{"id":1075,"date":"2005-11-03T21:07:16","date_gmt":"2005-11-03T21:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=1075"},"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=1075","title":{"rendered":"A 2 YO General Favored on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" align=center><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 16pt\">A 2 YO General Favored on Saturday<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:State><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">New Hampshire<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"> &#8211; The Out To Win stakes honors a 7 YO horse that managed eight wins from 60 starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was stakes placed and has one foal to race &#8211; a maiden.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I arrived on a fine fall day to catch the morning workouts of the four 2YO entrants in the 7 1\/2 furlong turf race for a purse of $60,000.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">The first colt to come by my position on the rail was <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Hurricane Relief<\/B> (6\/5), a first time starter by Generous, out of a mare that was 0\/17.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The plain brown colt looked very green as he galloped by me before heading for the gate to hopefully get his gate card.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He broke to the outside, worked a few hundred yards before pulling up but was good enough to pass.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Topicountc<\/I><\/B> was happy as she clutched the card on her way to the office to turn it in.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>As green as he looked, I think he will need some experience before competing at this level, but it is a short field and he will earn some points.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">The morning line favorite, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">General Nutsaritch<\/B> (Even) is a copper chestnut trimmed in white.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>By General Nediym he is trained by wily trainer <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Dkyoung <\/I><\/B>and has won two of six starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He came by me on a long rein at a two minute lick and looked awesome.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A big colt he was a closing second last time out in the Grade II Flying Saucer at longer.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He should find this much easier.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Green Snake Bite<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"> (4\/1) is dangerous if only because of <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Toplight<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>One of eight Hall of Fame trainers, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Toplight<\/I><\/B> has had this big bay colt turning heads in the morning with brilliant workouts leading up to this race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He broke his maiden at this distance with an 80 speed figure and has secured the services of one of <\/SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">New Hampshire<\/SPAN><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">&#8216;s leading riders.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">The Forest Wildcat colt, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Northern Rocket<\/B> (7\/1) has only one win from five starts and in those five starts he beat a total of five horses.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Owned by the <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">CPU<\/I><\/B> the red colt will have to really step up to win this.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Luckily horses can&#8217;t read and he doesn&#8217;t know that he looks, on paper at least, to be hopelessly outclassed.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first colt to come by my 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