G1, Parador de Carmona: Spain has a tight field for this 8.5f running.
| Spain (SPA) Saturday, September 11, 2021 — 12:00:00 PM EST | Race ID : 2745568 | |
| Parador de Carmona | |
| Grade I / Group 1 – Sponsored – Purse : $500,000 | |
| Restricted to 4 Year Olds and Older, Fillies and Mares Only | |
| 8.5 Furlongs | ~1700 Meters | One Mile and One Sixteenths | Fast Dirt |
This week we are headed to Spain to a nice sponsored G1 race on the card on Saturday. The G1, Parador de Carmona will be held for those horses that are 4 year olds and older for Fillies and Mares Only. This race in of tribute to Carmona, Spain that is a town in southwestern Spain which is known for it’s thriving trade in wine, olive oil, grain and cattle. It is known for its annual fair which is held every April. This year these horses will run across the 8.5 furlong course on what will be listed as Fast Dirt at post time. We have a field of twelve horses that will be entered in this race and the field looks fair competitive among those that have been entered to contend. Our faithful odds makers have formulated their morning line for this race and the post positions have been drawn. So we should now take a preview of the horses that are entered here in the G1, Parador de Carmona here in Spain.
| 1 | FOUR BURGLARS | MD | 4F | harbinger0 | C Shirley | 19 | 6 | 37% | $158,523 | 8.00 | 15/1 |
Coming out of the inside gate will be this four year old Roan Filly that was sired by Street Magician who in nineteen prior starts has found the boards in seven of her races. She has had some struggles when moving up from the Allowance levels and will be taking a big jump in Class for this race. She is one of the longer choices in the morning line, but in her most recent trip to the track in Japan on 08/07/2021 she had a nice outing across a wet track. She was entered in an 8f $48700 NW3n Allowance where she came off the third call in third to make her way down the stretch to find the wire first by one and a quarter with a 106 speed rating. She is going to need to show up with a little more effort here in Spain and show she can make this big jump in Class if she is going to find herself on the boards. The owner is calling in jockey, C Shirley who is a local jockey here in Spain that was seeking a mount in this race. Horse and jockey will saddle up and come out in the post parade to the cheers of an excited crowd.
| 2 | HAACKZEL | AUS | 5F | haack08 | J Lennon | 20 | 5 | 65% | $205,991 | 6.50 | 12/1 |
Next out we have this five year old Bay Mare that was sired by Snitzel who in twenty prior starts has hit the boards in thirteen of her races. She is a big Allowance mare who has been doing well for her owner and he is making a big jump in Class with her on Saturday if she can prove she has some Graded prospects in her future. She is coming off two straight Allowance wins and in her last time out she ran on 08/08/2021 in Deauville going 8.5 furlongs in a $24300 NW4X Allowance race of which she closed nicely after the third call coming down the stretch to pick up the win by two at the wire with a 107 speed rating. She likes coming just off the lead but will need to show she can gracefully take this big jump up come Saturday. The owner is calling in jockey, J Lennon who will be coming in from Paris to take the mount up top for this trip. They will saddle up together and come out headed to their post draw representing the Latinos Del Mundo residency.
| 3 | HARD SPUN GOLD | KY | 4F | langworthy | C Dolotina | 13 | 5 | 77% | $216,216 | 5.38 | 17/1 |
This is a four year old Bay Filly that was sired by Hard Spun and that has hit the boards in ten of her thirteen starts. She has performed well at the Allowance level, but she too will be taking a big jump in Class for this race on Saturday. She was last seen running in India on 07/17/2021 going 7.5 furlongs in a $60000 Allowance. She was sharp in this race and it did not take her long to find the lead. She cruised the tack and could not be caught when she got up for the win by a half at the wire with a 110 speed rating. She is going to need to bring that speed forward here in Spain and perhaps a little extra as she takes a big jump in Class for this race. The owner is calling in jockey, C Dolotina who is coming in from China to take to the irons. This jockey needs to find speed, stamina and fire power out of this filly when they break from their gate representing the Hoosier Racing residency.
| 4 | VIOLENT TAP | KY | 4F | gowansclaim2 | C Wyatt | 14 | 7 | 71% | $179,800 | 17.50 | 5/1 |
Here we have a four year old filly that was sired by Violence who has fourteen prior starts and ten hits on the boards with seven wins to her credit. She was doing well for her owner with three wins in a row, one of which was in a Listed Stakes in Deleware in the Waki Notion Dirt Mare Memorial where she got up for the win by a half with a 114 speed rating. She was then sent back out for her most recent trip on 08/01/2021 where she traveled 8 furlongs in Spain in the G2, Snownut Handicap. She seemed to try to be making a closing effort in this race and ran out of track when she crossed the wire in fourth some two lengths off with a 109 speed rating. The owner is now bumping her up in Class again here in Spain where she will travel her second trip in a row. The added half furlong in this race from her last time out could be to her advantage. She will get the services of jockey, C Wyatt who will be traveling in from Queensland to take the ride up top with this filly. He needs to get the best trip he can out of this four year old if they are going to find the lights on the board when they break from their gate draw to the cheers of an excited crowd.
