{"id":10272,"date":"2012-06-14T21:10:34","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T21:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=10272"},"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=10272","title":{"rendered":"FROM THE HORSES MOUTH &#8211; 5079"},"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><P><STRONG><\/STRONG><\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P><STRONG>1 &#8211; TINHORN CREEK(NY)<\/STRONG> &#8211; well overmatched last time out in first start since January; Posse bred 4yo filly local bred meets her softest rivals yet, edge<\/P><B><P>3 &#8211; ISLAND OASIS(NY) &#8211; <\/B>0 -14 colt comes into this race off a pair of second place finishes but is no bargain at 9\/5.<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 2<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>2 &#8211; OUTBACK MARS(KY) &#8211; <\/B>impressed in his debut, well-bred colt still has his work cut out for him against a very credible odds-on favorite but might be worth a wager at generous odds<\/P><B><P>6 &#8211; KING OF ALL KINGS(KY) &#8211; <\/B>well placed by top connections here, short odds give me no choice but to try and beat him here, strictly the one to beat<\/P><B><P>1 &#8211; HUSSON DEM(AUS) &#8211; <\/B>looks like a different horse last two, posted a new top last time out with a 94 speed figure, happy with part<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 3<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>7 &#8211; TI LUNG(KY) &#8211; <\/B>disappointed both career starts considering the long line of stakes winning siblings her Dam has produced; switches to turf, a trait that has held up very well in her family tree<\/P><B><P>5 &#8211; CLEVER MAGICIAN(KY) &#8211; <\/B>switches to turf after a pair of in the money finishes on dirt this racetrack; should benefit from the surface switch since bred from mare that did her best racing over the turf <\/P><B><P>4 &#8211; DUTCHESS OF BALD(KY) &#8211; <\/B>Curlin filly from a modest bred mare that was a stakes winner on the turf and winner three times at two; half to stakes winning BALD METAPHOR, winner at two and twice placed in turf stakes races as a two year old, interesting play at long odds<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 4<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>2 &#8211; KOPERTOX(IRE) &#8211; <\/B>not a lot of confidence in a 7\/5 favorite coming off a year long layoff; hasn\u2019t run well when freshened in past, but still might be best in here<\/P><B><P>3 &#8211; LONDONDERRY ST(KY) &#8211; <\/B>should be competitive with this field despite the steady diet of claiming races<\/P><B><P>5 &#8211; HELLS TRAIN(KY) &#8211; <\/B>mare is 15-25 in the money on the turf, I just don\u2019t think she wants anything to do with this distance<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 5<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>6 &#8211; MOE CURLY(KY) &#8211; <\/B>throw out last when he wanted nothing to do with the turf, just missed previous this distance following a 4th place finish in the Oyster Pub rocks stakes<\/P><B><P>7 &#8211; A WINK AND A NOD(KY) &#8211; <\/B>is racing in good form and comes off a maiden with this distance this track while posting an impressive 95 speed figure<\/P><B><P>4 &#8211; HEISSTILLBLESSINME(KY) &#8211; <\/B>has enough speed to control the pace and could lead every step of the way if things go his way<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 6<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>5 &#8211; GAFFNEY&#8217;S(KY) <\/B>makes up ground in every start and catches a field that likes to argue their case on the front end, last was good in allowance debut<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><\/U><\/FONT><P>1 &#8211; HAULING CASH(KY) &#8211; <\/B>in the money in all four career starts, has the speed and the rail and looked good last time out in allowance appearance missing by a half length while recording a 95 speed figure<\/P><B><P>6 &#8211; VINNIE BARBARINO(KY) &#8211; <\/B>no surprise the sitcom namesake likes to show up late in a race&#8230;don\u2019t think he can get up in time? Up your nose with a rubber hose<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 7<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>5 &#8211; CROSS TIGER(KY) &#8211; <\/B>Storm Cat mare has won almost half of her 34 career lifetime starts and is making her second start off a layoff after spending the better part of last season racing against better<\/P><B><P>6 &#8211; INCREDIBLE RIPPA(KY) &#8211; <\/B>won this condition this distance last time out and as conditions would have it gets to come right back under the same condition, why not again<\/P><B><P>2 &#8211; SPITZ IN THE WATER(KY) &#8211; <\/B>last visit to the winners circle came this track, these conditions, this distance<U><FONT color=#ff0000> <\/P><B><P>RACE 8<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>4 &#8211; STROBES(KY) &#8211; <\/B>the 1\/5 morning line is no surprise here; came up a length short in the G-3 The Day of Memorial Handicap last out and meets no such kind here in what shapes up to be an