{"id":5269,"date":"2008-01-05T10:55:08","date_gmt":"2008-01-05T10:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=5269"},"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=5269","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Feature a Classic-Distance Filly Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B>Eloquent Lady Handicap<\/B><BR>Grade III <BR>A mile and one quarter <BR>Firm Turf <BR>$150,000 <BR>Fillies and mares, 4 years old and up<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">1 127673 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">TIZ FRESH(KY)<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>tiznice<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>L Debow<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Just turned four, this Dynaformer gal reeled off three straight allowance wins at this distance with increasing speed numbers, then just missed in the LIASON REGINA Stakes on this course on December 1st.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has impressive speed and an improving form.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>As it looks like any of the first four are prime to win this, she looks juicy at 8\/1.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">2 73461 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">CLOVIS BOUND<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>capitanio<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>R Bailey<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>2\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">A Gone West five-year-old headed for <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:State><st1:place>New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, she was claimed away from <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">buzz<\/I> back in 2006 for a mere $20,000.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She turned almost immediately into a solid performer, and is now a stakes winner.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She closed within a length while finishing second in an 8.5 furlong stakes in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Argentina<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> last out.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her stretch-running style makes it look like she may be better at this distance, so further improvement off the 104 she ran in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Argentina<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> is possible.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">3 6074 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">INCREDIBLE DIVA(IRE)<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B>tg<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>J Kohlmorgen<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">The Galileo five-year-old just ran the biggest race of her career, earning a 106 in a stakes win.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She was already a multiple stakes winner, including at 16 furlongs, so the distance will be no problem despite her pace-pressing style.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The question is if she reverts to her summer form, which was not good enough to win this race.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">4 107419 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">CACHE(SAF)<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>misery<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A Snappa<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>2\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">She\u2019s by a sire I loved to see run but haven\u2019t yet bred to, Horse Chestnut.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She won the Grade 2 Petunia last year and earned the show in four Grade 1s on turf; class is not an issue.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She followed a decent sixth in the Breeders Bowl Turf Distaff with an up the track finish (earning a 90) in the <st1:City><st1:place>Miami Beach<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> two weeks ago.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Was she just off her game, or is time starting to pass the Grade 1-winning five-year-old by?<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It might not be worth 2\/1 to find out against this group.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">5 103049 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">OH SUSANNAH<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>squirrel5<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>M Redden<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">She earned just in the mid-eighties her last two, but don\u2019t cry for this 5-year-old\u2019s pedigree:<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>GONE WEST x DEPUTY MINISTER x NIJINSKY II.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She was freshened a bit after those last two defeats, and looks to regain the form that brought her midsummer stakes success.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Most of her better races have come in races longer than a mile and a quarter, so today\u2019s race may not be the best barometer of her recovery.<o:p><\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">6 60534 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">TREE SPIRIT<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>anymore<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>D Evans<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>10\/1<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">This Woodman six-year-old hasn\u2019t been the same since being distanced in the Yolkshire Oaks back in August.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Still, it was a good year, as she won the Grade 1 Virgin Mary in <st1:State><st1:place>Queensland<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> last May.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is her distance, and Evans is the top jockey on the grounds, so those betting on improvement will have their reasons.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">7 126809 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">SEMI CHARMED PYE(IRE)<\/B><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>lordpye4<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>T Myslinski<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9\/2<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Pye\u2019s Theatrical gal finished ninth, just ahead of CACHE(SAF), in <st1:place>North Florida<\/st1:place> two weeks ago.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>While her past performances don\u2019t show as many strong performances as some of these, her 103 speed number while winning a <st1:State><st1:place>Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> stakes (only back in November) would put her right there.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She can track the leaders, and could be at least one to fill out your exotics tickets.<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven on the turf look to be Eloquent 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