Seventeen Duel In The Turf Paradise In 1954 Phoenix businessman Walter Cluer purchased 1400 acres of barren desert land with a vision of a first class racetrack he would build in Phoenix.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His dream became a reality in January of 1956 when Turf Paradise opened its doors.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The Turf Paradise race this Saturday will be held in Vermont as part of the 2012 Equinics.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It is a six furlong dash for three year-old colts and carries a purse of $1,000,000.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There are 17 horses entered, representing 17 Sim Residencies with the slight favorite being Shipping Cost representing the GR Simsters.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Here is a look at the field. Host Residency Vermont will be represented by Solomon Sea<\/B> (7\/1) a husky bay colt by Sea The Stars out of the Storm Cat mare Clout.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Clout is the dam of four to race and they are all winners, with three of them taking stakes at the graded level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trained by Eclipse winning trainer Lasthope<\/I><\/B> (better known as Dixiedotco) Solomon Sea has nine wins from thirteen starts and will be going for his sixth win in a row.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has improving speed figures culminating in a 105 earned last time out in the Grade III Dirty Shore.<\/I>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With his closing style and the training ability of his connections, this is a horse to be reckoned with.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Solomon Sea will break from post 6 with jockey Willie Desantis in the irons. Dr. Kirkpatrick<\/B> (13\/1) is trained by Poolshoota<\/I><\/B> and represents The East West Connection.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The gray son of Admire Moon, is out of the Waquoit mare Ms. Waquoit who is the dam of six to race, all winners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The Dr. has won at distances of five furlongs to a mile and has five wins from 11 starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This relatively lightly raced colt won The Silver Sal Stakes<\/I> last time out with a 106 speed figure at a distance of six and a half furlongs. Breaking from post 4, he is another that will be closing strongly under the urging of top rider, Anthony Jolly. Empire State Racing has entered Midnight Monster<\/B> (21\/1), a 3 YO brown colt by Midnight Lute and out of the Hard Spun mare Web Of Deceit dam of two to race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Another lightly raced colt, Midnight Monster has done very little wrong, winning three of four and finishing second in the other.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This will be his first stake race but he has a top speed figure of 102, set two back and is trained by Maryfran,<\/I><\/B> a 19 % win trainer.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will be running late under Nate Linville and he will break from post 3. Bettylou01<\/I><\/B> will saddle Hail To Shaft<\/B> (10\/1) representing Comedy Central.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A stunning copper chestnut, he is by Mineshaft out of a Lyphard mare.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has won three of his nine starts and been in the money seven times. \u00a0<\/SPAN>HTS looks like he might prefer longer but he was a winner last time out and has improving numbers.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s a closer and he tries every time.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will break from post lucky13 and will have Jane Snowlynin the saddle. Shipping Cost<\/B> (6\/1) will represent the highly regarded GR Simsters Residency as the race favorite.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The dark bay colt is by Tiz Now and out of the A.P. Indy mare, No Shipping Cost.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has produced two graded stakes winners from her three foals to race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This talented colt has won seven of his 13 starts and earned almost $500,000.00 in his career.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ably trained by Steller1<\/I><\/B>, a 20% trainer, Shipping Cost has won three of his last four races and all of them were stakes, two were graded.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won the Grade II Stephan Woody<\/I> two back with his best speed figure of 109 and he did it the way he has run all of his best races \u2013 wire to wire.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ray Whisper will be in the irons and Shipping Cost will break from post number 12. Minnesota Downs will be represented by Yeah I Said It<\/B> (22\/1) a splashy bay colt by Dansili out of a Tale Of The Cat mare.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is equally talented on both surfaces, having raced as a 2 YO strictly on grass and as a 3 YO only on the main track. YISI is a winner of three of his last five races, all stakes, and does have a graded victory under his belt when he won The Grade III Railaway<\/I> as a 2YO.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer Biggredd<\/I><\/B> will leg up Mary Staples and they will break from post10.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Expect this nice colt to be mid pack before he starts his run. Carrying the hopes of The City-Race Rhein Main Turf Club will be Shagya\u2019s<\/I><\/B> Bali Adventure<\/B> (18\/1) a rangy brown colt by Bluegrass Cat and out of a Pientre Celebre mare.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has only won two of his 16 starts but he is one of the most experienced colts in the field.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was the winner of the Jennah\u2019s King Dirt Stake<\/I> four back and was a closing third in the Grade III Jacob Hirsch<\/I> at six furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>George D Mate will be in the irons and Bali Adventure will break from post16. Sand Erosion BG<\/B> (19\/1) is a well-built dark bay colt by Roses in May out of the Cozzene mare Yonkers BG, dam of three to race, two of which are winners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sandy is a win machine with 11 wins from 15 starts and in the money all but once.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won all nine starts as a 2 YO and his first two as a 3 YO before his streak came to an end when tried stretching out.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has since been returned to shorter distances and is rounding back in to form, finishing second last time out in The Bengal Rat Dirt Sprint<\/I>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trained by Lvbob<\/I><\/B>, this closer will be ridden by Oscar Osbourne and break from post 8.