This Saturday, eight battle tested warriors will battle it out in the\u00a0Grade II Carlsbad Lessons<\/b>\u00a0in Italy.\u00a0\u00a0Last years winner,\u00a0Signs of Change\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0(Dynaformer x Storm Cat x Alydar), followed up his victory with three straight Grade I wins and topped it all off by winning the\u00a0Grade I Breeders Bowl Turf,\u00a0<\/b>he is currently ranked as the number two long turf horse in the world! \u00a0If last years race is an indicator, the winner here could be on to very big things this year.<\/p>\n
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Scabby Crabby<\/b>\u00a0(High Chaparral x Sadler\u2019s Wells x Peintre Celebre) races for thetnilsson<\/b>\u00a0barn.\u00a0\u00a0Ignoring his last start because of the off track, he comes in off a strong victory in the GI 5-Series at 12 furlongs with a 118 figure.\u00a0\u00a0His record is 24-7-0-6 with numerous listed stakes and that one GI win. \u00a0The key to this horse seems to be distance and today’s distance of 12 furlongs is his best. \u00a0He has excellent early speed and if left alone he can carry the lead far. \u00a0\u00a0 Modern Science<\/b>\u00a0(Galileo x Storm Cat x Red Ransom) races for the\u00a0johnhoward<\/b>\u00a0barn. \u00a0He comes in off a solid race in the GII Hardcourt in which he finished 2nd\u00a0with a 108 figure.\u00a0This 4 year old has a\u00a0record of 18-5-7-2 with eight straight top two finishes.\u00a0 He stretches out and with his pressing style this may be just what he needs in the stretch. \u00a0The breeding is excellent across the board for the conditions of this race. \u00a0Could be something special! \u00a0\u00a0 Brazenly<\/b>\u00a0(Teofilo x Fusaichi Pegasus x Seattle Slew) races for the\u00a0bigeasy<\/b>\u00a0barn.\u00a0\u00a0He comes to this race off an easy win versus Allowance foes in which he ran a 105 figure over 12 furlongs.\u00a0 Another 4 year old, his record is 20-5-4-5.\u00a0 His best running style is on the lead. \u00a0The faster fractions with this jump in class will be hard for him to overcome. \u00a0\u00a0 Stormhill Dancer<\/b>\u00a0(Danehill Dancer x Kingmambo x Storm Bird) races for the\u00a0mrbigb<\/b>\u00a0barn.\u00a0This Colt enters here off a 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0place finish in the Grade III Great Beer Cap in which he ran a 107 figure.\u00a0 Yet another upcoming 4 year old, his record is 20-6-4-2.\u00a0\u00a0He won a listed stakes three back at 11.5 furlongs with a competitive 114 figure.\u00a0 He is a dead closer and if he can bounce back to that form today he can make this race very interesting. \u00a0\u00a0 Twitter Grade Ted\u00a0<\/b>(Mineshaft x Entrepreneur x Buckpasser) races for the\u00a0tempstable\u00a0<\/b>barn.\u00a0He enters off a 2nd in a listed stakes.\u00a0\u00a0He ran a 99 speed figure.\u00a0 As a 5 year old,\u00a0his record is 27-5-4-4.\u00a0 His career best figure is a 108 and he has not done very well versus graded company. \u00a0He would be a big suprise here. \u00a0\u00a0 Kidpasser<\/b>\u00a0(Lemon Drop Kid x Danzig x Buckpasser) races for the\u00a0jacklad2<\/b>\u00a0barn.\u00a0\u00a0He comes in off a 2nd\u00a0in the Grade III CEO Classic at 12 furlongs.\u00a0\u00a0He ran a 109 figure versus a very good field.\u00a0\u00a0His record is 20-5-4-4.\u00a0 After winning a handful of Allowance races he decided to try his hand at stakes this year. \u00a0He has not disappointed with a 2nd and 3rd versus graded horses. \u00a0His closing style fits very well with this field. \u00a0The only question is if he can out kick some of the classy horses he faces today. \u00a0<\/p>\n Capinsky<\/b>\u00a0(Cape Cross x Dynaformer x Nijinsky II) races for the\u00a0phantom2\u00a0<\/b>barn.\u00a0\u00a0He comes in off a 6th in the Grade II Sanka High at 10 furlongs.\u00a0\u00a0He ran a 106 figure. His record is 19-8-6-1. \u00a0Prior to his disappointing last two races he was in great form. \u00a0He won a GII at 10 furlongs with an excellent 119 fig just three races back. \u00a0He has won multiple graded races in the past and even though his form is somewhat off he must be respected. \u00a0He is also a dead closer so the key to his race is if he gets a clean trip and can unleash his fury in the stretch.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Cotes Du Rhone<\/b>\u00a0(Dubawi x Sadler’s Wells x Kingmambo) races for the\u00a0skunkman2\u00a0<\/b>barn.\u00a0\u00a0He comes in off a 2nd\u00a0in a listed stakes at 13 furlongs.\u00a0\u00a0He ran a 108 figure in that race.\u00a0\u00a0His record is 15-6-3-4.\u00a0 His best race was three back against Allowance foes in which he ran a very good 114 at 12 furlongs. \u00a0This one has been very consistent with ITM finishes in six straight races. \u00a0His running style leans toward early speed but he has shown he does not have the lead to win. \u00a0<\/p>\n Handicap:\u00a0Scabby Crabby<\/b>\u00a0cannot be ignored. \u00a0Already a Grade I winner at this distance he is a deserved favorite. \u00a0His only negative is there are at least two others that have early speed. \u00a0A sleeper might be\u00a0Modern Science<\/b>. \u00a0This 4 year old son of Galileo is improving rapidly and the added distance may be just what he needs to get into the winners circle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Turf Route Brings in Some Big Guns!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"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-10214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10214","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\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10214\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}