Analysis: Who Is Lucency? How a US Allowance-Class Horse Became Unbeatable at Padre Garcia
Lucency (by Tapwrit), winner of four straight in the Philippines, was a US allowance-class horse: 18 starts for 6 wins, about $300,000 in earnings, and a yearling who fetched just $18,000. This piece looks at why a well-bred but modestly valued horse — by Belmont winner Tapwrit, out of a Giant's Causeway mare, bred by Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm — now dominates at Padre Garcia, through the lens of pedigree, US form, and the quality of imports.