Adjuge Seeks Classic Success In Japanese 2000 Guineas
Last week three year old fillies took to the turf in Japan for the Japanese 1000 Guineas. This week it is the colt’s turn to run for two million dollars at a mile and one quarter in the Japanese 2000 Guineas. We have a heavy favorite in Adjuge, already a multimillionaire. But there is a full field ready to take him on. Let’s take a look.
#1 Adjust This 7/1 super8 stables W Lloyd rides
10-2-5-2 $152,663
Adjust This is a son of Distorted Humor out of the d-grade Street Cry x Nureyev mare Attitudeadjustment. This is her first foal. Adjust This took his two wins over the dirt going six furlongs in a maiden special weight and an owner restricted stakes. He continued to race on dirt, eventually getting a graded placing when he finished third in the Grade Three Charcoal Breeder’s Cup Stakes at a mile and one sixteenth. Switched to the turf in December of 2010 he earned his first triple digit sp, a 101 while finishing second in the mile and three sixteenth Nurey’s Academy Stakes. He was second again at a mile and one quarter in the Waka Waka Fuzzy Feeling Stakes. He last ran on March 12th, finishing third in the mile and three sixteenths Crosstown Traffic Turf Route Stakes while earning a 102sp.
#2 Nordic Star 25/1 peeps8 stable R Duffy rides
8-2-2-1 $192,630
Nordic Star is a son of Kingmambo out of the g-grade Galileo x Danehill mare Star Fortress. He is her only foal. Nordic Star won the Grade Three Founders Stakes last fall earning an 82sp for the nine furlong contest. He had previously finished third in the Grade One More Nay Stakes at six furlongs. Given nearly three months off, Nordic Star returned to the races in January in the Grade Two Fainting Goat Nightmares Stakes where he finished a very disappointing thirteenth. He rebounded well in his last start on March 12th, finishing second in a one mile allowance race with a 93sp.
#3 Rozelle Moonah 10/1 ausracing stables A Hudson rides
7-3-1-3 $187,520
Rozelle Moonah is a scratch bred son of Redoute’s Choice x Kingmambo x Deputy Minister. He won a maiden special weight and an allowance in back to back starts last summer. He followed that up with a second in the Grade Two Knick Knack Juvenile and a third in the Greenback Passer Memorial Stakes. Given two months off he tried dirt in his first start back, finishing third in an allowance at one mile. Back on turf on March 12th he won a one mile allowance with a 106sp.
#4 Hear Hear 17/1 waffleboy stables T Blake
7-4-2-0 $91,965
Hear Hear is a son of Montjeu out of the c-grade Red Bullet x Seattle Slew mare Burchell Hollandia. This is her third foal, the first, Jubbly, by Shamardal is a graded winner. Hear Hear took a maiden and an allowance during his 2010 season. He ended it with his stakes debut, an eighth place finish in the Phenom Stakes at a mile and one eighth. Given two months off he returned to the races in a mile and three sixteenth allowance and won going away with a 93sp. He last ran on March 12th in a mile and five sixteenth allowance, again winning by a large margin with a 96sp.
#5 Adjuge 3/1 har stables C Roser rides
9-6-1-1 $2,922,000
Adjuge is a son of Bernardini out of the a-grade Sadler’s Wells x Nashua mare Puentelarra. Adjuge is one of two graded winners for the mare and watch out for her two year old Garaballa (by Corinthian) – she already has two wins in two starts this year. Adjuge won the Grade One Golden Shoe Stakes and the Grade Two Vintage Stakes last year and placed in two other graded contests. This year he has been nothing short of sensational, winning the Grade Two Fainting Goat Nightmares Stakes and the Grade Two Golden Rose Stakes, both at one mile. In the former he ran a 106sp. In the latter, run March 5th, he ran a 111sp and won going away.
#6 One Last Mambo 17/1 mtk76 stables L Fenner rides
4-3-0-1 $51,940
One Last Mambo is a son of Kingmambo out of the c-grade Vindication x Danzig mare Tax Deductable. This is her only foal. One Last Mambo lost his debut, going one mile on the dirt. He’s since won three straight since switching to turf. He broke his maiden and took an allowance at one mile with 90 and 93 sps, respectively. In his last start on February 26th he won the Windy Heights Special Stakes at a mile and one sixteenth with a 98sp.
#7 Crook Crook 15/1 lennoxlove stables R Lott rides
6-4-0-1 $50,828
Crook Crook is a son of Sea the Stars out of the d-grade Montjeu x Seeking the Gold mare Cook Cook. This is her first foal. Crook Crook finished third in his first start, but made up for it by winning his next three starts. He made his stakes debut in the Armsmaster Elven Special Stakes at one mile where he ran fourth with a 91sp. On March 12th he won the one mile Operation Blade Turf Mile Stakes with a 100sp.
