{"id":5846,"date":"2008-04-25T10:35:05","date_gmt":"2008-04-25T10:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=5846"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=5846","title":{"rendered":"Basketball Jones Lukewarm Choice to Rebound"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week the feature race is the All Comers Stakes, a Grade I race for all horses 3 years old and up and it will be contested at a mile on the turf. We have 13 horses set to take the field and it looks to be a promising race. <\/FONT><\/P>

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1.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(8\/1) ROCKABILLY ROCK (IRE) – <\/FONT><\/FONT>marusha <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u2013 (Rock of Gibraltar X Sadler\u2019s Wells)<\/FONT><\/P>

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2.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(5\/1) VERY SILVER – <\/FONT><\/FONT>acote <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>– (Silver Ghost X Secretariat)<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

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3.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(11\/1) PUB CRAWL (IRE) – <\/FONT><\/FONT>stormborn <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u2013 (El Prado X Giant\u2019s Causeway)<\/FONT><\/P>

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4.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(6\/1) LEO’S JEWELS (IRE) – <\/FONT><\/FONT>bicuspid <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u2013 (Galileo X Danzig)<\/FONT><\/P>

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5.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(99\/1) GEORGE W. LOSER – <\/FONT><\/FONT>monimonica <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u2013 (Polish Precedent X Personal Flag)<\/FONT><\/P>

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6.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(47\/1) PRO GROOM TED (KY) – <\/FONT><\/FONT>stakes <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u2013 (Monashee Mountain X Mr. Prospector)<\/FONT><\/P>

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7.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(24\/1) EUROTRASH (KY) – <\/FONT><\/FONT>desimster5 <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>– (Eurosilver X Storm Cat)<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

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8.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(9\/2) BASKETBALL JONES (KY) – <\/FONT><\/FONT>guyinchlt <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>– (Smarty Jones X Seattle Slew)<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

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9.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(10\/1) AZKABAN – <\/FONT><\/FONT>lenny4 <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>– (Rainbow Quest X Lyphard)<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

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10.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(61\/1) SALTYSTICKYSWEET (IRE) – <\/FONT><\/FONT>tsunami363 <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u2013 (Fair Mix X Salt Lake)<\/FONT><\/P>

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11.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(5\/1) MIA THEN BACK – <\/FONT><\/FONT>madhibby5 <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u2013 (Forty Niner X Danzig)<\/FONT><\/P>

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12.<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>(6\/1) OLLIE’S GONE – <\/FONT><\/FONT>beamnreasn <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>– (Gone West X Lear Fan)<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

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Hello racing fans.\u00a0 Hybrids are good when it comes to vehicles and plants.\u00a0 Maybe not so much for BTB stories, we’ll see.\u00a0 But Taffy had to scratch after\u00a0getting this far,\u00a0so you’re stuck with me for the rest of the ride.\u00a0 Ha-ha!\u00a0 Okay, lemme open up the past performances and see what we have here.<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P>

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Breaking along the hedge is the fleet, fit, Rockabilly Rock<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 \u00a0Marusha’s five year old is lightly raced and the trainer’s judicious spacing of races has paid big dividends.\u00a0 The Rock of Gibraltar stallion arrives fresh off a gate to wire score at Gulfstream in the Grade III Fort Lauderdale Handicap.\u00a0 In that event, Rocky set very quick splits and still had enough gas left in the tank to hold the fast closing Backstage Buda safe.\u00a0 Major factor in here.<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P>

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The aptly named Very Silver<\/STRONG> drew the deuce.\u00a0 Acote’s rangy gray has been off form recently.\u00a0 He ran poorly last time out in the Grade I Crock of Gold as second choice to the victorious Red Raven.\u00a0 Very Silver is a Grade I winner (The GLOBALSIM Special) and was second in the Breeders Bowl Juvy Turf.\u00a0 So the millionaire has plenty of back class to call upon if he’s feeling like his old self.\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P>

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Speaking of gray millionaires, here’s another.\u00a0 Pub Crawl<\/STRONG> earned the majority of his money at two when he won the Grade I The Bass Reach For Greatness Stakes, the Grade I\u00a0Digging The Grave Handicap\u00a0and finished third behind Always Improving and Very Silver in the BB Juvy turf.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Stormborn’s handsome son of El Prado hasn’t won a stake since his Digging The Grave tally 2005.\u00a0 He still shows lines which would make him competitive here, but a win seems unlikely.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P>

