{"id":2432,"date":"2006-05-12T09:18:26","date_gmt":"2006-05-12T09:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=2432"},"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=2432","title":{"rendered":"The $40,000 CATAPULT Stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p>\u00a0<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">A field of eight 2yo colts will enter the starting gate in the second running of the $40,000 CATAPULT Stakes at the District of Columbia Racetrack.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 10<SUP>th<\/SUP> race feature will be run at a distance of six furlongs over a Dirt Course.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">1 \u2013 DYNASTORM<\/B> \u2013 the 2yo son of <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Dynaformer<\/I>, racing under the colors of the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">magical<\/I> stable, turned in a stellar performance in his debut, drawing away from a full field of fourteen over the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:place>Eastern Kentucky<\/st1:place> oval.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The promising Brown Homebred covered the six panels in <st1:time Hour=\"13\" Minute=\"12\">1:12<\/st1:time> flat for a solid 73 SP figure.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Proving to be a key race, two runners have emerged from that field to break their maidens, <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">WORLD IMAGE<\/I>, last in the field, came back to win a maiden claimer, while <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">AWESOME BIRD<\/I> returned to the EK oval to wire a similar field, while improving his SP figure by four points.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">DYNASTORM<\/B> will be a stretch threat on Saturday, and certainly a horse to watch\u2026can\u2019t ignore<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">2 \u2013 BOLD <\/B><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">LAKE<\/B><\/st1:place> \u2013 makes his third start and first stakes appearance for the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">manostable<\/I>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 2yo son of <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Green Desert<\/I> is the first foal of the multi-stakes winning <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Seattle\u2019s Bid<\/I>, winner of over $250k in career earnings.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This talented young colt followed up an impressive Arkansas debut with a solid 2<SUP>nd<\/SUP> place finish in an Allowance test LTO, just missing the equally impressive two-for-two <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">TOWER COURT<\/I> at the wire.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Getting no respect at the betting windows, at 7-1 this colt is a must in your exotic wagers\u2026chance for upset <\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">3 \u2013 DESERT SNIPER<\/B> \u2013 is a 2yo Brown Homebred by <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Action This Day<\/I>, racing in the interest of the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">greenappl6<\/I> stable.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">DESERT SNIPER<\/B> turned in an outstanding performance in his 2<SUP>nd<\/SUP> start LTO when he rallied to win a six furlong MSW in a nifty <st1:time Hour=\"13\" Minute=\"11\">1:11<\/st1:time> 4\/5.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Exploring the key race angle, 2<SUP>nd<\/SUP> place finisher <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">BAD HUMOR<\/I> held on at the wire to break his maiden in his next start over the same course at a shorter distance while turning in a slower SP figure.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There are a lot of things to like about this capable young colt, one being his ability to come from behind, and his tenacity to compete, however I am somewhat leery of a bounce off his last performance\u2026your call<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">4 \u2013 RATTLE MY CHAIN(AUS)<\/B> \u2013 has been perfect in two starts racing under the racing silks of the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">dereen5073<\/I> stable.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 2yo <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Encosta De Lago(AUS)<\/I> progeny is from a somewhat successful mare, <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Ballesteros<\/I>, winner of over $150k in her career, and he has already exceeded the earning of his two older siblings combined.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After coming off the pace to easily break his maiden in his Ontario debut, this talented juvenile wired a New York Allowance field, drawing away in the stretch to win by 2 \u00bc widening lengths, an indication that this colt has dominated both his maiden and allowance competition and may well be a serious stakes contender\u2026dangerous<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">5 \u2013 AMERICAN WEREWOLF<\/B> \u2013 when you think about a dream breeding, you don\u2019t have to look any further than <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">kensei\u2019s<\/I> <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">AMERICAN WEREWOLF<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 2yo Brown Homebred is the son of <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Storm Cat<\/I> out of a <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Fappiano<\/I> x <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">NijinskyII<\/I> mare.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After turning in an eye-catching debut over the <st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> oval, this high-priced juvenile finds himself the early morning 2-1 favorite in his first Stakes appearance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Of the two horses to come out of the Florida debut, both colts, <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">CHANNEL NINE(AUS)<\/I> and <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">BANACK FOREST TED<\/I> turned in a 1<SUP>st<\/SUP> and 2<SUP>nd<\/SUP> place performance respectively, however both recorded slower speeds than their debuts, an indication that the Florida race may have taken a toll on its participants.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>While it is hard to ignore a horse that is bred this well and debuted in such fine fashion, always looking for value, I\u2019ll try and beat the 2-1 favorite at the betting windows, still\u2026one to beat<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">6 \u2013 ARGUE THE QUEST<\/B> \u2013 is a 2yo son of <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Closing Argument<\/I> racing for the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">chloedawg<\/I> stable\u2019s.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The freshman sire has gotten off to a good start with 5 winners from 22 starters, with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">ARGUE THE QUEST<\/B> making the case for top honors after an exceptional <st1:State><st1:place>New Jersey<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> debut, where he rallied in deep stretch to shock the field at 18-1.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After a sharp 58 4\/5 for the 5 furlongs, this promising juvenile is entered right back off three weeks rest, something you don\u2019t see too often this early in the 2yo season.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>As much as I like this colt\u2019s debut, three weeks rest for 2yo\u2019s scares me\u2026look elsewhere<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">7 \u2013 CORRUPT PARLIAMENT<\/B> \u2013 is a 2yo <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Touch Gold<\/I> colt racing for the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">cjt5<\/I> stable.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After an all out effort in his debut in Upper NY to win by a nose, the Chestnut hopeful turned in a less than spectacular performance in an allowance affair in DC, perhaps suffering the effects of his hard fought victory.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I\u2019m not sure this colt is ready for this level of competition at this time, and may need one off his last outing\u2026pass<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">8 \u2013 DAYS OF SUMMER<\/B> \u2013 is a 2yo son of <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Dayjur<\/I> racing under the colors of the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">carolsfun<\/I> stable.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A convincing 2 length victory in his <st1:State><st1:place>Ohio<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> debut has earned this stretch running juvenile a spot in Saturday\u2019s feature.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Of the four horses that have come out of that race only one has hit the board in its next start, while all have turned in less than average SP figures in those starts, an indication that <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">DAYS OF SUMMER<\/B> will be facing much tougher rivals this time around\u2026learn more today<o:p><\/o:p><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Year Olds Look to Jump to the Top of the Rankings in the $40000 CATAPULT 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