{"id":2487,"date":"2006-05-18T23:12:40","date_gmt":"2006-05-18T23:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=2487"},"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=2487","title":{"rendered":"A Time For Redemption"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The thirteenth race on today\u2019s crowded Maryland card is race filled with horses looking to redeem themselves. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Of the ten three-year-old and up colts making the start, more than half are coming off of recent poor performances. \u00a0<\/SPAN>They are looking to bounce back (while a stubborn minority would prefer they didn\u2019t) in the Grade III MD Breeders Bowl. \u00a0<\/SPAN>This one is run over six furlongs on the dirt course, with a pair of three-year-olds who want to measure themselves against the older boys. \u00a0<\/SPAN>All ten are looking for good finishes, but a good finish may mean more to the ones who have a reputation to rebuild. \u00a0<\/SPAN>And this weekend in Maryland is an excellent time and place to do it, as many horses have arrived looking for second chances against a few who are on well-timed hot streaks.<\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>On the rail is aaafarms<\/I>\u2019 King Of The Cats<\/B>. \u00a0<\/SPAN>This son of Cat Thief is coming back from a 14th<\/SUP> place finish in the KY Horsemen Elixir Sprint where he ran an 88 speed figure. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Until then, King Of The Cats<\/B> was never out of the money in eight starts, all at six furlongs. \u00a0<\/SPAN>This five-year-old has already met a few others in this field, finishing ahead of The Tool Man<\/B> in the Sand Castle Golden Sprint and Heat Seeking<\/B> in Grade III JFK Street. \u00a0<\/SPAN>At 5\/1, he hopes to come back to previous form in this start.<\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Next door in post two is six-year-old The Tool Man<\/B>. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Chips22<\/I>\u2019s entry is the 26th<\/SUP> ranked dirt sprinter, but the son of Hangem High has no recent finishes higher than third.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His last start was his only run in awhile with a speed figure below 100, but his connections are aware that he is capable of better.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This race represents a chance to rebound to a performance closer to when he finished third in the Breeder\u2019s Bowl Sprint.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At 4\/1, many think he is still capable.<\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The third slot hold Twelve Year Old<\/B>, a son of Fantastic Light who is actually only seven. \u00a0<\/SPAN>He is yet another horse coming back from a less than stellar run, this one a ninth in the Grade III Ferris Bueller Stakes (won by Heat Seeking<\/B>). \u00a0<\/SPAN>Tenpin3<\/I>\u2019s entry has won stakes at 7.5 furlongs and may prefer slightly more distance than this.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is the co-favorite with The Tool Man<\/B> at 4\/1.<\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In post four is one of two three-year-olds making their first starts against older horses.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Lost Empire<\/B>, by Cape Town, is the 13th<\/SUP> ranked three-year-old dirt sprinter.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In thirteen starts, all dirt sprints, he has never finished worse than third.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His speeds have been improving, culminating in a 104 to finish second in the Grade II Tubby Smith Special.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will have to improve more to do well here, but there nothing to suggest that he can\u2019t do it.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Lost Empire<\/B> is 13\/1, but don\u2019t let that fool you as he seems more than ready for this step in his career.<\/P>

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\u00a0<\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Heat Seeking<\/B>, in post five, is making a major rebound from a pair of bad runs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The five-year-old son of Seeking The Gold came off of tenth and eighteenth place finishes to run third in a stakes and win the Grade III Ferris Bueller Stakes. \u00a0<\/SPAN>He seems to be returning to form, and trainer bigmax3<\/I> sends him to the track this week hoping for further improvement. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Heat Seeking<\/B> goes off at 6\/1<\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Breaking sixth is wonder2<\/I>\u2019s Wonderboy DJ<\/B>. \u00a0<\/SPAN>The four-year-old Carson City colt\u2019s search for a rebound comes after finishing sixth and eighth in a pair of Grade I starts. \u00a0<\/SPAN>The step down in class may help the 23rd<\/SUP> ranked dirt sprinter, as he has been struggling at that level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He did run one of the highest speed figures in the field: a 111 in the Grade III Toboggan Handicap, which may have helped earn him odds of 5\/1.<\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Number seven is highclaim<\/I>\u2019s Mountain Ted (IRE)<\/B>. \u00a0<\/SPAN>The four-year-old has had a string of bad starts and is looking to bounce back this time out. \u00a0<\/SPAN>The son of Monashee Mountain (IRE) needs to step up his speed figures if he is going to come back against this field; he usually runs in the low 90\u2019s while most of these horses have won over 100. \u00a0<\/SPAN>At 14\/1, not too many have confidence in him.<\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In the eighth slot is four-year-old Bag O Tricks<\/B>. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Trotnirish<\/I> sends this son of Devil\u2019s Bag after a sixth place finish in the Grade II Bluegrass Sprint.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Before that, Bag O Tricks<\/B> won the Grade II Kentucky Breeders Bowl Sprint with a 111 speed figure. \u00a0<\/SPAN>A repeat performance in this race could take him far, and it is with hopes of seeing exactly that that the handicappers have put him at 5\/1.<\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In slot nine is the second three-year-old making a start, bmorris<\/I>\u2019 Crafty Dixiecrat<\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The son of Dixieland Band is the long shot of the race, largely caused by the 32 he ran in his last start in the Lord Jeremy Memorial. \u00a0<\/SPAN>This is a big leap in class for this colt coming eight weeks after a distant finish. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Crafty Dixiecrat<\/B> has yet to run over 100, but did win a Grade II 9.5 furlong race. \u00a0<\/SPAN>His best sprint finishes came at 7.5 furlongs, so this colt may prefer the distance. \u00a0<\/SPAN>79\/1 makes him the extreme long shot in this race.<\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>On the outside is prufrockja<\/I>\u2019s four-year-old colt Logans Ransom<\/B>. \u00a0<\/SPAN>The Forty Niner colt is lightly races, with only nine starts, and has only run at 7 or 7.5 furlongs. \u00a0<\/SPAN>With speed figures like 112 and coming off a second in the Hard Nijinsky Memorial, there seems no need for Logans Ransom<\/B> to change tactics now. \u00a0<\/SPAN>With no little speed in this race, this colt is the likeliest candidate to go to the lead. \u00a0<\/SPAN>If he chooses to do so, he will probably encounter no competition from the nine closers he is starting against. \u00a0<\/SPAN>This is Logans Ransom<\/B>\u2019s first start in a graded race, leading to a cautious 6\/1.<\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This seems to be a day to step out on a limb, and Lost Empire<\/B> looks like a good way to do it. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Although the three-year-old still has much to prove, there is every possibility that he can pull of an upset win. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Should he find himself unable to handle the older competition, Heat Seeking<\/B> will be right there to take his place. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Look for big runs as well from Bag O Tricks<\/B> and The Tool Man<\/B>.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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