{"id":5633,"date":"2008-03-20T14:32:10","date_gmt":"2008-03-20T14:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=5633"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=5633","title":{"rendered":"Holiday hunk Red Raven smokes Ireland’s Crock Of Gold(G1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ireland<\/STRONG>–\u00a0\u00a0Trainer Given must keep a wall-calendar\u00a0just outside\u00a0Red Raven’s<\/STRONG> stall, because the 5yo son of Touch Gold has sure turned into a horse for the holidays.\u00a0\u00a0On Valentine’s Day weekend, Red Raven spoiled the lovefest going on in the turf sprint division’s Vermont Is 4 Lovers(G2).<\/EM>\u00a0 The explosive speedster eeked out a whistler over leading one-turners Seekin Destroy and Cronus.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Perhaps Given drew a big red heart\u00a0around the\u00a0calendar’s February 14th block for Red Raven to marvel at or something, because, boy, the horse sure ran like gangbusters for St. Patrick’s Day in the Grade 1 $500,000\u00a0Crock Of Gold.<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Talk about running for your feed or (in Red Raven’s case) running for a green shamrock sketch!<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Like a\u00a0schoolkid gleeful over a gold star sticker on\u00a0his math test, it doesn’t take much to reward Red Raven these days.\u00a0\u00a0Give the horse some clear sailing up front and he’ll fight tooth-and-nail for the winner’s circle.\u00a0\u00a0 He doesn’t care which division either — Red Raven dispatched milers this time around in the Crock Of Gold<\/EM>.\u00a0\u00a0Red-hot jockey Nate Schreiber (himself riding a neat 20% win clip this season at Ireland) gave Red Raven the boot out of the gate and let the old boy loose on the lead.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Mild longshots Oh Hell Yeah<\/STRONG> and\u00a0Kiwi Mountain<\/STRONG>\u00a0tried to make pace with Red Raven for a bit, but it was all over by the half-mile pole.\u00a0\u00a0 Red Raven was too much in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit —\u00a0perhaps the horse imagined himself parade marshal.\u00a0\u00a0 You know, like to the tune of “When The Saints Go Marching In”\u00a0— it was his duty to march up front and play the part of band leader.\u00a0\u00a0 Schreiber even twirled his whip like a baton as Red Raven cruised under the wire three lengths on top.\u00a0 Given stable’s lion red-n-black silks stood out mightily against the sea of emerald grassy green.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Red Raven stiopped the timer in a gorgeous 1:34 flat, recording a 111 SP#<\/STRONG>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Flagdown’s hard-knocking Shouldn’t Matter(IRE)<\/STRONG>\u00a0won a three-way photo for second over Waremblem’s closer Wars Of Empire<\/STRONG> and Keely’s Kiwi Mountain.\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Been a long time coming for Red Raven.\u00a0\u00a0 He currently rides a 4-race win streak dating back to December.\u00a0 The horse has really come around for trainer Given after showing flashes of brilliance here and there during his first three years of racing.\u00a0 However, it’s unclear whether or not Red Raven is indeed at the pinnacle of his career now or is just warming up<\/EM> at 28 career starts.\u00a0\u00a0 Regardless, one thing’s for certain:\u00a0 you better study your calendars turf sprint and turf miler divisioners!\u00a0\u00a0 I’d probably avoid holidays from here on out if I were you!<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The\u00a0Crock Of Gold(G1)<\/EM>\u00a0is part of the Ireland residency’s<\/A><\/STRONG> year-long festival of racing.\u00a0\u00a0Thanks for supporting the Sim, Forty Shades of Green!!\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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