{"id":6033,"date":"2008-05-23T00:53:31","date_gmt":"2008-05-23T00:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=6033"},"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=6033","title":{"rendered":"Eclipse Champ Urban Quest 3-1 Choice in Les Bois Turf Mile"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sportnwood Distaff<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/DIV>
Grade III
One mile
Firm Turf
$125,000
Fillies and mares, 3 years old and up <\/DIV>
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1<\/STRONG>\u00a0<\/FONT> DESERT THEATRE(KY)\u00a0 chloedawg2\u00a0<\/EM> D Armstrong<\/FONT>\u00a0 \u00a05\/1\u00a0
2<\/FONT><\/STRONG>\u00a0<\/FONT> EYE OF THE WORLD(IRE)\u00a0 shamran7<\/EM>\u00a0 B Gulch<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0 5\/1\u00a0
3\u00a0<\/FONT><\/STRONG> MENDELA(IRE)\u00a0 bossross<\/EM>\u00a0 T Floyd<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0 4\/1\u00a0
4<\/FONT><\/STRONG>\u00a0 URBAN QUEST(ENG)\u00a0 battlers<\/EM>\u00a0 D Kasay<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0 3\/1\u00a0
5<\/STRONG>\u00a0<\/FONT> ROCKY STORM(IRE)\u00a0 jmahls<\/EM>\u00a0 B Taylor<\/FONT>\u00a0 \u00a09\/1\u00a0
6<\/FONT><\/STRONG>\u00a0 K’S STAND TALL\u00a0 sledwith<\/EM>\u00a0 K Kirby<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0 4\/1\u00a0
7<\/STRONG>\u00a0<\/FONT> LEMON IN LIME(IRE)\u00a0 lilmitsi\u00a0<\/EM> M Lund<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0 5\/1\u00a0
8<\/FONT><\/STRONG>\u00a0 MOUNTAIN CHALET(TUR)\u00a0 wdforty<\/EM>\u00a0 J Kiddfan<\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0 20\/1<\/DIV>
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It’s great to be back in Boise which has long been one of this reporter’s\u00a0favorite cities.\u00a0 Central Idaho has fun activities for all seasons.\u00a0\u00a0Tubing on the Snake River in downtown Boise is great fun in the summer.\u00a0 Watching the Boise State Broncos play football on their blue turf<\/FONT> is exciting in the fall.\u00a0 There\u00a0are excellent skiing and snowmobile trails to traverse in the winter time.\u00a0 And horse racing\u00a0returns to Les Bois Park each spring.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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This week’s feature is the Grade III Sportnwood Distaff<\/FONT><\/STRONG> to be run at a flat mile on the grass. This will be the first graded event to be contested over the newly refurbished Larry Craig turf course.\u00a0 The fillies are anxious to strut their stuff. So without further ado, let’s meet the ladies in post position order.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Right At Home Stables’ steadily improving Desert Theatre<\/STRONG> arrives from France where she was a solid second in the Grade II Frank’s Love Stake last time out.\u00a0 It was the big Theatrical mare’s graded debut and she clearly showed that she belonged despite going off at odds of 16-1.\u00a0 Desert Theatre’s speed numbers have gone up in each of her last four races.\u00a0 And she may not have reached her maximum potential yet.\u00a0 The 109 which she earned in France would put her right in the mix with these.\u00a0\u00a0Very dangerous if she doesn’t bounce.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Grade one\u00a0winner Eye Of The World<\/STRONG> ships to Le Bois from Nevada seeking a reversal of her recent fortunes.\u00a0 The\u00a0deep closing four year old owns a lethal stretch kick when she’s on her game\u00a0as evidenced by her March listed stakes win at Ascot.\u00a0 Since then, however, the daughter of Dubawi and Sack The Castle (Sakhee) has been unable to mount an effective rally in two graded efforts.\u00a0 The flashy chestnut certainly has the\u00a0class needed to win this race if things go her way.\u00a0 She has already won three graded stakes in her career including\u00a0the Grade I World Cup Ladies Turf Sprint.\u00a0 Needs a wake up call in order to carry trainer Shamran’s familiar red and white colors to the winners circle.