Star Guitar had a close call today against his rival Populist Politics, but ran his winning streak to nine and his career mark to 23 of 29. 29 23 0 2; it looks like something out of this black-covered book I had as a kid that had all of the Hall of Famer's records in it.
Earlier on the card, fellow Lousiana-bred Look At the Time finished first for the fourth time in four races. Unfortunately, he was disqualified from hid first race, so he had to do his maiden twice. His career past performances are very unusual because he hasn't even had a close call yet, winning by 4 1/4, 2 3/4, 3 1/4, and today, 3 1/2 in the Crescent City Derby. He certainly doesn't have the Beyers that Star Guitar has, or even the Beyers Star Guitar had as an early 3-year-old. He does perhaps have upside on the turf that hasn't been fully explored yet; he won one of his races there, and that's what he's bred to do, being by Brahms out of an Alysheba mare. I know I was underwhelmed by his time in his win on turf, however. I'd love it if Look At the Time became a local star and eventually challenged on the national front, but if trainer Wesley Hawley and company follow the example set by Star Guitar's connections (trainer is Al Stall), they'll be realistic with him. The comparison between the two does break down, because Star Guitar has never been on the turf.
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