Untitled Document<\/title><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style>\n<\/head><body><\/p>\nCustomarily when you have a field consisting of 17 of the <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Sim\u2019s<\/span> best runners, the race favorite\u2019s odds tend to be bunched between 5-1 and 8-1 with only a couple points separating the top 6 or 7 choices. In fact it\u2019s usually near to impossible to distinguish who actually should be favored after a look at their racing records. The 2012 version of the Garrison Savannah however, has a \u201cclear cut\u201d favorite and that is Ladofmanor\u2019s 3 year old colt, Middle Name Danger, who\u2019s listed at a \u201csolid\u201d 7-2 by the Track Handicapper. With lifetime earnings of over $1.3 Million and coming off back to back dominating wins in the Grade-2 St. James Tavern and last out, when he captured the Grade-1 Jean Brat and made it look easy, Middle Name Danger certainly qualifies as a worthy favorite. The top challengers to him today, both listed at 8-1 by the Track Handicapper are Bsben5\u2019s 3 year old colt Bitter Lime, winner of the Grade-1 2000 Guineas on the Newmarket grass and Abe\u2019s 3 year colt Too Many Shots, winner of 3 of his last 4 earning speed ratings of 100+ in each of them. The Berkshire Turf course is playing firm and withseveral quality early speed runners, the pace should be brisk and honest<\/p>\n# 1\u00a0 IT\u2019S<\/span> ESSENTIAL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 29\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Vermont <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Eskendereya<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Danzig <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 stormboot2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 D Evans <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>127.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Off Pace Closer <\/b><\/p>\nKudos to trainer Stormboot2, after watching his colt It\u2019s Essential unleash a rousing stretch rally to post a win in his very first start as a 2 yr. old. Earning a very respectable 67 speed<\/span> figure for the dirt effort. Stormboot2 decided to give It\u2019s Essential a go at the turf in his 3rd<\/sup> lifetime start. The result was a discouraging last place effort in the field of 8 posting a dismal 47 speed rating in the process. This would have more than likely disheartened the majority of us Sim<\/span> Trainers from ever giving him another chance on the grass. But undaunted, Stormboot2 gave It\u2019s Essential a short freshening rest, and after a decent 3rd<\/sup> place effort on the dirt, he gave It\u2019s Essential another go at the turf and It\u2019s Essential rewarded him with a nice Allowance win recording a vastly improved speed figure of 86. Since that race It\u2019s Essential has run 8 turf routes, winning the prestigious <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Grimnosh<\/span> Turf Juvenile Stake and he\u2019s finished \u201cin the money\u201d in all 8 events, including a 3rd<\/sup> place finish in the Grade-3 <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Jellyton<\/span> Stakes, in his only try in a Graded event. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Consistent money earner as a 3 year old<\/span>,colt tries hard, but may lack the Graded level seasoning to be a factor here. <\/p>\n# 2\u00a0 BITTER<\/span> LIME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 8\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Blazing Saddles <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sire:\u00a0 Tanino<\/span> Gimlet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Monsun<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 bsben5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 T Loesch<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>505.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Mid Pack Stalk \/ Pace Presser <\/b><\/p>\nTrainer Bsben5 knew he had an exceptional colt as soon as Bitter Lime crossed the finish line to win and become a Graded Stakes winner in only his 4th<\/sup> start as a 2 year old earning a speed rating of 96 in the Grade-3 Looking Forward, a score that 1\/3 of the horses in the Sim<\/span> don\u2019t achieve in their entire racing career\u2019s. Following a respectable 7th<\/sup> place effort in the 2 year old Breeder Bowl Juvenile, Bitter Lime capped off his 2011 2 year old campaign, winning the Grade-2 Epiphany Stake producing a scintillating speed figure of 101 and stamping him as one of the 10 best 3 year olds to watch in the upcoming season. Bitter Lime started his 3 year old season a bit slower, hanging late in Grade-2 Fainting Goat Nightmares Stake and settling for 2nd<\/sup> place. His next start the Grade-2 Golden Rose was his worst finish (race) of his career, finishing 8th<\/sup> of 12 starters only posting a 91 speed figure, some were starting to wonder if Bitter Lime was regressing a bit. But Bitter Lime quickly dispelled that notion in week 5037 breezing home a winner in the 2000 Guineas to notch his 1st<\/sup> Grade-1 win in a career best speed rate of 106 and re-establish himself as a legitimate contender tor 3 year old turf route colt division honors. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Battle tested against Graded competition, look for Bitter Lime to try and overhaul the early speed around the 6 furlong marker. <spanclass=\"GramE\">Definitely a top contender to bag his 2nd<\/sup> Grade-1 victory.<\/span> <\/p>\n# 3\u00a0 BLAME<\/span> IT ON THE BOOGIE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 18\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Yoss<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Blame\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Discreet Cat <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 bentacon<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 K Livestock <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>121.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Early Speed \/ Pace Presser <\/b><\/p>\nTalk about a daunting task, trainer <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Bentacon<\/span> has decided to make today\u2019s $1 million Grade-1 Garrison Savannah 8 furlong turf challenge, his colt Blame It On The Boogie\u2019s first try at a Stake event. Lightly raced as a 2 year old, Bentacon<\/span> tried initially to cultivate Blame It On The Boogie\u2019s dirt running ability. While his colt tried hard and had some modest success, finally cracking his Maiden win in his 4th<\/sup> and final race as a 2 year old. However, after Blame it On The Boogie, ran a disappointing 4th<\/sup> in his 3 year old debut in a Conditioned Allowance NW-2L 8 furlong dirt route, <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Bentacon<\/span> decided that despite the fact that his colt\u2019s pedigree seemed to prefer the dirt surface, a change was needed and giving him a shot on the grass might pay off. Here\u2019s another case where taking a risk and making a change can pay dividends. Blame It On The Boogie then proceeded to rattle off 3 straight turf route victories earning consistent Speed Figures of 97, 98 and 95, btw\/ 86 was the best he had produced on the dirt. His last race was a good effort against Open Allowance runners, where he battled for the early lead, gave it up in deep stretch and held on well for the place, earning his highest speed rating to date of 102. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 He\u2019s definitely got a bright turf future, but there\u2019s so much quality speed to chase here and Blame It On The Boogie has so little turf experience, that it is very hard to envision a top 3 showing today, but heshould move up from the effort. <\/p>\n# 4\u00a0 JENEREGRETTERIEN<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 62\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: City Race Rhein<\/span> Main Turf Club <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Lookin<\/span> At Lucky\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Refuse To Bend <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 jayjay<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 B Tate <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>96.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Early Speed \/ Pace Presser <\/b><\/p>\nNot a lot in his record to recommend trainer <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Jayjay\u2019s<\/span> 3 year old colt Jeneregretterien<\/span> in today\u2019s race. He ran a good race to break his Maiden running a solid 79 speed figure at today\u2019s conditions, 8 furlongs on Spain\u2019s firm turf course. Since that race Jeneregretterien<\/span> has taken 9 cracks at conquering the Allowance NW-2L conditions at various distances between 6 to 8 \u00bd furlongs, but the best Jeneregretterein<\/span> could accomplish was ( 4<\/span> ) 3rd<\/sup> place showings with 90 as the highest speed rating he could attain. Still eligible for all of his NW Allowance conditions so today\u2019s field is about 5 class levels up from where he\u2019s currently at. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Hard to imagine he\u2019s got much of a chance here against this class, has faded in the stretch in all 9 of his conditioned Allowance efforts.Pass today. <\/p>\n# 5\u00a0 CYRUS<\/span> DE VIRUS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 15\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Hispano Parlante<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Giant\u2019s Causeway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Kingmambo<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 wreckagees<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 J Wesselman<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>710.26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Early Speed \/ Pace Presser <\/b><\/p>\nThis race has huge consequences for trainer <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Wreakagees<\/span> 3 year old colt Cyrus De Virus. After breezing through his 6 race 2 year old schedule, winning 4 of the 6 races including a Stake at 1st<\/sup> asking after skipping Allowance Conditions altogether. He followed that win with a rousing wire to wire romp in the Grade-2 Bobby <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Papin<\/span> Stake. Trainer Wreakagees<\/span> next decided to enter his blossoming \u201cstar\u201d in the Grade-1 Golden Shoe, where he was caught in deep stretch by the late flying Miss Timoshenko, winner of over $3.5 million and the 2 yr old Breeders Bowl Juvenile Filly. Cyrus De Virus parlayed that 2nd<\/sup> place finish into a stunning upset in the Breeders Bowl Juvenile victory at the stunning odds of 11 -1. The colt pressed the speedy <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Teo\u2019s<\/span> Brilliant into submission and coasted to a 2 \u00bd length win. After a lengthy 13 week layoff he returned to Kentucky, the scene of his Breeder Bowl triumph and scored a pair of Open Allowance wins. Here\u2019s where Cyrus\u2019s story takes a turn for the worse, curious to see how his colt stacked up with the upper level dirt competitors, Wreakagees<\/span> entered Cyrus De Virus in the Grade-1 Arkansas Derby, but the results weren\u2019t what he hoped for as Cyrus was finished after 6 furlongs of chasing the early speed. Unfortunately the race seems to have knocked Cyrus off form a bit, in his last 2 starts Cyrus finished 2nd<\/sup> in an<\/span> Conditioned Allowance tuneup<\/span>, and 4th<\/sup> in the Grade-3 <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Moussac<\/span> Stakes, recording good, but not sensational speed ratings of 91 and 102. He\u2019s been freshened up for 7 weeks leading up to the Garrison Savannah and word is he\u2019s been training sensational for his return. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Hard to believe a colt with this record and talent is somewhat of a 15-1 Wild Card in this race, the odds are obviously based on questions about his form after his last 2 performances, and the fact that his speed ratings are excellent, but not Upper Level dynamic. There are also some questions about his ability to duel and persevere against quality speedopponents, but he is an interesting play if at his best. <\/p>\n# 6\u00a0 TURFWINS<\/span> BB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 99\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Saltire <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Aqlaam<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Mugharreb<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 turfwins<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 M Madden <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>71.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Pace Presser \/ Early Speed <\/b><\/p>\nThe sum total of trainer Turfwins<\/span> 3 year old colt Turfwins<\/span> BB\u2019s<\/span> racing career reads as follows: One win lifetime, vs. Maiden Special Weight\u2019s in his 6 races, 82 for a career high speed rating, has never even sniffed an in the money finish in 2 route races, along with 2 badly fading efforts in his last 2 starts, both races were Owner Restricted Stakes against much lesser foes than today. The mountain trainer Turfwins<\/span> 3 year old colt, TurfwinsBB<\/span> would have to climb to even rate a 2nd<\/sup> or 3rd<\/sup> place finish here would be truly incredible. <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Turfwins<\/span> is a brave man to enter TurfwinsBB<\/span> here, but if I ever saw a colt that is begging for and needs Allowance NW-2L competition, it\u2019s TurfwinsBB<\/span>. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 I\u2019m guessing that even though I\u2019d never seen odds as high as the 222 \u2013 1 that TurfwinsBB<\/span> was bet to last start, his odds in this race may be a fair amount higher. It\u2019s safe to say that trainer Turfwins<\/span> will be the only person collecting on his bets if his colt wins this. <\/p>\n# 7\u00a0 LOOKS<\/span> LIKE GOLD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 12\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: NWRC <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Fujikiseki<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Damascus <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 scoregon3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 T Small <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>252.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Early Speed \/ Pace Presser <\/b><\/p>\nTrainer Scoregon3\u2019s strategy for his ultra quick 3 year old colt Looks Like Gold is very simple, break clean from the gate and run as fast and as far as you can. One look at his past performances and you quickly see that\u2019s his most successful style. Racing at short 5 to 5 <spanclass=\"GramE\">\u00bd\u00a0 furlong<\/span> sprint distances as a 2 year old, Looks Like Gold won 3 of his 7 races and was a \u201cperfect\u201d 7 of 7 in the money. He even tossed in a good 2nd<\/sup> place finish in a 7 furlong Open Allowance race to prove he\u2019s not totally out of his element as the distance increases. Scorgon3 has invested the 1st<\/sup> half of Looks Like Gold\u2019s 3 year old season trying to expand his racing resume\u2019. Three races on the dirt, earning a win in Open Allowance company in his only sprint attempt and a nice 2nd<\/sup> place finish in a minor Stake covering 8 \u00bd furlongs, Looks Like Gold\u2019s first route attempt. Scoregon3 then gave him 3 turf route tries, the best of which was a creditable 2nd<\/sup> place finish in the Grade-2 German 2000 Guineas at today\u2019s distance of 8 furlongs. While it was a nice effort, it needs to be pointed out there were only 5 horses in the race and Looks Like Gold was collared at 6 furlongs by one of today\u2019s opponents, Too Many Shots, who passed him fairly easily to win by 2 \u00bc widening lengths. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 He\u2019s speedy and will be prominent the first half of the race, it\u2019ll be interesting to see if he actually leads early as there\u2019s some other quality speed in the race. Even though he\u2019s not hopelessly out classed, It\u2019s hard to imagine he\u2019ll hold off this classy field for the full 8 furlongs, buthis speed could have a definite influence on the outcome. <\/p>\n# 8\u00a0 SNATCH<\/span> AWAY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 22\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: delpenn<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Montjeu<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Kingmambo<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 super26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 J Benisz<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>209.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Early Speed \/ Pace Presser <\/b><\/p>\nAfter a decent 2 year old season, where trainer Super26\u2019s 3 year old colt Snatch Away, won 3 times and placed 3 times in 8 starts, including a nice 8 furlong turf wire to wire victory in the DPCDX Owner Restricted Stake. Trainer Super26 mapped out an ambitious 3 year old campaign to find out just where Snatch Away stood in the 3 year old turf route division. After a nice wire to wire romp annexing the Grade-3 <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Jellyton<\/span> Stakes, it quickly turned sour. A fading 6th<\/sup> in the Grade-2 Golden Rose and a dismal performance in the Grade-3 Irish 2000 Guineas, where Snatch Away never even got involved left Super26 scratching his head for answers. He inexplicably entered Snatch Away in the Grade-1 2000 Guineas at E5 and his colt responded with his best effort, battling nose to nose with Bristol Barron all the way to the stretch, he got caught in mid stretch by Bitter Lime but hung on for 2nd<\/sup>, earning a career high 104 speed figure. Super26 was all smiles, but those smiles soon changed to angst after Snatch Away tried 2 more Grade-1 fields in his last 2 starts, the Irish 2000 Guineas and the Jean Brat and only managed to finish ahead of 1 horse of the 26 he faced in those 2 events. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 This will be Snatch Away\u2019s<\/span> fourth Grade-1 event in a row, he\u2019s speedy, as all of his wins have been wire to wire, but has really struggled to keep up if he doesn\u2019t grab the early lead. <spanclass=\"GramE\">Hard to see him getting the lead here or pressing these opponents into submission.<\/span> Might need a softer spot to return to winning ways. <\/p>\n# 9\u00a0 PIVOT<\/span> MAN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 14\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Kentucky horsemen <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Majesticperfection<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Pivotal <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 cyberex<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 C Donahue <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>125.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Mid Pack Stalk \/ Pace Presser \/ EarlySpeed <\/b><\/p>\nTrainer Cyberex\u2019s<\/span> 3 year old colt Pivot Man is definitely a versatile runner who seems equally at home on dirt or turf. Sometimes this trait can be a blessing and a curse, a blessing because if your runner goes sour on one surface, you can always change surfaces and maybe rejuvenate his fortunes. A curse also, because if a runner fails several times on a given surface, you can easily second guess the possible success missed, had you decided on the other surface in the first place. These are the burdens a trainer must face and exactly what <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Cyberex<\/span> has faced with Pivot Man. It looked like quite a dilemma until week 5058. Up until that week Pivot Man had 6 dirt starts winning 3 of those 6 and 3 grass starts, earning decidedly better speed figures on the turf but nonetheless, he was still a Maiden on grass. Week 5058 changed all that, in a moment of devine<\/span> inspiration <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Cyberex<\/span> made the decision that the turf needed at least 1 more try. The result was a comfortable 2 \u00bc length win over 8 Open Allowance rivals in a career best 98 speed rating, followed by his last race a dandy 1 \u00be length win over 7 Conditioned Allowance NW-4x foes and another career best 105 speed rating, which sets Pivot Man up nicely for his first Graded Stake attempt. