{"id":6166,"date":"2008-06-13T21:38:40","date_gmt":"2008-06-13T21:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=6166"},"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=6166","title":{"rendered":"The Cremation Stakes Grade I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<P style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in\"><BR><\/P><CENTER><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=\"100%\" bgColor=#ffffff border=0><COLGROUP><FONT color=black><COL width=256><\/FONT><TBODY><TR><TD width=\"100%\" bgColor=#ffffff><P align=center><FONT size=4><FONT color=black><B>The Cremation Stakes<\/B><BR>Grade I <BR>One mile <BR>Firm Turf <BR>$500,000 <BR>Fillies and mares, 3 years old <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/CENTER><P style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in\"><FONT color=black><BR><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in\"><FONT color=black><BR><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in\"><FONT color=black><BR><\/FONT><\/P><CENTER><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=\"100%\" bgColor=#ffffff border=0><COLGROUP><FONT color=black><COL width=6><COL width=49><COL width=95><COL width=34><COL width=37><COL width=22><COL width=13><\/FONT><TBODY><TR><TD width=\"3%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>1<\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"19%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/prettyhorse.asp?hossnum=136820\"><FONT color=black size=2>136820<\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"37%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>FEAR ME COMING(KY) <\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"13%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/hr\/runtime\/whoiam.asp?name=pincay\"><FONT color=black size=2>pincay <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"14%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/njock.asp?sort=Z1&#038;jockname=T Iommi\" target=jock><FONT color=black size=2>T Iommi <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"8%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2>14\/1<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"5%\"><FONT color=black><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD width=\"3%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>2<\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"19%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/prettyhorse.asp?hossnum=155934\"><FONT color=black size=2>155934<\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"37%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>RIVER OF SOULS(KY) <\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"13%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/hr\/runtime\/whoiam.asp?name=thebigo\"><FONT color=black size=2>thebigo <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"14%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/njock.asp?sort=Z1&#038;jockname=J Holmes\" target=jock><FONT color=black size=2>J Holmes <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"8%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2>8\/1<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"5%\"><FONT color=black><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD width=\"3%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>3<\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"19%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/prettyhorse.asp?hossnum=143852\"><FONT color=black size=2>143852<\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"37%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>SLEVIN&#8217;S THE NAME(KY) <\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"13%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/hr\/runtime\/whoiam.asp?name=willrome\"><FONT color=black size=2>willrome <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"14%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/njock.asp?sort=Z1&#038;jockname=Ga Butler\" target=jock><FONT color=black size=2>Ga Butler <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"8%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2>6\/1<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"5%\"><FONT color=black><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD width=\"3%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>4<\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"19%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/prettyhorse.asp?hossnum=140664\"><FONT color=black size=2>140664<\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"37%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>NATIVE MAMBO(KY) <\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"13%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/hr\/runtime\/whoiam.asp?name=caliracing\"><FONT color=black size=2>caliracing <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"14%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/njock.asp?sort=Z1&#038;jockname=J Van Dam\" target=jock><FONT color=black size=2>J Van Dam <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"8%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2>9\/2<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"5%\"><FONT color=black><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD width=\"3%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>5<\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"19%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/prettyhorse.asp?hossnum=147676\"><FONT color=black size=2>147676<\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"37%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>MARC&#8217;S GOLD(KY) <\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"13%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/hr\/runtime\/whoiam.asp?name=marckari\"><FONT color=black size=2>marckari <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"14%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/njock.asp?sort=Z1&#038;jockname=B Ality\" target=jock><FONT