Six Trainers Looking For Black Type

Six Horses Looking For Black Type

Arizona – The Daisy’s Bug Bonanza drew me back to Arizona, where many years ago I used to be the beat reporter.  Unfortunately there has been no rain in 106 days and every day since 101 sets a new record.  The air is unbreathable in Phoenix and it’s a good thing the feature is a sprint of six furlongs because I’m sure the horses find it hard to breathe also.  Six horses braved the pollution for the feature and a purse of $60,000.  Daisy’s Bug is a 7YO mare by Corwyn’s Boy and although she is a stakes winner, her only foal is still a maiden.

Drawing the inside is Go Gary Velt (3/1), a 5 YO mare by Desert Royalty.  The former high claimer is trained by Wjobsports and the well muscled chestnut mare has won nine of 38 starts.  She comes into this race with two wins out of her last four starts, both allowances.  She finished fourth last time out in the 6 1/2 furlong Canadian Iron and with her jock looking for his first win of the year, they might be hungry.

Patches (20/1) will break from post two and is part of an entry from trainer Ladyeve.  A 4YO dark bay filly by Touch Gold she has only two wins from 24 starts  Her last win was five races back when she took the field gate to wire in a *245 allowance.  I don’t know whether she has been entered as a rabbit or whether her improved speed figure earned her a place here, but she will need her best.

Post three will hold the second part of trainer Ladyeve’s entry.  Screwball Again (3/1) has a slightly better form and the pretty, 5YO dark grey mare by Smoke Glacken has notched four wins from 39 starts.  She won an allowance race two back at 5 1/2 furlongs in a very close photo, just getting up in time to win by a nose.

Thebigo must be trying to get his former star Leila (5/2) back on track and may have found a good place to do it.  She is a well-built bright bay 5 YO mare by Danehill and certainly has the back class to take care of this group.  She has 13 wins from 33 starts and has four lifetime stakes victories.  That’s more stakes wins than the rest of the field combined even if it has been a while.

Evil Action (9/2) is another solid allowance filly trying to move up the ladder.  She has five wins from 18 starts and is trained by the very capable Lenny6.  Her last win was five races back but pretty headed filly should see part of this.

On the outside will be Happy Land (5/2) a costly 4YO filly by Kingmambo.  She has the best form coming in as she hasn’t been worse than third in her last eight starts.  A blood bay with black points, Happy Land is trained by Fairhill, a very smart trainer and although she has been mainly racing in allowances she did run in The Fresh Boom where she led to mid stretch at seven furlongs.  She is shipping in from Germany and comes in off a nice allowance win.   She has a top jock, top breeding and the best speed figures in the race.  She is clearly the one to beat.