{"id":3205,"date":"2006-10-22T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2006-10-22T11:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=3205"},"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=3205","title":{"rendered":"South Dakota Prevails in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">What was billed as an encore performance by defending champion and number two rated older female <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Birds of Paradise<\/B> in the Grade III Dolly Prummond Stakes turned into a match race by two of the most compelling three year old fillies in the world.<\/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\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Benny Being Benny<\/B> battled <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:State><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">South Dakota<\/B><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> the entire way, opening a four length lead over the rest of the field.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Although the lead was diminishing near the end, there was never any question the exacta would be these two \u2013 the only question was the order.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">At the finish it was <st1:State><st1:place>South Dakota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> over Benny Being Benny by a head, as the three year olds dominated the field of eleven which included seven older fillies and mares.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">In <st1:State><st1:place>South Dakota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>\u2019s previous race, the Grade I Remember Cupid, she beat the number one, two, and five rated three year olds.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In beating Benny Being Benny, the <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Lenny30<\/I><\/B> trained filly added the number three filly to her resume.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Despite the last two victories and nine for 12 sprint record, South Dakota remains rated only sixth in the world.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There may be reason to revisit the rating system to give more weight to recent performance.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Benny Being Benny tried her third straight challenge for trainer <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">EBryant<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last two race came against colts; 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