{"id":10271,"date":"2012-06-14T23:22:31","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T23:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=10271"},"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=10271","title":{"rendered":"The Northern Lights Grade III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal>It is always fun in a race when some of the odds are close as that means it is probably going to be a pretty tight race up until the end.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is the case for this years The Northern Lights Grade II race in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:State w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Kentucky<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The only thing is that all seven of these girls odds are under 10\/1 and it looks to be a toss up on who will come out on top.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>We have seven fillies and mares that are three years old and older going 9 furlongs on the fast dirt for their chance at that chunk of 300,000 purse.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>And now ladies and gentlemen let\u2019s meet our pretty ladies.<\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">1<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Mtkinde sends this <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:State w:st=\"on\">Kentucky<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> bred out with B. Sipe on her back.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Castroneves <\/B>is a 6\/1 shot in today\u2019s race, and looks to make it three wins in a row when she takes to the dirt here in the 14<SUP>th<\/SUP> race in <st1:State w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Kentucky<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last three starts have been pretty impressive as she has boasted a career best SP in back to back races two and three races back.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In her last race, this five year old mare relapsed a little bit, running a 99 SP, but won a small fielded listed stakes at thirteen furlongs.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She looks to improve on her career best speed figure of 107 today, which was set two races back in a 9 furlong open allowance race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This girl is 22 of 28 getting in the money in her 28 career starts.<\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">2<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:State w:st=\"on\">Kentucky<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> bred <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Light It Off Clown, <\/B>a 6\/1 shot, will look to earn her owner homearoan some money in today\u2019s race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>P. Cadigan will get the ride today on this girl.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This four year old mare has been back and forth on speed figures in her fifteen race career.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Here lifetime best speed figure of 110 came five races back in a grade II race that she finished third in.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That speed figure came in the middle of a stretch of four races straight of 100 plus speed figures.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This girl has yet to earn a stakes win, though of her five career wins, two are in open allowance company.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Two races back she posted a nice 94 speed figure as she led coast to coast in an open allowance race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last race was on the sloppy dirt in a Grade II where she finished 6<SUP>th<\/SUP> with a 98 SP.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">3<\/B>. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Sitting at 5\/1, will be the five year old mare <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Texnow.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B>Owner lopickles hopes that jockey D. Sherman will ride this horse to the winners circle.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This girl has thirty career races under her saddle where she has won 13 of those races and finished in the money in 24 of the 30 races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Back in 2009, owner lopickles claimed this girl for 150,000 dollars from previous owner texasace02.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After starting off ok, this girl ran a string of nine wins in ten races and even posted her first two speed figures over 100.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has been on the rise as of late and will be looking to top her best speed figure of 111 set five races back in a listed stakes second place finish.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She demolished an NW3N allowance field last time out leading wire to wire and winning the race with a nice speed figure of 101.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She will be looking for win number 14 today.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">4<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 7\/2 shot in today\u2019s race is a nice <st1:State w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Kentucky<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> bred that looks to make it two wins in a row.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Owner b2 will send out <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Loma Prieta<\/B>, to run in today\u2019s race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The jockey will be Y. Kester.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This older mare will be making the 55<SUP>th<\/SUP> start of her seven year career that has featured 21 wins and 42 out of 55 races in the money.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has earned 377,000 dollars in her career, and it looks as though this girl has some gas left in the tank as she has posted seven straight races of 100 plus speed figures.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has never raced in a Graded race in her lifetime and has just three listed stakes starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has one show in those three listed stakes races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>No doubt is this the biggest race of her career and who knows, it could be her last.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last race was a nice 104 SP win in an open allowance field.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">5<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>C. Turner will ride this 9\/2 shot into what he hopes is not only her first stakes win, but graded win as well.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Owner natural1 has nothing to complain about in <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Getting Out Tonight\u2019s<\/B> last race, which bode her a nice 104 speed figure win in an NW4X allowance field.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her career consists of 29 races spread over five years in which she has won just five races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last three races have not been her best as they have been two non in the money races with 90 SP\u2019s and then that win her last time out.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It looks as though the wet dirt is what this girl prefers as she is 6 for 7 on the wet dirt in her career.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has not fared well in stakes competition as she has just one second place finish in nine listed stakes and graded attempts.<\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">6<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Winding down here we have <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Moldavia<\/B><\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> <\/B>who is a 5\/2 shot.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Futurestar looks for his horse to hopefully pick up a win as she will get jockey D. Givins for the ride.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This five year old mare has run in 30 career races picking up 11 wins and is 22 of 30 in the money.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She looks as though she is in top form and looks to make it 5<SUP>th<\/SUP> win in her last six races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has posted back to back 107 speed figures and has won both a listed stakes with seven horses and a full field of 14 in a Grade III attempt last time out.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has just two races outside of the listed stakes ranks and has multiple listed stakes wins and graded wins.<\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">7.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B>In the final gate we have <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Don\u2019t Forget Em <\/B>out of the almightymi stable.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>S.S. Ledwith will get the saddle in today\u2019s race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This young four year old mare is a 6\/1 shot and will be looking to top her best career SP of 112 set two races back in a listed stakes win in which she led wire to wire.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her first Graded attempt came last time out in a 16 furlong Grade II in which she ran a nice 93 SP and finished 4<SUP>th<\/SUP> out of nine horses.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This girl has five wins in 17 career races and had just made the jump to the stakes ranks two races back.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She had been running in allowance races since she broke her maiden in her first race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She will look to pick up her first graded win today. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\">This looks to be a fantastic field of ladies ranging from 4 to 7 years old.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It looks as though the young guns have a shot in the race today though and I think it will come down to a battle of a young gun, Don\u2019t Forget Em and the veteran Loma Prieta.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Those two will be battling it out at the wire and I feel that Loma Prieta takes the race and wins by a length or less and then retires after this race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That is just my honest guess. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>I want to thank you for reading this prerace article.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This has been Dylan with your pre race write up.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Remember for all of your Sim race write ups head on over to the Black Type Bugler forum where we offer pre and post race write ups as well as breeding and claims analysis.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Now let the races begin, and good luck to all trainers!!<\/SPAN><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wide Range of Ages, Small Range of Odds: Who Wins?<\/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-10271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10271","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=10271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}