{"id":5634,"date":"2008-03-20T17:47:41","date_gmt":"2008-03-20T17:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=5634"},"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=5634","title":{"rendered":"Captain Amazing reloads Mr Anderson(G3) matrix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tasmania<\/STRONG>–\u00a0 \u00a0Holy Neo, Sim fans!\u00a0 This reporter should’ve taken the blue pill prior to previewing the Grade 3 $150,000 Mr Anderson Special<\/EM>.\u00a0\u00a0Heck, the turf sprint field’s 13 also-rans should’ve avoided following the white rabbit too.\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Instead, we chose the red pill’s illumination, and, gosh did the curtain sure open before us.\u00a0\u00a0 Out stepped our Morpheus in the form of Captain Amazing<\/STRONG>, a lean green-jean of a 4 year old colt who plain sucker-punched our race, our analysis, and our\u00a0pride this past Saturday.\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Hoopla surrounding the Mr Anderson<\/EM> fawned over quite a splendid group of up-and-coming 4yos.\u00a0\u00a0 We were breathless over Williamette Valley<\/STRONG>,\u00a0showed adoration for Paper Jesus<\/STRONG> and R Loyal Man<\/STRONG>.\u00a0\u00a0 We flipped our lids over Satrus<\/STRONG> and Power Forward’s<\/STRONG> speed figures.\u00a0\u00a0 Even the speedy filly Nothin’ To Lose<\/STRONG>\u00a0won her share of\u00a0“we are not worthy” accolades.\u00a0\u00a0 And there was much to be said about the familiar old-timers in the race too.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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But very little\u00a0print went to Waremblem’s Captain\u00a0Amazing at 15\/1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matter of fact, we left him out of the gallant post-sophomore group entirely,\u00a0dismissing him to the “Supporting Cast” section because of his inexperience.\u00a0\u00a0 The Rock Hard Ten youngster had yet to wrap up his allowance conditions with just a 4 for 15 lifetime record.\u00a0 He had been close of late though to bettering that mark, having hit the board at the listed stakes level in his past three efforts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Captain Amazing played the role of a dark horse then and, boy, did prove us wrong and thensome.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jockey Donatello Manuel put forth a\u00a0right-as-rain ride, piloting the colt from the rail-post.\u00a0\u00a0The “good” Tasmanian turf course was a bit on the cushy side along the inner rail, so Manuel made sure to drift Captain Amazing out a lane.\u00a0\u00a0 The rider’s tactic proved invaluable since the speedsters had to really hoof it early on.\u00a0\u00a0 R Loyal Man led the frontrunners as expected, but they all got plumb cooked.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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With a quarter-mile left to run, Manuel asked the ‘Captain for his best stuff.\u00a0\u00a0 The colt had already picked up the tempo and gobbled up ground even more when Manuel let him loose.\u00a0\u00a0 The tiring pacesetters provided traffic fodder for the other downtown closers, but Captain Amazing and Manuel had a clear aim near the rail.\u00a0 The duo outran collared\u00a0Paper Jesus with a furlong to\u00a0go and won going away by 1 1\/4 lengths.\u00a0\u00a0Manuel (decked out in Waremblem’s cherry-red and blue-star\u00a0silks)\u00a0jubilantly shook his fist in the air.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT> Paper Jesus held on for second by a length or so over <\/FONT>Williamette Valley’s rough trip for third.\u00a0\u00a0Old-timer General’s Chariot<\/STRONG>\u00a0was best of the rest in 4th.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The final time of 1:21 2\/5 was just a tick off the stakes record set by Fresh Honor in 2002.\u00a0 \u00a0Captain Amazing recorded his lifetime best speed figure (110<\/STRONG>).\u00a0 The victory was also his first lifetime black type score.\u00a0 The ‘Captain has now pushed himself into the “One To Watch” category for this year’s Breeders Bowl Turf Sprint<\/EM> and championship.\u00a0 Mmhmm.\u00a0\u00a0 Good luck Waremblem.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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As for\u00a0this reporter’s miscalculations, we need only to remember Morpheus’ axiom:\u00a0 “T<\/FONT>here’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.”\u00a0\u00a0 Waremblem’s Captain Amazing was my Morpheus this time around.\u00a0 And for the chance to write about more Captain Amazings, I guess I’d select the red pill over and over\u00a0again too.\u00a0\u00a0 So, when your BTB handicapping time comes, which one will you pick?\u00a0\u00a0The sad Zion illumination\u00a0or the happy Matrix ignorance?\u00a0\u00a0Will you choose the<\/FONT> red or the blue?\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Let’s go bugling!!!!! <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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