EPIPHANY TOO HANDICAP G1

Welcome to Maryland for DPCD7 it is my great pleasure to cover race 9 THE EPIPHANY TOO HANDICAP Grade I One mile Firm Turf $500,000 All horses, 2 years old . A field of 14 go to the wire here.

1 156333 EL MISTI(KY) lasthope1 C Gerhke 15/1

Dixiedotco Racing trained colt by STORM CAT from AREQUIPA the dam also of GW ESPRESSO D’ITALIA GP AYMARA(ENG) and SP ISLAND RESORT so he has strong racing ability on his dams side. He also has the form to go with that he has started 7 times for 3 wins and $175,090 in earnings. He won The CAVES IRISH Stakes over a mile 3 starts ago in a 72sp then ran a pretty good 4^th last time out in Breeders Bowl Juvenile Turf-G1 over a mile in a 93 sp he has had 54 days rest since and should have improved with that spell if he has he will run near a 100sp and be hard to beat. Trained by one of the most astute trainers in the sim you have got to consider him a good chance from inside alley.

2 90054 NUITS MAGIQUES(ENG) bestobene3 P Haynes 11/1

Zeco stables Belgium trained colt by GREEN DESERT from the graded placed he-mare COMET(IRE) this horse is hard to get a line on he has raced and won on turf and dirt in his 8 start career winning 3 times and earning $271,026 in stakes. Won the Manofjunk Stakes-G2 over 8.5f two starts ago on a 84sp on a rain effected track. Then ran 4^th in the Duetoburst Stakes-G1 over 7f in a 91sp 35 days ago should be cherry ripe for this at good odds.

3 159022 GODLY QUALITY(AUS) seplatt01 J Piotrowski 6/1

Rundalong Lodge trained colt by GOD’S OWN x WAR EMBLEM x GULCH he has won 6 from 8 and $282,240 in earnings. Started out in shorter races but he has improved by nearly 10sp in every start lately in his last two starts he won The VANILLA DANCER Bonanza-Stk over a mile in a 90sp then won the The KING STORM Bonanza-Stk over a mile in 98sp last time out. Backing up on 4 weeks rest which seems to suit him he should be hard to beat in this race.

4 99164 SUPER RISK(IRE) wistful0 C Shoemaker 11/1

More Evil Than The Evil Empire! the super crew bring us this colt by DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) from the stakes placed mare STORM’S FURY this colt has raced 6 times for 4 wins as the distances have in creased so has his performances and 2 starts back he won the High Flyer Stakes-G1 over 8f in a 92 sp then last time he battled on well only 5 lengths from the winner in the Breeders Bowl Juvenile Turf-G1 he has been freshened since then and will be right in this finish.

5 164982 DANGEROUS MAGIC(IRE) fatattack2 J Benisz 8/1

Lone Star Racing trained colt he is beautifully bred by DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) x STORM CAT x SEEKING THE GOLD he has won 4 from 5 so far in his career he loves a mile and has 3 win in last 3 starts over a mile including Grand Critter Stakes-G3 in 91sp and The ADMIRAL RIVER(FR) Special-Stk 84sp he has plenty of speed and looks the natural leader if he is given his own rules in fron the make take some pulling back in stretch.

6 156316 PAUNCHI SURPRISE(KY) faidodo W Cahill 10/1

Green Acres Stables trained colt by SEEKING THE GOLD from the G1 winning DEPUTY PAUNCHI who loved the dirt and won the Three Smokestacks Stakes-G1 over 9f in a 104 sp she has also left stakes placed runners RESOURCEFUL(KY) and PIETY(KY) this colt has had 7 starts so far he actually started out by winning on dirt then his trainer swapped him to turf and he has improved all the time. The winner of 3 races he has won The PHARRYDER Memorial-Stk over 8.5f in a 89sp so the distance will not worry him.

7 96427 TO ALL THE CYNICS(IRE) super6 A Rolling 5/1

More Evil Than The Evil Empire! trained colt by rookie sire DYLAN THOMAS (IRE) from the stakes placed mare CYNIC he has won 5 from 7 to date and $1,153,840 in earnings he has run 90+sp in his last 3 starts and im predicting the winner will run 100+ sp so he is already in that group now his wins include the Flying Saucer Stakes-G3 in a 96sp over 8.5f and last time out beat the best around to win the Breeders Bowl Juvenile Turf-G1 flying home to win well in the stretch he has had a good break since and what beats him wins this race. Look for him to swoop on them in the stretch .

8 158456 MOCONA(IND) roberto V Henderson 14/1

Theatrical Stables trained colt by MARCUS ANDRONICUS from the multiple stakes winning mare A.P. REEF the dam also of GW KING OF INDY(SAF) this colt is very consistent and has a stakes win over this distance last time out in The WISH AIR(IRE) Challenge-Stk in an 86 sp having said that he will need to improve a lot to match these.

9 105974 LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL(ENG) soulbleed O Ridenour 13/1

Black Label Stables runner by WITH APPROVAL from DAM THE RIVER he has won 3 of 7 so far and has never been out of the money on turf with 2 stakes wins he is at juicy odds here. His wins include The KING A. L. Special-Stk over 6f and The STORMY EVENT Bonanza-Stk over 7.5f he has been placed twice in last 2 starts over 8.5f but may find these tough to handle .

10 164593 PASS THE MIC(KY) lenny28 F Gossett 7/1

THE EVIL EMPIRE trains this colt by MINESHAFT from CHECK YOUR HEAD dam also of SW SO WHAT’CHA WANT(IRE) this colt has raced 4 times for 3 win and $184,220 in earnings his last 3 starts have been over a mile with wins in The DEVIL’S DYNAMITE Special-Stk 85sp and The No Party Party Stakes then last time out ran 3^rd in the Breeders Bowl Juvenile Turf-G1 95sp he was not that far away and gets his chance to beat those ahead of him that day. He will race behind pace and look to clear out on turn.

11 161766 GRAND SLAM PRAYER(KY) bongo Y Brownlow 12/1

PazJazz Music City Stables bring us this colt by GRAND SLAM x SADLER’S WELLS x STORM CAT he has raced 5 times on turf for 2 wins and 3 placings his early racing was in allowance company but last time out showed he was coming to some good stakes form with a win in The HIGH DANCE(IRE) Bonanza-Stk over 8.5f in a 90sp not the least of chances.

12 34288 CYMBELINE(KY) lenny2 M Gay 9/1

THE EVIL EMPIRE lenny’s 2^nd runner here this one a colt by SHAKESPEARE from the SW he-mare VERCETTI he has won 3 from 5 to date and $196,340

In earnings. Last time out he won the GR CHAMPIONS 2008 JUVENILE TURF over 8f in a 91sp if he measures up to graded company he must go close in one of the most even 2yrold G1’s this year.

13 158918 ANCIENT MYSTERY(KY) lawyerron T Bates 17/1

Right At Home Stables trained colt by AFTER MARKET x DEPUTY MINISTER x SECRETARIAT he has won 2 from 7 but like all in this field has a sound for background and has performed over ground last time out he won The JUDGE WAD Stakes over 8.5f in an 87sp he will need to go a lot quicker to be in this .

14 767 RED RUN(IRE) inhalers V Elliott 26/1

Fortune500 trained colt by RED CLUBS from COLOSSAL VICTORY(SAF) he has raced 3 times for 3 wins and you can do no better than win every time to go to the race track yet he is the outsider of this field his trainer is quietly confident of another success here. Last time out over this journey he won The ONLY MOE Stakes in a 86sp only adds to the puzzle for punters here.