{"id":167,"date":"2005-07-31T13:46:59","date_gmt":"2005-07-31T13:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=167"},"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=167","title":{"rendered":"The Real Deal: Rain God delivers seventh Grade 1 for Kevoman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ascot<\/STRONG>–\u00a0\u00a0Move over, Sunnybank Memorial and Allied Assault for\u00a0kevoman3’s Rain God<\/STRONG>.\u00a0\u00a0This colt has plain had enough of playing\u00a0second fiddle\u00a0in the shadows.\u00a0 He’s beat you before, but now he wants to steal your\u00a0ultimate\u00a0prize.\u00a0\u00a0Look out Sim gamers — for\u00a0there’s a horse race in the Older Horse Turf Division…….<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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And the\u00a0gorgeous Rainbow Quest hunk delivered lucky # 7 in the Grade 1 $500,000 Royally Modest Cup<\/EM>.\u00a0 Fresh off of his rousing victory over Sunnybank Memorial in the Lots Of Luck(G1)<\/EM> at Ireland, Rain God\u00a0was pure on a mission of respect.\u00a0 Could the rising star belt out another display of consistency as the true mark of a champion?\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Jockey P. Harzheim felt the pressure astride the Royally Modest’s<\/EM> odds-on fave.\u00a0 \u00a0Rain God’s main rival appeared to be foxon’s Hey Zeus<\/STRONG>, the distant 3rd place finisher in the\u00a0Lots of Luck<\/EM>\u00a0and fellow bridesmaid to the division’s top stars.\u00a0 Closers Title Duke<\/STRONG> (johnno1) and Miswaki Approval<\/STRONG> (manni169) also warranted mild threats.\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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But Harzheim would not fail Rain God.\u00a0 First, he\u00a0curbed the 4YO colt from joining the early nose-to-nose pace fray, letting the inside speed go at it while floating his charge on the outside.\u00a0 Next, he asked Rain God for run just when turfsurf’s Woodly<\/STRONG> (fresh off of a listed class drop score) showed signs of tiring after having won the pacesetters battle.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finally,\u00a0Harzheim kept Rain God\u00a0in straight order to the wire — saver’s surprise late-closer At The Chateau(IRE)<\/STRONG> barrelled down the stretch, but Harzheim judged the distance perfectly, enabling a better-than-it-looked 3\/4-length winning margin at the wire.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Miswaki Approval nudged out a shuffling Hey Zeus (who had to make up a lot of ground) for third place.\u00a0 Title Duke ran evenly for fifth over a tired Woodly in the field of 12 older horses.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Final time for the 11 furlongs over the firm turf was 2:15 2\/5, a 108 SP#<\/STRONG> for Rain God.\u00a0 <\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV>
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It was his seventh career Grade 1 victory.\u00a0 This colt’s the real deal with 14 wins from 21 starts and over $5.2-million in earnings.\u00a0 Ranked #1 in the Classic Turf Division, he’s also ranked # 3 in the Long category…. but only 100 points or so behind ‘Memo and ‘Assault.\u00a0 The run to the Breeders Bowl Turf<\/EM> will be something special.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Looking ahead:\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Allied Assault and Sunnybank Memorial may run in:\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Week 2580<\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV>
Race : Sword Swallower Stakes – Grade I – $500,000
Track : New York
Restrictions : All horses, 3 years old and up
Distance : A mile and one half on the Turf<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Doubtful Rain God will show up for this race on two weeks rest.\u00a0\u00a0 Instead, perhaps a six week breather is in order in preparation for:<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Week 2608<\/EM>\u00a0
Race : Man Of War Stakes – Grade I – $500,000
Track : New York
Restrictions : All horses, 3 years old and up
Distance : A mile and three eighths on the Turf<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV>
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What a race if September’s Man Of War(G1)<\/EM> draws all three stars together!\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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