{"id":54160,"date":"2021-01-09T02:31:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T02:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=54160"},"modified":"2021-01-09T18:34:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T18:34:16","slug":"the-legoland-giii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=54160","title":{"rendered":"The Legoland (GIII)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Saturday, January 9, 2021 \u2014 2:30:00 PM EST<br>Louisiana \u2013 Grade III \u2013 Purse : $150,000<br>8 Furlongs \u2013 Fast Dirt \u2013 Restricted to 3 Year Olds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/viewer\/newview.asp?d3=&amp;raceid=2613961\">Watch Race \u2013 3D Viewer<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;\u2013&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/onerace.asp?whicher=old&amp;raceid=2613961\">Watch Race \u2013 2D Viewer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 1 &#8211; DOORWAY TO MIDNITE &#8211; 8\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>DOORWAY TO\nMIDNITE is sired by POINT OF ENTRY and is running for the bigmac stable.&nbsp;\nDOORWAY TO\nMIDNITE has won in 4 times in 7 starts for a 57% win rate and will be ridden by jockey N Landers (460 50-67-53 11%) from Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 96 (5)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOORWAY TO MIDNITE has been speeding up and has come out on top in four of his seven starts so far, however he&#8217;s been held out of the top in his two graded starts so far.  He will need a career best run to have a shot of finishing among the winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 2 &#8211; WATERMELON SUGAR &#8211; 13\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>WATERMELON SUGAR is sired by\nCANDY RIDE\nand is running for the beerbong\nstable.&nbsp; WATERMELON SUGAR has won in 2 times in 3 starts for\na 67%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey J Drozd (1796 454-365-261 25%) from Kansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 88 (13)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Long Shot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WATERMELON SUGAR started off hot with two allowance victories to start his career, however the heat cooled off as he finished at the back of the pack in his first graded start.  He&#8217;ll need a big jump in his 3yo debut to have a shot in this race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 3 &#8211; CALORIES &#8211; 12\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>CALORIES is sired by LEOFRIC\nand is running for the bigtate6\nstable.&nbsp; CALORIES has won in 3 times in 7 starts for\na 43%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey R Romero (548 55-65-67 10%) from Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 96 (5)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CALORIES is coming in off an allowance victory in November, however he had had trouble making the jump to the stakes tier.  He&#8217;ll be hoping third time is the charm as he makes his 2021 debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 4 &#8211; GOT HAY &#8211; 7\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>GOT HAY is sired by JUSTIFY\nand is running for the kashbred4\nstable.&nbsp; GOT HAY has won in 3 times in 5 starts for\na 60%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey H Desitter (2004 534-406-326 27%) from Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 102 (1)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Favourite<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GOT HAY is coming in the odds-makers favourite, and coming hot off a stakes win with the high speed for the field.  If he can hold form and post another 100+ speed he should make it hard for the other runners to keep up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 5 &#8211; HONEST HEART &#8211; 11\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>HONEST HEART is sired by LION HEART\nand is running for the nycowboybid\nstable.&nbsp; HONEST HEART has won in 2 times in 7 starts for\na 29%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey A Weldon (1998 465-391-306 23%) from Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 96 (5)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HONEST HEART is one of two graded winners in the field, having taken down the &#8216;Big Hill Stakes&#8217; (G2) in October.  He has since finished mid pack after making the jump over a mile and will be looking to improve in his second run over a mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 6 &#8211; VISCOUNT HORATIO &#8211; 9\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>VISCOUNT HORATIO is sired by\nLORD NELSON\nand is running for the zz2912\nstable.&nbsp; VISCOUNT HORATIO has won in 3 times in 7 starts for\na 43%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey J Selden (1116 283-187-146 25%) from Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 0 (14)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Long Shot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VISCOUNT HORATIO has been on fire at the allowance tier, while coming up just short of a stakes win in his second career start in March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 7 &#8211; JABUK CAIQUE &#8211; 15\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>JABUK CAIQUE is sired by WAR FRONT\nand is running for the crown\nstable.