Its father, Sergei Prokofiev, was a sharp, speedy two-year-old himself during his racing days, and that kind of pace tends to pass down the generations. Its mother comes from the Showcasing line, another influence associated with early speed and consistency. Put those two together and you have a horse bred to be quick out of the gate and competitive from a young age — which matters enormously at two, when some horses take time to find their feet while others hit the ground running. Whether 00plagiarise has inherited the best of both, only the race itself will tell.