{"id":6071,"date":"2008-05-30T21:30:38","date_gmt":"2008-05-30T21:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=6071"},"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=6071","title":{"rendered":"Fave Mia Then Back threatens F’ARSE command in Pennsylvania Monster Mile<\/I>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pennsylvania<\/STRONG>–\u00a0\u00a0 Drat those F’ARSEs!\u00a0\u00a0 Always trying to stack the deck<\/EM> wherever\u00a0they go.\u00a0\u00a0 Let ’em card a bunch of ol’ geriatric\u00a0non-winners-of-peanuts-and-crackerjacks for their F’ARSE Domination\u00a0Series earlier this month and here they go again!\u00a0 Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile — it’s not even June yet and they\u00a0weasel their way into another dodgy race condition with the Grade 1 $500,000 F’ARSE Domination Continues<\/EM> for 5 year olds and up<\/STRONG>.\u00a0\u00a0Wha?!!?<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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LOL!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nah, I’m just kidding.\u00a0\u00a0 Those F’ARSE guys are mighty swell.\u00a0 <\/FONT>If you’re not familiar with the moniker, F’ARSE stands for Fatattack + Avenger + Randyraide + SDMF Enterprises<\/STRONG>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Avenger penned a short bio about the group<\/STRONG><\/A> recently in the Bugler.\u00a0 The group forever resides at the illustrious DelPenn National Residency.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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On Derby day, the F’ARSEs\u00a0saw their aforementioned Domination Series renewed for the 10th\u00a0racing season\u00a0in a row.\u00a0 <\/FONT>\u00a0That’s quite a tradition for 10 years and it quite possibly may be the longest continuously run Series in the Sim.\u00a0\u00a0Never heard of it?\u00a0 Ha!\u00a0\u00a0 I didn’t know which was more fun — trying to find horses for the zany non-winners-of-a-picnic-basket for 7yo mares on a roller-skating surface, etc races\u00a0or reading all the “F’ARSE\u00a0races\u00a0once again with itself, F’ARSE is in command of itself!” comments on the DelPenn message board.\u00a0\u00a0 Yup,\u00a0wacky <\/FONT>taylor-made race conditions for yicky-picky horses that only F’ARSEs could love.\u00a0\u00a0 And the Supers laughed all the way to the Sim bank taking the Bluegrass Oaks.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Slam!!!!<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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[BTW — my snowchief stable finished 2nd in the Series’ stable standings.\u00a0 I was so happy, but joy promptly gave way to indubious gameplay reality when I rewarded myself with\u00a0a\u00a0self-imposed stable cleaning.\u00a0 What hope does a stable have when you can only finish 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in comparable NW2y\u00a0four geriatric-horse fields?\u00a0 Yuck!]\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Just teasing again.\u00a0 :^)\u00a0\u00a0 Sure as hiddley-hoo looks like Wayne (Fatattack) carded this one for the glory of F’ARSE….. and for a pearly spot for his old grizzled vet Hail Cesario<\/STRONG> (8\/1).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Old ‘Cesario has stretched many a BTB reporter’s typing fingers these past few years.\u00a0\u00a0 The 5yo son of Seeking The Gold ran in the BB Mile a couple of times and competed in grade after grade, winning his fair share too with 14 victories and over $2.2 million smackeroos.\u00a0\u00a0He’s a Monster Miler<\/EM> to a “T” and thensome.\u00a0\u00a0 ‘Cesario fell off form late last year for Wayne, but picked up the beat racing in DelPenn compeny recently.\u00a0 \u00a0 He actually won an allowance on F’ARSE Domination Series day.\u00a0\u00a0 Yes, after all my ripping\u00a0on F’ARSE, I neglected to mention that they did card a couple of open allowances that drew pretty good fields.\u00a0 Hail Cesario was a big fave in his turf mile race and won storming with his usual late charge.\u00a0 A big 107 SP#<\/STRONG> signals this guy’s fitness.\u00a0\u00a0 There’s some substantial speed in this group, so Wayne should see ‘Cesario set up well.\u00a0\u00a0 This horse is not threw by all means — he can still throw herculean speed figures.\u00a0\u00a0 Should be as great a spot as any for Hail Cesario.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Ted (Hijacked) couldn’t pass up an opportunity to support\u00a0the DelPenn F’ARSEs.\u00a0\u00a0 Ted entered one of ‘T” horses — this one’s a vetern of 45 starts named\u00a0Unpredictably T<\/STRONG>(11\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 By Western Fame, Unpredictably T was pretty effective over 8.5f earlier this season, winning a couple listed stakes.\u00a0\u00a0 Ted then tried the\u00a0grades and the horse has been kind of yimmy-yammy finishing like 6th in a full field and stuff.\u00a0\u00a0 Real even-steven racing — he did finish 4th in the Merced(G3)<\/EM> LTO.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0He just doesn’t look like he belongs in a Grade 1 at this point.\u00a0\u00a0 Hopefully he can pick up a minor cheque for Ted if some of these horses croak.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV>
