The Vanguard – GIII
The Vanguard – Paris (FR)
Grade III
A mile and one eighth
Firm Turf
$150,000
Fillies and mares, 3 years old
Bonjour horse racing fanatics and welcome to the Capital of Romance aka Paris where we have a field of six sexy 3 y/o fillies vying for that elusive GS win and clamoring for the camera. We have a most interesting and competitive field of femelles which are all making their Graded Stakes debut here going 9 panels on firm ground. Now let’s take a closer look at these dames chaudes taking the gate today and see if we can earn some Euro’s:
PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS RANKED EARNINGS
(Last 3 SP / Finish)
1) DECIDED(IRE) borrow3 S Graf 7/2 103 $123,670
(95 – 2 / 91 – 1 / 90 – 1)
(GALILEO (IRE) x STORM CAT x DYNAFORMER) Bred by borrow3 (18%)
This lovely bred Chestnut mare by Galileo who loves to be out front has done little wrong in her young career winning half of her 8 starts thus far. Coming off her stakes debut where she opened up by 12+ only to be headed at the wire in posting her career best SP with a 95 going 9f in a listed. This catch me if you can mare should see some pace pressure and that may not bode well for not only her but those that challenge her speed. The one to catch here but whether she holds on is the question. Odds make thinks she most certainly can making her co-2nd choice here.
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2) SPLENDID SONG(KY) onyourmark P Sorace 7/1 425 $83,290
(77 – 5 / 90 – 1 / 85 – 2)
(UNBRIDLED’S SONG x BADGE OF SILVER x DANZIG) Bred by squity (8%)
Light grey mare by Unbridled’s Song sits well off the pace Looking to bounce back from a rough outing LTO in her first stakes try beaten badly by 19+ going 8.5f. Frustrating for connections having come off her best outing 2 back with an impressive ALW win over 9f with a 90 SP.
Although pedigree raises some questions at this distance, she has hit the board in 4 of her 5 route trys including her 2 career wins. She is a relatively short longshot in this field and although not facing proven winners at this level, she has her work out for her against some very promising fillies in here. Untested on dirt and if she repeats her last effort would suggest a dirt sprint try NTO. Look elsewhere.
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3) BMEWDA TRIANGLE(KY) orignal J Ventura 9/2 109 $61,742
(97 – 1 / 92 – 1 / 87 -2 )
(STORMY ATLANTIC x SADLER’S WELLS x SLIP ANCHOR(GB)) Bred by orignal (13%)
A chestnut mare by Stormy Atlantic, she likes to be part of the pace which may be a death sentence in here. She debuted on turf then switched to dirt where she broke her maiden. After 3 consecutive dirt trys connections wisely switched her back to turf which has paid immediate dividends with back to back wins including her last winning her stakes debut going 9f where she posted her career best SP of 97. No fluke as plenty of stamina on the bottom. She’s the only one in here with a stakes win over this same distance. Bright future and dangerous in this spot but making 6th start of her young 3 y/o campaign has me looking elsewhere.
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4) HAACK’S MACHINE(IRE) ottico J Ledwith 5/2 37 $182,785
(98 – 1 / 94 – 2 / 89 – 1)
(SEA THE STARS (IRE) x SADLER’S WELLS x KINGMAMBO) Bred by ottico (20%)
This lovely bred chestnut mare by Sea the Stars has been just about perfect in her career with 6 wins in 7 starts and only loss being a 2nd place finish 2 back going 8.5f in an open ALW.
This midpack runner is coming off a win in her stakes debut, a listed going 9.5f. This leading earner of the field should eat these 9f up here like candy. The sky is the limit for this extremely sexy and talented mare who is the class of the field here. Most dangerous and one to beat in this spot!.
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5) SEASONED BISCUIT(KY) mjbfarms B Lugosi 3/1 193 $73,570
(99 – 2 / 90 – 1 / 86 – 1)
(POLLARD’S VISION x SUMMER SQUALL x UNBRIDLED) Bred by mjbfarms (8%)
Lightly raced brown mare by Pollards Vision likes to sit well off the pace. She has the top SP of any in this field posting a 99 LTO in a listed going 8.5f where she closed to finish 2nd. Nice looking mare has never finished worse then 2nd in 4 career starts. Despite pedigree she seems to be handling 2 turns nicely and will be stretching out to 9f for the first time. Trainer (Mike) who frequents the chat room is likely unable to sleep leading up to this race as believe this is his initial Graded stakes runner of his SIM career. Should benefit from what is expected to be a brisk pace and should she get home in time she could be a first on a couple of fronts, 1st career GS victory for Mike as well as Pollard’s Vision. Most capable.
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6) VOCATION(KY) bunsay B Wu 7/2 59 $160,687
(91 – 1 / 84 – 1 / 87 – 1)
(AWESOME AGAIN x DYNAFORMER x SEEKING THE GOLD) Bred by bunsay (15%)
Another lovely bred horse, this one a brown mare by Awesome Again who is usually part of the pace. She’s on a 3 race win streak including her last where she won a listed going 8.5f after failing to hit the board in her 2 previous listed runs. Although 2 of those 3 wins were on off going, her career best SP of 94 was posted 2 back on firm ground going 8.5f in an open ALW. Heavily raced and making the 13th start of her career, she will be stretching out to 9f for the first time. Pedigree says no problemo getting the added distance but not sure if all that work will aid or hinder her in this spot as she will likely hook up with that the speed demon on the rail. May fall victim to the pace here.
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My Plays:
$200 exacta box: 4 – 5 – 1
Best of luck to all the connections here and may all of your fine looking ladies return safe and sound.