It\u2019s a small field for the Grade III My Tulip, but nine tough broads have shown up to duke it out over 8.5 panels on the lawn.<\/p>\n
Astapor<\/i>\u2019s Lamentations<\/b> is one of the race\u2019s three 9\/2 co-favorites and is looking quite good coming into this race. The daughter of War Chant is coming off a strong win in an overnight stakes race. Expect her to go straight to the front. She can be pretty inconsistent, but has won her last two handily and has been improving over her last several. Her only prior graded appearance was a respectable fourth. I like how she\u2019s coming into this race and how she compares to the other mares. I wish she had a better jockey aboard, but I think she has an excellent chance of wiring the field.<\/p>\n
Next door will be Oaklawn66<\/i>\u2019s Worldly Wisdom<\/b>. She\u2019s coming off a couple of pretty bad races in allowance and stakes company. Her best effort would be competitive here, but after a hot streak in late 2006, she\u2019s been tapering off. If she can find that form again, she\u2019ll be tough, otherwise she\u2019ll have problems. A 9%-winning jock won\u2019t help her out much. She\u2019ll probably head to the front, where she\u2019s likely to be outgunned by Lamentations.<\/p>\n
Alluvial\u2019<\/i>s Breakdance<\/b> earns pretty steady paychecks in stakes company. A consistent runner, she\u2019ll come from behind and with a typical effort has a good shot at hitting the board. If she can run back to her best, she\u2019ll be right in the thick of things. I fully expect her to earn a check and she may well get up for second or third.<\/p>\n
Western Cat BG<\/b> is coming off a nice allowance win for Drpag<\/i>. The Mountain Cat daughter will have to suffer through the ministrations of B Alt, a jockey with only a 3% strike rate. He\u2019s unlikely to bring out the best in the hardworking filly, and she would need her best effort to hit the board here. She\u2019s a nice horse, but I don\u2019t think this is her week.<\/p>\n
Alma<\/b> has seen a steady decline over her last few races, so trainer Usoz<\/i> is shaking things up by putting her in a shorter race than those she\u2019s run recently. A Grade I winner who looks like she may have peaked last year, she is one of the most accomplished mares in the field. If she can find her way back to last year\u2019s form, she\u2019ll be something to watch. Even this year, she has managed to hit the board in graded company, which still looks good compared to others here. If the shakeup in distance helps her, she could do quite well. <\/p>\n
Buck Wild<\/b> is an accomplished mare with graded wins under her girth for Lenny11<\/i>. The five-year-old has been less impressive this year, with only an allowance win. But this is a relatively lightweight field for a graded race. She\u2019ll need to run better than she has in a while, but she has enough talent to do some damage. <\/p>\n
Mizuno<\/i>\u2019s Angel Fire<\/b> is one of the three 9\/2 cofavorites in the race She\u2019s been very consistent so far this year, finishing on the board with speed figs right around 99. Continuing that record will put her right in contention for the show this week. Good new for her trainer is that although she hasn\u2019t won in ages, she is consistently on the board, whether in overnight stakes or graded races.<\/p>\n
Loubrown<\/i>\u2019s Sun Turns to Moon<\/b> has been running very well lately, with 4 wins by daylight in her last six starts. The bad news is, she\u2019s pretty consistently awful in graded races. Still, if you toss her last effort, a graded run on an off track, she\u2019s in beautiful form right now. She\u2019ll sit just behind the early speed and be prepared to pounce. She\u2019s a question mark, but deserves being at short odds.<\/p>\n
Beeascout<\/i>\u2019s More to Say<\/b> will round out the field, breaking from the ten hole. This will be only her second stakes outing and the first was in a four-horse field, so it doesn\u2019t really count. In general she\u2019s been unspectacular, but she ran an astonishing 111 fig in an allowance once. Don\u2019t count on it, but if she can replicate that the race is hers.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s it! I think the odds are about where they belong. I think it\u2019s most likely that Lamentations<\/b> will take it and cofavorites Angel Girl<\/b> and Sun Turns to Moon<\/b> will duke it out for second and third, but it\u2019s far from a sure thing. There\u2019s nothing left to do but sit back and watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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