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I see that the GR Simsters are well-represented.\u00a0\u00a0 They look to take down a F’ARSE race as a warm-up in preparation for July’s big Smackdown.\u00a0 Speaking of this year’s Smackdown (GR Simsters vs. Minnesota vs. DelPenn), where’s Jakematt and the Barb horses?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LOL!\u00a0\u00a0 DelPenn has been collectively chewing their fingernails over the whereabouts of long-lost sons.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Otherwise, we’re gonna get the snot beaten out of us.\u00a0\u00a0 Calling all DelPenners!\u00a0\u00a0 Long live DelPenn (at least till Smackdown day)!\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude41<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Dan (Given) at the GR Simsters has a couple of horses in the race — one’s an old blast from the past named Pub Crawl(IRE)<\/STRONG> (14\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 The ’05 champion 2yo turf colt still keeps plugging away with over 30 starts in the rearview mirror.\u00a0\u00a0 Dan recently got Pubby to string together a few turf mile allowance victories.\u00a0\u00a0 The plucky fella hit the board at the stakes level afterwards\u00a0back in the 100 SP# range, but was well beaten at the Grade 1 level LTO.\u00a0\u00a0 Additionally, there figures to be solid speed up front, so Pubby will find himself in a shootout.\u00a0\u00a0 Good spot for the old timer — maybe some minor money.\u00a0\u00a0 Dan also sends out a veteran\u00a06yo mare\u00a0named Whispering Sound<\/STRONG> (12\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 Like Pubby, she too is a millionaire.\u00a0 \u00a0Whispering Sound has been pretty solid of late in and out of the ranks and most recently finished 3rd in the Frank’s Love(G3)<\/EM> with a 107 SP#.<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toss out the yielding debacle.\u00a0\u00a0 The stalker might prove to be a handful for the boys off a nice breather and cutting back a sixteenth too.\u00a0\u00a0 Both chances for Dan are OK for some dough.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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We another\u00a0Dan (Epic) from the GR Simsters.\u00a0\u00a0 That is, the folks who run Dan’s stables — I believe Dan’s still on Sim sabbatical.\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 GR Smack<\/STRONG> (14\/1) won a Grade 3 over nine furlongs a couple months ago.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The\u00a0closer’s slam-bam 109 SP#<\/STRONG> vicotry came after throwing 100+ SP#s in the ALW ranks.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Looks like the 5yo son of Sadler’s Wells just plain tossed a clinker LTO in Grade 1 company.\u00a0\u00a0 Quite a solid trooper, but I don’t know if he’s\u00a0Grade 1 level.\u00a0\u00a0 He’ll run his race though if there’s a good pace up front.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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And our final GR Simsters entrant is from none other than the Lennmeister empire.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ryan’s Azkaban<\/STRONG> (10\/1) ran a bangup race to finish 4th in the ALL Comers(G1),<\/EM> Gee, I hate it when your horse comes back with a 110 SP#<\/STRONG> loss.\u00a0\u00a0 Ouch!\u00a0\u00a0 In and out of the ranks for this 5yo son of Rainbow Quest.\u00a0\u00a0 Notice how this horse threw the big number when cutting back from 9f.\u00a0\u00a0 Hmm.\u00a0\u00a0 Can he do it 2-in-a-row though?\u00a0 That’s Ryan’s question Saturday.\u00a0 Very well spotted.\u00a0\u00a0 Will try to outrally Hail Cesario.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Several\u00a0longtime players (who I haven’t seen of late in the game) enter their steeds.\u00a0\u00a0 On the far outside, Arjay’s Lear Park<\/STRONG> (8\/1) is a solid lesser-grade runner.\u00a0 Arjay was a SRF reporter eons upon eons ago back in the days when we posted the Simpaper by hand, cut-n-paste and all.\u00a0 You know, there’s a lot of speed in this field, but I like this Ecton Park as a live sleeper.\u00a0 He’s cutting back from 9f-9.5f.\u00a0\u00a0 Notice that big 113 SP#<\/STRONG>\u00a0earlier this season\u00a0in a Grade 3.\u00a0\u00a0 Big effort by this 5yo horse over the mile.\u00a0\u00a0This guy could be sitting on a big race.\u00a0 Better watch him.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Another ol’ SRF reporter\u00a0(and thankfully sometimes as BTB reporter too!) in Rharfo.\u00a0\u00a0 Ross sends out a bit of a longshot in Weena’s Mission(IRE)<\/STRONG> (14\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 Ross sure spaces out this Century City 5yo’s races.\u00a0\u00a0 This guy comes off a layoff (Week 3560).\u00a0\u00a0 He doesn’t have a lot to his recent PPs\u00a0aside from an ALW win.\u00a0\u00a0 But he’s no strange to the graded ranks.