{"id":45754,"date":"2018-06-08T21:15:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T01:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=45754"},"modified":"2018-06-08T20:47:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T00:47:03","slug":"no-sim-triple-crown-but-there-will-be-a-sim-triple-crown-trifecta-saturday-in-the-new-yorker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=45754","title":{"rendered":"No Sim Triple Crown, But There Will Be A Sim Triple Crown Trifecta Saturday in the New Yorker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a mere five weeks ago, all eyes were on Kentucky as 20 colts lined up in the gates to take their shot at a six-million-dollar purse and a chance at sim racing stardom.\u00a0 Godbless This Mess sat well off the pace early as he was behind eleven other horses until about the halfway point when he started to work on making his comeback.\u00a0 He ended up winning by a little over two lengths to take the first leg of the sim Triple Crown.\u00a0 Two weeks and a trip to Maryland later, Godbless This Mess would find himself struggling to make the same comeback that he did in Kentucky and his bid for a sim Triple Crown would come up 2 lengths short of 15\/1 shot El Malquerido who sat near the front and really never looked at the back end of Godbless This Mess through the entire race.\u00a0 El Maiquerido came into the race as the 2nd<\/sup> longshot behind 5th<\/sup> place finisher Den Not Don who came in at 18\/1.\u00a0 That then leads us here to New York where, instead of a sim Triple Crown, we will have a sim trifecta as neither Godbless This Mess or El Maiquerido are entered into this weekend\u2019s race.\u00a0 14 horses and 14 trainers will look at taking their portion of this year\u2019s sim Triple Crown as we go a mile and a half on the fast dirt this weekend.\u00a0 The field looks very competitive with the longest shot being 15\/1 and the favorite sitting at just 7\/1.\u00a0 With no odds on favorite separating themselves from the rest of the field, it will be very interesting to see who ends up taking the race today.\u00a0 Before we get to the race however, we must meet our field.\u00a0 So without further delay, I present to you the field for the 2018 New Yorker.<\/p>\n

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Name\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Owner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sire\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Odds<\/p>\n

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(1)\u00a0 Royale Bushwhacker\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 canyongait\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Awesome Again\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/1<\/p>\n

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This 3-year-old gelding doesn\u2019t have a win outside of allowance competition.\u00a0 However, in three graded starts, he has yet to fail to hit the board.\u00a0 This raises more questions than answers for many as he remains in New York after the Wooden Indian Derby Lock Prep.\u00a0 His last race was two months ago right here in New York where he failed to take the Derby prep race coming up just short.\u00a0 After starting his career rough, with a 4th<\/sup> place finish, he managed a 2nd<\/sup> place finish in a maiden race before taking his third race with a nice 89 speed figure as a 2-year-old.\u00a0 He would go on to win a conditioned allowance race in his last start as a two-year-old before making the jump to the Graded ranks three races back.\u00a0 In his first ever Graded III race, he managed to sit near the back of the pack before coming up just 3 lengths short in the 3rd<\/sup> place finish.\u00a0 He would follow that up with another 3rd<\/sup> place finish in the Grade II Moises Alou Cap.\u00a0 He would, as mentioned before, again come in 3rd<\/sup> in his first ever Grade I attempt last time out.\u00a0 Speeds have been on a steady increase with the increase in distance and he ran his best ever speed figure of 105 last time out.\u00a0 Will the increase in distance finally give him the ground he is looking for to find the winners circle?\u00a0 Will the jump in distance be too much to handle?\u00a0 There are more questions than answers coming out of his stable this week.\u00a0 Can he give a firm answer to those questions?<\/p>\n

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(2)\u00a0 Zap It Out\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 basspatrol\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ghostzapper\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7\/1<\/p>\n

