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On the rail, Sign Here<\/STRONG> (5\/1) joins the pacesetter’s hunt.\u00a0\u00a0 The 5yo Rainbow Quest daughter hails from Beefcake Stables (bustag).\u00a0\u00a0 For much of career, Sign Here kept company predominantly in the allowance ranks.\u00a0\u00a0 There was a minbior interlude in a claiming race where Beefcake won the $75k shake a couple years back.\u00a0 The mare’s been a points earner ever since, winning 7 of 29 lifetime.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Three weeks ago, Sign Here made only her 2nd lifetime stakes attempt.\u00a0\u00a0 The mare led easy peasy on the lead in the 10f contest, finishing runnerup.\u00a0\u00a0 Sign Here brings solid speed figures to the table.\u00a0 Big step up in class can go either way with inexperienced stakes level horses.\u00a0 There are a lot of nice stalker and\u00a0speedsters here too — difficult assignment, but worth a shot considering the lite field.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Next up, we have the\u00a0wonderful racemare Dance Seeker<\/STRONG> (5\/2) from Rockriver Stables of the Great Plains Residency.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That is, “racefilly” — Dance Seeker’s only a 4yo, but wow, she’s accomplished much with a 15 for\u00a025 lifetime record.\u00a0\u00a0 The Seeking The Gold royal dame\u00a0began her career actually over the dirt as a ’05 freshman.\u00a0\u00a0 She didn’t kick up her heels over the green stuff till her sophomore debut which she won for fun.\u00a0 The win began a 7-race victory streak — she would eventually win four graded races in 2006 from sprints to 8.5f.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Dance Seeker lost her first two starts this year, but has since been\u00a0on a roll, gobbling up three straight one-turn grades.\u00a0 This filly\u00a0just might be the heir apparent to champion Elsinore.\u00a0\u00a0 An overall lack of female turf sprints probably pushed Rockriver to enter\u00a0the ‘Seeker here.\u00a0\u00a0 Digging into her PPs, she’s won up to 9f, but\u00a0over short fields eons ago.\u00a0\u00a0Her closing style totally this speedy group though.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cross\u00a0your fingers — can go either way.\u00a0\u00a0 Classy gal though must be respected.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Raceland Acres sends out Doubtful Affair<\/STRONG> (8\/1), a 4yo Dubai Destination starlet.\u00a0\u00a0The filly has won much, presenting a 5-for-19 lifetime record, mostly in ALW company.\u00a0\u00a0 The speedster did turn over a new leaf this year though, winning a 9f listed stakes in her\u00a0’07 debut.\u00a0 Looks like her trainer took her further off the pace in her subsequent outings this spring.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
Raceland Acres sends out Doubtful Affair<\/STRONG> (8\/1), a 4yo Dubai Destination starlet.\u00a0\u00a0The filly has won much, presenting a 5-for-19 lifetime record, mostly in ALW company.\u00a0\u00a0 The speedster did turn over a new leaf this year though, winning a 9f listed stakes in her\u00a0’07 debut.\u00a0 Looks like her trainer took her further off the pace in her subsequent outings this spring.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV>
Doubtful Affair\u00a0shortens up from a classic distance experiment LTO.\u00a0\u00a0 Should\u00a0be up close to Sign Here near the front.\u00a0 Kind of a wildcard gal, but a decent one to play the spoiler.\u00a0\u00a0 Needs her lifetime best effort so far.\u00a0\u00a0 Possible for a minor share if she shows up\u00a0with her best stuff.\u00a0\u00a0 You’d like to see a filly conquer the listed level before attmepting the graded leap.\u00a0\u00a0 Still, this filly’s not too bad of a longshot.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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CR Racers residency is represented by that sizzling Northern Pulp<\/STRONG> (3\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 Robsscoobi Stables trains the\u00a0junior daughter of Pulpit.\u00a0\u00a0Like Dance Seeker, Northern Pulp also began her career over the main track as a ’05 freshman.\u00a0\u00a0 The filly wound up on the lawn sooner rather than later in her\u00a03yo season, making steady splashes in the ALW ranks.\u00a0\u00a0 While Dance Seeker found her way to the graded ranks, Northern Pulp instead stayed at the lesser level.\u00a0\u00a0 She pocketed her first\u00a0black type victory last September and hasn’t looked back since.