{"id":44358,"date":"2018-02-23T22:47:47","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T03:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=44358"},"modified":"2018-02-23T21:48:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T02:48:22","slug":"equinics-the-ray-of-pye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=44358","title":{"rendered":"Equinics – The Ray of Pye"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ray of Pye<\/strong> <\/span>is for four year olds and up to be contested at nine furlongs\u00a0over the\u00a0immaculately manicured\u00a0South Korean turf course.\u00a0 It honors the great Hall of Famer who was campaigned by a teenage\u00a0Tyedye<\/strong>.\u00a0 Horse and trainer were eerily\u00a0similar.\u00a0 Brilliant,\u00a0untamed and erratic.\u00a0 Andrew raced his Rahy colt early and often.\u00a0 Ray of Pye proved to be not only sinfully fast, but extremely versatile in terms of both distance and surface.\u00a0\u00a0His five Grade One victories were earned from\u00a0seven furlongs\u00a0on the turf to nine furlongs on dirt.\u00a0 He made a million dollars\u00a0racing on the main\u00a0course\u00a0and three times that on the grass.\u00a0Hats off to Ray of Pye and Tyedye!<\/span>
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\nHere are the contestants for The Ray of Pye from the hedge on out:<\/span>
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\nUniversal Racing Club<\/strong> is well represented by multimillionaire Salt of the Turf<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 The bad news is that Durkastan’s<\/em> King Kamehameha colt is riding a seven race losing streak.\u00a0 The good news is that Salt has a ton of back class having won two G-1s, a pair of G-2s and a G-3.\u00a0 In addition, his last turf start two back was a very sharp second in the G-1 Parking Ticket, a race he won in 2016.\u00a0 Looking to grab a medal and improve\u00a0on\u00a0his 4th place finish\u00a0during the Summer Games in Rio.\u00a0 Big money rider in NBonus.<\/span>
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Ya Jackwagon<\/strong> <\/span>carries the Blazing Saddles<\/strong> banner into combat.\u00a0 Skunk’s<\/em> Lonhro five year old has won three of his last four starts.\u00a0 Among those wins was a G-1 tally, two races back, in Victoria’s The McKinnon.\u00a0 Veteran conditioner knows all the tricks in the book and will undoubtedly have the second betting choice (5-1)\u00a0ready for a top effort.\u00a0<\/span>
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\nThird in the gate will be the Minnesota Testbarn<\/strong> representative.\u00a0 Johnny Biggs<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>is as honest as they come.\u00a0 Thirteen starts, ten wins including his last five straight.\u00a0 Granted, crushing claimers, starter allowances and\u00a0local breds\u00a0is a far cry from Grade 1 success.\u00a0 But Kingranch’s<\/em> Big Brown colt\u00a0cannot read the tote board (41-1).\u00a0 All he does is run as fast as he needs to in order to win.\u00a0 Produced a personal best 112 SP in winning a stake\u00a0at 16-1 last time out.\u00a0 Needs a big step forward.\u00a0<\/span>
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\nCVBear<\/em> will send out his homebred Houlihan <\/strong><\/span>for Megalopolis Racing Circuit<\/strong>.\u00a0 Houlihan is by Shamardal out of\u00a0the promising young broodmare Ballinora (Dubawi x Theatrical).\u00a0 Bear’s five year old is a multiple graded winner of over half a million dollars and shows speed figures as high as 117.\u00a0 Should be competitive if he brings his “A” game.<\/span>
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\nEmpire State Racing’s<\/strong> leading trainer for 2017 was Cadet.<\/em>\u00a0 So it is fitting that Mohegan Sun Cadet<\/strong><\/span> should represent ESR in the Ray of Pye.\u00a0 The six year old son of Sea The Stars and Robby’s fine Giant’s Causeway broodmare Uncas Ruckus\u00a0will be trying to end a three race losing streak.\u00a0 It should be noted that MSC\u00a0was riding a three race losing streak when he won the Breeders’ Bowl Mile in 2016.\u00a0 Connections are very high on his chances this week.<\/span>
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\nReasonable Sanity<\/strong><\/span> is a graded winning half millionaire from the barn of veteran trainer Smokeglack<\/em>.\u00a0 The flashy bay son of Smart Strike prepped with a HOT race romp at nine panels right here in South Korea.\u00a0 If the All-Stars Racing<\/strong> rep is going to medal, Smoke will need to reach pretty deep into his bag of tricks.\u00a0 Pretty nice horse in a most difficult spot.\u00a0 <\/span>
