Philly Cheese Steak Turf<\/P>
Grade III <\/P>
One mile <\/P>
Firm Turf <\/P>
$150,000 <\/P>
All horses, 3 years old and up <\/P>
Wow, what a closely matched set of turf milers for this Grade III bout.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If you don\u2019t believe it, just check those odds \u2013 the favorite is 5-1, and the rest are mostly clustered from 7-1 to 15-1.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>They are regular triple digit performers, and many are bred from the best sires in the game.<\/P> PP\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Horse ID\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Horse \u00a0<\/SPAN>Owner\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Odds <\/P> 1 26096 ROCKABILLY ROCK(IRE)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>marusha\u00a0 <\/SPAN> The speedy five-year-old is by Rock of Gibraltar.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He carried his speed in the 2 117205 CAT FIVE CYCLONE(KY)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>ydracing3\u00a0 <\/SPAN>L Bailey\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> His recent Asian forays have been a mixed bag, with no stinkers, but the 7th place in the Kasuda Yinen last out must have been a disappointment.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He possesses good tracking speed and five wins since being switched to turf ten races ago.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s as good as a Greeley-Cat-Dancer should be, so the question is whether the step down last time was a blip or the end of his positive form cycle.<\/P> 3 23571 ROCK BALLAD(KY)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>opinora\u00a0 <\/SPAN>J Piotrowski\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> Grade I winner of the Mospe Cup has been up the track at that level in his last two.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>You can blame the competition, or maybe he\u2019s just off.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer opinora<\/I> had a right to expect the now four-year-old by Seeking the Gold to continue top shelf performances from the son of stakeswinning Dixieland Band he-mare LYRIC POET.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He can lead the way, but some of his best performances come when held just off the leader.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey Piotrowski wins at 25% and likely has some clever strategy up his sleeve.<\/P> 4 110195 ARTIFICIAL CRISIS<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>nowitsdark\u00a0 <\/SPAN>M Pringle\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> This judiciously raced six-year-old is by Machiavellian.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He hasn\u2019t visited the winner\u2019s circle since the Grade III Royal Calm back in March of 2007, but he was just second in the same race this year in a fine performance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s likely to have just a few horses beat in the early stages, but if he can repeat his Royal Calm runs he can find himself toward the front at the end.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There are probably longer shots more deserving of your betting dollar, however.<\/P> <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P> 5 45347 PSYCHOLOGY(KY)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>chinobear\u00a0 <\/SPAN>L Wilkinson\u00a0 <\/SPAN>25\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> This is a tough spot to make one\u2019s graded debut, and this one finished second to last in his only stakes action.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>To be fair, the Proud Citizen four-year-old just keeps improving in a steady diet of allowances.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The last out was a 109 speed, so if he can stay out of trouble in mid-pack, he\u2019s got a shot.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Consider for trifecta boxes.<\/P> 6 127729 SADLER SEEKER<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>tenpin6\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Q Miller\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> He\u2019s SEEKING THE GOLD x SADLER’S WELLS x NIJINSKY II, bred from scratch, and a multiple Grade II winner, but his only win this year as a five-year-old was in a February allowance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s not been running badly overall, but he\u2019ll need to show he\u2019s back to his best 2007 form to win this contest.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P> 7 131122 BELISARIUS(KY)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>spqr3rd\u00a0 <\/SPAN>R Johnston\u00a0 <\/SPAN>10\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> The Afleet Alex-Cat-Slew product has turned into a very, very nice four year old turf performer.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That said, he hasn\u2019t yet even won a stakes like big half-sister NINE BUDAS.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He did give them all they could handle in the Setanta at Epsom last month before settling for second, and I\u2019m going to rate him as a serious chance to take down his first stakes here.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Another with good tactical speed, if under 10% jock Johnson knows what to do with it.<\/P> 8 48335 UNPREDICTABLY T<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>xtchamps\u00a0 <\/SPAN>S Camp\u00a0 <\/SPAN>15\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> He went into March\u2019s Crock of Gold Grade I off of two sharp victories, but it\u2019s been a string of defeats since then.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer xtchamps<\/EM> would rather run \u2018em than rest \u2018em, as evidenced by the five-year-old\u2019s 46 starts, but it doesn\u2019t look so much like he\u2019s wearing down as meeting faster foes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There\u2019s no respite from that here, so I think his trifecta-less streak continues.<\/P> 9 88366 GOLDEN CALF<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>boeufcake\u00a0 <\/SPAN>K McMillan\u00a0 <\/SPAN>13\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> A six-year-old Holy Bull, he really took to the trainer change after being claimed (I think) for $50k back in November.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He spent the winter marching through four straight wins in allowance ranks at more classic distances, followed by creditable runs in stakes company since then.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His last was the only recent race at a mile, and while he finished fifth, it at least was a Grade I (at this track).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Not out of it at those odds, but no sure thing for finishing in the money either.<\/P> 10 96017 Top bred by Dynaformer-Kingmambo, the six-year-old has just reached his potential in the last six months.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s a specialist at the distance, regularly reaching the upper 100s in speed.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s likely to fight for the lead, and most of his recent performances seem to suggest he will fade at the end.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Needs to pop a big one near the front end.<\/P> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> 11 121321 SHUHEI(IRE)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>adrian5\u00a0 <\/SPAN>C McDowell\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> Sire Bach\u2019s only stakeswinner from just 16 foals, he looks ready to establish himself one of the up-and-coming four-year-olds in the turf mile division.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He exits three straight stakes wins near this distance, plus an allowance score before that.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s got a tractable style and three straight speeds over 110, so who\u2019s to say he shouldn\u2019t be 5-1 on the step up to Grade III?<\/P> 12 131757 BUSY QUICK(KY)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>youlostha\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A Jeffires\u00a0 <\/SPAN>15\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> So what\u2019s happening here?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>DISTORTED HUMOR x STORM CAT x AFFIRMED four-year-old posts a 113 and a 111 in allowance wins sandwiched around a 97-speed loss this winter, then it was a 106 in his first stakes score in Alabama.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Last out was a 92 in a short-field 9.5 furlong stakes, so which BUSY QUICK will show up?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Maybe the cut back a furlong and a half helps; maybe he pairs up poor races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>When he wins, he often does by daylight, so he might be a worth a flyer. 13 109273 GARGAMEL(IRE)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>lopo87\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A Mannion\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> Another nicely bred one (GALILEO (IRE) x KINGMAMBO x MILL REEF), this is our only entrant with recent dirt experience, including his last, a Grade III in 14 129804 RELAXED LOOK(IRE)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>briel\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I Pollara\u00a0 <\/SPAN>21\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P> Outside gate goes to a four-year-old Daylami, and here\u2019s a shocker: claimed for $125k in his last.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It could prove to be a sweet move for briel<\/I>, because that was a 107 at 8.5 furlongs and the fifth win in a row, all on turf.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019ll probably lope along toward the rear, but what fun they\u2019ll have in the cheap seats if he steals it all.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I\u2019m definitely throwing him into my trifectas.<\/P> Good luck!<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bach boy and first off claim meet blue 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