BBRS Presents the Hustlin Hoosier Grade II \/ Group 2 – Sponsored – Purse : $250,000 Restricted to 3 Year Olds\u00a0 9 Furlongs<\/p>\n
Happy Bargie Day to everyone, when the bargain breeders celebrate their best of 2015.\u00a0 The Bargain Bred Racing Series annually posts some stakes races for all to enjoy on this day, and they aren’t even restricted to bargain breds.\u00a0 The Hustlin Hoosier is for your Derby-hopeful types.\u00a0 Some may find this a useful stepping stone outside of the traditional preps.\u00a0 Here’s the field of eleven:<\/p>\n
1 DARK ENCOSTA<\/strong>\u00a0KY\u00a03M\u00a0deeprock48\u00a0F Rankster\u00a0MORE THAN READY<\/p>\n Saw improvement with move to route racing, though that was on turf, and he was clearly outclassed in his last two, both graded affairs.\u00a0 By breeding, has some right to be good on dirt, and in fact won his first two races on the sand as a young’un.\u00a0 Interesting if risky choice even as the only graded winner in the field.<\/p>\n 2 WRATH OF HEAVEN<\/strong>\u00a0KY\u00a03M\u00a0icbomber5\u00a0R Radzinski\u00a0MORE THAN READY<\/p>\n Same sire produced this improving sophomore, who impressed in recent route allowances in his home state.\u00a0 Possesses a smooth closing style that should suit in the derby chase.\u00a0 My feeling is a place or show position is more likely than a win.<\/p>\n 3 BUSY BEING AWESOME<\/strong>\u00a0KY\u00a03M\u00a0icbomber12\u00a0K Banner\u00a0\u00a0 MEDAGLIA D’ORO<\/p>\n Scratchbred some some of the top sirelines in the game moves tack from Newmarket, where he worked to hone his dirt game.\u00a0 Showed enough progress for the Lenny man to try him in this stakes stateside.\u00a0 He has more of a speed bent than his stablemate to the inside, but I don’t smell rabbit… BUSY BEING AWESOME<\/strong> has as solid a chance to win as the rest.<\/p>\n 4 DARKSIDE WILL<\/strong>\u00a0KY\u00a03M\u00a0knightcat\u00a0M Brown\u00a0WILL TAKE CHARGE<\/p>\n Tries again after disappointing ninth in the Risen Star.\u00a0 The speed figure in that race was not that bad, so maybe this is actually an easier spot.\u00a0 Has valuable local experience.<\/p>\n 5 AMONGST THE WAVES\u00a0<\/strong>ENG\u00a03M\u00a0capsized\u00a0J Drozd\u00a0COMPTON PLACE (GB)<\/p>\n British product likes dirt routes just fine, as he arrives off of two stakes placings at this trip or further.\u00a0 Likes to wing it early, so the question for the win photo is whether he finds enough to keep in front all the way to the wire.<\/p>\n 6 DARK STORM RISING<\/strong>\u00a0KY\u00a03M\u00a0darkfall\u00a0S Tate\u00a0BERNARDINI<\/p>\n Son of Grade 2 winner keeps moving forward, and last out all but caught runaway speedball OUTBACK BLOODHOUND<\/strong> in the Risen Star.\u00a0 The 108 speed for that effort looms awfully large here, and the bettors see him as the clear favorite.<\/p>\n 7 DOWNRIGHT DEADLY<\/strong>\u00a0KY\u00a03M\u00a0takeall3\u00a0MJ Kelly\u00a0 MINESHAFT<\/p>\n Nicely put together scratchbred debuted at a route distance and has thrived, cashing in last month with a stakes win up in British Columbia and a 106 speed.\u00a0 He will have challengers for the lead, so that may change the results, but has a strong resume regardless.<\/p>\n 8 DARK HEIGHTZ<\/strong>\u00a0SAF\u00a03M\u00a0lightng113\u00a0V Webb\u00a0VAR<\/p>\n South African has tasted racing on several continents, and comes to the States boasting some overseas dirt route allowance wins.\u00a0 Sire has produced some dirt runners, and the speeds are in the mid-nineties, but this will be a test on the step up in class.<\/p>\n 9 RIGHT AND WRONG<\/strong>\u00a0KY\u00a03M\u00a0belmont\u00a0G Owans\u00a0KITTEN’S JOY<\/p>\n Just missed the board in a Danish dirt prep, and this little kitten has enjoyed the switch to the surface.\u00a0 Not outclassed, since the Danish tilt was a Group 3, but still has something to prove here.<\/p>\n 10 EL EXCELENTE<\/strong>\u00a0LA\u00a03M\u00a0ariannys10\u00a0V Gardner\u00a0AWESOME BET<\/p>\n Scratchbred won local-bred debut last month with a 92, so why not try this race?\u00a0 Interesting breeding, with aging stamina influence Little Current in the damsire slot.\u00a0 Would be a big upset breeding-wise to the bluebloods, but he’s not been tested, so who knows what is in the tank?<\/p>\n 11 MACHINE OF GOD<\/strong>\u00a0KY\u00a03M\u00a0pbcash\u00a0J Piotrowski\u00a0TAPIT<\/p>\n Perhaps had his eye on the Sand Castle, as all of his races have been in the UAE to date, but having just won his first allowance, he opts for this spot.\u00a0 Has some tactical speed to use, but also among the lower last race speeds of the bunch.\u00a0 Would be a minor surprise.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BBRS Presents the Hustlin Hoosier Grade II \/ Group 2 – Sponsored – Purse : $250,000 Restricted to 3 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