{"id":10122,"date":"2012-04-14T09:47:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-14T09:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=10122"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=10122","title":{"rendered":"Grade II Hannah Barbera Cap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\">Did someone say Turkey?<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Most who will read this question why did I just start the word Turkey with a capitol letter?<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Well all you Thanksgiving lovers out there will be very disappointed to learn that this is not your ordinary Turkey we are talking about.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>We are here in the country of Turkey to cover this weeks race, The Hannah Barbera Handicap.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It\u2019s another week of sim racing and we here at the BTB are proud to be covering this fillies and mares race which will feature nine girls going a mile and a quarter on the firm turf.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It looks to be an exceptional race, and it is anyone\u2019s guess as to who will come out on top of this one.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>And now the moment we have all been waiting for, here is the call to the track.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\">PP 1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\">.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Groote Stuk <\/I><\/B>will lead us off in gate one today.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This four year old mare with a nice pedigree consisting of Dynaformer X Unbridled\u2019s Song X Miswaki, has not once failed to come in lower than third.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It is a tough field today though, and owner brasco33 hopes that though the odds are at 8\/1, this girl can somehow pull through and make it into the top three again.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After starting her career on the dirt, (1 win 1 place and 1 show in three races) she made the switch to dirt and has had improving SP\u2019s ever since.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Three of these SP\u2019s have been in the 100 plus range and all those three have come in her last three races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>All three of those races were listed stakes and Groote Stuk will be looking to run the same if not top her best SP of 108.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ko Williams will get the ride on Groote Stuk today.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: red\">PP2<\/SPAN>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A five year old mare out of the galileo stable will come out of gate two today.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Mambo Carano <\/I><\/B>looks to add to her trophy case as she too looks for her first graded win today.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This girl has had an up and down career to say the least.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With a pedigree consisting of Teofilo X Dynaformer X Kingmambo, this girl has all the right pieces to break out of here shell anytime.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sitting at 6\/1, this girl has spent most of her life on the grass.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has won numerous listed stakes races and well as running numerous SP\u2019s of over 100.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>One thing she does not have though is a graded win, and she will look for her first today.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In three lifetime graded attempts, this girl has finished 5<SUP>th<\/SUP> every time.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Recent races suggest she is on the rise and she looks to improve upon that 104 SP she ran last time out.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>N Cohen will get the ride on her today.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: red\">PP3<\/SPAN>. Now on to a young filly who has had a great racing career so far.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This filly is only four years old and already has a nice record of 12 wins in 23 starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">SJ\u2019s Carsonado<\/I><\/B> is one of the few fillies in this race who have that beloved first graded win.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She did not stop at just one though as she now boasts a total of five graded wins, including winning the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Filly Juvy and the Juvenile Filly in back to back races as a two year old.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has not been as fit as of late and owner thebigm hopes that this 9\/2 filly with a pedigree of Bertrando X Carson City X Affirmed can step it back up after three wins in her last four races, all of which have come at the listed stakes level.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>D B Cooper will get the mount here today.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: red\">PP4<\/SPAN>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The middle three horses in today\u2019s race consists of three horses all who have about the same odds.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Northern Town<\/I><\/B> opens up that group out of the four gate with odds of 7\/1.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This young four year old mare was a nice breeding consisting of Northern Meteor X Dynaformer X Carson City.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Owner paddy decided four races back that a dirt try may be the best option after running a 109 on the dirt earlier in his career.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That attempt failed though and the switch back to the turf has proven to be a nice boost for this young girl.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Two wins in three races have been the result, though her other graded try last time out ended with a fourth place finish.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has not failed to run under 100 though in the last three races and she hopes to improve upon her 110 two races back.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Getting the ride today will be jockey J Castillo.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: red\">PP5<\/SPAN>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Brutal Truths <\/I><\/B>will shoot out of the five gate today being the favorite at 7\/2.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This five year old mare has had no trouble finding the winners circle with 11 career wins.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has failed to hit the board in just 7 of 27 career races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With a pedigree of Curlin X Sadler\u2019s Wells X Mill Reef, who would of ever doubted that this girl would like the turf.