&nbsp; JABUK CAIQUE has won in 3 times in 5 starts for\na 60%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey Ma Scott (659 74-77-90 11%) from Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 93 (8)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JABUK CAIQUE took a step back in his last start, finishing fourth in &#8216;The Sell The Queen&#8217; (G2) following a win in his stakes debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 8 &#8211; EXTOLOGIST &#8211; 20\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>EXTOLOGIST is sired by GEMOLOGIST\nand is running for the pilgrim3\nstable.&nbsp; EXTOLOGIST has won in 2 times in 6 starts for\na 33%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey R Andretti (491 46-62-64 9%) from Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 90 (12)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Long Shot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EXTOLOGIST will be making his stakes debut after finishing top two in his last five starts, he will need a big jump to make it in the graded company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 9 &#8211; DREAM OF TRIPPI &#8211; 14\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>DREAM OF TRIPPI is sired by\nTRIPPI\nand is running for the drsafbreds4\nstable.&nbsp; DREAM OF TRIPPI has won in 1 times in 7 starts for\na 14%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey D Stayright (483 40-39-50 8%) from Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 93 (8)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DREAM OF TRIPPI stumbled in his last race of 2020, after finishing within a head of the leader in his prior stakes race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 10 &#8211; FLEETWOOD FLATLINE &#8211; 8\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>FLEETWOOD FLATLINE is sired by\nFLATTER\nand is running for the keeprite\nstable.&nbsp; FLEETWOOD FLATLINE has won in 4 times in 7 starts for\na 57%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey D Coleman (537 54-49-72 10%) from Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 98 (3)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FLEETWOOD FLATLINE is a multiple grade one winner, with a win at both six furlongs and a mile.  His speed is lagging behind the favourites, however with his track record at the highest tier he is hard to count out for his 3yo debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 11 &#8211; ANIMAUX &#8211; 10\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>ANIMAUX is sired by ANIMAL\nKINGDOM and is running for the\nnycowboy\nstable.&nbsp; ANIMAUX has won in 2 times in 6 starts for\na 33%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey R Shiloh (1249 160-190-183 13%) from Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 92 (11)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ANIMAUX will be looking to rebound after finishing almost ten lengths off the lead in his graded debut last time out in the &#8216;Pleasure Stakes&#8217; (G3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 12 &#8211; BETCHA I&#8217;M MINI &#8211; 8\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>BETCHA I&#8217;M MINI is sired by\nSOLOMINI\nand is running for the babies7\nstable.&nbsp; BETCHA I&#8217;M MINI has won in 2 times in 6 starts for\na 33%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey R Sanders (280 25-44-34 9%) from Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 100 (2)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Favourite<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BETCHA I&#8217;M MINI finished out of the top three in his last start, but posted a career best speed breaking the 100 barrier for the first time in the &#8216;Movieland Futurity&#8217; (G1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 13 &#8211; PAY OFF THE HOUSE &#8211; 8\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>PAY OFF THE HOUSE is sired by\nQUALITY ROAD\nand is running for the strictlysilver\nstable.&nbsp; PAY OFF THE HOUSE has won in 2 times in 6 starts for\na 33%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey F Oxon (2714 590-506-380 22%) from Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 98 (3)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAY OFF THE HOUSE finished third in his third graded start at &#8216;The Sam&#8217;s Town Delta Jackpot&#8217; (G3) and looks close to being able to crack his first graded victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Post 14 &#8211; DRINKIN&#8217; PROBLEM &#8211; 9\/1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>DRINKIN&#8217; PROBLEM is sired by\nUNCLE MO\nand is running for the beerkeg1\nstable.&nbsp; DRINKIN&#8217; PROBLEM has won in 1 times in 4 starts for\na 25%\nwin rate and will be ridden by jockey M Kitty (302 43-39-43 14%) from Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Month Top Speed: 93 (8)<br>Kegger\u2019s Projection: Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DRINKIN&#8217; PROBLEM is coming in off a third place finish in his last race, coming in as a long-shot it will require a big step forward for him to contend, this may be his final shot at earning the points needed to join the derby race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, January 9, 2021 \u2014 2:30:00 PM ESTLouisiana \u2013 Grade III \u2013 Purse : $150,0008 Furlongs \u2013 Fast Dirt \u2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54160"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54160"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54165,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54160\/revisions\/54165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}