Equinics prep for the possible Minny downs representative<\/P><B><P>2 &#8211; RUN SALLY RUN(IRE) &#8211; <\/B>claimed for 100k two back and makes second start for her new connections after finishing second last out, best of rest<\/P><B><P>7 &#8211; CINEREAL(JPN) &#8211; <\/B>ITM in 24 of 34 career starts should have some say in the battle for second<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 9<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>4 &#8211; MISSING AGAIN(KY) &#8211; <\/B>employs a big closing kick and gets an advantage against his pace setting rivals; looks primed for a stakes appearance but opts for open allowance<\/P><B><P>5 &#8211; SHOW OF STRENGTH(KY) &#8211; <\/B>has useful speed and will adjust to the pace as the jock sees fit; consistent triple digit speed figures and a 76% ITM record make him a safe bet in exotics<\/P><B><P>3 &#8211; ICHAM(KY) &#8211; <\/B>usually has a say at some point in a race, and while maybe a notch below the top two he is eligible to improve off last start<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 10<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>6 &#8211; ELF TALES(KY) <\/B>&#8211; have to give this Tale of the Cat colt out of the multi stakes winning he-mare another chance with his switch to the turf<\/P><B><P>9 &#8211; SUMMER STROLL(KY) &#8211; <\/B>was passing tired horses in last but was at least going in the right direction and might be worth a look first time on turf at 14-1<\/P><B><P>4 &#8211; ONE MUST BELIEVE(KY) &#8211; <\/B>flashed good speed in last and shortens up to 6.5 furlongs; could get loose and never look back<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 11<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>3 &#8211; TAMARIZ(IRE) &#8211; <\/B>top pick only because this is where the dart landed<\/P><B><P>6 &#8211; THINKING STRAIGHT(WV) &#8211; <\/B>second pick only because my handicapping is worse than my dart throwing<\/P><B><P>14 &#8211; DATE WITH THE DR.(LA) &#8211; <\/B>most likely to appreciate the added distance<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 12<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>7 &#8211; STRANDED ON THIRD(PA) &#8211; <\/B>two divisions on this bargain bred fiasco and this is the only horse of 29 starters to ever finish in the money<\/P><B><P>2 &#8211; PLUS A NOTE(FL) &#8211; <\/B>finished 4th in debut, that\u2019s almost in the money<\/P><B><P>1 &#8211; WHAT A JOKE(FL) &#8211; <\/B>kind of sums up the 29 entries in this series<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 13<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>3 &#8211; FEISTY DRAGON(FR) &#8211; <\/B>annihilated this field in the two mile version of this race in the Wombat, throw out last over a yielding surface and that dirt effort three back, 23-1 is very tempting here<\/P><B><P>4 &#8211; RIVER RAKE(TX) &#8211; <\/B>runner up in the Wombat, gone on against tougher rivals and moves with these<\/P><B><P>6 &#8211; LOT AT STEAK(AUS) &#8211; <\/B>has a big shot here after spending most of her time in better company<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 14 <\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>5 &#8211; QUEEN OF MY LIFE(GB) &#8211; <\/B>gets the chance to turn the tables on DIZZYING INTELLECT(CA) in the MD Distaff last out in a race that shapes up very much the same way<\/P><B><P>7 &#8211; DIZZYING INTELLECT(CA) &#8211; <\/B>got out before top choice and outraced her to the wire, similar trip here and could have same result<\/P><B><P>11 &#8211; SKIDMORE INDY(KY) <\/B>&#8211; should get the job done with patient handling, but if presses too early could have trouble holding off the late charge of top two<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 15<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>6 &#8211; DEJA KIP(KY) &#8211; <\/B>beat all the main contenders in the Bargain Oaks two back and went on to finish second in another owner restricted race last time out<\/P><B><P>5 &#8211; RUIN MY IMAGE(KY) &#8211; <\/B>probably doesn\u2019t want to race this long, but did beat these in the Ozark Diamond and could improve this distance with careful handling<\/P><B><P>1 &#8211; GLORIOUS DETAIL(SWE) &#8211; <\/B>speed and the rail, finished second to top pick in the Oaks but should get pressed once again by ROI LIMIT(ITY) setting up a similar finish this week<\/P><B><U><FONT color=#ff0000><P>RACE 16<\/P><\/U><\/FONT><P>9 &#8211; SKANKY BB(FR) &#8211; <\/B>breaking all the rules and taking the maiden here, 87 speed figure this distance, at least I know she won\u2019t have to hail a cab half way through<\/P><B><P>3 &#8211; FIVE DEMON(CA) &#8211; <\/B>been bossing these around, I don\u2019t see that changing here<\/P><B><P>10 &#8211; VISION OF CHARLIE(LA) &#8211; <\/B>another that has ownership over this bargain craze, one to beat<\/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-10272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10272","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=10272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10272\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}