{"id":3145,"date":"2006-10-13T19:38:11","date_gmt":"2006-10-13T19:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=3145"},"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=3145","title":{"rendered":"NO BOMB AMONG THIS CROWD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">A small group of five will like up for the TNT SPECIAL Stakes on Saturday at the Ole\u2019 North State Track.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Will there be an explosion, I don\u2019t really see any of this field creating a loud bloom, BUT I may be wrong!!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">The field for the <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: green\">TNT SPECIAL Stakes<\/SPAN><\/B> consist of:<o:p><\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">TOMATO MAGIC(IRE)<\/B>\u2013pp1 (<I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: green\">Galileo x Theatrical(IRE<\/SPAN><\/I>) Going back to grass after a good trip on dirt.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her success has been on the turf, and she has collected a few stakes wins this season.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Expect this morning line favorite to sit off the early pace and look for a clearing to open up.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This small field and the track\u2019s leading jockey should aid her attempt.<o:p><\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">VTS WTA TURF EVENT<\/B> \u2013pp 2 (<I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: green\">Event of the Year x <\/SPAN><\/I><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:place><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: green\">Danzig<\/SPAN><\/I><\/st1:place><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: green\">)<\/SPAN><\/I>)<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Has only one win in the past year, but she seems to be best suited for this distance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">MERRY MARA- <\/B>pp 3<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> <\/B>( <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: green\">Brahms x Harlan<\/SPAN><\/I>) Four trips back, she won the Memphis Bird Stakes, and has not shown the same form since. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>She pressed the early lead in that race, but has been far back in all her races since.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">JUMP KRIS<\/B> \u2013 pp 4 (<I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: green\">Jump Start x Kris S.<\/SPAN><\/I>)<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A stalker that may be waiting for the right moment to emerge.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has been in only 9 races, so maybe the TNT Special will be the proper race for her to explode.<o:p><\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">THANKS ILLINI<\/B> \u2013pp 5 (<I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: green\">Lion Heart x Gone West<\/SPAN><\/I>)<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>You have to go back to her two year old races to find her in a turf sprint.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She broke her maiden in a similiar event.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is not a strong field, but I question her placement in a stakes event.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Early in her career she liked to run on the lead, and with the lack of speed in this field, she may chose to break quickly and try to steal a win.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">I hate to say that I am not overly impressed with this field.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The lack of out of the gate speed is obvious, so don\u2019t be surprised if someone doesn\u2019t try to grab a early lead and hang on.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I think MERRY MARA (with Esperado onboard) will revert back to a pace setting running style, and will receive some token pressure down the back stretch.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>TOMATO MAGIC(IRE) has shown some good speed and warrants her morning line favorite role.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>JUMP KRIS may be the surprise if she can get a good trip.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: green\">Selections:<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">TOMATO MAGIC(IRE)<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>MERRY MARA<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>JUMP KRIS<\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fizzle instead of a boom may be witnessed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}