{"id":1083,"date":"2005-11-04T10:04:38","date_gmt":"2005-11-04T10:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=1083"},"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=1083","title":{"rendered":"Two Going For Three In A Row"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dubai<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> – Only six trainers came forward to drop entries in The King Kong Memorial this week at this desert oasis racetrack.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The King Kong is a one mile event for 2 YOs over the main track and carries a purse of $95,000.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>King Kong (the horse) must have been owned by one of the officials here at the track in order to have a race named after him.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 8 YO horse by Touch Gold won only the first two of 12 races, including one stake.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was retired later in the year due to injury with earnings of almost $140,000.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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I found myself a place by the rail just in time to see what might possibly be the ugliest horse I have ever seen come by.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>From his roman nose to his stump tail he was all parts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Luckily, pretty is as pretty does and Funster’s<\/I><\/B> ugly duckling flies like a swan (his top speed figure is a 96).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ranked # 12, Depravity<\/B> (4\/5), a 2 YO son of Red Bullet has four wins from seven starts and over $300,000 in the bank.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Certainly a lot more than King Kong ever won.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The sway backed, dark bay colt came by with the pony and was obviously saving his energy for the coming race as he was all business.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A winner at distances from 5\/8 to a mile, including the Grade II Faber College and the Grade III Cryogenics Juveniles, he has shipped as much as Lost In The Fog, but certainly fits here.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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Rock Opera<\/SPAN><\/B> and Miesques Mix<\/B> came by together in a strong gallop.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Rock Opera<\/B> (4\/1) is by Dalakhani and is trained by Kyclocker8<\/I><\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A bright red chestnut, trimmed in white, he looked sharp and agile as he continuously asked for more rein.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was switched to the dirt after his first start and is undefeated since then, including a win in the Locked Kangaroo with a speed figure of 89.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Both of his victories came gate to wire and he will likely try the same again.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Improving numbers give this one a big chance.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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Miesques Mix<\/SPAN><\/B> (4\/1) is a filly, one of two in this race, and is by Fair Mix.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A dark grey stocky built lady, she is owned and trained by Irebreed<\/I><\/B> and is 4\/6 in the money with two wins.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She was victorious in the Grim Dancer which she won by a short nose in a teen minute photo that about gave her owner a heart attack.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is stretching out for the first time but has been gaining in every race and should appreciate the extra real estate.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She went by, grabbing at the reins, obviously upset that she was being held to a gallop along side the other.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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Mad Scientist<\/SPAN><\/B> (7\/1) came by alone, gliding effortlessly over the track in the early morning sunshine with the pony.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The bright bay filly by Pure Prize looked resplendent in her bright red polos and was showing them off with high kicks much to the delight of her trainer Inzamam5<\/I><\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has three wins from eight starts and along with Rock Opera is going for three in a row.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She also likes the front end and will probably go with Rock Opera in a battle to the wire.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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Hide Behind Glass (8\/1) is by Pulpit and is a dark bay, almost black colt.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has only one win in five starts and this will be his second start on the dirt.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trained by Cjt4 his best recent effort was a third place finish in the Saratoga Stud.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He went by in a two minute lick and looked very sharp but he will need his best to be in the top half of these.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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Testa Rossa is represented by Test The Slew<\/B> (9\/1), a light bay colt trained by Alagou.<\/I><\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has three wins and galloped a sharp mile, blowing out down the lane in a bit of a lung opener.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won the Ratty Dancer and the Queensland Juvenile and tried to step up in class but was not mature enough to compete at that level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is switching back to the dirt and may be one to watch as I am not sure that he should be the longshot in this race.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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This should be a fun race to watch as it is a very evenly matched field of nice horses and I wish every one of them Good Luck. <\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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