Nine In Amerika Stakes
The weekend in North California will be the running of the Amerika Stakes, a Grade III race over a mile and one sixteenth on the inner turf course. The race is open to all horses, three years old and up. Nine horses have drawn into the running of the Amerika Stakes on Saturday. The weather here in North Califnoria has been humid and dry, and the turf course is likely to be listed as firm for Saturday’s race.
Drawing the post position on the rail will be Havocator (Lear Fan x Habitat x Advocator) and is owned and trained by cmcnations . This five year old homebred has had a total of sixteen career starts. Nine of these starts have resulted in finishes on the board for the brown horse. The horse’s last career start came in the Grade II Mereed Stakes where he finished just out of the money in sixth, five and a half lenghts behind the winner, with a recorded speed figure of ninety-four. The horse’s last win came in an allowance caliber race in Japan, where he emerged victorious by one and three-fourths lengths with a recorded speed figure of ninety.
In the number two slot is Fina Fan (Lear Fan x Shadeed x Be My Guest) and is traned and owned by nextbonus . This four year old bay homebred has only had a total of six starts. The six starts have resulted in a total of four wins. The colt’s last start came in an allowance caliber race where he won by a length and a half with a recorded speed figure of ninety-eight.
Next is Dubeye (Dubai Destination x Danehill x Nureyev) and is owned by daedalus . This four year old bay colt has had a total of twenty-eight lifetime starts with eight wins, four palces, and four shows. The colt’s last career start came in Sweden during the Grade II running of the Mereed Stakes where the colt finished second, losing by a mere head with a recorded speed figure of one hundred one. The colt’s last win came in an allowance caliber race in Vermont late last year, which he won by a length and three-fourths, with a recorded speed rating of ninety-seven.
In the number four slot will be Stoned And Drunk (Red Ransom x Lyphard x Riverman) and is owned and trained by zwango This four year old bay colt has had a total of twenty-three career starts. Four of those starts have resulted in wins. The colt’s last start was in Kentucky during the Grade I running of the John Henry Classic where he finished a disappointing eighth place with an also disappointing speed figure of seventy-six. The colt’s last win came an allowance caliber race in Delaware earlier this year where he won by two and a half lenghts with a recorded career best speed figure of ninety-nine.
Breaking from mid pack will be Awesome Giant (IRE) (Giant’s Causeway (IRE) x Awesome Again x Alleged) and is trained and owned by victoryrun . This four year old bay homebred colt has had a total of twelve career starts with four wins along with four other finishes on the board.. This colt’s most recent start came in The Monjeux Challenge where he finished thrid, just one length behind the winner, with a recorded speed figure of ninety-nine. The colt’s last win came in an allowance caliber race in Nevada earlier this year, in which he won by a length and three-fourths with a recorded speed rating of one hundred eight, a lifetime best for the colt.
In the number six slot is Otto Alexander (Pulpit x Fast Play x Affirmed) and is out of the race winning dam Princess Underfoot. The fout year old chestnut hombred is owned by erendira and has had a total of nineteen career starts,with nine wins, five places and one show to his title. The colt’s last start came in the form of an allowance caliber race in Louisianna where he held on to the win by three-fourths of a length with a recorded speed rating of ninety-eight.
Next is the favorite for Saturday’s race, Mirror Image (Mt. Livermore x Nureyev x Graustark) and is trained by isittrue . This four year old chestnut homebred colt has had a total of twenty-one lifetime starts to date, six of which have resulted in wins for the impressive chestnut. His last start came in North Dakota in The Almost Until Brook Challenge where the colt finished a fast closing third, still five and a half lenghts behind the winner, and recorded a speed figure of ninety-two. The colt’s last win came late last year during the seven furlong The Pharivor Challenge in Wyoming where he won by a length and a half with a recorded speed rating of one hundred five, a lifetime best for the colt.
Following will be Greeley’s Turn (Mr. Greeley x Norcliffe x Turn-To) and is owned by ufsldowns . This three year old chestnut homebred colt has amassed a total of eight career starts. Six of these eight starts have resulted on finishes on the board for this colt. His last start came in the Grade III Craven Stakes, where he finished second by a narrow half a length margin with a speed rating of ninety-nine. The colt’s last victory came just a few stasrts prior in the eight furlong The Hulk Car Special, where he defeated the rest of the field by a length and recorded a speed rating of ninety-one.
Breaking from the far outside post postion on Saturday will be Just A Wahbit (Boston Harbor x Polar Falcon x Silver Hawk) and is owned and trained by expooil . This brown homebred horse is the oldest starter in the field on Saturday, at the age of six. This six year old has had a total of twnety-two lifetime starts with seven wins and four places. His last start came in an allowance caliber race in Virgina, in which he came second, losing by a length and recorded a speed figure of ninety-six. The horse’s last victory came just a few starts before during an allowance caliber race in Floirda where he won by three and one-fourth lengths with a speed rating of eighty-two. This horse is making a comeback to stakes caliber races after a period of four allowance races. The horse’s last start in stakes company was in The Joker Pooh Stakes where he finished fourth.