{"id":6884,"date":"2008-11-14T17:52:38","date_gmt":"2008-11-14T17:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=6884"},"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=6884","title":{"rendered":"Twelve Apostles of Thrift Meet in Bargain Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bargain Bred Series Classic<\/o:p><\/B><\/P>

Stakes <\/P>

A mile and three sixteenths <\/P>

Fast Dirt <\/P>

$500,000 <\/P>

All horses, 3 years old and up<\/P>

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Aahh, the Classic.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The culmination of a whole season\u2019s worth of hopes and dreams.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It\u2019s what all the breeders and trainers are aiming for throughout the year.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ok, so this is the BBRS version.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>We bargain breeders still have this goal in mind when we press the button on that 49-pointer we just squeezed in with that interesting cheap sire and underpriced damsire.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>While I have runners in the turf events on this bargain championship day, I don\u2019t in the Classic, so let me introduce the contestants.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I\u2019ll just have to dream that my next bargain boy will be good enough to join this group one day.<\/P>

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PP\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Horse ID\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Horse\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Owner\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Odds\u00a0 <\/SPAN>W \/ P \/ S <\/P>

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1 28566 JOIN’ EM<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>belsup\u00a0 <\/SPAN>C Winter\u00a0 <\/SPAN>3\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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The top two jockeys will have the inside slots, and C Winter will be looking to find a comfortable tracking position behind the leaders as this 7-year-old starts from the rail.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>An astute $5k claim a year ago by belsup, this guy busted out a big 107 speed while going up in claiming price two races later.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since then he\u2019s captured allowance contests and the Bargain Summer Classic.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In that race he defeated four of today\u2019s returning opponents with a strong run in the stretch.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His regression in the Memphis Rule last out might be a concern, but that was a tougher bunch, and he is well rested since.<\/P>

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Breeding: CHICAGO<\/SPAN><\/st1:City><\/st1:place> SIX x SLEWVESCENT x BATES MOTEL<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

Chicago<\/st1:City><\/st1:place> Six is a useful sire, and JOIN\u2019 EM <\/B>isn\u2019t his only stakeswinner (see NIMROD’S FORTRESS<\/B>).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He does usually tend to sprinters.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Slewvescent brings valuable Seattle Slew blood, and Bates Motel may be a source of this guy\u2019s stamina.<\/P>

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2 85315 QUART LOW(TX)<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>sanatarium\u00a0 <\/SPAN>J White\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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Third in not only the Bargain Summer Classic and Death Valley Classic this year, but also in last year\u2019s Bargain Bred Classic.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s down a bit from his top speeds of the winter and spring, but still fast enough to contend.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s been nicely campaigned by breeder\/trainer sanatarium, and at only 4 he could have some improvement left in him.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s gotten in his share of speed duels, so we\u2019ll have to see if excellent jockey J White can save enough to be in front at the wire.<\/P>

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Breeding: DESERT DARBY x SPEND A BUCK x KINGS LAKE<\/st1:place><\/SPAN><\/P>

Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>-standing Desert Darby, a son of Sheikh Albadou, gets over 50% winners, but this is his best foal.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Derby<\/st1:City><\/st1:place> winner Spend A Buck was a sim stalwart, with nearly 7% stakeswinners in his last five crops, but has not been a force as a damsire.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Still, that\u2019s a classic winner at a reasonable price.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Kings<\/st1:PlaceName> Lake<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> has some stakeswinners as a damsire and brings Nijinsky\u2019s strength to the pedigree.<\/P>

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3 106649 DANCING BAREFOOT(AUS)<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>u2sister\u00a0 <\/SPAN>W Chandler<\/st1:place>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>54\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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This longshot broke his maiden in August on his 14th try, then followed with a $25 claimer win in Michigan<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at the end of September.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Kudos to u2sister for sticking with the 4-year-old, and the horse\u2019s newfound acceleration might surprise some.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sure, those were much lesser opponents, but he won by daylight, and this group is not a graded stakes bunch.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He could be interesting on your trifecta ticket.<\/P>

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Breeding: DANCE DREAMER x DANCING AGAIN x CIRCLE<\/SPAN><\/P>

There\u2019s a cheap Nureyev son and a cheap Nijinsky son, but the lone turf experiment didn\u2019t work out for this bargain. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Dancing Again has been solid enough as a damsire.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Older damsire Circle has Round Table and Nasrullah close up in his pedigree.<\/P>

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4 71125 BARE WHIP<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>lgbost2yo\u00a0 <\/SPAN>T McGriggs\u00a0 <\/SPAN>4\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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He tried to get to JOIN’ EM in the Bargain Summer Classic, but was a more distant runner-up than his narrow beat by SPARE KEY(FL)<\/B> in the Death Valley<\/st1:place> back in March.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s gotten faster as a 5-year-old, posting many solid 100s in allowances all year.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He makes one run at them, and obviously there is no guarantee he will seal the deal for the winner\u2019s circle given past failures.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He could also be spinning his wheels up the track as he did in his questionable-looking prep race in Missouri<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>.<\/P>

