I remember watching and following the career of War Pass very closely. I had never seen anything quite like the son of Cherokee Run. He had the most brilliant early speed that I’ve ever seen from a juvenile. He was like grease lightning out of the gate. His win in the Breeders Cup Juvenile was the fastest of all time in terms of the Beyer Speed Figure he earned. War Pass regressed as a three-year-old. I learned the hard way not to get too excited about young juveniles. However, it’s hard for me not to be over the moon as a fan about the Jay Em Ess colt Boys at Tosoconova.

The son of Officer debuted in the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes (Gr. III) where he finished a hard closing second. After that race a majority share of the colt was purchased by the father-daughter team of Mace and Samantha Siegel (Jay Em Ess). They transfered him to the barn of Rick Dutrow. His next start came against maiden special weight company at Belmont Park. He won by 12 under a hand ride from Ramon Dominguez. The final time of :56 1/5 for five furlongs was breath taking. The third place finisher in that race returned to take a maiden special weight race at Saratoga.

I’ve never seen anything quite like Boys at Tosconova. He won so easily, and all Dominguez had to do in order to win by a dozen lengths was make sure he didn’t fall off. True, it was only a maiden race, but he did it so easily that it isn’t hard to see he will be a Gr. I winner in the near future. In fact, the near future could be today.

Boys at Tosconova is entered to compete in the Gr. I Hopeful Stakes over 7 furlongs at Saratoga on Labor Day. He will be taking on a small field that includes Steve Asmussen’s star Wine Police. I thought Wine Police was near the top of the class until I saw Boy at Tosconova run away and hide last out.  If he is half as good as I think he is, then Wine Police is in big trouble.

I’m not going to get too high on ANY two-year-old, but this colt is by far the best I’ve seen. Let’s pray he stays healthy and gets even better a year from now.