\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B>Who among us would not want to win a Grade I?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Or, having won one, who would not want to win another?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>And another, and another?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Keeping this in mind, is it any wonder that the Grade I Princess Di Cap has attracted a full field of fourteen mares?\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Although advertised as a race for three-year-olds and up, there is not a single three-year-old in sight.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I checked birth certificates and Jockey Club records, but all of these ladies are definitely 4, 5, or 6.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>They will be running 9 furlongs over the turf course for honor, glory, and a $500,000 purse.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Five entrants have met before at Smackdown III, with A Perfect Sunday<\/B> finishing second.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Four ran in the Grade I Rich And Famous Handicap, with Wet Paint<\/B> winning that one.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Can either of them run that well again?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Let\u2019s find out.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Breaking from the one post is Angel Girl<\/B>, Mizuno\u2019s <\/I>six-year-old daughter of Geri.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Angel Girl<\/B> is the 15th<\/SUP> ranked turf classic runner and seems to run best at this distance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has won two Grade IIIs in impressive fashion and was 3rd<\/SUP> in the Grade III Breeders Bowl Game.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her only unfortunate recent finish came at Smackdown where she was 7th<\/SUP>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Look for this mare to be one of several closers who will drop back early.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is at 6\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In the second spot is Gallorette\u2019s<\/I> Otto You Do It.<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This War Chant mare is a mere $290 away from earning a million.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She won her last three starts: an allowance, the Tsultress Challenge, and the Queen Unique Challenge (although she has won graded races before).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Otto You Do It<\/B> was dropped down in class after a distant finish in the Grade I Flower Pot Stakes last October, but she seems to have recovered her form.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She usually runs over a little more distance than a mile and a sixteenth, and is 10\/1 today.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The third starter is Swift Kick<\/B>, owned my Sdmf2<\/I>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At over four million dollars in earnings, she is the richest mare in the field.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Swift Kick<\/B> was 2nd<\/SUP> in the Grade I Bumblebee Classic and the Grade II Beer Pitcher Handicap (in which she ran a 110 speed figure).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>However, this daughter of Summer Squall had her last two victories in allowance races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her connections hope she can find the stakes winner\u2019s circle again today, and she is the favorite at 5\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Next door in the fourth spot is Wet Paint<\/B>, winner of the Grade I Rich And Famous Handicap and Born To Battle Stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jake\u2019s<\/I> four-year-old is the 3rd<\/SUP> ranked turf classic runner, and despite a poor finish in the Grade II Empire State Cap, she came back to finish second in her last start.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Twice in her career, Wet Paint<\/B> has had streaks of five wins in a row, and would no doubt love to start another one.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She usually has more distance, but this daughter of Awesome Again has won allowances at 8.5 furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is 7\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Starting fifth is High Ransom,<\/B> a Red Ransom filly who won the Grade I Cedora D Stakes in her first graded start.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Batesy<\/I> started High Ransom<\/B> on the dirt, where she ran well before switching to turf in her fourth race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With only 14 starts she is the novice of the field, but after running a 109 in her last start she looks poised to be an impressive runner.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is 9\/1, and will be an interesting outsider in this race.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The number six starter is Pocket8\u2019s<\/I> Im No Error<\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This Northern Regent mare has been running in allowance and stakes at longer dstances; her last start was at thirteen furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She was once a claimer for prices as low as $3,500 and has obviously come a long way to make it here today.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Im No Error<\/B> is one of three who may go to the lead, providing some early speed in the race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is the longshot at 58\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At the seventh post is Dynamin<\/B>, a Dynaformer four-year-old from the Leesnyder<\/I> stables.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She won the Grade III Lil\u2019 Drummer Boy Handicap, showing that she has plenty of talent.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Dynamin<\/B> finished 1st<\/SUP>, 2nd<\/SUP>, or 3rd<\/SUP> in fourteen races in a row until running 6th<\/SUP> at Smackdown, several lengths behind A Perfect Sunday<\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is her chance to get back on that streak.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is 7\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Starting eighth is Unshaded99\u2019s<\/I> A Perfect Sunday<\/B>, who lost Smackdown by a head to Deputy Hunter.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The Sadler\u2019s Wells mare is the 7th<\/SUP> ranked turf classic runner, and is the winner of the Grade III Misfired Bogie Stakes and Exploding Outhouse Stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A Perfect Sunday<\/B> was a disappointing 10th<\/SUP> in her last start, and hopes for better here today.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is 12\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Wearing number nine is Lenny6\u2019s<\/I> Bad Scene<\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This daughter of Pleasantly Perfect won the Grade III Tai-bo Stakes and OK Bayou BB Handicap, holding off late closers in both.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She ran a poor 7th<\/SUP> in the Grade I Rich And Famous, 15 lengths behind Wet Paint<\/B>, and was given a month and a half off afterwards.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The rest seems to have helped, as Bad Scene <\/B>came back to run 2nd<\/SUP> in the Grade III Other Spa BB Stakes (only a length and a quarter behind Angel Girl<\/B>).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She will be found on or near the lead, and is 10\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In the tenth spot is Miss Haack<\/B> from the Ottox<\/I> stable.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Miss Haack<\/B>, by Daylami, had her only recent win in the My Peg Challenge.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She finished poorly in the Grade I Rich And Famous, and has been trying different distances to find a good fit.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Will this race be a good spot for her?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If it is, look for this four-year-old to make a late run from the back of the field.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is 27\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The eleventh starter is Dyna Shore<\/B>, Poppoptwo\u2019s<\/I> four-year-old by Green Desert.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Dyna Shore<\/B>\u2019s only recent wins have come in restricted stakes and allowances, so this will be a step up for her.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her two previous graded finishes were a 6th<\/SUP> and a 9th<\/SUP>, and her trainer clearly believes she is more capable than the record shows.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This filly is a closer who may surprise tiring leaders.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is 12\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Breaking from the twelve post is Aim For Paradise<\/B>, an Awesome Again mare owned by Sparadise<\/I>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has run well in stakes, winning the Prospector Bluffy Handicap.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Aim For Paradise<\/B> is another runner from the Grade I Rich And Famous (finishing 6th<\/SUP>) and has not finished better than 4th<\/SUP> in a graded race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She gets another chance today to make that leap, and is another deep closer.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is 18\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In the thirteenth spot is Mesa Dream<\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jerkstable\u2019s<\/I> five-year-old by Sky Mesa has won four stakes in a row, and was only a few lengths behind A Perfect Sunday<\/B> at Smackdown.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her only graded start was a 7th<\/SUP> in the Grade III Other Spa BB Stakes behind Angel Girl<\/B>, but now Mesa Dream<\/B> knows what to expect and can improve.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Look for her on or near the lead.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is 8\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>On the outside we have Red Royal<\/B>, a Royal Academy filly who ran in both the Grade I Rich And Famous and at Smackdown.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Romeshome<\/I> looks for her to improve from both of those starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Red Royal<\/B> is the winner of the Grade III Queenston Handicap and hopes to return to that form here.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is 11\/1.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Wet Paint<\/B> looks to be the class of this field today, but Swift Kick<\/B> will no doubt give her a run for her money.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Look for High Ransom<\/B> to run well in this race and probably improve still more in the future.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Remember, with a Grade I on the line, anything can happen.<\/P> \u00a0<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wet Paint, Swift Kick To Duel In Princess Di 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