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will be carrying the hopes of The Kentucky Horsemen Residency. Saltire will be represented by Sahara West<\/B> (42\/1) a good looking bay colt by Desert Party out of the Gone West mare Western Belle, dam of three to race, all winners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>SW has only two wins on his dance card but has been in the money eight of his 13 starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was second two back in The<\/I> Tigre Del Norte Sprint<\/I> and is a winner at six furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trained by the inventor of Coker\u2019s Viewer, Mrcoker<\/I><\/B>, don\u2019t turn your back on this one.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will break from post14 and will be ridden by Sal Isreal Parrothead<\/I><\/B> sends out Tunza Gunja<\/B> (13\/1) for the Midas Residency and he is an improving colt that has been in the money seven of his ten starts with two wins.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The big brown colt with twin white socks finished second last time out in The Admiral Stolen<\/I> at longer but he has tactical speed and the shorter distance should not be a problem for him.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is by Broken Vow out of the Mineshaft mare Dreamsicle.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is the dam of three foals to race with only the 2 YO having yet to win a race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Parrothead opted for a local rider in the talented Willie McClendon and will break from post number 11. DelPen never sends out a bad one and representing them this year is Hezafastca<\/B>t (11\/1) who is owned and trained by Texasace<\/I><\/B>, the Jamie Ness of the Sim, with an astonishing 28% win rate.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trimmed in white, the chestnut colt Hezafastcat, is the second entrant that is by Dansili and out of a Storm Cat mare.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has been in the money in five of his seven starts and has won three of his last four, all at six furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has the top speed figure of this group with a 115 earned last time out and if he doesn\u2019t bounce off of that race he will be a force to reckon with.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Fred Gossett will be along for the ride and he breaks from post 9. Rozelle Spirit<\/B> (19\/1) is a blood bay colt by Invincible Spirit out of the Storm Cat mare Lightning Ridge.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is a prolific sort and has had seven foals, all of them winners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Spirit is trained by Bjbandit04<\/I><\/B> and will represent the residency of Queensland.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A three time winner he has been in the money in eight of his 11 starts.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He led to the stretch last time out in the Grade III Dirty<\/I> Shore<\/I> and gets brave with a big lead. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Jockey Dan Givens will certainly try to get a good break for this colt from post 5. The young Testbarn Residency will send out Foggy Surf<\/B> (12\/1) a trainee of 28% trainer Kroth3<\/I><\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Foggy Surf is by Surf Cat and out of the Vision And Verse mare Foggy Vision.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is the dam of three to race, all winners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The dark bay colt won The Cheap Wine Route<\/I> five back and more recently finished a closing 5th<\/SUP> in The Grade III Affirmative<\/I> at a mile and a sixteenth.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Rich Lilbitfarm will need to wake this guy up early to get a good run from post number 1. K\u2019s Basic Edition<\/B> (18\/1) will represent Hispano Parlante and the bright bay colt is owned and trained by one of the Sim\u2019s best conditioners, Xledwith2<\/I><\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The son of Dynaformer is out of a Forty Niner mare and has won six of his 11 starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Breaking from post 17 he will be trying for his third victory in a row and is another with improving speed figures.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He should be found mid-pack under the guidance of local rider Bobby Langhorne.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The connections of this colt have a proven track record of bringing a horse to his peak at the right time so don\u2019t ignore this one. The speedy Second Burst<\/B> (8\/1) is a bay colt by Munnings and out of the War Chant mare Frankie N Johnny, dam of two to race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trained by Mtk76hold<\/I><\/B> and representing the Blazing Saddles Residency, he will be looking for his fourth win.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>What is impressive about this colt is that he has never been worse than third in his 13 starts except for his very first, when he raced greenly.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He went wire to wire in The Grade III South Bronx Stakes<\/I> three back and will probably try a repeat of that performance on Saturday under the strong hands of Anne Rollings.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will start from post 15. NWRC will send out Sure Enough<\/B> (10\/1) a pretty gray colt by Fastnet Rock out of an El Prado mare.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trained by Magpies01<\/I><\/B>he is three for five on the dirt and scored three in a row before leading and fading last time out in the 7 \u00bd furlong Biagi Desert<\/I> last time out.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will appreciate the turn back in distance and looks to have a bright future.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>David Fendlay Jr. will be aboard in post 15. Expected to medal high in the 2012 Equinics, Universal Racing Club will be represented by The Silence<\/B> (8\/1).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is a son of Giant\u2019s Causeway and out of the Tapit mare Royal Run.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is her first colt and he is a nice one.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has been in the money in nine of his ten starts and has four wins notched in his belt.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer Pogwillck<\/I><\/B> will leg jockey Otto A. Haack aboard.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The Silence has won two of his last three and showed determination in gritting out a front running win last time out in The Bocastle<\/I> at 71\/2 furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He should appreciate the cutback in distance and will break from post 2. This is a well matched field and because it is The Equinics anything can happen.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I am not smart enough to give you a winner but I expect good things from Sand Erosion, K\u2019s Basic Edition, Second Burst, Solomon Sea, and Shipping Cost.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If push came to shove, I would play #6 Solomon Sea over the other four.\u00a0 <\/SPAN> Good Luck to all the horses and their connections. 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