Untitled Document<\/title><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"><\/head><body><\/p>\nSome might call the graded stakes at the Ohio track the last hurrah of summer. It’s Labor Day weekend, which means fans of thoroughbreds and the Scarlet and Gray have a not-to-be-missed opportunity to watch some 2yos stars in the making run in the Buckeye Juvenile and Buckeye Debutante, then head over to Ohio Stadium to revel in the trouncing of Youngstown State. As the BTB is devoted to the horses, my boss made me promise to cover the race before wandering over to Greek row to soak up the party atmosphere. And so without too much further adieu, here are the twelve entrants in the 8.5f G3 Buckeye Juvenile<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe morning line favorite is Dixiedotco’s<\/em> Panhandling<\/strong>. The A.P. Indy colt sure doesn’t need a handout to garner any more success. In just three starts, he’s already following in his mama’s hoofsteps as a solid router. Panhandling won his debut with ease, and followed it up with a short second sprinting. But with parents like his, he didn’t start really showing what he’s capable of until three weeks ago. The colt, currently ranked #33 in the division, went in a short-field mile listed stake. He ran second again, but it was the improved 86SP he earned that turned heads. This is a quick turnaround for the colt, but the extra sixteenth he’s getting should be just what he’s looking for. Young but talented jockey L Ingersoll will guide the 5-2 entry.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe Gun Went Off<\/strong> is one of two undefeated 2yos residing in the Lenny12<\/em> stable. The Mineshaft colt, installed as the 5-1 second betting preference, has a perfect 3 for 3 record, but this is his first go at the stakes level. Don’t let the colt’s inexperience at the top levels hide his raw talent, however. The Gun likes to sit back and watch the leaders burn themselves out before, well, going off with a strong stretch run. He’s never won by less than a length and a half, and is a winner at a mile. Lots to like about this youngster. One small vulnerability which may be an artifact of small fields is his comparatively slow SP. With a top figure of 78, he’s not quite in Panhandling’s class yet. Top Ohio jockey M Grunhard got the ride. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nLike The Gun Went off, our 6-1 entrant is making his stakes debut. Knucklebones<\/strong>, however, is also routing for the first time. The colt has already shown a bit of versatility by winning from midpack and running second while more forwardly placed. Knucklebones’ he-mom was a solid turfer up to a mile as a juvenile, but never found success going longer. Does that spell doom for this #292-ranked colt? Trainer Greenapple3<\/em> has some serious confidence in his Street Cry baby. Veteran jockey D McHale, known as a competent rider, will be in the irons. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nDrycreek’s<\/em> Lion Heart colt, at 8-1 on the morning line, is among the more experienced of this age group with five starts behind him. Inventory<\/strong> took four tries to break his maiden, but for a trainer with Breeders Bowl dreams winning around two turns is much more important than winning the short stuff. Inventory’s mama did her best work on the grass, but did earn a stakes placing at 11f, so the colt does have some routing credentials in his pedigree. He posted an 80SP last time out in runnings second by about four at a mile; solid SPs on his record, but nothing flashy. Yet. Rookie rider L Peachy gets a chance to shine.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHe drew the far outside post, but Fjmracing’s<\/em> Saint Alley<\/strong> seems to like being all by his lonesome outside; the Flower Alley colt earned both his wins from post 13 or further out. The Saint, at 9-1 in his graded debut, broke his maiden at first asking by a nose at 6f. he went straight to as stake and acquitted himself well with a fourth, but the combination of more ground and allowance company in start #3 led to a his second win, this time by a length and a half for a 79SP. The extra ground should suit the colt, but how will he take to graded company? Respected veteran jockey K Wheeler got the mount.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nIf you think Inventory is a professional on track, take a look at the 11-1 Lion Stormcat<\/strong>, running for the graywolf13<\/em> stable. The Lion Tamer colt is the youngest offspring of a lightly-raced Storm Cat mare. He’s following in his older siblings footsteps by becoming stakes-placed, but they did their best around two turns, while Lion Stormcat’s yet to have a chance to strut his stuff routing. His top SP of 77, earned at 7f, suggests a mile isn’t out of the question. The most troublesome issue with this colt is his stakes-history; he tried a G2 in June only to run his lowest SP ever, and while he did manage a second at 6f in a stake, the 7.4f stake he challenged last time out saw him tire for ninth place. Rider D Duper is having an above-average year in the win column. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAlso at 11-1 is Andromeda’s Band<\/strong>. Owned by 33across<\/em>, the Andromeda’s Hero colt has six starts just like Lion Stormcat. Unlike that colt, however, Andromeda’s Band took to stakes company very well after breaking his maiden. Band did take several tries to get into the winner’s circle, but he finally did in a 5.5f maiden two back. He then went straight for a stake at 6.5f (his longest race to date), and closed well for second by 2 1\/2. His mom defied her pedigree to be multiply stakes-placed at a mile; the colt could well follow her example. The jockey scheduled to ride, G Johnson, tends to one less than once for every 20 rides, but his in the money rate is decent. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nUnbridled’s Song is represented by his 12-1 son Show Tune<\/strong>. The colt’s mama did her best running right around a mile, and her first baby is already trying to emulate her. Show Tune won first time out, then didn’t do much for two starts. Last time out, however, he got a mile and loved it, winning by almost 2 and greatly bumping his best SP upwards (to 77). The additional ground should suit him, but the class is still a question. Jockey A Peglow is having a good year winning, but his board finish rate has dropped.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSkrofal<\/em> has the Mineshaft colt Maledizione<\/strong> in at 13-1. After four okay but uninspiring performances (including a maiden win) the colt took a big step forward last time out in his first route. He sat just off the lead before drawing off to a 1 1\/2 length win for a personal high 81SP. Maledizione is already lightyears ahead of his mom at this age; if he can add a stakes win he’ll do her proud.The aptly named jockey B Fortune, who is having a good riding year, earned the call.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nKiwi<\/em> has an Artie Schiller colt in at 13-1 also. Courageous Buda<\/strong> started his career on the grass for a pair of fifths, but started to show off when he go a trip on the dirt. he took a MSW on the main track by a quarter-length. The trainer took a flier and tossed Buda into a stake at 8.5. The gamble paid off when Buda closed very well for third and a 77SP. His experience at this distance can only help him here. He’s drawn the railpost here; his only previous win saw him break from the inside as well. P Ruzek won the ride. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nKnucklebones’ stablemate Loose Tooth<\/strong> is greenappl3’s<\/em> second entry, although the Aldebaran colt goes off at 14-1. Tooth has two starts, both in maidens, both at 6f. The most recent race saw the colt win by a quarter-length after challenging for the lead every step of the way. The 70SP he earned is decent, but he’s been on vacation since the end of June and perhaps not as sharp as he’ll have to be for the win here. His he-mom was a confirmed sprinter, suggesting possible distance limitations. Jockey Q Redden is still looking for win #5 for the year.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe final entrant, at 31-1, is Grand<\/strong>. Lofty name for the Grand Slam colt trained by Needsrest<\/em>. He broke his maiden first out at 5,5 on the dirt, switched to a good turf course for a third in a 5.5f stake, then finally got firm turf for another stake and another loss. he took the lead easily in that dirt race, and will likely go for it again if not-so-good jockey M Frame can make it happen. Grand is a real dark horse – his dirt form was decent back in April, but the youngsters can change a lot over the summer. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nThe top finishers in the Buckeye Juvenile typically are prominent horses beyond this G3 event. Cat Five Cyclone<\/strong>, 2006 runnerup, has earned multiple grade placings since, while the third-place horse Psychotic Gold<\/strong> placed third in the Breeders Bowl Juvenile last year. 2003 runnerup New York Thunder has been graded-placed most years since. The stakes record was set by Sherriff’s Deputy in 2004; he managed a superb 1:43.2. It’ll take some doing to break that record, but this is a very strong group of 2yos.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Juveniles looking for stardom go the distance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"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-4669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669","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\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

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