{"id":4282,"date":"2007-05-31T10:49:39","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T10:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=4282"},"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=4282","title":{"rendered":"The Sheepherder Beach Handicap G3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:PlaceName w:st=\"on\">Sheepherder<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=\"on\">Beach<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> Handicap G3<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">3238.0415<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">Momma Mia it\u2019s Magical<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">By Pitcairn37<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">This Saturday\u2019s running of the $150,000 G3 Sheepherder\u2019s Beach Handicap will be the 8<SUP>th<\/SUP> annual run for fillies and mares 3yo and up on the 11F turf course in <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:State w:st=\"on\">New York<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>The track looks great with fine weather expected and a firm turf surface. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>The stakes record for this race was set two years ago at 2:16 flat by <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:City w:st=\"on\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">CARSON<\/B><\/st1:City><\/st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> A.S<\/B>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">ICE CREAM SOCIAL<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"> 4yo mare breaks from PP1 at 5-1 odds, bred from <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">ALDEBARAN x GRAUSTARK x HAIL TO REASON<\/B> and trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">ice chaser<\/B>. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>This will be the first G3 run for this mare, although she is ranked 32 in the turf distance division. She has done well since coming over from dirt to turf with 11 of 14 races ITM. Last 7 races have been stakes, and she notched 4 wins 2 seconds and an 8<SUP>th<\/SUP>. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>SP ratings over the last two races at 11F were 100-101, were she went wire to wire. This in form lady looks like a good bet to be ITM at the end on Saturday.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">MAGICAL MIA<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"> 5yo mare in PP2 at odds of 3-1 is bred from <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/B><\/st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> x SADLER\u2019S WELLS x BUCKPASSER <\/B>and trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">boots<\/B>. This mare is ranked 3<SUP>rd<\/SUP> in the long turf division after winning 8 of last 9 times out including wins in G2 and G3 company. Consistently puts up SP ratings over 100 at 11-13F as she has now won over 1 million in purses. She likes to come from mid pack to the front in the stretch, and it looks like she is the deserved favorite to do just that on Saturday. <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">COMFORTABLY PIE<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"> 4yo mare breaks from PP3 at 12-1 odds, bred from <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">SILVER GHOST x SADLER\u2019S WELLS x WOODMAN<\/B> and trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">bushmonste<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A pace setter, this mare has only raced in 3 stakes races with one 2<SUP>nd<\/SUP> to show for it. Had her 2<SUP>nd<\/SUP> place finish over 11F with a SP rating of 98, but has been in the 80-90 range last times out. Ranked 280<SUP>th<\/SUP> in the long turf division she will be tested on Saturday.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">GET WHAT YOU NEED<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"> 5yo mare breaks from PP4 at 6-1 odds, bred from <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">SEEKING THE GOLD x A.P. INDY x NORTHERN DANCER<\/B> and trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">dokki2<\/B>. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Runner in 5 stakes with a 1<SUP>st<\/SUP> and two 3rds to show for it, this mare seems to run best on off tracks. She won a G2 10F on yielding turf with a SP rating of 100. Seems to like slightly shorter 9-10F distances best and has lost ground in the stretch in last 11F races. Tends to run from the middle of the pack.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">NATIVE SWAN<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"> 4yo mare in PP5 at 11-1 odds is bred from <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">CROWD PLEASER x NUREYEV x COASTAL<\/B> and trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">db<\/B>. This mare has a string of 8 of 8 ITM finishes in stakes and G3 company on firm turf. Successful from 10F to 16F and ranked 57<SUP>th<\/SUP> in the long turf division this will be her first stakes run at 11F. She has shown SP ratings from 87-96 recently as she runs from the back of the pack. Interesting breeding, her sire, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">CROWD PLEASER<\/B>, is a low cost son of <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">A.P. INDY<\/B>, her dame is Grade F mare, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">NUREYEV NATIVE<\/B>, who has also produced another graded stakes winner as well. <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">PUBLIK ENEMY<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"> 5yo mare breaking from PP6 at 9-1 odds is bred from <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">RAINBOW QUEST x SEEKING THE GOLD x NUREYEV<\/B> and trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">pygmalion<\/B>. This mare has run in 15 career turf stakes races winning 6 and ITM in 3 others. Has won at 11F with SP rating of 100, but that was a year ago. Recently has thrown 3 clinkers in last 5 turf races. She tends to run from the middle to back of the pack, but will need a return to form to finish ITM here. <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">BLING<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"> 5yo mare in PP7 at 5-1 odds is bred from <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">HORSE CHESTNUT x PENTELCUS x SOVEREIGN DANCER<\/B> and trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">safrace2. <\/B>This mare has wins in a 8.5F G2 and a 9F G3 at SP ratings of 103-106. However in her seven stakes races has yet to be ITM at over 9F. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Will need to show that she can come all the way from the back at 11F. Her sire, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">HORSE CHESTNUT<\/B> is an interesting sire standing in SAF that has produced a few stakes and graded stakes winners including 2yo and older. <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">KRYSZOSTONIAK <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">6yo mare in PP8 at 9-1 odds is bred from <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">CRYPTOCLEARANCE x GATE DANCER x RAISE A NATIVE<\/B> and trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">tfortiger<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A former $2500 claimer, this mare has finished ITM in 25 of 30 trips on the turf with 10 of those ITM finishes in 14 stakes races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A pace setter she has been putting up SP ratings in the high 80\u2019s to mid 90\u2019s, she will be trying to hang on to a top spot down the stretch and may surprise with perhaps the track\u2019s best jockey, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">A Rolling<\/B>, on board.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">A.P. ANDY<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"> 5yo mare in PP9 at 15-1 odds is bred from <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">A.P.INDY x UNBRIDLED X RAHY<\/B> and trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">andycapper<\/B>. This mare has run in 19 stakes races but only has 5 ITM finishes. Still ranked 73<SUP>rd<\/SUP> in the long turf division she will have to step up here as her most recent SP ratings have been in the low 90\u2019s. Won last time out at 11F with a 92 SP rating in stakes company, coming from just off the pace.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">STOP THE GROOM T<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"> 5yo mare in PP10 at 6-1 odds is bred from <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">RUNAWY GROOM x SADLER\u2019S WELLS x STOP THE MUSIC<\/B> and trained by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">priceless<\/B>. In 25 stakes races this mare has 18 ITM finishes with 8 wins. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Rated 16<SUP>th<\/SUP> in the long turf division this mare will have to improve on last years finish in this race, as she was beaten down the stretch finishing 4<SUP>th<\/SUP>. She likes to set the pace or lie just off, and has shown 100 SP ratings recently, but has also lost places in the stretch run. Jockey <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Er Anderson<\/B> who has only saddled 40 mounts this season does not inspire confidence in a return to form for this lady.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">Outlook<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">I look for pace setters <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">ICE CREAM SOCIAL, COMFORTABLY PYE, KRYSZOSTONIAK<\/B>, and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">STOP THE GROOM T<\/B> to battle it out in the first 6F with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">ICE CREAM SOCIAL<\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">STOP THE GROOM T<\/B> outlasting the other pace setters. <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">MAGICAL MIA<\/B> will lead the charge to the front down the stretch with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">GET WHAT YOU NEED, NATIVE SWAN, PUBLIK ENEMY, BLING<\/B>, and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">A.P.ANDY<\/B> trying to make a move. I think <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">GET WHAT YOU NEED, PUBLIK ENEMY, A.P. ANDY<\/B>, and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">BLING<\/B> will fade with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">NATIVE SWAN<\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">MAGICAL MIA<\/B> battling <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">ICE CREAM SOCIAL<\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">STOP THE GROOM T<\/B> for the money. I will box a trifecta of <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">MAGICAL MIA<\/B> (3-1), <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">ICE CREAM SOCIAL<\/B> (5-1), and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">NATIVE SWAN (<\/B>11-1) with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">STOP THE GROOM T<\/B> getting 4<SUP>th<\/SUP> again, although it is tempting to toss <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">KRYSZOSTONIAK <\/B>into the mix.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Momma Mia it&#8217;s Magical<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":332,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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-4282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4282","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\/332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}