| 5 | BRAIN HACKER | KY | 4F | asrstar13 | J Ustin | 19 | 4 | 79% | $284,921 | 16.00 | 8/1 |
Breaking from gate five will be this four year old Brown Filly that is a scratch bred (AWESOME AGAIN x A.P. INDY x NIJINSKY 2ND) that in nineteen prior starts has found the boards in fifteen of her races. She has been performing well in her two most recent trips to the track for her owner and in her most recent race on 08/01/2021 she went 8 furlongs here in Spain in the Snownut Handicap where she lost her lead after the third call, but held on to get a third place finish with a 109 speed rating. We have seen better out of this filly in the past and she needs to show up tight and ready to go for her owner in effort to hit the boards again. She will be getting the services of jockey, J Ustin who is coming out of Norway to take the ride up top. This jockey needs to keep this filly in the game here if she is to show well in this race when they come out of the paddock representing the All-Stars Racing residency.
| 6 | SONG WITHOUT WORDS | KY | 4F | rwhisper | M Arky | 18 | 6 | 67% | $1,362,940 | 20.00 | 5/1 |
Here we have a nice four year old filly that is a scratch bred (MENDELSSOHN x SUMMER SQUALL x NUREYEV) that has eighteen prior career starts with twelve smacks on the boards. She is a prior G1 winner and she seems to like running on both the turf and dirt surfaces. She last ran on the dirt her last time out on 08/01/2021 going 8 furlongs in the G2, Snownut Handicap here in Spain. She showed up nicely after making a big closing effort in her stretch run to catch a second place finish at the wire and was just off by a head with a 111 speed rating. This is the second entry out of the rwhisper master stables in this race and she may be the owner’s best hope for a hit on the boards as she goes off as the co-favorite in the morning line. For this race she will get the services of jockey, M Arky who will be coming in from Perth to take the mount up top. This is a familiar jockey to this filly that has rode with her in turf races. Can he get her to perform when they break from their gate representing the Hoosier Racing residency?
| 7 | JARDEL | CA | 7F | wove | C Elektra | 31 | 8 | 65% | $260,895 | 5.50 | 27/1 |
Next out we have this seven year old Brown Mare who was sired by Merit Man who in thirty-one prior starts has found the boards in twenty of her races. She has a shaded past history and this has been noted in the morning line as she will go off as the longest choice in the field. She has been in and out of Claiming races in the past and does appear to have been picked up as a Claimer back in March of this season. He has shown a little promise for her new owner in a couple of Allowance races but she struggles when moving up in Class. Her most recent outing was on 08/08/2021 when she went 8 furlongs in Dubai. She was close to the front early in the race, but in her stretch run she fell off the pace and crossed the wire in fourth over seven lengths back with a 92 speed rating. Jockey, C Elektra from out of Surry will be in the saddle on Saturday and he is going to need to get a lot more effort out of his ride if he is to remain competitive when they break from their gate representing the Bro Park residency.
| 8 | SUNGLASSES | KY | 4F | vinery | MR Magoo | 19 | 7 | 58% | $449,110 | 11.25 | 7/1 |
Here we have a four year old Bay Filly sired by Malibu Moon what has nineteen prior starts and that has eleven strikes on the boards. This filly had been kind of hot and cold and we will need to see what comes out of the faucet when she hits the track on Saturday. She has shown to be a winner on both the turf and dirt surfaces when she wants to show up to contend. She is the second entry out of the gowans master stables and he may find some frustration in this filly as she can be unpredictable. She is a prior G3 winner but one would have to look back to May of 2020 when she got up in the G3, The Selena in Ontario. Her most recent trip came on 08/15/2021 when she went out on the dirt in Mexico going 9 furlongs in the G3, Rose Garden Handicap. She ran flat and off the pace in this race and was never a factor when she crossed the wire in seventh with a 107 speed rating. She will need to show up much improved from that last outing and she will get jockey, MR Magoo from Victoria in the saddle to help her in her efforts when they come out of the paddock to the cheers of an excited crowd.
