{"id":10252,"date":"2012-06-08T12:47:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T12:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=10252"},"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=10252","title":{"rendered":"Short Field For 10 F Gr 1 NY Island Cap"},"content":{"rendered":"

NY Island Cap<\/STRONG><\/P>

Grade I<\/STRONG><\/P>

Distance:<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0 A Mile and One Quarter, Or 10 Furlongs, Or 2,000 Metres<\/P>

Surface:<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0 Firm Turf<\/P>

Purse:<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0 $400,000 ($240,000 To The Winner) <\/P>

Conditions:<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0 All Horses, 3 years old and up<\/P>

Stakes Record Time:\u00a0 <\/STRONG>2:00 2\/5 <\/P>

(2002)\u00a0Firm Idea\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Owner: Stillgoing Stables (stillgoing)<\/P>

(2008)\u00a0Severe Warning (IRE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Owner: The Empire (fairhaven5)<\/P>

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( 1 ) \u00a0HAACK’S DADDY\u00a0 (IRE)<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (16\u00a0 7-4-4 — $294,490)<\/P>

Owner: Otto Haack (Venezuela)<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 YO Ch. Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Galileo (IRE) x Wrangler (Kingmambo))<\/P>

Haack\u2019s Daddy has been first second or third in 15 of his 16 starts–a remarkable model of consistency. In fact, the only time he didn\u2019t finish in the top three was last time out in Hong Kong, when he caught a good surface in the 10-furlong Grade 1 Queen\u2019s Spring Cup. This guy from the Otto Haack\u00a0barn\u00a0loves a firm turf course, and that\u2019s what he\u2019s going to get here in New York this weekend. He\u2019s a four year old son of Galileo out of the Kingmambo mare Wrangler, and he loves this ten-furlong distance he\u2019ll get in the NY Island Cap this weekend. This is his fourth graded start of his career. He finished third in the Grade 2 Los Angeles Derby back in November of 2011, then he came back to win the Grade 3 National Stakes in New Zealand in February. Both of those starts came at ten furlongs, and he\u2019s popped pretty nice speed figures in both of those starts (107, 113). In his last four starts, in fact, he\u2019s got speed numbers of 113, 112, 113, and 99. That 99 came on that off surface in Hong Kong in his last start. Draw a line through that start. He\u2019s back on the firm turf now in New York, and he\u2019ll love this spot. Look for him to return to the kind of numbers he was running before that last start. Figures to do some damage here.<\/P>

( 2 )\u00a0 THETALKOFTHETIME\u00a0\u00a0 (KY)<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(14 \u00a06-1-1 — $213,200)<\/P>

Owner: Willyam13 Stables<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 YO Br. Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Giant’s Causeway (IRE) x Sheza Maniac (Medaglia D’oro))<\/P>

Thetalkofthetime is a 4 year old son of Giant\u2019s Causeway, and he\u2019s 7\/1 in this spot. He doesn\u2019t have quite the speed numbers that Haack\u2019s Daddy does coming in here, but he\u2019s really just getting started in graded company. Last time out, like Haack\u2019s Daddy, he caught a yielding surface he really didn\u2019t like, and he finished sixth in his first graded start of his career–the 10.5 furlong Grade 1 Good Day Stakes in Paris. You can probably toss that race for the entry from Willyam13 Stables. He will appreciate this firm course this weekend much better. He\u2019s won four of his last five coming in here, and he\u2019s really been smoking them in allowance company from 10-12 furlongs. Can he produce the kinds of speed numbers that Haack\u2019s Daddy can? That\u2019s the big question for Thetalkofthetime here. He\u2019s won nearly half (6) of his 14 career starts, and he definitely likes this distance. He might be a notch below most of these in the speed figure department, but that\u2019s okay. This is a light field, and Thetalkofthetime could just be ready to bust out with a big one. Two starts back, he threw a career-high 109 speed figure in a listed stakes win, and I would look for him to improve in this spot.<\/P>

( 3 ) \u00a0STORIE TROO \u00a0(KY)<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0***2\/1***<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (19\u00a0 8-4-1 — $399,606)<\/P>

Owner: ONEWORLD Stables<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 YO Br. Colt\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(Tale Of The Cat x Affirmed x Shadeed)<\/P>

Storie Troo is your 2\/1 morning line favorite here in the NY Island Cap this weekend, and he\u2019s got some really nice speed numbers coming in here–all on the dirt. In fact, the colt from ONEWORLD Stables has raced on the turf only twice in his 19 career starts. He\u2019s a four year old son of Tale Of The Cat, and he\u2019s got Affirmed and Shadeed back there in his scratch-breeding. He\u2019s been top three in 13 of his 19 career starts, and he\u2019s just shy of $400,000 in career earnings. But he\u2019s a shaky favorite in this spot. His first turf start came as a two year old, and his only other one was back on Christmas Eve of 2011 in the Grade 9 Sanders Stakes in California. He finished ninth in that spot. After that, his connections threw him back on the dirt, and he\u2019s been shining there. His speed numbers are sizzling, and he\u2019s never finished lower than top three this year. But again, all those 2012 starts came on the dirt. He can get this distance. No doubt about that. But can he get this surface? That\u2019s the big question for Storie Troo here. He\u2019s really not proven his ability on turf yet, and this will go a long way toward determining what his future will be–dirt or turf. It looks like his connections are willing to give him another try on turf in this big money six-horse field here in New York this weekend, but he really looks more comfortable running on the dirt.<\/P>

