{"id":63635,"date":"2023-08-12T11:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T11:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=63635"},"modified":"2023-08-12T11:23:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T11:23:03","slug":"windy-city-turf-classic-g1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=63635","title":{"rendered":"Windy City Turf Classic G1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Grade I \/ Group 1*CPU – Purse : $750,000<\/strong>
Restricted to 3 Year Olds and Older
10 Furlongs | ~2000 Meters | One Mile and One Quarter<\/strong> |<\/strong> Firm Turf<\/strong>
Illinois (IL)<\/strong> – Saturday, August 12, 2023 — 3:00:00 PM EST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1<\/td>BLAZER PLOWED<\/a><\/td>GB<\/td>4G<\/td>simsters18<\/a><\/td>E Cerda<\/td>18<\/td>5<\/td>72%<\/td>$432,619<\/td>101.00<\/td>10\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Solid recent Grade\/Group form at distance range. Very good winning strike rate. Rated 10\/1 to win first G1.
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2<\/td>SHELBY’S JOY<\/a><\/td>KY<\/td>4M<\/td>dochman6<\/a><\/td>D Givins<\/td>16<\/td>6<\/td>75%<\/td>$299,302<\/td>12.00<\/td>15\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Very good recent ratings around distance range. Consistent and could find this class beyond him.
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3<\/td>HEART’S RAGE<\/a><\/td>JPN<\/td>4G<\/td>given2ndchances<\/a><\/td>Q Cassell<\/td>18<\/td>11<\/td>83%<\/td>$1,356,380<\/td>184.00<\/td>11\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Terrific horse and recent G1 winner with outstanding speed ratings.
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4<\/td>RATHLIN ISLAND<\/a><\/td>KY<\/td>4M<\/td>xpansion9<\/a><\/td>W Cahill<\/td>18<\/td>7<\/td>78%<\/td>$529,867<\/td>109.00<\/td>8\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Progressing nicely to a potential Grade 1 win. Rated 8\/1 to take out this race. Great chance.
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5<\/td>VIDAR STAR<\/a><\/td>IRE<\/td>4M<\/td>daniel5<\/a><\/td>J Ledwith<\/td>13<\/td>5<\/td>77%<\/td>$342,749<\/td>66.00<\/td>11\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Patiently prepared and looks a marginal chance.
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6<\/td>AKR ITZ NOW<\/a><\/td>KY<\/td>5M<\/td>freddurst<\/a><\/td>D White<\/td>18<\/td>5<\/td>56%<\/td>$212,920<\/td>19.00<\/td>17\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Consistent career race record around distance range and up in class. Never say never. Unlikely here.
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7<\/td>PALLAS ATHENE<\/a><\/td>IRE<\/td>5M<\/td>tulloch3<\/a><\/td>D Ledwith<\/td>23<\/td>8<\/td>70%<\/td>$389,968<\/td>52.00<\/td>10\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Good race record around ungraded stakes formline. Rated 10\/1 for this affair.
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8<\/td>GOLDEN JULY<\/a><\/td>ENG<\/td>5G<\/td>fdllodged<\/a><\/td>J Dawg<\/td>26<\/td>7<\/td>46%<\/td>$5,781,062<\/td>200.00<\/td>12\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Multiple Group 1 winner but hasn’t won for a while. Making US debut hopefully the sea-change helps. Place chance.
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9<\/td>PIERRO CRY<\/a><\/td>AUS<\/td>5G<\/td>chops271<\/a><\/td>L Radzinski<\/td>19<\/td>7<\/td>79%<\/td>$3,550,016<\/td>272.00<\/td>5\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Great durable horse with multiple Group 1 wins at distance range. Winning chance.
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10<\/td>DROP YOUR SEEDS<\/a><\/td>ENG<\/td>5M<\/td>ebro<\/a><\/td>M Walker<\/td>23<\/td>8<\/td>57%<\/td>$875,434<\/td>68.00<\/td>8\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Very good recent form and returning for second shot at the race. Well rated to win.
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11<\/td>BLOW OFF STEAM<\/a><\/td>GB<\/td>4G<\/td>beerkeg17<\/a><\/td>R Hansen<\/td>19<\/td>4<\/td>58%<\/td>$1,108,372<\/td>95.00<\/td>12\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Consistent recent runs without winning at distance range. Unlikely to break losing run.
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12<\/td>BLODWOLF<\/a><\/td>FR<\/td>5M<\/td>fairhaven<\/a><\/td>R Cerda<\/td>21<\/td>6<\/td>71%<\/td>$1,990,740<\/td>84.00<\/td>9\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Very good horse and solid form around distance range. Value runner.
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13<\/td>CALLED HIM NAMES<\/a><\/td>KY<\/td>4M<\/td>darkdancer<\/a><\/td>A Jolly<\/td>19<\/td>8<\/td>84%<\/td>$448,028<\/td>36.50<\/td>15\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Super race record and looking to make it three in a row. Long shot to win.
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14<\/td>HIGH AND IN DENIAL<\/a><\/td>AUS<\/td>4G<\/td>bushmonste<\/a><\/td>D Viz<\/td>16<\/td>7<\/td>62%<\/td>$413,642<\/td>60.00<\/td>9\/1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Very good race record and solid front runner. If conditions favour he can run away with this.

TOP FOUR – 1. Heart’s Rage 2. Pierro Cry 3. Rathlin Island 4. High And In Denia<\/strong>l LONG SHOT<\/strong> – 13 Called Him Names<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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