{"id":3615,"date":"2007-02-09T05:31:05","date_gmt":"2007-02-09T05:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=3615"},"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=3615","title":{"rendered":"Journeyman, Fact Of The Matter Top Whirlaway Cap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whirlaway Cap
Grade III
A mile and one sixteenth
Fast Dirt
$125,000
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1\u00a0 SAGATECTOR(FR)\u00a0 ruby9\u00a0 M Snider\u00a0 14\/1\u00a0
2\u00a0 EULER\u00a0 blinking\u00a0 N Newsome\u00a0 12\/1\u00a0
3\u00a0 FITTING SOLUTION\u00a0 pg45\u00a0 A Swires\u00a0 9\/1\u00a0
4\u00a0 JOURNEYMAN\u00a0 kiri\u00a0 C Capper\u00a0 9\/2\u00a0
5\u00a0 PLUSFIVES(GB)\u00a0 sixesplus\u00a0 G Greenleaf\u00a0 18\/1\u00a0
6\u00a0 NEW YORK THUNDER\u00a0 seppy\u00a0 A McDowell\u00a0 7\/1\u00a0
7\u00a0 REQUIEM’S BLADE\u00a0 lionart\u00a0 C Duell\u00a0 11\/1\u00a0
8\u00a0 HUNTER’S MINE\u00a0 hunter22\u00a0 C Baynes\u00a0 13\/1\u00a0
9\u00a0 HALF A WORLD AWAY\u00a0 foxvbullet\u00a0 J Hartel\u00a0 14\/1\u00a0
10\u00a0 SAN JOVITE\u00a0 angeli\u00a0 J Fontenot\u00a0 15\/1\u00a0
11\u00a0 U BOAT COMMANDER\u00a0 tresstable\u00a0 N Johnson\u00a0 20\/1\u00a0
12\u00a0 FACT OF THE MATTER(IRE)\u00a0 quickcall\u00a0 F Call\u00a0 5\/1\u00a0
13\u00a0 ONE WILD CAT\u00a0 sdmf5\u00a0 G Cooper\u00a0 8\/1\u00a0
14\u00a0 SUMO LEFT\u00a0 afc\u00a0 P Brandes\u00a0 14\/1<\/DIV>
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A full field of fourteen classy middle distance specialists have assembled for the\u00a0ninth running of The Grade III Whirlaway Cap<\/STRONG> at Vince Lombardi Downs.\u00a0\u00a0Previous winners include some near legends and\u00a0a few more\u00a0obscure runners.\u00a0 But each managed to run a mile and a sixteenth faster than his rivals.\u00a0 And another name will be added to the Whirlaway Cap honor roll\u00a0on Saturday.<\/DIV>
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\u00a0Previous Winners<\/STRONG>:\u00a0 <\/DIV>
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2006 Scotian Kid<\/STRONG>\u00a0 1:40.4<\/DIV>
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2005 Forty Nine Lives<\/STRONG> II\u00a0<\/STRONG> 1:40.4<\/DIV>
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2004 King Cat<\/STRONG>\u00a0 1:41.1<\/DIV>
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2003 Hulk Nijinsky<\/STRONG>\u00a0 1:40.4<\/DIV>
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2002 Ship Alert<\/STRONG>\u00a0 1:41.1<\/DIV>
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2001 Serpentine Son<\/STRONG>\u00a0 1:42<\/DIV>
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2000 What For Bubble<\/STRONG>\u00a0 1:42<\/DIV>
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1999 Stupid Seattle<\/STRONG>\u00a0 1:42<\/DIV>
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Here are the 2007 candidates from the rail outward:<\/DIV>
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Breaking from\u00a0gate one\u00a0is the late running Sagatector<\/STRONG>(FR).\u00a0 He is a true deep closer\u00a0and arrives in\u00a0peak form.\u00a0 The son of Sagamix(FR) and the lightly raced but highly successful Mr. Prospector broodmare, Prospect Blush, was a sharp second last time out in a the Grade III Gravestone Cap in Dubai.\u00a0 Ruby9’s homebred won the Grade II Shiny Gem Stakes in New York four back.\u00a0 Will be thundering home late and\u00a0is a threat to\u00a0get up in time despite his 14-1 odds.<\/DIV>
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Euler<\/STRONG> had a solid three year old season in 2006.\u00a0 Trainer Blinking’s\u00a0compact son of Roar and graded winner Cryptodud won a pair of graded events.\u00a0 The highlight of his year was a sharp score in the Grade II Flatland Derby at Prairie Meadows.\u00a0 He’s been off form recently and has missed the board six straight times and eight of the last nine.\u00a0 Must regain his form of last season to threaten.<\/DIV>
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Fitting Solution<\/STRONG> is fast.\u00a0 Freaky fast.\u00a0 As a late blooming three year old in 2005, he won both sophomore starts by wide margins in fast time.\u00a0 The flashy chestnut didn’t miss a beat at four.\u00a0 Following a decent second at nine panels, a distance he clearly doesn’t fancy, Pg45’s Seeking The Gold colt reeled off four incredibly fast allowance wins.\u00a0 The last two were identical 1:34 clockings for the one mile distance.\u00a0 He’s had a bit of trouble carrying his speed recently and,\u00a0unfortunately, his usually reliable rider, journeyman Al Swires, is 0 for 33 in 2007.<\/DIV>
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Trainer Kiri sends his powerful\u00a0veteran Journeyman<\/STRONG> out for the Whirlaway.\u00a0 The handsome son of Seeking The Gold is one of those rare horses who excelled as a juvenile and is still winning graded stakes at age seven.\u00a0 At age two, Journeyman won The Grade I Hoserhead and finished fifth in the Grade I Breeders Bowl Juvenile.\u00a0 He was very lightly raced at ages three thru five.\u00a0 Last year he raced a full schedule and was a monster.\u00a0 His signature victory in 2006 was in the Grade I Cosmopolitan.\u00a0 Journeyman flew home from thirteenth place to score a going away win in a blazing 1:34.1 for the mile distance.\u00a0 Incredibly, Journeyman has started eight times in mile races and won seven of them.\u00a0 All were graded stakes including two grade I’s!\u00a0 I’m guessing the favorite can handle\u00a0an added sixteenth.<\/DIV>
