Keep It Classic

That said, there are worse places to be learning the ropes than William Haggas's yard in Newmarket. Haggas is one of the most successful trainers in Britain right now, and 170 winners in a single season tells its own story — that works out at roughly more than three winners every week of the racing calendar. A horse in that stable is surrounded by quality and expertise, which at least gives Keep It Classic every chance to figure things out. The second-place finish shows there is some ability there; the question is whether it can be turned into a victory before the season is out.

Keep It Classic raced just yesterday, so it is very much a horse in active campaigning. At three years old, the development curve is still open, and plenty of horses take time to get everything right before it clicks. For now, though, it remains one of those horses that promises more than it has yet delivered.