They are calling him a monster, a freak, and maybe by the end of the year they’ll be calling him one of the best ever. There’s no telling where this cross-bred rarity with immense talent named Googoo Gaagaa (Cam’s Rocket) is headed.
It might have been possible to dismiss the colt by a nondescript pacing stallion out of a cheap trotting mare prior to his appearance in last week’s John Simpson Memorial. Despite a world-record performance as a 2-year-old, he had never beaten anyone of note and was listed at 4-1 in the morning-line for his Meadowlands debut, which would come against Hambletonian hopefuls like Royal Shyster (RC Royalty).
There’s no dismissing him now. He won the Simpson by five lengths in 1:54.1.
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