{"id":115,"date":"2005-07-03T12:57:44","date_gmt":"2005-07-03T12:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=115"},"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=115","title":{"rendered":"Luck Granted:  But will the real Rain God stand up?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Who does this guy think he is?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <STRONG>Rain God<\/STRONG> &#8220;upset&#8221; the Sim&#8217;s princely <STRONG>Sunnybank Memorial <\/STRONG>for the second time this year in the <EM>Grade 1 $500,000 Lots Of Luck Stakes<\/EM> at Ireland.<\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Kevoman3&#8217;s sleek brown son of Rainbow Quest keeps stirring up trouble in the older horse Turf\u00a0Long division.\u00a0\u00a0 Just when you think he&#8217;s broken on through, the colt bows out, then recovers quickly to conquer the best again.\u00a0\u00a0 Talk about\u00a0<\/FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2>topsy-turvy &#8212; is Rain God the real deal or what?<\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>He sure looked like the real thing in the<EM> Lots of Luck<\/EM> &#8212; breaking alertly as usual, Rain God took advantage of a lack of pacesetters.\u00a0 The colt overpowered stalcasey&#8217;s longshot <STRONG>Casey&#8217;s Quest<\/STRONG> in the opening quarters and, at one point, led by as many as eight lengths.\u00a0 Hellllooooo, anyone up to challenge?<\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The deficit proved too much to handle for\u00a0the late-closing Sunnybank Memorial.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8216;Memo enjoyed\u00a0an easy-going trip &#8212; but no excuses though, Rain God was much the best, pouring it on down the lane to complete the 12 furlongs in 2:29 2\/5.\u00a0\u00a0 The time was two ticks faster than when he beat &#8216;Memo back in Week 2440&#8217;s <EM>Sand Castle Golden Turf Classic(G1)<\/EM>\u00a0in March.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>So who is this guy?\u00a0 Last year, Rain God simmered in\u00a0Sunnybank Memorial&#8217;s more spectacular sophomore shadow.\u00a0\u00a0 While &#8216;Memo put forth a 9-race win streak, Rain God had to settle for second dibs with his own\u00a03-race\u00a0victory run.\u00a0\u00a0 He also\u00a0met &#8216;Memo twice in battle\u00a0too, finishing second to the eventual 2004 Sim\u00a0Horse of the Year on both occasions over the\u00a0Epsom course\u00a0(<EM>Derby de English(G1) &#038; Dubai Millenium Memorial(G1)<\/EM>).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Enter, 2005.\u00a0 Rain God&#8217;s a different horse&#8230;. or is he?\u00a0 Despite his two victories over &#8216;Sunnybank, Rain God also threw a 3rd-place puzzler in the <EM>Doomben Cup(G2)<\/EM> behind another top turf horse, <STRONG>Bristol Rovers<\/STRONG> (who lost this week at New Jersey).\u00a0Granted, the <EM>Doomben\u00a0<\/EM>was over 10 furlongs.\u00a0 It was perhaps a quarter-mile too short for the 4YO colt, but he did win big over that distance last year.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0He&#8217;s also #1-ranked in the Classic Turf division too&#8230;. 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