Remembering Congie DeVito With an ESR Challenge
Kingab chose the conditions for this week’s Empire State Racing allowance – today nonwinners of four other than ages four and up will run a mile and one half on the fast Illinois dirt in the ESR Congie Tribute. Named for the late sim-player and West Point racing member Congie DeVito, this race has special meaning. Only eight horses lined up to take the challenge but the field is very solid. Let’s take a look at them!
#1 Quick Diagnosis 5/1 for ESR member lebowski00
Quick Diagnosis is a four year old son of Freud out of the e-grade Machiavellian x Buckpasser mare Mach One. She has produced seven foals, including one stakes winner and two stakes placed runners. Quick Diagnosis has six wins in sixteen starts, but only three that fit today’s conditions. Quick Diagnosis ran up a four race win in late 2010 but has been less successful so far in 2011 having no wins in three starts. The farthest he has run is a mile and one quarter three starts back. He finished fourth in an allowance that day with a 100sp.
Next Command 6/1 for ESR member trotter
Next Command is a four year old son of Harlington x Mr. Prospector x Bold Commander. He has four wins in thirteen starts including three non-maiden, claiming or starter races. Next Command has won two straight races including a previous ESR challenge race, the one mile ESR This Is For Kara in his last start with a 110sp. Next Command has raced one time at a mile and one half, finishing second in an allowance with an 89sp.
#3 Star of Broadway 2/1 for ESR member dshock
Star of Broadway is a four year old son of Smarty Jones out of the c-grade A.P. Indy x Mr. Prospector mare Belle of Broadway. She has produced two other foals. Star of Broadway has four wins in eleven starts, including three races that fit today’s conditions. He has won four of his last five starts at distances from one mile to one and three eighths miles. His last two races have been wins, taking a mile and one quarter allowance with a 106sp and a mile and three eighths allowance with a 112sp. This will be his first try at a mile and one half.
#4 Tiz A Mess 13/1 for ESR member equistable
Tiz A Mess is a four year old son of Tiznow x Montjeu x Miswaki. He has four wins in seventeen starts but none affecting today’s conditions. Tiz A Mess was claimed four starts back and that has proved a very smart move by trainer equistable, as the colt has won three of those races and finished second in the other. His sps for those races have ranged from 91-94 and the distances of his races have ranged from one mile and one sixteenth to one mile and one quarter. This will be his first start at a mile and one half.
#5Thunder Indy 42/1 for ESR member rk
Thunder Indy is a four year old son of Indy out of the g-grade Thunder Gulch x Pine Bluff mare Thunder Bluff. This is her only foal. Thunder Indy has one win in twenty two starts. Thunder Indy’s only win came in a $4,000 maiden claimer in November of 2010. Going a mile and one sixteenth that day, he won with an 83sp. This is his first start at a mile and one half.
#6 Speightselecto 99/1 for ESR member lostorf
Speightselecto is a six year old daughter of Speightstown out of the g-grade Mi Selecto x Elevation mare Sickly Crevis. This is her only foal. Speightselecto’s last win came at a mile and five eighths in a claiming race with a 64sp. She has one other start at a mile and one half, resulting in a second place finish and a 77sp.
#7 Acts of Violence 9/5 for ESR member casino
Acts of Violence is a five year old son of Smarty Jones based on the f-grade Sadler’s Wells x Caerleon hemare Armani Mania. Acts of Violence has fourteen wins from thirty six starts, only three of which meet today’s conditions. Since being claimed by casino, he has seven wins from ten starts. This includes two wins at a mile and one half, with sps of 92 and 109. His last three starts have yielded triple digit sps.
#8 Rimrox 7/2 for ESR member irisharse
Rimrox is a seven year old son of Indian Ridge out of the b-grade Mr. Prospector x Nodouble mare Ms. Prospector. She has produced two graded winners and an additional stakes winner from six foals to race. Rimrox has four wins in thirty two starts including three that meet today’s conditions. Rimrox has two runs in 2011 and only three in 2010. His last win came in a mile and one quarter allowance with a 106sp in March of 2010. He has never run at a mile and one half.
Good luck to all!