{"id":5949,"date":"2008-05-09T02:55:24","date_gmt":"2008-05-09T02:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=5949"},"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=5949","title":{"rendered":"Smiling Slew Narrow Choice in Grassy Route"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The CRAZED MADMAN Rampage
<\/FONT><\/STRONG>Grade III
A mile and three eighths
Firm Turf
$125,000
All horses, 3 years old <\/DIV>
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1\u00a0 NORTHWEST LIGHT(KY)\u00a0 snappa4\u00a0 Ro Leonard\u00a0 16\/1\u00a0
2\u00a0 MUGGSY(AUS)\u00a0 mav1761\u00a0 H Davis\u00a0 7\/1\u00a0
3\u00a0 BERZERKO(KY)\u00a0 lopickles\u00a0 J Sands\u00a0 9\/2\u00a0
4\u00a0 GOLD WELLS(KY)\u00a0 paceman2\u00a0 Wi Jones\u00a0 10\/1\u00a0
5\u00a0 FIGHT THE POWER(KY)\u00a0 lopo\u00a0 A Dave\u00a0 11\/1\u00a0
6\u00a0 ATHENA AREIA(IRE)\u00a0 tesio\u00a0 J Dawg\u00a0 7\/1\u00a0
7\u00a0 DAWG GONE FAST(AUS)\u00a0 dirtydawg\u00a0 S Boyd\u00a0 6\/1\u00a0
8\u00a0 DIRTY WEEKEND(JPN)\u00a0 thegallery\u00a0 G De\u00a0 10\/1\u00a0
9\u00a0 DIRECTOR WALSH(KY)\u00a0 phonetrick\u00a0 M Blade\u00a0 9\/2\u00a0
10\u00a0 SMILING SLEW(KY)\u00a0 meganc\u00a0 V Gannon\u00a0 4\/1<\/DIV>
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Nine\u00a0sophomore colts and one brave filly will stretch their legs in this week’s feature, The Grade III CRAZED MADMAN Rampage, fashioned at a mile and three eighths over the turf course.\u00a0 Let’s take a closer look at the young stars.<\/DIV>
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Snappa’s razor sharp Northwest Light<\/STRONG> drew the ace.\u00a0 The well bred (North Light x Gone West x Blushing Groom) son of Virgin Shin will attempt the quantum leap from nw3 to graded company.\u00a0 He’s been first or second in his last four starts and arrives at Wyoming Downs fresh off a ten furlong allowance score in Hong Kong.\u00a0 Jockey Ross Leonard\u00a0is hoping to\u00a0be wearing Snappa’s familiar two tone blue silks in the winners circle despite his mount being the longest price in the race.\u00a0 Seems a bit too slow right now to handle this bunch.<\/DIV>
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The deep closing Muggsy<\/STRONG>\u00a0has been very impressive of late.\u00a0 He won\u00a0a\u00a0Swedish stake two back making up over thirteen lengths in the last half mile while posting a quick 101 speed figure.\u00a0 Last time out, the son of Commands once again came flying late but fell a bit short of the speedy Sea Chapparal\u00a0in a New South Wales stake.\u00a0 Needs only minor improvement in order to carry Lender’s black and green colors to victory.<\/DIV>
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Berzerko<\/STRONG> is a well regarded CO-second choice at 9-2.\u00a0 The gorgeous roan has won four of his last five outings including two stakes.\u00a0 The only blip on his otherwise perfect radar screen was an excusable\u00a0clunker in a grade I event\u00a0behind the very tough Stonebridge Knight.\u00a0 Despite his fine record,\u00a0the Mr. Greeley x Berzerker (El Prado) colt\u00a0has been languishing in the shadow of some of his\u00a0higher profile\u00a0stablemates in the talent rich Given empire.\u00a0 This is\u00a0Berzerko’s chance to make headlines of his own.\u00a0 No surprise if he steps forward and does just that.\u00a0 <\/DIV>
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Theatrical sends out his Touch Gold colt, Gold Wells<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 The son of stakes placed Iamnocrook (Sadler’s Wells) has not been successful in\u00a0listed company thus far.\u00a0 After finishing a respectable third in his added money debut, Gold Wells has managed to beat only one horse in his last two stakes outings combined.\u00a0 In even tougher this week.\u00a0 Needs easier.<\/DIV>
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Can’t have a graded stake race without something from Lenny’s Evil Empire.\u00a0 Fight The Power<\/STRONG> gets the call this week.\u00a0 The Hennessy\u00a0offspring impressively marched right through his allowance conditions\u00a0and then finished a very good second in his stakes bow after setting all the pace.\u00a0 But\u00a0Fight The Power has failed to\u00a0hit the board in any of his last three added money outings.\u00a0 That doesn’t bode well for his graded debut.\u00a0 Nice colt\u00a0but in too tough.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/DIV>
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Here we have yet another G R Simster entry.\u00a0 This one a filly from the always formidable Galileo.\u00a0 Her name is Athena Areia<\/STRONG> and she is hot!\u00a0 The flashy chestnut lass\u00a0ships in from New South Wales where she was\u00a0fifth of fourteen in the Grade I Sydney Oaks at a mile and a half.\u00a0 Prior to that, the Montjeu filly won twice at this weeks distance including a stakes victory\u00a0at Longchamp.\u00a0 Looked like a million while working a mile in 1:37 Monday morning.\u00a0 I love her chances at a juicy 7-1.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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The aptly named Dawg Gone Fast <\/STRONG>will be on or near the lead.\u00a0 Kirby’s speedster had a three race win streak snapped last time out when shortened up to six and a half furlongs.\u00a0 The handsome Fastnet Rock chestnut obviously prefers more distance now that he’s matured.\u00a0 Speed figures in his three previous wins were solid enough (90, 94, 95) to mark him as a serious contender on Saturday.\u00a0 I’m not too certain he’ll relish eleven furlongs, but if he does, he may not be caught.<\/DIV>
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Dirty Weekend<\/STRONG> ventures away from Belgium for the first time since September.\u00a0 The rangy Alkaased colt is the first foal from graded winner Sunshine Hollandia (Aljabr).\u00a0 Benelux based Thegallery must like his colt’s chances better than I do to ship from Ostend to Wyoming off three allowance defeats.\u00a0 Granted, the colt raced well in all three and finished second in each.\u00a0 But he’s not going to catch these with a lifetime best speed figure of 90.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Director Walsh<\/STRONG> had a long string of firsts and seconds snapped in the Grade III Craven Stakes last time out.\u00a0 Phonetrick’s Lemon Drop Kid x Aquagal (Storm Cat) colt was among thirteen foes who were looking to FEMA for disaster relief after Alberta Tornado\u00a0blew through Newmarket.\u00a0 But in that losing effort, the Director posted a career best speed figure of 95 and the experience he gained facing those bearcats may stand him in good stead on Saturday.\u00a0 Cannot rule out.<\/DIV>
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Rounding out the field is 4-1 race favorite Smiling Slew<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 The DelPenn based\u00a0three year old arrives in fine fettle following a series of solid efforts.\u00a0 Trainer Labreche kept his Buddha x Midale (Sadler’s Wells) gray on his toes with a\u00a0bullet :46.12 half Tuesday morning.\u00a0 Figures to keep Muggsy company in the rear early and come calling in the lane.\u00a0 Good as any, I suppose, but the price seems a bit short.\u00a0 Your call.\u00a0 <\/DIV>
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