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In the five hole we have Plusfives<\/STRONG>(GB) from the Sixesplus barn.\u00a0 This bargain bred has far outrun his modest pedigree (Foyer(GB) x Ormonte Gilded Age).\u00a0 The sturdy chestnut won a tough allowance race four back (SP 105) and was a bang up second in a Caliente stake three back.\u00a0 He found graded company a bit too daunting in his last two starts and this group is no easier.<\/DIV>
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New York Thunder<\/STRONG> is a model of consistency.\u00a0 Seppy’s Thunder Gulch stallion is on the verge of becoming a millionaire.\u00a0 He’s won eighteen races in his illustrious career including seven stakes races ranging from a mile to twelve furlongs.\u00a0\u00a0New York Thunder arrives in sharp form having finished second last time out and third the race before.\u00a0 Both were graded stakes.\u00a0\u00a0Very likely to\u00a0be knocking at the door\u00a0again on Saturday.<\/DIV>
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Next up is Lionart’s homebred, Requiem’s Blade<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 The stakes placed son of Brahms and the great Dancing Blade (five GI wins, $2,555,630) has\u00a0earned a nice living in allowance company\u00a0and listed stakes.\u00a0 This group may be a bit too tough for him right now.<\/DIV>
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The well bred (Mineshaft x Grand Slam x Forty Niner) Hunter’s Mine<\/STRONG> arrives in fine form.\u00a0 Hunter22’s stalker posted a 104 speed figure while vaporizing an allowance field in neighboring Minnesota last time out.\u00a0 The big colt has plenty of talent but\u00a0may lack\u00a0the experience needed to knock off this bunch.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Half A World Away<\/STRONG> is a household name.\u00a0 The 2005 juvenile champion had a solid, if unspectacular, sophomore season.\u00a0 HAWA won a pair of graded stakes and then kicked off his four year old campaign with a solid second in Southern California’s Grade II San Valenzuela.\u00a0 Foxvbullet’s big Belong To Me\u00a0chestnut will be headed immediately to the front and will seek to call the tune.\u00a0 Classy colt\u00a0is always a threat to\u00a0go the distance with his best effort.<\/DIV>
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Four year old San Jovite<\/STRONG> arrives from Japan off a sharp allowance win at this week’s distance (SP 102).\u00a0 The almost white son of St. Jovite could be a\u00a0factor with only minor improvement.\u00a0 Trainer Angeli will hoist solid journeyman Jerry Fontenot aboard the snowy homebred.<\/DIV>
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Number eleven is U Boat Commander<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 Tresstables’ homebred\u00a0carries the\u00a0highest\u00a0odds in the field (20-1).\u00a0 But if you toss out his last, a miserable turf debut, a case can be made for the son of Deputy Commander.\u00a0 He has won three stakes already and his race before the turf debacle was very good, a fast closing third which produced a big 108 speed number.\u00a0 Might hit the ticket at a big price.<\/DIV>
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Fact Of The Matter<\/STRONG>(IRE) has a lot going for him right now.\u00a0 First of all, the huge (17.3 hands) Giant’s Causeway stallion from the Fu Peg matron, Uncool To Ridicule, has those\u00a0outstanding “Call” connections.\u00a0 He is trained by the renowned\u00a0Quickcall (131 training wins), bred by top breeder Johnscall, and will be ridden by the talented Frank Call.\u00a0 His stalk and pounce style is tailor made for this race with several speed horses to set a quick pace and his main rivals being deep closers.\u00a0\u00a0The multiple graded winner\u00a0should have first run as he did last time out when he blasted a listed stakes field in San Juan while posting a blistering 109 speed rating.\u00a0 Very serious contender.<\/DIV>
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Sharp DelPenn based\u00a0conditioner Sdmf5\u00a0has built his impressive training stats primarily\u00a0by developing his own homebreds.\u00a0 But he showed a sharp eye for quality when he\u00a0claimed One Wild Cat<\/STRONG> for $35,000 in 2005.\u00a0 The steel gray Wild Again stallion is out of the Storm Cat stakes winner Grand Designs and has blossomed for his new barn.\u00a0\u00a0Won his first stake five back with a wire-to-wire tally in a brisk 1:34 flat.\u00a0 Will Keep HAWA company in the early going.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Rounding out the field is Afc’s Sumo Left<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 A rangy son of A. P. Indy, Sumo Left has toiled long and hard in the shadow of world class stablemate Devil’s Slide.\u00a0 On Saturday he’ll get the chance to shine on his own.\u00a0 Although he’s earned over a quarter million dollars and won ten career races, he hasn’t won a stake since 2003, his only lifetime added money victory.\u00a0 That’s not likely to change this week.<\/DIV>
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Come out early!\u00a0 It is “Wait ’til Next Year” day at Lombardi Downs.\u00a0 Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Brett Favre will be signing autographs from noon until 1:00 at the East end of the grandstand.\u00a0 And the first 5000 paid admissions will receive a Bart Starr bobblehead.<\/DIV>
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