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Race ID:3882.5314 One Mile (8 F) \u00a0<\/SPAN> Victorian spectators enjoyed a wonderful weekend of live racing capped by the 1st<\/SUP> Edition of the GII Golden Rose Stakes over one mile of firm turf for three year olds.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This evenly matched field, many of whom are aspiring to launch themselves onto the turf classic trail here, were led by several of the SIM\u2019s leading divisional opponents led by #3 SUPER RISK(IRE) wistful0<\/I><\/B> and #5 CREDIT SPENT(IRE) brentuk<\/I><\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Despite their status within Turf Classic Division they received little respect in the morning line and were out to prove themselves to all of their worthiness.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>From the outset, both CHILL OF A JOURNEY(IRE) calle4<\/I><\/B> and NORTH\u2019S LOCK(KY) hollandia4<\/I><\/B> engaged each other in a spirited speed duel with neither giving way for the first quarter mile.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sitting just off their flank and tracking them a half length off was lenny<\/I><\/B> 28\u2019s<\/I> PASS THE MIC(KY) <\/B>and wistful0\u2019s<\/I> SUPER RISK(IRE)<\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Approaching the half mile pole, both speedsters were nary a nostril apart as their jockey\u2019s urged them on for more speed in a vain attempt to run away from the field.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>As the horses entered the far turn, jockey S. Nightingale urged his mount to begin his run and COVET(ENG)<\/B> responded in kind.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sweeping along the hedge he charged to the lead at the top of the lane as the two speedsters began to tire and came off the rail allowing him through.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>With powerful strides, COVET(ENG) <\/B>found his comfort zone and sped to the wire under a hand ride, keeping the others at bay through the stretch to win by one.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>ROCK VEGAS(IRE) farm304<\/I><\/B>, <\/B>sitting <\/B>at the back of the field early, began to find his head on the backstretch and made up precious ground from that point on.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At the top of the lane and sitting in fifth, jockey R. Bailey set him down for the drive.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Passing tired horses he surged to within a length of victory but could not cut into the lead of that one who was far and away the best today. \u00a0<\/SPAN>SUPER RISK(IRE) stalked just off the pace throughout but could not keep pace through the stretch and finished a fading third less than a length ahead of CREDIT SPEND(IRE) for fourth.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>Speed can kill, particularly in the sport of kings when not used judiciously, as both CHILL OF A JOURNEY(IRE) and NORTH\u2019S LOCK(KY) finished up the track, eleventh and seventh respectively.\u00a0 <\/SPAN> GRADED HANDICAPS<\/SPAN><\/U><\/B>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Hladun said \u2026 PP 10:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>COVET(ENG)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>rtribbett<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(9\/1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>TURF CLASSIC RANK:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>31 Colt:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Dansili(GB) x Giant\u2019s Causeway(IRE) x Forty Niner \u201cIn seven career starts , this son of Dansili(GB) has three wins and three seconds to go with $433K in the bank for his efforts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He comes into this race off a\u00a0 <\/SPAN>strong win in three year old debut in the GIII Booty Call Stakes closing fast through the lane to overcome a six length deficit for the victory.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In the final start of his two year old campaign, the Grade I Digging the Grave Handicap, he ran evenly throughout and though he was never far off the pace was unable to wrestle the lead away finishing a strong second.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Earlier in the campaign he competed in the Grade I Nationwide Stakes and finished second once again at seven panels.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has the class and the form to be a force once again in here and the posted odds of 9-1 are almost too good to be true.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A contender.\u201d PP 13:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>ROCK VEGAS(IRE)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>farm304<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(7\/1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>TURF CLASSIC RANK:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>17 Colt:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Galileo(IRE) x Gone West x Blushing Groom(FR) \u201cThis son of Galileo(IRE) has been a prolific performer to date having won four races to date and never been worse than second in his young career.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A winner of two non-graded events, The Night Grass Special and The Sir Vanilla Special Stakes, he looks to take the next step here facing graded company for the first time in search of respect within the division.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In his last, The Grade III Rantofan Handicap (8.5F), he trailed by eight at the mid-point when jockey Wendorff hit the switch.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>We watched as he ran powerfully through the stretch to finish fast closing second beaten by one and stamping himself a serious contender here today off that effort.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He may be a tad short here as he appears to appreciate more distance than afforded here and may be better suited to the classic mile and a quarter.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A contender.\u201d PP 6:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>SUPER RISK(IRE)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>wistful0<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>(10\/1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>TURF CLASSIC RANK:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>3 Colt:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Danehill Dancer(IRE) x Fusaichi Pegasus x Storm Cat \u201cThis son of Danehill Dancer(IRE) is ranked number 3 in the Turf Clasic Divison coming into this weekend but gets little respect in the morning line with a 10-1 on his line.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>All he\u2019s done to date to vaildate his ranking is win four of eight and banked $439K for his connections.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s come a long way since his initial race where he started on the dirt finishing 14th<\/SUP> of 14 with a 25 speed figure.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There\u2019s hope for us all with our precocious two year olds who get off to slow starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A winner of the Grade I High Flyer Stakes as a two year old at odds of 14-1, he did so with a stalking style as has been his preference to date.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He disappointed in his next start, the GI Breeders Bowl Juvenile Turf at today\u2019s distance finishing seventh by five.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In his latest, the Grade III Rantofan Handicap he faced a similar fate finishing fifth and failing to gain through the t=stretch as he had in his two year old campaign.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He looks to get untracked here and regain a measure of respect from both the linemaker and the public at large.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Top jockey D. Evans takes over boasting a 36% win percentage.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A wake-up possibility.\u201d STAKE STAT\u2019S<\/SPAN><\/U><\/B>: Three Year Old Looks Toward the Turf Classics Ahead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/SPAN>Grade II The Golden Rose Stakes <\/SPAN><\/B>
$800,000, All horses 3 Years Old
Track:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Turf Firm
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