{"id":7125,"date":"2009-01-16T13:47:47","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T13:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=7125"},"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=7125","title":{"rendered":"The Strange Brew Turf Handicap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This reporter is in Delaware this week for the running of the nine furlong Strange Brew Turf Handicap. Race #15 on the card, this is for all horses three years old and up and will be one on firm for for a purse of $100,000. We have in all male field of 12 horses. Not only will they be competing for prize money, they will be attempting to break the speed record set last year by Rock Ballad with a speed of 112 and a time of 00:01:47 1\/5. H Ross was in the irons for trainer <\/FONT><\/FONT>opinora<\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>. H Ross, who will be aboard Northern Bay II, will be looking for his fourth win in a row in the Strange Brew.<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Let’s meet the field.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP 1 <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

NORTHERN BAY (North Light (IRE) x Giant’s Causeway (IRE) x Unbridled)<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>supapogs9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – H Ross\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Odds – 8\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Northern Bay II is a four year old colt sired by North Light (IRE) and is out of the dam Thunder Bay II. Out of 12 career starts he has six wins, two places and one show. He has only finished out of the money once in his career which was in the 9.5 grade one Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital where he finished 11th. With a high speed of 111, he has one allowance win, two non-graded stakes wins, one grade II and one grade III win. He is ranked #40 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP 2<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

OTTO OH NO (Mineshaft x Irish River (FR) x Kris S.)<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>freeky\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – Mi Mia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Odds – 9\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Otto Oh No is a 6yo horse sired by Mineshaft. Out of 30 career starts he has 12 wins, 3 places and 3 shows with career earnings of just under $3,000,000. He has allowance, grade I, II and III wins but an interesting fact is that he has no non-graded stakes wins. He managed a high speed of 118 back in 2007 in the Kakarazuka Tinen Cup in Japan and managed a 110 as a 2008 high speed. He has won at distances between 8 and 10 furlongs. He is ranked #158 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP3<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

DANCING MASTER (Peintre Celebre (IRE) x Shirley Heights (GB) x Vice Regent)<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>yunkai\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – D Silver\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Odds – 7\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Dancing Master is a 6yo horse sired by Peintre Celebre (IRE). Out of 38 career starts he has 12 wins, 5 places and 9 shows. All of his wins are either allowance or non-graded stakes wins so he is looking for his first graded stakes win this week. He reached a career high speed of 109 two races in a row in October and November 2008 and has been seeming to be more consistent with speeds over 100 in 2008 then the rest of his career. With the exception of when he broke his maiden, all wins have been at either 9 or 9.5 furlongs. He is ranked #61 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP4<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

NEW NORSICA (Dynaformer x Woodman x Irish River (FR))<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>hydrogen<\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey – W Cisco\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Odds – 11\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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New Norsica is a 4yo colt sired by Dynaformer. Out of 11 career starts he has 4 wins, 2 places and 2 shows and has never finished out of the money. He managed a career high of 108 for the second time his last time out in December 2008 in the Grade I Penn Handicap with the first time being in September 2008. His wins include allowance, non-graded and grade II victories. With the exception of his maiden, his other 3 wins were at 9.5 and 10 furlongs. He is ranked #33 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP 5 <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

TORINO (Eurosilver x Danehill x Storm Bird)<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>wistful\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – R Hall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Odds – 4\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Torino, the favorite in this race, is a 6yo horse and is sired by Eurosilver and out of the dam Whip Crack Away.<\/FONT><\/FONT>Out of 30 career starts he has 6 wins, 8 places and 1 show. He has one Grade II win from the 8.5 furlong Fivestarnick Handicap is August 2008 and the rest are all allowance wins except for his maiden win. He reached a career high speed of 113 in July 2008 and has been consistently running at 104 or over since March 2008.<\/FONT><\/FONT>He has one 8.5 furlong win and the rest are all at 8 furlongs. He is ranked #86 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP 6<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

SNEAKY MILITARY (Barathea (IRE) x Rhythm x Admiral’s Flag)<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>jobean\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – C Nay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Odds – 99\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Sneaky Military, the longshot of the race, is a 3yo colt sired by Barathea (IRE) and out of the dam Sneaky Hank. Out of 9 career starts he has 2 wins, 4 places and 2 shows and has only placed out of the money once, however, he has never raced at a speed of 87. His two wins were 6 furlong wins with one allowance and the second his maiden. He is ranked #219 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP 7<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

BESTICANDO (Mineshaft x Polish Numbers x Sword Dance (IRE))<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>lilscoob2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – T Tyson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Odds – 9\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Besticando is a 7yo horse sired by Mineshaft and out of the dam Dance the Dance. Out of 44 career starts he has 8 wins, 5 places and 9 shows. All of his wins have either been allowance or starter with one 8.5 furlong claimer in which he reached a career high speed of 109 in September 2008 and he has never competed in a graded race. His wins are at distances from 8 to 10 furlongs. He is ranked #10000 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP 8 <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

