{"id":1250,"date":"2005-11-29T19:39:26","date_gmt":"2005-11-29T19:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=1250"},"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=1250","title":{"rendered":"Edge Hopper surprises Air Line(G3) mile, recovers old spunk"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York<\/STRONG>–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Edge Hopper<\/STRONG> was\u00a0one to be reckoned with in 2004.\u00a0\u00a0 The Danzig daughter performed at the topmost level as a sophomore, bagging three Grade 1s and even racing against colts in the Bluegrass Derby<\/EM> (6th to Granhee).\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Alas though, 2005 has not been terribly kind to jake’s racemare.\u00a0 From 13 starts, she only appeared at the stakes level 8 times.\u00a0 The remainder of her racing minutes belonged to the allowance ranks, where she handily recorded 5 victories on class alone.\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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What happened?\u00a0 Zigzagging in and out of the ranks, poor Edge Hopper seemed ready to say “Sayonara!” to this season.\u00a0\u00a0 The filly couldn’t find her old self in the stakes ranks — often close, but rarely a winner and even sandwiched in\u00a0a couple\u00a0puzzling also-ran outings.\u00a0 Time for the breeding shed?\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Well, that was all rendered moot though last Saturday when Edge Hopper shed her old skin and brought forth a mighty wallop in the Grade 3 $150,000 Air Line Handicap<\/EM>.\u00a0\u00a0The 4YO filly gamely outran fellow closer and racetime favorite Homecoming Dance<\/STRONG> (baileybarn) to the wire.\u00a0\u00a0 She was a $10.00 longshot, yet zipped the main track mile in a superb 1:34 4\/5.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Edge Hopper marked the day as her 16th triumph from 28 lifetime trips.\u00a0 She’s getting up there in her Sim twilight years, but with $2M in the bank, Edge Hopper can go out laughing.\u00a0\u00a0 Perhaps we’ll see her some more as a 5YO.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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