{"id":55737,"date":"2021-10-15T12:46:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T12:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=55737"},"modified":"2021-10-16T16:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T16:06:20","slug":"g1-coffeefields-cup-they-will-go-12f-on-the-turf-in-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=55737","title":{"rendered":"G1, Coffeefields Cup: They will go 12f on the turf in Victoria."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Victoria-AUS (VIC)<\/strong> Saturday, October 16, 2021 — 3:00:00 PM EST | Race ID : 2617812<\/strong><\/td>    <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Coffeefields Cup<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Grade I \/ Group 1*CPU – Purse : $3,000,000<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Restricted to 3 Year Olds and Older<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12 Furlongs | ~2400 Meters | One Mile and a Half<\/strong><\/td>Good Turf<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This week we will be headed to Victoria where the G1, Coffeefields Cup will headline the card with a big $3,000,000 purse on the line.  We have a short field of eight horses that have entered this 12 furlong race and it looks like the turf will be a little wet in Victoria on Saturday and will be listed as Good Turf at post time.  This might be a small field but the entries look competitive and well decorate as they come here to Victoria.  The odds have now been set and the morning line put to paper by the odds makers for this race.  The random draw for post positions has also been completed.  So let us now take a quick preview of the horses that will be running in the G1, Coffeefields Cup on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1<\/strong><\/td>BRUSHING BADLY<\/td>KY<\/td>4M<\/td>salamander<\/a><\/td>Q Cassell<\/td>15<\/td>6<\/td>53%<\/td>$777,982<\/td>46.00<\/td>4\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lining up to break from the inside gate will be this 4 year old Light Grey Colt who is scratch bred (<\/strong>MEDAGLIA D’ORO x BROAD BRUSH x FORTY NINER)<\/strong> who in fifteen prior starts has found the boards in seven of his races.  This horse has shown in the past that he can run on both the dirt and turf surfaces and has run all his races this season across the turf.  He has also shown that he does not mind an off track and thus this should not be an issue for him on Saturday.  He is a prior G1 winner and found that win back in April of this season running in the G1, Manha Manha Challenge in South Africa.  His most recent start came on 08\/07\/2021 when he traveled 11 furlongs in Ireland in a Listed Stakes, Nirvana Filter Turf Stayer.  He saw a little difficulty in his turn for home but held on to get up for a third place finish with a 111 speed rating.  He comes now to Victoria where the owner feels his horse has the stamina to go this 12 furlong distance.  Jockey, Q Cassell from Dubai is a familiar jockey to this horse and they have worked well together in the past.  One would expect the same again when they break from their gate representing the GR Simsters residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2<\/strong><\/td>SERIOUS RUNNING<\/td>OK<\/td>5F<\/td>graywolf7<\/a><\/td>D Saylor<\/td>23<\/td>7<\/td>48%<\/td>$3,168,175<\/td>5.25<\/td>15\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Next out we have this 5 year old Brown Mare that was sired by Den\u2019s Legacy<\/strong> who has twenty-three prior starts with eleven hits on the boards.  She is an EOY wining mare as was her mother and she will be coming out to see if she can gather up another win against the boys.  She was last seen at the track running in Denmark going 14 furlongs in the G1, The Great Dame.  She was making a good closing effort in this race and was trying to repeat a win two years in a row in this race.  But it was not to be as she was unable to get to the wire first, but did catch the second place spot with a 104 speed rating.  She now comes here to Victoria where she will try to make another amazing run against the small but tough field of contenders.  She will be getting the services of jockey, D Saylor from Denmark in the saddle again for this start as they did well together in the G1, The Great Dame.  This will be this mare\u2019s first start on the turf and we will have to wait and see if she can make a smooth transition over to the grass.  