Lucky Thirteen Line Up For Cane Toad Stakes

One of the three stakes races going off this week in Queensland is the Grade II Cane Toad Stakes. The six furlong turf race which is open to all three-year-olds in up, will be the second to last race on this Saturday’s card and will feature a purse of $225,000. The race looks to be nearly a full field with thirteen entrants into this year’s race. Last years winner of the Cane Toad Stakes (G2) was the iant trained Political Village (IRE), who will not be running again this year. The current stakes record for the Cane Toad Stakes was also set last year by Political Village (IRE) in 1:08 3/5 for the six furlong race. The weather will be sunny for this years running of the Cane Toad Stakes (G2), with sunny skies in abundance in Saturday with the thundershowers not coming in until early next week. The expected temperature for race day will be in the low 70s.

1. Perfect Presence – lgbost9a – M. Radke – 8/1

Up on the rail is this five-year-old bay horse (Pleasantly Perfect x Forest Wildcat x Gold Stage), who is out of the mare Jenna’s Wildcat. The bay horse has had a total of forty lifetime starts, of which the bay horse has won seven times. All of the horses winning races have come over the turf. His last race came earlier this month in Ascot during the five furlong Firey Hooves Sprint (G2). The horse broke out of the outside post and settled into the middle of the pack. He made a late run in the stretch but only got up to finish two and one-fourth lengths behind in fifth while setting a speed figure of one hundred two. Horse had his last victory this past January in Spain in the five and a half furlong Everclear Handicap where he won by a length.

2. General’s Chariot – proudtruth – T. Phillips – 6/1

In the second post is this six-year-old horse (Gone West x Storm Cat x Fappiano), who is raced under the yellow silks of ‘Chief Stable Enterprises. The bay horse has run forty-nine times in his career and has impressively won twenty-one of these races, all over the turf. The astonishing bay horse has earned $4,980,260 in lifetime earnings. The horses last race came in China earlier this month in the six furlong Salvation Army Restricted (G1) where he finished six lengths off the pace in ninth and set a speed figure of one hundred. His last winning race was just the prior start, this in The King’s Fall (G2) held in Epsom where he won by three-fourths of a length.

3. Lanquid Vice – cassaleria – T. Cox – 6/1

Next in the post will be this nine-year-old brown horse (Unbridled x Vice Regent x Hoist The Flag), who is run by Ajm Racing. The horse has been lightly raced throughout his career despite his age with thirty-six lifetime starts. The horse has won eleven of his races, nine of them coming over the turf. The horses last start came overseas in Vermont during a six and a half furlong allowance caliber race. The horse had an impressive race here, settling back in the middle of the pack and making his run just before the stretch. The brown horse went on to win the race with a speed figure of one hundred eleven, a lifetime best speed, by a head. His last stakes start was in the listed Terracotta Warrior Special where he finished second, just one and one-fourth lengths off the leader.

4. Keep On Burnin’ – milkshaker – V. Singleton – 7/1

Following will be this five-year-old bay horse (A.P. Indy x Nureyev x Pleasant Colony), who is out of the Grade I winning mare, Proud Mary. The horse has won eight times in his career, all over the turf, out of his thirty-two career starts. The brown horses most recent start was in the District of Columbia over six and a half furlongs in the listed Band Of Gold Bonanza. The brown colt led the field going wire to wire in the sprint, the horse winning the race impressively by two and three-fourth lengths while setting a speed figure of one hundred one. His last graded stakes came in late May during the Hyperactive Handicap (G3) where he finished ninth.

5. Wonder Showzen (IRE) – phonetrick – P. Kays – 7/1

In the fifth post will be this six-year-old chestnut horse (Giant’s Causeway (IRE) x Fappiano x Sadler’s Wells), who is raced and owned by Jef’s Thoroughbred Club. The chestnut horse has won a lucky thirteen of his races, with all of his victories coming over the turf. The chestnut saw his last start in the middle of this month during the listed Edison In a Lord Special over seven furlongs in Argentina. The horse broke out of the gate and stayed just off the pace in second, taking over the lead just before the stretch and brining home a commanding win by two lengths with a speed figure of one hundred six. The horse hasn’t had a graded start since April of 2007 in the Sydney Sprint (G1) where he finished sixth.

6. Acting Deputy – pisano3 – N. Williams – 65/1

Next up is this four-year-old chestnut colt, (Act Of Duty x Deputy Minister x Shirley Heights (GB)), who is out of the mare Eight Deputy. The Florida-bred chestnut has been lightly raced with a total of twenty-one lifetime starts and only three career wins. The horses most recent start came back in April during a six furlong allowance caliber race overseas in Colorado where he won by half a length after setting back off the pace in fourth. The colt recorded a speed figure of eighty-six for the race. To date, the colt has never started in either a graded stakes nor a listed stakes and currently has a lifetime best speed figure of ninety-six, which came over a yielding turf track back in October of last year.

