We are in Japan, a country that I have never visited but would love to one day.\u00a0 And we have the Prancing Ferry Stakes, a Grade II over 6 furlongs for the girls who are 3yo’s and up.\u00a0 The track is a firm turf track and the purse is a very healthy $250,000.<\/P>
Big race in Japan rated at G2 and with the biggest odds at 20\/1 it should be a close race for these obviously already proven champions.\u00a0 Lets have a look at them in closer detail and pick out some likely winners. <\/P>
1 WONDERGIRL EDEN<\/STRONG> <\/P> Owner: zeco5 Some good breeding here out of Storm Cat x Kingmambo x Storm Bird.\u00a0 Would love to have this mare to breed to in my stables. Her last win was back in June where she ran in Allowance company over 6 furlongs and posted an impressive speed of 110.\u00a0 Running consistently in the 100 range since then her most notable run was in the G1 World Vision Restricted over 5.5 furlongs with a speed of 107 and second across the line.\u00a0 Has run fifth in both her races since that run both at G1 level as well over 6 and 6.5 furlongs.\u00a0 Probably due for another good run and could figure here.\u00a0 Worth considering. Owner: slewsback In career best form is out of Tapit x Dixie Union x Distinctive Pro.\u00a0 Coming off a solid win over 6.5 furlongs in the G1 The Green Lady Handicap in September with a speed of 109. Her previous run wasn’t as good with a speed rating of only 98 although she did finish third. Her run in the Stakes Alyscorn Special in early August was another sensational win\u00a0 with a speed rating of 109 again on a good turf track over 6 furlongs. She likes to come from towards the rear of the field and swamp the opposition in the final dash for the line. Three taps and its all over if this one gets her run right.<\/P> 3 JUNIOR ACHIEVER(KY)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/P> Owner: simon1966 Certainly achieving the results to date with 6 wins from 18 races with 3 of those wins since June.\u00a0 Out of Lemon Drop Kid x Storm Cat x Round Table has been running up and down in distance successfully from 6 to 9 furlongs.\u00a0 Most noted recent runs were in the Slickfest Bonanza and Hoxie Stakes which were both wins over 6.5 and 7.5 furlongs respectively and speeds of 102 and 108.\u00a0 Last time out was a second placing at Allowance level over 6.5 furlongs but still posted a good speed of 106.\u00a0 In good form and looks ready to race here.\u00a0 Not a junior achiever anymore!<\/P> 4 PLEASANT LASS(KY)<\/STRONG> <\/P> Owner: richardobe Running almost exclusively on dirt with only 8 runs in her career on the turf.\u00a0 Her last time out was on turf over 6 furlongs in the Boldly Flap Stakes race where she finished first past the post and a speed of 103.\u00a0 While posting good speeds on dirt as well all around the 100 mark, her previous race on turf was way back in April where she ran 7th in the G3 Short Female Sprint over 6.5 furlongs and a slower speed of 99.\u00a0 She looks like she can run either turf or dirt thats for sure. Out of Pleasantly Perfect x Night Shift x Cutlass, her sire has produced runners on dirt and turf – probably leaning more to the dirt though.\u00a0 Chance for sure in this one but she will need to be at her very best.<\/P> 5 FIRSTTIME(NM)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/P> Owner: lookout Bred from Slew’s Pot of Gold x Crafty Prospector x Tabasco Cat is coming off two wins.\u00a0 Her last run in the Rigidly Within Sea Stakes she led wire to wire winning by over 2 lengths in a small field of five runners.\u00a0 She posted a slower speed of 98 in that one.\u00a0 Her second recent win was in September in the STorm Off The Lake Special stakes race over 6.5 furlongs with a very good speed of 110 and another wire to wire win.\u00a0 That is probably her maximum distance after fading over 7.5 furlongs in August in the High Taps Special Stakes.\u00a0 If she can back up that speed of 110 here today she will be challenging for the win you would think.\u00a0 Can she get a third win on the trot here?<\/P> 6 ROCK RIVER DREAMER(IRE)<\/STRONG> <\/P> Owner: rockriver2 From Giant’s Causeway(IRE) x Seattle Slew x Alydar. Her last run out was a bit of a disappointment with a 7th place finish over 7.5 furlongs in the Free Walleye Stakes.\u00a0 Although she did post a reasonable speed of 100 the finish wasn’t there.\u00a0 Previous to that she finished second by a nose in the G3 Numbers Don’t Lie Stakes over 6 furlongs. Getting the impression she likes the shorter distances? Wrong because her next race back in August she posted a win over 7.5 furlongs in the Bonnie Plus Cut Challenge and an impressive speed of 109.\u00a0 She has also won at 8 furlongs in Allowance company in June also with a speed of 109.\u00a0 So she can definitely run and anything from 6 to 8 furlongs seems to suit her. She’s not the most consistent runner here but when she is going to pressure for the win she is usually coming from the rear of the field.\u00a0 Definite chance if she puts it all together.<\/P> 7 SJ’S SJ(KY)<\/STRONG> <\/P> Owner: booberry Now that I’ve seen the breeding of Smarty Jones x Northern Dancer x Full Out I can see where the name of SJ comes from. 7 wins from 22 outings she is no slouch.