{"id":509,"date":"2005-09-08T01:10:17","date_gmt":"2005-09-08T01:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=509"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=509","title":{"rendered":"Anticosti, Fly For Buda Top So Cal Headliner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Grade I
A mile and three sixteenths
Fast Dirt
$500,000
All horses, 3 years old
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PP\u00a0 Horse ID\u00a0 Horse\u00a0 Owner\u00a0 Jockey\u00a0 Odds\u00a0
1 38533 KIKI’S ROCK SHAFT<\/STRONG>\u00a0 gd\u00a0 J Bryson\u00a0 16\/1\u00a0
2 53870 HOLD THE PICKLES<\/STRONG>\u00a0 tbreds2002\u00a0 J Pimental\u00a0 20\/1\u00a0
3 93511 REAL PLAYER<\/STRONG>(IRE)\u00a0 burn1down\u00a0 K Evans\u00a0 9\/1\u00a0
4 91007 INDISPENSABLE<\/STRONG>\u00a0 stretch\u00a0 J Nabbs\u00a0 9\/1\u00a0
5 2146 FLY FOR BUDA<\/STRONG>\u00a0 gg\u00a0 F Gossett\u00a0 4\/1\u00a0
6 1700 ORCA<\/STRONG>\u00a0 afc3\u00a0 T Bates\u00a0 13\/1\u00a0
7 89345 ARNO HOLLANDIA<\/STRONG>\u00a0 tote\u00a0 A Lewis\u00a0 14\/1\u00a0
8 95353 HARDER TO CATCH<\/STRONG>\u00a0 blakentra\u00a0 B Rahill\u00a0 16\/1\u00a0
9 62022 UPPER MANAGEMENT<\/STRONG>\u00a0 slowhand\u00a0 R Simcox\u00a0 13\/1\u00a0
10 13242 ST. KILDA<\/STRONG>\u00a0 opcon\u00a0 C Mecklenburg\u00a0 10\/1\u00a0
11 68233 DROMEDARY<\/STRONG>(GB)\u00a0 danbury\u00a0 C Euler\u00a0 15\/1\u00a0
12 95525 ACT OF GOD<\/STRONG>\u00a0 lenny13\u00a0 P Incay\u00a0 12\/1\u00a0
13 89197 ANTICOSTI<\/STRONG>\u00a0 champions4\u00a0 M Staples\u00a0 4\/1\u00a0
14 35775 PRINCIPLE SKINNER<\/STRONG>\u00a0 roelke\u00a0 O Brim\u00a0 14\/1\u00a0 <\/DIV>
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A full field of fourteen three year olds will meet at the starting gate for Saturday’s half million dollar Grade I Citation Cup<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 Here’s your field from the rail out.<\/DIV>
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Kiki’s Rock Shaft<\/STRONG>\u00a0is back on the racetrack following a seven month break.\u00a0 Trainer Gd did\u00a0his\u00a0promising Mineshaft colt no favors as the colt could not possibly have found a more difficult spot for his return.\u00a0 Later against easier.<\/DIV>
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.\u00a0 And trainer Tbreds2002 picked up a good one at auction in the superbly bred Hold The Pickles<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 Not that the A.P. Indy x Storm Cat x Sadler’s Wells colt came cheap, 3.8 million is a lot of money.\u00a0 But when you consider that the colt won a stake in his career debut and had never been tested over a distance of ground at the time of sale, that price is not too bad.\u00a0 In pretty tough here but he’s very sharp and has a chance to outrun his 20-1 odds as the longest price in the field.<\/DIV>
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The late running Real Player<\/STRONG>(ire) tries graded company again after getting braved up in allowance competition.\u00a0 Burn1down’s gray Manndar colt looked solid knocking off allowance foes in Utah and Louisiana.\u00a0 But he has failed to hit the board in three previous graded outings and needs to step up to get a share on Saturday.<\/DIV>
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CO-third choice with Real Player at 9-1 is Indispensable<\/STRONG> who has been a solid allowance colt for Stretch.\u00a0 But, as with Real Player, he has never been\u00a0close in graded company.\u00a0 I can’t quite figure the odds on those two.\u00a0 We’ll just have to see what happens on Saturday.<\/DIV>
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CO-favorite Fly For Buda<\/STRONG> loves Southern California.\u00a0 The spectacular Sadler’s Wells colt has a win and a place in two grade I tries over the surface.\u00a0 Trainer Gg has once again engaged leading rider Frank Gossett to guide her charge.\u00a0 After compiling a 3-2-1 record in six consecutive grade ones, Fly failed to fire in the Haskell last time out.\u00a0 But the Middle Jewel hero came out of the race well and looked razor sharp Tuesday morning as he drilled a bullet half in :46.27 handily.\u00a0\u00a0Appears ready\u00a0for this test.<\/DIV>