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Breeding: SYNCLINE x BO JINSKY x NORTHERN BABY<\/SPAN><\/P>

3x4x4 inbred to Northern Dancer, with Danzig<\/st1:place> son Syncline on top.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Retiring as a sire this year, his runners have show versatility but not much quality.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Bo Jinsky has been better as a cheap Nijinsky damsire, and back end Northern Baby has many stakeswinners when used as a damsire.<\/P>

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5 153014 ST.HAWK(JPN)<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>prosportze\u00a0 <\/SPAN>B Dickerson\u00a0 <\/SPAN>25\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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3-year-old had an eye-popping 104 in October after a modest 8-race career prior to that.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Still, he squandered a 7-length lead in the stretch to get beat in that N1X allowance, so he is in tough again with some big closers in his stakes debut.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The early pace may not be that easy either.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>My hunch is just watch this time and hope for bigger things down the road \u2013 maybe next year\u2019s BBRS sprint champion?<\/P>

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Breeding: BLACK HAWK (GB) x ST. HILARION x NASHWAN<\/SPAN><\/P>

Looks bred to go long on turf, and that\u2019s where he started his career, but he hated the stuff.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Switched to dirt, he won first out.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Black Hawk is Nureyev\/Silver Hawk; St. Hilarion is by the useful Sir Ivor; and Nashwan, a regular stakes horse producer as sire and damsire, is by Blushing Groom.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>All of them have progeny who do tend to long races, so I\u2019m not sure where ST. HAWK(JPN)<\/B>\u2019s speed is coming from.<\/P>

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6 58987 ANGEL’S PROSPECT<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>elamanamou\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A Liggis\u00a0 <\/SPAN>55\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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The 7-year-old has struggled since a solid 2007 that featured a 4-race win streak.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He hasn\u2019t finished better than 6th in 2008 while running in claimers and starter allowances.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Elamanamou picked him up for $5k back in March, and he hasn\u2019t shown any likelihood to return to the 90s and 100s he was running last year.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s the longest shot by just a shade over DANCING BAREFOOT(AUS),<\/B> but while that one seems to be worth a poke to pull off a shocker, this one simply looks up against it.<\/P>

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Breeding: SASHA’S PROSPECT x LOCAL TALENT x FROSTY THE SNOWMAN<\/SPAN><\/P>

No, Ela-Mana-Mou doesn\u2019t show up in his pedigree, but then the current trainer didn\u2019t breed him.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sasha\u2019s Prospect is an Oklahoma-based son of Mr. P who has a few quality stakes-placed runners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Local Talent is a Northern Dancer damsire who has produced plodding winners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ol\u2019 Frosty fits well with those dominant sirelines but is not a pedigree force.<\/P>

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7 115287 JET POWERED(SAF)<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>safimport\u00a0 <\/SPAN>S Takahashi<\/st1:place>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>10\/1\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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Seemed to just detest the turf in his early career, but enters this race following a decent 4th place showing in a turf allowance, garnering a 91 speed.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He likes this distance just fine on dirt, earning regular 90s and 100s since May 2007.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He tried the Bargain Summer Classic, but eased home only 5th with a slower speed than his par.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There\u2019s not much more stakes experience, but with a clear run in the stretch and if he pops a big number again, he could be there.<\/P>

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Breeding: JET MASTER (SAF) x AVEROF(GB) x COASTAL<\/SPAN><\/P>

Part of the South African breeding program for this owner.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jet Master is in the Northern Dancer line, but has been getting less than 25% winners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At least his runners like dirt routes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Averof and Coastal also provide dirt endurance, with Coastal being the better producer.<\/P>

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8 145287 SPARE KEY(FL)<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>bursar\u00a0 <\/SPAN>S Munoz\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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This year\u2019s Death Valley Classic winner, and definitely one of the ones.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He tried the BBRS sprint race this time last year as a sophomore without success, but he\u2019s since proven valuable as a route horse.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since the Death Valley<\/st1:place> he\u2019s posted a number of runs at the classic distance over 100 speed, including a 110 in an allowance loss.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His 4th in the Bargain Summer Classic was a disappointment of sorts, but there may have been traffic trouble with his midpack style.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>No telling if that will happen again, but he wins this with his best.<\/P>

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Breeding: FRENCH ENVOY x ROBIN DES PINS x KEY TO THE KINGDOM<\/SPAN><\/P>