| 9 | LOVE MAGIC | KY | 4F | lifesmagic | J Cox | 12 | 4 | 67% | $380,543 | 44.00 | 7/1 |
This is a four year old Bay Filly sired by War Front that has twelve prior starts with eight hits on the boards. She has been good for the owner this season and is a prior G2 winner when she got up in th New Jersey back in May of this season in the G2, Bumblebee Classic. She did well her next time out in a Listed Stakes in Kentucky coming in second. Her most recent trip to the track came once again in Kentucky when she ran on 08/15/2021 going 8 furlongs in the G3, The Garden Handicap. She was trying to make a closing effort in this race but seemed to run out of track as she crossed the wire in fifth with a 108 speed rating. I feel this added half furlong is going to work to this closers advantage here on Saturday and the owner is calling in jockey, J Cox from Victoria to come in and take the mount for this trip. This filly could be a contender here if she can show up with some of that speed we have seen her run in the past when they come out in the post parade to the sounds of an excited crowd.
| 10 | TOP FLOOZY | AUS | 5F | ceres | M Humbo | 23 | 5 | 65% | $225,060 | 9.00 | 8/1 |
Here we have a five year old Bay Mare that was sired by Sebring who has twenty-three career starts with fifteen strikes to the boards. This filly seems to have some issues in moving up in Class and this Saturday she is going to be taking a big jump in Class to face this field. She last ran on 08/14/2021 going 9 furlongs in Deauville in a $33700 NW5L Allowance of which she closed nicely to get up for the win with a 108 speed rating. She is going to need to show better here in Spain against this field and find a little more fire in those legs to show she can content at this level. She will get the services of jockey, M Humbo from Perth who will come in and take to the saddle for this race. This jockey needs to find extra out of his horse when they break from their post draw representing the Universal Racing Club residency.
| 11 | THE GIST OF IT | KY | 6F | italst9 | F Inzamam | 29 | 11 | 62% | $588,500 | 27.00 | 7/1 |
This is a six year old Brown Mare that was sired by Nyquist who has twenty-nine prior starts with eighteen hits on the boards that includes eleven wins. A Graded win has eluded her and this season she has only had one hit on the boards which came in her most recent race which was on 07/11/2021 when she went out in Kentucky going 8.5 furlongs in a $75000 Local Allowance. She closed from over five lengths back at the third call to weave her way into a second place finish with a 105 speed rating. She is going to need to show a little extra here as she jumps back up in Class in Spain. For this trip her owner is calling upon the services of jockey, F Inzamam who is coming in from New Zealand to take the mount up top. He will be looking to get that extra effort and a clean trip for his horse when they break from their gate on Saturday representing the Empire State Racing residency.
| 12 | SILENT N COSTLY | KY | 5F | tarton14 | M Cameron | 22 | 9 | 64% | $390,520 | 12.00 | 6/1 |
Coming out of the far outside gate will be this five year old Light Grey Mare that was sired by Constitution who in twenty-two starts has found the boards in fourteen of her races which includes nine wins. She has been doing well for her owner and has only missed hitting the boards one time this season. She is taking a big jump in Class for this race and will have much to prove when she faces this field. In her most recent outing she ran in Turkey going 9 furlongs in a Listed Stakes, Power With Prizes Dirt Mare Route. She was looking good in this race and she tried to close the gap in her stretch run, but could do her best to find a second place finish with a 110 speed rating. She takes a big jump back up in Class here in Spain and will have jockey, M Cameron from Queensland coming in to take to the saddle up top. This jockey needs to find a good spot for his horse coming out of this far outside gate when they break out representing the Only Stayers residency.
Good luck to all owners and horses!
Skippy’s Watch List
4-Violent Tap: Might be able to step up in this field. Can she find the boards?
5-Brain Hacker: Got up for third last out in a G2. Can she do better?
6-Song Without Words: Liked the switch to dirt on this track last time out. Can she do better?
Tarton’s Long Shot
2-Haackzel: The odds are pretty short in this field for all viable contenders, but I think this 12/1 shot is looking good this season in her Allowance races. She looks like at play at 12/1 in the morning line and could show up a competitor. She is coming off two straight Allowance wins and has not been off the boards this season. I think I will throw her on some exotic tickets when I head to the betting window.
12-Silent N Costly: She is only going off at 6/1 which I feel is generous in the morning line, but she deserves a mention in this field even though she is not going off at a good price. She is another horse that has only been off the boards once this season and she got a decent second place finish her last time out in a Listed Stakes. She is also out of a productive leased mare and she deserves a shot in this field on some exotic tickets at the betting window even if she does not cash for a big ticket.
8-Sunglasses: Okay, perhaps I might like too many horses this week, but this is a really tight field and these horses all deserve an honorable mention. This filly is going off at 7/1 in the morning line and she is coming off a G3 run at 9 furlongs that looked too long for her even though she has had wins at that distance in the past. I think this drop down to 8.5 furlongs will spark her interest. I do remind you she came in fourth in the 2020 Equinics, so she is not shabby. Let’s throw her in the mix at the betting window too.