Equinics – Editors<\/p>\n
Vermont (VT) Saturday, February 08, 2014 — 2:00:00 PM EST | Race ID : 1243057<\/p>\n
Grade I \/ Group 1 – Sponsored – Purse : $1,000,000<\/p>\n
Restricted to 3 Year Olds, Fillies Only<\/p>\n
6 Furlongs | ~1200 Meters | Three Quarters of a Mile\u00a0\u00a0 Fast Dirt<\/p>\n
This Equinics event is dedicated to the Black Type Bugler editors, those who keep our sim newspaper going, organizing the writers, posting the articles, developing the publishing tools, and fixing the problems.\u00a0 I’m just a two-bit old-timer at the old rag, but I’ve been around long enough to have had the pleasure of working with the honorees: Roys, Snowchief, Squirrel, and Roxyken.\u00a0 I know there have been others over the years who helped out, so my apologies to anyone left out, but I am listing here those who are posted on the official Equinics site.<\/p>\n
This race is for the young fillies trying to make a name for themselves in the dirt sprint category, so we have among us no figures of long-term dominance.\u00a0 I’ve designated each participant as a “type” matching the characteristics of one of the honorees: since Roys has been supporting the BTB for years, the Roys horses are those with the classiest, strong bloodlines; Snowchief was active for many years but is less seen lately, so the longshots (less likely to be seen in the winners circle) bear the Snowchief name; Squirrel, who is central to the success of the BTB and a reliable helper in so many parts of the game, is therefore connected with the solid, reliable performers; and Roxyken, newer to the BTB scene, is listed for the up-and-comers, perhaps without<\/span> the pedigree or stakes wins but coming on strong at the right time.\u00a0 I hope it’s fun and the honorees take it as no disrespect.\u00a0 Let’s get on to seeing who is in the start house for this Equinics run:<\/p>\n 1<\/b><\/p>\n NWRC: CHILKAT<\/b> <\/b>RIVER<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 (alaskacat4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 V Jef\u00a0\u00a0 34\/1<\/p>\n COURT VISION x NONOALCO x SHAMGO<\/p>\n Designation: Snowchief<\/p>\n Sire had his biggest wins on turf, but his sim offspring are showing dirt ability, including this one, who hasn\u2019t sniffed the green yet.\u00a0 Her two victories are come-from-behind affairs in dirt sprints, and she was not embarrassed in a similar stakes last December.\u00a0 She\u2019s light on the speed numbers, but could be in an improving mode and surprise despite the longest odds on the board.<\/p>\n 2<\/b><\/p>\n EAAA: GASSIN LAUGH<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (sedgefield)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J Ledwith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\/1<\/p>\n GIANT’S CAUSEWAY x MR. PROSPECTOR x NIJINSKY 2ND<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Designation: Roys<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scratchbred from the finest stock, and the wins in the first two races most certainly had sedgefield\u2019s hopes up.\u00a0 Then she sped to a big lead in her next out, only to get caught before the wire, so the trainer cut her back some in distance from the mile.\u00a0 That was a stakes against males and her sophomore bow, and again she battled the pace fight.\u00a0 She was fourth of sixth that day, and is still in possession of some solid speed numbers.\u00a0 Interesting, in that she might actually prefer the longer distances.<\/p>\n 3<\/b><\/p>\n Minnesota Testbarn: THE STORMY NORTH<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (hoopsdude)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T Behr 19\/1<\/p>\n NORTH LIGHT x KINGMAMBO x STORM BIRD<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Designation: Squirrel<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Would have been unbeaten on dirt if he could have nabbed MAMBOFROMTHEGITGO to close out her juvenile year.\u00a0 She seems to be able to win from anywhere in the pack, and has a stakes win at the distance.\u00a0 The odds reflect some speed numbers below the top in here, but she is live at these odds.<\/p>\n 4<\/b><\/p>\n URC: MAXIMUM START<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 (nahrain99)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 H Desitter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 15\/1<\/p>\n ALBERTUS MAXIMUS x JUMP START x SEEKING THE GOLD<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Designation: Roxyken<\/p>\n She’s the only sim stakeswinner for her newish sire, she finished her sophomore season with three straight wire-job wins (two in stakes).\u00a0 While she does cut back in distance for this tilt, both her running style and her stakes badge at 6f suggest she will be a force to be reckoned with both on the pace and potentially at the wire.