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LIMEHOUSE

Graded Stakes Earnings: $478,405

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Breeding: Grand Slam - Dixieland Blues (Dixieland Band)
Breeder: Cheryl A. Curtin
State: Florida
Owner: Dogwood Stable
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Jose Santos
2004 Record: 3 2-0-1 $315,000
Career Record: 9 5-0-3 $575,435
3-year-old wins: Tampa Bay Derby-G3 (Tampa Bay Downs); Hutcheson-G2 (Gulfstream).
2-year-old wins: Bashford Manor-G3 (Churchill Downs); Juvenile-$114k (Churchill Downs); MSW (Keeneland).
Best Beyer: 100
Most Recent Race: 4/10 - 3rd in Blue Grass Stakes-G1 (Keeneland).
Next Race: 5/1 - Kentucky Derby-G1 (Churchill Downs).
Dosage Profile: 12-1-9-0-0
Dosage Index: 3.89
Center of Distribution: 1.14
$140,000 yearling

The Skinny
Unbeaten at Churchill Downs, and one of the more consistent runners in the race, but I have to wonder if we’ve seen his best already. Looked like a winner every step of the way in the Tampa Bay Derby, then might have been ridden too aggressively in the early stages of the Blue Grass. Still held on well for third at Keeneland, and matched his career-high 100 Beyer Speed Figure. He is certainly in the right hands, but there have always been questions surrounding his ability to get a true route of ground. Like the fact that he has tactical speed, and he may attempt to sit the Funny Cide stalking trip of 2003. Still, he must show a more potent stretch punch to get his picture taken.

- Dan Illman

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