Thirteen In For Star Athlete Handicap
This week overseas in the nation of Spain will be the Grade III running of the Star Athlete Handicap, a mile and one sixteenth distance run over the dirt track. All horses, three years of age or older are elligible to enter. Thirteen horses have drawn into this Saturday’s race. The weather here this week in Spain has been wonderful and the track is expected to be listed as fast this Saturday. Let’s take a look at the thirteen contenders.
Drawing the rail will be Violet Crumble (Sakee x Palace Music x Sassafras (FR)) and is owned and trianed by iowp52 . This five year old bay horse has had a total of twenty-three career starts. Five of those starts have resulted in wins for the horse. His last start came in Dubai during the Grade III running of the Ecliptic Stakes in which the horse finished second by a mere half a length with a speed figure of one hundred five. The horse’s last victory came mid last year in the Grade I Eddie O Cap on the turf in California. The colt won by a length with a recorded speed rating of one hundred six, a career best for the horse.
In the number two slot is Lampard (Scatter The Gold x Forestry x Wavering Monarch) and is out of the race winning dam Miss Lea. This five year old chestnut horse is trained and owned by fredje . This horse has had a total of thirty-six career starts with nineteen of those finishes on the board. The horse’s last start came in the eight and a half furlong The Mr. Guinness (IRE) Cap which he won by two and three-fourth lenghts with a recorded speed ratnig of ninety-eight.
Next will be Aubrey (Cozzene x Alleged x Ribot) and is trained by bredtasell . This five year old impressive dark grey homebred has had a total lifetime starts of twenty-nine, with six wins, seven places, and four shows. The horse’s last start came in Athens in The Scraggly Jock Stakes where the horse finished fifth, eighteen and three-fourths lenghts behind the winner and recorded a speed rating of eighty-eight. The horse’s last win came just a few races prior in France during The Brush With Death Memorial, which he emerged victorious by a length with a speed rating of ninety-eight.
Following is Beneath The Starts (IRE) (Grandera (IRE) x Theatrical (IRE) x Alydar) and is out of the race winning mare Velvet Jungle (IRE). This bay four year old is owned by calle4 and has had a total of tenty-four lifetime starts. Five of these twenty-four starts have resulted in wins for the colt. This colt’s last start came in Kentucky in the nine furlong Grade III Return Of The Dragon Stakes where he finished a disappointing twelth, sixteen and one-fourth lenghts behind the winner, with a recorded speed figure of ninety-one. The colt’s last win came in an allowance caliber race in Idaho. The colt won by a length and three-fourths and recored a speed rating of ninety-four.
In the fifth slot will be 23:1 longshot Shoenherr (GER) (Acatenango (GER) x Shining Steel (GB) x Rainbow Quest) and is owned and trained by srixon . This five year old brown horse has had a total of thirty-five lifetime starts with six wins, five places and three shows. The horse’s last career starts came here in Spain during The April Carrot Handicap where he finsihed a disappointing eighth, seventeen and a half lengths behind the victor and recording an unimpressive speed figure of eighty six. The colt’s last win, however, was just a few starts prior in an allowance caliber race in Colorado where he horse defeated the rest of the field by two lengths and recorded a speed fiture of ninety-six.
Breaking from the center of the field and the favorite for Saturday’s race is Quincannon (Grand Slam x Miswaki x Alysheba) and is out of the stakes winning mare Mama Natural. This five year old chestnut horse is owned and trained by lilbitfarm . This horse has had a twenty-four career starts with twelve of those resulting in wins along with six other finishes on the board. The horse’s last career start came here in Spain during The April Carrot Handicap, which the horse won by a narrow three-fourths of a length with a recorded speed rating of one hundred five.
Next will be Mount Ghostly (Silver Ghost x Mountain Cat x Belong To Me) and is owned by michap . This five year old dark grey homebred has had total of thirty-three lifetime starts with a total of nine wins and lifetime earnings amounting to over $700,000. The horse’s most recent start came in The Velvet Blush Special, which the horse won by three and one-fourth lenghts with a speed figure of one hundred six.
Following is Falling Darkness (Deputy Minister x Alydar x Blushing Groom) and is trained by darkfall . This four year old bay colt is one of the least exerperienced horses in the field with only a total of nine lifetime starts, however seven of these starts have resulted on finishes on the board. The colt’s last start was in the Grade II NMansur LeRoys Handicap, which he finished a disappointing sixth, nine and one-fourth lengths behind the winner with a recorded speed figure of ninety-five. The colt’s last win was just the race prior, the eight furlong The Image Ralph Handicap, which he emerged victorious by one and a half lengths and recorded an impressive speed raing of one hundred sixteen, a lifetime best for the colt.
In the ninth post position is Giant’s Waki (IRE) (Giant’s Causeway (IRE) x Miswaki x Naskra) and is owned and trained by julian . This five year old bay homebred has had a total of twenty-three lifetime starts with nine wins, two places and four shows.The horse’s last start came in the Grade II Barkley Handicap where he finished a disappointing eleventh by twelve and one-fourth lengths with a recorded speed figure of ninety-seven. The races prior were a series of three strat wins in an allowance caliber race in West Virginia, The Endless Penguin Challenge, and the Grade III Winchester Cap.
Vae Victis (Tabasco Cat x Green Dancer x Riva Ridge) drew the tenth post position. The four year old bay homebred colt is owned by waremblem5 . The colt has only had a total of eighteen career starts, but despite the inexperince the colt has finished thirteen times on the board. His last start came in New Jersey in The Falt House Mile, a Grade II race over eight furlongs where he finished sixth, six and one-fourth lenghs behind the victor and recording a speed rating of one hundred. The colt’s last victory was a few starts prior in Germany during The Mr. Paunchi (IRE) Challenge where he won by three and one-half lenghts with a speed rating of one hundred one.
Next is Androcles (Cozzene x Bering (GB) x Green Desert) and is out of the stakes placing mare Roman Desert (GB). The four year old light grey colt is owned by lygerbomb . The colt has had a total of nineteen career starts with four wins, five palces and two shows. His last career start came in an allowance caliber race in South Dakota, which the colt won by three and a half lengths with a career best speed figure of one hundred four. Jockey I. Anderson will be riding on Saturday.
Following will be Tete Songline (SWE) (Songline (SWE) x Seeking The Gold x Green Dancer) and is out of the stakes winning mare Gold And Green. The four year old homebred is trained by therion and has a total of twenty-three career starts. Six of those starts have resulted in wins. The colt’s last career start came in The Mr. Guinness (IRE) Cap where he finished second, two and three-fourths lenghts behind the winner with a recorded speed figure of ninety-five. The colt’s last victory came late last year during an allowance caliber race in Germany where he won by three and a half lenghts with a speed figure of ninety-four.
Breaking from the far outside post position will be Go Go Yubari (Pine Bluff x Gone West x Private Account) and is trained and owned by tiramisu42 . This four year old chestnut colt has had a total of fourteen carrer starts. Ten of these starts have resulted in finishes on the board. The colt’s last start came in an allowance caliber race, which he won by a length and three-fourths with a recorded speed figure of one hundred two.