{"id":68942,"date":"2024-11-22T23:59:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T23:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=68942"},"modified":"2024-11-22T23:59:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T23:59:07","slug":"gr-1-euro-sprint-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=68942","title":{"rendered":"Gr.1 Euro Sprint Final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Belgium (BEL)Saturday, November 23, 2024<\/strong> — 2:10:00 PM EST | Race ID : 3236422<\/strong><\/td>    <\/td><\/tr>
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Euro Sprint Final<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Grade I \/ Group 1 – Sponsored<\/em> – Purse : $500,000<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Restricted to 3 Year Olds and Older<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
6 Furlongs | ~1200 Meters | Three Quarters of a Mile<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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1.Commercial Hotel <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:anniepower<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 year old Grade Two winner by I Am Invincible has record of 6 wins, 3 seconds, and 2 thirds in 16 career starts with lifetime earnings of nearly $500,000. His best performance came last time out in the 6f Gr.2 The Drummer Boy where he closed from last of 7 and stormed home by 3 1\/4 length earning a 110 speed rating. Talented and improving gelding has run well in his three straight graded stakes races and he has an overall record of 11 of 16(69%) . He has really taken a big step forward since being gelded and he should get a solid pace to set up his powerful late turn of foot. Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Star Force Blue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:othermares<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 year old stakes winner by Air Force Blue has a record of 6 wins, 6 seconds, and 4 thirds in 23 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $275,000. His best career formance came two starts back in a 7f stakes race where he went gate to wire to win by 1 1\/2 length over a field of 8 earning a 113 speed rating. He followed that effort up with a 3rd place finish last time out beaten 1 1\/2 length in the 6f Gr.3 The Near Tic in his graded stakes debut. 4 year old appears to be in career best form and he has shown the ability to compete against graded company. He will look to be a part of the early pace and hang around to make noise late. In the Mix<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3.Special Fried Rice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:lindsybreeding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 year old stakes winner by Japan has a record of 4 wins, 4 seconds, and 1 third in 19 career starts with lifetime earnings north of $425,000. Although he is a stakes winner, his best career effort came in the 6f Gr.2 The Powerful Sun where he rallied from 11th of 14 to finish 2nd beaten just 1\/2 length earning him a 110 speed rating. He placed in two more graded stakes in the summer before veering off form a bit in his last two including a residency sponsored prep race for this event. Closing sprinter has a powerful late run that makes him competitive on his best day but he will need to find his mid season form again to make noise here. In the Mix<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Oswald Mosley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:gowans2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old Grade Two winner by Kodiac has a record of 6 wins, 6 seconds, and 3 thirds in 16 career starts with over $900,000 in lifetime earnings. His best career performance came last time out in the 6f Gr.2 The Ascot Vail where he led every step of the way en route to a 1\/2 length victory over a field of 7 earning a career best 110 speed rating for his second consecutive graded stakes win. Talented and consistent colt has hit the board in 15 of 16(94%)with his only blemish coming in his lone Grade One attempt. 3 year old will be facing older competition for the first time here but he seems to still be improving as he has increased his speed ratings in nearly every race and he enters the race in career best form. Contender <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5.Rusted Cave<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:scoobisgold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 year old stakes winning colt by Muhaarar has a record of 6 wins, 4 seconds, and 4 thirds in 18 career starts with lifetime earnings approaching $320,000. His most notable career performance came last time out in the 6f Gr.1 Heyduck Sprint Cup where he closed from 8th of 12 to finish 3rd beaten 2 1\/2 length and earning a career best 113 speed rating for the race . Consistent colt had been in the money in 14 of 18(78%) of his career starts and he has really taken a step forward on class and speed figures as a 4 year old. He is a stakes winner and has been competitive at the Grade One level. He is in top form and his best effort puts him In the Mix here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6.Lord’s Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:mightyforego30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 year old Grade Two winner by Lord Kanaloa has a record of 8 wins, 3 seconds, and 5 thirds in 19 career starts with lifetime earnings just shy of $650,000. His best performance came last time out in the 6f Gr.2 The Eveready where he set the early pace and held on to win by a head over a field of 9 registering a 108 speed rating for his third consecutive stakes victory and first graded stakes score. He is one of just a few contenders who has early speed in this sprint race which could put him at a tactical advantage and he enters this race in career best form. He looks like he can be very dangerous on or near the lead. Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7. Zoumani<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:theatrical<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 year old stakes winning gelding by Zoustar has a record of 5 wins and 3 seconds in 23 career starts with lifetime earnings of nearly $520,000. His most notable career performance came in the 6f Gr.1 Golden Goose Sprint where he closed furiously from last of 13 to finish 2nd beaten just a neck registering a 113 speed rating for the effort. Battle tested and gritty gelding has run most of his races against graded stakes company and has run well but he is winless against that competition and he will have to get some racing luck to work out a closing trip against this group. In the Mix<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8. Mojito Barbara<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:maddogg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old Grade Two winner by Written Tycoon has a record of 6 wins and 4 seconds in 11 career starts with north of $450,000 in lifetime earnings . His best career performance came last time out in the 7f Gr.2 The Challenger where he closed from 8th and stormed home to win by 1 3\/4 length over a field of 13 earning a career best 113 speed rating for the victory. Remarkably consistent gelding has been in the money in 10 of 11(91%) including winning 5 of his last 7(71%). 3 year old has faced older in his last two including a win against graded competition last time out. He has a quick turn of foot and strong closing kick that makes him dangerous in any race. Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9. Kevorkian’s Blade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:bfc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 year old Grade Three winning gelding by Lope De Vega has a record of 7 wins, 5 seconds, and 4 thirds in 20 career starts with lifetime earnings of nearly $450,000. His best career performance came two back in the 5f Gr.3 Concordia Stakes where he rallied from 6th of 8 to persevere by 3\/4 length earning a 107 speed rating. He followe that up with a near miss 2nd beaten 1\/2 length after a similar trip in the 6f Gr.2 Champions of Britain Stakes. Consistent gelding has been in the money in 16 of 20(80%) of his races including all 4 stakes attempts. Gelding comes into this race in career best form off two solid graded stakes attempts. He will try to work out a trip from post 9. Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10. Peril The First<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:golfteam6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 year old Grade One winning gelding by Dark Angel has a record of 9 wins, 6 seconds, and 1 third in 21 career starts with over $1.1 million in lifetime earnings. His most notable performance was a win in last year’s edition of this race where he closed from 12th of 14 and rallied home to win by 1\/4 length earning an impressive 116 speed rating. Since then he has alternated wins in Gr.3 races with losses in Gr.1’s in just 4 starts this year. The defending race champion may be the class of the field as he is the only Grade One winner of the bunch and he looks primed for a repeat here, coming into the race in better form than last year. Top Pick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11. Blue Skin Beauty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:coolmoreroyal6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 year old gelding by U S Navy Flag has a record of 5 wins, 9 seconds, and 3 thirds in 26 career races with lifetime earnings of over $825,000. His most notable career performance came in the 6f Gr.1 The Ordinary Affluence where he rallied from 8th of 10 to finish 2nd beaten 1 length and recording a career best 116 speed rating in his second straight 2nd place Grade One finish. Veteran gelding comes into this race as the most experienced runner with 26 starts but he is still seeking his first stakes victory and he will be looking to once again do it against top competition. Serious consideration for exotics but must have things go his way to get the top spot. In the Mix<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12.Zazou’s Flight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:ike<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 year old stakes winner by Zoustar has a record of 6 wins, 5 seconds, and 2 thirds in 20 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $425,000. Although he is a stakes winner, his best career performance came in the 7f Gr.3 Mr Anderson Special where he set the early pace and got caught late finishing 2nd beaten by a neck and earning a 115 speed rating. He came back and just missed narrowly again finishing 3rd beaten 3\/4 length in the Gr.2 The All Ages. Talented runner has finished in the money in 13 of 20(65%) of his races and he has run well in graded stakes but he will be looking for his first win against that class here. In the Mix <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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