ESR Goes to the J-E-T-S
The ESR J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS allowance is the featured race competition for Empire State Racing this week. If you don’t know who chose the conditions of this race then you probably don’t visit the chatroom. Stop by sometime and say hello to jetman! Three year olds who have not won three races in nine months converge on New South Wales’ turf course for the test. Let’s take a look at the field!
#1 Glashow 7/2 for ESR member trotter
Glashow is a son of Einstein out of the b-grade Seeking the Gold x Northern Dancer mare Quiet Little Drink. The mare has produced three stakes winners and a graded winner from five foals. Glashow has three wins in eight starts and earnings over $70,000. He has never been off the board and is currently riding a two race win streak. He won a mile and one sixteenth allowance in January by over three lengths with a 92sp. In his last start on February 26th he added another furlong and won by four over a yielding turf course with a 96sp.
#2 Reb’s Count 11/1 for ESR member irisharse
Reb’s Count is by Rebellion out of the g-grade Seattle Slew x Dynaformer mare Discount Buda. This is her fifth foal. Reb’s Count has one win in two starts and earnings under $30,000. Another who has experienced ESR competition before, Reb’s Count finished fifth in the ESR Region Five Local Bred MSW in January. He broke his maiden in his next start on March 12th against open competition while running a mile and one sixteenth with an 89sp. This will be his turf debut.
#3 Nippon Flyer II 11/1 for ESR member casino
Nippon Flyer II is a son of Heatseaker out of the c-grade Fusaichi Pegasus x Deputy Minister mare Nippon Flyer. He has three wins in ten starts and earnings over $80,000. Only one of his wins came in the last six months and that was on January 22nd in an allowance at seven and one half furlongs. He ran an 86sp that day, but his lifetime high of 90 was earned one start earlier going a mile and a sixteenth. Most recently he ran third in the Son Whatson Special Stakes at seven and one half furlongs with an 81sp.
#4 Cosmorock 11/1 for ESR member mjbfarms
Cosmorock is a scratch bred son of Cosmonaut x Rock of Gibraltar x Dehere. He has one win in five starts and earnings just under $50,000. He broke his maiden in his first start in November. This is his second appearance in ESR competition, having finished third in the ESR Holiday Cheer Stakes at this distance with an 85sp. He was off the board in the Liken It Local 3 Yr Old Colt Turf Stakes but last out he finished third again in the Stormy Jack Turf Sprint Stakes at seven and one half furlongs. Run on March 5th, he earned an 88sp for that run.
#5 Topspin Platform 52/1 for ESR member rk
Topspin Platform is a daughter of New Approach out of the d-grade Rainbow Quest x Dynaformer mare Sign Here. The mare has produced four foals to race, including a two year old of 2011 and has one six-figure earner to her credit. Topspin Platform has one win in ten starts and earnings under $10,000. Her win was in a $2500 maiden claimer in October of2010. Going six and one half furlongs she earned a career best 75sp. In three starts this year she has one second in a $3500 claimer. Most recently she finished fifth in a $40,000 claimer at one mile on March 19th earning a 66sp.
#6 Mander Wine 91/1 for ESR member lostorf
Mander Wine is a daughter of Manduro out of the g-grade Grandera x Diaghlyphard mare Gradia Plea. This is her only foal. Mander Wine is a maiden in five starts and has earnings less than $1,000. She started twice in August of 2010, finishing seventh on the grass and ninth on the dirt. She was off until the end of December and has three starts since. Her best race was her most recent, a $50,000 maiden claimer at a mile and three sixteenths on January 22nd. She finished fourth that day with a 64sp.
#7 What You Sea 3/1 for ESR member spinround
What You Sea is a son of Beat Hollow out of the g-grade Pulpit x Belong to Me mare Iezu. He is the only stakes winner from four foals to race, including a two year old of 2011 for the mare. What You Sea has four wins in eleven starts with earnings over $100,000. Two of his wins came in the last nine months. He took an allowance race over one mile in September with an 87sp, but was unsuccessful in three stakes starts following. Given some time off he returned to the races in February, finishing fourth in a seven and one half furlong allowance with a 92sp. He took his stakes win in his last start on March 19th, taking the seven and one half furlong Tete Drakon Turf Challenge Stakes by two lengths with a 91sp.
#8 Egyptian King 6/1 for ESR member kingab
Egyptian King is a son of Giant’s Causeway out of the f-grade A.P. Indy x Kris S. mare Egyptian Princess. She has produced one graded winner from three foals to race. Egyptian King has two wins from five starts with earnings over $80,000. Egyptian King broke his maiden in his first start in May of 2010, was second in an allowance and then took an allowance win at one mile with an 89sp in August. He followed that up with a second in the Grade Three The Baby King Stakes. Egyptian King’s last start was on October 30th 2010 where he finished ninth in the Grade One High Flyer Stakes.
#9 Crosby 7/2 for ESR member balata
Crosby is a daughter of Mr. Sidney out of the g-grade Kingmambo x Sadler’s Wells mare Botwisted. Crosby is the fifth graded winner from eight foals to race for the mare. She has two wins from nine starts and earnings over $600,000. She won the Grade One Chevel Stakes in October of 2010 with an 88sp. She followed that with a second to Eclipse Champion SJ’s Carsonado in the Grade One Breeders’ Bowl Filly Juvy Turf with a 95sp. She ended her season sixth in the Grade One Juvenile Filly Stakes on December 11th 2010. She will be making her first start of the year in this spot.
#10 Gang Violence 12/1 for ESR member robsscoobi
Gang Violence is a scratch bred son of Big Brown x Kris S. x Damascus. He has one win in four starts and earnings of nearly $30,000. He broke his maiden first time out going six furlongs with a 79sp in September of 2010. He was disappointing in two subsequent starts and was given time off to mature. He returned to the races on March 5th running fourth in a one mile allowance with an 88sp.
#11 Silver Corsair 11/1 for ESR member jetman
Silver Corsair is a son of Street Sense out of the e-grade Silver Deputy x Unbridled’s Song mare Make Mine Silver. She has produced one other foal. Silver Corsair has two wins in six starts with earnings over $70,000. His last three starts have been on the grass and resulted in 1,2 and 3 finishes. He took a six and one half furlong allowance in September of 2010 and followed that with a second in a seven furlong allowance. His last start was on December 4th, 2010 and was his first at one mile. He ran third that day with an 87sp.
Good luck to all!