\u00a0\u00a0 At 31 starts, Weena’s Mission needs a break from behind the pace.\u00a0\u00a0 Probably not at the fave’s level here, but worth a shot.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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MrCoker needs\u00a0little Sim introdution — so many players have enjoyed his race viewer that he authored years ago.\u00a0\u00a0 Perhaps Todd and Donna run the Coker stables together nowadays.\u00a0\u00a0 They send out Diplomatic Seattle<\/STRONG> (17\/1)\u00a0on the rail.\u00a0 \u00a0The 6yo son of Monarchos has won 3 of his last 8 at the ALW level.\u00a0\u00a0 Solid 100-type\u00a0SP#s for this guy too.\u00a0\u00a0 He hit the wall when chasing 10f LTO.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe the cutback to a Monster Mile<\/EM> will do him wonders.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But will it be so at the G1 level?\u00a0 Doubtful from midpack, but ya never know.\u00a0\u00a0 Good to see yas in the Sim, Mr & Mrs Coker!!!!!<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Hey Seveii!\u00a0\u00a0 The trainer of one of my favorite all-time Sim horses Duke Ali knows a thing or two about Monster Milers<\/EM>.\u00a0 \u00a0Seveii brings Senor Anzio<\/STRONG> (7\/1) in here after a nice ALW tightener.\u00a0\u00a0 The 6yo son of E Dubai threw a whopper of a race two back, finishing 2nd in the celebrated Dr. Reuben Garr(G1)<\/EM>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senor Anzio ran a 117 SP#<\/STRONG> in that heartbreaking effort.\u00a0\u00a0 The ALWer had just won a big listed stakes and positively sizzled.\u00a0 \u00a0Could he be at the peak of his career for Seveii?\u00a0 Might have a better chance if he sits more midpack.\u00a0\u00a0 Wildcard.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Leesnyder over at Pastures of Green gets in on the action with Yowza<\/STRONG> (11\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 And yowza it is too witha three-race win streak for the 6yo son of Pine Bluff.\u00a0\u00a0He’s 11-for-34 lifetime and he can run run a good split when he wants to too.\u00a0 Beware the hot stalker riding\u00a0waves\u00a0of fine form.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yowza has gotten used to the winner’s circle of late.\u00a0 That attitude might be more than enough to take down this group in a stirring upset.\u00a0 Mmmhmm.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Beefcake’s Golden Calf<\/STRONG> (13\/1) rose out of the ALW ranks late last year and picked up minor cheques at the graded level.\u00a0 The 6yo son of Holy Bull is a middle router over the lawn though.\u00a0\u00a0Kind of looks like he punched well above his weight class in those grades, and then it was just one too many times\u00a0to the well, coughing it up at Ireland LTO.\u00a0\u00a0 Joins the pace hunt up front.\u00a0 I’d prefer to see him win at the listed level to prove that he’s the real deal first.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Pm stable sends out the flashy turf sprinter Flushing Waters(IRE)<\/STRONG> (9\/1).\u00a0\u00a0 The 5yo son of High Chaparral ran huge on World Cup and DelPenn Champions Day last season.\u00a0\u00a0 That was around one-turn though.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 However, the horse did sizzle hitting the board in the Laffit Handicap(G3)<\/EM> for milers in his followup DPCD race.\u00a0\u00a0 It was a huge 111 SP#<\/STRONG> and he loves secen panels, so a mile\u00a0is within his reach.\u00a0\u00a0Flushing Waters makes\u00a0just his 3rd start in ’08.\u00a0\u00a0 This guy might surprise us with\u00a0 a high placing.\u00a0\u00a0 Very interesting.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Now here I’ve done gone and rambled about the field, avoiding our racetime fave, Mia Then Back<\/STRONG> (5\/1).\u00a0 \u00a0And Madhibby has a worthy fave indeed — Mia Then Back ran titanic in the All Comers(G1)<\/EM> LTO, posting a heartbreaking 115 SP#<\/STRONG> runnerup effort.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The downtown closer by Forty Niner\u00a0has posted solid numbers ever since he won the Penn Turf Mile(G1)<\/EM> last December.\u00a0\u00a0What a flashy devil\u00a0and he’s only got 15 starts too, winning nine of those efforts.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We’re gonna hear more\u00a0from this guy.\u00a0 He *should* beat this field hadns down.\u00a0 Must outrun fellow closers Hail Cesario and Azkaban down the stretch.\u00a0\u00a0 Dangerous.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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I gotta cut this short here — there’s some nasty storms on the way.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude41\u00a0 Mia That Back should get a piece of it and Hail Cesario too.\u00a0\u00a0 But I’ll throw caution to the wind and take Lear Park in a spoiler.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Good luck everyone!!!\u00a0\u00a0 Go F’ARSE…. er DelPenn, GO!!!!!!<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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