Seize The Grey Debut Recap

Seize the Grey finished 8th in his career debut in today’s fourth race at Ellis Park, beaten by 17 1/4 lengths. We were hoping for a much better end result but it’s important to remember this is only start number one.

Our colt broke fairly well under jockey Luis Saez and attempted to stay involved early but was not quick enough, losing some important ground. He started to rally down the backstretch while three wide but flattened out turning for home. Once Luis knew his chances of being a major factor were done, he took care of our son of Arrogate and brought him home safely.

Following the race, HOF trainer D. Wayne Lukas and Luis reported that they were not disappointed by today’s effort and expect the 2YO to improve off the race. Lukas’ trainees generally improve with racing and it was no secret our colt was a work or two short for his debut.

This will hopefully serve him as an important preparation experience for the Saratoga meet which is still the plan moving ahead. We will report back in the coming days with news from the Lukas barn on the future plans for Seize The Grey.

Seize The Grey in his debut on 7-1-2023
He is on the outside (far left)