smakedown G1 8F Dirt Open
Welcome to Florida for the running of the Smackdown 4 the G1s the field for what is probably the hardest class in the sim 8f Dirt $500,000 All horses, 4 years old and up. A field of 18 greets the starter here. 1
Belgium Racing Team from Benelux trains this 6yrold by VAN NISTELROOY from the mare HELMETS TART who was a moderately performed mare but this fellow has made racing in top class his go. Move of an allowance runner but he has gone some good races in good times but would surprise if he won this.
2 108173 PROUD AND BOLD avalanche S Popo 21/1
The Squirrel Empire from GR Simsters trains this 5yrold by PROUD CITIZEN from A. P. CHOCOLATE . Trained by the trainer of the year this guy must be respected . Another who has found allowance racing more to his liking but horses like this always crop up in the finish of races like this outside chance only though. Has race best in sprint company and may find this a little far.
3 6366 BOTH SIDES WIN(JPN) 5heffsbarn A McKellar 19/1
Jakematt Stables from DelPenn National trains this 4yrold by SYMBOLI KRIS S from the he-mare BARB’S BEARLY TOP(IRE) who won a couple of races as a 3yrold. He has won 5 from 19 so far. He is more of a sprinter and may find a mile to far in this class.
4 115512 SPITFIRE MK I(KY) buffy8 W Case 11/1
Winterfell Racing from GR Simsters trains this 4yrold by TIZNOW x CARSON CITY x EASY GOER. He has won 7 from 21 and over $600,000 in stakes. He is well performed in longer journey and may well use his stamina in this bigger field to his advantage. Two starts ago he won the Fus Gonner Handicap-G3 over 8.5f with a 112sp and should find himself right up there in the stretch.
5 84633 PERFECTLY PLEASANT(KY) cougar N Torres 13/1
Cougar Stables from The CR RACERS trains this 4yrold by PLEASANTLY PERFECT from MUST BE GOLD a multiple stakes placed mare. Haswon 7 from 21 including The GAL LIGHT Special-Stk over 8f with a 113sp has really improved his sps lately and may well be ready to produce his best performances only a slower speed on a wet track has blotted his copybook lately so must figure in this.
6 81310 WATERGATE SCANDAL(KY) jonsnow L Buchta 6/1
Given Stables: Fire and Blood from GR Simsters trains this 4yrold by EMPIRE MAKER from POLITICAL SCANDAL he has won 10 from 21 and over $600,000 in stakes this colt is a genuine graded mile performer who has hit top form at the right time with a smashing win in the NIXON’S PROMISE-G1 over a mile in a 120sp which must rate with the best achieved in the sim even in these days of heady sps. Any hosre that can run the times he has has to be hard to beat the likely winner here.
7 133641 WHO DO YOU LOVE(KY) lenny9 V Gardner 16/1
THE EVIL EMPIRE from GR Simsters brings us this 4yrold who is bred in the purple by AWESOME AGAIN x DAMASCUS x HOIST THE FLAG he has won 6 from 17 and has topped the magical $1millon mark with wins in the Diplomat Way Handicap-G1 over 8f in a 112sp and The DELAWARE DESTROYER MILE-Stk with a 115sp he has proved he can foot it with the best over a mile and must be considered.
8 76502 CHAMPION WEST tsunami363 W Marshall 99/1
Tsunami from Great Plains Residency 2008 the man world renowned for entering horse in stakes races world wide brings us the outsider of the field bar none. Beautifully bred this son of ALYSHEBA x SECRETARIAT x BUCKPASSER has yet to show the class that breeding should suggest he has won seven races but in much lesser class than this not much show but good luck tsunami who knows what might blow in.
9 131577 HALO ME DOWN sdmf4 P McJulien 8/1
Black Label Stables from DelPenn National train this 5yrold by MINESHAFT x HALO x STORM BIRD another with very strong breeding. He has run some nice races in graded company and seems to favour the mile journey. He won the G2 Black Label Mile with a 111sp and would easily foot it with these. He was a little disappointing last time out in the Cosmopolitan Handicap-G1 but might well have been affected by the wet ground so we can forgive him that run a expect a better effort here definite chance.
10 120271 AUTOMATION simsters6 C Stubbs 14/1
THE EVIL EMPIRE from GR Simsters second entry by KINGMAMBO x NIJINSKY II x ROBERTO who has won 8 from 24 bred as if he might like the green stuff it as on dirt tracks that he has shown his best he is yet to succeed at the best level and should be safely held here.
