Paralyzing Eyes, first mentioned on this blog back on June 29 after her debut, made her third career start in Friday's curtain jerker at Del Mar. The good news for fans of this three year old filly is that she finished ahead of the debuting Fabulous Fit, who had gone off at final odds of 3.1-1. The bad news for followers of Paralyzing Eyes is that Fabulous Fit was the only horse she beat to the wire, finishing as she did fifth, a comfortable thirteen and three quarter lengths behind the winner, Quizzical ($4.40 / $2.80 / $2.10). Since Paralyzing Eyes went to post at Final Odds of 56.7-1, I think it's fair to say that her finish towards the rear of the pack came as a surprise to virtually no one.
As I wrote in my July 20 entry (posted after Paralyzing Eyes' second career start) I'm not following this horse for investment purposes; so there were no funds wagered here (and, hopefully, none by you) on this filly. But I intend to continue to follow this young horse, because I'm curious to see how her connections (Trainer Bruce L. Jackson and Owner Marie Jackson) handle Paralyzing Eyes' future.
So far, all of Paralyzing Eyes' starts have been in MSWs for California bred or sired horses [note that while Paralyzing Eyes is an Oklahoma bred, she qualifies for these contests because her sire, Decarchy, stands at Magali Farms in California]. Will Paralyzing Eyes be kept at this level? And if so, for how long? Do they drop her in for a tag in order to get a win? Or would they rather not risk losing ownership, in order to keep her for breeding purposes? If their long-term goal is to maintain her for breeding, how many more starts do they give her? Do they further experiment with surfaces? Paralyzing Eyes' first two starts were on turf, while yesterday she competed on the synthetic; do they put her back on the grass? Or do they give her a shot on real dirt when Fairplex Park opens in September? Do they take her up north, or out of state? Perhaps I'm alone on this, but I find this kind of story quite compelling; and will therefore continue to follow it as best as I can.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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