( 4 ) MORE THAN LIFE(FR)<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\/1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(19\u00a0 8-6-2 — $150,569)<\/P>

Owner: Astins Place\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/STRONG>\u00a04 YO Br. Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Mr. Sidney x Northern Dancer x Bold Ruler)<\/P>

More Than Life is a 4 year old French-bred son of Mr. Sidney, and he comes in here for Astins Place Stables. He was doing pretty well on the dirt early in his career really. He was popping triple digit speed figures, but he wasn\u2019t quite getting to the winner\u2019s circle in listed stakes company. So his connections wisely switched him to the turf in his last five starts, where he won three of the five. He\u2019s been popping some pretty nice numbers, too, on the turf. Two starts back, More Than Life threw a 111 speed ball in a 9.5 furlong allowance win in Vermont. Last time out in Maine he hit listed stakes company for the first time in the 9.5 furlong Captain Dibble Turf Route, where he cruised to an easy victory. He\u2019s catching an extra half furlong in distance here in New York this weekend, but that shouldn\u2019t be a problem at all for this colt who\u2019s also got Northern Dancer and Bold Ruler back there in his scratch-breeding. He lays back early, not a whole lot of early speed here, but he loves to come on with a late rush. Look for him to do exactly that here this weekend. He\u2019s 5\/1 in this spot, and he should relish this extra distance this weekend. This is his first graded start on the turf, but it\u2019s only a six-horse field, and if More Than Life can stay in touch with this field early, there\u2019s little doubt he\u2019s got the staying power to come on strong late.<\/P>

( 5 )\u00a0 ESCAPING JUSTICE\u00a0 (GER)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/STRONG>\u00a07\/1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(16 \u00a05-3-4 — $272,549)<\/P>

Owner: Shamrock Stables<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 YO Br. Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Monsun(GER) x Pleasant Colony x Roberto)<\/P>

The German-bred son of Monsun from Shamrock Stables makes a return to the turf after his connections tried him on the dirt in his last three starts. The four year old who has Pleasant Colony and Roberto back there in his scratch-breeding is full of stamina, if you go according to his pedigree. He was in some pretty heady turf company early on. His first graded start came in the Grade 1 Sydney Derby last season, where he finished sixth, but he came on later in the season to win the Grade 2 Guillaume at 10 furlongs, and he threw a career-high 110 speed figure there. In his final two starts of 2011 as a three year old, he went up against older colts in the Grade 1 Coxless and the Grade 1 King Kong Vase. Escaping Justice wasn\u2019t quite ready for that bunch, and he took some time off from the races after that. When he returned his connections switched him to the turf in his last three starts, and he did well enough there. But it looks like Escaping Justice really is much more comfortable on the turf. And this just might be a really good spot for him to return to the grass, here in the NY Island Cap this weekend. It\u2019s a short field, and he\u2019ll get to stretch his legs and run against colts his age for the most part. He\u2019s 7\/1 in this spot, but you can throw out his 2012 form. It\u2019s all been on the dirt. This colt is back where he belongs, he\u2019s well rested, and he might be ready to throw a big race here.<\/P>

( 6 ) \u00a0ARCHIE BUNKER\u00a0 (KY)<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (32\u00a0 5-7-4 — $286,525)<\/P>

Owner: Shamrock Stables<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 YO Br. Horse\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(Arch X Sleeping Beauty (Empire Maker))<\/P>

Archie Bunker is the only five year old here in the NY Island Cap this weekend. Shamrock Stables\u2019 second entry in this race is by Arch, and he\u2019s out of the Empire Maker mare Sleeping Beauty, so he should love this race. This is 33rd career start, which is just about double anyone else in this race has won. He\u2019s 5\/2 in this spot, and he looks like he\u2019s ready to roll. Since last August, he\u2019s been running mostly in 8-9 furlong races, so he\u2019s taking a step up in distance here this weekend. He hasn\u2019t run ten furlongs since August of last year. In fact, he\u2019s only run ten furlongs three times in his career. Distance might be a bit of a question mark for Archie Bunker here in New York this weekend. Last time out, he ran a pretty nice race in the Grade 3 Aught Conn Cup in Ontario, where he was coming on strong late. He popped 113 speed figure there, the best of his career to date. But, remember, that was an 8.5 furlong race. Lots of graded experience here, but most of it has been at distances shorter than he\u2019ll see here. That distance question is a big one to answer this weekend. At 5\/2, the morning line odds makers might be a little generous here. He is running against younger colts here, so Shamrock Stables is probably hoping that makes the difference for him in this spot.<\/P><\/SPAN><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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