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\nConcejal’s<\/strong><\/span> two victories came in a maiden allowance and a HOT race.\u00a0 On the plus side, he is quite well bred (Sea The Stars x Danehill x Alydar), trained by high percentage conditioner Pato<\/em> for Hispano Parlante<\/strong>, and posted an eye popping 115 speed figure last time out winning that HOT race prep against a bunch of stable mates.\u00a0 Facing an uphill task.<\/span>
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\nAlthough he has yet to win a stake, H Q Racing’s<\/strong> Im A Stranger Here<\/strong> <\/span>is knocking on the door.\u00a0 Last time out,\u00a0Phenomanaz<\/em>‘ \u00a0lightning quick son of Leading The Parade\u00a0set wicked splits before giving way very late to the well intended Take Care of Me in Victoria’s Grade 2 Railweigh.\u00a0 His 119 speed figure compares favorably to many of his compatriots.\u00a0 In the hunt.\u00a0<\/span>
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\nKymar’reilly<\/strong><\/span> seeks gold for the Midas<\/strong> folks.\u00a0 Tulloch<\/em> has prepped his Aljabr gray with a trio of graded races.\u00a0 Considering the fact hat he has yet to win a stake of any kind, three straight third place finishes in graded company is not too shabby.\u00a0 Showed in the G-1 Jolly Summer last time out behind Given’s standout Here to Forever.\u00a0\u00a0Another time, another place.<\/span>
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\nLenny<\/em> has the\u00a0top qualifier by far in Drakon’s Bazooka<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0Assured a\u00a0future in the Hall of Fame already,\u00a0Ryan’s rangy Exceed And Excel colt\u00a0is closing in on ten million dollars in career earnings.\u00a0 The G R Simsters’<\/strong> representative has won five consecutive G-1 races using his lethal stalk and pounce tactics.\u00a0 Speed numbers are unworldly.\u00a0 Shipped in early to assure his acclimatization,\u00a0Drakon’s Bazooka has been prepping for\u00a0his 2018 debut with a series of\u00a0steady\u00a0works.\u00a0 Fired a bullet :57.33 geared down the last seventy yards on Monday.\u00a0\u00a0 Simply too fast for these if the real Drakon’s Bazooka shows up.<\/span>
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\nJust a neck shy of three straight graded wins.\u00a0 That’s the story on EWC<\/strong> stalwart Take Care of Me<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Trainer Atthewire<\/em> claimed the son of Medicean for $100K last March.\u00a0\u00a0 The change of scenery helped big time.\u00a0 Take Care of Me consistently shows lines that would put him squarely in the picture.\u00a0 This is a high speed horse who can carry that speed a long way.\u00a0 Dangerous with the right setup.<\/span>
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\nSeize The Carp <\/strong><\/span>is the longshot at 88-1.\u00a0 6ward3<\/em> trains for Northwest Racing Circuit<\/strong>.\u00a0 The son of Carpe Diem is\u00a0a bit\u00a0slower than the foes\u00a0he will face on Saturday.\u00a0 Would require a\u00a0number of things to go his way.<\/span>
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\nPost hoc, ergo propter hoc?\u00a0 Cause and effect?\u00a0 Your guess is as good as mine.\u00a0 All\u00a0we know is that since\u00a0Ichiba<\/strong><\/span> was gelded, he has become a world class terror.\u00a0 Dixiedotco’s<\/em> Deep Impact gelding was obviously meant to be a good one.\u00a0 His mom, Mercato (Dubawi), was a sensational graded winner of over $700,000.\u00a0 All of her babies are runners.\u00a0 So, perhaps, all Ichiba needed was a little more time.\u00a0\u00a0Moot point now.\u00a0\u00a0Vermont’s<\/strong> favorite son is on the prowl and looking to medal for the folks back home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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\nRounding out our field is Elite Racing Club’s<\/strong> Major Dansili<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Jbcri<\/em> and his gang of rowdies escaped from Purgatory about five years ago and took The Promised Land by storm.\u00a0 They ask no quarter and give none. \u00a0Major Dansili is seeking redemption for a sub par effort two years ago in Rio.\u00a0 Since then, he has won a pair of graded events and popped a 121 speed figure.\u00a0 Your call.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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