{"id":5961,"date":"2008-05-10T13:15:30","date_gmt":"2008-05-10T13:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=5961"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=5961","title":{"rendered":"Blockbuster crowd expected for Ruby Slipper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just 7 days from the Ruby Slipper the atmosphere is reaching boiling point. Held in similar regard to a Kentucky Derby, Breeders Cup or Cox Plate, the Ruby Slipper is a race that each and every Conglomerate member strives to win. A field of 12 will assemble for the Conglomerate&#8217;s biggest racing event and history will be made in Victoria in front of what promises to be a 100,000 strong crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Several questions remain to be answered;<\/p>\n<p>Can the Slipper King Wolfgang Vansheen live up to his name?<\/p>\n<p>How will the fillies stack up to the colts?<\/p>\n<p>Can the series generate a superstar of the future, in the same vein as 2007 Breeder&#8217;s Bowl heroin Buck&#8217;s Party and multiple stakes winning flying filly Invincibility?<\/p>\n<p>Can Gianluigi Aggulotto or Captain Nog overhaul the two more fancied trainers Wolfgang Vansheen and Deyoto Lefranse?<\/p>\n<p>Can anyone overhaul the boom colt Prince Bear, impressive colts&#8217; prelude winner?<\/p>\n<p>Can Captain Nog pull off an upset like he did last year with one hit wonder Bloody Invincible?<\/p>\n<p>Who will be the Ruby Slipper winner of 2008?<\/p>\n<p>4 trainers will again be represented this year following all of Luca Gilberto&#8217;s horses failing to qualify for the prestigious event.<\/p>\n<p>Many questions remain to be answered on the Conglomerate&#8217;s day of days &#8230;&#8230;&#8230; and in 7 days time all these questions will be answered and a new Ruby Slipper winner will be crowned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vansheen holds aces ahead of the big one<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5961\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}