The Mount Everest is a race full of opportunity not only for the competing residencies but also the competitors with several worthy challengers at long odds. A single Grade 1 winner and a total of three graded winners in the field means opportunities abound for one tough horse to add a G1 badge to their resume. Your morning line favorite is Effin Squall<\/strong> who will be representing Universal Racing Club with co-second choice honors falling to Myrrh Cadet<\/strong> for Empire State Racing and A Special Street<\/strong> for East-West Connection. The race includes four fillies and mares headlined by Grade 1 winner Grunsmann\u2019s Bow<\/strong> for GR Simster. Let\u2019s take a deeper dive into the field of hopefuls!<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 1<\/strong>, 18\/1 Midnight Swagger<\/strong>, 5yr old Horse<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Into Mischief x Dynaformer x Gone West)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: despholdin Residency:\nBlazing Saddles<\/p>\n\n\n\n Midnight Swagger is the first horse in line. A lightly raced\n5 year old son of Into Mischief, he will be making his graded stakes debut and\nstretching out to 12 furlongs for the first time. Despholdin has been nothing\nbut patient allowing him to mature and re-enter the racing scene as a 5 year\nold. Since the return, Midnight Swagger is 3 for 4 in the win department. There\nis no lack of class in his pedigree either as his dam, Open Range, is a Grade 1\nwinner at 14F. Looking forward to seeing how this horse handles the added\ndistance and jump in class, the ingredients are there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 2<\/strong>, 17\/1 Premium Product<\/strong>, 6yr old Mare<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Sea the Stars x Kingmambo x Nijinsky 2nd)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: verdugote Residency:\nHispano Parlente<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first of four fillies and mares challenging their male\ncounterparts is a daughter of Sea the Stars, Premium Product. She is entering\nthe race following a 2 1\/2 length score in the listed Alyluck Dirt Mare Stayer\nat the same 12F distance as today\u2019s race. In her lone attempt in graded company\nshe tried the distance of 16F and found it not to her liking. Today she will be\nat a distance that she clearly enjoys and a truer test of her talents. There\nare several hurdles to overcome but if she brings her A game she shouldn\u2019t\nembarrass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 3<\/strong>, 18\/1 No Sure Thing<\/strong>, 5yr old Horse<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Novellist x King Kamehameha x Sunday Silence)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: bigtate Residency:\nNorth West Racing Circuit<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the 3 hole is dual surface runner No Sure Thing making\nhis graded stakes debut and stretching out to 12F for the first time. After\ntossing out a poor performance in a 6.5f restricted turf claimer event last out,\nhe looks to be a better competitor after a 2nd place effort in a 11f restricted\ndirt claimer where he posted a 107sf. No Sure Thing will need to put in a top\nperformance Sunday to prove that he belongs in this group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 4<\/strong>, 8\/1 Chromecast<\/strong>, 5yr old Horse<\/p>\n\n\n\n (California Chrome x Broad Brush x Affirmed) Scratchbred<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: 42away Residency:\nAll-Stars Racing<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next up is Chromecast a 5 year old son of California Chrome\nand tough competitor in the race. Earlier this year he skipped home to take\ndown the Grade 3 TV Stakes at 12F while also posting a career high 116sf. In\nthe process he Last out in the 14F Grade 1 Razorback Route he never got rolling\nfinishing a disappointing 7th. The cut back to 12F in the Mount Everest should\nplay in his favor and the only worry should be translating his Grade 3 success\ninto Grade 1 competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 5<\/strong>, 6\/1 Myrrh Cadet<\/strong>, 5yr old Gelding<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Tiznow x King Kamehameha x Dynaformer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: 42away Residency:\nEmpire State Racing<\/p>\n\n\n\n Co-second choice on the morning line is Myrrh Cadet, a 5\nyear old gelded son of Tiznow. He will be entering fresh off the first graded\nscore of his career in the 12F Grade 2 Crooklyn Handicap where he held on by a\nneck posting a career high 114sf. A legitimate contender in the race, Myrrh\nCadet is an impressive 4 for 5 at 12F. While second choice, he will need to\nrepeat his performance from last out and improve to take home the prize and is\nfully worthy of a play in the exotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 6<\/strong>, 12\/1 Grunsmann\u2019s Bow<\/strong>, 4yr old Filly<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Awesome Again x Sadler\u2019s Wells x Alydar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: lennyelite Residency:\nGR Simster<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second filly in the field. Grunsmann\u2019s Bow, is a 4 year\nold daughter of Awesome Again and out of Hall of Fame mare Across the Sunrise.\nLast out she easily handled 10 rivals in the Grade 1 Make Kami Proud at 12F and\nposted a career high 113sf. She has won 3 out of 4 outings at the 12F distance\nonly falling short over a good track earlier this year. Grunsmann\u2019s pedigree is\nfull of class but much like fellow competitor Myrrh Cadet, she will need to\nreplicate her performance last out and find something extra if she wants to add\na second Grade 1 to her resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 7<\/strong>, 30\/1 Dalabon Dreamer<\/strong>, 4yr old Colt<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Bandbox x War Pass x Green Desert)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: mattbarn Residency:\nOnly Stayers<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4 year old Dalabon Dreamer is entering this race with the\nhope of continuing a 4 race win streak and becoming his sire Bandbox\u2019s first\ngraded stakes. A $7500 claim only a year ago, Dalabon Dreamer has found his\ncomfort zone routing for his new connections. While he hasn\u2019t made the step\ninto stakes company, he has been cleaning up in the starter ranks including a 6\nlength score last out going 12F with a career high sf of 109. The big question\nfor this runner is, can he translate his starter success to not only stakes\ncompany, but graded stakes