{"id":3016,"date":"2006-09-24T11:03:30","date_gmt":"2006-09-24T11:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=3016"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=3016","title":{"rendered":"Test Big Mac Passes This Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Late in his two year old season <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Test Big Mac<\/B> used the \u201cspecial sauce\u201d of a sloppy track to upset a field of allowance foes.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>On Saturday, the <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">VegasJef01<\/I><\/B> trained colt took advantage of another sloppy track and a speed duel in front of him to take <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:State><st1:place>Ontario<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>\u2019s Grade III Northern Derby.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">The Testa Rossa sired colt earned his third straight triple digit speed figure and won his second Graded race in his last three outings.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In his last race, Test Big Mac had tried the best three year olds in the Grade I Travelers, only to fade to sixth.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">In the <st1:place>Northern Derby<\/st1:place>, Mac sat behind a pair of early speedster, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">I did My Time <\/B>and<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> Road to Isengard<\/B>, and then held off the resurgent <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Peacenik<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With the win, he moved to a 26<SUP>th<\/SUP> rating among three year old colts.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Peacenik, trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Oaklawn66<\/I><\/B><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">, <\/I>ran his best race in over five months, and moved up one notch to sixth in the ratings.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The millionaire is one to watch.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">After his two previous unspectacular route tries, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Fappaburst<\/B>, out of the <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Sarava02<\/I><\/B> stable, made a surprising third in a trifecta that paid just shy of $1,500.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">The <st1:place>Northern Derby<\/st1:place> had been billed as a showdown between three <st1:place>Bluegrass<\/st1:place> colts, Peacenik, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">San Pelligrino<\/B>, and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Alastor<\/B>, against the favorite, the filly <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Glorious Morning<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Test Big Mac spoiled it for them as they finished second, sixth, fourth, and tenth respectively. <o:p><\/o:p><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VegasJef Colt tops favorite and Bluegrass 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