{"id":46477,"date":"2018-08-23T22:39:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T02:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=46477"},"modified":"2018-08-23T20:10:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T00:10:03","slug":"sauerkraut-or-onions-you-can-never-go-wrong-in-the-100000-esr-dirty-water-dog-stakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=46477","title":{"rendered":"Sauerkraut or Onions, You Can Never Go Wrong in the $100,000 ESR Dirty Water Dog Stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ztruck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46470\" alt=\"ztruck\" src=\"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ztruck.jpg\" width=\"188\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ztruck.jpg 188w, https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ztruck-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ztruck-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ztruck-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ztruck-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ztruck-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0A field of Seven New York-bred Fillies Three Years old and Up will enter the <i>Big Apple<\/i> starting gate in the $<i>100,000 ESR Dirty Water Dog Stakes<\/i>.\u00a0 The race will be run at Six Furlongs over the\u00a0 Dirt Course.<\/p>\n<p>What is a Dirty Water Dog? Well if you never wolfed down a Dirty Water Dog then you don\u2019t know what you are missing.\u00a0 First you need to locate the blue and yellow awnings of the Sabrett metal push carts throughout New York City.\u00a0 It must be a Sabrett all-beef hot dog in its natural casing with that signature \u2018snap\u2019 when you bite into one.\u00a0 Is it the Bun, or is it the \u2018dirty water\u2019, a cloudy, funky water seasoned with onion, vinegar, red pepper, cumin and nutmeg, that presents you with that unforgettable bite?\u00a0 Next is probably THE most important decision you will make&#8230;toppings.\u00a0 Kids like ketchup, most folks will go for mustard and sauerkraut, but only in New York will you get the tomato-onion topping that originated in New York.\u00a0 Me personally, I never buy less than three, sometimes one with mustard, sauerkraut and crushed red pepper, one with mustard and onions, and one with everything on them.\u00a0 The dirty water dog is the taste of New York. ~ dedicated to Mikey Hot Dogs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ZIVSATIONAL \u2013 <\/b>the <i>trotter1<\/i> trained 4 Year Old Light Grey Filly by <i>Zivo<\/i> out of the G2 winning mare <b>I&#8217;M A ZENSATION <\/b>(<i>Zensational<\/i>) tops the progeny list and is the lone stakes winner for this third year New York-bred sire; the winner of 14 of 23 career starts has earned this filly over a half a million dollars as she enters this field off of three consecutive victories; the winner of the <i>2017 ESR Last of the Time Lords Stakes<\/i> will be forwardly placed as she looks to record her second <i>ESR<\/i> Stakes victory&#8230;in the mix<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ALPHABET CADET \u2013 <\/b>is the first of two from the <i>cadet<\/i> racing stables; the 4 Year Old Bay Filly by <i>Alpha<\/i> out of the G1 winning, graded stakes producing mare <b>KATIE&#8217;S SCAB <\/b>(<i>Danzig<\/i>) returns to her preferred racing surface after a failed effort in the One Mile <i>ESR Giant Ryan Stakes<\/i> over the Turf Course LTO; the <i>ESR<\/i> 2018 <i>Equinics<\/i> representative has been facing better horses in recent starts outside the Local competition, but has been shut out in four <i>ESR<\/i> Stakes events including a second place finish to <b>ZIVSATIONAL<\/b> in the <i>2017 ESR Last of the Time Lords Stakes<\/i>; the route to sprint angle resulted in a victory in the <i>Capades Stakes <\/i>in 2016, the only other time in her career she employed the long to short \u00a0pattern, as the talented NY-bred hopes to turn the tables on her residency rival&#8230;dangerous<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FIFTH AVE CADET<\/b><b> \u2013 <\/b>the second half of the <i>cadet<\/i> entry, a 6 Year Old Light Grey Mare by <i>Bluegrass Cat<\/i> out of the G1 winning mare <b>FIFTH STREET <\/b>(<i>Silver Ghost<\/i>) has been first or second in 20 of 29 career starts with earnings close to three quarters of a million dollars; unlike her stablemate, this sensational local product has won six (6) <i>ESR<\/i> Stakes races, the latest a victory in the <i>ESR Dancin Renee Stakes<\/i> two races back; \u00a0the fields top money earner is comfortable racing on or near the lead as she looks to notch her seventh ESR triumph&#8230;one to beat<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MOST