color=black size=2>B Ality <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"8%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2>9\/2<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"5%\"><FONT color=black><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD width=\"3%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>6<\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"19%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/prettyhorse.asp?hossnum=148546\"><FONT color=black size=2>148546<\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"37%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>ALAYAYA(KY) <\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"13%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/hr\/runtime\/whoiam.asp?name=given\"><FONT color=black size=2>given <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"14%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/njock.asp?sort=Z1&#038;jockname=T Greene\" target=jock><FONT color=black size=2>T Greene <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"8%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2>7\/2<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"5%\"><FONT color=black><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD width=\"3%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>7<\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"19%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/prettyhorse.asp?hossnum=135812\"><FONT color=black size=2>135812<\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"37%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>DEERSTANDING(KY) <\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"13%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/hr\/runtime\/whoiam.asp?name=scoobi2\"><FONT color=black size=2>scoobi2 <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"14%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/njock.asp?sort=Z1&#038;jockname=Se Morris\" target=jock><FONT color=black size=2>Se Morris <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"8%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2>7\/1<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"5%\"><FONT color=black><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD width=\"3%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>8<\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"19%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/prettyhorse.asp?hossnum=19819\"><FONT color=black size=2>19819<\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"37%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>MIESQUE&#8217;S GOLD(SAF) <\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"13%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/hr\/runtime\/whoiam.asp?name=dabears\"><FONT color=black size=2>dabears <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"14%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/njock.asp?sort=Z1&#038;jockname=A Smith\" target=jock><FONT color=black size=2>A Smith <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"8%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2>5\/1<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"5%\"><FONT color=black><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD width=\"3%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>9<\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"19%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/prettyhorse.asp?hossnum=134009\"><FONT color=black size=2>134009<\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"37%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2><B>INDY GHOST HUNTER(KY) <\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"13%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/derbyfever.com\/hr\/runtime\/whoiam.asp?name=wabred1\"><FONT color=black size=2>wabred1 <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"14%\"><P align=right><A href=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/runtime\/njock.asp?sort=Z1&#038;jockname=W Tollet\" target=jock><FONT color=black size=2>W Tollet <\/FONT><\/A><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"8%\"><P align=right><FONT color=black size=2>8\/1<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><TD width=\"5%\"><FONT color=black><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/CENTER><P><FONT size=3><BR><FONT color=black>The final graded race of the day is the Grade I Cremation Stakes for the girls over the straight mile on the turf. As with the earlier grade II a pretty closely matched field by and large, so lets take a look at them-<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P><P><FONT color=black><BR><BR><\/FONT><\/P><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=\"100%\" bgColor=#ffffff border=0><COLGROUP><FONT color=black><COL width=256><\/FONT><TBODY><TR><TD width=\"100%\"><P align=left><FONT color=black><STRONG><FONT size=4>FEAR ME COMING(KY) <\/FONT><FONT size=1>(WAR CHANT x SEATTLE SLEW x HAIL TO REASON)<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/FONT><FONT size=3><BR><SPAN><FONT color=black>She has run in plenty of stakes and graded races without ever looking like winning and a best sp of 95 shouldn&#8217;t be good enough for a Grade I. She looks as though she wants at least 10f and will be outpaced today. That last run was in the 1000 Guineas over this trip and she was closing slowly at the line. Not good enough or fast enough for this.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><BR><BR><\/FONT><\/P><P align=left><STRONG><FONT color=black><STRONG><B><FONT size=4>RIVER OF SOULS(KY) <\/FONT><\/B><\/STRONG><B><FONT size=1>(PERFECT SOUL (IRE) x RIVERMAN x LYPHARD)<\/FONT><FONT size=3> <\/FONT><\/B><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/P><P align=left><SPAN><FONT color=black size=3>On her few runs so far this looks to be her best trip and her second in a Grade II over 8.5f latest seemed to confirm that. She still has lots of improvement left and with that last run producing a 101 sp, I expect her to run somewhere around a 105. At this stage of the three year old season that could be good enough here.