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Rafa Stables sends out the razor sharp\u00a0Mendela<\/STRONG>, <\/STRONG>who\u00a0had a two race win skein broken last time out when she finished a\u00a0solid fourth in the Grade II Frank’s Love Stake in France.\u00a0\u00a0The striking Alberto Giacometti filly is best remembered as the heroine of Hong Kong’s Grade II\u00a0Silver Spoon Juvenile back in 2006.\u00a0 Mendela’s stalk and pounce style seems well suited to this event.\u00a0\u00a0Should be in great position to launch a late bid with her good tactical speed.\u00a0 Would have liked her even better if it had rained since she’s undefeated on wet grass.\u00a0 Serious contender, nevertheless.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Cashing any kind of check\u00a0on Saturday will make 2006 Eclipse Champion 2 YO turf filly Urban Quest<\/STRONG> racing’s newest millionaire.\u00a0 And Ozsteve’s homebred\u00a0is favored\u00a0to do just that.\u00a0 The daughter of Rainbow Quest and Noble Princess (Kris S.) has\u00a0been sensational since early in her two year old season and, most recently, has\u00a0finished in one of the top three spots in seven straight races.\u00a0 Although Urban Quest failed to win either event, she posted duplicate personal best speed figures of 108 in her last two starts.\u00a0 This classy lady appears primed for another big\u00a0effort this week.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Six year old Rocky Storm<\/STRONG> has been a useful campaigner for trainer Jmahls.\u00a0 The\u00a0lightly raced\u00a0turfer has started only twenty times thus far but has managed six wins to date.\u00a0 The daughter of Rock of Gibraltar and stakes winner Storming Carson (Kris S.) has tried stakes company only once.\u00a0 The result was a sound thrashing.\u00a0 Top speed number is 101 and that won’t be nearly good enough against these.\u00a0 Later with easier.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Ledwith sends out his K’s Stand Tall<\/STRONG> for this test.\u00a0 Santiago raced his superbly bred (Mineshaft x Nijinsky II x Mr. Prospector) \u00a0five year old exclusively on the dirt for her first twenty one starts.\u00a0 And why not?\u00a0 She won six stakes and was a powerful second in the Grade I Black Middle Flower after setting all the pace.\u00a0 But now she’s a turfer.\u00a0 And a pretty good one so far.\u00a0 She won the Triangular Hill Stake last fall while posting a 109 speed number.\u00a0 Last time out she won a California allowance with a 106.\u00a0 Certainly figures in here.\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Lemon In Lime<\/STRONG>\u00a0will represent The Pastures of Green\u00a0for\u00a0Ldyssecret.\u00a0 The first lady of Vermont\u00a0should be happy with her Kalanisi x Lemon Kist (Lemon Drop Kid) homebred.\u00a0 The pretty roan has won three stakes already, in only nineteen career starts, and has hit the board with regularity.\u00a0 Lemon In Lime finished second in a New South Wales listed stake two back and that effort earned her a speed figure of 105.\u00a0 It also earned her a start in the Grade II Frank’s Love Stake.\u00a0 But as happened in her two previous graded tries, she failed to hit the board.\u00a0 Needs to improve a bit\u00a0for any chance this week.<\/DIV><\/DIV>
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W D Stables’ <\/STRONG>long shot, Mountain Chalet<\/STRONG>,\u00a0faces\u00a0a few problems.\u00a0 First of all, her past performances and breeding scream SPRINTER.\u00a0 Yes, once upon a time she did win a stake at a mile on the grass, but that now appears to\u00a0have been\u00a0an anomaly.\u00a0 Secondly, each of her last four\u00a0races feature declining speed ratings, never a good sign.\u00a0 And to top it off,\u00a0the Turkish bred daughter of Mountain Cat\u00a0has\u00a0been getting soundly spanked\u00a0in allowance races recently.\u00a0 Double digit defeats in her last three.\u00a0 Her chances of winning this graded stake?\u00a0 None.\u00a0 But if she shows up in a 6.5f conditioned turf sprint, give her a serious look.\u00a0<\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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