The fifteenth race on our Saturday racing card and the highlight race of this week in Florida will be the Panhandle Derby (G3). The race has a purse of $175,000 and is run over a mile and one eighth on the turf and is open to all three year olds. The weather here in Florida is expected to still be fairly warm, but now showers are expected, so you can look for the turf track to be listed as firm at post time. A total of eleven have drawn into this years running of the Panhandle Derby, lets take a look at this years\u2019 runners.
Drawing the rail is P Parazi<\/b> (Pleasantly Perfect x Arazi x Mr. Prospector), who is out of the Grade I winning dam Blushing Bride, and is owned by wispa<\/i>, owner of Willow Stables. The striking bay three year old colt has been lightly raced with a total of eleven career starts. Of the colts eleven starts, five have resulted in wins along with one show. All of the colts on the board finishes have come over the turf track. His most recent start came over the nine furlong World Cup Turf Nine Restricted (G1) where the colt broke out of the gate in second but was caught by closers in the stretch and finished fifth with a speed figure of one hundred six. His most recent win came overseas in allowance caliber race in Athens over nine furlongs where the colt won the race by two lengths.
Next is one of our co-favorites Dancing Tenpin (IRE)<\/b> (Theatrical (IRE) x Seeking The Gold x Seattle Slew), who is trained by tenpin8<\/i>, owner of Rockriver Stables. The Irish-bred chestnut has a total of fourteen lifetime starts. Four of the colts starts have resulted in victories, all of which have come on the turf track. The colts most recent start came over in Victoria during the Coalmine Mile Cup (G2) where the chestnut broke out of the gate in mid-pack and made a move in the final turn to finish third with a speed figure of one hundred six after finishing four and a half lengths off the pace. His most recent win came in June during the seven and a half furlong ungraded Rock On Australia Special where he again broke out of the gate mid-field and made a late move in the final turn, going on to take the win by two lengths.
LongshotArazishwan (AUS)<\/b> (Arazi x Nashwan x Groom Dancer), who is trained and owned by foxmax<\/i>, owner of B4rca Stables is next. The Australian-bred bay colt has a total of sixteen lifetime starts, of which he has had one win. Interestingly, this single win has come over the dirt, not the turf. Do date the colt has had three starts over the turf, the best of which was a fourth place finish in an eight and a half furlong maiden special as a two year old. He has not raced on the turf since late March of this year. His most recent start came in a nine furlong allowance caliber start over the dirt in North Korea where the colt broke in third but lost ground throughout the race to finish third with a speed figure of eighty-eight, one and one-fourth lengths back. His most recent win came in April of this year during an allowance caliber start in Portugal where the colt broke in second and took the lead in the final turn, winning the race by three and three-fourth lengths. His most recent stakes start came in the ungraded Deputy Robin Memorial on the dirt where the colt ran sixth.
In the four slot is Pieces Of A Dream (IRE)<\/b> (Chevalier (IRE) x Dubai Millennium (GB) x Generous (IRE)), who is out of the dam Millennium Breeze (GB), and is owned and trained by ceclaim13<\/i>, owner of Royal Belgian Kempen Farm. The bay colt has a total of twenty-two lifetime starts with a total of nine wins. All of the bay colts wins have come on the turf, along with three places and a show. His most recent start came on the yielding turf in Argentina during the ungraded Matt\u2019s Hawks Challenge where the colt broke out of the gate in second and overtook the lead in the final turn of the nine and a half furlong race, but then was overtaken in the final furlongs of the stretch to finish third with a speed figure of ninety-nine. His most recent win came in just the start before, an allowance caliber race over nine furlongs in Eastern Kentucky where the colt ran the race wire to wire to win by two and one-fourth lengths. This Saturday will be the colts first start in graded stakes competition.
At odds of 10\/1 is Leonidas (IRE)<\/b> (Galileo (IRE) x Rainbow Quest x Seeking The Gold), who is trained by spqr<\/i>, owner of SPQR Stables. The Irish-bred bay colt has been lightly raced with a total of eight lifetime starts, all of which have come over the turf. Of his eight starts, the colt has had three wins. Seven of his starts have resulted in finishes on the board, with only one start resulting in a finish worse than third. His most recent start came on the yielding turf during the eight and a half furlong ungraded Frigid Shan Challenge where the colt broke out of the gate in third and snuck up into second at the wire, posting a speed figure of one hundred six. His most recent win came in July during an allowance caliber start in Eastern Kentucky where he broke in third and made a move in the final turn to take the win by two and three-fourth lengths. This Saturday will be the colts first start with graded stakes company.
