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<\/SPAN>Grade I Sexy Muffins Classic<\/SPAN><\/B>
$500,000
Fillies and mares, 4 years and Up
Eight furlongs
Turf: Firm<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>
<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>The weather won\u2019t be the only aspect of the day that will be bright and sunny at this beautiful New South Wales racecourse.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Local racegoers and celebrities alike will watch as the older fillies take centre stage in this 9th<\/SUP> Annual edition of the Grade I Sexy Muffins Classic Stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A highly competitive field of 14 parades to the post boasting a number of highly ranked SIM entrants including two of the top six and six of the top nineteen mares available.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The road to season ending honours begins here for many of these and this race promises to be an exciting edition. An early season surprise may lie in store for both horseplayers and owners alike as these elite mares attempt to launch their 2009 campaigns with a visit to the winners circle. <\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>This race has provided incredible thrills the last two years with two of the closest finishes on record. In 2007, two heads separated three horses and in 2008, a mere two noses separated three others \u2026 incredible. If that wasn\u2019t enough, this race has a history of producing double digit mutuel prices \u2026 here\u2019s hoping boxcars pops up this year!\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Let\u2019s take a close look at the field \u2026<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>Race Analysis<\/SPAN><\/U><\/B> by Hladun<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/SPAN>PP 1:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>102802\u00a0 <\/SPAN>CLIFDEN CASTLE(KY)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>mav1763<\/I>er\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>M. Ridenour\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(7\/1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>RANK:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>38<\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>One of the few older gals at six years of age, this Sadler\u2019s Wells mare is looking to regain her form in this spot.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In her last, the Grade I Penn Mile against the boys, she finished nine lengths behind a monster that day who blazed the distance in a spectacular 1:33:2.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Two starts back in the Grade II Mrs. Cleaver Stakes in Kentucky, she fared much better having fired through the stretch to rally for a strong second place finish over 8.5F.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019ll need a return to that form if she\u2019s going to be heard from in this event but may prefer to go longer than she\u2019s afforded here.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>PP 2:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>135812\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>DEERSTANDING(KY) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>scoobi2\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>R. Owen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(15\/1)\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>RANK:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>13<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>This four year old daughter of Strong Hope is \u201chopes\u201d to add to her \u201cstrong\u201d string of performances to date. Averaging just under $40K per start, this scoobi2<\/I> <\/B>entrant comes off an unexpected clunker in the Grade III He\u2019s A Charmer Stakes where she finished a well beaten 7th<\/SUP> by 15 lengths.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Prior to that performance, she had finished in the money in six consecutive added money events including missing by a short head in both the Grade I Irish 1000 Guineas and the Grade I Old Friends Equine.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She looks to regain her form after an eight week freshening.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/o:p><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P>PP 3:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>132644\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>MERRY TURFMAS(IRE)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>cheadle<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>T. Baxter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(10\/1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>RANK:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>62<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>This five year old daughter of Galileo is relative newcomer to graded competition compared to her peers in this turf tilt.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A winner of the Grade II Trash Can Mile two starts back, she stalked a quick pace, pouncing through the stretch and finishing in a stellar 1:34:2.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey T. Baxter, winner of the 2002 Sexy Muffin aboard Beaten Yodel (redscrown)<\/I> has the mount.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>PP 4:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>42979\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>RISK OF RUIN(KY) <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>lenny10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>R. Zolak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(9\/1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>RANK:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>97<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>An eleven time winner on the turf, this five year old homebred daughter of Storm Cat runs here in this her first career Grade I event.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She comes in off a listed stakes victory on the cutback to seven furlongs and looks to stretch out here once again. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Three starts back, RISK OF RUIN(KY) ran a monster race in The Air Jo Ann Special covering eight furlongs of \u201cgood\u201d turf in 1:34 flat and would be tough to beat on a repeat of that performance in this spot.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>PP 5:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>112106\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>TORCH THE FLAME(KY )\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>super7<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>K. Williams\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(9\/1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>RANK:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>43<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>This five year old daughter of Kingmambo returns to the Sexy Muffin having competed in 2008 where she and another in here fought to the wire in a blanket finish with only noses separated the runners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Though super 7<\/I><\/B> could only swallow hard with a third place finish in that event it was a prelude of things to come as TORCH THE FLAME(KY) went on to win the Grade III Breeders Bowl Game Stakes and second place finishes in both the Grade I Queen Ascot Stakes and the Grade II Adelaide Mile Stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She comes out of an Allowance affair after a six week freshening where she won handily in 1:34:1 and a repeat of that performance will make her tough to beat today.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>PP 6:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>136252\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>MOI LOLITA(KY)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>ceclaim3<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>B. Philp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(15\/1)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>RANK:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>19<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>On the verge of breaking through the $1M career earnings threshold, this four year old daughter of Awesome Again is looking to be just that.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Like many of these in here, she comes out of the Grade I Solstice Oaks where she could only muster a minor rally through the stretch to finish a well beaten tenth.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Though it won\u2019t help her today, she\u2019s had success on the other surface as well and perhaps a switch in surfaces may be in the cards if she can\u2019t get untracked soon.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>PP 7:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9276\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>TRUE CHANT(KY)<\/SPAN><\/B> <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>tgi<\/I>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>P. Bangs\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(13\/1)\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>RANK:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6<\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P>