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The three-year-old colt Zap It Out will make his first start since the Bluegrass Derby just a mere month ago.\u00a0 After taking the Florida Derby to secure his spot in Kentucky back in March, this boy just didn\u2019t have enough in the tank as he managed just a 7th<\/sup> place finish in the 20 horse Bluegrass Derby last time out.\u00a0 It was probably for this reason that he skipped the Middle Jewel and headed right for the Belmont this weekend.\u00a0 After a promising start in a maiden race back in July of 2017, he failed to hit the board in two straight listed stakes races.\u00a0 Hoping to raise his confidence, a conditioned allowance was attempted as his last race as a two-year-old and it would prove to start a three race win streak that included a listed stakes and the aforementioned Florida Derby Grade I win.\u00a0 His career best speed figure of 109 came on a good track back in the Florida Derby where he ran a 109 speed figure.\u00a0 The jump in distance didn\u2019t help the speed figure for the Bluegrass Derby as he managed just a 101 speed at the 10-furlong distance.\u00a0 The big question with him will be with the jump once again in distance.\u00a0 He will be going nearly a half mile more than his career best speed figure distance.\u00a0 Will the jump in distance lead once again to a middle of the pack finish, or were there just too many horses in the way of a comeback in Kentucky?\u00a0 That question will be answered this weekend in New York.<\/p>\n

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(3)\u00a0 Minimal Sin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ravenclaw\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sinister Minister\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15\/1<\/p>\n

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The three spot Saturday belongs to a 3-year-old colt out of Sinister Minister.\u00a0 He will be looking to hit the board for the first time as a three-year-old when he steps foot on the track this weekend in New York.\u00a0 After a promising career start as a two-year-old garnered him five wins in eight tries, he managed just a 9th<\/sup> place finish in the Breeder\u2019s Bowl Juvenile back in November of last year.\u00a0 He would take a four month break from racing in hopes that the speeds and his racing form would increase.\u00a0 The rest did provide a bump in speed figures as he has run his best two speed figures the last two races, however, it hasn\u2019t led to a ton of success on the track where he has missed the board in two straight Grade I tries.\u00a0 That shouldn\u2019t shake the confidence of this colt however as he has seven of his eleven races against Graded company and that includes a Grade I and Grade II win along with a 3rd<\/sup> place finish in the Grade III Manor of Bashford back in July of last year.\u00a0 It has been nearly ten months since this colt has seen the winners circle.\u00a0 He certainly has the ability to take the win here in New York this weekend.\u00a0 Once again, this will be the longest distance for him in his career, though the jump to 10 furlongs last time out led to his first career speed figure over 100.\u00a0 The form has been a little off in the past few races.\u00a0 Can he regain that form that he had as a two-year-old?\u00a0 If so, he could do damage with this field as he will look to sit well back early before coming on strong late.<\/p>\n

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(4)\u00a0 The Checkered\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 atw14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bradester\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/1<\/p>\n

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The three-year-old colt who comes from a Grade I mother will look to add another Grade I winner to the family when he takes the track this Saturday. \u00a0After four straight allowance races to start his career in which he managed one win and three third place finishes, this boy finally made the jump into the stakes ranks in November of last year.\u00a0 He hasn\u2019t left them since then and he also managed a Grade III win in his first race as a three-year-old earlier this year.\u00a0 While his last two races haven\u2019t been up to par, he will look to shake off the fact that he has failed to hit the board in each of his last two races after managing to hit the board in eight straight races to start his career.\u00a0 An increase in speed figures have come with increasing distance and if that can continue this weekend, he should have no problem keeping up with the field.\u00a0 However, one problem that we are seeing early is that there are a lot of late runners.\u00a0 Not a single horse we have talked about so far has wanted to run with the lead and he is no different.\u00a0 Will he get caught up in the fact that there will be a lot of runners late?\u00a0 It is going to be a tough field for him to take, but he should be right there with everyone else as we get ready to turn for home this Saturday in New York.<\/p>\n

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(5)\u00a0 The Art of Failure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 dumptrump\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lord Nelson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/1<\/p>\n

