Grade-1 Jean Brat Recap

Racing like a 1-5 steam horse, rather than the modest 5-1 favorite, Middle Name Danger coasted home, uncontested at the wire. Ladofmanor had his prize 3year old colt Middle Name Danger tight, fit and as “sharp” as a razor’s edge, and he proved without a doubt that he was easily the best, rolling to a 2 ¼ length victory against what looked to be a balanced and very competitive field of 3-year old’s on form.

Iant6’s colt Sugar Water Clue set a “brisk” early pace, cutting early fractions of 22:22 and 46:81 for the 2 and 4 furlong calls, stalking him 1-2 lengths back were Super26’s Snatch Away and Skunkbred2’s Samuel Bennett, followed by Lenny26’s Bridge Of Skulls. Jockey R Truitt sat coolly on the favorite in 5^th, tracking the front group, waiting for the speed to “wilt”. Middle Name Danger made his bold, sweeping move entering the stretch and never looked back, uncontested through the stretch, he waltzed home for the impressive 2 ¼ length win. Meanwhile the pace was taking a toll on the front group and Bestobene2’s colt Galico who rallied from 13^th position at the 1^st call was steadily improving, picking off horses one by one, easily walking by Bridge Of Skulls and Samuel Bennett, whose jockeys were frantically at their whips trying to keep their colts together in mid stretch, to grab the runner-up honors. Bridge Of Skulls managed to hold it together and complete the trifecta.

Race Comments:  (in order of finish)

MIDDLE NAME DANGER:  won as he pleased, 113 Speed Rating stamps as Breeder Bowl Contender

GALICO:  3^rd Grade-1 a charm, impressive rally clearly 2^nd best

BRIDGE OF SKULLS:  game effort, dueled entire race, held together for show

DREAMING OF DEATH:  mid-pack rally, just missed show in a photo

SAMUEL BENNETT:  pace took toll, gave way grudgingly

WINE ARTIE:  raced evenly, passed several tired horses, nice effort by filly

SUGAR WATER CLUE:  set early fractions, tried hard but wilted

IMPERIAL CRISIS:  raced mid pack, passed tired horses in stretch

KATSURAHAMA BEACH:  raced off pace, passed tired horses in stretch

MR FUGI:  raced mid pack minor move entering stretch, came up empty when asked

LOVESICK DRINKER:  raced mid pack minor move entering stretch, came up empty when asked

MOONLIGHT MILE:  saved ground early, came up empty late

SNATCH AWAY:  forwardly placed, dueled with leaders to stretch and faded badly

RO DONO:  trailed thru out and pulled up in stretch