{"id":10642,"date":"2013-04-25T22:41:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T22:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=10642"},"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=10642","title":{"rendered":"G1 Sydney Mile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>The $2 million Sydney Mile is one of the top races in the sim racing world this weekend.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Located in Vicotria, the one mile event has attracted 12 males and one female.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ironically, the female has the largest purse earnings in the field.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>A total of three horses have earned in excess of $4 million and look forward to added more to the bank in this turf event.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Nice weather is in the forecast so weather related scratches are not anticipated.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>A special re-appearance of last year\u2019s Sydney Mile Winner Outback Andy who will seek to retain his crown in the race that is opened to horses age 3 and over.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><FONT face=Calibri>1.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Ready Fly<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>10-1<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>Currently ranked 20<SUP>th<\/SUP> in the division class, Ready Fly ended 2012 in November with a strong second in the G1 New Zealand 2000 Dark Beers with a 114, a career best at the time.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Returning in Februry, the child of Flying Spur quickly broke that with a 117 speed with a neck win at 18-1 in the Gas Station Mile.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Last month, Ready Fly stretched out to 10 furlongs and had the lead at the mile marker only to tail off a bit to finish in second, some 3 strides back and a charted 112 speed.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has returned to the track in excellent form after a winter hiatus and dropping back to a mile makes this one a threat.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><FONT face=Calibri>2.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Blazing Gimlet<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>17-1<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>In nine tries at graded level, Blazing Gimlet has one victory which was earned last September in the Big Europe Mile(Gs) held in Germany.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Going straight to the lead this 200<SUP>th<\/SUP> ranked horse felt no pressure until late in the race but held on to win by \u00bd -length and a career best speed of 113.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>This son out of Tanino Gimlet took a break over January and February and returned last month in the non-grade River Swell Turf finishing second with a very nice 109.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This needed tune-up race may set well for this five-year old and could burst into higher speed numbers.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">3.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Outback Andy<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9-2<\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>A winner of $4.3 million, Outback Andy has been hitting high speed numbers of late with speeds over 110 in fiver of his last six starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>During this stint, his highest, and career best of 119 came in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Mile which also led to heartbreak as he finished second despite this highly desired number.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Impressively, in 13 of 23 turf starts, Outback Andy has hit 110 or higher and attributes to his ranking of 6<SUP>th<\/SUP> with older route horses.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sired by Street Cry, Outback Andy is a five-time G1 winner which includes winning the 2012 Sydney Mile and has the ability to take this race for a second time.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">4.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Manipulated Market<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7-1<\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>Ranked 278<SUP>th<\/SUP> overall in the older route class does not seem to make Manipulated Market a top contender, however, his current form speaks otherwise.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sired out of Dansili, Manipulated Market came to life in December winning a conditional allowance race by coming from off the pace and nailing a 114 speed and creating a win streak of three.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Two months later, another win with allowance company would come, extending the streak to four and a speed of 113.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Last month he advanced to graded company for the first time.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sent off at 11-1, there were doubters but he showed that he could produce results and won the G3 Intercontinental Trophy by nearly 2 lengths and a career mark of 118.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A win streak of five in a row is on the line and he could add another notch to this streak.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><FONT face=Calibri>5.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The Seven Seas<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7-1<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>Current form for The Seven Seas has been a concern.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Over his last five turf starts, he has been on the board only twice coming in third in the G3 Honery Queen\u2019s Plate in December (SP-113) and a third in the G1 Maudling Cup (SP-114).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>While the speeds are two of his lifetime bests, this son of Montjue has finished further back in the other three grade level events.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After a two month layoff, The Seven Seas was brought back earlier this month in an allowance race which happened to be his first dirt race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won with a speed of 106 which signifies he may be able to handle both surfaces.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Still, this 103<SUP>rd<\/SUP> ranked horse will need to show something that he\u2019s regained the form he\u2019s accustomed to and maybe he\u2019ll add a nice chunk to the $3.2 million he\u2019s earned thus far.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">6.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Street Leader<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5-1<\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>The son of Street Cry showed that he did not like the off-track in his last start, finishing fifth in the G1 Sand Castle Fee Duty.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But this race will be on a dry track and the five previous races all had speeds of 110 or higher.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He picked up a win in the Canada Mile in September with a lifetime best 118 and was second three times in the Dell Web Mile, King Kong Mile and Sussex Handicap.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Globally, Street Leader is ranked eighth in the turf route class for older horses and has earned $3.0 million.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Flipping back to a dry track will be an advantage for the 8<SUP>th<\/SUP> ranked colt and he should be steam rolling his way to the wire late in the race.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">7. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Extremely Loud<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>17-1<\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>After a successful run on the dirt (4-3-1, 11 races) Extremely Loud converted over to the grass this past December.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His first race was a stunning win on the grass with allowance company where he ran a 114 (lifetime best) on a good track.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At the end of December another allowance turf win was gained with a Speed of 105.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This 583<SUP>rd<\/SUP> ranked horse would start 2013 with a win in the non-grade Grand Mesa Turf Memorial with a 107.