The commemorative Simhistory day race for this week in Epsom is the Simhistory Day Liddleski\u2019s Chat Challenge. The race is a mile long and will be run on the dirt track, which due to the faultess weather this week here in Epsom, will be listed as fast for Saturday\u2019s race day. The Liddleski\u2019s Chat Challenge will be going of as the sixteenth and last race on the race card for Saturday racing. A short field of seven has drawn into the race commemorating this very special moment in sim history, lets take a brief glance at the competition.
Breaking from the rail will be Country Songs<\/b> (Unbridled\u2019s Song x Valid Appeal x Raise A Native), who is owned by riverdance<\/i>, owner of Lilbitfarm Stables. This striking four year old roan hued colt has had a total of twenty-nine lifetime starts, including eight wins. All of the colts wins and placings have occured on the dirt with the colt never having made a start on the turf. The colts most recent start came in a mile long allowance caliber race in Argentina where he set out mid-pack in sixth and made his move just before the stretch, gaining ground on the field but coming up a little short and finishing third, four and one-fourth lengths back off the winner, with a speed figure set of one hundred four. The colts most recent vicotry came in late April during a mile long allowance caliber start in South Korea where the colt was held closer to the pace in fourth and made his move earlier on in the race, going on to win by one and one-fourth lengths. The colts most recent stakes start was the listed Spirit Tom Bonanza in Portugal where he finished eighth.
Longshot Mediserve (FR)<\/b> (Zieten x Key Contender x Baptism (GB)), trained by 300stars<\/i>, owner of 300stars Stables, is next. The chestnut three year old has been lightly raced with a total of seven lifetime starts with wins both on the dirt and the turf. The colts most recent start came in a mile long allowance caliber race in Denmark where he was held off the pace in eighth and began to make his move before the strech, making up tremendous ground as he neared the wire to go on to win the race by two and one-fourth lengths with a speed figure of ninety-four in his first start ever on the dirt. This Saturday\u2019s running the the Liddleski\u2019s Chat Challenge will mark the colts first attempt at a stakes race, listed or otherwise. Jockey for Saturday will be T. Chump with the colt going off at longshot odds of 74\/1.
In the three slot is Halo Me Down<\/b> (Mineshaft x Halo x Storm Bird), who is trained and owned by sdmf4<\/i>, owner of Black Label Stables. They dark gray four year old colt has been lightly raced with only a total of ten lifetime starts. The colt has achieved four wins, all on dirt, and even a third place finish on the turf. The colts most recent start came in an eight fulong allowance caliber race in Germany where the colt broke sharply out of the gate and went on to win in impressively in a wire to wire finish by one-fourth of a length with a lifetime best speed figure of one hundred eleven. The colts most recent stakes start came in early May during the listed Velvet Blush Special where he finsihed fifth.
Mid-pack at odds of 3\/1 is Chaotic World<\/b> (Rahy x Spinning World x Robellino), who is out of the graded stakes-winning dam Pretty World. The four year old bay colt is owned and trained by ups<\/i>, owner of Fortune500. The bay colt has had a total of fourty-two lifetime starts including fourteen wins on the dirt. The colts most recent start came in the mile long listed Eighty Nine Hill Bonanza overseas in Vermont where he set off uncharacteristly slow out of the gate and settled into eighth but lost ground througout the race and finished a disappointing tenth, eight and a half lengths back with a speed figure of ninety-eight. His most recent win came in an allowance caliber start over eight furlongs in Italy where the colt came faster out of the gate and settled mid-field, challenged early on in the race and went on to win by half a length.
Favorite for Saturday\u2019s race is BT\u2019s Fleets<\/b> (Afleet x Buckaroo x Relaunch), who is trained by bigted10<\/i>, owner of Bigted Stables. The bay colt of four years has had a total of twenty-two lifetime starts with a total of eight of those being wins, all coming on the dirt with the four year old colt not having run on the turf. The colts most recent start came in an allowance caliber start in Norway over eight furlongs where he went out of the gate in sixth, but began to gain griound on the rest of the field early in the race. By no time he was up into third behind the two speed horses. He battled again before the stretch and easily overtook the two tiring front running horses, going on to win the race by three-fourths of a length with a lifetime best speed figure of one hundred seven. He also won his prior start, also an allwowance caliber start in Norway.
Next is Fight For Freedom<\/b> (Forestry x Mr. Prospector x Dixieland Band), who is out of the race-winning dam Jed\u2019s Lands. The five year old bay horse has a total of thirty-one career starts with a total of nine wins, four places and three shows to his credit thus far in his racing career. The horse is proudly owned and triained by hills<\/i>, owner of Fred & Vienna Stables. The colts most recent start came in an off track during a mile long allowance caliber start in South Africa where the horse went into the race and won in wire to wire fashion, emerging victorious by two lengths while posting a speed figure of one hundred. The horses msot recent stakes start came just the race before in the listed Wax Mario Cap where he finished seventh.
Last and breaking from the far outside will be Florida-bred Grosse Isle<\/b> (Essence Of Dubai x Mr. Prospector x Coup De Kas), who is out of the race-winning dam Sister Pro. The three year old bay colt is trained and owned by wolverine<\/i>, owner of Jakematt Stables. The colt has been lightly raced with a lucky thirteen lifetime starts, including five wins, all on the dirt. The colts most recent start came in the seven furlong listed Tom\u2019s Dancer Cap in Idaho where the colt went off in seventh, gained some ground before the stretch, but faded shortly before the wire to finish sixth, three lengths off the lead, with a speed figure of ninety-five. The colts most recent win came in early March in the state of which he was bred during the Hutchingson Stakes (G2), which he won by two and a half lengths and going away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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