{"id":2628,"date":"2006-06-08T23:16:39","date_gmt":"2006-06-08T23:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=2628"},"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=2628","title":{"rendered":"Life’s a Peach"},"content":{"rendered":"

A field of nine has gathered in Georgia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> for the seventh running of the Grade III Peach State Classic, ten furlongs for older males.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With only one top 100 ranked classic runner in the field, the race presents an opportunity for a horse to move up in the standings.<\/P>

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Handicapping this one may be a question of pace.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Only one has shown early speed, but that speed has been in longer races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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Here is a look at the field:<\/P>

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  1. Early in his three year old season, Lightbringer<\/B> (Touch Gold x Easy Goer) finished third in the Grade II Patriot Stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since then he has picked up four stakes wins, but has not finished in the money in five more graded tries.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Last time, in the Grade I Maryland Special, he made a bid but hung facing top rated Unprecedented, and he also finished more than three lengths behind Silver Canuck, who is here today.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Nevertheless, the Greenapple<\/I><\/B> (18%) trained colt is the top rated one here \u2013 the only one in the top 100 \u2013 and is more than capable of running a stalking trip and taking it all, especially at his favorite distance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>4-1.<\/LI><\/OL>

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    1. Like a Rock<\/B> (Rock of Gibraltar x El Prado) recently won three in a row in late charging style at a mile and a half, culminating with an impressive win against a decent field in the Texas A. P. Challenge.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Then he threw in a terrible race for trainer Peeps2<\/I><\/B> (14%) last time the One Flux Special.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If he bounces back he should be competitive.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is ten for 14 in the money in routes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9-1.<\/LI><\/OL>

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      1. The only graded winner in the field, Silver Canuck<\/B> (Silver Deputy x Kingmambo) won two graded stakes just over a year ago, both at today\u2019s distance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The Pher<\/I><\/B> (11%) trainee has been consistently facing better than these and holding his own.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Very sharp right now, a deserving favorite.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Picks up a rider who is not having a good 2006.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5-2.<\/LI><\/OL>

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        1. Millenium Storm<\/B> (Century<\/st1:PlaceName> City<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> x Storm Cat) makes an ambitious appearance for the Vrcomp2<\/I><\/B> (12%) barn.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The four year old has not been in a stakes since his two year old season.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Comes into this off a sprinting allowance win in not spectacular time.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Three for sixteen lifetime routing.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Would be a surprise. 17-1.<\/LI><\/OL>

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          1. Touch and Stop<\/B> (Touch Gold x Nijinsky II) has run six times this year: all stakes a mile and a half or longer.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer Dlynche<\/I><\/B> (19%) has him trying to wire the field every race, and the strategy has worked pretty well as the horse has picked up two wins and two seconds doing it.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This shorter race may make it harder to get that easy lead, but there aren\u2019t many here that want to run early, so the race may be his to lose.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9-2.<\/LI><\/OL>

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            1. Tree Huggin God<\/B> (Forestry x Local Time) has lost his last two races by a combined 52 lengths.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Anzstable<\/I><\/B> (12%) responds by stretching him out and stepping him up in class.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After 42 lifetime starts, the Tree Hugger may be slowing down.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>26-1.<\/LI><\/OL>

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              1. Lightly raced Sith<\/B> (Forty Niner x Northern Dancer) placed in the Grade III Sunlight Sonata two back and ran a better-than-it-looks eighth in another Grade III last time when he ran into a very deep field.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Facing much softer today.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer Lurve<\/I><\/B> (20%) has the closer very sharp.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey has been hot lately.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9-2.<\/LI><\/OL>

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                1. Yev\u2019s Leprechaun<\/B> (Fasliyev x Desert Secret) makes his stakes debut off a two race win streak against full allowance fields.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The modestly bred colt broke his maiden at a tab, and since then Vilfly <\/I><\/B>(12%) has done a great job developing him.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has six route wins and deserves to be here, but more likely for a minor award than for a win.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Deep closing style may not be the best in this company.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>10-1.<\/LI><\/OL>

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                  1. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Buddha\u2019s Undies<\/B> (Buddha x Unbridled\u2019s Song) has one win in 14 routes, but that win came earlier this year in a stakes at this distance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The Corza5<\/I><\/B> (85) trainee has tried graded stakes seven times and has only once finished within eight lengths of the winner.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Yet another closer.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Prefer others.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5-1.<\/LI><\/OL>

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                    Morning Line: 3-7-5-1<\/P>

                    Timmn\u2019s picks: 5-3-7-2<\/P>

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