7. Rattlin Rebel – buckbean – S. DeBerg – 14/1

Breaking from the middle starting gate will be this striking light gray four-year-old colt, (Perfect Soul (IRE) x Caro (IRE) x Majestic Prince), who is raced by Chilimac Stables. The Kentucky-bred light gray colt has been very lightly raced throughout his career, seeing only eighteen career starts. Six of these starts have ended in wins for the impressive colt, all of his victories coming over the turf. His last race came early this month over a good turf track in the six furlong Sir Bro Bonanza, a listed stakes. The colt finished three and a half lengths back in this race, ultimately finishing fourth, after leading the field into the stretch before fading in the final furlongs. His last win was in the six furlong listed Save Napster Challenge in which he won by a length with a speed figure of one hundred five. His last graded start came in the Otter Dash (G3) where he finished a disappointing tenth.

8. Libertine (IRE) – super14 – M. Cameron – 4/1

In the eighth slot is this five-year-old dark gray horse (El Prado (IRE) x A.P. Indy x Storm Cat), who is owned and trained by the famous More Evil Than The Evil Empire! The horse has been lightly raced with thirty-five races in his career, nine of which have been wins, most of them coming over the turf. The dark gray saw his last start over six furlongs in China during the Salvation Army Restricted. The horse broke out of an outside post position, settled himself far off the pace in fourteenth and started to make his move just before the stretch, finishing third in the race, just one and three-fourths lengths off the pace with a speed figure of one hundred eight. His most recent win came in his prior race, the six furlong Smackdown Restricted in New York. The dark gray horse won this race by one and one-fourth lengths with a speed figure of one hundred eleven. The horse is almost going to be a sure factor in the top three placements in the Cane Toad Stakes. The horse has not finished out of the money since April of 2007 when he finished sixth in a six and a half furlong allowance race over the dirt.

9. Gone Sharp Ted – tcopyright – Fr. Miller – 15/1

Up next in the field for the Cane Toad Stakes is this brown five-year-old horse (Gone West x Sharpen Up (GB) x Formidable), who is raced by Tcopyright Stables. The tall brown horse has won a total of five of his forty-two races. His most recent race came earlier this month overseas in California where he finished ninth, five and one-fourth lengths off the pace after getting a bad start out of the gate on the good turf track. His most recent win came in the listed Dynaform Carcass Challenge over six furlongs which he won by two and one-fourth lengths with a speed figure of one hundred seven.

10. Red Light Run It (ENG) – jimdscostt – C. Wyatt – 5/1

In the tenth post is this English-bred four-year-old colt (Dansili (GB) x Fappiano x Nureyev), who is proudly trained by Kaif Stables. The brown colt has won just five races, which isn’t too bad considering the four-year-old has only started in seventeen career races and has already won $1,041,080 in lifetime earnings. His most recent race came earlier this month in the six furlong Salvation Army Restricted (G1) where he broke out of the sixth post and settled just off the pace in fifth and gradually picked off the other horses during the course of the race. He won the race with a speed figure of one hundred twelve, winning by half a length. This horse may also play a factor in the top three finishers of the race. He’s a fairly consistent runner in the past, with only a recent stumble in the Full Speed Ahead Stakes (G3) where he finished ninth.

11. Vespucci – jbfarms – C. Wyatt – 5/1

Following will be this three-year-old colt (Storm Cat x Gold Legend x Northern Dancer), who has been bred and born in Kentucky. The brown colt made his last start earlier this month in the six furlong Never Ready Sprint (G1) where the colt finished second, one and a half lengths off the pace after being held at the back of the pack in ninth. The colt finished with a speed figure of one hundred three. His most recent win came in the listed Ta Shunka Witco Stakes in Ascot over six furlongs. The colt won by one and one-fourth lengths with a speed figure of one hundred.

12. Hunting For Limes – demon123 – I. Bankston – 12/1

In the twelfth post will be this four-year-old colt (Limehouse x Belong To Me x Wavering Monarch), who is out of the graded winning mare Arc Hunt. The colt has had a total of twenty-one lifetime starts, of which he has managed to win six times. His most recent start came last month in the listed Northern Victor E. Memorial over six and a half furlongs. The brown colt won this race by one-fourth of a length after breaking out of the ninth gate and settling back off the pace in fifth before making his move in the stretch. This Saturday will be the colts first start in a graded stakes race in his racing career.

13. Too Much Zip – graywolf31 – H. Arthur – 31/1

Last up in our field of thirteen horses will be this striking roan three-year-old, (Too Much Bling x City Zip x Gone West), who is out of the graded placed mare Gone City Zippin. The Florida-bred roan colt had his most recent start earlier this month in a six and a half furlong allowance caliber race overseas in Alabama. The colt finished third, one and three-fourths lengths off the leader, after being rated back in the middle of the pack for the first half of the race. The colt set a speed figure of ninety-eight for the race. His most recent win came under previous trainer turfking32 in a six and a half furlong $4,000 claiming race in which he won by two and one-fourth lengths with a speed figure of eighty-four in the first turf start of his career. It was in this race that his current owner, graywolf31 claimed the colt and turned him into a stakes placed horse.

Sorria’s Picks
Win: General’s Chariot
Place: Libertine (IRE)
Show: Red Light Run It (ENG)