If she does this is a dangerous mare that likes to close late and we should see her fire at around the third call as they head for home representing the Great Plains Residency 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3<\/strong><\/td>HOROWITZ<\/td>IRE<\/td>4M<\/td>trapper91<\/a><\/td>T Redding<\/td>12<\/td>4<\/td>50%<\/td>$201,148<\/td>12.00<\/td>7\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is a 4 year old Bay Colt that was sired by Sea The Stars<\/strong> who in twelve prior starts has found a hit on the boards in six of his races.  He has had several starts against Graded company and found a third place finish back in May in the G2, The Dishpan in Paris.  But a Graded win has thus far eluded this colt and he seeks to change that in Victoria.  His most recent start came on 08\/28\/2021 in India when he ran in a Listed Stakes, Get The Karma Turf Stayer at the distance of 11 furlongs.  He did not have one of his better trips that day and ran flat well off the lead the entire race.  He crossed the wire way back in tenth with a 100 speed rating and was never a factor.  The owner is looking for a much better performance when he brings his horse here to Victoria and has called in jockey, T Redding from Norway to take to the saddle again and ride up top.  This is a familiar pairing and this jockey will need to find a good position in this race closer to the front if this colt is to strike.  They will be coming out of the paddock and make their way to the turf representing the Blazing Saddles residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4<\/strong><\/td>KREMLIN POLITICS<\/td>AUS<\/td>4M<\/td>waremblem6<\/a><\/td>M Zeus<\/td>15<\/td>4<\/td>80%<\/td>$620,225<\/td>142.00<\/td>5\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Next we have this 4 year old Bay Colt that was sired by Snitzel<\/strong> who in fifteen prior starts has found his way to the boards in twelve of his races.  Back in April of this year in Germany he ran on the yielding turf going 13 furlongs in the G2, The Cold Plate where he went gate to wire to get up for the win.  His most recent start came on 09\/12\/2021 when he ran here in Victoria going 12 furlongs in the G1, The Expensive Jalopy.  He took the early lead in this race but could not hold it and was caught by a couple of other horses around the third call and in the stretch for home.  He did manage to get a third place finish in this race with a 115 speed rating.  He will come back out here in Victoria again on Saturday and looks like he could be a threat here with familiar jockey, M Zeus from Spain back in the saddle for this race.  This colt likes to run at or near the front and could be a speed factor in this race when they break from their post draw representing the Universal Racing Club residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5<\/strong><\/td>THINK RAVEN<\/td>IRE<\/td>4M<\/td>ajcstc<\/a><\/td>G Kehl<\/td>17<\/td>4<\/td>71%<\/td>$233,185<\/td>32.13<\/td>7\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here we see a 4 year old Bay Colt that was sired by So You Think<\/strong> who has seventeen prior starts and with twelve hits on the boards for his efforts.  He is a Listed Stakes winner from back in April of this season when he went 11.5 furlongs in Argentina in the Coominya Duds Turf Stayer.  His most recent visit to the track came on 09\/05\/2021 when he went 11 furlongs in New Jersey in a Listed Stakes, Kepler Sin Turf Stayer of which he traveled the yielding turf to cross the wire in third with a 107 speed rating.  The owner now feels it is time to give his colt a push and give him a Graded start here in Victoria.  There are no concerns that this horse can go the distance but he is taking a big jump in Class to run in his first Graded start.  The owner is calling in jockey, G Kehl from Norway to come in and mount up in the paddock with his colt.  This pair will be making their way out to turf on Saturday representing the East-West Connection residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6<\/strong><\/td>COMICAL RISK N<\/td>IL<\/td>4G<\/td>aawirekiller<\/a><\/td>E Eberhard<\/td>15<\/td>6<\/td>67%<\/td>$277,845<\/td>19.00<\/td>7\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is a 4 year old Bay Gelding that was sired by Risk And Return<\/strong> who in fifteen prior starts has struck the boards in ten of his races.  He too will be taking a big jump in Class on Saturday to race in his first Graded outing.  This horse has a couple of nice Local Championship Stakes wins to his credit earlier this year, one in Indiana and the other in Illinois.  There is no concern that he can go the distance but can he make this big jump in Class when he travels here to Victoria.  