PECULIAR \u2013 <\/b>the <i>casino<\/i> trained 4 Year Old Bay Filly by <i>Big Brown<\/i> out of a <i>Medaglia D\u2019Oro<\/i> mare is no stranger to <i>ESR<\/i> Residency races as she makes her fifth appearance in the Local Residency battles; the consistent New York-bred has cashed a check in all but one career start and enters the field off a third place finish in the <i>ESR Giant Ryan Stakes<\/i> LTO; she was a decisive winner of her lone Six Furlong start at the Allowance level and should be well-poised for a big stretch run in this pace filled field&#8230;stretch threat<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>INTEREST SHARED \u2013 <\/b>the <i>donnyb<\/i> trained 4 Year Old Light Grey scratch-bred Filly by <i>Teuflesberg<\/i> out of a <i>Runaway Groom<\/i> x <i>Tabasco Cat<\/i> mare has been beaten only once in four starts against fillies at the Local level when she gains the lead in the early stages of the race; the lightly raced speedster distinguishes herself as the one to catch in her <i>ESR<\/i> stakes debut here on Saturday&#8230;must not falter<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MISS ALFALFA \u2013 <\/b>the second of the <i>casino<\/i> trained entry is a 5 Year Old Bay Mare by <i>Alpha<\/i> out of a <i>More Than Ready<\/i> mare; despite a winless streak in more than a year, the winner of 6 of 23 career starts has been a force to reckon with in <i>ESR<\/i> Stakes competition with a win, a second, and a pair of third place finishes in five career <i>ESR<\/i> Stakes appearances; look for this seasoned veteran to be on the muscle as she turns back to a sprint for the first time in her last four starts&#8230;chance off best<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>BLANK PAGE \u2013 <\/b>the <i>sremel<\/i> trained 5 Year Old Chestnut scratch-bred Mare by <i>Forty Tales<\/i> out of a <i>Swiss Ace<\/i> x <i>Aristocat<\/i> mare was claimed for 17k by her new connections and has returned 3x the claiming price in earnings in her four starts for her new owners; although doing most of her racing at the starter and claiming level, the revitalized veteran does possess some back class with a stakes win as a 2yo in the <i>Midnite Kat Dirt Juvenile Fillies<\/i>; on the improve, the local bred filly does display a late turn of foot and will benefit from what is expected to be a hotly contested pace&#8230;might surprise<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Handicapping the Field<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although only seven runners have shown up for this sprint for older New York-bred fillies, the highest level of competition is once again demonstrated in an <i>ESR<\/i> feature race.\u00a0 The class level is at its uppermost level, so I will handicap this field based on the pace of the race.\u00a0 With four of the seven starters doing their best running on or near the lead, the pace scenario sets up for the fastest of the fast or a deep stretch closer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>INTEREST SHARED<\/b> has had the lead in all her last six starts and is easily considered the horse to catch.\u00a0 <b>ZIVSATIONAL<\/b> never loses sight of the leader and is comfortable pressing the pace.\u00a0 <b>FIFTH AVE CADET <\/b>and <b>MISS ALFALFA<\/b> figure to be a major part of the pace scenario, perhaps <b>MISS ALFALFA<\/b> being compromised the most.\u00a0 Coming for home I expect <b>ZIVSATIONAL <\/b>and <b>FIFTH AVE CADET<\/b> to overtake <b>INTEREST SHARED<\/b> and battle it out to the wire hoping to hold off the late charge of <b>ALPHABET CADET<\/b>,<b> MOST PECULIAR<\/b>, and <b>BLANK PAGE<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, I expect the closers to prevail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Picks<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ALPHABET CADET \u2013 sits the perfect trip behind a wall of speed<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FIFTH AVE CADET \u2013 record speaks for itself <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MOST PECULIAR \u2013 due for a big race and is in a perfect spot<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0A field of Seven New York-bred Fillies Three Years old and Up will enter the Big Apple starting gate in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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-46477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46477","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\/443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46477"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46497,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46477\/revisions\/46497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}