11 131423 STAFF TROUBLE(KY) zaza A Darling 9/1
Zaza Stables of no fixed abode train this 4yrold by STORM CAT from T. V. PROJECT a winner of 6 from 15 and a genuine Grade 1 runner he won the Cosmopolitan Handicap-G1 last time out with a 118sp on a wet track and 3 starts ago he won the Rock’s Texas Cooking Series-Stk with a 111sp so he is running 100+sps every time in the best company he will race handy to pace and try to extend in stretch.
12 112142 PSYCHOTIC GOLD(NY) super12 R Jones 22/1
More Evil Than The Evil Empire! from the DelPenn National res. Brings us the colt by FREUD from NINER NINER the dam also of THE BLUE SWORD(GB) who was grade placed stakes winner and BRAHMS NINER a stakes winner he has won 5 from 23 but has run in good company in most of his races. He has performed better in allowance company than stakes racing and may struggle here.
13 120598 SPECIAL WAY(JPN) whirlaway W Baumann 12/1
Autumn Wind Acres from Minnesota Downs trains this 4yrold colt by the grand sire FORTY NINER from DANZIG’S WAY a grand mare who has produced all 4 foals to be stakes performers. Her other foals are SPECIAL GOLD a stakes winner of 8 SPECIAL PRIZE also a stakes winner of 8 and SPECIAL PLACE(KY) already stakes placed at 2 this year. This horse has won 8 races from he was a good turf performer but recent racing on dirt has resulted in some good graded performances. Produced a very nice win last time out over 8.5f in the Big D Park Handicap-G2 in a 14 sp so you can see this is a field stacked full of speed and stamina.
14 109273 GARGAMEL(IRE ) lopo87 M Wright 16/1
Given Stables: Fire and Blood of GR Simsters brings us another well bred versatile runner by GALILEO (IRE) x KINGMAMBO x MILL REEF has runs some nice races on turf but has gone better on dirt and seems to handle any going. Won The DOWN THE JAZZ Stakes-Stk over a mile in 112 sp so good enough to figure in the finish.
15 126222 EDDIE RU KIDN(KY) rrlogan C Calhoun 17/1
ONEWORLD Stables – Established Wk. 634 from Minnesota Downs trains this colt by EDDINGTON x BE MY GUEST x PANCHO VILLA has won 4 from 23 and over $300,000 in earnings so far has raced in many residency event with good success and had last 2 starts on grass a return to dirt racing could see a big improvement and he may be the Smokey in this field.
16 109104 MANIUS THE MIGHTY waremblem1 R Maire 9/1
Winterfell Racing from GR Simsters 2nd entry is by KINGMAMBO x SEATTLE SLEW x ALLEGED another of the runner who is impeccably bred and all of us would love to own one of them this horse has won 8 races and over $500,000 in stakes including the Statewide Pinhead Guild Stakes-G2 over 9f with a 113sp has performed at longer journeys and might just find this a little short against these.
17 23769 ZYGOTE isisbabe O Barrett 7/1
Dentition *No Do Claima’s* Stables from DelPenn National trains this horse the second favourite for this race. He is a 6yrold by the A.P. INDYfrom the he mare CHROMOSOME who didn’t do much in his career but was very well bred. The winner of 12 from 33 and the biggest stakes earner in the field with $1,237,040he has raced and beaten the best including wins in Breeder’s Bowl Prep-G2 and Orangeton Handicap-G2 five starts ago bounced back with a fine win over a mile last time out in the The VENGEFUL SEA Memorial-Stk so his trainer has him just right for this. Has to be the one they all must beat.
18 117361 LIFEFORCE(IRE) lenny3 R Colette 16/1
THE EVIL EMPIRE from GR Simsters other offering from the super boyz this 4ryold by NORTH LIGHT (IRE) x LYPHARD x ROBERTO has won 8 from 22 and $749,350 he has won on both surfaces and over many distances. A win 3 starts ago in the Sand Castle Godolfin Mile-G3 with a 118sp had us thinking that he could assume the mantle of top dirt miler but 2 runs since have not been great but may well have needed his last run where he did little at all in running. These boys know how to win big races and represent their residency may upset them all.
1ST WATERGATE SCANDAL(KY)
2ND ZYGOTE
3RD LIFEFORCE(IRE)