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Things looked good for the lawn until the last two starts where this child of Medaglia D\u2019Oro finished ninth in both the Wedding Godzilla Turf Sprint and his first grade race, the Powerful Sun with speeds in the mid-90 range.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This horse looks very versatile on different surfaces and may even be more dangerous on a wet track, however, the last two starts are very discerning.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><FONT face=Calibri>8.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Miss Timoshenko<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>13-1<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>The only mare in the race, Miss Timoshenko, is also the top earning in the field with over $4.4 million.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>From July, 2011 thru May, 2012 she collected 6 grade level wins, four coming in G1 races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is currently ranked 8<SUP>th<\/SUP> with females in turf routes and is the daughter of North.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Miss Timoshenko ran into a gap of nine races before she would win again since her May, 2012 victory and it came this past February in the Kyoto Highway (G3) where she rocked with a 114 and making up 10 strides in the final quarter mile to win a photo for the top spot.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last race was dismal in the Sand Castle Fee Duty and can be discarded as it was her only career race on an unfavorable wet track.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Looking past that, she\u2019s averaged a speed of 112 in most recent four starts on the firm turf course, a favorable number with the boys.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">9.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Twisted Souls<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>97-1<\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>A bit of a surprising entry in the field is Twisted Souls who is ranked 2,340<SUP>th<\/SUP> in the route turf class.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s sired by Elvstroem and has been lightly raced as a five year old with 13 starts and a 2-5-2 record.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Both wins have come on the turf surface.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The most recent win came in December where Twisted Souls beat a relatively soft field of NW2L group on a good track with a speed of 84.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This speed doesn\u2019t exactly shine with the competition he faces, however, he did have a substantial increase in speed to 103 in January, finishing second with the NW3L grouping.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He makes a huge jump in class leaping into this G1 race and with plenty of horses able to spool off speeds of 110 or higher, he will have a huge task to overcome in a hurry to keep up with the talent he faces.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">10. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Chef Robuchon<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8-1<\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>Chef Robuchon is a horse who loves to race on the lead and will be looking to wire the field.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His speeds have been competitive, exceeding 110 in four of his last five races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Ranked 82<SUP>nd<\/SUP> and bred out of Medicean, Chef Robuchon still seeks his first grade level win.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s competed five times at this level, finishing second twice and third once.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His most recent effort was in the G3 Blank Eddie where he relinquished the lead heading into the stretch but was able to yank out a third with a speed of 113.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This followed a 105 speed in February that was charted after a month rest.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is the second start after the brief outing and could result in an even better effort.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><FONT face=Calibri>11.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Mr. Fuji <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>7-1 <o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>Mr. Fuji is always a threat whether it be on the dirt or the grass.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He kicked off the 2013 racing season by running with graded company on the dirt, the first time he ventured to the surface.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He earned a win and a second with a 116 speed, his career best, and a 113.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In March, the #5 ranked grass route runner returned to the turf and fired off a 116, equaling his best speed, winning the Sand Castle Fee Duty.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has won $4.0 million and is the top earning horse at the not so popular sire Fuji Kiseki.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Mr. Fuji has been on a tear of late, winning four of his last six graded races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is a very solid horse who is in perhaps the best form of his career and 2013 is shaping up extremely well for him.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A win here could go a long way.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">12.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Borgwarner<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>14-1<\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>After winning the Warm Velvet Turf Memorial last September with his lifetime best speed of 114, Borgwarner was elevated to the graded level.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Two races latter, this child from Monsun would earn his first (and only, so far) grade win in the G2 Emirates where he powered his way to the wire with a 113 speed at 12-1 odds.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Borwarner returned to the track in February after a winter layoff and quickly regained his step with a second in the non-grade Rain Joe Turf (SP-111) and a third in the G3 Intercontinental Trophy (SP-110).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Both races he was a longshot and hit the board.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s up there in odds again and lightning can strike again, and if it does, he certainly will move up from the current 96<SUP>th<\/SUP> ranking.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><FONT face=Calibri>13.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>No Me Importa Nada<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9-1<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/B><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>After a three month layoff, No Me Importa Nada returned in February and ran in a pair of allowance tune-up races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He picked up a second and a win<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>with speeds of 104 and 108 as he readied himself for a return to the graded level.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He had a heck of a 2012 season, winning five races in a row, which attributes to his current 28<SUP>th<\/SUP> ranking.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The streak was highlighted with a win in an eighteen horse field, the G1 Eagle Farm Mile where No Me Importa Nada battled his way to the top spot at 18-1 odds, and a lifetime best speed of 119.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s capable of putting up high speed numbers and it\u2019s just a question as to whether he\u2019s in top form to do so within this race.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>Street Leader comes back to a dry track and that could be a humungous advantage.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>Outback Andy has tons of triple digit speeds, hard to overlool.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri>Ready Fly comes back to mile distance, looks like ideal distance.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outback Andy Returns to Defend 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