French Envoy has been producing some nice ones who like to run long.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Robin Des Pins, who is Nureyev\/Key to the Mint, was bang-up as a sim sire and pretty good as a damsire.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Key to the Kingdom brings Bold Ruler and Princequillo quality to the pedigree at a reasonable price.<\/P>

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9 139941 COLONIAL GOLDS(IRE)<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>nerdbarn\u00a0 <\/SPAN>T Silk\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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It could be revenge of the nerds if this solid 4-year-old comes home the winner.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Comparatively lightly raced this year (8 starts), he has won only an N3L allowance on the season but has had solid runs all year.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He wasn\u2019t ready for open stakes primetime in the COLONIAL LAND Challenge, even though he ran his race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Much better to meet these BBRS classic contenders then. \u00a0<\/SPAN>He shows some versatility to his running style and he runs well over this track (including a win last December).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Odds aren\u2019t really high enough for an overlay, but a reasonable chance.<\/P>

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Breeding: GOLDEN SNAKE x COLONIAL AFFAIR x HIGHEST HONOR(FR)<\/SPAN><\/P>

I like this pedigree: a Danzig sire on top, even if he\u2019s been weak in the sire spot; a son of Pleasant Colony in the middle, and one with multiple stakeswinners in that position; and Kenmare\/Riverman product Highest Honor to round it out.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has never run quite this far and might like it.<\/P>

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10 10699 SPOOKUS SPOOKUM(ENG)<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>foxon\u00a0 <\/SPAN>T Bay\u00a0 <\/SPAN>24\/1\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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Purchased as a maiden in August for $480k, this 3-year-old gathered all of his career wins in September: his maiden breaker and an N2L allowance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His low 90s in those races are respectable enough for those levels, but might be his ceiling: he ran the same speed in a followup allowance at the same Norway<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> track two weeks ago.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Off the long plane ride from Scandinavia<\/st1:place> and needing either a collapse by all the top ones or a big step forward on his part, I\u2019m inclined to rule him out.<\/P>

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Breeding: MINSTER SON(IRE) x PAST GLORIES(ENG) x SLIP ANCHOR(GB)<\/SPAN><\/P>

Euro stuff across the board. Niniski product Minster Son, who retires this year, gets routers on both surfaces but no stakes winners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Past Glories is by the lesser known Hittite Glory.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is his best damsire product.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Slip Anchor presents Shirley Heights\/Birkhahn bloodlines and is a turf distance influence. <\/P>

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11 19742 VAINEST<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>hawkz1\u00a0 <\/SPAN>O Sturman\u00a0 <\/SPAN>16\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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Eleventh in the last two runnings of this race, he returns after a nice season as a marathon man.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His resume this year includes multiple frontrunning wins from 11 to 14 furlongs on dirt in a mixture of claimers, starters, and allowances.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This distance is probably not too short for him to try to do that again, but he stumbled last year trying to do that at this level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There may be some bettors taking a chance with a last-out winner by 6 lengths, even if it was only an N1X.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ten wins for a 5-year-old is not too bad.<\/P>

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Breeding: WEST CORK<\/SPAN><\/st1:place> x HELLO GORGEOUS x VAIN (AUS)<\/SPAN><\/P>

West Cork<\/st1:place> looks promising with Kris S. as a sire, but all his other sim progeny can\u2019t outrun the starting gate tractor.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Mr. Prospector son Hello Gorgeous concludes his sire career in Brazil<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> this year, and is a moderate speed influence.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If I remember correctly, Vain has had some important offspring in the Southern Hemisphere in real life, but hasn\u2019t done much in the sim.<\/P>

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12 44100 RUNZOTTI(TX)<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>txbred\u00a0 <\/SPAN>L McNeil\u00a0 <\/SPAN>29\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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He has been trying the BBRS races with regularity and has been experimenting with turf recently.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>However, the bloom looks off the rose lately after some nice 90s over the winter, and recent tiring sprint failures don\u2019t bode well for success at a longer distance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His 4th in the Death Valley<\/st1:place> in March following a 98 in an allowance made him look like a 4-year-old on the move.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If he doesn\u2019t show up in this race, maybe a long layoff and a restart as a 5-year-old is in order.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey McNeil should help if the horse is ready.<\/P>

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Breeding: RUNNING STAG x MANZOTTI x TEXAS<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> CITY<\/SPAN><\/P>

I enjoyed Running Stag as a racehorse; as a sim sire, his Cozzene blood has brought neither fame nor failure, with one stakeswinner, VEGAS CABBY(TX).<\/B>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Manzotti is worth a look as a Nijinsky\/Tom Rolfe, and is probably a bargain based on his stakes production in the damsire role.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Texas City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is another Mr. Prospector sire retiring this year, with no notable success in the sire or damsire roles.<\/P>

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