Next will be Ruin (IRE)<\/b> (Galileo (IRE) x Kris S. x Zoning), who is owned and trained by theagakhan<\/i>, owner of Galileo Stables. The handsome chestnut colt has been lightly raced with a total of only nine lifetime starts. Of these, six have been finishes on the board for the colt, with four of these nine being wins. His most recent start came in the Grade III Haw Haw Derby where the colt broke towards the rear of the field and made a move in the final turn coming into the stretch where the colt crossed the wire in fourth with a speed figure of one hundred four. His most recent win came last month in a nine furlong allowance caliber start in Victoria where the colt broke sharper and hung back in mid-pack and again made a move in the final turn to win by one and one-fourth lengths.
Following is Wooden Mast<\/b> (Mizzen Mast x Woodman x Green Desert), who is out of the race-winning dam Wooden Smile, and is owned by rrlogans<\/i>, owner of Oneworld Stables. The dark gray colt has a total of nineteen career starts, of which three have resulted in wins. All of the colts three wins have come over the turf. His most recent start came earlier this month in the nine furlong Haw Haw Derby (G3) where the colt broke out of the gate in the lead but fade at the final turn and crossed the wire in third with a speed figure of one hundred seven. His most recent win came just last month in an eight furlong allowance caliber start in Italy where the colt broke in second and took the lead in the final turn, going on to win the race by one-fourth of a length.
Next is second co-favorite Unintentionally<\/b> (Dixieland Band x Wild Again x Fusaichi Pegasus), who is out of the graded stakes starting dam Imawildone, and is owned by pjracing<\/i>, owner of Predro\u2019s Racing Empire. The magnificent chestnut colt has had a total of eighteen lifetime starts, of which six have been wins. All of the colts six wins, along with seven places, have come over the turf track. His most recent start came overseas in New South Wales during the mile long Mospe Cup (G1) where the colt broke uncharacteristically back in the back of the field and faded throughout the race to finish a disappointing eleventh with a speed figure of ninety-one. His most recent win came in Sweden during the eight furlong Tette Mile Classic (G2) in June where the colt broke mid-field in fifth and made a move in the final turn of the race, going on to cross the wire two lengths in front of the rest of the field.
Then comes Luna Twist<\/b> (Sky Mesa x Dixieland Band x Pleasant Colony), who is out of the race-winning dam Wildwood Dixieland II, and is owned and trained by belsup<\/i>, owner of Royal Belgian Kempen Farm. The bay colt has had a lucky thirteen lifetime starts, most of which have actually come over the dirt, not the turf. The colt has three career wins, of which two came on the dirt with one on the turf. The colts most recent start came in Delaware during a nine furlong allowance caliber start over the turf where the colt broke out of the gate in fifth and began picking off other horses immediately, going on to win the race by two and a half lengths with a speed figure of one hundred seven, a lifetime best for the colt. His most recent stakes start came in the listed Chateau Duke Stakes over dirt in New Hampshire where the colt crossed the wire in fourth. This Saturday will be the colts first start in graded company.
Late entry Daskamaraan (IRE)<\/b> (Dalakhani (IRE) x Monsun (GER) x Star Appeal), who is trained by horsestab<\/i>, owner of Dupre Stables, is next in the field. The bay colt has had a total of twenty career starts, of which three have resulted in wins. Of the colts races, all his on the board finishes have come over the turf. His most recent start came in California during the nine furlong Cherry Limb Stakes (G2) where the colt broke out of the gate towards the rear of the field and only crossed the wire seventh with a speed figure of one hundred one. His most recent win came in September during an allowance caliber start over nine furlongs in Ostend, where the colt won by three-fourths of a length.
Drawing the far outside post is Tower Court<\/b> (Quiet American x Storm Cat x Riverman), who is out of the graded placed dam Miss Becky, and is trained by davarto<\/i>, owner of Buronga Downs. The chestnut colt has a total of sixteen lifetime starts of which six have been wins. The colt is fairly accomplished on both the dirt and turf, with three wins coming over each surface, though the colt also has three places and a show over the turf. His most recent start came in an allowance caliber race over eight furlongs in Arkansas where the colt broke out of the gate in fourth and stalked the pace, crossing the wire two and a half lengths back in second with a speed figure of one hundred seven. His most recent start also came in an eight furlong allowance caliber race, this time in Nevada, where the colt won by two lengths. The colts most recent stakes starts were in the ungraded Purple Storm Stakes on the dirt where the colt finished fifth and the Deputy\u2019s Hippos Memorial on the turf where he finished tenth. He has had one graded stakes start. This race came last year as a two year old in the seven furlong Dell Computer Futurity (G2) where the colt finished thirteenth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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