{"id":52755,"date":"2020-07-30T18:49:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=52755"},"modified":"2020-07-30T18:49:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:49:21","slug":"equinics-2020-the-channel-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=52755","title":{"rendered":"Equinics 2020 The Channel Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Channel Tunnel <\/strong>(French: Le tunnel sous la Manche<\/em>), also\nreferred to as the Chunnel<\/strong>, is a 50.45-kilometre (31.35 mi)\nrailway tunnel<\/a> that\nconnects Folkestone<\/a> (Kent<\/a>, England<\/a>, UK<\/a>)\nwith Coquelles<\/a> (Hauts-de-France<\/a>, France<\/a>)\nbeneath the English Channel<\/a> at the Strait of Dover<\/a>.\nIt is the only fixed link between the island of Great Britain<\/a> and\nthe European mainland. At its lowest point, it is 75 m (250 ft) deep\nbelow the sea bed and 115 m (380 ft) below sea level.[3]<\/a>[4]<\/a>[5]<\/a><\/sup> At\n37.9 kilometres (23.5 mi), the tunnel has the longest underwater section\nof any tunnel in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, in celebration of this\ngreat piece of construction we have today\u2019s race in Japan The Channel Tunnel\nEquincis Sprint race to be run on Turf for fillies and mares over 5.5 furlongs.\nIt brings together the best female sprinters the residencies of the simulated\nsports world could muster. And 1 of these horses will not only take grade 1\nglory for the first time but will take that all-important Gold Medal for the\nresidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking an early glance at the field, this could be the hardest race to pick for the entire Equinics series, there are just so many chances, so let\u2019s have a good look at the field and see who can take the gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 1 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PORT ROC LV <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ROC DE CAMBES (NZ) x LE HAVRE (IRE) x AFFIRMED 10\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ONLY STAYERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well only stayers have found themselves a nice sprinter in\nPort Roc Lv, She has been successful 4 time at stake level including her last 2\nat 6 furlongs. She was able to run some good speed figures of of 107 and 105,\nshe may be very competitive. I asked her trainer chillingfarms3 for comment. \u2018She\nis absolutely flying at the moment we hope jockey Cameron puts her at the front\nvery early and she can hold off the closers\u2019, \u2018I\u2019m quietly confident of a medal\u2019.\nMy only concern is the drop to 5.5 furlongs, she has an outside chance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 2 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAVING THE GALAXY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFLEET ALEX x CAPOTE x HALO 6\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GR SIMSTERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GR Simsters have managed to find this outstanding filly\nsaving the galaxy, she has been a 2 time stakes winner and a 2 time graded\nstakes runner up, including last start in the Grade 1 CVBears Hometown Turf\nStakes over 6.5 furlongs where she ran a staggering 114 speed figure over the\n6.5 furlong trip. I asked Liamswan22 if (he\/she) has any concerns going into\ntoday\u2019s race? \u2018 I think she is at her peak right now, which is great\nconsidering the pressure of representing the simsters, my only concern is the\ndrop in trip\u2019. She is talented enough to win but like with a lot of other\nrunners is the trip too short? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KAPTAIN KASH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DISTORTED HUMOR x STORM CAT x SEATTLE SLEW 5\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EAST-WEST CONNECTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaptain Kash is probably the most versatile runner in the\nfield, she likes both dirt and Turf and has proven herself at stakes level\nwinning 3 stakes races at various distances between 5.5 Furlongs and 7.5\nFurlongs. Her last start performance in the Vixen Prospector Dirt Mare Sprint\nproduced a career best performance, I asked her trainer rodpiper of (He\/She) is\nconcerned about switching surfaces the drop in distance and the step up to Grade\n1 level for the 1st<\/sup> time? \u2018We aren\u2019t too worried about the surface\nor distance switch as she has done it before, and is 1 of the few proven horses\nat this trip, I just hope jockey jolly can settle her just behind the leader\nand push the gap in the straight\u2019.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEMORY QUEEN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACCLAMATION x EXCEED AND EXCEL x KINGMAMBO 10\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELITE RACING CLUB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up is Memory Queen for Elite Racing Club, A winner of 4\nstakes races and winner of the grade 3 Park Palace stakes in September 2018,\nshe has been a mainly a presence in races at 7.5-8 furlongs. I suspect in\ntrying to see if she would handle a sprint trip for Equinics her trainer Summerset3\ndecided to drop her back in trip to 6.5 Furlongs at open Allowance level, and\nit worked, winning with a 107 speed figure, I asked Summerset3 for thoughts on\nMemory Queens chances? \u2018I\u2019m kind of confused, she has been winning at shorter\ntrips over the past few months, I\u2019m not sure exactly what will happen, but we\nhave put on the blinkers for today and hope for a good result.