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Reporters are supposed to be objective.\u00a0 And, Lord knows, it ain’t easy sometimes.\u00a0 I plead guilty in regard to Orca<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 I love Orca.\u00a0 Afc’s colt is one of the flat out fastest colts I’ve ever seen.\u00a0 He was scary fast at age two and in his very\u00a0impressive winning Grade I three year old bow in Vermont.\u00a0 Then he blazed through torrid fractions in The Grade II Corkscrew before giving way grudgingly only to\u00a0the unstoppable Anticosti.\u00a0 Although the flashy chestnut has failed to hit the board in five subsequent dirt starts, I think he’s still got another big race or two in him.\u00a0 Maybe more.\u00a0 Not a throw out at 13-1.\u00a0 Not by any means.<\/DIV>
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Tabbed at 14-1 is Arno Hollandia<\/STRONG> from Robert’s Tate barn.\u00a0 The handsome son of Lycius from the lightly raced Storm Bird mare Ignorantly\u00a0Take ships in off a sparkling allowance tally in Alabama.\u00a0 Yochem’s main problem is that, as with several others in the field, when the\u00a0graded money is on the line, Arno is nowhere to be found.\u00a0 Was third in the Texas Derby\u00a0earning a\u00a0GP designation which puts him a step above some others.<\/DIV>
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Multiple stakes winner Harder To Catch<\/STRONG> has never come close in five graded tries.\u00a0 Finished far behind\u00a0Arno in the Texas Derby and well beaten by Orca in his seasonal bow in Vermont.\u00a0 Nice colt but light years below the top pair.<\/DIV>
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Upper Management<\/STRONG> has earned a half million dollars by winning\u00a0the Grade I Arizona Ruby at age two and chasing home a few graded winners at three.\u00a0 Prepped for this by narrowly beating a short field of conditioned allowance foes in Arkansas.\u00a0\u00a0Was crushed by\u00a0Anticosti in The Bluegrass Derby and\u00a0no threat versus\u00a0Fly For Buda in Maryland.\u00a0 Shot for minor spoils with a good trip.<\/DIV>
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Opcon’s St. Kilda<\/STRONG> has been a model of consistency.\u00a0 This colt runs his heart out every time and has earned close to a half million dollars as a result.\u00a0 The Miswaki colt won his last, a listed stakes in Ontario, in impressive fashion.\u00a0 The race before that was a sharp second in the Grade III Colorado Sophomore Classic.\u00a0 Fits well in here and has a realistic shot at some cash.<\/DIV>
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Dromedary<\/STRONG>(GB) won a minor stake last year\u00a0and has been stakes placed twice at three.\u00a0 But the Beat Hollow colt has raced poorly in a pair of ungraded stakes recently.\u00a0 Needs a complete reversal of form to threaten here.<\/DIV>
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Act Of God<\/STRONG> has been no worse than\u00a0second in seven of his last eight\u00a0races.\u00a0 That impressive streak includes a pair of stakes wins.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the son of Empire Maker’s only graded appearance resulted in a bad beat behind Fly For Buda in the California Derby.\u00a0 One of many with a shot at the leftovers.<\/DIV>
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Anticosti<\/STRONG> is far and away the best three year old dirt runner of 2005.\u00a0 Stoners’ handling of his colt has raised a few eyebrows, but there is no arguing with the results.\u00a0 The grey son of Unbridled’s Song has crushed everything in sight except for his slip sliding away\u00a0performance over a rain soaked and slick Ontario strip in the Princess Cup.\u00a0 And Anticosti rebounded from that excusable gaffe with a lights out romp in The Swamps.\u00a0 If Anticosti continues to dominate throughout the fall, it will be interesting to see what happens in regard to year end honors.<\/DIV>
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Rounding out the field is Principle Skinner<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 The son of Sahm\u00a0was graded placed earlier this season but has missed the board in four successive graded races.\u00a0 Looks to have a future in long distance events both on dirt and grass.\u00a0 But no match for Anticosti today.<\/DIV>
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Come out and watch a true champion.\u00a0 The best dirt three year old of 2005.\u00a0 Maybe the best ever.<\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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