Who Will Take a Bite From Dracula?
Dracula Stakes Grade III All horses, 3 years old, One mile on the Firm Turf Course, Purse : $150,000
Post # 1 Seattle Rap Ted (Brahms X Seattle Slew X Nijinsky II) Trained by march2nd. He comes into this race off two wins by a combined 4 lengths. He has yet to lose on the grass. I think this is going to be a little tough for him though. M/L-17/1
Post # 2 Quad Of Azroc (Grand Slam X Deputy Minister X Mr. Prospector) Trained by corzak. He has one win in his life. He also has yet to run a 90 speed figure or a turf route. If you think the route will help might be worth a bet. M/L-12/1
Post # 3 Vermont Victory (Two Punch X Theatrical X Pleasent Colony) Trained by wtas02. He has finished in the money in three straight G3 races by less than a length each time. He has run in the mid 90’s in last three as well. You will get a fair price. M/L-5/1
Post # 4 Cortez (High Chaparral X Conquistador Cielo X Foolish Tanner) Trained by slipknot22. He comes into this race off of two straight wins. One of those was in the Mick Dittman-G1 and the other was a G3. The G1 was at a mile and he earned a 94 and a 97 speed figure. He is an improving horse and I will take a long look at this entry. M/L-5/1
Post # 5 Haunted Hurricane (Montjeu X Seeking The Gold X Bold Forbes) Trained by freeky. He likes to do his running early and try and hold on late. He has won on the turf at about a mile before. The only thing i can see is he will have to bring his A game to win. M/L-13/1
Post # 6 Mt. Zabeel (Forestry X Mt. Livermore X Zabeel) Trained by galloper. He has been running in the mid to low 80 sped figures and will need to improve here to have a chance. He will be cutting back in distance and take a slight drop in class. I would look elsewhere. M/L-13/1
Post # 7 Want To Dance (Mr. Greeley X Habitat X Turn-To) Trained by sjmeola6. He is four for four lifetime. He has won at 6.5 and 7.5 Furlongs and has yet to be tested winning all but one race by 2 lengths. I would take a look here. M/L-8/1
Post # 8 Desert Joker (Joker X Fabulous Dancer X Prospector’s Gamble) Trained by laden4. He won his last race by three at 2/1. That was also a stakes race at 9 furlongs. He ran only a 86 to get that race but will need to do better here. Ran a 91 in a prior race. Might take a look at a price. M/L-18/1
Post # 9 Gallic Charm (Silic X Shahrastani X Icy Storm) Trained by alba1. He won an alw-50000 by 4 and was not pushed. He needs to improve to grab this race. He ran a 91 3 back and that is the only time he hit the 90’s. M/L-15/1
Post # 10 Zanzabar (Galileo X Blushing Groom X Nureyev) Trained by peeps8. He is coming into form running two back to back 90+ speed figures. One was a stakes race win by 4 lengths. I would take a shot with this one. M/L-6/1
Post # 11 Celerity (Sadler’s Wells X Kris S. X Blushing Groom) Trained by techranger. Prior to his last race in a G3 he was on a three race win streak. The step up in class might of been to much but stays at the same level. He has yet to run a 90 speed figure so I would look at another entry. M/L-8/1
Post # 12 Davy Bear (Bernstein X Spinning World X El Prado) Trained by deelynette. Has only one lifetime win and has yet to run above a 85 speed figure. Pass. M/L-26/1
Post # 13 Miter Saw ( Not For Love X Seattle Slew X Diplomat Way) Trained by bobthehat. He has won his last two starts at a mile one with a 96 speed figure. If he can repeat that performance he could win and with this price how could you pass. M/L-13/1
Post # 14 Comanche Nation (War Chant X Gone West X Seattle Slew) Trained by kyclocker8. He is three for three in the money on the turf. I think he will need to improve to win this race but I think he has a real chance to hit the board so I will include him in all exotic plays. M/L-9/1
My picks: Win-Cortez, Place-Zanzabar, Show- Comanche Nation