A full field of 14 2-year olds converge on the Kentucky strip for Saturday’s G2 End Of The Line Futurity<\/STRONG>, all looking for that final tuneup for the G1 Breeders’ Bowl Juvenile in four weeks.\u00a0 Local weather stations are calling for bright, sunny skies in Lexington for the Saturday card, which means we should see a nice fast strip for the races.\u00a0 These juveniles come from all over, with the bulk of the field from North America, while another ships in from England, and yet another from the sands of Dubai.\u00a0 The installed morning line favorite is bigmoose2<\/EM>‘s Taxi Driver<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 Here’s how they look, in post position order.<\/P> jwb<\/EM>‘s Thisistheone<\/STRONG> comes to Kentucky from a couple of good mile tries over Nevada’s main track.\u00a0 This son of Indian Charlie adds an extra half panel for the End Of The Line off of a win.\u00a0 He triumphed over a field of nine in that effort, bringing home a competitive speed number of 79.\u00a0 His highest to dat is a respectable 82 two starts back.\u00a0 This guy could come running late if he gets a good set up.<\/P> The lightly raced Margin of Safety<\/STRONG>\u00a0hails from the barn of\u00a0 jmadm.\u00a0 <\/EM>He approaches this off of a couple of visually impressive sprint victories in maiden and allowance company in Maine and New Jersey, respectively.\u00a0 In both of those efforts, the son of Stephen Got Even came powerfully from just off the pace to draw off to victory.\u00a0 The stretchout will be a question here, but he seems bred to handle it.\u00a0 We’ll see if he’s up to the task.<\/P> Haunt<\/STRONG> is the first son of Ghostzapper that we come to in this field.\u00a0 As of late, he’s been struggling in graded stakes company.\u00a0 With a 13th place effort in a Grade 3 and a 9th in a Grade 1, we’ll need to see more effort in the late stages of the race out of this one if arrakis<\/EM> wants to get a picture take here.<\/P> A maiden, Slam The Door Shut<\/STRONG> breaks from the 4 post.\u00a0 A son of Grand Slam, this guy put up\u00a0a fight in listed stakes comapny in his most recent effort in Alabama.\u00a0 Trainer camotion<\/EM> ambitiously places this one off of a second place try, although a more logical choice would have been a maiden race.\u00a0 However,\u00a0 this time of year, you may as well try your luck.\u00a0 May see this one hanging around for a piece of the pie.\u00a0 The experience at this distance doesn’t hurt.<\/P> Awesome Song<\/STRONG> enters this one off of a maiden score in a listed stake.\u00a0 goldcity<\/EM> liked the looks of this one winning in Idaho over the mud, and felt complled to try for the Breeders’ Bowl.\u00a0 A logical stepping stone is here, and, like most of the others, this spot will be a good gauge as to where this lightly raced son of Unbridled’s Song stands.<\/P> Lenny1<\/EM> sends out Forty Deuce<\/STRONG>, by Point Given.\u00a0 He hooked a deep grade 1 field on Labor Day weekend in Vermont, and came up with a close 8th place finish.\u00a0 This one looks to benefit from more ground, and could pick up some pieces late.<\/P> Just outside of that one is bigmoose2s<\/EM> Taxi Driver<\/STRONG>, who runs\u00a0with the same silks as the early BB Classic\u00a0favorite Solar Song<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 Yet another lightly raced colt, but this one is 2 for 2, undefeated, and showing lots of promise.\u00a0 This is quite a step up from an allowance effort, but a grade 2 seems logical off of easily dispatching rivals in his prior efforts.\u00a0 This son of Ghostzapper looks to keep on ticking, attempting to go to the Breeders’ Bowl undefeated.<\/P> Greeley’s Prayer<\/STRONG> attempts a route for the first time for trainer pazracing<\/EM>.\u00a0 He has a solid foundation of six starts under his belt, but lacks a stakes win.\u00a0 With only a maiden win and a lower-end Nw2L victory to his credit, this one will need to improve on the stretchout in order to have a ‘prayer’ in here.<\/P> Biodynamic <\/EM><\/STRONG>hails from the super<\/EM> stables, and comes into this Grade 2 off of a front running allowance score over the all-weather surface in England.\u00a0 The son of Dixieland Band stretched out to a mile nicely there, and figues to be part of the pace as he adds an extra sixteenth of a mile.\u00a0 He crosses the pond here looking for that first stakes victory.\u00a0 Tough spot, but not impossible.<\/P> bodgit<\/EM>‘s Otto Amazing<\/STRONG> is a intriguing son of Mineshaft.\u00a0 He owns\u00a0a stakes score over this distance and track, and an impressive speed number of 85 to go with.\u00a0 It should be noted that the 1 1\/16 mile stake victory came on the heels of a maiden victory in California going 6 furlongs.\u00a0 With that type of seasoning already under his belt, this one is my personal pick.\u00a0 Look for more stalk and pounce tactics today from this one.<\/P> Rock Hard Cat<\/STRONG> comes to Kentucky from Dubai after a close up 8th place effort in the Camel Juvenile(G2).\u00a0 Prior to that, this son of freshman stallion Rock Hard Ten won a minor stake in Indiana at this distance before louisville<\/EM> decided to ship to the desert.\u00a0 After a globe-trotting early part of his career, he returns to North America in search of that Breeders’ Bowl berth.<\/P> inzy3<\/EM>‘s The Crack Of Dawn<\/STRONG> is the most experienced colt in the field.\u00a0 However, this son of Tapit just scored in a Nw2L allowance on his second crack at that condition after needing five tries to break his maiden.\u00a0 Although closely matched with the others in the speed # category, this one will need to prove his class in here.<\/P> Smooth As Butter<\/STRONG>, a son of New York stallion Freud, owns a race-high speed # of 88 in his most recent effort, a one mile allowance victory in Vermont for trainer springtime<\/EM>.\u00a0 However, class will also be a question here as this guy has yet to compete in a stakes event in his six race career.\u00a0 The extra distance may be a question, as will the pace, as he’ll likely be a part of it.\u00a0 Needs to follow a big effort with an even bigger effort.<\/P> Intruder <\/EM><\/STRONG>is the second half of the super<\/EM> entry.\u00a0 By Victory Gallop,\u00a0there’s seen a steady improvement out of this colt since his first efforts in Delaware.\u00a0 It took four tries to break his maiden, but this one had shown an appreciation for the added distance in his last two effort.\u00a0 Last time out, he was a closing second in a stakes in British Columbia.\u00a0 Kentucky is the battle grounds today, and this is a tall task that Intruder could very well be up to.<\/P> Good luck to all connections, as a good effort here may spell a trip back to Kentucky for the Breeders’ Bowl in Novermber!<\/P> \u00a0<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Juveniles look to punch Breeders’ Bowl 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