A field of Nine New York Bred\u2019s ages Three Years Old and Up will enter the Vermont starting gate in the $100,000 ESR Zygon Invasion<\/i>. The race will be run at Nine Furlongs over the Turf Course. \u201cThis is your country. Protect it from the scary monsters. And also from the Zygons.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
MAYBRY’S STRIKE \u2013 <\/b>the 4-Year Old Light Grey Colt by Maybry\u2019s Boy<\/i> out of a Smart Strike<\/i> suffered the worst defeat of his career LTO when he finished more than 35 lengths back in the ESR Meemaw Materialization<\/i>; the five prior starts for the ace<\/i><\/b> trained NY Bred were just short of spectacular, and his 3rd<\/sup> place finish in the ESR Locomotion Interruption<\/i>, a race where multiple Graded winners were entered, more than qualifies him for top billing against the Local circuit; I wish I could easily toss out that last start and blame it on the distance, but he\u2019s shown that, even if not his ideal distance, is certainly one he can navigate; \u00a0comes back off a two month layoff and does run well fresh…your call<\/p>\n AB FAB III \u2013 <\/b>the casino<\/i><\/b> trained 4-Year Old Bay Colt by Alpha<\/i> out of a Medaglia D\u2019oro<\/i> mare has certainly been a different horse since switching over to the Turf Course; turned in a sharp effort LTO in the ESR Time of Angels<\/i> sprint, but it is his win in his previous start in Open Allowance conditions that earn him high marks in today\u2019s affair; has all the looks of a horse ready to advance to the next level and finds himself in a good spot to graduate…on edge<\/p>\n THRILLHOUSE \u2013 <\/b>the beisbol<\/i><\/b> connections undoubtedly saw something in this 4-Year Old son of Trinneberg<\/i> when they claimed him for 40k back in November; maybe it was his win in his only Turf appearance or the presence of Theatrical<\/i> on the Dam side that prompted the bold move to enter into a Turf Route Stakes, but the decision paid immediate dividends when the NY Bred finished 3rd<\/sup> in the Local Bred Win Stakes at 9-furlongs; continued success against the Local circuit over the Turf Course encouraged his new connections to step out into an Open Company Allowance LTO where he turned in a credible effort but was denied his late foot in the stretch drive; back with his own kind in this ESR feature, expect an improved effort and a stretch presence from this Bay Gelding…chance off best<\/p>\n LT’S SHARK \u2013 <\/b>desperate to come up with an entry for this ESR feature, I tossed my 4-Year Old Bay Colt Dirt sprinter into a 9-furlong Turf Hot Race LTO to see if he would make a good candidate for this race; after all he did run a decent Turf sprint as a 2yo and he is a son of Smart Bid<\/i>, so a Turf route was not out of the question; alas beating a weak field with a 70-speed figure left me no wiser than I was coming into this race…must show more NINE ROADS \u2013 kingab<\/i><\/b> has been loading up on his NY Breds which may spell trouble for ESR Residents somewhere down the road, but his current crop hasn\u2019t been too bad and this 3-Year Old Bay Colt by Bellamy Road<\/i>, although in tough here, may be one to put on your Watch List going forward; still in the experimental stage, connections are willing to enter him competitively against the ESR circuit; but his best racing will come in the sprint variety of 6.5 \/ 7-furlong distances…not with these<\/p>\n KNICKERBOCKER AVE \u2013 <\/b>you have to admire the confidence the ruffian36<\/i><\/b> connections have in the veteran 6-Year Old Bay Horse by Boys at Tosconova<\/i>; the NY Bred never backs down from a fight as evidenced by his seven starts in Open Company Stakes races; the elder statesman of the field has had some success in ESR Races, finishing on the board in two of three starts, but winless in almost 2 years and a preference toward sprinting minimize his chances of breaking that long drought; could find himself facing the knife after start #33 and a claiming tag away from the winner\u2019s circle…glory days<\/p>\n TIME TO ENDORSE \u2013 <\/b>claimed for $12.5k from the gowans<\/i> stables, the 5-Year Old Brown Horse by Rule<\/i> has not met with the usual kind of results we have grown accustomed to seeing from an aladar<\/i> claim; Turf routes have been less than spectacular, and in his 32nd<\/sup> start, it\u2019s hard to see this NY Bred improving enough to compete here…look elsewhere I BET CADET \u2013 <\/b>I\u2019m usually find mysef waxing poetic over cadet<\/i><\/b> ESR entries, and while this 5-Year Old Brown Gelding by Desert Party<\/i> not without merit, I am left as uninspired with his HOT Race win LTO as I am with my own horses Hot Race win; having said that, this NY Bred has a little more Turf foundation than mine with wins in 3 of 6 starts over the lawn, and while moving up in Class, could turn in a solid effort…might surprise<\/p>\n TOHO PRO \u2013 <\/b>second entry from the aladar<\/i><\/b> stables, this 5-Year Old Dark Grey Horse by Polish Pro<\/i> looks the stronger of the two; sure, this NY Bred is way over his head, but don\u2019t tell him that, with first or second place finishes in 14 of 17 lifetime starts, he knows only one thing; compete…popped a 104 LTO, a career best and first triple digit of his career, so you know he is in top racing form…stranger things have happened<\/p>\n Handicapping the Field<\/span><\/b> This is an unusual race as far as ESR races are concerned in that the race in that there is no real clear-cut choice and the horse that is racing in top form might have a distinct advantage despite Class. \u00a0\u00a0AB FAB III <\/b>just looks like a horse that\u2019s about to turn the corner, hails from solid connections and should have little trouble navigating the 9 panels; THRILLHOUSE <\/b>is a much-improved horse that has big race potential; MAYBRY’S STRIKE<\/b> is certainly the horse to beat here, but his last start is a major concern; slight edge to I BET CADET<\/b> over LT’S SHARK.<\/b><\/p>\n The Picks<\/span><\/b> AB FAB III \u2013 <\/b>just looks ready<\/p>\n MAYBRY’S STRIKE \u2013 <\/b>taking a leap of faith here<\/p>\n THRILLHOUSE \u2013 <\/b>connections like this one, so do I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A field of Nine New York Bred\u2019s ages Three Years Old and Up will enter the Vermont starting gate in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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-42549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42549","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\/443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42549"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42556,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42549\/revisions\/42556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}