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TANINO TWICE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TWICE OVER (GB) x TANINO GIMLET x NUREYEV 13\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MINNESOTA TESTBARN\nRESIDENCY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanino Twice for me is a very interesting runner, she has\nmanaged to make Equinics after being a $2500 claimer only 4 starts ago, and for\nher new trainer she has produced some great times in winning twice and running\n2nd<\/sup> in starter allowance races. Those figures are good enough for\nher to feature prominently if she can handle the class rise. I asked her\ntrainer claycordian how on earth did you make such an amazing purchase? \u2018Funnily\nenough I was on holiday down in South Africa and just decided to go to the\ntrack, I was having a look in the yard and Tanino looked and stared at me\nwithout moving for 2 minutes before she was led away. I just had to buy her and\nnow we find ourselves at the Equinics\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 6 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BOMONT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPEIGHTSTOWN x DANEHILL DANCER x THEATRICAL 10\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIDAS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Midas residency have decided to send out Grade 3 Boon\nTurf Stakes winner in Bomont, she is an ultra-consistent filly who started life\nas a dirt horse, but a switch to the dirt has switched her on and now she is starting\nto get some great results on the grass. 2 starts back she got a stakes win and\na 110 speed figure winning in Mexico and last starts grade 3 puts her in good\nshape for today. I asked her trainer Nuemaya, how her race will pan out? \u2018It is\nhard to be confident in such a great field but I do have the Midus touch\u2019, with\nthat Nuemaya smiled and walked away. For what it\u2019s worth I think she is 1 of\nmany who can win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EASTERN THEATER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNION RAGS x EMPIRE MAKER x DANZIG 8\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BLAZING SADDLES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastern Theater comes into today\u2019s race with a big question\nmark over her as she has never raced at less than 6 furlongs and that was a\nlong time ago, there is no doubt she is a classy type however, as she has\nmanaged to take home 3 stakes wins, but all were at 7+ furlongs. 3 starts back\nshe ran a close 2nd<\/sup> in the Turf Queen grade 2 at 7.5 in Victoria and\nfollowed up with a 4th<\/sup> over 8 furlongs, then a surprise switch back\nto the dirt? I asked groupiedoll for a comment? \u2018she is a very quirky horse\nthat never likes to do the same thing, so we managed to get Givins to ride,\nhopefully he can settle her down with the leaders and sprint hard around the\nturn\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OPERATION SPARK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WAR FRONT x DYNAFORMER x SECRETARIAT 7\/2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALL-STARS RACING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up we have 5yo mare Operation spark for All-Stars\nracing, she is a good strong middle-distance horse that is normally very\ncompetitive having won 6 of her 15 starts, including 1 at stakes level and a 2nd<\/sup>\nin graded company. Again, though like so many other runners the concern is she\nhas never been over such a short trip. In fact, she has never had a race in the\nsprint division, not even as a youngster, and yet odds makers have made her favourite.\nI asked andermanis for if (he\/she) thinks she will sprint? \u2018We think she should\nbe able too go well, but it we honestly have no idea. We just hope she can take\nup a good position from the gate and make a run. She has done all the work in\nthe lead up and we couldn\u2019t be happier with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STRONG FEELINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FASTNET ROCK (AUS) x GIANT’S CAUSEWAY x STREET CRY 15\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EMPIRE STATE RACING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empire State Racing have sent a flying little filly by\nFastnet Rock called Strong Feelings, She is a 2 time stakes winner between 5\nand 7 furlongs including last start where she came out an won over 5 furlongs\non a wet day in Minnesota. She ran a nice 105 Speed figure which I expect will\ngive her a good chance of winning today. I asked museummile how (his\/her) charge\nis going and what is expected? \u2018To be honest we were hoping for a little rain\ntoday, but the clouds just haven\u2019t come but in saying that she may be one of\nthe few natural sprinters in the race, so we think she has been dramatically underestimated\nby the odds maker\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MARY STUART<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WAR DANCER x GALILEO (IRE) x NUREYEV 12\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNIVERSAL RACING\nCLUB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4yo filly Mary Stuart is the representative of the great\nUniversal Racing Club, this filly by War Dancer has managed to win 8 of her 15\nstarts, over distances ranging from 