This week a full field of 14 fillies and mares will line up to compete in the Exploding Outhouse Stakes.\u00a0 The Race will be ran over 9.5 furlongs on a the Firm Turf Course here in Italy, with a winners share of $125,000 and a Grade III victory on the winners record.\u00a0\u00a0
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The field starts off with A.P. INFINITY(KY) breaking from the rail, this 4yr by A.P. Indy has compiled a record of 13\/6-3-2 on the turf, and is most recently coming of a 8f Stakes win in Mexio with a SP108.\u00a0 If she gets lose on the lead she could provide the upset, but there looks to be a lot of speed in the race so that task may be to tough today.
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MADE THE PLANS(GB) is next in line at 8\/1, she\u2019s a impressive 12\/4-4-3 on the turf.\u00a0 Last time out was the only time she didn\u2019t hit the board, and that was in the 10f Devil\u2019s Slide Handicap \u2013G1.\u00a0 Before that she was a fast closing 2nd in the He\u2019s A Charmer-G3, which provided she belongs at this level.\u00a0 Look for her in the rear of the field early on, then flying down the scretch to make it close at the wire.
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MISTY Is our most recent G1 winning horse in the field, taking down the Black Gold-G1 in August.\u00a0 Since then she\u2019s won a pair of stakes, and finished out of the money in a pair of Graded races.\u00a0 In her last 8 races a SP103 high doesn\u2019t look good enough, but at 20\/1 could be a longshot play.
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SMOKEY THEATRE(IRE) Is out of Theatrical, with a record of 15\/6-4-1.\u00a0 She won a pair of stakes before stepping up to the Movieland Derby-G1 against open 3yo\u2019s and placing 4th.\u00a0 Less time out the drop back to a open Stakes wasn\u2019t enough as she was the runner up.\u00a0 She\u2019ll be stalking the leaders into the scretch before making her move.
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VERA GEMINI(KY) Is out of Kingmambo X Danzig.\u00a0 After racing the first half of her career on the turf, she switched to the main track for her more recent half facing mainly Graded or tough Owner Restricted races.\u00a0 She\u2019s bred for either surface, so I think she\u2019ll like the return to the turf, but not enough to win this.\u00a0 I think she needs a open stakes win to build her convince back up.
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KNEEL BEFORE ZOD(KY) Is our first millionaire in the field, this filly by Rock Hard Ten is 10\/3-2-2 on the turf.\u00a0 She\u2019s the winner of the Adelaide-G1 back last May, and the Owner Restricted Smackdown III in July.\u00a0 Since then she\u2019s had a pair of 3rd in four G1 attempts, one of those was the Breeders Bowl Turf Distaff!\u00a0 Shortening up today, and dropping in class may help her start off the year with a victory.
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CONDOLESA Is out of Empire Maker with a 20\/5-4-4 turf record.\u00a0 She\u2019s yet to win a stakes, but has been in the money a couple times in open stakes.\u00a0 The added distance of today\u2019s race could help her, but I don\u2019t see it being enough to match this field.
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\u00a0Next up is a marathoner trying to shorten up.\u00a0 Its been over a year since FANDEPGROOM ran over 10f\u2019s, as she\u2019s been doing well enough going longer, including a 14f Canary Stakes-G3 in October, last time out she won a open stakes at 11f with a solid SP106.\u00a0 Shorter distance shouldn\u2019t hurt, look for her closing down the scretch.
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BUZZARD’S NET(IRE) Has proven a solid show wager with 8 straight top 3\u2019s, most recently three open stakes.\u00a0 This field is a lot tougher, and larger then all those, but her Speed Figures are solid, so she looks capable of another top 3.\u00a0
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Speed Speed Speed\u2026OTTO CAPITAL has a ton of early speed, in her last 10 starts she\u2019s had the lead at C1, C2, and C3 ever time!\u00a0 Of those she hasn\u2019t been able to hold it into the scretch in any of her last 7, however she did hold 2nd five times including the Yellow Submarine-G1 in September.\u00a0 Look for her to lead early, and try her best to fend them off coming down the scretch.
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Our 2nd millionaire in the field ALMA(IRE) has a solid 33\/11-4-5 record.\u00a0 Recently she\u2019s been hit or miss, 1st\/6th\/9th\/1st\/1st, all three wins were against open stakes fields.\u00a0 A SP111 four back, ranks among the best, and a repeat of that performance will be need to get the win here.
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CLIFDEN CASTLE is out of Sadlers Well with a 15\/6-3-2 record.\u00a0 She\u2019s coming of a stakes win, and was the runner up in the 8f Pepperton Mile-G2 back in August.\u00a0 She likes to stalk from the rear of the field and before making a strong kick for home.
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AURUM PRADO(IRE) by El Prado with a 30\/9-5-5 record,\u00a0 is coming into the race off a solid 3rd place finish in the Turn The Calendar Mile-G1.\u00a0 Before that she was off the board in a pair of stakes one of which was G3.\u00a0 Her SP\u2019s have been consistencly around 105, so with a minor improvement she could be a factor here.
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The old timer of the field will break from the outside.\u00a0 SEEKING A NATIVE By Seeking the Gold is the oldest in field at the age of 7, with 46 races under her belt and 10 wins (2 of which came in her last 3), she\u2019s yet to win a Stakes L\u00a0 Solid allowance runner will have to improve to topple this field.
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Good Luck to all in this wide open field, looks like almost everyone has some sort of a chance.\u00a0 J \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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