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Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, October 6, 2018 Race ID: 2157850<\/strong><\/p>\n

ASR Tommy and Jimmy Appreciation Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maiden Allowance \u2013 2 Year Olds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dirt 8.5 Furlongs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Welcome to Kentucky in what promises to be a brilliant maiden race with the future stars of ASR.\u00a0 Before we get to the trainers and their future hopes and dreams let’s ponder the meaning of life, well maybe it’s the sim’s equivalent to that.\u00a0 What is it that keeps us coming back?<\/p>\n

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I have yet to win a GI.\u00a0 I ‘ve only had a handful of other graded wins.\u00a0 Stakes wins are rarer than I would like.\u00a0 I have yet to sniff an end of the year award.\u00a0 I did get one into the derby, but at that point he had already started to fade and was an ultimate longshot.\u00a0 Is it the thrill of trying to take down the top races?\u00a0 I’m sure it plays a part.<\/p>\n

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I get excited every year when I start to plan for my new crop of 2-year old\u2019s.\u00a0 I love looking at pedigrees and past studs to try to replicate and build off their success.\u00a0 So much potential.\u00a0 Sometimes that’s all it ever was, but when, if it clicks, to breed a monster is something we all chase after.\u00a0 The breeding system is complex, intricate, and downright captivating. So, is that what draws me back?\u00a0 Again, I’m sure it has its place.<\/p>\n

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Bringing home that horse from the auction or winning the claim on a horse that looks like he wants more distance and running him back in a few weeks to find out he was craving that extra distance all along and runs lights out.\u00a0 That gets me dreaming about having a future graded winner from a claimer.\u00a0 I was able to spot something nobody else could.\u00a0 Granted I was wrong the first twenty times, but I totally called it this time.\u00a0 The rags to riches story are something we all want to fall in love with.\u00a0 Is that what keeps me here?\u00a0 This plays a role as well I’m certain.<\/p>\n

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The genius of the game?\u00a0 It markets itself with the people that make up the community.\u00a0 This game is imposing, complex, frustrating, time-consuming, and maddeningly hard.\u00a0 Imagine you stumbled upon the game and it was like so many other areas of life where people guarded their secrets and wanted to win so badly that they would either offer no advice or more menacing still, bad advice.\u00a0 I can tell you with no qualifications I would have been gone in a matter of days.\u00a0 Instead from the day I joined there has been a whole host of people ready and willing to give advice, horses, and even develop a relationship that transcends something you traditionally find in the anonymous era of the internet.\u00a0 There have been so many people that have played a part that have developed my love for this game.\u00a0 I would love to list them all, but I am in fact human and every day that I asked for the last 10 years so many have been willing to help such as Desperado, Buzz, Squirrel, Cheyenne15, CMD, Lenny, MTK, Metallinut, NextBonus, Smokeglack, and Jacklad.\u00a0 With all apologies to everyone who I have missed, it is most certainly the people that keep me, and I suspect numerous others coming back.<\/p>\n

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At ASR we are blessed to have Smokeglack and Jacklad, Jimmy and Tommy, who are willing to help and sacrifice their time to make sure others are enjoying the game as much as they do.\u00a0 If you don’t believe me just ask them for help and watch what happens.\u00a0 You will have just signed up for an online version of a BFF.\u00a0 So this day, while not equivalent of the time and energy they put in, is to honor them for all they do to keep this game that seems to punch you in the face, but alas Tommy and Jimmy are there to pick you back up, dust you off, and send you back in the ring!\u00a0 Thanks to Jimmy and Tommy, thanks to Roscoe for making this event happen, and thanks to the rez members at ASR for participating in this worthwhile event.<\/p>\n

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OG MR. ARROGATE<\/strong> \u2013 This aptly named colt is making his debut representing BBaffert.\u00a0 Arrogate has been an immensely popular freshman sire and Baffert is hoping to keep building on that early success.\u00a0 The scratch-bred is going off at 7\/1 just behind a trio going off at 6\/1.\u00a0 The oddsmakers aren\u2019t ruling this one out and you would be wise to not as well.<\/p>\n

RUSSIANS<\/strong> \u2013 Tees is brining the first of the co-favorites at 6\/1 odds.\u00a0 The colt sired by Giant\u2019s Causeway is making his debut out of the 2nd<\/sup> gate.\u00a0 His dam was sired by Frankel and went on to place at the stakes level. If you want to bet against a Tees horse go right ahead, but don\u2019t say I didn\u2019t warn you.<\/p>\n

GENETIC ENGINEER<\/strong> \u2013 Out of the 3rd<\/sup> gate is Rharfo\u2019s colt sired by Mineshaft.\u00a0 He has run 3 previous races with a higher speed figure each time out and hitting the board each time.\u00a0 His last race at 7 furlongs he showed a bit of a late burst so it will be interesting to see how he handles the added distance here.\u00a0 He is going off at 16\/1 and offers good value.<\/p>\n

