{"id":3439,"date":"2006-12-22T11:15:36","date_gmt":"2006-12-22T11:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=3439"},"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=3439","title":{"rendered":"Grade III Grey Fox: December treat for distance horses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">Grey Fox<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">Grade III <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">A mile and five eighths <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">Fast Dirt <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">$150,000 <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">All horses, 3 years old and up<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><A name=15><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">Race ID:3077.5915<\/SPAN><\/A><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">The Grey Fox gathers those long-winded types for some late-season fun.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At 13 furlongs, it is not for the mere miler.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Let\u2019s get to this week\u2019s post parade in <\/SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">Ireland<\/SPAN><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">:<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN><STRONG>DELA GROOM T<\/STRONG>, a 4-year-old Gone West colt, has plenty of stakes experience, but is still N1X eligible.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has managed to cash some checks with creditable races in all five of his recent stakes efforts, including two runner-up finishes.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">highc<\/I> may be planning to pass tired horses once again for a piece of this graded stakes purse.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>For the win, though, he looks up against it with others here running triple digit speed figures.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>P. Adams rides.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN><STRONG>AS WELLS MAMBO<\/STRONG> is a sparklingly bred 4-year-old (Sadler\u2019s Wells\/Kingmambo) who has smashed his opposition by a combined 18+ lengths his last two races at exactly this distance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Those garnered speed figures of 105 and 106, leaving no question that this is the now horse.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He likes to lay well back early and make a move on the turn, and there is no reason to believe trainer <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">ruby6<\/I> will be changing tactics after such success.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With prominent jock A. Reed up, he will be hard to beat.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN><STRONG>WINDORA,<\/STRONG> a 7-year-old by the little known combo of Frisky Dan\/Doulab, has had some speedy sprint races in his career, including one this year, but has not been successful at a distance in his last five, all stakes.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He beat one horse in those five races combined, so the prognosis cannot be great in this one.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey B. Barnes has had a solid year, which may help, but trainer <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">rebel65<\/I> certainly lives up to the name by entering Windora here.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Actual off odds are likely once again to be above the listed 99-1.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN><STRONG>HEAVY ON THE CREAM<\/STRONG> is as good a motto to live by as any.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is a Kingmambo colt out of the Deputy Minister winning mare <STRONG>I DON\u2019T KNOW<\/STRONG>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He squandered an 8-length lead in the stretch last out in a 16-furlong allowance, losing to <STRONG>LITE\u2019S OUT<\/STRONG>, who was runner-up in a 14-furlong Delpenn Championship stakes last week.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">trij\u2019s<\/I> horse has some nifty speed figures, but does seem to hang in the stretch.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey M. Russell will have to try to save something for the stretch, and the cutback in distance may help.<\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN>For <STRONG>GREEN GREEN GRASS(IRE)<\/STRONG> to come home first, he will have to cash in on his two fine recent allowance wins going long on dirt.\u00a0 The 7-year-old Generous(Ire)\/ Ela-Mana-Mou(Ire) horse is a tough customer, with $786,604 in earnings and 15 wins and places each.\u00a0 Trainer fats and jockey D. White will have to try to give them the slip fairly early and try to duplicate the form of the allowance wins.<\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN>5-year-old <STRONG>MAMBO DAWN<\/STRONG> is our other Kingmambo horse, and trainer choke has a fine late runner here.\u00a0 His last two were seconds in allowance races at 10 furlongs.\u00a0 Previous tries around this distance were not as speedy as those triple-digit runs, so this stakes distance may stretch his talent.\u00a0 The light grey has E Newcomb up, who has been an improved jockey this year.<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN><STRONG>DESTINY DANCE<\/STRONG> is the lone 3-year-old, a Dubai Destination colt (himself a son of Kingmambo) with a liking for the marathons.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He comes in off a third in the two-mile CAPTAIN&#8217;S POTS Challenge with a moderate speed figure of 94.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His two nice allowance wins of late are sandwiched between stakes runs where he faded in the stretch, so like others here he will have to try to stop the pattern.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>W. Moxley is up for <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">topicountb<\/I>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN><STRONG>IDENTITY THEFT(IRE)<\/STRONG> is a 4-year-old and our second son of Generous(Ire).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He comes in off a 5-furlong win in the GLEN OVERTURE Stakes and is undefeated at 12+ furlongs on dirt.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His failure in the Carlton Fisk Handicap three back was his only turf try, so that should not hurt him today.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">beefcake5<\/I> is experimenting with low-percentage jock A. Jewell, but this one still rates as an upset contender against <STRONG>AS WELLS MAMBO<\/STRONG>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN><STRONG>KILLERZANDGLITTERZ<\/STRONG> was a Grade 1 winner going long on dirt as a 4-year-old, but recent years have not been as kind to the Glitterman colt, now 6.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s been on the board in recent allowance races with a stalking style, which could get him a piece here.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>N. Hollohan will do all he can to bring this horse home with some money for trainer <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">killerz<\/I>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Simsters4<\/I> brings <SPAN><STRONG>DEPUTY SEC OF WAR<\/STRONG> to the race with three recent allowance wins at 12 and 13 furlongs.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has a touch of speed, which could serve him well here, although it hurt him when he faded in the PROSPECT KRIS Bonanza in a loss to <STRONG>CONBARRO<\/STRONG>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Z. Kentucky is at the top of the jockey table, helping to make 7-1 odds rather juicy for this Deputy Minister 4-year-old.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AS WELLS MAMBO looks super<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173,"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-3439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439","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\/173"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}