{"id":7044,"date":"2008-12-19T23:57:47","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T23:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=7044"},"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=7044","title":{"rendered":"Breeders Bowl heroine Clark County stars in DPCD Lightning Ladies Sprint(G1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delaware<\/STRONG>–\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT>What’s in a racename?\u00a0 I’d say a heckuva lot\u00a0if it’s got DelPenn Champions Day<\/EM> or DPCD<\/EM>\u00a0in front of it.\u00a0\u00a0 For the 7th straight year, DelPenn Champions Day takes the Sim world by storm in one thunderous afternoon of Grade 1 racing action.\u00a0\u00a0 Not only does it celebrate the age-old yet forever young\u00a0DelPenn National residency<\/A>, but (for most of its history)\u00a0DPCD also\u00a0presents the game itself with a big post-Breeders Bowl party.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0It’s like a 2nd championship day for the Sim.\u00a0 What an end-of-the-year feast for Sim fans!<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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While DelPenn National provided for its own residency-restricted races this year, big props go out to Tony (Afc) who sponsored the day’s Grade 1 races despite having departed\u00a0DelPenn a few months ago.\u00a0\u00a0Thanks for keeping the Sim-wide half of DPCD alive, Tony!\u00a0 It’s been a great tradition for the game and has left a huge impact upon\u00a0the game’s\u00a0history.\u00a0 I imagine that it won’t be back next year, or if it will be, then perhaps under a different title.\u00a0\u00a0 Thanks Tony and everyone who helped make this great raceday a part of the game over the years!<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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So, now onto our creature feature:\u00a0 t<\/FONT>he Grade 1 $1,000,000 Lightning Ladies Sprint<\/EM> returns to the DPCD card for the first time since 2005.\u00a0 Texasace’s Red Tejas won the 2005 renewal which was actually run over the grass that year.\u00a0 It appears that the DPCD organizers dropped the Lightning Ladies<\/EM> racename afterwards, calling the female sprinter division events other names such as “DPCD Bullet” (won by dixiedotco’s Birds Of Paradise in 2006).\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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An ice storm hit the northeast this week, and the Delaware course turned into a skating rink and thensome.\u00a0\u00a0 However, it’s expected to dry out somewhat by Saturday afternoon with a “good” rated dirt surface in the works.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We’ll test that\u00a0theory anyway by going 6.5 furlongs in an all-out wishywashy splash ’em up!<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Hark The Herald, A\u00a0Breeders Bowl\u00a0Angel Sings!<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The inaugural Breeders Bowl Mare Sprint(G1) <\/EM>heroine Clark County<\/STRONG> stars this Saturday.\u00a0 All eyes shall be upon Lenny’s gorgeous Seeking the Gold filly who is ranked #1 in the older mare sprint division.\u00a0 Clark County put forth a fine romp in the Breeders Bowl — the 4yo damsel won by a length and half in swell time.\u00a0 She’s gotta be a definite possibility for the uni-sex Sim Eclipse Award Champion Sprinter ballot in January.\u00a0 After all, Clark County also won her Equinics race over the summer — a fine come-from-the-clouds effort that really brought her onto the Sim’s Grade 1 stage.\u00a0 A\u00a0victory Saturday could definitely see her in the running for the championship which was won last year by the filly Tired Wings.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Clark County makes her 25th career start this week and\u00a0oddsmakers like her a lot, awarding her co-favorite 6\/1 status.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The filly rallied, but finished off the board in\u00a0a listed\u00a0level stakes in her post-BB followup.\u00a0 \u00a0We’ll see if that’s just a case of her trainer taking it easy on her in preparation for DPCD and possibly Sim Eclipse glory.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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<\/FONT>They went to the big dance, but only came away with consolation prizes.