{"id":4538,"date":"2007-08-10T18:16:39","date_gmt":"2007-08-10T18:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=4538"},"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=4538","title":{"rendered":"The Princess Bow(IRE) Stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\">Glad to see you all back here again at the Qld track with a massive race card today.\u00a0 With the Graded race today this one is\u00a02nd in stature for today of course is The Princess Bow(IRE) Stakes named after Princess Bow an 11 year old mare out of Generous (IRE) with a record of 5 wins out of 33 races. She was known for her sprints on turf and earned just over a total of $123,000 in her career.\u00a0 On to the card then for todays race.<\/SPAN><\/I><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"><\/SPAN><\/I>\u00a0<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\">Post 1:<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"> <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">7\/2<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">OJAI HIGH<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(ojai)<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">4yo mare out of High Yield with a record of 11-8-5 out of 31 starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Just over half a million bucks in earnings she has a pretty good win percentage I tell ya.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Running consistenly of late in the 90\u2019s she is a definite threat in this race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trained by ojai, I can tell you the owner is expecting a top 3 finish here if not the win outright.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This race is over 6 furlongs which suits her down to a tee.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Definite possibility of taking this out.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\">Post 2:<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"> <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">3\/1<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">HARD KNOCKS(IRE)<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(roundtable)<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">Lightly raced 4yo mare out of Hawk Wing who originates from that great county in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Ireland<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The current owner \/ trainer only picked her up in June and has had remarkable success with her since.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Moving her back onto turf she produced 3 wins in a row over the 7 \u00bd to 8 furlong range.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Speeds in the 90\u2019s and one at 101 she can this girl and the current trainer is making the most out of her.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She seemed to fade last time out over 6 furlongs but that may well have been a one-off.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>See what she does here but I like her I have to say.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\">Post 3:<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"> <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>1<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">7\/1<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">SHEMAKESMEBEGOOD(IRE)<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(mepere)<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">Shemakesmebegood.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sounds like my wife!<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Out of the very impressive Theatrical (IRE) has raced 13 times for 3 wins with 2 of those wins on turf.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Another one that is going to have to hold onto the pace until the finish line and will also need to pick up her speed to bring it in today.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>By the bookies is the longshot of the race at 17\/1 but Im guessing she will be running midpack.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\">Post 4:<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"> <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">3\/1<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">HIGH ON GABOR(KY)<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(gabor)<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">14 starts for 9 wins.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8 of those wins on turf. Bred out of Cryptoclearance this one has been running well in form with 4 wins out of the last 5 outings.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Last time was a run in the G2 Cooked Cabbage Cup which resulted in a win by half a length over 7 \u00bd furlongs.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Very classy this one \u2013 my pick for today.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\">Post 5:<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"> <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">2\/1<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">GIANT STRIDES(IRE)<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(foxon)<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">The favourite of the race by the bookies and is well bred beyond my wildest dreams (<\/SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\">GIANT&#8217;S CAUSEWAY (IRE) x FUSAICHI PEGASUS x <st1:City w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">SEATTLE<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> SLEW).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">27 starts for 12 wins with all those wins coming on the turf.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Is definitely going to be pushing for the win and should be a great battle between her and High On Gabor.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is her distance too \u2013 look out for Giant Strides.<SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\">Post 6:<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"> <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">9\/1<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">CAN&#8217;T TAKE A TRICK<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(turfy)<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">The oldie of the race at 7yo she is going to need a very good effort in this one.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Certainly she can\u2019t take a trick having drawn a race with some of the class that is in here today.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her stats are 56 races for 11 wins so she knows her way around the track.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Was up against it last time out in the G2 Independence Day BB Stakes but ignoring that she has been performing solidly.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Will need to produce an outstanding effort today though.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\">Post 7:<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"> <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I><SPAN style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">12\/1<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">TURF ENOUGH(KY)<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(elagou)<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">Turf Enough is a 3yo mare out of Storm Boot with only 12 outings for her 5 wins.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trained by elagou she is inexperienced and only just feeling her way at this level.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She debuted last time out at the Stakes level with an impressive 2<SUP>nd<\/SUP> place finishing over 7 furlongs. I feel that this is going to be too short for her as she tends to come from behind.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Still I could be wrong \u2013 be interesting as well to see how she runs at this level over this distance today.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I think she will be finishing fast that\u2019s for sure.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">My picks for this race are:<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">HIGH ON GABOR(KY)<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">GIANT STRIDES(IRE)<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"><B><SPAN lang=EN-AU style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">HARD KNOCKS(IRE)<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hopefuls in Princess Bow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"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-4538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4538","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\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4538\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}