Gierkink: Woodbine horses to watch for week of Nov. 14
MISSY CRISSY
Trainer: Mark Casse
Last race: Nov. 12, 8th
Finish: 5th by 5 1/4
Beyer: 67
Following a front-running maiden win, she was rated and a bit rank in mid-pack in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes, and emerged from traffic in the stretch to close belatedly. She could settle better next time with that learning experience under her girth.
CONQUEST TOO SMART
Trainer: Sam DiPasquale
Last race: Nov. 12, 4th
Finish: 3rd by 3 1/4
Beyer: 65
He was blocked along the inside and got shuffled back on the turn before rallying from seventh to third in an improved performance vs. $10,000 non-winners-of-two opposition.
KING AND HIS COURT
Trainer: Mark Casse
Last race: Nov. 13, 8th
Finish: 1st by 2 1/4
Beyer: 76
He closed along the inside in a professional manner to win the $250,400 Coronation Futurity going away, establishing himself as one of Woodbine’s leading juveniles. It was his first start since a private purchase by Gary Barber and Wachtel Stable, and the sky could be the limit for the son of Court Vision.