{"id":51999,"date":"2020-05-14T19:59:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=51999"},"modified":"2020-05-15T00:29:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T00:29:05","slug":"eleven-fillies-and-mares-slip-away-in-the-100000-esr-across-the-universe-stakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=51999","title":{"rendered":"Eleven Fillies and Mares Slip Away in the $100,000 ESR Across the Universe Stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A filed of Eleven\nOlder Fillies and mares will occupy the Big Apple starting gate for the\n$100,000 ESR Across the Universe Stakes. \nThe race will be run at Seven Furlongs over the Turf Course.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TITAN’S MOON\n\u2013 <\/strong>a win in the 7-furlong ESR Monster Stakes<\/em>\nand second place finish in the ESR Spy Stakes<\/em> back in 2018 for the 5-Year\nOld Bay Mare by Sea the Moon<\/em> certainly identifies the casino<\/em>\ntrained ENG-bred as a major player in the Saturday ESR<\/strong> feature;  the non-winner of two in a year is making her\nthird start off a recent freshening however recent form suggests she might have\ngotten a step slower in her fourth year of racing\u2026chance off best<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I TOOK THE DEAL\n\u2013 <\/strong>I\u2019d be splitting hairs if I said this 6 Year Old\nBay Mare by Sebring<\/em> was better on Dirt or Turf, Sprinting or\nRouting, she\u2019s achieved great success in all aspects of racing; the jetman<\/em>\ntrainee has spent her last nine starts racing around two turns and her return\nto a 7-furlong sprint, a distance that she has rewarded her connections with 2\nstakes wins and a 3rd<\/sup> place finish in the G3 Natural Spring\nStakes<\/em>, should find her at her very best\u2026gotta like this deal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRUITY PEBBLES\n\u2013 <\/strong>with visions of Fred and Barney foot pedaling their\nway to Bedrock Downs, I will cast aside the idea that Dino is entered in the ESR<\/strong>\nfeature and focus on the  irisharse<\/em>\ntrained 4 Year Old Brown Filly by Here Comes Ben<\/em>; the lightly\nraced New York-bred enters the field off an Allowance victory against the\nopposite sex at the Local level following a 4-month layoff; her previous start\nwas a razor sharp performance against Open Company rivals in the G2 Quote\nThe Raven Stakes<\/em> where she pressured the leader into the stretch before\nsuccumbing to  .22 \u2013 44:41 -1:08:1\nfractions\u2026leave her out of the exotics?\u2026NEVERMORE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUPER COOL PARTY\n\u2013 <\/strong>at first glance I wouldn\u2019t consider this 5 Year\nOld Bay Mare by Distorted Humor<\/em>, a non-winner of a race in nine months,\nhowever it was about this time last year when the spinround<\/em> trained\nKY-bred took off, hitting the board in 5 consecutive starts, including two\nvictories, one of them coming in the 7.5-furlong Endowment Turf Mare Special<\/em>;\nreturning to the Turf after two successive Dirt appearances heightens my\ncuriosity and connections seem to have a knack for running big in Rez races\u2026could\nsurprise<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOON SNOW \u2013\n<\/strong>the nextbonus<\/em> trained 4-Year Old Bay Filly\nby Malibu Moon<\/em> was an easy circle for me and a must use in every betting\nformat; the KY-bred standout hasn\u2019t seen an Allowance race in over a year and\nhas made a name for herself in nine consecutive Stakes appearances recording\nvictories in the Dive Dirt Filly Sprint<\/em>, the Stormy Kasey Dirt Filly\nSprint<\/em>, and the 7-furlong Vast Pinkie Turf Mare Dash<\/em> which came in\nher last start; toss in a 3rd<\/sup> place finish in the G2 Quote The\nRaven<\/em>, a generous 6-1 odds, and you have your play of the day\u2026one to beat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAPTAIN SNITZEL\n\u2013 <\/strong>it\u2019s no secret the cadet<\/em> connections were\nhigh on the AUS sire Snitzel<\/em>; his success with GENERAL SNITZEL<\/strong>and CORPORAL SNITZEL<\/strong>, to name a few, speak for themselves,\nbut this 4-Year Old Roan Filly from a Kitten\u2019s Joy<\/em> mare has struggled to\nachieve the same level of success; although her 12-16 ITM record is accomplished,\nher struggles at the stakes level have stamped her as a good Allowance horse;\nthe late closer could excel with the turnback in distance, but it will take a\ncareer best to record her first stakes victory\u2026must show more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PUNKIN TAPRAY\n\u2013<\/strong>connections have a long history of spacing races\nat least 2 months apart for this 5-Year Old Light Grey Mare by Tapit<\/em>,\nso it is curious that the