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Coming out of the 5 slot today will be the three-year-old colt out of Lord Nelson.\u00a0 His Graded results to date have been more like an EKG which has to be causing his trainers a heart attack.\u00a0 Will the race this weekend be more of a top or bottom on that EKG?\u00a0 After three straight 2nd<\/sup> or 3rd<\/sup> place finishes to start his career, The Art of Failure finally managed to take a maiden race back in August of last year.\u00a0 He then managed to win his second in a row in a conditioned allowance race, and that was all that his trainers needed to see from him to know it was time to jump him up into the stakes ranks.\u00a0 His first attempt didn\u2019t go quite as planned as he managed just a 9th<\/sup> place finish at the end of September.\u00a0 After a slight increase in distance and a 3rd<\/sup> place finish a month later, he took a two month break from racing.\u00a0 With that two-month break, he also made a jump into the route distance of racing and it made all the distance as he ran a career best 100 speed figure and took home a listed stakes in his last race as a two-year-old.\u00a0 It was decided then that his next race would be the Grade 1 Vermont is 4 Lovers in February of this year.\u00a0 After coming out of the gate hot, this boy lost steam and managed just an 8th<\/sup> place finish.\u00a0 A month later he tried the 9-furlong distance again, this time in the Grade II Land\u2019s End where to nearly pulled off a win.\u00a0 That bid for the first graded win came up just short as he finished 2 and \u00bc lengths behind the leader for a 2nd<\/sup> place finish.\u00a0 After a 9th<\/sup> place finish in the Grade I Arkansas Juvenile Derby Lock Prep race, he made the jump back down in graded company his last time out where again it was a 9th<\/sup> place finish.\u00a0 He will have his work cut out for him today, but he is making another big jump in distance and we know how that turned out early in his career.<\/p>\n

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(6)\u00a0 Ion My Way\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 drsafbreds\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Var\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/1<\/p>\n

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Not only has Ion My Way been involved in the Graded ranks before, he actually has more Grade I races under his belt than other races in his career.\u00a0 The competition that he has faced might bode well for him today, but the struggle is going to be beating that competition which hasn\u2019t been his strong suit in about half a year.\u00a0 The career started with a quick win in a maiden race and 2nd<\/sup> place finish in an open allowance race.\u00a0 From there it was off to the graded ranks where he hasn\u2019t left since May of last year!\u00a0 This guy won his first ever Graded try and followed that up with a solid 2nd<\/sup> place finish in his next race, another Grade III.\u00a0 While he has had mixed results since then, every race he has ran since September of last year has been against Grade I competition and therefore he is certainly battle tested.\u00a0 After a 6th<\/sup> place finish in his first every Grade I attempt, the three-year-old son of Var rattled off two in a row in the Grade I Sparkling Wine Stakes and the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Juvenile.\u00a0 After those two wins, it was a 3 month break for him and since then he hasn\u2019t really regained the form that he left off at.\u00a0 In the four Grade I races since his Breeders Bowl win, he has managed just one 5th<\/sup> place finish, two 7th<\/sup> place finishes, and one 8th<\/sup> place finish.\u00a0 While he did run a career best 102 speed figure in the California Derby Prep race, he followed that up with a 100 sped figure the next time out in the Bluegrass Derby.\u00a0 He will be the first horse that we have met today that has run in both the Bluegrass Derby and the Middle Jewel.\u00a0 How is he going to hold up with his 3rd<\/sup> race in nearly a months\u2019 time?\u00a0 Will he be able to regain his form from his two-year-old campaign with minimal rest, or will it be another rough ride in the New Yorker?\u00a0 The chance is there and he is certainly battle tested.\u00a0 The question remains though, is he too battle tested?<\/p>\n

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(7)\u00a0 Tap Tap Tapping\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ramo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tapit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8\/1<\/p>\n

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Skipping the Bluegrass Derby can sometimes pay off for those that are looking to make a strong showing in the Middle Jewel.\u00a0 The three-year-old colt out of Tapit did just that last race after a decent showing in the Sand Castle Derby Prep race.\u00a0 Two races back he managed a career 2nd<\/sup> best 101 speed figure of 101 as he came up short in the prep race.\u00a0 The trainers opted to skip the loaded Bluegrass Derby field in hopes that a rest would give way to a win come the Middle Jewel Stakes.\u00a0 However, that just didn\u2019t work out as he managed just a 6th<\/sup> place finish in the Middle Jewel last time out.\u00a0 He is certainly battle tested much like the rest of the field however as he has managed to hit the board in four out of nine career races in Graded company.\u00a0 After two quick wins to start his career in a maiden race along with a conditioned allowance race, he made the jump to stakes territory where he did manage a 2nd<\/sup> place finish in his first listed stakes try.\u00a0 He followed that up with a 4th<\/sup> place finish in the Grade II Vermont BB Juvenile and a 2nd<\/sup> place finish in the Grade II Hoserhead Juvenile.\u00a0 A month later he made the jump up into the Grade I stakes territory when he took on a field of 13 in the Hopeless Stakes.\u00a0 A 4th<\/sup> place finish followed his start there along with another 4th<\/sup> place finish in the Charcoal Breeder\u2019s Cup Grade III race.\u00a0 He then managed to hit the board for the second time in Graded company when he finished third the the Club Stakes before picking up his first ever Graded win in the It\u2019s a Lot Like Christmas Grade III race.\u00a0 With most of the first half of the field looking to make the trip for way back, look for Tap Tap Tapping to jump straight out towards the front.\u00a0 This may not be a bad place to be with so many late challengers, he might not get pushed a ton early.\u00a0 Time will tell, but running his race might not be a terrible thing Saturday and the odds makers look to agree.<\/p>\n