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Northern Pulp carried seven straight stakes victories (including 2 grades!) with ferocious pride till finally hitting the wall LTO.\u00a0\u00a0 BTW — toss that last race out, please.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She didn’t like the 10f in the Virgin Mary(G1).<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0 Nope, Northern Pulp prefers 8f to 9f.\u00a0 I wonder how she’d do in a grass sprint too?!!?\u00a0 Four week rest and I can very well see her and Dance Seeker in a head-to-head stretch drive between the ralliers.\u00a0 Great spot for Northern Pulp to burst out onto the Sim scene.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Waremblem4 of Winterfell Racing enters the recently-blossoming Buffy The Chosen<\/STRONG> (11\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 This 4yo daughter of Awesome Again is one of two who carry the hopes of the GR Simsters club.\u00a0 Again, Buffy The Chosen also began her career\u00a0in 2005 over the main track.\u00a0\u00a0 She closed out the year though with a MSW score over the green stuff and became a stakes winner by her second outing at age 3.\u00a0\u00a0 The filly made an appearance in the year’s classic Adelaide Oaks(G2)<\/EM>\u00a0and pretty much stayed the ground in her sophomore season with mixed results.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
Waremblem4 of Winterfell Racing enters the recently-blossoming Buffy The Chosen<\/STRONG> (11\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 This 4yo daughter of Awesome Again is one of two who carry the hopes of the GR Simsters club.\u00a0 Again, Buffy The Chosen also began her career\u00a0in 2005 over the main track.\u00a0\u00a0 She closed out the year though with a MSW score over the green stuff and became a stakes winner by her second outing at age 3.\u00a0\u00a0 The filly made an appearance in the year’s classic Adelaide Oaks(G2)<\/EM>\u00a0and pretty much stayed the ground in her sophomore season with mixed results.<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV>
But waremblem shortened up Buffy The Chosen a tad this season and the filly 3-for-5 with a confidence-boosting 103 SP#<\/STRONG> stakes score over 9.5f\u00a0last month.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0This gal’s pretty versatile too — she can sit behind the leaders or rally from about midpack.\u00a0\u00a0 I like how you can see the considerable rise in speed figures with the recent cutback in distance.\u00a0\u00a0 She was 3 for 4 under 9.5f early on as a 3yo before waremblem tried to make her into a stayer.\u00a0\u00a0 Difficult leap up in class, but very interesting.\u00a0 I like her a lot over\u00a09f and try sprint too sometime with Glitterman x Danzig female family.\u00a0\u00a0 A live sleeper.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The longest shot on the board Living Well(IRE)<\/STRONG> (19\/1) breaks from post 6.\u00a0 Ck2stable from At The Wire Thoroughbreds trains the Rock Of Gibraltar(IRE) 4yo.\u00a0 Living Well was a claimer off and on for two different trainers last season.\u00a0\u00a0Average\u00a070-80 SP#s saw the poor gal bounce around until Ck2stable won the 10k shake for her in January ’07.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Ck2stable managed to garner a NW1x over 10f turf score with the filly as well as a couple of short field listed company stakes placings.\u00a0\u00a0 Living Well’s highest SP# so far in 97 over 9.5f.\u00a0\u00a0 She prefers to set the lead, but has shown rating ability.\u00a0\u00a0 Huge class leap of course tosses this gal out on paper.\u00a0\u00a0 Anything can and will go though in the shortened field.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flip a coin, but possible for minor money if some fo the faves flop badly.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Lucky post #7 goes to jake’s Wet Paint<\/STRONG> (5\/1) who is our second filly sired by Awesome Again.\u00a0\u00a0 Wet Pain checks in as the most “inexperienced” in field with only 15 lifetime calls to the post.\u00a0\u00a0 However, the filly makes up for it on promise — she was lightning stike last season over the lawn, eating up allowances\u00a0before finishing up the year with a third-place finish in the He’s A Charmer(G3-9fT)<\/EM>.\u00a0\u00a0 The speedster proved that that race was no fluke, placing again at the graded level in her 4yo debut and going on to win 5 of her next 6 listed stakes starts.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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What a promising starlet!