Mihos

[Wandering Eyes]

MIHOS (c, Cairo Prince-Feline Flatline, by Lion Heart)
‘TDN Rising Star’ O-Centennial Farms. B-Wayne, Gray and Bryan Lyster. T-James Jerkens. Sales History: $320,000 Ylg ’17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: SW, 3-2-0-1, $108,880.
Dec. 27 TDN Top 12 Rank: N/A
Last Start: 1st, Mucho Macho Man S., GP, Jan. 5
Next Start: Uncommitted
Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 0.

Better late than never for Mihos in the one-turn-mile Mucho Macho Man S. at Gulfstream on Saturday, which ended up drawing a solid crew for a six-horse race. In just his first start both beyond six furlongs and outside of the maiden ranks, this $320,000 KEESEP Cairo Prince colt made his own breaks in reeling in a freewheeling pacemaker by a neck, and while it didn’t hurt that Trophy Chaser (Twirling Candy) was tiring in the final few jumps to the wire, Mihos’s learning experience extends beyond what it looks like in the official chart. He broke on top, responded to being rated to the fifth in a bunched field, advanced to carve out a prime stalking spot entering the turn, then was the only deep threat willing and able to go after the otherwise home-free speedster. Mihos admirably eroded a two-length cushion in the final furlong before galloping out as if the effort left him unfazed, and that aspect of the performance enables him to leapfrog so high up into the Top 12. “He was resolute, that’s for sure. That’s kind of typical of him,” trainer Jimmy Jerkens said post-race. Added jockey Jose Ortiz: “When we got to the three-sixteenths, my horse switched leads a little late [but] I hit left-handed and he gave me a great kick. He had a target in front of him and he kept coming.”

VIDEO PPS

FINISH	RACE
1st	Listed Mucho Macho Man S.
1st	Maiden
3rd	Maiden

 

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