The new meaning of 'versatile'

I wonder how many horses have achieved what Flashing Forward will try to do in Hollywood Park's fourth race today when the 4-year-old filly seeks her third consecutive victory on a third kind of surface.

Sept. 6, Fairplex Park: Flashing Forward breaks her maiden in a 6-furlong race on dirt.

Oct. 2, Santa Anita: Flashing Forward wins a starter-allowance sprint on the synthetic main track and pays $20.60.

Today, Hollywood: Trainer Gary Sherlock has entered Flashing Forward in a first-level allowance sprint on turf, the first grass race for the Florida-bred by Outflanker out of Flashy Bold.

Lava Man was the first horse to win Grade I stakes on dirt, turf and synthetic surfaces. He didn't do it in consecutive starts.

I wonder, too, how many horses have won on all three surfaces in their first seven starts, as Flashing Forward can boast if she wins today.