ace<\/em> stables wheel this KY-bred right back 3\nweeks after her start in the ESR Earth Day Handicap<\/em>, perhaps her poorest\nstart in almost two years; seven of her last eight starts have come around two\nturns, the exception, a second place photo finish in the 7.5 furlong Seeking\nGlory Turf Mare Sprint<\/em>; there is enough intrigue here arouse my damned if I\ndo, damned if I don\u2019t bewilderment\u2026your call<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALONE TOGETHER\n\u2013 <\/strong>I\u2019d be hard pressed to say I thought my 5 Year\nOld Bay Mare by Bernardini<\/em> could wire this field, there is plenty\nof early speed in here and her inability to take a non-winners of two in nine\nmonths field gate to wire in her last start makes me even more skeptical\u2026happy\nwith part<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXCITABLE EXCHANGE\n\u2013 <\/strong>you have to admire the tenacity of this 5-Year\nOld Bay Mare by Boisterous<\/em> and the foresight of the sremel<\/em>\nconnections to pluck this California-bred out of a $7.5 claimer and turn her\ninto a stakes winner with over $300k in earnings; exiting out of the G3 Las\nVegas Handicap<\/em>, expect the Golden State representative to be quick from the\ngate and make her presence felt during the early going; this Mare has well\nexceeded expectations so don\u2019t sell her short here\u2026chance off last<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SWORD QUEEN\n\u2013 <\/strong>look at the past performances, see a horse that\nis patiently handlesd through her conditions, and there is a good chance you\nare handicapping a kingab<\/em> trainee; steadily going through her\nprogressions the  4 Year Old Bay Filly\nby Giant\u2019s Causeway<\/em> recorded her fourth straight victory and her first\nstakes victory in her stakes debut in the Triple Crown Hopes Turf Filly Dash<\/em>\nwhile posting a career best 113 speed figure; given a 2-week layoff following\nthat start, the talented KY-bred likely needed a start coming up short in her\n2020 debut in the Kepler Twin Turf Mare Sprint<\/em>; it will be interesting\nto see her compete level when racing outside the comfort of 7.5 furlongs, but\nif there is a graded win in her future, Saturday\u2019s feature would be the place\nto start\u2026dangerous<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE BIRDS CHOICE\n\u2013 <\/strong>so often does it happen that a horse gives you\njust enough knocking at the door at the stakes level that you keep entering it\nright back at that level and before you know it a year has gone by when you realize\nthe horse is winless in 12 months, such is the case of the lbailey<\/em>\ntrained 5 Year Old Bay Mare by Birdstone<\/em>; another in the field\nwith good early foot, but the doors been closed a long tome for this KY-bred\nMare\u2026say uncle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HANDICAPPING THE\nFIELD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major Players<\/strong>:  I\nTOOK THE DEAL<\/strong>is one of two Graded winners in this field.  Although she is making her 27th<\/sup>\nstart, she still races at a high compete level and gets a big chance here\nturning back to 7-furlongs. MOON SNOW <\/strong>is racing at a high level\nright now, entered at her best distance, and looks to have bigger wins on her\nradar.  SWORD QUEEN <\/strong>might\nbe this good, however getting to the next level might require two turns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t Overlook<\/strong>: FRUITY PEBBLES<\/strong>and EXCITABLE\nEXCHANGE <\/strong>have far exceeded expectations deserve consideration in\nthis field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Fence<\/strong>: TITAN’S MOON<\/strong>and PUNKIN TAPRAY\n<\/strong>might have put their best races behind them.  Either could easily take down this field on\ntheir best day.  SUPER COOL PARTY\n<\/strong>would look a lot more attractive at double digit odds, but 6-1 is a bit of\nan underlay in my book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grasping at Straws<\/strong>: THE BIRDS CHOICE<\/strong>and CAPTAIN\nSNITZEL <\/strong>must show more.  ALONE\nTOGETHER <\/strong>will need a gas stop before she hits the wire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PICKS:  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOON SNOW \u2013\nthis one is hard to bet against<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I TOOK THE DEAL\n\u2013 betting this one has another big one in her and I love the turnback<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRUITY PEBBLES\n\u2013 I\u2019m a Lucky Charms man myself, but Leprechauns scare the bejesus out of me<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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