<\/p>\n 5<\/b><\/p>\n Sim Hispano: LUJURIOSA<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (superhaack)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O A Haack\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/1<\/p>\n STREET CRY x STORM CAT x SEATTLE SLEW<\/p>\n Designation: Roys<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She busted out an 86 speed back in August at six and a half panels, which presaged a bright future, but she has been lightly raced, with just an allowance start thereafter in October and another in January.\u00a0 Those races were solid, but have not represented a return on the great promise of the summer.\u00a0 Bred to excel, but perhaps it will come at a mile or longer eventually.<\/p>\n 6<\/b><\/p>\n ESR: READY KAT<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (dexterb)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N Lawton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\/1<\/p>\n MUTAKDDIM x MORE THAN READY x STORM CAT<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Designation: Squirrel<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Won at first asking back in March, and has raced on an evenly spaced schedule ever since.\u00a0 She seems to do best when she is allowed to grab the lead out of the gate, which can be a liability when one rises up the class ladder and meet faster ones.\u00a0 Still, she owns a stakes win at seven furlongs, so there should be some stamina at the shorter trip.<\/p>\n 7<\/b><\/p>\n GR Simsters: IM A SORE LOSER<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (gunners4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J Wilson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 7\/1<\/p>\n REDOUTE’S CHOICE x FORTY NINER x STORM CAT<\/p>\n Designation: Roys<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With her dad, she seemed like a natural for the turf, but it’s really been a revelation since she’s switched to dirt.\u00a0 Four straight wins later (and two were stakes!), here she is in the big leagues.\u00a0 She’s a specialist at the distance at has one of the best recent set of speed numbers, so she’s deservedly well-backed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8<\/b><\/p>\n City Race Rhein-Main: MILONGA DEL VIENTO <\/b>(trapperfr)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F Tarrega \u00a029\/1<\/p>\n SYMBOLI KRIS S x ADMIRE MOON x CARSON CITY<\/p>\n Designation: Snowchief<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Comes stateside after a juvenile campaign in Europe, which included a debut win in a dirt sprint.\u00a0 With a pedigree perhaps better known for turfing and among the lowest speed numbers in the race, she is definitively a longshot for Equinics gold.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9<\/b><\/p>\n Comedy Central: COMMENCEMENT DAY<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (shag2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 K Proehl\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30\/1<\/p>\n CANDY RIDE x MACHIAVELLIAN x NORTHERN DANCER<\/p>\n Designation: Roys<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Still N2L eligible since her sprint win in August, but she’s been stretching out since then, so Comedy Central may be figuring her chances improve with the cutback in distance.\u00a0 Her stakeswinning mom was best at a lengthy route of ground, however, and despite the nice breeding, she looks hard to figure for the win.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10<\/b><\/p>\n EWC: A.P. SEA DEE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (lordpye5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J Stivers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a07\/1<\/p>\n SEA THE STARS (IRE) x A.P. INDY x UNBRIDLED<\/p>\n Designation: Squirrel<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Owner of the longest past performance record on the card, she really hasn’t taken much a break since the March debut.\u00a0 She was competitive in two Grade 3s last year, but really cashed in when placed in an open stakes thereafter, posting a 94 over seven furlongs.\u00a0 She hasn’t yet circled back to that peak yet, but owns a nice last race closing for second and is one of the ones.<\/p>\n 11<\/b><\/p>\n SARA: COLD IN <\/b>CARSON<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (mcmarcus)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T Brewer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 20\/1<\/p>\n WESTERN WINTER x CARSON CITY x RED RANSOM<\/p>\n Designation: Roxyken<\/p>\n Her residency enters a SAF-bred, of course, and she’s one who took a detour from her initial dirt success to contest the SAF-bred stakes contests last fall on the green stuff.