ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Romacaca, in her previous incarnation, could never have won a race like the Grade 3 Modesty Handicap over 1 3/16 miles. Romacaca had talent, but she used it on the front end, firing out to the lead, running fast, and hoping to hold on. Such tactics were effective at distances up to a mile and a sixteenth or so, but anything farther would be asking too much.
But Romacaca is 6 now, and she’s a changed horse.