{"id":1636,"date":"2006-02-03T20:02:05","date_gmt":"2006-02-03T20:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=1636"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=1636","title":{"rendered":"Gallop Fritz, Jam Tomorrow lead Illinois sprint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Illinois<\/STRONG>–\u00a0\u00a0 Eleven older horses test their speedy mettle in the $65,000 Mr Donizetti Challenge<\/EM>.\u00a0 Over 7.5 furlongs, we’ve got an edgy field with the highest longshot on the board at only 14\/1.\u00a0<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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4\/1 – Gallop Fritz<\/STRONG> (fritzieqk):\u00a0\u00a0Most lightly raced of the group, making 17th lifetime call to post.\u00a0 Victory Gallop 5YO specializes over 7f-7.5f.\u00a0 Won LTO at stakes level with 105 SP#<\/STRONG> 7f off pace run.\u00a0 Not a lot of speed with this group though, so he might get\u00a0outlasted at wire.\u00a0 Consistency makes him the fave.\u00a0 Major threat and can’t be dismissed because of pace scenario.\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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9\/2 – Jam Tomorrow<\/STRONG> (compassion):\u00a0\u00a0 AP Indy 6YO versatile on or near the lead.\u00a0\u00a0 Won over this distnace with 109 SP# a few starts back.\u00a0 Drops from forgettable graded level attempt.\u00a0 Can still threaten despite 38th lifetime start.\u00a0 Lite pace scenario should play right into his A-game.\u00a0 Good chance on 3 weeks rest.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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6\/1 – House of Phyl(GB)<\/STRONG> (sal):\u00a0\u00a0 Opera House(GB) 4YO hasn’t raced since late November.\u00a0 Threw some big numbers over this distance last year.\u00a0\u00a0 Speedster hooked it up in a duel LTO and finished a better-than-it-looked 7th, beaten only 3 1\/4 lengths.\u00a0 Talented colt should enjoy soft pace fray and will likely hook it up with Jam Tomorrow.\u00a0 \u00a0Not without a chance, but\u00a0might “need a race.”<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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7\/1 – Bermuda Pirade<\/STRONG> (march2nd):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rahy 6YO makes 39th start and still earns some minor money at black type level.\u00a0 Rallied well over 7 panels LTO.\u00a0 Gonna need a big SP# to win this one though.\u00a0 Possible for minor money at best.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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8\/1 – Sergio Leone <\/STRONG>(diamondrun):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Red Bullet closer threw a 110 SP#<\/STRONG> over 7.5f — albeit it was an off track though.\u00a0\u00a0 Hasn’t won much, but consistently finishes in the money.\u00a0 Must bounce back from even effort.\u00a0 Has the goods to factor into the winner’s circle hunt.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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9\/1 – Hawkbone<\/STRONG> (ksparrow22):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miswaki 5YO took some time off from stakes to go 1-for-3 in sprint ALWs.\u00a0 Makes 40th call to post in return to black type company.\u00a0 Great 107 SP#<\/STRONG> in time-restricted ALW LTO.\u00a0 Won’t be too big of a surprise if the midpacker fires ferociously.\u00a0 However, you gotta wonder when he’s gonna slow down.\u00a0 We’ll see if he can duplicate that effort again at the higher level.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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9\/1 – Earl Grey<\/STRONG> (ydracing2):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interesting outsider who displayed a liking for this distance last season, placing a few times with good numbers.\u00a0\u00a0 Twining 5YO also shortens up from 9f debacle LTO and that triggers a sharper effort sometimes.\u00a0 Or the closer can toss a tired clinker on two weeks rest.\u00a0 Lots of question marks, but has the numbers to hit the board again here.\u00a0 Possible.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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11\/1 – Cat Academy G<\/STRONG> (wassie):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Storm Cat 5YO was a stakes winner last year over 6.5f.\u00a0 Kind of inconsistent though — stalker has tough time delivering a sustained stretch drive.\u00a0 Trainer might’ve tried to “Wake him up” with 9.5f debacle LTO — sometimes, that’s effectuve in sharpening sprinters.\u00a0 Lite on SP#s though — will ened a big race to\u00a0be much of a factor.\u00a0 Not likely.\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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12\/1 – TOMS CRISPY CRUNCH(IRE)<\/STRONG> (south40):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pretty good at ALW level last season, Not Impossible(IRE) son then stepped up to make it happen at black type level.\u00a0 The 5YO picked up some money over 7.5 panels before tossing a couple clinkers.\u00a0 Hasn’t won much in 31 starts — stalker would need a career best effort to make much of a dent Saturday.\u00a0 Outsider.\u00a0\u00a0 Not much of a chance.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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12\/1 – CERTIFABLY CRAZY<\/STRONG> (ashford):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trainer recently won the $25k CL shake for this Capote colt.\u00a0 The 4YO pulled his BP weight\u00a0for previous trainer\u00a0at ALW level.\u00a0 Confident entry — has to prove himself capable at this level\u00a0though.\u00a0 Been racing over 6.5f and less —\u00a0extra furlong could be the ticket.\u00a0 That’s probably what ashford figures.\u00a0 \u00a0Hmmm…… interesting.\u00a0\u00a0 But I’ll pass, preferring to see the experiment at ALW level first.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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14\/1 – GOING GET TOUGH<\/STRONG> (pisanor):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fantastic Light 4YO enjoys this distance at ALW — will need to improve SP#s though to factor into money positions here.\u00a0 Has only won 3 fo 21 lifetime starts — I’d say try to\u00a0string together some ALW level wins first before this kind of ambitious placement.\u00a0 Something to prove. <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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I think it’s gonna take at least a 105 SP# to win this one … and you might see upwards to 110.\u00a0 Pretty evenly matched field across the board.\u00a0 I’ll with the classy favorite over the talented Sergio Leone and Earl Grey (who liked this distance last season).\u00a0\u00a0 Also, look for Jam Tomorrow and House of Phyl to duke it out on the lead.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Both might pick up some purse\u00a0money.\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Win:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gallop Fritz<\/FONT><\/DIV>
Place:\u00a0\u00a0 Sergio Leone<\/FONT><\/DIV>
Show:\u00a0\u00a0 Earl Grey or Jam Tomorrow<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Good luck to all.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Competitive contest for older horse sprinters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}