A Cool Future For Some In Wisconsin

Welcome to Wisconsin on this chilly Saturday morning.  We have a small field of five colts trying to reach the wire first here in today’s feature, the Cool Future Bonanza.  Our five hopefuls will be going 7 furlongs on a Firm Turf course in this race for 2 year olds.   Let’s see who we have here today:

Breaking from the rail in PP1, we have Explosive Touch #85907.  The brown kibs trained colt is a son of Diamond out of a Touch Gold mare.  He has started seven times so far in his career with three wins.  However all of those races have come on the dirt.  This stakes will be his first attempt on the lawn, so anything could happen.  His highest sp to date has been an 84 in a conditioned allowance going a mile, so this colt can go the distance without too much trouble, but his success here depends on whether or not he can handle the turf or not.  He is going off at odds of 5/2 and has jock D. Markham in the irons.

Next, starting from PP2, is Atlantis Found #100858, a crown trained brown colt.  This fellow is by Dixieland Band out of Smart Chase (Unbridled x Avatar) and has raced only three times in his career, making him the relative rookie of the group.  He has only recently broken his maiden, with a win on the turf LTO.  Although he started out on the main track, he has improved nicely since his switch to the grass.  His high sp of 81 came LTO in his maiden win.  This come could be up there at the end; however, it is a tough call to make.  He is the favorite today, going off at 2/1 and has jockey M. Petersen up.

Breaking in the middle, we have Julios Pick #40524, who is a tvviewer trainee.  This brown colt is a son of Lujain out of a Katowice mare.  He is the relative veteran here today, having started eight times so far, winning three of those and coming in second twice.  This former claimer has only run in one stakes thus far, finishing 5^th over eight lengths behind the winner.  His high sp to date has been a 78, which came LTO on a yielding course.  He has raced this distance before, but he did not do too well.  I am not seeing this fellow making the cut here, but I have been proven wrong before.  He is the longshot of this race, with odds of 6/1 and has Wisconsin’s top jock C. Capper in the stirrups today.

Next in line, breaking from PP4, is Mandela #64395, a biko5 trained brown colt who is by Johannesburg out of a General Assembly mare.  This six time starter has won one time, finished second once, and finished third three times.  Like some of the others in this race, this guy began on the main track, but has really improved since his switch to the grass.  He has been running in solid stakes races since he broke his maiden and has show himself to be a threat in this race.  He can go the distance no problem and his high sp of 83 came in a stakes race LTO going 7.5 furlongs.  He should be one to watch in this race.  He is going off today at 3/1 odds and has jockey B. Jones in the saddle. 

On the outside, from PP5, we have Honeydew #96825, a monolith trained brown colt, who is a son of Jade Hunter out of Power Orbit(IRE) (Theatrical(IRE) x Cornish Prince).  This colt has also started six times, winning once and finishing second four times.  He may have a slight case of seconditis, but he has still done well in his last two stakes starts.  This colt can definitely handle the race’s distance, as he ran an 85 in an 8.5 furlong stakes LTO, finishing second.  That 85 was his career high, and the highest of any horse in this field.  Despite the seconditis, this colt definitely has a chance of at least making the top three in this race.  He is going off at 5/2 and has jockey K. Ruettgers in the irons today.

This may be a small field, but it will be a close one between a few of these boys.  I am going to be going with the 5, the 4 and the 3 as my top 3, but not necessarily in that order.  It should be an interesting race with a couple of speedier horses against a few that like to come from the back, so hang on to your hats.  Good luck to all horses and trainers today and Good Racing!