{"id":52721,"date":"2020-07-29T16:39:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T16:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=52721"},"modified":"2020-07-29T16:39:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T16:39:09","slug":"equinics-2020-twin-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=52721","title":{"rendered":"Equinics 2020 – Twin Towers."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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First, I would like to take a few seconds to remember those\nwho lost their lives on September 11th<\/sup> 2001. I\u2019m an Australian and I\ncan\u2019t imagine what my feelings would have been if the tragedy had have occurred\nin my country, I remember I was watching an old Elvis movie when the scene\nappeared on my Television Screen with the horror and carnage that occurred that\nday. I would also like to take the time to thank all of the emergency service\nand other workers who saved lives. And finally, to the family\u2019s and friends of\neverybody who know someone who lost their life on that tragic day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Trade Centre (Twin Towers) opened in 1973, it\ncontained the 2 large towers and 5 smaller buildings, at the time of completion\nthe 2 towers were the largest 2 buildings in the world, standing at 1,368 feet (417 m) and 1,362 feet\n(415.1 m) respectively. It was the scene a fire in 1975 where 6\nfloors were on fire (no sprinkler system had been installed). In 1993 it was\nthe scene of a bombing, where they tried to blow out the bottom of the\nbuilding, fortunately the building didn\u2019t collapse at the time but 6 people\nlost their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1998 it was the scene of\na $2 million robbery by mafia Member Ralph Guarino and a 3-man crew. And in\n1974 Phillippe Petit performed a high wire walk between the north and south\ntowers, he was 1314 feet in the air on a 440-pound cable carrying a pole that\nwas 30 feet long weighing 55 pounds, Imagine the wind (No Thanks).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well that brings us to what\nwe are all here in Japan for the running of the Equinics, the Olympics games of\nour great game where each residency has selected it\u2019s top horses to compete in\nthe quest to be the greatest residency in the Sim, and also for individual\nglory, of being able to bring home the gold. The twin towers race will be over\n8 furlongs for the 4yo fillies and mares on the turf. It brings together a class\nfield of 14 runners 6 of whom are already Grade 1 winners. Let\u2019s take a look at\neach runner and see what each horses\u2019 prospects are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Universal Racing Club<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarehaven<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GIANT’S CAUSEWAY x GALILEO (IRE) x KINGMAMBO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First up is Universal Racing Club representative Clarehaven\nfor the grenoble1 stable, This 4yo daughter of Giant\u2019s Causeway is a grade 1\nwinner as a 3yo, when she won the Irish 1000 Guineas. After that her form had\ntaken a dip before a short spell over winter, since then she has managed to get\nalmost back to peak condition, and only 2 starts ago just got pipped at the\nwire. Despite running 4th<\/sup> in that race she was only beaten by Otto\ninsane by just a neck in a 4 way finish, next up she faced Otto Insane again\nand was just a little outpaced, going down by 3 lengths. I\u2019m not sure if she\nhad a change of tactics last time but she seems to like being close to the\nlead. If she is at her best, she will give the race a shake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blazing Saddles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earth is flat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SYMBOLI KRIS S x MONTJEU x CAERLEON<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representing the great firm know as Blazing Saddles is Earth\nis flat for the redhill stables. She is an End of Year award winner who has\nbeen to the winner\u2019s enclosure 6 times in 13 starts including twice at grade 1\nlevel, she was able to win the Saint Larry at 10 furlongs and the QE2 Challenge\nat 9 furlongs last year. So far this year she has had 4 starts in graded\ncompany over 9 and 10 furlongs with a 2nd<\/sup> and 3rd<\/sup> for her\nefforts. Last start she was stepped up to 10 Furlongs by redhill and it looked\na fraction too far and she finished down the track. This week she is taking a\nstep back to 8 furlongs which is the shortest distance she has raced since her\nmaiden race. Back in trip off a poor run will make it hard for her to win, but\nat her best you would give her an outside chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empire State Racing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Snitzel<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SNITZEL x INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) x KRIS S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representing Empire State\nRacing and the cadetprime stables is a 4yo bay filly by Snitzel out of grade 1\nwinning mare Invincible Cadet, General Snitzel. The General is very lightly\nraced having won 5 of 13 starts with her biggest win coming in March 2019 in\nthe Japanese 1000 Guineas over 8 Furlongs, since then she has found it a little\ntough trying to bridge the gap between her 3yo year and running against the\nmares, but she has made some steady progress improving each of her last 3\nstarts and reaching a 110 speed figure in The Grade 1 Foul Mouth Stakes a month\nback. In that race she settled a little further back in the field and produced\nher best closing burst, I\u2019m not sure if it was a change of tactic or just the\nway the race panned out, but a little more improvement could see her with a\nmedal.