Eleven In For Cane Toad Stakes
This week in Queensland, the fifteenth race on the card for Saturday will be the Grade II, Cane Toad Stakes. The race has attracted an entry field of eleven horses, age three and older and will be run over a distance of six furlongs on the turf course. The weather has been warm and sunny this past week and the race is forcasted to be run on a firm track.
Drawing the rail will be Weed Rat (IRE) (Noverre (IRE) x Gulch x Go Step) owned and trained by nancy . This four year old bay hombered has had a total of fourteen career starts with eight finishes on the board. The colts last start was in The Prospect Duck Memorial Stakes where he finished second, three-fourths of a length behind the winner with a speed figure of ninety-seven. The colts last win came just a few races prior in Colorado in the running of The On The Other Hand (GB) Stakes where he defeated the rest of the field by two and one-fourth lenths with a speed rating of one hundred four.
In the second slot will be Thunder Dud (Thunder Gulch x Crafty Prospector x El Gran Senior) and is traind and owned by dontnqagme . This four year old homebred colt has been lightly raced with twelve career starts under his belt, five of these have resulted in wins. The colt’s last start came over in the states in Nebraska in the running of the Grade II Sooner-Husker Stakes where he finished a disappointing and well-beaten twelth by eleven and three-fourths lengths. The colts last victory came in an allowance caliber race in Alabama where he won by a length and three-fourths. Owner dontnagme and jockey L. McNeal are hoping that the colt will take well to Grade II competition this time.
Next is Lightening Striking (Smart Strike x Darshaan (ENG) x Alleged) and is owned by poocher . This four year old colt is one of the more experienced horses in the field with a total of twenty-two career starts with seven wins, three places and three shows. The colt’s last start came in Nevada during The Maple Robe (GB) Memorial Stakes where he finished a fast-closing third, only missing the win by one-fourth of a length and recorded a speed figure of one hundred. The colts last win was a few rces prior in an allowance caliber race in Maryland where he won by a length and a half and recorded a speed rating of ninety-nine.
Following will be Xtremely Today (Lemon Drop Kid x Storm Bird x Relaunch) and is trained by mrfu . This five year old bay colt has had a total of twenty-seven career starts with over half of those starts resulting of finishes that were on the board. The bay horses last start was in the Grade II, Frey Hooves Sprint where he mananged to hold on to the win by one-half legth over his nearest challenger and recorded a speed figure of one-hundred two for the race.
In the number five post position will be North Of The Park (Ectorn Park x Tossofthecoin x Northern Prospect) and is owned and trained by slowracer2 . This lightly raced four year old colt has had a totaol of twelve career starts to date with half of those resulting in finishes on the board for the brown colt. The colt’s last start was in an allowance caliber race in which he won by three lengths with a speed figure of one hundred three. The colts last stakes caliber race was the Grade I Dick Francis where he fiished disspointing ninth, ten and a half lengths behind the victor.
Next is Drunken Lullabies (IRE) (Daylami (IRE)) x Blushing John x Seattle Slew) and is trained and owned by blinkers . The lightly raced dark grey homebred colt has a total of sixteen career starts with a total of seven wins. The colts last start was in the Frey Hooves Spirit, a Grade II race, where the colt finsihed a fast closing second, edged out of the win by only a half a length. The colts most recent win was just the race before in the Grade II, Otter Dush where he won by a length and recorded a speed figure of one hundred seven.
Following will be V West (Elusive Quality x Gone West x Seeking The Gold) and is owned by dancebarns . This is one of the younger horses in the field on Saturday being only three and lightly raced with a career total of sixteen races, six of these being finishes on the board. The colts last start was in a claiming race in Italy where he finished third, one and three-fourths lengths back behind the winner. The colts last win was just the race before, also a claming caliber race in Italy where he won by a length and one-fourth with a lifetime best speed figure of eighty-nine. No doubt he will be a major longshot in Saturday’s race.
In the number eight slot is the favorite for Saturday’s race, General’s Chariot (Gone West x Storm Cat x Fappiano) and is trained and owned by proudtruth . This four year old colt has had a total of twenty-seven lifetime starts with fifteen wins, six places and a show and with an astonishing career earnings approaching the four million dollar mark. The colts most recent race was in the Grade II Winthope Stakes where he finished a narrow second, beaten by a length. His last victory was in the Grade I Elixer Sprint where he won by a length and one-fourth and posted a speed figure of one hundred eight.
Fat Seth (Two Punch x Buckboard x Stage Door Johnny) will be the longshot for Saturday’s race and is currently going off at odds of 99:1. This eight year old horse, the oldest horse in the field, is owned and trained by mrhommell and has a total of fifty-four career starts to date. Of those fifty-four starts five have been wins, along with eight places and eight shows. The horses last start came in Taiwn during The Illini Hank (GB) Challenge where he finished ninth, nineteen and one-fourth lengths behind the front runners. The horses last win came two years ago during an allowance race in Vermont where he won by one-fourth of a length and posted a speed figure of ninety-three.
Next will be Digital Overture (Rahy x Danehill x Night Shift) and is trained by spelunker . The four year old bay colt has had a total of twenty-one lifetime stsarts with twelve of those being wins. His career earnings amount to almost two million dollars. The colts most recent start came in the six furlong Grade I Smackdown II which we emerged victorious in by a half a length and recorded a speed figure of one hundred ten. He also won the race prior to that, the Grade II The King’s Fall by one-fourth of a length.
Drawing the far outside post position is Sittin In A Tree G (Dynaformer x El Gran Senor x Mr. Prospector) and is owned by medusa . This four year old colt has had a total of twenty-six starts, twelve of them being finishes on the board. The colts last start was in The Debee Elk Memorial Stakes where he managed to hold on the the win by a head and posted a speed rating of ninety six for the race.