#8 Haifisch 10/1 stormborn stables D Davis rides
5-3-1-1 $100,520
Haifisch is a son of Monsun out of the c-grade Galileo x Green Desert mare Tintoretta. She has two other foals to race, one of which is stakes placed. Haifisch has won every other start he’s made. He broke his maiden in his first start, was second in the next, won an allowance and was third in the Vindictive Tales Challenge Stakes. He won his most recent start on March 12th, the mile and three sixteenth Crosstown Traffic Turf Route Stakes with a 106sp.
#9 Atomic Storm 11/1 monologue stables G Arnold rides
9-4-0-3 $468,200
Atomic Storm is a son of Teofilo out of the f-grade Storm Cat x Diesis mare Firing With Cat. She has produced eight foals to race, with one other stakes winner and an additional graded winner besides Atomic Storm. Atomic Storm took three straight graded races over the summer and fall of 2010. His form tailed off towards the end of the season. Given two months off he returned with a third place finish in the Grade One Vermont is 4 Lovers at seven and one half furlongs with a 96sp. Last out on March 5th he finished seventh in the Grade Two Golden Rose Stakes at one mile with a 97sp.
#10 Mrs. Iacocca 9/1 mares2010 stables K Ledwith rides
11-2-1-3 $273,000
Mrs. Iacocca is a son of Sebring out of the g-grade Sky Mesa x Danzig mare Transgenic. She also has a two year old of 2011. Mrs. Iacocca won his first two starts in owner-restricted competition. He placed in the Grade Two Coventry Steaks Stakes, the Grade Two Champagne Mile Stakes, the Grade Three Looking Forward Stakes and the Grade Two Epiphany Too Handicap in 2010. This year he has not been as fortunate, finishing fourth in the Grade Two Fainting Goats Nightmare Stakes with a 100sp and eighth in the Grade Three Super Hero Role Playing Stakes. Last out on March 26th he was fourth in the mile and one eighth Grade Two South African Classic Stakes with a 94sp.
#11 Big Brown Dancer 20/1 squity stables B Simmons rides
10-3-3-1 $213,346
Big Brown Dancer is a scratch bred son of Big Brown x Northern Dancer x Nashua. All three of his wins came since he switched to turf in September of 2010. In his five turf runs he’s never finished worse than second. He won an owner restricted stakes in December. He started his sophomore season in the Fusaichi Magpie Special Stakes at one mile, finishing second by one length while earning a 91sp. He won his most recent race on March 5th, taking the Abyss Turf Route at a mile and one sixteenth with a 102sp.
#12 Astronomers Choice 24/1 rtstables stables J Babb rides
11-2-2-5 $71,724
Astronomers Choice is a three year old scratch bred son of Mahler x Redoute’s Choice x Secret Savings. He is one of two stakes-placed runners for second year sire Mahler. Astronomers Choice is on a hot streak this year. He broke his maiden going one mile with an 85sp in January. In February he took a first level allowance at a mile and one sixteenth with a 92sp. In his most recent start on March 5th he finished second in the mile and a quarter Thanks Trotter Special Stakes with a 97sp.
#13 Modern Jazz 9/1 simsters7 stables W Ratzlaff rides
8-4-1-0 $216,045
Modern Jazz is a son of Medaglia D’oro out of the g-grade Seeking the Gold x Blushing Groom mare Le Disko. He is her only foal. Modern Jazz broke his maiden in August of 2010 and jumped right into a stakes, taking the Manofjunk Stakes at a mile and one sixteenth with an 86sp. He didn’t win again until this year, but he has two wins in two starts for 2011. Both starts were at a mile and one quarter. He won the Waka Waka Fuzzy Feeling Stakes by almost four lengths with a 100sp. On March 5th he won the Thanks Trotter Special Stakes with a 99sp.
#14 Sportin Indy New’d 7/1 rogers941 stables V Gray rides
9-4-2-0 $212,280
Sportin Indy New’d is a son of New Approach out of the f-grade A.P. Indy x Sportin’ Life mare A.P. Port. She has produced eight foals to race, including a two year old of 2011 and one graded winner and two additional stakes winners. Sportin Indy New’d won his first stakes on Christmas Day, taking an owner-restricted run. He returned to the races in February to win the Vindictive Tales Challenge Stakes at a mile and one eighth with a 104sp. Most recently he was fourth on March 12th in the Crosstown Traffic Turf Route Stakes at a mile and three sixteenths with a 98sp.
Good luck to all!