company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 8<\/strong>, 7\/1 Madhouse City<\/strong>, 4yr old Colt<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Tapit x Street Cry x Deputy Minister) Scratchbred<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: futurestar Residency:\nMidas<\/p>\n\n\n\n After two strong efforts in graded stakes company over the\nturf at 12F, Madhouse City is making a return to dirt. In December of last year\nthe 4 year old son of Tapit brought home his first stakes win in the listed\nDusty Dance Dirt Challenge at 11.5F where he posted an impressive 121sf. The\nswitch back to dirt should work in his favor and if he can return to the form\nthat landed him his first stakes win, he could easily find himself in the\nwinner\u2019s circle Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 9<\/strong>, 9\/1 Testigo Clave<\/strong>, 5yr old Horse<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Midshipman x Medaglia D\u2019Oro x A.P. Indy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: puroguiso Residency:\nLatinos Del Mundo<\/p>\n\n\n\n Making his first start in graded stakes competition and at\nthe 12F distance is Testigo Clave. While he has experience going 14F and 16F,\nthe 5 year old son of Midshipman has done some of his best running at 9 to 11\nfurlongs. In his last two races he has closed to win easily posting 102 and\n110sf, both at the distance of 11F. The big question for Testigo Clave is if he\ncan handle the jump into graded company. He has two tries in listed stakes\nwhere he has fallen short by a combined 23 1\/4 lengths. While he is 9\/1 I have\nserious concerns about the distance and the step up in class but I hope he\nproves me wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 10<\/strong>, 20\/1 Whoz Next<\/strong>, 4yr old Filly<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Curlin x Nureyev x Seattle Slew) Scratchbred<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: summerset7 Residency:\nElite Racing Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third filly in the field is the 4 year old daughter of\nCurlin, Whoz Next. Since breaking her maiden, Whoz Next has won 6 in her last 7\noutings including two consecutive listed stake wins at 13F. Sunday\u2019s race will\nmark her first venture into graded competition. While she doesn\u2019t have the most\nflashy speed figures compared to some in the field, she hasn\u2019t needed it to get\nthe job done. If she handles the step up in class, the 20 to 1 odds may provide\nsome potential for big numbers in the exotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 11<\/strong>, 7\/2 Effin Squall<\/strong>, 5yr old Horse<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Effinex x Summer Squall x Affirmed) Scratchbred<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: urcbest Residency:\nUniversal Racing Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fourth time may be the charm for race favorite Effin\nSquall who is continuing the search for his first graded stakes win. The 5 year\nold son of the late Effinex is a 4 time listed stake winner at 11 and 11.5F and\nhas posted impressive and consistent speed figures in his last 4 outings. If\nEffin Squall repeats the performance he gave in his last two races and handles\nthe class of the race then the fourth time will indeed be the charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 12<\/strong>, 8\/1 Unbridled Channel<\/strong>, 5yr old Horse<\/p>\n\n\n\n (English Channel x Unbridled\u2019s Song x Seattle Slew)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: kroth9 Residency:\nMinnesota Testbarn Residency<\/p>\n\n\n\n From post 12 breaks Unbridled Channel, a seasoned campaigner\nmaking his 30th start. The 5 year old son of English Channel enters the Mount\nEverest off what appears to be a paid work in a hot over 7.5 furlongs. While he\ndidn\u2019t make the winners circle that day he was clearly being set up for a crack\nat bringing home his first graded victory. Unbridled Channel is a stake winner\nat 11.5F and ran 2nd to fellow contender Chromecast in the Grade 3 TV Stakes in\nMay. His recent speed figures fit the field and he should make a good showing\non Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 13<\/strong>, 6\/1 A Special Street<\/strong>, 4yr old Gelding<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Special Week x Street Cry x French Deputy) Scratchbred<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: millerfarm Residency:\nEast-West Connection<\/p>\n\n\n\n Co-second choice in the Mount Everest goes to the gelded son\nof Special Week, A Special Street. 3 time listed stake winner at 11 and 11.5F\nhe is no stranger to the 12F distance winning twice in four tries with the\nother two efforts finding himself second. Last out in open allowance company\ngoing 12F he caught a salty field of stake winners running second with a 115sf.\nIf A Special Street can ration his speed on the front end he might be able to\nhold off the late charge of closers that will be surely coming. Don\u2019t count him\nout, he has the ability to hit the board if not steal the race altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 14<\/strong>, 99\/1 Curlin to Chestnut<\/strong>, 5yr old Mare<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Curlin to Mischief x Horse Chestnut (SAF) x Mr. Prospector)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: slowroll24 Residency:\nHoosier Racing<\/p>\n\n\n\n The final Mare in the line up and the longest shot on the\nboard is Curlin to Chestnut. The lightly raced 5 year old daughter of Curlin to\nMischief will be placing her 8 race win streak on the line as she makes her graded\nstakes debut. Primarily sticking to restricted competition, Curlin to Chestnut\nproduced an impressive 106sf at 13F when stretching beyond 10F for the first\ntime in March. In the race she toyed with the field posting a 3 1\/2 length\nvictory. Her trainer looked to be prepping in her last race, a hot at 7.5F in\nwhich she cruised home by 5. While she is a longshot for a reason, don\u2019t be surprised\nto see her run a big race if she takes to the graded competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2020 Equinics \u2013 Mount Everest Grade 1 Four and Up, Dirt, 12 Furlongs The Mount Everest is a race full<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/116075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52855"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52860,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52855\/revisions\/52860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Safe trips and best of luck to all the contenders and residencies!<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"