\u00a0 Three other BB-invitees have another go on racing grandest stage.\u00a0 And, of course, the first one up is Lenny’s “B” horse, Fifth Street<\/STRONG> (7\/1).\u00a0 This Silver\u00a0Ghost daughter finished a very respectable 3rd on BB day — unfortunately, she was just outgamed to the winner by her much-the-best master stablemate, Clark County.\u00a0 Fifth Street had previously won a sponsored G1 contest after working her way through the ranks earlier this season.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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If I were you, I’d watch out for this\u00a04yo filly who’s 4-for-5 over off tracks.\u00a0\u00a0 Additionally (and unlike Clark County!), Fifth Street actually won her BB followup, taking the Blueberry Stakes(G3)<\/EM> with a splendid 110 SP#<\/STRONG>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So that’s 3 straight solid efforts for this midpacker who knows how to find the winner’s circle.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0All in all, a mean one-two punch for trainer Lenny.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Next up, we have the 10th-place BB finisher in Minister Of Humor<\/STRONG> (9\/1).\u00a0 Trainer Pointblank saw this Distorted Humor daughter rack up the sophomore grades throught this season.\u00a0\u00a0 Minister Of Humor enjoys gunning for the lead and she was just at the top of her game on Equinics day last August, scooter-pooting home to a sassy 1 3\/4-length score in the American Heart(G1)<\/EM>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She’s 9-for-14 so far in a eye-catching career.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Hmm… you better keep an eye on this one.\u00a0 Pointblank really spaces this filly out — Minister Of Humor only ran once in betwen the early August Equinics and the late October BB.\u00a0\u00a0 Also, this is her 1st start since<\/EM> tiring in the Breeders Bowl.\u00a0 She’ll either be very fresh or tank again\u00a0from lack of work.\u00a0\u00a0 All or nothing with this gal.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Finally, Stirling Form<\/STRONG> (15\/1)\u00a0finished dead last and distanced in the BB.\u00a0\u00a0 Trainer Jrogue must’ve been sweating bullets, waiting to see how\u00a0the 5yo daughter of A.P. Indy returned to the barn.\u00a0 some down time was ncessary and Stirling Form hasn’t raced since BB day.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Stirling Form won\u00a0the Grade 2 Dandelion<\/EM> very early this season and picked up many minor money checks in grades throughout the spring and summer.\u00a0 The Dandelion <\/EM>was also over 6.5f and resulted\u00a0in a brave 112 SP#<\/STRONG> for the closing mare.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0She hasn’t equaled that number since though, but I must she’s been keeping classy company.\u00a0 Maybe the post-BB respite has freshened her up and Stirling Form then will turn over a new leaf Saturday.<\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV>
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Speed Demon, Listed\u00a0Stakes Steamin’<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The bookies positively adore a few of these listed stakes competitors, so let’s take a look at them first.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of all, flagdown’s Mt. Fever<\/STRONG> shares co-favorite status at 6\/1.\u00a0 Mt. Fever is a modestly-sired gal by Stormin Fever.\u00a0 The 4yo filly is a mark of consistency, running 109 SP#s notably\u00a0often, having won 3 back with that number.\u00a0 She’s an experienced dame too, making her 30th trip to the post this week.\u00a0\u00a0 However, Clark County beat her pretty much in the Equinics<\/EM>, finishing 5th.\u00a0 Flagdown hopes that this filly will fire on an uncharacteristic 2-weeks rest.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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I’m struck by a couple things with Mt. Fever.\u00a0\u00a0 Sure, she’s got those consistent numbers which you always look for anytime of the year in a step up to grades.\u00a0\u00a0 But she’s also had a somewhat lighter schedule than the graded runners.\u00a0 It’s the 2nd-to-last week of the year — DelPenn Day is a day for ripe upsets.