6-8.5 furlongs including the Grade 2 Turf\nQueen over 7.5 furlongs, just 2 starts back. Last start though she just didn\u2019t\ncome up being beaten by 6 lengths over 7 furlongs again at Grade 2 Level. I\nasked he trainer Waremblem1 what it will take for Mary Stuart to get the win\ntoday? \u2018Well we have made a few changes by putting Jockey Zeus on board, she\ndidn\u2019t like the way D Evans tried to hold her up a little more last time, we\nhave also added a lugging bit so hopefully she doesn\u2019t hang on the turn. Again,\nthough I\u2019m concerned about the shortness of the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LA VACA LECHERA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOOKIN AT LUCKY x MR. GREELEY x NUREYEV 17\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LATINOS\nDEL MUNDO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Vaca Lechera sounds like a sexy name, but I believe is\nnamed after a children\u2019s cow, anyway she is an up and coming filly looking to\nbreak into the next level. She has managed to win 5 of her 15 starts all over\nsprint trips, and produced a career best 104 running 2nd<\/sup> in the Equilibrium\nTurf Mare Dash, over 6.5 Furlongs, this will be the 1st<\/sup> time since\nlast December that she has dropped back to 5.5 furlongs, and she is in much\nbetter form now. So, I do give her an outside chance. When I asked erendirax\nwhat (he\/she) thought about her chances, he\/she just looked at me stupid and\nsaid something in Spanish, where is the interpreter when you need one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wind Dancing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW APPROACH (IRE) x NUREYEV x DANEHILL 23\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NORTH WEST RACING\nCIRCUIT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representing North West Racing Circuit is Wind Dancing a 4yo\nfilly that has already amassed 23 career starts for 9 wins, 7 of those wins\nhave come at stakes level, so she has been a wonderful horse for\njubalrutledge2. But over the last 4 starts she has just dropped slightly off\nthe pace not being able to reach triple figures in any of her past 4 starts. I ask\njubalrutledge2 if a turn around was on the cards?  \u2018well, we are here to do our best, it is a tremendous\nthrill to be in the land of the rising sun for Equinics and if we get one thing\nout of the experience it will be a good plate of sushi!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 13 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEYENDA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

POLLARD’S SECRET x KNOWN FACT x MR. LEADER 35\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOOSIER RACING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Layenda is 4yo filly having just her 7th<\/sup> start\nfor trainer tarton13, she was claimed for $125,000 which is a great price for a\nfilly that had already won 11 of her 15 races. Layenda has seemed to figure her\nout sticking to turf sprints, she had won her first 3 races for the stable at allowance\nlevel before being stepped up to stakes class, where she has been improving\nslowly. But this is a huge step again a grade 1. I asked Layenda, what his\/her expectations\nare for today\u2019s race? \u2018I\u2019m praying for a lifetime best, she has been getting\nbetter and better, she may not be up to the class of some of the others but she\nis improving and is a sprinter\u2019. I don\u2019t think she is quite up to this level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K’S ADDICTIVE\nROCK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FASTNET ROCK (AUS) x GULCH x NORTHERN DANCER 27\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HISPANO PARLENTE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally Representing Hispano Parlente is K\u2019s Addictive Rock\na lightly raced sprinter out of champion Aussie Sire Fastnet Rock, and Grade 1\nwinning mare K\u2019s Addiktion. She has been brought along slowly through the\ngrades by her trainer xledwith, winning her last 2 races over 5.5 furlongs in\nrestricted allowance grade interestingly enough at this track. So, she does\nseem to have some upside but will need to improve significantly to compete in a\ngrade 1. I asked xledwith will her early acclimatisation be an advantage? He\nnodded and said \u2018Si Senor\u2019. I then asked him will he have a bet at the 27\/1 and\nhe replied \u2018Si Senor\u2019. Finally, I asked him about his training techniques and\nhe said \u2018Si Senor\u2019 I guess I should have got an interpreter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, what can I say this is not an easy pick in any way, I\nbelieve that when horses that run below 6 furlongs, the speed figures drop\nsignificantly, so a horse that runs say 105 at 6 furlongs may only get to 100\nover 5.5 furlongs. This is what makes it so hard to line up all of these\nfillies, especially when you add the class factor and that so many in the field\nare better at either longer sprints or routes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I\u2019m forced to give tips, I will go with No 3 Kaptin Kash\nto beat No 2 Saving the Galaxy with no 6 Bomont and number 1 Port Roc LV\nrounding out my top 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goodluck to all runners and remember it is as much about\nparticipation as it is about winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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