{"id":327,"date":"2005-08-19T17:54:23","date_gmt":"2005-08-19T17:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=327"},"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=327","title":{"rendered":"Portugal juvenile colts aim for ‘Tears’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two-year-olds are a speculative venture.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>You breed, you train, you race, but you never know what you got until\u2026well, until they\u2019re three.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The juveniles are unpredictable, and still trying to establish a place in the grand scheme of the Sim world.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Portugal<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> contributes a piece to this puzzle in the featured Saturday event, the $55,000 Scale Glen Bonanza.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A compact field of six is featured for this five-and-a-half furlong dash, with a wide range of bloodlines and racing experience.<\/P>

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Long For Gold<\/STRONG> has the rail for tcity<\/EM>, and he\u2019s on the short end of the experience chain, with just a maiden win in his debut to his credit.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It\u2019s interesting to note this son of Langfuhr from a Seeking The Gold mare wired the field in that debut, and was never seriously challenged in China<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>; this win netted him a respectable speed figure of 75.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There is no shortage of early speed in this race, but this race does have more experienced colts; it will be interesting to see how this one reacts to a more hotly challenged pace scenario.<\/P>

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Doctor Speights<\/STRONG>, from irishtown<\/EM>, has an interesting angle to consider.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This son of Pleasantly Perfect from a Forty Niner mare had two meandering efforts on the grass to start his career, but exploded when he tried dirt in Athens<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> last out, earning an 80 for that maiden win.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Turf racing is very often used to condition dirt horses who need a bit of a spark, but it\u2019s a bit too early to tell whether this one is as good or improved as his speed figure suggests.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This race should explain a lot about this colt, and he\u2019ll likely sit out of the fray on the lead; he\u2019s bred for much longer distances, so wait and see what happens in the fall here.<\/P>

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Super Hype<\/STRONG>, for vampire1<\/EM>, has the breeding his name suggests (Storm Cat out of a Woodman mare), but in his early experiments with turf, his name is more ironic than factual.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Over five grass races, he owns two wins, but his speed figures are middling (all in the 60s).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He tries dirt for the first time here, and it\u2019s a bit of a trap for the handicapper; should you play his dirt debut and believe that he\u2019ll run up to his name and pedigree, or skip it because the dirt makes him an \u201cX\u201d factor in a race loaded with speed and experience?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He may be ready to pop against these, or it may take a race to get acclimated.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With two wins, he has ability, but whether it translates remains to be seen.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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Tears Of Autumn(IRE<\/st1:stockticker>)<\/STRONG> is 7-5 for olympiafie<\/EM>, and is the reason to be non-commital about Doctor Speights<\/STRONG> and Super Hype<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This son of Peintre Celebre from a Lemon Drop Kid mare is a stakes-winner, two-for-four lifetime, with all his speed figures in the 80s, which hints that he was born to run at a certain lofty level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s versatile, with a closing kick and early speed as weapons to choose from, and seems to love this distance, with both wins coming at five-and-a-half furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>And his jockey is a circuit leader on a tear.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If he opts to sit back today and wait for the speed to burn up, he may be a tough one to collar.<\/P>

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Absolute Chaos<\/STRONG> is by far the most experienced starter, with seven races (and three wins) under his belt for nagsrus2<\/EM>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>This son of Absolute Harmony from a Lyphard’s Wish(FR) mare\u00a0has turf experience, but unlike the others, he seems to prefer grass at this stage.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>All his victories were in allowance company on the grass, and the speed figures for his dirt races don\u2019t leap off the page one way or another.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His stakes experience was a fading fourth in France<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>, and recent form has him taking a step back.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He should be up close early, but whether he can stay on dirt against more polished runners is an open question to consider long and hard before wagering.<\/P>

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Rouge Prospect<\/STRONG> has the outside post here, for the barn of smokester1<\/EM>, and he has a late-running style that came to life in his maiden win in the infamous muck of Italy<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>While he\u2019s only managed a second in allowance company since, his numbers have improved since the muddy race, and this son of Sasha\u2019s Prospect out of a Croco Rouge(IRE<\/st1:stockticker>) mare should have sufficient motivation on the front end to make his move at the top of the stretch.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Grass racing might be his stock in trade down the line, but as for right here, this developing colt might play a role in how it turns out at the wire.<\/P>

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My selections:<\/P>

  1. Tears Of Autumn<\/STRONG><\/LI>
  2. Long For Gold<\/STRONG><\/LI>
  3. Super Hype<\/STRONG><\/LI><\/OL>

    Good luck, and happy racing!<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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