The tenth race on the card here this week in Arkansas is The Bonus Louis Stakes, a mile and five eighths on the dirt for horses four years of age and up. The weather here in Akansas has turned slightly cool the last few days but no rain is predicted in the forecast. Look for a fast track on Saturday. Eleven horses have drawn into The Bonus Louis Stakes, let\u2019s take a look at each of the competitors.
Breaking from the rail will be Wings On The Ocean <\/b> (Ocean Crest x Fusaichi Pegasus x Alysheba) trained by babycolt <\/i> This will be the four year old bay colt\u2019s nineteenth start on Saturday. Unfortunately the colt seemes to have been on a downward spiral lately finishing on the board in only one of his last five starts. His last start, in California, was in The I\u2019m Still A Sophmore Classic, a Grade I race where the colt finished seventh. The colt\u2019s last win, in October of last year was in The Gold Hillbilly Memorial with a recorded speed record of one hundred and twelve. babycolt <\/i> is taking the colt back down to ungraded races after many dismal finishes in the graded caliber races. For now it seems that ungraded stakes is where this horse needs to be.
Next is Red Express II (IRE) <\/b> (Barathea (IRE) x Red Ransom x Bay Express (IRE)) trained by fastdream <\/i>. This five year old is one of the older hoses entered in the race as well as one of the most experienced. His last start, in West Virginia, was in The Judge Judge Challenge where he finished a disappointing eighth place, twenty-three and one-fourth lengths behind the leader. His last victory was in June of last year in an allowance calbier race in Mexico. This brown colt has never managed to secure a win in stakes company, with lots of luck, perhaps he will do so in this, his thirty-third start.
In the third start is Our Johnny <\/b> (Our Emblem x Hold Your Peace x Stage Door Johnny) a six year old brown horse owned by skitch <\/i>. His last start was in The Their Foxes Memorial in California where the horse finished nineth, ten and one-fourth lenghts behind the winnner and recording a speed figure of ninety-five. The horses last win was over a year ago in the Grade III Big A Handicap in New York where the horse won pulling away by three lenghts with a speed figure of one hundred and six.
Folling is Al Kahal (GB) <\/b> (Kahal (GB) x Al Mufti x Top Command) trained by tetsch <\/i>. This five year old bay has had a total of fourteen career starts to date, three of which have been wins. The horses last start was in an Allowance race in the Disctirct of Columbia where he held on to win by three-fourths of a length with a recorded speed figure of ninety. This week in Arkansas will be this colt\u2019s first attempt at a stakes caliber race, it will be interesting to see how he does.
In the number five post will be Kielbasa King <\/b> (Polish Precident x Cox\u2019s Ridge x Herbager). This four year old bay colt is owned and trained by horsechic7 <\/i> Out of the colt\u2019s eighteen career starts to date he was won three of them. His last start was in a starter allowance in Louisanna where he finished second with a speed figure of ninty-three, his previous races in allowance company were also impressive. The colt\u2019s last win was in September of last year during an allowance race in Delaware where he recorded a speed figure of ninety-nine and won by an impressive four and one-fourth length.
Next in the starting gate is Celebre Prado <\/b> (Peintre Celebre (IRE) x Montbrook x El Prado (IRE)) and out of the dam Pixie Twinkle. This four year old colt is owned and trained by cjt5 <\/i>.Formerally a claimer this horse made his last start at an allowance caliber race, the colt won by four and one-half lenghts, recording a speed figure of eigty nine. This is a return back to stakes caliber races for this colt. His last stakes start was December of 2004 in The Lord\u2019s Niner Stakes where the colt finished eighth with a dissapointing speed figure of seventy.
In the seventh post is Mattersoftheheart <\/b> (Sky Classix x Naevus x Boldnesian) trained by rharfonz <\/i>. This five year old horse has had a total of thirty-five career starts, five of which have been wins and nine of them places. The colt\u2019s last start was in an allowance caliber race in New York where he finshed third, five and three-fourth lenghts behind the winnner. The colt\u2019s last win, also in New York, was in another allowace race where he won by an impressive five lenghts and recorded a speed figure of ninety-five. This colt is returning back to stakes caliber races. The colt\u2019s last stake start was in The Arrival Stakes in Illinois where he finished a lackluster nineth.
Next is Electric Eye <\/b> (Real Quiet x Alysheba x Cox\u2019s Ridge) and out of the stakes-winning dam Alybitty. This five year old chestnut colt is trained and owned by larsonisto <\/i>. The horse has had a total of thirty-four career starts, ten of those have been wins, ten places. The colt\u2019s last start was in The Judge Judge Challenge where he finished thrid, seven and three fourth lenghts behind the winner, wtih a still-impressive speed figure of one hundred. The horses last win, in Oklahoma, was in The Glen Overture Stakes, where he recorded a speed figure of one hundred and two and won by two and three-fourths lenghts over the rest of the field. Jockey A. Weldon will be riding on Saturday.
In the nineth post is Jarbog <\/b> (Wild Zone x Plugged Nickle x Lombard (GER)) and at six years of age is the oldest horse entered in the race this Saturday. The chestnut horse is owned and trained by bleumoon <\/i> and has a total of thirty-seven career starts, of which ten starts have resulted in victories for the horse. His last start was in a comback to stakes caliber races in The Covered Bridges Special where the horse won by an impressive four and one-fourth lenghts over the remaining field and recorded a ninety-three speed figure.
In the ten slot will be Cricket <\/b> (Lemon Drop Kid x Majestic Light x Raja Baba) trained by moonshine <\/i> This five year old chestnut horse has had a total of twenty-nine career starts to date, of which six were wins. The horses last start was in an allowance caliber race in New York were he finished second, losing by three and one-fourth lenghts, but with a good speed figure of ninety-four. The horses last win was in an allowace race in Mexico where he won by three and one-half lenghts and recorded a decent speed figure of eighty-six. This horse is also no stranger to stakes-caliber races, his two most recent stakes starts were in The Brashly In An IC Special and The Viking Seattle Cap, wehere he finished fifth and fourth repectfully.
And finally breaking from the far outside post will be Lil Dog E. <\/b> (Sadler\u2019s Wells x Awesome Again x Secretariat) and out of graded stakes starting dam, Again The Army. This horse is tied for being the oldest horse entered in the race on Saturday and is trained and owned by samsonfarm <\/i> The six year old horse\u2019s last start was in The Glen Overture Stakes where he finished second by two and three-fourths lenghts behind the victor. The horses last win was in The Courage Under Fire Cap in South Dakota where he held on to win by one-fourth of a length over the rest of the field with a speed figure of ninety-eight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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