TAP THE KING (Tapit x Maria’s Mon x Northfields)<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>pudj1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – Pe Henderson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Odds – 12\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Tap the King is a 5yo horse sired by Tapit and out of the dam Fabulous Monarch. Out of 24 career starts he has 6 wins, 3 places and 1 show and all wins have been in Allowance races. He reached a career high speed of 109 for the first time in November 2007 and then the second time in November 2008. All of his wins have been at 8 and 8.5 furlongs. He is ranked #2199 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP9<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

FIVE STAR CADET (Motivator (GB) x Danzig x Damascus)<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>desperado4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – B Ironside\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Odds – 5\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Five Star Cadet is a 5 yo horse sired by Motivator (GB) and out of the dam Five Star Rabbit. Out of 22 career starts he has 7 wins, 5 places and 5 shows. He has one Grade III win, 2 non-graded Stakes wins and the rest Allowance wins other than his maiden win. He reached a career high speed of 117 in July 2008 in the 8 furlong, non-graded stakes Smackdown. All of his wins have been between 8 and 9 furlongs. He is ranked #74 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP 10<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

RODE ME HARD (Rahy x Seeking the Gold x Fappiano)<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>40oz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – Z Wango\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Odds – 7\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Rode Me Hard is a 4yo colt sired by Rahy. Out of 20 career starts he has 9 wins, 4 places and 0 shows. He has a couple of allowance wins, a few non-graded stakes wins and one grade III win, the 9 furlong Panhandle Derby back in November 2008. He reached a career high speed of 113 in the 9 furlong, non-graded stakes The Bornwild II Stakes in July 2008. He has won at distances from 6 to 9 furlongs. He is ranked #78 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP 11<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

OUR LITTLE SECRET (Bertrando x Secreto x Mr. Prospector)<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>slim\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – M Kelly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Odds – 6\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Our Little Secret is a 7 yo horse sired by Bertrando and out of the dam Secret Prospector. Out of 32 career starts he has 10 wins, 3 places and 3 shows. All of his wins have either been allowance or non-graded stakes wins. He reached a career high speed of 108 his last time out in December 2008 in the 9.5 furlong ALEX IN A BROTHER Bonanza. He has won at distances from 6 to 10.5 furlongs. He is ranked #121 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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PP 12<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

DWYCK (Spinning World x Dubai Millenium (GB) x Storm Bird)<\/B><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Trainer – <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>willyam13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/SPAN><\/I><\/FONT><\/FONT>Jockey – I Wimpy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Odds – 47\/1<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Dwyck is a 5yo horse sired by Spinning World. Out of 23 career starts he has 6 wins, 3 shows and 3 places. He has 2 non-graded wins and 3 allowance wins. He reached a high speed of 106 in the 9 furlong CAN BUD Memorial back in April 2008 and has only ran at speeds over 100 four times in his career. His wins have been at distances of 8.5 and 9 furlongs. He is ranked #282 for turf route.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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THE REMATCHES<\/U><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

There are several horses in this field that are meeting again after other graded and non-graded stakes races. Let’s see who they are and how they finished in those other races.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

12\/20\/08<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

St-The ELF TILT Stakes<\/U><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Five Star Cadet finished 2nd by a head<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Besticando finished 3rd by 2 1\/2<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

G1 Penn Handicap<\/U><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

New Norsica finished 2nd by 1 1\/4<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Dancing Master finished 3rd by 1 1\/2<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

11\/29\/08<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

St-The CAR RUBBING Special<\/U><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Rode Me Hard finished 1st by 3 1\/4<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Dancing Master finished 12th by 14 3\/4<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

11\/01\/08<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

G3-Panhandle Derby<\/U><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Rode Me Hard finished 1st by 2<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Northern Bay II finished 4th by 3 1\/2<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

9\/27\/08<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

G2-Posh Purse Stakes<\/U><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Torino finished 10th by 9 1\/4<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Dwyck finished 12th by 14 3\/4<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

07\/05\/08<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

St-Smackdown Restricted<\/U><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Five Star Cadet finished 1st by 1 3\/4<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

Rode Me Hard finished 13th by 16 1\/2<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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My Call<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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FIVE STAR CADET X TORINO X RODE ME HARD<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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If Five Star Cadet can bring his game with him this week, I think that he has an excellent chance of standing in the winner’s circle. Torino is a nice horse but I don’t think he’ll be able to match speed with Five Star Cadet. Rode Me Hard will be up there fighting but will run a little out of gas and finish in third.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>


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Good Luck and Happy Racing!<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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