Welcome to Upstate New York this week for the last weekend of racing in May.\u00a0 The weather is supposed to be more seasonable with temps approaching 80 degrees.\u00a0 Our feature race this week will be The Taylor From Effect Special Stakes<\/STRONG> which will have seven 3 year old colt’s running 7 and a half furlong’s on a fast dirt track in search of the winner’s share of the $65,000 purse being offered.\u00a0 The morning line favorite will break from the inside post Gran Hope<\/STRONG> at 2\/1.<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> 1)\u00a0 GRAN HOPE\u00a0\u00a0 2\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\/1\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $230,800<\/STRONG><\/P> The favorite in todays race breaks from the inside post.\u00a0 After two tries with graded company without a finish on the board, the son of Stong Hope<\/EM> tries non-graded company to try to get back on track.\u00a0 Trainer lbgong has done well in the past in sprints with this one, winning 3 of 5 lifetime, with 4 of 5 on the board.\u00a0 Gran Hope<\/STRONG> has almost double the earnings of anybody in the race and the 4 weeks rest suggest’s he is well rested and should give a good effort.\u00a0 Z<\/EM>. Ayya<\/EM> get’s the call today and looks like a nice combo.<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> 2)\u00a0\u00a0 DITCH FILLER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\/4\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 115,795<\/STRONG><\/P> Gave way badly when trying Graded company last time out going longer.\u00a0 Tried a turf sprint before that outing which he didn’t seem to care much for.\u00a0 As a 2yo took awhile to break his maiden though he was right there in most of his races.\u00a0 To be a factor in this one the son of Woodman<\/EM> will have to step in up a bit.\u00a0 His sprint record of 6 of 8 in the money looks decent , but most of those came while trying to break that maiden.\u00a0 Trainer tnilsson<\/EM> has selected T.Kallor<\/EM> for the riding duty’s today.<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> 3)\u00a0\u00a0 NORTHERN PIRATE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\/1\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $50,477<\/STRONG><\/P> Enter’s first Stakes race off a three race win streak.\u00a0 This 3yo son of Belong To Me<\/EM> has yet to run a bad race in his short 6 race career.\u00a0 Trainer jockeymax<\/EM> knows how to find the winners circle and this guy looks real nice the way he mows them down in the stretch.\u00a0 Looks well placed to keep that streak alive although there are two or three that are going to make sure that he brings his best effort.\u00a0 F.Nog<\/EM> get’s a leg up today to see if he can make it four in a row.\u00a0<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> 4)\u00a0\u00a0 BRUJO\u00a0\u00a0 3\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\/2\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $83,605<\/STRONG><\/P> Another who makes just the seventh career start.\u00a0 This son of Awesome Again<\/EM> has tried stakes company 3 other times and has been in the money two of those attempts.\u00a0 Looms as one of the main threats today and has never been worse than second under a mile in four try’s.\u00a0 Trainer paulson<\/EM> brings this colt in off a nice score in an allowance at today’s distance and selected one of the top jockey’s in C.Orza<\/EM> to try and get the job done in what should be a great race.<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> 5)\u00a0\u00a0 FRISBEE HEGONE\u00a0\u00a0 6\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13\u00a0\u00a0 3\/1\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $93,518\u00a0 <\/STRONG><\/P> This son of Congaree<\/EM> has not had the sucsess that he enjoyed in his 2yo season.\u00a0 In his 2yo season he won his first Stakes at first asking.\u00a0 He has raced in Stakes and has not hit the board since.\u00a0 His Sp for trainer fishy<\/EM> three back was good enough to be a concern for some of these, but that race was a bit shorter and he was giving away ground late.\u00a0 This field seems tough enough where it could be more of the same.\u00a0F.Solomon<\/EM> will get the riding assignment today.<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> 6)\u00a0\u00a0 SECRET CODE\u00a0\u00a0 10\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\/0\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $49,198<\/STRONG><\/P> This son of Tapit<\/EM> comes after being collared by his new connections of lonrho<\/EM> for $75,000 two races back.\u00a0 He tried an allowance off the claim and showed little before winning a four horse starter in his last.\u00a0 The Sp was decent, though I am not sure how well it would hold up here.\u00a0 It appears with thease he will end up being an also ran.\u00a0 A.Tilbury<\/EM> will get the mount today.<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> 7)\u00a0\u00a0 AHBIT TUQUIK\u00a0\u00a0 8\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\/0\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $118,776\u00a0\u00a0 <\/STRONG><\/P> Breaking from the outside post this two time Stakes winning son of Uncle Abbie<\/EM> has one of the Stakes wins at Today’s distance.\u00a0 He is going to need to bump his Sp’s a bit as some of the others in here seem to be running a little quicker lately.\u00a0 He has the most experience in the field going postward for the 17th time for trainer cjwilson<\/EM>.\u00a0 B.Cooper<\/EM> will get the ride today.<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> After going over the form for a long time I really like the 3 horse who steps in to stakes for the first time and will box the tri as follows.\u00a0\u00a0 1\/3\/4<\/P> Good Luck to everyones Runners this week, it should be a great race…….<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> \u00a0<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Seven 3yo Colts Battle it out in 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