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 I really like horses like Pivot Man, their versatility really allows a trainer flexibility and they usually remain competitive at the higher competition levels longer that the 1 dimension runners. <spanclass=\"GramE\">That being said, I\u2019ll be cheering for Pivot Man, but I\u2019m leaving my wallet in my pants when it comes to betting on him against these rivals.<\/span> <\/p>\n# 10\u00a0 WHEEL<\/span> OF KASH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 13\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: East \/ West Connection <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sire:\u00a0 Unbridled\u2019s<\/span> Song\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 A. P. Indy <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 kenneth07\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 L Larson <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>245.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Mid Pack \/ Pace Presser <\/b><\/p>\nAfter 3 consistent, but moderately successful dirt effort\u2019s including a respectable 2nd<\/sup> place effort resulting in speed ratings of 67, 68 & 69, Trainer Kenneth07 decided to stretch out the distance and give the turf a try with his 3 yr. old colt, Wheel Of <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Kash<\/span>. Talk about moves that pay off big time, all Wheel Of <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Kash<\/span> accomplished was to break his Maiden running a fabulous 77 speed figure in his 2 yr. old turf debut and then proceeded to win 5 of his next 7 starts, which included a pair of \u201cHUGE\u201d winning effort\u2019s in Grade-3 event\u2019s, where he recorded speed ratings of 100 & 105. He also impressed in his 2 second<\/span> place efforts, as Wheel Of <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Kash<\/span> missed notching a perfect 7 of 7 winning turf record by less than 2 lengths. Unfortunately Wheel Of Kash\u2019s<\/span> last 2 races didn\u2019t produce the same type of result\u2019s, Kenneth2 first tried to parlay the Grade-3 turf success with a rise up in class in the Grade-1, 12 furlong Japanese Derby, Wheel Of Kash<\/span> stalked the leaders in 4th<\/sup> the opening 6 furlongs, but came up empty and slowly faded in the stretch to finish 8th<\/sup> of 14. In his last race, the 9 \u00bd furlong Brook\u2019s Sir Turf Route, the colt pressed the pace early, but again faded to finish last in the compact field of 4, never a good sign for tackling Grade-1 company next out. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Definitely capable of winning if fit and ready, last 2 races raise a red flag about current conditioning, will have plenty of quality speedto chase, but he\u2019s a decent sleeper possibility at 13-1, if form returns. <\/p>\n# 11\u00a0 TOO<\/span> MANY SHOTS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 8\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Minnesota Downs <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Giant\u2019s Causeway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Distorted Humor <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 abe<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 P. Wright <\/b><\/p>\nS48 \u00a0RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>224.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Early Speed \/ Pace Presser <\/b><\/p>\nOne of the more interesting runners in the field, Too Many Shots looked like he was headed for a pretty decent career as a dirt runner. Despite Too Many Shots winning 2 of his first 6 dirt attempts with 3 of the other 4 starts resulting in 2nd<\/sup> or 3rd place finishes, a dull effort in the Minnesota Universal Racing Club Restricted Allowance convinced trainer Abe, that a try on the turf might be just the trigger to jump start Too Many Shots to return to his winning ways. Much to his surprise and delight Too Many Shots not only improved with the surface switch, he improved a lot, winning an Open Allowance and posting a 104 speed rating, which topped his dirt best Rating of 91 by 13 points. That race inspired Abe to enter Too Many Shots in the Grade-2 German 2000 Guineas, where his pace pressing style wore down the leader and allowed Too Many Shots to post a stunning 2 \u00bc length victory. Winning a Grade-2 Stake in his second turf start midway through his 3 year old season has stamped Too Many Shots as a really up and coming contender in the turf route ranks. Abe next took the final step and entered his colt in the Grade-1 Irish 2000 Guineas where he held the lead at the 6 furlong marker, but surrendered the lead to eventual winner Samuel Bennett eventually fading to a 4th<\/sup> place finish 4 lengths behind the winner. The race featured 10 Graded Stake winners, so it was certainly a gutty performance considering the amount of turf seasoning Too Many Shots was conceding. He tuned up for this with a conditioned Allowance win leaving him with 3 wins in 4 races on the grass. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Has been really good after moving to the turf, and still has room to improve, has shown he can compete with the best. Still lacks the seasoning of some of the others but is still dangerous in this company, beware, could<\/span> move forward on best effort! <\/p>\n# 12\u00a0 HYPERSTORM<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 9\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Universal Racing Club <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Bernardini<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Storm Cat <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 muninn240\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 P. Harzheim<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>282.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Mid Pack \/ Off Pace Closer <\/b><\/p>\nHow\u2019s this for starting your turf career? After breaking his Maiden in first asking on the dirt, trainer Muninn240 gave his colt Hyperstorm<\/span> 3 tries at Conditioned Allowance races and though he managed to place 2nd<\/sup> twice, Muninn240 decided <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Hyperstorm<\/span> might be better on the grass, as his pedigree suggested. For reasons known only to him, Muninn<\/span> decided to enter Hyperstorm<\/span> in the Grade-2, 5 furlong Flying Children Stake, after breaking dead last in a field of 6 <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Hyperstorm<\/span> passed everyone and posted an impressive \u00bd length victory. To prove it wasn\u2019t a fluke, Hyperstorm<\/span> almost repeated the effort in his next start, the 8 furlong<\/span> Grade-2 Grand Critter Stake, just missing victory by a nose. To try and put the cherry on the cake top, Hyperstorm<\/span> made the Grade-1 Breeders Bowl Turf Juvenile his last start as a 2 year old, but his magic wore off as he trailed 12th<\/sup> of 14 and only managed to pass a few tired horses to finish 9th<\/sup>. Hyperstorm<\/span> started his 3 year old season with a bang, posting back to back wins in a Conditioned NW-3L Allowance, followed by a minor Stake win at 8 \u00bd furlongs posting a respectable 101 speed rating. Then Muninn240 got ambitious again and entered <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Hyperstorm<\/span> in 3 Grade-1 events in a row. He made a decent showing in the race sandwiched in the middle, the 8 furlong 2000 Guineas, finishing a fast closing 4th<\/sup>, only beaten 2 \u00bc lengths. The other 2 race results were a disastrous 11th<\/sup> and 12th<\/sup> in 14 horse fields.\u00a0 His prep for this event was a Conditioned Allowance NW-3nine mo. Where he faced a short field of 5 and won producing a \u201csizzling\u201d 109 speed rating. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Wild card horse all the way, certainly has good turf credentials and has come a long way and has faced tough fields, 6 Grade-1 or 2 events in 9 turf starts. A very tantalizing 109 speed rating in his latest reinforces his chances. A coin flip may be the best solution on whether toinclude him in your betting tickets, but he\u2019s hard to disregard. <\/p>\n# 13\u00a0 WRITING<\/span> FOR REASON\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 35\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Comedy Central <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Stravinsky\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Capote <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 hareeba78\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 S. L. Ledwith<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>109.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Mid Pack Closer <\/b><\/p>\nClose examination of his 3 year old<\/span> colt Writing For Reason\u2019s past performances reveals few clues to the exact reason why Trainer Hareeba78 has entered the colt in today\u2019s contest. My guess is that Hareeba78 is trying to figure out exactly which surface best suits Writing For Reason\u2019s talents going forward. Most of Writing For Reason\u2019s accomplishment\u2019s (both wins)\u00a0 were on the dirt, although he did run a creditable 100 speed figure at today\u2019s distance in his 1st<\/sup> turf try against Allowance NW-4L conditioned runners. He is technically still a \u201cmaiden\u201d on the turf, with a nice 2nd<\/sup> place effort against Allowance NW-3L, (albeit vs. a short field) being his best turf effort to date. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Has a huge \u201cclass\u201d mountain to climb to threaten this field, a minor award would be a nice accomplishment and should help convince trainer Hareeba78that he is best suited to turf racing <\/p>\n# 14\u00a0 MOLDY<\/span> TB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 9\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Testbarn<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Green Desert\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Azamour<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 testbarn09\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 P Kinchen<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>151.9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Mid Pack Stalk \/ Pace Presser <\/b><\/p>\nReally like the mix