\u00a0 You might want to look for proven class, talent, and a kind of lighter schedule that might see a fresh horse spoil some of her rivals who dusted her just a couple months ago!\u00a0\u00a0 LOL!\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Pazjazz has another candidate for this “lite schedule” theory.\u00a0\u00a0 Pegasus Prayer<\/STRONG> (7\/1)<\/FONT>\u00a0rides an impressive\u00a03-race win streak into Saturday.\u00a0\u00a0 The 4yo daughter of Sky Mesa got off to some easy early leads and nailed a couple of stakes as well as an allowance.\u00a0\u00a0 But\u00a0don’t let the lesser levels fool ya — Pegasus Prayer finished a very nice 2nd in the classy\u00a0Go For It Handicap(G1)<\/EM>\u00a0earlier this season, missing the gate-to-wire romp by\u00a0a mere 1\/4-length.\u00a0 \u00a0She brings 110 and 112 type speed figures to this group.\u00a0 That puts her right up there with the favorites.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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I expect this experienced filly (38 starts) to challenge Minister Of Humor for the early lead.\u00a0 Perhaps she’ll outwrestle the youngster who hasn’t yet matched Pegasus Prayer’s speed figures for the honor.\u00a0 Keep an eye on this one.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Another filly on a 3-race win streak is lopickles’ Yamazakura<\/STRONG> (9\/1).\u00a0 \u00a0The Mineshaft daughter finally build up numbers to enter the stakes ranks recently.\u00a0 The 4yo filly did not disappoint either, reeling off a couple wire-to-wire romps with 106 and 107 SP#s respectively.\u00a0 You gotta love that form, even though her resume is a bit skimpy on black type experience.\u00a0\u00a0 Yamazakura joins the frontrunners, but has been known to take to stalking the lead just as well.\u00a0 She looks to better her 8-for-27 lifetime record.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Prfounds’ Apples Awesome<\/STRONG> (10\/1) has a similar recent record, having won 2 of her last 3 stakes attempts.\u00a0\u00a0 The 4yo daughter of Awesome Again faced a wall of horses in both contests and rallied like a showgirl on stage.\u00a0 The filly brings an 8-for-22 lifetime record to the table.\u00a0\u00a0 However, she seems to falter whenever she steps up to the graded level.\u00a0\u00a0 I’d beware of this middie longshot though — she threw a gigantic 115 SP# around 7.5f several starts back over the sloppy stuff and is a true blue off track lover.\u00a0\u00a0 Very interesting to see if she runs big in this spot all of a sudden.\u00a0\u00a0 I’d put a side bet on her!\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Though she only won once\u00a0in her last\u00a06 stakes efforts, Sea Of Green<\/STRONG> (10\/1)<\/FONT>\u00a0near gives her all each time out.\u00a0\u00a0 The 5yo mare by Afleet is very consistent, earning plenty of race cheques around one turn.\u00a0\u00a0 Trained by zooomr3, Sea Of Green may not be very flashy with a 9-for-39 recordand only $300k in the bank, but she deserves a shot at the limelight and a million-dollar race is the ultimate limelight!\u00a0 I’d expect the speedster to mix it up early and probably fade late.\u00a0\u00a0 She’s a determined competitor, so she won’t embarass herself.\u00a0 The 100+ SP#s look good on paper, but I don’t know if she can pull off a 110 or more versus this group.\u00a0\u00a0 We’ll see.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Real Danger(G2)<\/EM> winner Diktation<\/STRONG> (12\/1) finds herself on\u00a0a mission.\u00a0 Jerrylee’s Forty Niner 4yo took the\u00a0Real Danger<\/EM> back in the springtime\u00a0with a fabulous off pace rally.\u00a0 However, it was a slow time for the graded event: 104 SP#<\/STRONG> for the 6f.\u00a0\u00a0 The filly tested deeper company in\u00a0two subsequent grades and\u00a0finished nowhere near the front with similar speed numbers.\u00a0 Her last race actually was in the Dancer Cap(G1)<\/EM> and that’s in August!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yow.\u00a0\u00a0 So, Diktation has been idle for a very long time.\u00a0 \u00a0 Her 8-for-18 lifetime record is splendid but is she in race shape?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Doubtful and even if she was, this is an ambitious race placement IMO — she doesn’t have the form to fit in here.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The Supers get in on the DPCD action with Fetish<\/STRONG> (13\/1).