We last saw this horse running on 09\/18\/2021 when he went 11 furlongs in Colorado in a Listed Stakes, Seriously Churn Turf Stayer of which he placed second as he just missed the wire first by a head with a 111 speed rating.  He is traveling a long distance to get here to Victoria on Saturday and jockey, E Eberhard from South Africa was waiting for his arrival so they could work a little together and get prepared for this upcoming race.  This horse likes to run at or near the front and this pairing thinks they are ready and prepped.  They will saddle up in the paddock and make their way out in the post parade representing the East-West Connection residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7<\/strong><\/td>HENTY ANGLE<\/td>ENG<\/td>5M<\/td>chatham01<\/a><\/td>M Scott<\/td>18<\/td>6<\/td>72%<\/td>$1,685,310<\/td>113.00<\/td>6\/5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Coming out next will be the morning line favorite in this race.  He is a 5 year old Bay Horse that was sired by Dansili<\/strong> who has eighteen prior starts with thirteen hits on the boards.  He has been racing very well this season for this owner and on 07\/18\/2021 ran in Newmarket in the G2, The New York Stakes of which he got up for the win by a stride.  He then came back out to the track for his most recent trip on 09\/05\/2021 in Ireland when he traveled 10 furlongs in the G1, The Champion Stakes.  He made a big closing effort late in this race to weave his way into second at the wire with a 119 speed rating.  This morning line favorite looks like a threat here in Victoria if he can keep enough gas in the tank in this 12 furlong race.  In his last two prior starts we saw jockey, M Scott from Thailand in the saddle and he gets the call again to take them mount here in Victoria.  This regular pairing has had several nice starts together and they should again pair well together on Saturday when they make their way out to the turf and to their post draw representing the Midas residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8<\/strong><\/td>CITY OF JUBA<\/td>WV<\/td>3M<\/td>graywolf8<\/a><\/td>F Gossett<\/td>14<\/td>4<\/td>36%<\/td>$469,470<\/td>0.00<\/td>28\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is a 3 year old Light Grey Colt that was sired by Juba<\/strong> and that in fourteen starts has hit the boards in five of his races.  This horse is a G2 winner which came back in July of the 2020 season in the G2, Horsehead Juvenile in British Columbia.  This horse has been running on the dirt in his starts but the owner is going to see if his horse will get a new spark when he travels the turf here in Victoria for the first time.  It also is notable that this horse has never traveled over 10 furlongs in any of his prior starts.  His most recent trip to the track came on 10\/02\/2021 in Arizona going 5 furlongs in a Listed Stakes, Wow Dirt Sprint of which he finished up in fourth with a 101 speed rating.  This colt will be going off as the longest choice in this field on Saturday and he has many obstacles to overcome if he is to be a contender as he makes this start on a short rest.  In the saddle for the race here in Victoria we will see jockey, F Gossett from California.  This jockey will need to bring his bag of tricks and work with this horse to get him to be competitive in this race when they break from their post draw together representing the Great Plains Residency 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good luck to all owners and horses!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skippy\u2019s Watch List<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1-Brushing Badly<\/strong>:  Does not mind an off track and he gets his wish in Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4-Kremlin Politics<\/strong>:  Has been close in his two most recent starts.  Can he get a win in Victoria?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7-Henty Angel<\/strong>:  Does he have the stamina to get up for a win on Saturday?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarton\u2019s Long Shot<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2-Serious Running<\/strong>:  This is the only female in this field of eight and she has never raced on the turf.  If she can make a successful transition to the grass on Saturday she is worth a spot on some exotic tickets going off at 15\/1.  She could close late in this race with a good trip across this wet turf track.  Let\u2019s give her a chance at these odds to make us some money at the betting window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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