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elite Racing Club<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Bee a Victor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VICTOR’S CRY x SHAMARDAL x SEATTLE SLEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This bee a Victor certainly is as he has won 8 of her 14 starts\nincluding 4 at stakes level. Last time out harrlanlow the trainer stepped her\nup to graded level for the 1st<\/sup> time running 2nd<\/sup> in the Call\nFor Cash in California just going down by 1.5 Lengths a month ago, before that\n2 stakes wins with speed figures at the 110 mark shows that with continued improvement\nshe can be in the finish. She is likely to lead which makes things interesting\nbecause she is one of the very few that will be on speed, meaning we may get a\nslower race, which could be a big help. Maybe an outside chance.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

East-West Connection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basalt Column<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GIANT’S CAUSEWAY x DISTORTED HUMOR x GALILEO (IRE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The East-West connection\nhave decided to send cwk\u2019s Basalt Column a regally bred beauty out of Giant\u2019s\nCauseway. She comes into today\u2019s race as a 5-time stakes winner, 3 of which\ncome at 8 furlongs, this 5yo mare last start put in her best performance of her\ncareer winning the gold forest turf mare mile in Italy with a speed figure of\n113. The issue is this is her 1st<\/sup> grade 1 test, she has raced at\ngraded level 6 times in the past for just 1 2nd<\/sup> placing in The\nCoolmore in March 2019. So, the class factor is a concern, but coming of a\ncareer best run can she cause a surprise?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GR Simsters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otto Insane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRANKEL (GB) x GONE WEST x SPINNING WORLD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kaner3 stables have produced this stunning 5yo mare Otto\nInsane for The GR Simsters, she is currently ranked 4th<\/sup> in the\ndivision and is coming into today off the back of 2 grade 1 wins in the Weedy\nEstablishment stakes and the Foul Mouth Stakes where she posted a career best 115\nspeed figure. This is an amazing effort when you consider she has only had 2\nruns this year, before that she didn\u2019t race for 7 months. I expect her to take\nup a position just behind the leader and come home with a wet sail, she will be\nvery hard to beat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All Stars Racing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inshamal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) x SHAMARDAL x A.P. INDY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4yo filly Ishamal is today\nrepresenting All Stars racing, she has been a very consistent mare over the\nlast 12 months running 7 times for 3 wins (1 Grade 3, 2 stakes) a 2nd<\/sup>\nand 2 3rds. Her last 2 starts she was set up by her trainer bezstables to run\nin the weekly establishment stakes where she ran a great 3rd<\/sup> place\nbehind Otto Insane, she was then sent out again in the Foul Mouth stakes, again\nagainst Otto Insane where she faded to finish in 10th place. So, the crew over\nat All-stars racing will be hoping she can get back to her best, if she does,\nshe could be in line for a medal.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Adventure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GALILEO (IRE) x DYNAFORMER x SECRETARIAT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming out of the chicks stable for the Midas residency is\nvery lightly raced Happy Adventure, a 4yo filly by Superstar sire Galileo.\nHappy adventure has been brought through the grades by her trainer winning 4 of\nher 10 starts including a stakes win in February over 8.5 furlongs running a\n112 speed figure. Unfortunately, her for seems to dropped slightly away, and as\na result her trainer tried to stretch her out to 11 furlongs, but she didn\u2019t\nquite run out the trip. So today she drops back again to 8 furlongs, can she\nrecapture the old spark?