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Leo’s Jewel<\/STRONG> is a solid turf miler from the high class Doctahg stables.\u00a0 The Doc has\u00a0his Galileo four year old all cranked for a big effort.\u00a0 Last time out Leo’s Jewel was a\u00a0sharp second in Maryland’s Grade III Tally Ho at a mile on the soggy lawn (SP 109).\u00a0 He is a graded winner and will be a formidable foe on Saturday.<\/o:p>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/P>

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George W Loser <\/STRONG>has <\/STRONG>been distanced in his last four starts at average odds of forty gazillion to one.\u00a0 Same stuff, different day.<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P>

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Pro Groom Ted<\/STRONG> is a three year old with some real talent.\u00a0 Has missed the board only once in seven lifetime turf outings and is already stakes placed in his brief career.\u00a0 That’s the good news.\u00a0 The bad news is that this very classy band of\u00a0veteran lawn mowers is light years faster than he right now.\u00a0 Another time.\u00a0 Another place.<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P>

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Eurotrash<\/STRONG> was inexplicably dropped into a $15,000 claimer two back by trainer Roberto.\u00a0 The well bred gray is a multiple stakes winner on both surfaces and a multiple graded winner on grass.\u00a0 Shamrock stables astutely picked him up for the tag and the big Eurosilver colt paid immediate dividends with a powerful allowance win (SP 100).\u00a0 It would be no big surprise to this reporter if Eurotrash upset this bunch.<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P>

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Basketball Jones<\/STRONG> is the narrow favorite.\u00a0\u00a0 The sleek son of Smarty Jones and Upper Crust (Seattle Slew)\u00a0sports fast break credentials and\u00a0slam dunk\u00a0speed figures.\u00a0 The troubling thing to me is his inability finish in the clutch and a tendency to lose focus in critical situations.\u00a0 Is 0 for 3 in graded stakes and his last race was not inspiring.\u00a0\u00a0That 100 speed figure is far below par for the Great Plains based speedster.\u00a0 Talented enough to win this with his best effort but questions linger regarding current form.<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P>

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Lenny’s Azkaban<\/STRONG> hits the board a lot and has made a nice living ($434,099) primarily in longer turf routes.\u00a0 He shortens up for this contest and certainly is in with a shot off his very best.\u00a0 Main concern right now is double digit defeats in last two outings.\u00a0 The handsome son of Rainbow Quest must step forward to contend in here.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/P>

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Saltystickysweet<\/STRONG> has toiled for five different trainers since being claimed for $25,000 in his parimutuel debut.\u00a0 His current conditioner, Tsunami, is a raw rookie.\u00a0 And it shows.\u00a0 Later with much, much softer.<\/FONT><\/P>

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Mia Then Again<\/STRONG>\u00a0may be the 500 pound gorilla.\u00a0 He has a dirt record of six starts, five wins and a second.\u00a0 His best dirt speed figure\u00a0is 105.\u00a0 The homebred Forty Niner stallion is, perhaps, even\u00a0more impressive on the grass.\u00a0 Madhibby’s monster won the 2006 Grade I Penn Mile defeating a sensational group in a lightning quick\u00a01:33 4\/5<\/A>\u00a0<\/SUP>(SP 114).\u00a0 He’s run only five times since but has never missed the board and consistently posts big speed figures.\u00a0\u00a0Could prove very difficult to beat.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/P>

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\u00a0Ollie’s Gone<\/STRONG> is the third of five foals from the sensational broodmare, Fantastic Ollie.\u00a0 Bred, owned and trained by handsome international playboy R. Bennett Okerstrom, the graded stakes winning son of Gone West\u00a0has made R. B. O. both\u00a0proud and rich.\u00a0 Although he hasn’t won in a while, Ollie did post a 109 speed figure in Tampa Bay Downs’\u00a0Grade III Boogity Bear last time out when beaten less than two lengths.\u00a0 One of several with a legit shot.<\/FONT><\/P>

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Rounding out\u00a0our field is the streaking White Butterfly<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 No fewer than fifty three jockeys have been forced to stare at the\u00a0ginormous smiley face on the back of Wenlock’s\u00a0garish red, yellow and black silks lately as the flashy son of Red Ransom has reeled off five straight wins.\u00a0 White Butterfly has not been tested\u00a0of late\u00a0but that situation is about to change right now.\u00a0 Can be the one with only minor improvement.\u00a0<\/FONT><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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