Preferred Power Favorite In Kakarazuka Tinen Cup
This week in the nation of Japan will be the hightlight Grade II race of the Kakarazuka Tinen Cup, a route of a mile and one quarter over the inner turf track for horses of three years of age and older. The weather here in Japan has been strikiningly beutiful and is expected to stay that way througout the weekent. Look for the turf track to be listed as frim during Satuday’s running. Twelve horses have drawn into this weekend’s race, lets take a look at each of the condenders.
Drawing the rail is Flawless Victory (Kingmambo x Storm Cat x Benny The Dip) and is out of the race winning mare Storm Dolphin. Flawless Victory , the handsome chestnut homebred colt is owned and trained by jacklad and has had a total of eighteen career starts. Only six of these starts were finishes off the board. The colt’s last race came in the ten furlong, Grade I, Doomben Cup, where he ran a disappointing seventh, ten lenghts behind the winning horse with a speed figure of ninety-five. The colt’s latest victory came in his first start of this year in an allowance race in which he put up a speed figure of niney-six and defeated the rest of the filed by three and three-fourths lenghts.
In the second post postion will be Headlong (Pulpit x Herbager x In Reality) and is trained and owned by thunderman . This four year old bay homebred colt has had a total of ten lifetime starts, only one of those has the colt ever finished off the board. Six of the starts have been wins. The colt’s most recent start came in the ten furlong The Mystery Coda (NZ) Challenge, which he won by an impressive four and a half lengths and a speed rating of one hundred. This Saturday will be the colts debut race in graded stakes company.
Next will be Smoking Sal (Danzig x Seattle Slew x High Echelon) and is out of the dam Miss High. A senior in the race, this seven year old homebred is trained by tom and has a distinguised career of fifty-two lifetime starts, of which twenty have resulted in wins. The horse’s last career start came eariler this year in an allowance caliber race in Illinois where the horse finished fifth, seven and a half lenghts behind the winner. The horse’s last win was just the race prior, and also in Illinois, during the nine and a half furlong There Is A God Lakers Loose Special Allowance, where he won by two and a half lenghts with a recorded speed figure of ninety-nine. This horse is returning back to graded stakes company after a brief trip down to allowance caliber after finishing fourth in the Grade III Florida Turf.
Following is One Funky Broad (Red Ransom x Broad Brush x Alydar) and is out of the race winning mare Alybroad. This three year old homebred is owned by ovidius and has had a total of fifteen career starts, ten of which have been finishes on the board for the colt. The colt’s last start came overseas in Arkansas during the eleven furling The Moai Special, which he managed to run away with by a half a length over the closed contender with a speed figure of ninety-two.
At odds of 42:1 is the longshot of the race, S R King Oil (AUS) (High Rolling (AUS) x Mr. Redoy x Efisio (GB)) and is owned and trained by jeffdrew . This four year old homebred is one of the lesser experienced colts in the field in terms of number of starts, with only five lifetime starts. However, none of those five starts has the colt ever finished below the show postion. This Saturday will be his first start in stakes company, graded or othwise, after a so-far distinguised career in allowance ranks. The colt’s lifetime best speed figure to date is ninety-five.
In the sixth post postion is Egyptian Empire (Empire Maker x Pine Bluff x Greinton (GB)) and is out of the dam Ivana B. Sedated. This four year old chestnut colt is trained and owned by holyghost and has had a total of twenty-three career starts, nineteen of those have been finishes on the board. The homebred colt’s last start came in the Grade I Doomben Cup, which he overtook the rest of the field to win by two and one-fourth lengths and record a speed rating of one hundred five.
Next will be Kepler Of Rock (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) x Kingmambo x Affirmed) and is out of the stakes-running dam Kepler Mambo. This royaly bred four year old homebred is owned by bobo . The colt has had a total of thirty lifetime starts with twently of those being finishes on the board. His last start was a twelve furlong allowance caliber race in Ireland which the colt won by three and a half lengths and posting a speed rating of ninety-eight. The colt’s last win was just a few races prior to his allowance win in The Son Paint Challenge, where he won by two and a half lenghts with a speed figure of one hundred four.
Following is Wonderboy Da Vinci (IRE) (Theatrical (IRE) x Mont Jeu (IRE) x Kingmambo) and is trained by wonder4 / This four year old homebred colt has had a total of nineteen lifetime starts to date with a total of seven of those being wins. The colt’s last start was in the Grade I Sydney Mile where he finished a disappointing seventh place finish, seven lenghts behind the winner, however still maintaining a very good speed figrue of one hundred two. The colt’s last win came a few starts prior in The Cat’s Affair Challenge where he won by a length with a posted speed of one hundred one.
In the ninth slot is Rebel Yell N (War Chant x Persian Bold (IRE) x Bounding Basque) and is owned and trained by lordpye . At six years old this bay homebred is one of the oldest horses in this Saturday’s running. On top of this is also the only mare that has drawn into the field. She’s had a total of thirty lifetime starts with nine wins, six places and three shows. The mare’s most recent career start came in the Grade II, twelve furlong, Sour Kraut Cup where she finished a well beaten third, seven and one-fourth lengths behind the winners. However just the race before, The GG Buda Stakes, she won by three and three-fourth lengths with a speed figure of ninety-three.
Going off at 11:1 odds is Swampy Sturm (Dynaformer x Roberto x Graustark) and is trained by tmica . This five year old homebreed horse has had a total of fifteen lifetime starts, ten of these have been finishes on the board for the horse. His latest start came in the Grade I, Doomben Cup where he finished toward the back of the pack in ninth, eleven and one-fourth lenghts behind the winner. The horses last win came a few starts before during an allowance caliber race held on a yeilding turf track with a recorded speed rating of ninety-seven.
Next will be Ale N’ Skittles (Jade Hunter x Theatrical (IRE) x Caveat) and is out of the stakes-running mare Beer N’ Skittles (IRE). This four year old homebred colt is owned by bigtime and has had a career total of nineteen starts, of which eleven were wins.. The colt’s last start was here in Japan during the Grade II, ten furlong running of the Kinsho Kho Classic, which the colt won impressively by three lengths over the rest of the field with a recorded speed rating of one hundred five.
Breaking from the far outside number twelve post postion will be Preferred Power (Pulpit x Unbridled x Halo) and is owned and trained by dshock This royaly bred five year old homebred horse has had a distinguised career of thirty-five lifetime starts and career earnings over two million dollars and because of these virtues will be going off as Saturday’s favorite. The horse’s latest start was overseas in California during the running of the Grade I, ten furlong Movieland Turf Cup, where he finished a disappointing eigth place. The colt’s last win came a few races before in the ten furlong, Grade III, Marcos Footwear Handicap, which the colt won by three and a half lenghts over his compation with a recorded speed figure of ninety-seven.