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(8)\u00a0 Den Not Don\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 graywolf47\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Den\u2019s Legacy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\/1<\/p>\n

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As we begin the 2nd<\/sup> half of our countdown, we come across the first of two runners to have the \u201cCLM\u201d tag applied to their name.\u00a0 Some trainer\u2019s favorite stories are those horses that drastically improved from their early campaign and this young colt looks to be just that.\u00a0 After a not too shabby 4th<\/sup> place finish in his first ever race, this three-year-old hit the claiming ranks running in three straight claiming races.\u00a0 The last of these claiming races was actually for a $2,500 tag back in June of last year.\u00a0 Yet no one claimed him.\u00a0 Now many are asking why they didn\u2019t take the chance just a year ago in the $2,500 claimer that eventually produced a Grade II winner and is looking to win one of the three Triple Crown races this year.\u00a0 Trainers and owners alike thought they could get more out of this guy and he was eventually entered into an open allowance where he managed just a 6th<\/sup> place finish though speeds did improve.\u00a0 From there he finished 2nd<\/sup> and 1st<\/sup> in two straight conditioned allowance races.\u00a0 After giving it a go in a Grade II The Ransom back in November of last year where he managed a 5h place finish in a 14 horse field, he moved back to the conditioned allowance level where he finished fourth in an NW4L race.\u00a0 Deciding to give the stakes level one more try, the trainer entered him into a listed stakes at 10.5 furlongs and he ended up besting the field by 2 lengths to win his first ever stakes race.\u00a0 He wasn\u2019t done there however as his next race he followed his win up with another win.\u00a0 This time however it was a Grade II win and his career best speed figure of 102 was earned in Louisiana that day as well.\u00a0 While racing since that day hasn\u2019t been great for him, it\u2019s always a fun time when a claimer turns into a Graded winner.\u00a0 That brings us to today.\u00a0 After a really rough Wooden Indian two races back in a Derby Prep race where he managed just an 85 speed figure, he tried again in the Middle Jewel where he ran much better finishing with a 100 speed figure in a 5th<\/sup> place finish.\u00a0 He looks to have just run out of ground a few weeks ago and the step up in distance might be just what the doctor ordered to turn this former claimer into the ever so rare Grade I winner.<\/p>\n

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(9)\u00a0 Actuary Ted\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 march2nd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deep Impact\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\/1<\/p>\n

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One of the lesser tested horses in today\u2019s race will be making his first ever Grade I start as he looks to best the rest of the field in race 1 of his Grade I career.\u00a0 While the odds certainly are not in his favor according to the odds board, the distance just might be what this guy needed to get over the hump.\u00a0 After two quick wins early in his career in a maiden and conditioned allowance race, he did pretty rough in his next two starts which were both listed stakes races.\u00a0 It was back down into the allowance ranks from there as he was still not managing to hit the board in two straight tries.\u00a0 One common theme emerged and that was that he was just running out of ground late in making some comebacks.\u00a0 That is why he made a 2 furlong jump five races back in a listed stakes where he managed a first place finish in the Franco Invasion Dirt Route.\u00a0 From there, he has really started to find his form and the increase in distance has certainly helped.\u00a0 His career best speed figure of 101 came last time out at 10.5 furlongs where he managed a 3rd<\/sup> place finish in the Teddys Slew Dirt Route in Florida.\u00a0 His previous race also was a success where he won his second listed stakes, this time at 10.5 furlongs, in the Gold Project Dirt Special.\u00a0 That now leads us to Saturday where he will again make a substantial jump in distance in hopes that he can mount the late comeback that he has become accustomed to.\u00a0 He has just two Graded races under his belt in his career and finished 12th<\/sup> and 5th<\/sup> in those respectively.\u00a0 So while not as battle tested as many others in this field, he does have the distance increases working in his favor.\u00a0 He too will look to sit somewhere mid to end of the pack before making a late push.\u00a0 While there will be a lot of others right there with him, will the others be able to handle the increase in distance like he has?\u00a0 Though a question still remains whether he too will be able to handle the increase in distance.<\/p>\n

