{"id":10168,"date":"2012-05-03T20:51:47","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T20:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=10168"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=10168","title":{"rendered":"FROM THE HORSES MOUTH &#8211; 5037"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><SPAN lang=EN><P><STRONG>From the Horses Mouth<\/STRONG><\/P><P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><IMG border=0 src=\"http:\/\/thoroughbredracing.net\/hr\/profiles\/checkers_pic3533284976.jpg\" width=125 height=125><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P><STRONG>RACE 1<\/STRONG><\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P><STRONG>1 &#8211; ACE&#8217;S CHRISTMAS(NY)<\/STRONG> &#8211; red flags always go up when you see a horse distanced in their last race as this mare was, but she is entered right back, has a class edge, the rail, and plenty of speed to spare<\/P><B><P>9 &#8211; DURGA(NY) &#8211; <\/B>spots this field in wins and experience, but she looks like the best closer in a field loaded with frontrunners, has been keeping better company and tries locals for the first time<\/P><B><P>8 &#8211; BUSTIN ASSE(NY) &#8211; <\/B>winner of half of her 36 starts, turns back into a sprint but has to overcome the outside post with several horses inside her that will be sprinting from the gate<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 2<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>1 &#8211; BIG ADVENTURE(KY) &#8211; <\/B>stakes winner has never raced against limited winners lifetime. Last was deceiving against a field stacked with Stakes winners and should perform much better on Saturday<\/P><B><P>12 &#8211; KINMEDARU(KY) &#8211; <\/B>took an immediate liking to the turf when switched to the green last time out and posting a career best 102 speed figure<\/P><B><P>5 &#8211; PJ THIS WORKS(KY) &#8211; <\/B>returns to a sprint and posted trip digits in last, always a factor<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 3<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>4 &#8211; MAGENTA DOG(NZ) &#8211; <\/B>returns to the claiming ranks after a series of competitive starts in MSW company<\/P><B><P>3 &#8211; MONTAUK(NY) &#8211; <\/B>tries claimers for the first time and can\u2019t be any worse than the rest of these at this level<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 4<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>8 &#8211; THE AMERICAN DREAM(KY) &#8211; <\/B>turned in a decent effort in her debut, filly is bred to go long and is out of a mare who made a good living routing on the turf<\/P><B><P>2 &#8211; FAYETTA(KY) &#8211; <\/B>was making up ground late when stretching out for the first time last time out and is eligible to improve off that start<\/P><B><P>3 &#8211; RICH WHITE GIRL(KY) <\/B>&#8211; tries turf for the first time and would be much the best if she takes a liking to the weeds<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 5<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>8 &#8211; GIANT GHOST(KY) &#8211; <\/B>hasn\u2019t seen an allowance field in a year and a half which might explain why he hasn\u2019t won a race in over a year<\/P><B><P>7 &#8211; MR. JAMES DEAN(KY) &#8211; <\/B>hard hitter will make you earn it if you want to beat him, three wins in five around two turns for this 2011 Bluegrass Derby starter<\/P><B><P>4 &#8211; GREAT I GOT IT(IRE) &#8211; <\/B>took a year and a half but this one is finally got back on the turf in last, and in a big way<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 6<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>2 &#8211; POWERUNDERCONTROL(IRE) &#8211; <\/B>won going away when breaking his maiden last time out going 10 furlongs, right back<\/P><B><P>3 &#8211; BACK BY SUNRISE(KY) &#8211; <\/B>tries turf for first time, half to two stakes winners on the turf from a stakes winning mare who earned a living racing in turf routes<\/P><B><P>5 &#8211; REAL DUBAI(ENG) &#8211; <\/B>earned his diploma last time out racing 10 furlongs on the turf, would be happy with part<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 7<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>4 &#8211; KASHABLONCA(KY) &#8211; <\/B>in top form with best races still ahead of him while others in here have their best racing days behind them<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><\/U><\/FONT><P>10 &#8211; STATE THE OBVIOUS(LA) &#8211; <\/B>first or second in15 of 23 lifetime starts, can&#8217;t dismiss that kind of consistency<\/P><B><P>5 &#8211; DYNIMIGHT(KY) &#8211; <\/B>crafty veteran was over-matched in recent pair but is undefeated in allowance company in his last three starts and has been turning in steady triple digit speeds <\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 8<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>10 &#8211; FORMAL GAL(IRE) &#8211; <\/B>turned in a creditable effort in debut over the turf on this oval. and is out of a multi-stakes winning mare over the turf <\/P><B><P>9 &#8211; TOBLERONE COCKTAIL(KY) &#8211; <\/B>took a big jump when switched to the turf last time out and should improve off of that effort<\/P><B><P>8 &#8211; OLD DIMENSION(KY) &#8211; <\/B>Dynaformer filly tries turf for the first time and might be worth a look at first asking<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 9<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>9 &#8211; WISSPER(KY) &#8211; <\/B>was full of run in debut, stretches out, could lead every step, and hails from a stakes winning mare who made her living going around two turns<\/P><B><P>7 &#8211; FIVEO&#8217;CLOCKSHADOW(JPN) &#8211; <\/B>was closing fast in PA last time out and gets to move the tassel if he rates closer this time around<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><\/U><\/FONT><P>8 &#8211; COLD AS STONE(KY) &#8211; <\/B>Bernardini first time starter from an Alydar x Prince John mare&#8230;need I say more<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 10<\/B><\/FONT> <\/P><\/U><B><P>8 &#8211; SONS OF VULCAN(IRE) &#8211; <\/B>second in all four starts but added distance does the trick this time around&#8230;graduation day<\/P><B><P>3 &#8211; FORTHELUVOFTHEGAME(KY) &#8211; <\/B>always running at the end but has to keep contact with the field<\/P><B><P>2 &#8211; LEGS UP TO HERE(KY) &#8211; <\/B>gets out of the gate fast and could play catch me if you can with the rest of the field<\/P><U><B><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 11<\/B><\/FONT> <\/P><\/U><B><P>4 &#8211; KING OF ALL KINGS(KY) &#8211; <\/B>snatched up for 50k five races back and this non-winner of 1x has been giving winners fits in much harder to compete in Starter Alw races<\/P><B><P>1 &#8211; TRULY GIFTED(KY) &#8211; <\/B>won this distance and is bred to be a good one, best of rest<\/P><P><\/P><B><P>2 &#8211; WHY I OUGHTA(KY) &#8211; <\/B>one for twelve lifetime looked better in route debut last time out but drops back into a sprint and could resort to his usual fade<\/P><U><B><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 12<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>5 &#8211; MINE IS DANGEROUS(KY) &#8211; <\/B>Grade I winner came back to the races full of run and is ready to make his mark in graded company once again<\/P><B><P>9 &#8211; SAME OLD TUNE(KY) &#8211; <\/B>Graded performer looked anything like one in last <\/P><P>finishing far back after winning easily in allowance in return from layoff. One more chance<\/P><B><P>1 &#8211; JUST BOOK IT(IRE) &#8211; <\/B>is racing in top form and has been well conditioned to make the step to the next level<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 13<\/B><\/FONT> <\/P><\/U><B><P>7 &#8211; WEATHER WARMING(CAN) &#8211; <\/B>Canadian bred looks ready for the big time and is on the verge of a new top <\/P><B><P>2 &#8211; LEGAL EMBRACE(KY) &#8211; <\/B>twice a G2 winner this distance, going away in latest, one to beat <\/P><B><P>10 &#8211; UPPER CLASS CHEESE(AUS) &#8211; <\/B>tactical speed could puts her in a very good position in speed heavy field<\/P><U><B><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 14 <\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>6 &#8211; AMUSING ANYMORE(KY) &#8211; <\/B>has been through the battles and won a few wars, looks best against the reinforcements<\/P><B><P>12 &#8211; VIEW TO ENJOY(KY) &#8211; <\/B>hasn\u2019t broken through at the stakes level yet, but benefits from his closing kick and is rounding into top form<\/P><B><P>1 &#8211; MY SUNSHINE(KY) &#8211; <\/B>winner of four of five, popped a 107 speed figure first time a route in last, speed and the rail, 56-1&#8230;ok I\u2019m in<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 15<\/B><\/FONT> <\/P><\/U><B><P>4 &#8211; TI LUNG(KY) <\/B>&#8211; battled every step in debut only to blink at the wire, out of one of the top broodmares in the game, Mother of Dragons&#8230;moves to the head of the class<\/P><U><\/U><B><P>12 &#8211; SUZY&#8217;S GIANT(KY) &#8211; <\/B>switches to dirt after making a late move in her turf debut, out of the Hall of Fame mare Suzyjinsky who produced four stakes winners, two graded herself<\/P><B><P><\/P><P>6 &#8211; AN AWESOME FEELING(KY) &#8211; <\/B>connections have to be wondering why they even entered this race, well-bred filly could put a nice notch on her gun if she can beat these two<\/P><U><B><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 16 <\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>3 &#8211; GORGEOUS GEORGE(IRE) &#8211; <\/B>not much to get excited about here, in a race written for the \u201cToast of the Coast.\u201d Generous odds, make the bet<\/P><\/SPAN><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allen Lane&#8217;s Tips From New York <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"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":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10168","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\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10168\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}