"NOT THIS TIME" Rears in Gate, Jumps and Wins in the Mud in True Iroquois Stakes Fashion
After finishing fifth in his debut, Not This Time broke through with a 10-length romp in his second career start. The Giant's Causeway colt then tried stakes company for trainer Dale Romans and dominated in an 8 3/4-length runaway in the Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs in September, punching his ticket to the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile. A half brother to 2015 Breeders' Cup Mile winner Liam's Map, Not This Time is out of the brilliant sprinter Miss Macy Sue a Grade 3 winner and track record setter. With regular rider Robby Alvarado aboard, Not This Time easily overcame a hop at the start as he rallied powerfully in the far turn on his way to an easy win in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” race, which earned him a guaranteed spot in the Sentient Jet Breeders Cup Juvenile. “Dale gave me confidence to just kind of ride my own race and get him in a nice, cruising stride. He took a little dirt, which schooled him a bit today...