of class moves that trainer Testbarn09 has used in moving his 3 year old son of Green Desert up the class ranks, moving him up and testing him at a higher level and then dropping Moldy TB to a conditioned level where he fits perfectly, taking full advantage of good opportunities to ensure his colt\u2019s success. After breaking his Maiden in his 2nd<\/sup> career race, Testbarn09 took a shot at the Grade-2 Vintage Stakes, where he was rewarded with a nice 2nd<\/sup> place finish. Instead of rolling the dice and rushing Moldy TB into another Grade-2 attempt, or bumping him up to tackle Grade-1 company, Testbarn<\/span> took advantage of Moldy TB\u2019s NW-2L status and was rewarded with an easy conditioned Allowance win. This was followed by a Minor Stake test, which Moldy TB passed with flying colors, followed by another cut back to the Allowance ranks, where Moldy TB again came through easily to win his final NW eligibility. Just before his 2 year season ended, Testbarn09 gave Moldy TB another shot at Graded competition in the Grade-3 Philanthropist, it was to be the only race in Moldy TB\u2019s 14 race career where he finished worse than 2nd<\/sup>, unable to hang on to a brisk pace he faded to an 8th<\/sup> place finish. The poor finish didn\u2019t de-rail Testbarn09, who resumed his class up and down training style, mixing Allowance and Minor Stakes to pad Moldy TB\u2019s winning record until he felt his colt was ready to tackle Graded Company again. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Colt is usually right on the heels of the early leaders, last effort produced career best 105 speed rating and sees Moldy TB sharp and fit. Has winning ways, have some mildly tempered enthusiasm about his chancesto pull off the upset today. <\/p>\n# 15\u00a0 BRISTOL<\/span> BARRON\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 9\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Empire State Racing <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Pivotal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Danehill<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 bristolred<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 G Arnold <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>197.0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Early Speed <\/b><\/p>\nA glance at the 8 races in his past performance quickly uncovers the fact that trainer Bristolred\u2019s<\/span> colt Bristol Barren is blessed with \u201cblazing\u201d early speed. He has been unchallenged for the lead through 4 furlongs in any of his 8 races (including 3 Graded Stake tries). This allows the strategy Bristolred<\/span> employs with Bristol Barron simple and effective, after controlling the early pace, if Bristol Barron can relax and open up a length or better lead on the turn home, he\u2019s awful tough to overhaul, having won all 5 races that have unfolded this way. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Lightly raced but battle tested against graded competition, ultra quick from the gate. Will be extremely dangerous if he can avoid a head to head speed duel, should definitely impact the pace and the way this raceultimately is run, may not look back. <\/p>\n# 16\u00a0 MIDDLE<\/span> NAME DANGER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 7\/2 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: GR <spanclass=\"SpellE\">Simsters<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 Redoute\u2019s<\/span> Choice\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Kingmambo<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 ladofmanor<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 K. Ledwith<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>733.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Stalker \/ Mid Pack Closer <\/b><\/p>\nLightly raced and still a Maiden as a 2 year old, Ladofmanor\u2019s 3 year old colt Middle Name Danger has exploded on the scene and if he\u2019s not the best 3 year old turf router in the Sim<\/span>, he\u2019s certainly darn close to it. I covered his last race the Grade-1 Jean Brat, where as the soft, 5 \u2013 1 favorite he exploded around the final turn and won comfortably by over 2 lengths against a field consisting of 7 other Graded Stake winner\u2019s and only 1 of the 13 others weren\u2019t at least Graded Stake Placed. He\u2019s now amassed over $1.3 Million in earnings and has notched a Grade-1 and Grade-2\u00a0 win and a 2nd<\/sup> place Grade-1 finish in his last 3 starts, earning phenomenal speed ratings of 107, 110 and 113, the highest representing his Jean Brat figure. What I like best about Middle Name Danger though is his running style, he comfortably tracks the early speed and is usually laying only 1 to 4 lengths from the lead entering the stretch, so he doesn\u2019t have to come flying from the clouds, he just runs by the leaders and is usually is control of the lead well before the finish line. