{"id":1739,"date":"2006-02-17T17:30:21","date_gmt":"2006-02-17T17:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=1739"},"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=1739","title":{"rendered":"Royfly&#8217;s Dubai Slight Favorite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" align=center><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 16pt\">Royfly&#8217;s <\/SPAN><\/B><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:City><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 16pt\">Dubai<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 16pt\"> Slight Favorite<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><st1:country-region><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Portugal<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"> &#8211; Almost everything about the <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Eduram Cap<\/I><\/B> is an announcer&#8217;s nightmare.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With many of the field having unpronounceable names,\u00a0at least the track announcer will have a mile and 5\/8 to figure them out.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A purse of $50,000 is up for grabs for the older horse that can make the distance and have his head in front when he hits the wire.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The race is named after Eduram, an 8 YO horse by Alysheba who won 15 of 66 starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has one foal to race, a winner.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Although post positions mean little or nothing at this distance, breaking from the inside is<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> Elkano<\/B> (5\/2), a 5YO son of Beat Hollow.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Conditioned by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Zalamy<\/I><\/B>, he has garnered 11 wins from 37 starts and is ranked # 42 in the long dirt division.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His last win was four back in the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Our Blues<\/I> with a 103 speed figure.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Post two will hold <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Crass Rainbow<\/B> (6\/1), a 6 YO son of Rainbow Quest, trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Splitenz<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has won seven of 51 starts but none in the last six months.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His best recent efforts were a couple of seconds in the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Butler Hustle<\/I> and the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Pond The Records<\/I>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His age may be catching up to him and nagging aches and pains may see him better suited in a lower level.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Hsiao Ch&#8217;u<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"> (9\/1) is trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Cocketter<\/I><\/B> and is a bay son of Charasmatic.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has won six of 27 and this former claimer seems to have come alive recently with three wins in his last eight.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>One of those was the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Duke Stupid<\/I>, two races back where he caught an off track.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will need to step up on Saturday.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Kasavage<\/SPAN><\/I><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"> will saddle <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Kuantum Kuartz<\/B> (5\/1) a 5 YO son of Cozzene. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>The light grey horse has won six of 23 but has been in the money in 15 of 23.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has won four of his last eight including his last two.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He might be the one to beat as he sure has consistency on his side and some good speed figures to boot.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Post five will hold <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Dynamaker<\/B> (3\/1) a 4 YO colt by Dynaformer who is bred to run all day.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Although he hasn&#8217;t seen the winner&#8217;s circle recently he has some nice speed figures and could get the job done.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Cardinals<\/I><\/B> trains this big bay colt.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">On the outside will be <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Royfly&#8217;s Dubai<\/B> (2\/1) a 4 YO son of Dubai Destination.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Dowfly<\/I><\/B> (one of The Fly Conglomerate) he has won 1\/4 of his 16 starts including the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Nicole&#8217;s Reality<\/I>, three back.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is the only entry that has recently earned a triple digit speed figure which could give him the edge.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A track announcer&#8217;s 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