{"id":112,"date":"2005-07-01T19:54:32","date_gmt":"2005-07-01T19:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=112"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"A Princess’ Wish: New Yorker hero Macho Niner marches on"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ain’t no doubt about it now — Macho Niner<\/STRONG> sure needed the extra ground.\u00a0 <\/FONT>The grey son of Macho Uno got his wish again and definitively affirmed his place at the top of the 3YO Classic Division with a rollicking score in last week’s Grade 1 $500,000 Princess Cup <\/EM>at Ontario.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Surprise winner of the New Yorker(G1)<\/EM> in his previous start, Macho Niner has blossomed into “staying power” form.\u00a0\u00a0 The stalker displayed promise earlier on the Triple Crown trail — he had hit the the board in a couple graded starts over 9f….. but then slid a bit with mixed results afterwards.\u00a0 To add\u00a0further insult to injury, trainer louisville\u00a0had to watch ‘Macho sit on the Bluegrass Derby sidelines\u00a0due to lack of stakes points.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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What would it take to put this horse over the top and into the winner’s circle?\u00a0 The 10-furlong Princess Cup affirmed it — Macho Niner needed some more ground over the classic distances to throw his best SP#s.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Over a ‘good’ main track surface, the colt completed the distance in\u00a0a strong 2:01 3\/5, a 105 SP#.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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In his wake, he left Bluegrass Derby hero Anticosti <\/STRONG>to struggle home seventh (beaten by as many lengths).\u00a0 In all fairness, it was Anticosti’s first start in 8 weeks —\u00a0champion4 stable did not start their\u00a0colt in\u00a0the final two legs of the Sim Triple Crown.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Davemac’s longshot Wealth By Stealth(IRE)<\/STRONG> (who had previously beaten Macho Niner two starts back) rallied decently for the place spot, some 1 1\/4 lengths behind the winner.\u00a0\u00a0 It was the Street Cry son’s\u00a0debut over the distance.\u00a0 Same for dougiec5’s third-place Scotian Kid<\/STRONG> — the Lemon Drop Kid youngster also holds some promise over ground (depite being 0-for-7 lifetime in routes).\u00a0 \u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The victory turned Macho Niner into the Sim’s newest millionaire, pushing his bankroll to over $1.1-million.\u00a0 He boasts a 6-for-14 lifetime record.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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