Hidden Scroll could not have been more impressive in the fourth race at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Jan. 26. In that one mile maiden special weight affair for three-year-olds, he went straight to the front from the inside post under jockey Joel Rosario and he widened his advantage throughout. He crossed the finish line at least fourteen lengths in front of his nearest rival High Amplitude (Chad Brown first timer), and he stopped the clock in a swift 1:34.82. He paid $18 to win.
Hidden Scroll is a bay Hard Spun colt, out of the Empire Maker mare Sheba Queen. He is bred to handle a route of ground and could be any kind of performer.
His romping debut was accomplished over a sloppy, sealed main track. There were eight races run on dirt at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 26. Five of those races were won on the front end, and the other three were captured by pace pressers. The dirt oval was definitely speed favoring on Saturday, and romping wet track runners frequently disappoint when they return to compete on fast dirt.
I am cautiously optimistic that Hidden Scroll will turn into a stakes runner, and we will learn much more when he returns for his second career start.
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