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(10)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Crackerjack Ride\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tfon21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ride On Curlin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/1<\/p>\n

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We reach double digits and the 10th<\/sup> spot provides a doozy in the other horse with a \u201cCLM\u201d tag.\u00a0 $2,500 was paid in a claim on May of 2017 when this guy was placed in a maiden claimer.\u00a0 After winning that maiden claimer, the new owner managed to get the colt to rip off two straight allowance wins before making the first attempt at the Graded Ranks.\u00a0 While he managed just a 5th<\/sup> place finish in the Grade II Midsoil Stake, it didn\u2019t stop the run of three wins in four races as he followed it up with another win in open allowance company this time.\u00a0 It was back to the stakes ranks where he has been for the last 10 races.\u00a0 He has managed to finish in the top three of all listed stakes since then except one where he finished fourth at 5.5 furlongs.\u00a0 He has been entered in two Grade I races in his career, and he did net a 2nd<\/sup> place finish in the Vermont is 4 Lovers back in February of this year.\u00a0 His Derby Prep race didn\u2019t go quite as planned two races back in California where he managed just a 7th<\/sup> place finish and never really threatened.\u00a0 From there he made a 1.5-furlong jump to a 10.5 furlong listed stakes race and managed a third place finish where he just got ran past late.\u00a0 While it was just a 95 speed figure, he was in the race for quite some time.\u00a0 So he will again today make the jump in distance in hopes that a better outcome is to be had.\u00a0 While the speed figures aren\u2019t outstanding, his two best speeds have been in both of his Grade I tries where his career best of 104 came four races back.\u00a0 Can the claim to fame pick up his first graded win?\u00a0 Either way, what a $2,500 claim he was!<\/p>\n

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(11)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musicfor Thefallen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 blankpoin6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maclean\u2019s Music\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8\/1<\/p>\n

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Looking for their first win outside above allowance company, we have Musicfor Thefallen.\u00a0 The three-year-old colt started his career on fire winning two of his first three races in maiden and allowance company.\u00a0 From there he made the jump right into Grade I competition where he did manage a 3rd<\/sup> place finish in just his 4th<\/sup> career race.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t fare as well in the Breeder\u2019s Bowl Juvenile where he finished 5th<\/sup>. \u00a0Another 3rd<\/sup> place finish followed in the Grade I Movieland Futurity back in December of last year.\u00a0 He finished his two-year-old campaign without a Graded win but with two of three Grade I shows.\u00a0 His career best speed figure came two races back in his Derby Prep race in the California Derby where he ran a solid 2nd<\/sup> place finish with a speed figure of 105.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t fare as well in the Bluegrass Derby where he finished 9th<\/sup> and never really challenged after starting the race well back in 18th<\/sup> place.\u00a0 The biggest thing for this colt will be to sit just far enough off the pace to make a decent comeback.\u00a0 If he sit\u2019s too far back, he is going to struggle to catch back up to the leader.\u00a0 We have seen this come into play every time in his last three races. \u00a0While he has run three straight races with speed figures of 100+, he will be running nearly a half mile more than he did when he ran his career best speed figure of 105.\u00a0 Mom was a Grade I winner.\u00a0 Will her young colt match her career production this Saturday?<\/p>\n

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(12)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ghostly Exaggerate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 dkstables1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Exaggerator\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11\/1<\/p>\n