\u00a0 Her last run was a fourth place finish in the G1 Green Lady Handicap stakes race.\u00a0 Prior to that she posted three wins in a row.\u00a0 Late August was the G2 Hearty Appetite Sprint over 6 furlongs, speed of 106.\u00a0 Early August was the G1 World Vision Restricted over 5.5 furlongs and a speed of 108.\u00a0 Then back in June where she started her run of wins was in the Naskra Hitting Stakes over 6 furlongs, speed of 105.\u00a0 Very consistent in her speeds she will be figuring here you would think.\u00a0 Likes to lead also so it will be interesting to see the battle between her and Firsttime who both like to be the frontrunner.<\/P> 8 ANTIETAM CREEK(IRE)<\/STRONG> <\/P> Owner: dlynche Another from the sire Giant’s Causeway(IRE), x Deputy Minister x Key to the Mint, this one is the longshot of the race at 20\/1 odds on the tote.\u00a0 And she is probably at those long odds because of the distance. It looks too short for her in my opinion. She has won at this distance back in March but it was on an off track.\u00a0 She has been running more recently at 7.5 furlongs with some success at Stakes level but each time she has looked like she has been wanting more distance.\u00a0 Good runner though – she has posted a top speed of 109 over 7 furlongs so she can definitely run.\u00a0 Love to see her over 8 furlongs and beyond…<\/P> 9 AWESOME LESSON(KY)<\/STRONG> <\/P> Owner: stungunn From Awesome Again x Kingmambo x Nureyev, you can see where she gets her name.\u00a0 And at 14\/1 odds she would love to give a lesson to these other runners and it would be an awesome one at that if she could take this out today.\u00a0 She is coming off a win in the Wendy J.C. Bonanza stakes over 7.5 furlongs.\u00a0 She also ran in the G1 Green Lady Handicap over 6.5 furlongs in September but finished in 7th place there.\u00a0 Her other recent wins have been at Allowance level.\u00a0 Distance is probably about right – I just think she is going to find this too hard.\u00a0 Time will tell and I have often been wrong. Probably more times than I’ve been right! Owner: stupor1 16 wins from 30 outings??? Did I read that right? Yes I did. And those wins have come from G1, Stakes and Allowance levels so this girl can run. She likes to come from the rear of the field which makes it even more exciting for the crowds too.\u00a0 Her career best speeds were posted in March and April on a yielding turf track over 5.5 and 6 furlongs at G1 and G2 level with speeds of 114 and 112.\u00a0 Thats impressive!\u00a0 In fact she has had 4 runs on an off track never finishing worse than third place.\u00a0 Her last couple of runs at 6 furlongs and then 6.5 furlongs she has looked like wanting more distance. So this may well be too short of her.\u00a0 Still you cannot discount her at all and she could well take this out.\u00a0 Only question I’ve got is why she has not had more runs on an off track cause she looks very very impressive in the races she has run on that type of track.<\/P> \u00a0<\/P> Well this is a hard one. Lots of close runners here which of course should make for some very close racing and a great race for the spectactors and punters. Big race of course with a sizable purse so there will be plenty of goers among these runners. I still really like #10 in Rudy even though I think its going to be short for her.\u00a0 My picks are:<\/P> 10 RUDY 10 Champion Ladies Go At It Here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"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-6836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836","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\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6836\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Record: 31-9-5-7
Earnings: $520,165
Jockey: A Hudson
Odds: 6\/1<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P>
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2 THREE TAPS(KY)<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/P>
Record: 23-8-3-4
Earnings: $538,392
Jockey: W Manfull
Odds: 5\/1<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P>
Record: 18-6-5-3
Earnings: $333,216
Jockey: W Lloyd
Odds: 6\/1<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P>
Record: 26-7-5-4
Earnings: $342,336
Jockey: L Fenner
Odds: 7\/1<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P>
Record: 27-10-7-3
Earnings: $478,464
Jockey: C Maxie
Odds: 6\/1<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P>
Record: 29-9-5-7
Earnings: $366,263
Jockey: C Roser
Odds: 5\/1<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P>
Record: 22-7-5-1
Earnings: 920,995
Jockey: G Arnold
Odds: 5\/1<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P>
Record: 18-5-4-0
Earnings: $136,590
Jockey: W Ratzlaff\u00a0
Odds: 20\/1<\/EM>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P>
Record: 17-5-1-1
Earnings: $130,106
Jockey: C Word
Odds: 14\/1<\/EM> <\/P>
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10 RUDY<\/STRONG>\u00a0 <\/P>
Record: 30-16-5-2
Earnings: $949,256
Jockey: K Ledwith
Odds: 6\/1<\/EM>\u00a0 <\/P>
5 FIRSTTIME(NM)
2 THREE TAPS(KY)<\/STRONG>
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