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The good thing for owner fairhaven2 is that this girl is finally starting to find her stride.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In her last seven races, she has run over a 100 SP in every race finishing with a <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>3-1-2-1 record.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her highest SP came in her first and last graded win which was a 113 SP in a Grade III win four races back.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>T Snider will get the mount on Brutal Truths today.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: red\">PP6<\/SPAN>. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Rounding out the middle group with odds of 6\/1 is <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Kriegsherr<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This four year old mare out of Monsun X Blushing Groom X Storm Bird, has just 16 races under her belt, though she has just failed to hit the board in one of those races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That came in a 4<SUP>th<\/SUP> place attempt in a Grade III race in which she did run a 100 SP.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In two graded attempts so far, this girl has hit the board in one finishing third three races back in a Grade III.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She makes the jump in class today and hopes she can improve upon her best SP of 108.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Kriegsherr will get the mount of L Betts today.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: red\">PP7<\/SPAN>. The final three horses in today\u2019s field consist of three young horses all of which have under twenty career races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>We start with the long shot <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Off Limits <\/I><\/B>who is out of Street Cry X Deep Impact X Sadler\u2019s Wells.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This girl is young and relatively untested in her eleven races in her career so far.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has proven though that she can step up to any challenge winning seven of those races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has run in just one graded race and two other listed stakes in her young career.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has just one win in those races as well finishing 5<SUP>th<\/SUP> and 6<SUP>th<\/SUP> in the other two.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is the long shot in today\u2019s race though she is sitting on morning line odds of 12\/1.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is owned by ragman and will be ridden by S Burby.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: red\">PP8<\/SPAN>. In gate eight we have the four year old mare <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Seaing Stars.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I><\/B>This girl out of Sea The Stars X Montjeu X Rainbow Quest will be looking to take down the field with odds of 7\/1.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is no stranger to the stakes or graded ranks as she has eight graded attempts and 16 overall stakes races in 21 career races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is .666 in hitting the board in those races with hitting 14 out of the 21 times.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She looks to match or even improve upon her best SP of 111 which came in a first place listed stakes finish back in November of last year.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last race was a little disappointment as she finished 9<SUP>th<\/SUP> in a ten horse race and ran a 98 SP.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Will a short month rest be enough for this girl today?<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>We will find out.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Mounting Seaing Stars today will be Pe Elliot.<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"> <\/I><\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: red\">PP9.<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Rounding out today\u2019s field will be the four year old mare <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Fiddle Dee Dee<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This girl out of Raven\u2019s Pass X Dynaformer X Nureyev has been running great as of late and looks to improve upon her performance last time out.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This resulted in a lifetime best 111 SP and a first place finish in a listed stakes which took place about a month ago.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She will take her first step into the graded waters this week after running in four straight listed stakes races and finishing first in three of those races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She finished second in the other.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>SP\u2019s have been on the rise for this girl and owner dosstables hopes the 6\/1 odds are enough to get her some love as well as a win here today.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey G Painter will get the ride.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt\">Well today\u2019s field looks to be a dandy with any one of these horses having a shot to take their trip to the winners circle.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Personally, I think that it will be a close race, and I would not be surprised to see just about every one of these horses make it into the 100 SP range.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If I had to pick, which I fail at most of the time, I would take the 2, 5, 9 trifecta box.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I like Mambo Carano to improve her graded totals today and I feel like this is the race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The great thing about this game and horse racing in general is that you cannot really predict anything.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Everything is a mystery in this business.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That\u2019s going to wrap it up here from Turkey.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I want to thank you all for reading today and remind you to check out the BTB forum for all your sim readings.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>For Squirrel, Roys, and I as well as everyone who is a writer at the BTB we thank you for your support and hope you enjoy.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>As always good luck to all racers.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine Fillies All Have A Chance In This One<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}