\u00a0 She replicated her deep-closing style in those but did not find the same success as her dirt races.\u00a0 Whether that was the surface or the fact that her dirt races were all at the allowance level is unclear.\u00a0 But at the very least she seems the best candidate to be coming late if all the other contenders are gasping for air.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 12<\/b><\/p>\n Vermont: BATH<\/b> <\/b>COUNTY<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (brightvalr)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 V Gardner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7\/1<\/p>\n SHACKLEFORD x A.P. INDY x KINGMAMBO<\/p>\n Designation: Squirrel<\/p>\n A Grade 2 winner already last summer, she could manage only to be a pace factor in her subsequent Grade 1 events.\u00a0 Backed down in distance and competition level, she dusted her foes on the front end in two stakes to close out her juvenile year.\u00a0 She will have pace competition again but has the right to take another step forward as she begins her new campaign.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 13<\/b><\/p>\n MIDAS: EIGHTS ARE WILD<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (witts)\u00a0\u00a0 F Gossett\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8\/1<\/p>\n SPEIGHTSTOWN x WILD AGAIN x EXCLUSIVE NATIVE<\/p>\n Designation: Squirrel<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Beaten by BathCounty in the Grade 2 Lean Machine last year, but came right back to capture the seven furlong Dell Computer.\u00a0 The Breeders Bowl Juvenile Filly proved to be too tough a task, but she tuned up for this one with a creditable second in an allowance sprint last month.\u00a0 Gotta love that pedigree for a sprint stakes!<\/p>\n 14<\/b><\/p>\n Blazing Saddles: KICK THE BUDDY<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (megabps)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M Kelly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/1<\/p>\n HARLAN’S HOLIDAY x INDIAN CHARLIE x CRAFTY PROSPECTOR<\/p>\n Designation: Roxyken<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You want the up-and-comer, your now horse?\u00a0 Kick the tires on this one.\u00a0 Debuting only in October, she has not missed a beat with a three-for-three record, all in sprints.\u00a0 The last race demonstrated her ability to come from behind, always a useful demonstration for the young, improving horse.\u00a0 And the 96 speed looks good too.\u00a0 Do not dismiss further improvement and success.<\/p>\n 15<\/b><\/p>\n Queensland: JANE’S STORM<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (mgprice)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C Wyatt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 28\/1<\/p>\n EXCELLENT ART (GB) x STORM CAT x SADLER’S WELLS<\/p>\n Designation: Snowchief<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She had a couple of dirt sprint wins early in her career, but then took a very long break after being trounced in August’s Schoolerville.\u00a0 Her comeback in December showed real improvement in speed, but she still only managed to finish fifth.\u00a0 Now she’s asked to come back again off a break, so it’s kind of a mystery where her form is now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 16<\/b><\/p>\n Delpenn: DOWNTOWN STORM<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (pmjstable)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 K Ledwith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17\/1<\/p>\n UPTOWNCHARLYBROWN x STORM BIRD x DAMASCUS<\/p>\n Designation: Roxyken<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A fine representative of the residency, as she\u2019s Pennsylvania-bred, by a bargain sire with a pretty salty pair as the damsire and dam’s damsire.\u00a0 She’s been making little strides seemingly every race in her development as a sprinter, but this does mark her debut in stakes competition.\u00a0 That will be plenty tough, but there is a glimmer of strong talent here.<\/p>\n 17<\/b><\/p>\n All-Stars: PI IN THE PALACE<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (scorehobby4) D Givins\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a09\/1<\/p>\n DANSILI (GB) x SEATTLE SLEW x UNBRIDLED’S SONG<\/p>\n Designation: Roys<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She blitzed her opponents in blazing fashion in three straight sprints, then stepped up to a mile last out in December and could not carry her speed home.\u00a0 Perhaps the weeks off have helped her get her head straight again for sprinting.\u00a0 She is a clear threat 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