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hispano Parlente<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bailarina Vecina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OASIS DREAM (GB) x DEEP IMPACT x NUREYEV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bailarina Vecina is a 7yo\nmare that has been able to secure victory at the highest level on 2 occasions\nwinning the (Grade 1) Foul Mouth stakes and the (Grade 1) Prix Marcel Boss both\nover 8 furlongs. But those wins came in June and August of last year, since\nthen her form had been ok running constant 110 speed figures but not at the\nsame level of class. Her Trainer tremguis last start tried something different\nstretching her out to 14 Furlongs but she ran down the track. She has been a\ngreat horse in her time but, I can\u2019t see her in the winner\u2019s enclosure today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoosier Racing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ebony Barbara<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FASTNET ROCK (AUS) x RED RANSOM x GIANT’S CAUSEWAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trainer Abbybarn has put (His\/Her) hand up to represent\nHoosier racing with the very talented 4yo bay filly Ebony Barbara. Ebony\nherself is in career best form coming off a win in the grade 3 The Statue, run\n5 weeks ago in Germany. In that race over 8 furlongs she posted a speed figure\nof 112 which could be competitive today in the hunt for a medal. She has won 7\nof her 16 races and I now believe Abbybarn has sorted out the best distance for\nEbony Barbara and will be hopeful she can make the step up to racing the best\ngrade 1 performers. Expect her to be sitting just behind the leaders. An\noutside Chance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota Testbarn Residency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Laying Up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRANKEL (GB) x KINGMAMBO x EL PRADO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representing Minnesota Testbarn Residency is 2-time grade 1\nwinning mare and ranked 2 in the division, No Laying up for the informed\nstables. She has been an ultra-consistent mare winning 7 of her 21 starts,\nincluding her last start grade 1 victory in the Breeders Bowl Game over 8\nfurlongs in Kentucky 2 months ago, running a speed figure of 111. Before that\nshe ran a stunning closing sectional to just miss out on the Black Betty\nhandicap (Grade 2) over 9 furlongs. I expect that she will settle toward the\nback of the field and will be the horse flying late, very much a Gold Medal chance.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only Stayers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Banana Barbara<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHAMARDAL x FASTNET ROCK (AUS) x GALILEO (IRE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Banana Barbara is a lightly raced 4yo out of the Meatmarket\nstables, she has just struck a purple patch of form in her last 2 starts and\ncould be the big improver. 2 Starts back she took out the Peckling with Burg\nTur Mare Special winning over 8 Furlongs by 2 lengths in a nice speed figure of\n110, but it was her last start where she faced her biggest test of her carer\nand boy did she deliver in spades winning the grade 2 The Eastwood just grabbing\nthe leader at the wire to win with a career best 114. I expect her to be just\nbeyond midfield in settling and is a knockout hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northwest Racing Circuit <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giant Humor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DISTORTED HUMOR x GIANT’S CAUSEWAY x A.P. INDY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giant Humor is a daughter of grade 1 winning mare Indy\u2019s\ngrant, she until recently spent most of her time running on the dirt tracks of America,\ngoing back she came out of maiden class and put in some very respectable speed\nfigures getting all the way to 110. Stable owner Wbrv then stepped up to stakes\nclass for the 1st<\/sup> time, sadly she ran down the track, and the horse hasn\u2019t\ngot back to the same level since. 2 starts back Wbrv changed tack and switched\nto turf racing with a respectable 2nd<\/sup> and 4th<\/sup>, but this\nlooks a stretch too far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latinos Del Mundo <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mi Lantina Querida<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIDSHIPMAN x GIANT’S CAUSEWAY x FORTY NINER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mi Lantina Querida is a beautiful looking roan filly coming out of the latinhaack stables, she has been top 3 on 12 out of 14 occasions. She has been brought through the lower grades nicely last start winning a 8.5 furlong NW5L allowance in California by 1.5 Lengths Before that she just missed in the same class by a neck over 8 furlongs, so I\u2019m not so sure the drop back to 8 Furlongs will suit. While I think she may struggle in the grade at this stage she certainly has a nice future ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Predictions I can’t go past Otto Insane for the Gr Simsters, she will again prove hard to beat. No Laying Up is also inform and may make a late run and Banana Barbara is my knockout pick. Good Luck too all and congratulations on being selected for your residency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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