Full Field For Dr. Patches Handicap

This week in the upper part of New York will be the Grade II running of the Dr. Patches Handicap, a six furlong sprint scheduled to go off on the dirt on Saturday. It looks to be a full field of fourteen for Saturday’s race, all four years or older. The weather has been pleasant all week in New York and is expected to do so througout the rest of the week, look for the dirt track to be listed as fast on Saturday.

The favorite for Saturday’s race and drawing the inside post position is sherwood owned Thrombosis (Forty Niner x Seattle Slew x Mr. Prospector). This five year old horse has been lightly raced throughout his career with a total of twenty-eight lifetime starts, seventeen of these have been finishes on the board. The horse’s last start was down south in North Carolina in the Grade II Booker T. Handicap where he finished third, two and one-fourth lengths behind the winner. Just two races prior had come his last victory in The Busted Speech Memorial, which we won by three-fourths of a length with a speed figure of one hundred eight.

In the number two slot is New Lemon (El Corredor x Lemon Drop Kid x Clever Trick) and is out of the dam Lemon Trick. This five year old horse is owned and trained by jayjay and has also been lightly raced with twenty-seven career starts. The horses last start came in Florida during the running of The Sparky For Cat Challenge where he finished just in the money in fifth. The horses last win was only two races prior, during an allowance caliber race in Italy, which the horse emerged victorious over the rest of the field by a length and recorded a speed figure of one hundred two.

Following will be Civil Servant (Jolie’s Halo x Grey Dawn II x Bold Lad) and is trained and owned by twopine . This four yeara old light grey colt has had a total of twenty-five lifetime starts with nine wins, three places and a show. The colts most recent start was in The Believing The Love Cap where he finished fourth. His most recent win was two races prior in The Roof Rush Challenge where he won by one and one-fourth lengths with a speed rating of one hundred two.

Next is Indiscretion (Danzig x Mr. Prospector x Mill Reff) and is owned by babycolt . This four year old homebred colt has had a total of twenty-one career starts which have earned him career earnings of half a million dollars. The colts last start was in the Grade II Booker T. Handicap where he finished a well-beaten and disappointing tenth, ten and a half lengths back in the field. The colts last win was just the race before, in Delaware, during The Oh What Speed Stakes, a Grade I race, which he won by three-fourths of a length with a speed figure of one hundred six. Trainer babycolt will be hoping that the colts runnig in the Booker T. was just a mishap.

In the number five post is Polish Reality (Polish Navy x Gulch x Known Fact) and is out of the race winning dam Knowledge. This four year old chestnut colt is trained by champions4 . The colts last start came in Nebraska in the Grade II Sooner-Husker Stakes where he was narrowly defeated by a head. The colts last win was just the start beofre, an allowance caliber race, which he won by a length and a half and posted a speed figure of one hundred eight.

Following will be Blazing Glory (More Than Ready x Silver Buck x Storm Cat) and is out of the dam Storm Sparkling. This four year old dark grey homebred is owned and trained by waremblem2 and has a total of twenty-two career starts. Of these only four have resulted in wins. The colts last start came in the Grade III Middle Of Nowhere Sprint where he fnished a disappointing seventh, five and three-fourths lengths back in the pack. The colts last win was his first race of the 2006 season, where he won an allowance caliber race by a length and recorded a speed figure of one hundred four.

Next is In The Army Now (Polish Navy x Forest Wildcat x Pentelicus) and is out of the race winning dam Forest Heirs.. This four year old bay colt is trained and owned by super9 . The young colt has had a total of twenty-six career starts, nineteen of which have resulted in finishes on the board for the colt. The colts last start was in Sweden during the running of The Believing The Love Cap where he finished third, beaten by two lengths. The colts most recent win was just the race before, in the Grade III Cracked Peanuts Sprint, where he coasted to victory by a head and recorded a speed figure of ninety-eight.

In the eight slot is Hard To Handle (Miswaki x Green Desert x Riverman) and is owned by zwylde The four year old homebred has a total of twenty-seven career starts, ten of which have been wins and earning him limetime earnings fast approaching the one million dollar mark. The colts last start, and also his last win, came in an allowance caliber race in Puerto Rico where he won by two lengths and posted a speed figure of one hundred two.

Following will be Hottest Hotty (Spinning World x Danzig x Forty Niner) and is trained by rascal . This four year old colt has had a total of thirty-two lifetime starts. The colts most recent start was also his most recent win, an allowance caliber race in West Virginia where he won impressively by two and one-fourth lengths with a speed rating of one hundred two.

Next is Twelve Year Old (Fantastic Light x Northern Dancer x Halo) who is the oldest horse in the field on Saturday, but despite his namesake, is only seven years old. The bay hose is owned and trained by tenpin3 and has been lightly raced with a total of twenty-nine career starts. The horses last sart, and also his last win came in Missouri during The March Sea Stakes where he won by one and three-fourths lengths with an impressive speed figure of one hundred eleven.

In the eleventh post position is Big Man’s Bridge (Storm Cat x Rahy x Roberto) and is trained and owned by northdance . This chestnut homebred horse is tied for being the oldest horse in Saturday’s race at seven years of age. He has a total of thirty-four career starts with thirteen wins, five places and a show. The horses most recent start and his most recent win are one in the same, an allowance caliber race in Washington state where he won by a length and one-fourth with a speed figure of ninety-three.

Following will be Kung Fu (Fusaichi Pegasus x Alydar x Hail To Reason) and is owned by siama . This five year old bay horse has a total of twenty-nine career starts. The horses last start came in Utah during The Frisco Capote Cap where he finished just out of the money in sixth, yet was only a lengths distnce away from the victor. The horses last win came late last yer in The Maryland Bonanza where he won by half a length with a speed rating of one hundred five.

Next is Killick (Broad Brush x Valid Appeal x Irish River (FR)) and is trained by bredtosell . This five year old bay horse has a total of thirty lifetime starts with seventeen finishs on the board. The horses last start came in the Grade I The Oh What Speed Stakes where he finished fifth, three lengths off the paceof the winner. His last victory came in The Late Arrival Bonanza in Hong Kong where he won by a length and recorded a speed rating of one hundred seven.

Breaking from the far outside is longshot Pedro Maximus (Capote x Broad Brush x Key To The Mint) and is trained and owned by mattsbest . This four year old brown homebred has been very lightly raced with only fourteen career starts to date, nine of these have been finishs on the board including five wins. The colts last start was also is most recent win, an allowance caliber race in Massachusetts where he won by a length and a half with a lifetime best speed figure of one hundred two. This will be the colts debut race in stakes competition.