March Gets Mad!
Empire State Racing is sponsoring a contest linked to the NCAA March Madness College Basketball Tournament. Open to sixteen sim players (not restricted to ESR members), the contest begins with a two year old maiden special weight at five and one half furlongs on the good Florida dirt. Players will be assigned a set of four basketball teams based on the finish of their two year old in the race. Thirteen players have lined up an eclectic array of two year olds, all of whom are making their first start. Let’s get to the field!
#1 Clip Clop Champ 9/2 Jetman Stables L Buchta rides
Clip Clop Champ is a son of Indian Charlie out of g-grade A.P. Indy x Forty Niner mare Cavalcade Gift. This is her fifth foal, one of which was a graded winner. Since 2007 Indian Charlie has 72.0% winners, 4.4% stakes winners and 0.4% graded winners. He has had eight 2011 two year old starters and no winners. A.P. Indy has been represented as dam sire by fifty 2011 two year olds, ten of which have won. Since 2007 there has been one other cross of Indian Charlie and A.P. Indy, producing a non-winner.
#2 High Sahara 23/1 Balata Stables R Jones rides
High Sahara is a son of Sahara Heat out of f-grade High Chaparral x Forty Niner mare Alberta High. This is her first foal. Sahara Heat, a $3.4 million yearling and G-3 winner by A.P. Indy was represented by his first crop of one foal in 2010. He has also had one 2011 two year old starter. High Chaparral has had seven 2011 two year old starters as dam sire, with no winners. This is the first starter for this cross.
#3 Southern Moons 18/1 Deuce Stables O Barrett rides
Southern Moons is a scratch bred daughter of Sweetsouthernsaint x Shirley Heights x Vaguely Noble. Since 2006 Sweetsouthernsaint has 57.7% winners and no stakes winners from twenty six runners. He has not had a 2011 two year old starter. Shirley Heights has been used more often as a dam sire, with 75.4% winners from 114 starters. He also has not had a 2011 two year old starter. This is the first starter for the cross.
#4 These Emotions 5/1 Spinround Stables A Darling rides
These Emotions is a daughter of Giant’s Causeway out of f-grade Bernardini x Northern Dancer mare White Flag Nation. This is the mare’s second foal, the first has only one start. Since 2007 Giant’s Causeway gets 87.2% winners, 18.6% stakes winners and 7.2% graded winners. So far in 2011 he has one winner from nine starters. His progeny have a slight preference for turf. Bernardini is only represented by three crops as a dam sire. He has no winners from seven starters in 2011. This is the first cross of Giant’s Causeway and Bernardini.
#5 Bird Call 10/1 Gowans Stables W Case rides
Bird Call is a two year old son of Summer Bird out of g-grade Tiznow x Kingmambo mare Death Magnetic. This is her first foal. Sumer Bird’s first crop of foals races in 2011, he has eight starters and one winner. As dam sire, Tiznow has twelve 2011 two year old runners and no winners. This is the first cross to race for this combination. A cross of Summer Bird’s sire Birdstone over Tiznow has been tried once, producing a three time winner.
#6 Outlaw’s Luck 9/1 Trotter Stables R Maire rides
Outlaw’s Luck is a son of Discreet Cat out of g-grade Gone West x Seattle Slew mare Dear Slew. She has eight other foals including four stakes winners. This is the fourth crop to race for Discreet Cat. He has 72.1% winners, 4.6% stakes winners and 1.1% graded winners from 280 runners. His 2011 crop has seven starters and no winners. Gone West is represented by 25 2011 two year old runners, including two winners. Discreet Cat has been crossed four times with Gone West as dam sire, including two five time winners.
#7 Nine Stormy Nights 4/1 Mjbfarms Stables J Nason rides
Nine Stormy Nights is a son of Awesome Again out of g-grade Forty Niner x Storm Cat mare Love to Love You. This is the mare’s fourth foal, one of which has passed six figures in earnings. Since 2007 Awesome Again has 86.8% winners, 17.8% stakes winners and 7.0% graded winners. He has three winners from ten starters in 2011. Awesome Again has been crossed with Forty Niner fifteen times in that time period, all of which were winners, four of which were stakes winners including one graded winner.
#8 Ceiling Cat 23/1 Bonnyd Stables W Mayberry rides
Ceiling Cat is a son of Cat Thief out of e-grade Hard Spun x Gone West mare Infinite Mischief. This is her first foal. Cat Thief has 79.3% winners, 8.7% stakes winners and 2.3% graded winners since 2006. He has not been represented by a two year old starter in 2011. This is Hard Spun’s second crop of runners as dam sire. He had one foal of 2010 and six of 2011, with one winner. That winner was by Storm Cat – line stallion Hold Me Back.
#9 Invincible CJ 17/1 Dundey Stables P McJulien rides
Invincible CJ is a daughter of Pivotal out of g-grade Grand Slam x King of Kings mare Grand Dam. This is the mare’s first foal. Since 2007 Pivotal has 82.3% winners, 13.3% stakes winners and 4.2% graded winners. He has one winner from eight 2011 two year olds. Pivotal throws a strong preference for turf. Grand Slam has no winners from six two year old 2011 starters as dam sire and since 2007 he has 66.2% winners. This is the first cross of Pivotal and Grand Salm.
#10 Seeking the Gimlet 11/1 Skunkbarn Stables C Romine rides
Seeking the Gimlet is a son of Tanino Gimlet out of f-grade Theatrical x Seeking the Gold mare Skunk and Go Seek. The mare also has a three year old who has made only two starts. Tanino Gimlet has three crops of racing age with 56.4% winners, 5.3% stakes winners and 2.3% graded winners. He throws a strong preference for turf. He has two winners from thirteen 2011 two year olds. Tanino Gimlet has been crossed three times with Theatrical as dam sire, including one other 2011 two year old who has not won. The best foal was a stakes-placed runner.
#11 Without Incident 66/1 Marmac Stables W Baumann rides
Without Incident is a daughter of Silver Charm out of e-grade Eagle Eyed x Turkoman mare Dan Sing Eagle. This is her first foal. Since 2007 Silver Charm has 58.5% winners, 4.1% stakes winners and 1.4% graded winners. He has seven 2011 two year old starters, none of which has won. Eagle Eyed has only been used twenty one times as a dam sire since 2006. He does not have any 2011 two year old starters. This is the first cross of Silver Charm over Eagle Eyed.
#12 Funny Wedding 27/1 Jrm Stables S Popo rides
Funny Wedding is a daughter of Justenuffhumor out of g-grade Zabeel x White Muzzle mare White Veil. This is her first foal. Justenuffhumor is represented by his first foals to race in 2011. The Saratoga stakes winning son of leading sire Distorted Humor has had eight foals start and one winner. As dam sire Zabeel has also had eight 2011 two year olds start, none are winners. This is the first start for the cross.
#13 Outlaw’s Prayer 4/1 Bigjet Stables V Gardner rides
Outlaw’s Prayer is a son of Distorted Humor out of f-grade Dynaformer x Giant’s Causeway horse Just As Evil. Distorted Humor has 90.4% winners, 17.5% stakes winners and 7.0% graded winners since 2007. From nine 2011 two year old starters he has five winners. As dam sire, Dynaformer is represented by twenty seven 2011 two year old starters and two winners. The Distorted Humor x Dynaformer cross has been tried eight other times since 2007, resulting in three stakes winners and one graded winner.
Good luck to all!