{"id":47259,"date":"2018-11-01T14:52:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T18:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=47259"},"modified":"2018-11-01T14:52:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T18:52:32","slug":"a-deep-competitive-field-for-bb-mile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=47259","title":{"rendered":"A deep, competitive field for BB Mile"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Field<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Haack\u2019s Arrogate<\/b> (3c) Giant\u2019s Causeway x El Gran Haack (Frankel)<\/p>\n

ML: 27\/1.\u00a0 Owner: oohaack (haack)<\/p>\n

2018: 5-4-0-0, 2 G1 wins, including 2000 Guineas at New Market 4-28.\u00a0 Most recent: won allowance race 10-1.\u00a0 Best fig 113 in The 2000 Guineas.\u00a0 Dam (he-mare) won the 2014 BB Mile.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Furious Yankee<\/b> (4c) scratch-bred Giant\u2019s Causeway x Pulpit x Oasis Dream<\/p>\n

ML: 8\/1.\u00a0 Owner: lastpharaoh (latekick)<\/p>\n

2018: 5-4-1-0, two g2 wins, second in G1 Eddie O Cap (9f on track listed good).\u00a0 \u00a0First eight career starts were 7.5 or shorter.\u00a0 Most recent: won G2 Walnut BB Mile (CA).\u00a0 Best fig 119 (3 times in 2018 including G2 The Sparkler Handicap (KY).<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Kompany <\/b>(5H) Zoffany x Korpus (Danehill Dancer)<\/p>\n

ML: 10\/1.\u00a0 Owner: chino14 (chino)<\/p>\n

2018: 3-2-0.\u00a0 Most recent: first in G1 The Suffix (Newmarket) 7-29.\u00a0 Patiently-handled 5yo comes in three-month break \u2013 a slightly shorter break than the lead-up to his Suffix win.\u00a0 Tried route once as 3yo, not again till final race as 4yo (G3 win).\u00a0 Best fig: 119 in The Suffix.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Devil\u2019s Date<\/b> (5g) Galileo x Thirteenth Date (Gone West)<\/p>\n

ML: 6\/1.\u00a0 Owner: golddog (kingab)<\/p>\n

2018: 5-2-0-3, both wins g3.\u00a0 Never won g1, third in all three career tries.\u00a0 Has run 12 consecutive SP# of 111 or better, the last eight in graded races.\u00a0 Most recent: third in G1 Sourball Mile (Ky).\u00a0 Best fig 119 in 2017.\u00a0 Dam was a G1w, and 7th<\/sup> in 2006 BB mile.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Barb For Real<\/b> (4c) Shamardal x All Around Barb (Redoute\u2019s Choice)<\/p>\n

ML: 11\/1.\u00a0 Owner: jakematt 1 (jakematt)<\/p>\n

2018: 6-1-3-0, second in two G1s.\u00a0 Won 3 of first 4 career starts, then winless till G3 The Witchcraft in June, and followed that with two solid G1 efforts.\u00a0 Most recent: second in G1 Maudlin Cup (PAR).\u00a0 Best fig: 118, second in G1 The Suffix.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Blue Kornsnake<\/b> (4c) Dubawi x Yellow Kornsnake (Pivotal)<\/p>\n

ML: 9\/1.\u00a0 Owner: korn (qwikvett)<\/p>\n

2018: 7-1-3-0, won G2 The United Invitational (Cal), second in G1s Sydney Mile and The Cobbler Mile.\u00a0 Most recent: fourth in Maudlin Cup (PAR).\u00a0 Has run in eight G1s, starting with fourth career race.\u00a0 Best fig: 120 in The United.\u00a0 Off track: 1-1, G1 Japanese 2000 Guineas.\u00a0 He\u2019s the first foal out of 2011 BB F&M Turf winner<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 Take Care of Me<\/b> (5h) scratch-bred Medicean x Danehill Dancer x Kris S.<\/p>\n

ML: 12\/1.\u00a0 Owner: galileorock (atthewire)<\/p>\n

2018: 8-0-2-1, unplaced in four G1 starts.\u00a0 Finished 2017 with back-to-back graded wins, began 2018 second by a neck in G2 Gas Station Mile.\u00a0 Has run in 15 consecutive stakes races since being claimed for $100,000 in March 2017.\u00a0 Most recent: third in G2 The Big Europe Mile.\u00a0 Best fig: 121 on yielding turf in 2017 G2 The Rawleigh Stakes (VIC).\u00a0 Off track: 4-2-1-1<\/p>\n

8<\/strong>.\u00a0 Max Fuss<\/b> (4c) Giant\u2019s Causeway x Minimum Fuss (Distorted Humor)<\/p>\n