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 It simple doesn\u2019t get better than Middle Name Danger, as 8 \u2013 8 \u00bd furlongs on the grass is without a doubt the best part of his game, and he makes winning look easy. Only a regression (bounce) due to the toll of 4 straight huge efforts will keep him from being a part of this raceexacta. <\/p>\n# 17\u00a0 FLINGING<\/span> ARROWS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 10\/1 )\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence: Queensland <\/b><\/p>\n3-Year Old Colt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire:\u00a0 A. P. Arrow\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dam (sire line):\u00a0 Alleged <\/b><\/p>\nOwner:\u00a0 lukester01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey:\u00a0 H. Harzheim<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nS48\u00a0 RATING<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>593.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style:\u00a0 Mid Pack \/ Off Pace Closer <\/b><\/p>\nTrainer lukester01 would be the first to admit that his prize 3 year old colt Flinging Arrows is a difficult horse to understand and certainly to handicap. \u201cSometimes it seems like he just wants to finish 2nd<\/sup>.\u201d Flinging Arrows seems to have the classic \u201c<spanclass=\"SpellE\">seconditis<\/span>\u201d syndrome. In his debut, a 5 furlong turf MSW race, Flaming Arrows looked like a budding superstar, in 9th<\/sup> position early in the overflow field of 20 starters, he tracked the early pace, passed 5 horses on the final turn and mowed down 2 early leaders to win going away by almost 2 lengths. That\u2019s a lot of moves in a short distance, the kind of powerful moves that champion racehorses make. In Flinging Arrows 2nd<\/sup> race, his Stakes debut, he made a similar move, but came up a scant length short and had to settle for the place. In his 3rd<\/sup> and 4th<\/sup> starts, Lukester01 tried increasing the distance to give Flinging Arrows more time to unleash his move and wear the front runners down, but to lukester01\u2019s surprise his colt adjusted and instead of a powerful sweeping move, he ran a more plodding, grinding style and finished 2nd<\/sup> and 3rd<\/sup> less than 2 lengths from victory. In his 5th<\/sup> start the Grade-1 Firebird Stake,<\/span> Flinging Arrow again unleashed a powerful stretch drive, only to come up \u00bc heartbreaking length short. Here\u2019s where it gets weird, after another Grade-1 attempt where he again plodded his way to a 4th<\/sup> place finish, Lukester01 decided to kill 2 birds with 1 stone and enter Flinging Arrows in his first route an 8 furlong turf event for Conditioned Allowance NW-2L runners, where there was little doubt that his obvious class advantage would make easy work of his 6 opponents. But strange as it may seem Flinging Arrows chased the early leaders, caught them in the turn for home, but hung in mid stretch and got passed. Again beaten 2 lengths, for yet another 2nd<\/sup> place finish. Three more starts, and a 2nd<\/sup>, 4th<\/sup>, and 3rd<\/sup> place finishes later, in week 5044, in the Grade-1 French 2000 Guineas, Flinging Arrows finally unleashed another powerful stretch move and won by 1 \u00bd lengths going away, followed by, you guessed it another nice 2nd<\/sup> place effort in the Grade-2 St. James Tavern Stake. <\/p>\nCOMMENT:\u00a0 Wow, here\u2019s something you don\u2019t often see, a colt still eligible for Allowance NW-3L Conditions that\u2019s earned over \u00be of a Million Dollars. Flinging Arrows has all the Graded Credentials you need to win this event but when the smoke clears, he\u2019s only managed 2 wins in 12 starts. He\u2019s such a hard knocking runner you really can\u2019t count him out, not real hard to see him running 2nd<\/sup> or 3rd<\/sup> today, is it? <\/p>\nSELECTIONS: <\/b><\/p>\nHANDICAPPER:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0# 16\u00a0 MIDDLE<\/span> NAME DANGER <\/b><\/p>\nCLASSCAPPER:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0# 17\u00a0 FLINGING<\/span> ARROWS <\/b><\/p>\nHERMIT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 # 12 HYPERSTORM <\/b><\/p>\nANTICAPPER: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0#2 BITTER LIME <\/b><\/p>\nLONGSHOT CHARLIE:\u00a0 # <spanclass=\"GramE\">5\u00a0 CYRUS<\/span> DEVIRUS <\/b><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Middle Name Danger looks to solidify Top Turf Route Ranking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":400,"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-10384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10384","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\/400"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10384"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17003,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10384\/revisions\/17003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

{"id":10384,"date":"2012-07-28T02:14:33","date_gmt":"2012-07-28T07:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=10384"},"modified":"2013-12-09T00:00:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T05:00:57","slug":"oldbtb_1-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=10384","title":{"rendered":"EQUINICS \u2026. GARRISON SAVANNAH \u2026. 1 Mile Turf \u2026.. 3 Year Olds (Written by Species48)"},"content":{"rendered":"