{"id":1245,"date":"2005-11-28T15:15:43","date_gmt":"2005-11-28T15:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=1245"},"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=1245","title":{"rendered":"Preferred Power realizes Eclipse(G1) potential"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Week 2678) Newmarket<\/A><\/STRONG>–\u00a0\u00a0Jockey Antonio Craig, pilot of Preferred Power<\/STRONG>, put it best:\u00a0 “The horse just left no doubt.”<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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And rain or shine be denied, there just wasn’t any doubt as to who was the class of the field in the Grade 1 $1,000,000 Eclipse Stakes.<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Despite never testing\u00a0over a yielding course,\u00a0Preferred Power had the plain and pure goods<\/EM> on this group.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Classic\u00a0Preferrence<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The\u00a04YO son of Pulpit brought serious classic distance credentials to the Eclipse.\u00a0 <\/EM>\u00a0 As the odds-on fave, <\/EM>he won the Judgemont International(G1) <\/EM>over the summer in a bellicose 10.5 furlong trip.\u00a0\u00a0 That victory clearly reaffirmed his arrival in the division.\u00a0\u00a0 Earlier this year,\u00a0Preferred Power began\u00a0his ’05 campaign with a 4-race win streak, posting some gorgeous numbers from 9f to 10f.\u00a0\u00a0 The colt\u00a0even bagged a Grade 3 across the pond at Florida.\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Toss in a springtime second, missing by a whisker to good turf handicapper Militant in Ireland’s\u00a0Keg Of Guiness(G1)<\/EM>, and the credentials’ cup\u00a0spilleth over.\u00a0 Did I mention that he finished a brave second to Sunnybank Memorial in the Man O’ War(G1)<\/EM> too?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Soundness Mystery<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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All in all, Preferred Power brought a stellar resume worthy of second-favorite status in the Eclipse<\/EM>.\u00a0\u00a0 There was some mystery though to his recent form:\u00a0 the colt suffers from soundness issues.\u00a0 He was injured as a sophomore and reaggravated the old wound following his Man O’ War<\/EM> effort.\u00a0 After a so-so prep race in late October, doubters jumped off the bandwagon.\u00a0 Could the colt recover in just two races back from\u00a0layoff?<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Power Throttle<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The Eclipse <\/EM>field gathered Breeders Bowl Mile<\/EM> runner-up I Am Scheming<\/STRONG> and several tasty longshots.\u00a0 A lightly raced Deputy Minister\u00a0son named Fluminese<\/STRONG> numbered among them.\u00a0 The colt figured well enough on the pace, but this reporter predicted\u00a0that both\u00a0inexperience and possible pace pressure would see him fold soon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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That did not turn out to be the case.\u00a0 Fluminese survived an early pace challenge from Horse Run A Foul(IRE)<\/STRONG> and merrily led the group some five lengths on top in the turn for home.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Craig and Preferred Power revved up the engines in midpack, picking up horses on a sweet glide down the backstretch.\u00a0 By the top of the lane, Craig asked ‘Power for a dead run.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
“The course didn’t bother him one bit,” Craig said.\u00a0 “‘Power skimmed up to that pacesetter full throttle and didn’t even have to stare him down.\u00a0 I swear, he had another gear left, but I went easy on him.”<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
Greatest Victory Yet<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Preferred Power crossed the line 3 1\/2 lengths much the best over a miltinho’s gallant Fluminese.\u00a0\u00a0 Final time was 2:01 1\/5, just two-ticks off of His Knees’ stakes record (2003).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
“Preferred Power has always run in Allied Assault’s shadow,”\u00a0 trainer dshock (aka Kingab) beamed in the winner’s circle.\u00a0 “But this is his second Grade 1 win and he is a very nice horse.”<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
Kingab then clued in reporters about the colt’s recent form:\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
“<\/FONT>I was very confident that he would run well, because (in his last race) he had been off six weeks on purpose, and then run at 90% in that much smaller stakes. I lost my confidence when the track came up so soft, because he had never been on an off track. He has now!”<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
All doubts now set\u00a0aside, the convincing victory pushed\u00a0Preferred Power’s bankroll to over\u00a0<\/FONT>$1.8 million.\u00a0 He’s now a winner of 14 of 29 career outings and currently ranks 3rd in the Older Horse Classic Turf Division.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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