Pomeroys Pistol Fires for Hot Sire

The excitement generated by Congrats’ brilliant first season and his subsequent move to Kentucky made it was easy to overlook that Florida had another freshman making a promising beginning last year. This was Pomeroy, who ended 2010 with 25 individual 2-year-old winners–tied with Congrats and Sharp Humor as leading freshman sire in that category, despite having significantly fewer starters than either. The season wasn’t just a success in numerical terms, however, as Pomeroy’s first 2-year-olds included the Gold Rush Stakes winner Positive Response, as well as stakes-placed Rough'n Royal. This year the good work has continued. Positive Response began his 3-year-old campaign with a decisive win in the California Derby, the Pomeroy colt Flashpoint debuted with a very impressive win at Aqueduct, and the filly Pomeroys Pistol followed up a second in the Old Hat Stakes (gr. III) with a win January 30 in the Forward Gal Stakes (gr. II).