{"id":40788,"date":"2017-02-10T19:42:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T23:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=40788"},"modified":"2017-02-10T19:42:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T23:42:05","slug":"elite-racing-club-has-six-contesting-the-frankel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=40788","title":{"rendered":"Elite Racing Club has six contesting the Frankel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">South Africa (SAF) Saturday, February 11, 2017 &#8212; 1:50PM EST | Race ID : 1709820<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Elite Racing Club presents;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>FRANKEL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Stakes &#8211; Sponsored &#8211; Purse : $100,000\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 3 Year Olds\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Owner Restricted<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">7 Furlongs | ~1400 Meters | Seven Eighths of a Mile\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Firm Turf<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/South_Africa_Turfontein2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-40789\" alt=\"South_Africa_Turfontein2\" src=\"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/South_Africa_Turfontein2.jpg\" width=\"262\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">From Turffontein Race Course in Turffontein,\u00a0 a suburb of Johannesburg in South Africa,\u00a0 the Elite Racing Club presents the Frankel,\u00a0 the second event on the club&#8217;s 2017 stakes schedule.\u00a0 To be run at ~1400 meters (or 7 furlongs for the states side readers),\u00a0 a compact field of six club runners will tussle for the winner&#8217;s share of the $100,000 purse on tap,\u00a0 and to earn the club stakes bonus points that will decide a club champion at the end of the year.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Club co-honchos<em><strong> amir<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>jbcri<\/strong><\/em> saddle competitive runners as almost always,\u00a0 and <em><strong>dontbetonme<\/strong><\/em> runs his usual contender.\u00a0 New club member <em><strong>johnkarczewski<\/strong><\/em> gets in on the action with an unbeaten hot race demon,\u00a0 while <em><strong>tees<\/strong> <\/em>and <em><strong>harrylan<\/strong><\/em> send out maidens with one race between them,\u00a0 who somehow vie for early morning line favoritism.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s take a closee look at them in post position order and see how they shape up.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>VOISINS\u00a0 DU\u00a0 ZERO<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 JPN \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a03M \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0dontbetonme2 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0T Grady \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a07\/2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Leading them out of the paddock is this brown colt\u00a0 who seeks his fourth straight score after taking his 2017 debut in a NW3x allowance at 5 furlongs,\u00a0 flashing an 88 SP# after pressing the pace.\u00a0 Casino Drive caballo,\u00a0 out of the stakes winning sim mare Jungle Miesque Tos (by Harlan&#8217;s Holiday),\u00a0 won the Bath Matt listed stakes,\u00a0 also at 5 panels one back of that,\u00a0 flinging an 85 SP# from the back of the pack.\u00a0 He got his win streak in gear winning a NW1x allowance at 5.5 furlongs,\u00a0 flipping a 78 SP# in a stalking trip.\u00a0 <em><strong>Dontbetonme2<\/strong><\/em> protege stretches back out and owns a win at this distance;\u00a0 improving sort can make it interesting late as the third choice on the morning line. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>\u00a0GHAURAIR<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 KY \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a03F \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0johnkarczewski30 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0M Dunaway \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a05\/1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">New shooter<em><strong> johnkarczewski30<\/strong><\/em> sends out this undefeated Tale Of The Cat tabby,\u00a0 out of the sim mare Creedling (by Jimmy Creed),\u00a0 for a fifth straight victory.\u00a0 She won her first try on the green last out in a hot race allowance,\u00a0 bashing\u00a0 a 90 SP# in a wire to wire run.\u00a0 One before that,\u00a0 bay filly wired a hot race allowance at a mile on the dirt,\u00a0 banging a 74 SP# in an easy win.\u00a0 In her prior try she came from last of four to get the money in another hot race allowance,\u00a0 bagging a 66 SP#.\u00a0\u00a0 Makes her first non hot race start here against more seasoned foes and takes on the boys;\u00a0 speedy sort could surprise on the front end. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>\u00a0LIGHTNING\u00a0 FAX<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 SAF \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a03F \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0amir1629 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A Summors \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a04\/1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Our other filly exits a hard fought win in a local bred stakes at 6 furlongs,\u00a0 smashing an 87 SP# from just off the pace.\u00a0 Gimmethegreenlight gal,\u00a0 out of the sim mare Equifax (by Authorized) held 2nd one back of that in a local bred stakes at 7 furlongs,\u00a0 smacking an 89 SP# after setting all the pace.\u00a0 In her previous start she was a good 2nd in another local bred stakes at 6 panels,\u00a0 stabbing an 82 SP# in a stalking trip.\u00a0 Bay filly from the <em><strong>amir1629<\/strong><\/em> racing mega-stable has made the exacta in every race and likes to win (six of eight);\u00a0 solid contender in close affair. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">4<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>NERVOUS\u00a0 TENDENCY<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SKOR \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a03M \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0jbcri64 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C Pearce \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a06\/1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Former $2,000 claimer just missed last out in the Scortch listed stakes at three quarters of a mile,\u00a0 tossing an 89 SP# battling on the lead.\u00a0 Hansen hombre,\u00a0 out of the stakes placed sim mare Grandma&#8217;s Toast (by Roman Ruler) took a $2,000 starter at 6 panels in his first off the claim,\u00a0 throwing an 82 SP# leading at every call.\u00a0 Light grey colt won that $2,000 claimer in wire to wire fashion at 5.5 furlongs,\u00a0 tabbing a 74 SP#.\u00a0 Speedster from the <em><strong>jbcri64<\/strong> <\/em>barn will have company on the lead,\u00a0 will one of them clear or will they set it up for the stretch runners ? <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">5<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>DUBAWI\u00a0 MILL<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ENG \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a03M \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0bulldogagain \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0N Nation \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a05\/2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hailing from the <em><strong>bulldogagain<\/strong><\/em> racing group is this bay colt,\u00a0 who flew home for the place in his debut at this route,\u00a0 smoking an 86 SP# moving from last of ten.\u00a0 Scratch bred Dubawi dude (by Nureyev) was so impressive his first time out that master stable owner<em><strong> harrylan<\/strong><\/em> jumps him to stakes company for his second try.\u00a0 &#8220;He&#8217;s kicking the stall door down,\u00a0 and making quite a racket all day long&#8221; relates harry in an impromptu back stretch chat.\u00a0 All that speed inside him should help set up his late run;\u00a0 surprisingly,\u00a0 the handicapper makes him the co-favorite on the morning line at\u00a0 5\/2 despite four of his five opponents owning four or more wins to his none.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">6<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>HI\u00a0 ALL\u00a0 THE\u00a0 TIME<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ENG \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a03M \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0beetees \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0P Shelby \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a05\/2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Last on to the track is this royally,\u00a0 scratch bred (Frankel x Sadler&#8217;s Wells x Dynaformer) bay colt,\u00a0 who makes his racing debut in this event.\u00a0 Owner\/trainer <em><strong>beetees<\/strong><\/em> has been wearing a wide smile after each training track appearance by his imposing colt.\u00a0 There&#8217;s been a buzz on the back stretch over this one since the first time he had the clockers double checking their stop watches.\u00a0 The handicapper seems to be paying attention,\u00a0 listing him as the co-favorite on the morning line in his first attempt on the track. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Interesting field to say the least.\u00a0 These club affairs always seem to be close;\u00a0 this one looks like it will follow suit. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Good luck everybody,\u00a0 and may they all come home fast,\u00a0 safe and sound.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa (SAF) Saturday, February 11, 2017 &#8212; 1:50PM EST | Race ID : 1709820 . 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