ML: 9\/1.\u00a0 Owner: barnbrook (tees)<\/p>\n

2018: 5-3-0-1.\u00a0 Most recent: won G1 The Queen Liz Stakes (BRK) in first G1 turf start.\u00a0 Began career with nine dirt races; has won 5 of 7 on grass since late 2017.\u00a0 Best fig: 118 in Queen Liz.\u00a0 Off track: 1-0.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 Flame of Freedom<\/b> (4c) Dubawi x Torch The Flame (Kingmambo)<\/p>\n

ML: 8\/1.\u00a0 Owner: super30 (super1)<\/p>\n

2018: 6-2-0-2 including win in G1 Sand Castle Fee Duty (UAE).\u00a0 Shortening to 8f for first time since final start as 2yo in 2016.\u00a0 Most recent: fifth in G3 The Patrick Ewing (NY).\u00a0 Best fig: 119 in G3 The Road Rash.\u00a0 Off track: 1-0.\u00a0 One of six SWs from mare who was third in 2008 BB Mile<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 Spectrelight<\/b> (4c) Dubawi x Crucial Kill (Pivotal)<\/p>\n

ML: 8\/1.\u00a0 Owner: pbcash (lenny271)<\/p>\n

2018: 8-6-0-0.\u00a0 Won G1 The Saint Cloud at 2; tried three G1s as 3yo, then didn\u2019t run in a graded race from June 2017 until August 2018.\u00a0 Most recent: Won the G1 The Sourball Mile (Ky).\u00a0 Best fig: 119 in Sourball.\u00a0 He\u2019s a half to five stakes winners including G1 winner Death by Laughing.<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 Preach for Profit<\/b> (4c) Fed Biz x In the Pulpit (Pulpit)<\/p>\n

ML: 9\/1.\u00a0 Owner: saluki2016 (saluki2)<\/p>\n

2018: 6-2-2-0, including win in G1 The Cobbler Mile (CA).\u00a0 returned from 12-week freshening to run second 9-16 in G1 Canada Mile.\u00a0 Best fig 117 in Cobbler Mile.\u00a0 \u00a0Off track.\u00a0 2-0.\u00a0 Half brother to G2 The Epistle.<\/p>\n

12.\u00a0 Mutant Powers<\/b> (5m) English Channel x Exceptionalism (Tapit)<\/p>\n

ML: 7\/1.\u00a0 Owner: sicko (sicko)<\/p>\n

2018: 6-4-0-0, three G1 wins (Weedy Establishment Stakes (SAF), The Start Up (DEA); Most recent: won G1 Prix Marcel Boss (PAR).\u00a0 Best fig: 117 in 2017.\u00a0 Off track: 3-3.\u00a0 Half to G2 Exceptional Value.<\/p>\n

13.\u00a0 The Other One Dyes<\/b> (3c) Galileo x Perfect Mate (Awesome Again)<\/p>\n

ML: 23\/1.\u00a0 Owner: palmbeachkc (spinround)<\/p>\n

2018: 8-2-2-2, 1 G1, Jean Brat 6-30.\u00a0 Most recent: Third vs.\u00a0 older in G3 One Mile Classic (SWE).\u00a0 Best fig 112 in The 2000 Guineas (second).\u00a0 Half to 2-time G1 winner And In Hell<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0 Disuse<\/b> (4g) Elvestrom x Red Rock Lass (Red Ransom)<\/p>\n

ML: 21\/1.\u00a0 Owner: Bukowski (beisbol)<\/p>\n

2018: 7-2-4-1.\u00a0 After six months off, began 2018 with five sprints, then took big step forward in G2 The Rennen Mile.\u00a0 Most recent: won G1 Canada Mile.\u00a0 Best fig: 116 (two most recent races).\u00a0 Half to G2 Don\u2019t Drop a Deuce<\/p>\n

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The subplots<\/span><\/p>\n

2017 BB Mile winner<\/a>: Shady King<\/p>\n

Stakes record: 1:33.0 by Diabolus Reverto, 2012 in CA<\/p>\n

Track record: 1:33.21 by Half Deputized, 2018-04-07 (*courtesy of Shag)<\/p>\n

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The off track picture:<\/b> The expected goof turf course leaves the picture muddy.\u00a0 Only seven of the 14 entrants have raced on tracks listed less than firm.\u00a0 Take Care of Me is the most experienced off-track runner with four starts \u2013 two wins, a second and a third.\u00a0 One of those wins was on yielding turf in the 2017 G2 The Rawleigh Stakes.\u00a0 Mutant Powers is 3 for 3 on off tracks, including a win in the G1 The Start Up on yielding turf in July.\u00a0 Blue Kornsnake\u2019s only race on an off track resulted in his first G1 win in The Japanese 2000 Guineas in 2017, also on yielding turf.<\/p>\n

