the day after a race. Trainer Richard Mandella will continue to give him a few easy days out of the race and let the horse tell him when he’s ready to return to the track.
We’ll check back in with the Mandella barn in the coming days and report back on how Pioneer Prince came out of the race.
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