\u00a0 <\/FONT>\u00a0The Cryptoclearance 4yo has been all over the board this season.\u00a0 She placed once in a Grade 2 and won a stakes race, but was well beaten by Clark County on Equinics day and got pummeled by Fifth Street in the Blueberry(G3)<\/EM> LTO.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0An extreme lack of consistency in this filly sort of cries, “toss out!”\u00a0 Nice filly, but needs to find her form again.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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By Pivotal, Pearl Of Wisdom<\/STRONG> (17\/1) belies her odds.\u00a0\u00a0 The xanderman trainee won the Dolly Prummond(G3)<\/EM> two starts back.\u00a0\u00a0 It was a slow 102 SP#<\/STRONG> time, but the 3yo filly got the job done from midpack.\u00a0 She had prior won a listed event with a 108 SP#<\/STRONG>.\u00a0 I love how this gal has stepped up versus older mares.\u00a0 Granted, she fell a little flat LTO and needs to rebound.\u00a0\u00a0 She also doesn’t have graded experience versus her own age group, but she was a late bloomer.\u00a0\u00a0 This is a difficult spot to take the plunge versus the top level.\u00a0 But it’s not like she hasn’t exhibited talent yet.\u00a0\u00a0 Can go either way.\u00a0\u00a0 I have a sneaky feeling though that she might do pleasantly well.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The Came Home sophomore Mean Girl<\/STRONG> (18\/1) from gg stables was kind of here and there versus her own age group this season.\u00a0\u00a0 She has won 2 straight though, including a short field listed victory against her elders.\u00a0\u00a0 Only 3 100+ SP#s though in her past 8 starts — she frankly looks a bit overmatched at this point, but you gotta respect her form.\u00a0\u00a0 Another dark horse sleeper.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Last but not least, Sdmf’s Hand of A Sinner<\/STRONG> (20\/1)\u00a0\u00a0is a quite a bit better than odds indicate.\u00a0\u00a0 The Saint Liam 4yo threw some nice numbers in the sprigtime for a couple of lesser level wins and then picked 4th place cheques in both the Dancer(G1<\/EM>) and Go For It(G1)<\/EM> Handicaps.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Her poor performance in the County BB(G3)<\/EM> stretching out to\u00a09.5f drove\u00a0up her odds in this spot.\u00a0\u00a0She however ran a bit so-so in the Blueberry(G3) after setting the pace.\u00a0\u00a0 Agghhh — normally I’d beware anything Sdmf tosses into these grades — he knows his horses.\u00a0\u00a0 But I think he’s reaching with this one.\u00a0 \u00a0At best, Hand Of A Sinner will just join the pace\u00a0scramble for a while. <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Happy Champions Day, Sim gamers!\u00a0 I’ll take Fifth Street over Apples Awesome and Pegasus Prayer.\u00a0\u00a0 Clark County has an off day, but ya never know!\u00a0\u00a0 This race is very deep though.\u00a0\u00a0 I wouldn’t be surprised to see one of those listed winners take home the rich purse.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!\u00a0 Hope to see everyone vote for the 2008 Sim champions in the Sim Eclipse Awards.\u00a0\u00a0 Coming soon in early January!\u00a0 Help us close another chapter of Sim History.\u00a0\u00a0 The champions need YOU to give them their just<\/EM> due.\u00a0\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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And just one more reminder —\u00a0watch race\u00a03805.7416<\/A>,\u00a0the last ride of Bob The Cob<\/A><\/STRONG>, one of the most popular horses in the game ever.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It’s his 100th start — the Everyhorse of the Sim!\u00a0 Roys and Tracy wrote wonderfully fun articles about him this week here<\/A><\/STRONG> and here<\/STRONG><\/A>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Good luck to all and have fun in the Sim.\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09\u00a0\u00a0 Godspeed, Bob The Cob!\u00a0\u00a0 Godspeed to all these lovely horse characters who we fret and exalt and cheer “Hip hip hooray” about each week in the Sim.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Go, Sim gamers, GO!<\/STRONG>\u00a0\u00a0 And see ya in the winner’s circle.\u00a0\u00a0 Woohoo!\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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