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><BR><BR><\/FONT><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><STRONG><FONT size=4>SLEVIN&#8217;S THE NAME(KY) <\/FONT><FONT size=1>(EL PRADO(IRE) x LEAR FAN x IDE)<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/FONT><SPAN><FONT size=3><BR><FONT color=black>Again plenty of graded and stakes form, but she has at least stakes wins to her name. Her prizemoney is inflated by a rich restricted stakes win latest and that produced her best run also with a 104 sp. That was a sparkling run but I always treat restricted race form with a pinch of salt as the quality of the opposition can be questionable at best. Still another 104 wil put her right in there today.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><BR><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD width=\"100%\"><P align=left><FONT color=black><STRONG><FONT size=4>NATIVE MAMBO(KY) <\/FONT><FONT size=1>(EL PRADO(IRE) x KINGMAMBO x EXCLUSIVE NATIVE)<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/FONT><FONT size=3><BR><SPAN><FONT color=black>The second El Prado runner and another with lots of Graded and stakes form including a Graded and two stakes wins. Both her last two runs have produced sp&#8217;s over 100 at todays trip and this looks to be her optimum. She will try and lead and will certianly finish in the top three but she&#8217;ll need another step forward to win. <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><BR><BR><\/FONT><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><STRONG><FONT size=4>MARC&#8217;S GOLD(KY) <\/FONT><FONT size=1>(SEEKING THE GOLD x THUNDER GULCH x NIJINSKY II)<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/FONT><SPAN><FONT size=3><BR><FONT color=black>Good mix of speed and stamina in the pedigree and boasts the joint highest sp in the field with a 105 latest over todays trip to win a Grade III. She&#8217;s only had seven runs and won five including four in a row, all over 8f. With still some improvement to come she must be in with a real chance today. She will sit near the back and her main problem may be the front runners getting away, but if she doesn&#8217;t win she&#8217;ll be close<STRONG>.<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><BR><BR><\/FONT><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><STRONG><FONT size=4>ALAYAYA(KY) <\/FONT><FONT size=1>(A.P. INDY x AWESOME AGAIN x SADLER&#8217;S WELLS)<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/FONT><SPAN><FONT size=3><BR><FONT color=black>Only eight runs and the other top rated runner with a 105 sp latest, but with all that 12f stamina in her pedigre is this trip now going to be too short? She has run over further already without much success but those were perhaps a bit early in her career and she must surely be looking for at least 10f. She still has the class to do well here, especially since she sits near the front, but she might find one or two a little too fast.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><BR><BR><\/FONT><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><STRONG><FONT size=4>DEERSTANDING(KY) <\/FONT><FONT size=1>(STRONG HOPE x MEADOWLAKE x UNFUWAIN)<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/FONT><SPAN><FONT size=3><BR><FONT color=black>Bred more for dirt than turf and since she has not run on the dirt since her first two races as a two year old she must be worth another try on that surface. She has plenty of class already on turf though and ran a 104sp latest to win a stakes. 8F to 9f should be her trip but she&#8217;s yet to race at graded level at all and that more than anything else might be her undoing here. She will still be close, but I&#8217;d like another try on dirt.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><BR><BR><\/FONT><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><STRONG><FONT size=4>MIESQUE&#8217;S GOLD(SAF) <\/FONT><FONT size=1>(MIESQUE&#8217;S APPROVAL x UNBRIDLED&#8217;S SONG x CORONADO&#8217;S QUEST)<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/FONT><SPAN><FONT size=3><BR><FONT color=black>Has two 100 plus sp&#8217;s at this trip but has been very inconsistant but she is another with plenty of dirt in that pedigree and she&#8217;s yet to try that surface. If she runs her best she will be in the thick of the predicted blanket finish but a sub par run could see her nearer last.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><BR><BR><\/FONT><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><STRONG><FONT size=4>INDY GHOST HUNTER(KY) <\/FONT><FONT size=1>(GHOSTZAPPER x A.P. INDY x NORTHERN DANCER)<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/FONT><SPAN><FONT size=3><BR><FONT color=black>More Graded and stakes form on offer here, including a second in the Grade III Panhandle Park Oaks over 8.5f. However only has a best sp of 98 and has been running as though a drop in trip to around 7f might be in order. Will be another trying to go off in front which should make for a breakneck pace but if she runs like she has been she&#8217;ll fade before the finish. <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><P align=left><FONT color=black><BR><BR><\/FONT><\/P><P align=left><STRONG><B><FONT color=black size=4>OVERALL<\/FONT><\/B><\/STRONG><\/P><P align=left><SPAN><FONT color=black size=3>There could be four or five of these finishing in a heap and it&#8217;s a real tough one to call. Toss a coin or pick a number, but some real nice ladies running here.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><P><BR><BR><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cremation Stakes Grade I <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"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":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6166","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\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}