THE DISMISSER<\/strong> \u2013 Representing Hobby is a colt sired by Curlin who has run two previous races improving each time.\u00a0 He has showed some late speed with his previous effort coming at 7 furlongs with a 79 speed figure.\u00a0 He is going off at 14-1, but could surprise with the added distance and more experience relatively speaking than others in the field.<\/p>\n

RISEN BIZ<\/strong> \u2013 RickyBobby submitted the colt sired by Fed Biz.\u00a0 He is going off at 27\/1 odds, but don\u2019t think the odds bother him as he went off at long odds in his maiden race and finished 2nd<\/sup> with a speed of 78 at 7 furlongs.\u00a0 RickyBobby is hoping for a similar effort in his second try.<\/p>\n

WHAT ABOUT US<\/strong> \u2013 SmokeGlack brings the first filly sired by Tiznow.\u00a0 He is hoping she can build on the success of her stakes winning he-mare TO SCHOOL FOR COOL in her debut.\u00a0 She is going off at 13\/1, but you can never count out a SmokeGlack two-year-old.<\/p>\n

STYLONTER<\/strong> \u2013 Out of the 7th<\/sup> gate is the colt brought by Hawkz.\u00a0 He is sired by Paynter and his dam was a G2 winning mare out of Bernstein.\u00a0 He has 3 races under his belt improving speeds each time and hitting the board in both races after going to 7+ furlongs.\u00a0 His last effort was at 8.5 furlongs with a speed of 82 closing late to place just behind the winner.\u00a0 He is going off at 21\/1 odds and with some more improved speed could figure into the mix.<\/p>\n

COWARAMUP<\/strong> \u2013 KingDamo submits this colt sired by Cowtown Cat. \u00a0His dam is sired by Galileo offering the potential to be viable on dirt and turf.\u00a0 He is going off at 22\/1 odds and wins the award for making me check the spelling no less than 6 times.<\/p>\n

SEA SHARE<\/strong> \u2013 Representing MichaelB and making his debut is the colt sired by Star Witness.\u00a0 His dam is sired by Sea The Stars and was stakes placed.\u00a0 His pedigree suggests this is another horse that could be viable both on dirt and turf.\u00a0 The odds have been set at 15\/1, but MichaelB is hoping to surprise the rest of the field and oddsmakers alike.<\/p>\n

GIANT SENSE<\/strong> \u2013 In the 10th<\/sup> gate is Crandy\u2019s filly sired by Street Sense.\u00a0 The backend of the pedigree oozes potential, but that potential was not quite recognized in her dam Nijinksy\u2019s Giant, sired by Giant\u2019s Causeway.\u00a0 The filly is making her debut against the boys and gets relatively good odds at 9\/1.<\/p>\n

GOLD AND GRAY<\/strong> \u2013 Marto is bringing a filly sired by Graydar. \u00a0The scratch bred filly will be making her debut and is hoping to draw on the Unbridled\u2019s Song X Mr. P success.\u00a0 She is going off at 20\/1 odds in this race.<\/p>\n

UNFRIENDING<\/strong> \u2013 This colt is from Selurnivek\u2019s stables sired by Tapit.\u00a0 His dam sired by Elusive Quality was a GI and $1M winner.\u00a0 He has run three previous races closing each time to hit the board.\u00a0 Selurnivek is hoping the extra distance will be what the colt is looking for to step it up in speed from his previous 78 speed effort at 7.5 furlongs.\u00a0 The oddsmakers have placed him at 11\/1 today.<\/p>\n

GABBY\u2019S GIANT<\/strong> \u2013 The second of our trio of co-favorites is out of Tops stables.\u00a0 The filly starting out of the 13th<\/sup> gate is sired by Giant\u2019s Causeway.\u00a0 She will be making her debut against the boys and is going off at 6\/1.<\/p>\n

THANKS GUYS<\/strong> \u2013 DesertDog has entered this filly sired by Daredevil.\u00a0 She is making her debut and her dam was sired by Sky Mesa.\u00a0 She has the longest odds of the field at 55\/1, \u201cSo you\u2019re saying there\u2019s a chance!\u201d.<\/p>\n

ASR\u2019S ROLL<\/strong> \u2013 Jacklad brings our last of the co-favorites, all sired by Giant\u2019s Causeway.\u00a0 The colt is making his debut and is as blue blood as a blue blood gets.\u00a0 Say that fast five times and this colt will have already crossed the finish line.\u00a0 Oddsmakers have placed 6\/1 odds and it\u2019s easy to see why.<\/p>\n

ALWAYS APPRECIATE<\/strong> \u2013 Broohar rounds out our field from the 16th<\/sup> gate with his colt sired by Nyquist.\u00a0 The scratch bred is making his debut with the familiar backend playing on Mr. P & Danzig lines.\u00a0 His odds have been set at 11\/1 for the race.<\/p>\n

Good luck to all the trainers in the race.\u00a0 Thanks again to Tom and Jimmy for having us at ASR and all the effort they provide both up front and behind the scenes.\u00a0 Also, big shout to Roscoe once again for making this happen!\u00a0 I could not be prouder to call each of you my friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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