\u00a0\u00a0 She cuts back a furlong here from her normal 10f classic distance.\u00a0 Gonna be interesting to see if she hits the board or better — jake’s still trying to find this gal’s best\u00a0course of ground.\u00a0\u00a0 I expect Wet Paint to sit behind Sign Here and Doudtful Affair’s pace.\u00a0\u00a0 She can survive a speed\u00a0duel though and thensome if you’re worried.\u00a0\u00a0 Only three weeks rest, but Saturday could see her tasting\u00a0graded glory for the very first time.\u00a0 Excellent shot.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Finally, GR Simsters’ Lennmeister Empire gets in on the action with Bad Scene<\/STRONG> (5\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 Lenny has this Pleasantly Perfect 4yo going near perfet, winning a pair of Grade 3 turf grades this season.\u00a0\u00a0 Bad Scene herself was\u00a0a major sophomore turf starlet, winning three grades.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Just a solid speedster filly — if you toss out her off-track and dirt course attempts, this gal’s 10-for-15 lifetime with over $700k in the bank.\u00a0\u00a0 Mmhmm.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
Finally, GR Simsters’ Lennmeister Empire gets in on the action with Bad Scene<\/STRONG> (5\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 Lenny has this Pleasantly Perfect 4yo going near perfet, winning a pair of Grade 3 turf grades this season.\u00a0\u00a0 Bad Scene herself was\u00a0a major sophomore turf starlet, winning three grades.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Just a solid speedster filly — if you toss out her off-track and dirt course attempts, this gal’s 10-for-15 lifetime with over $700k in the bank.\u00a0\u00a0 Mmhmm.<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV>
Nine furlongs appears to be Bad Scene’s stamina limit.\u00a0\u00a0 No worries — she totally specializes in the mighty nine and soaked up the Tai-Bo’s(G3)<\/EM> 8.5f LTO too.\u00a0 Bet this gal would be just as good again over a flat, so that’ll open up your options if you needed a 2nd opinion, Lenny.\u00a0\u00a0 LOL.\u00a0 There’s\u00a0some honest and solid speed in this race though — longshots Sign Here. Doubtful Affair will be pressed by Wet Paint.\u00a0\u00a0 Bad Scene enters this frontrunning fray.\u00a0\u00a0 Gonna be quite a showdown.\u00a0 Great shot if she can overcome mad dash.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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I think all of these fillies have merit for the winner’s circle.\u00a0\u00a0 However, the faves should sweep the board here.\u00a0\u00a0 Take your pick which fave it shall be — both Bad Scene and Wet Paint might find themselves stalking more\u00a0Saturday.\u00a0\u00a0 They’re both capable of whipping the pants of the field.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Northern Pulp on the other hand could\u00a0knock out everybody’s lights with a late rally aimed at tiring speed.\u00a0\u00a0You can very well imagine Dance Seeker closing with Northern Pulp — she’s a sprinter of late though and sometimes the switch\u00a0in distance can go\u00a0south in a hurry.\u00a0\u00a0 Still, Dance Seeker has proven backclass around two-turns so I’ll think we’ll see her around the wire.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Buffy The Chosen is the best of the\u00a0outsiders.\u00a0\u00a0 I think her trainer’s right on the money cutting her back in distance — I expect her to run a bang-up race.\u00a0 Doubtful Affair could durprise on the board, but is probably more likely for minor money.\u00a0\u00a0 Sign Here and Living Well have to bring they’re running shows, stepping up to the highest level.\u00a0\u00a0 Sign Here could get some money if she can hang on after setting the lead.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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I’ll\u00a0gonna throw caution to the wind and select Buffy The Chosen on a hunch after two in a row.\u00a0\u00a0 Northern Pulp falls short for the victory.\u00a0\u00a0Wet Paint noses out Dance Seeker and Bad Scene for the show spot.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If Buffy falls, the Northern Pulp should romp.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Win:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buffy The Chosen<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Show:\u00a0 Wet Paint<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Good to all!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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