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The pace:<\/b> Spectrelight has spent much of his career going longer, but he likes to be in front early no matter the distance.\u00a0 He won The Sourball Mile in his most recent race after leading the field through a half mile in 44.87 seconds, and as the lone confirmed front-runner Saturday he seems likely to lead them early again.\u00a0 \u00a0Kompany has shown the ability to run on the lead, and he won The Suffix after sitting second early.\u00a0 Furious Yankee has won from the front but hasn\u2019t led early in recent races.\u00a0 Take Care of Me seems to do his best running when close to the early pace.\u00a0 Flame of Freedom has gone to the front in longer races, but not in mile races.<\/p>\n

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The 3-year-olds:<\/b> Haack\u2019s Arrogate and The Other One Dyes are the only 3yo runners in the field.\u00a0 They\u2019ve met before.\u00a0 Haack\u2019s Arrogate won the The 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in April, holding off The Other One Dyes by a half-length.\u00a0 The Other One Dyes got his revenge in The Jean Brat in June, winning from post 14 and beating Haack\u2019s Arrogate by nearly five lengths for his first G1 score.\u00a0 The Other One Dyes followed up his Jean Brat victory with two tries against older company.\u00a0 Haack\u2019s Arrogate took three months off after the Jean Brat \u2013 his first loss \u2013 and came back with an allowance win as a prep for the BB Mile.<\/p>\n

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The gender gap:<\/b> The 5yo mare Mutant Powers will be facing 13 boys and trying to end an 11-year drought for girls.\u00a0 The race has been won be a female three times, but not since Culinary Cutie<\/a> in 2007.\u00a0 The Hall of Fame mare Storm Dog<\/a> won consecutive BB Miles in 2002-03.\u00a0 Mutant Powers will be making her first start against the boys, but she has been running in high-end races for two years \u2013 8 of her last 9 starts have been G1 races and she has four G1 wins, three of them in 2018.\u00a0 But she hasn\u2019t always rubbed elbows with Sim elite \u2013 she broke her maiden for a tag in career start number six.\u00a0 That MCL win began 7-race win streak.<\/p>\n

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The parity:<\/b> Every older horse in the field has run at least one SP# between 116 and 121.\u00a0 Ten of the 12 ran at least a 112 in their most recent start.<\/p>\n

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The trophy chase:<\/b> Trainer Atthewire is still seeking the elusive BB trophy.\u00a0 Take Care of Me, claimed for $100,000 in 2016, has a shot.\u00a0 \u201cI’ve had a handful of Breeders’ Bowl runners over the years,\u201d Atthewire said, \u201cas I’ve been playing the game since 1999.\u00a0 However, I have not had much success in the event.\u00a0 I had a filly finish 8th in the Filly & Mare Turf last year, and that’s about as close as I have been to the front in a Breeeders’ Bowl race.\u00a0 I’ll have two starters in the event overall this year (OPTED BACK IN goes in the Juvenile Filly Turf on Friday).\u00a0 Would love it if one of them changes my luck!\u201d<\/p>\n

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The King\u2019s gelding:<\/b> The morning line favorite in the race in Devil\u2019s Date, a 5yo Galileo gelding who has won 8 of his last 14 races for Kingab.\u00a0 \u201cAfter 9 races this horse had only won 1 race so gelding him was absolutely the best thing for him,\u201d Kingab said.\u00a0 \u201cHe really has turned into a nice horse since then.\u00a0 I have no idea how he was made the morning line favorite as there are several in here much more accomplished than him including the one that just beat him.\u00a0 However I was glad to draw a good post position as his last two trips from wide posts have been terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Dyehard:<\/b> Sometimes horse names are random.\u00a0 Sometimes the come with a good Sim story.\u00a0 Take the 3yo The Other One Dyes.\u00a0 \u201cHis 5yo older brother inspired Itch’s Name Police,\u201d trainer Spinround said.\u00a0 \u201cThe colt was named Habeas Corpses and a BTB article was written about it.\u00a0 After that the mare’s subsequent foals have all violated Name Police rules.\u00a0 The 4yo colt is And In Hell and the 2yo filly is Nothinglefttoburn.\u00a0 Obviously the Dyes in this colt’s name is a twist on Dies but Itch dislikes it just the same.\u00a0 All three of the colts are graded winners and the 2yo filly is already stakes-placed.\u00a0 The anti-Name Police family is pretty lucky!\u201d<\/p>\n

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No, Donny, these men are Nihilists:<\/b> Veteran trainer Beisbol hopes the gelding Disuse has one more step forward following his recent strong outings and can earn Beisbol\u2019s second Breeders\u2019 Bowl victory.\u00a0 \u201cUltimately, I thought he\u2019d be a 7 furlong type,\u201d Beisbol said, \u201cbut when he had trouble getting the lead in a 1200m race, I knew I had to stretch him out.\u00a0 He exceeded my expectations in the G2 Rennen Mile and got the job done against PREACH FOR PROFIT in the Canada Mile.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The pick:<\/strong> They don’t pay me enough to sort out this group. Each horse earned a spot legitimately. Each is proven at the distance. As a bettor, I would happily take 27\/1 on Haack’s Arrogate.<\/p>\n

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