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One of the more lightly raced colts comes into this race off of a two-month rest.\u00a0 His career started with two second place finishes before he broke the maiden in his third career race in August of last year.\u00a0 He followed that up with a win in a conditioned allowance race and made the jump into the Graded ranks.\u00a0 While his first attempt didn\u2019t go great, he did manage a 5th<\/sup> place finish in a 14 horse field.\u00a0 He would follow that up with a solid performance in the Legoland Grade III in what would become his first and only graded win.\u00a0 He then made the trek to Florida for the Grade II Fountain of Ute where he ran 3rd<\/sup> coming from mid-pack.\u00a0 That set him up for a Derby Lock Prep race in the Florida Derby where he sat 6th<\/sup> for the entire race on the good dirt.\u00a0 While it wasn\u2019t the result that they wanted, the three-year-old colt out of Exaggerator ran a career best 102 speed figure in his last race before the two-month layoff.\u00a0 We have seen multiple horses skip either the first or second leg of the Triple crown, but very rarely will one skip both the first and second leg.\u00a0 While he is lightly raced, he is also pretty battle tested in his last three races and his best speed figure has come against the best competition.\u00a0 Will the three-furlong jump in distance provide what this horse needs to break through?<\/p>\n

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(13)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Milton The Monster\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 croissant1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Any Given Saturday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/1<\/p>\n

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Milton The Monster will be making his first attempt at a Graded race after rattling off three straight wins in his last three races.\u00a0 After capturing just one win in his first six races as a two-year-old, things were looking pretty down for the three-year-old colt out of Any Given Saturday.\u00a0 However, his three-year-old campaign started off pretty good where he ran a 2nd<\/sup> place race in a conditioned allowance.\u00a0 While he did follow that up with a 7th<\/sup> place finish, his run to three straight wins started his next time out where he managed to win a 14 furlong conditioned allowance for local breds.\u00a0 He then ran his first 100+speed figure of 104 in a conditioned allowance race back in March of this year.\u00a0 He would follow that up with a career best speed figure of 108 in his last race where he bested a listed stakes field in the cornfields of Nebraska.\u00a0 So that now takes him here to New York where speeds have been very high and wins have been plenty for races above 10 furlongs.\u00a0 The rarity for this one is that he wants to take the lead right away and keep it.\u00a0 While he did sit in second for a while in his 2nd<\/sup> to last race, in his three race win streak, he has managed to grab and keep the lead for the entire race twice.\u00a0 Look for him to take the lead once again in this one.\u00a0 If he can grab an early lead and not get challenged too much early, he may set himself up to best the first Grade I field that he will see.<\/p>\n

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(14)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Otto Over Easy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kaner12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mineshaft\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\/1<\/p>\n

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Rounding out the field today, we will have a three-year-old son of Mineshaft.\u00a0 After starting his career on the grass and not finding the board in a maiden race, he led start to finish in his first race on the dirt where he bested another maiden field.\u00a0 He would follow that up with a third place and first place finish in conditioned allowance races before making his first jump into the Graded ranks.\u00a0 That would result in just a 6th<\/sup> place finish and he would jump back down in class to best another conditioned allowance field in his second to last race as a two-year-old.\u00a0 He would jump back up into the Graded ranks where he would earn his first Grade II win in November of 2017 when he won the Ransom in New York.\u00a0 In his three races as a three-year-old, he has yet to hit the board as he has finished 2nd<\/sup> in a listed stakes, before taking the Equinics Derby Lock Prep with a career best speed figure of 104.\u00a0 He wasn\u2019t able to improve upon that speed figure in the Bluegrass Derby, but he did match it where he came up just 3 lengths short of the leader in the 20 horse field.\u00a0 That resulted in a third place finish and he has now had a month to rest up in hopes of taking his second Grade I race in three tries.\u00a0 Look for him to sit near the front of the pack on Saturday, but not take the outright lead.\u00a0 He should challenge late if he doesn\u2019t get passed up by the pace stalkers.\u00a0 He has won half of his races and hit the board in 8\/10.\u00a0 He will look to make it six wins in eleven tries this Saturday in New York.<\/p>\n

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Win- Milton The Monster<\/p>\n

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Place- Zap It Out<\/p>\n

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Show- Royale Bushwhacker<\/p>\n

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Superfecta Special- Actuary Ted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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