CA, Race ID 4197.0114 : Pablo Verces Handicap Grade II\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>All horses, 4 years old and up, Six furlongs on the Fast Dirt Course, Purse : $150,000 PP 1 – 6\/1 ANTIQUE GOLD(KY) <\/B>ID# 130506\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/B>J Nabbs ( 12 – 2 – 2 – 3 – 17% ) 6 Year Old Horse (SEEKING THE GOLD x WILD AGAIN x DANZIG)<\/P><\/DIV> Antique Gold was bred from an \u201cH\u201d mare and is the co-favorite in this field of 14.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is a speedball who has led at the first call in 25 of the 26 races he has been in. He came close to getting his first G1 victory in his last race The Ireneo Lequisamo but weakened towards the end and finished \u00bc lengths back in second. Not too much other speed in today\u2019s race so he might be\u00a0looking at an easy lead which might lead to an easy win.<\/P> PP 2 – 8\/1 HOWDY STRANGER(KY) <\/B>ID# 176271\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>J Dekeyser ( 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – N\/A ) <\/P> 4 Year Old Colt (SEEKING THE BEST (IRE) x HALO x DEPUTY MINISTER)<\/P><\/DIV> Howdy Stranger is a scratch bred making his first start against graded competition today. He comes into today\u2019s race with a 2 race win streak and seems to have found his stride as a sprinter posting back to back 110+ speed figures. He would like to see a speed duel happen as he likes to come from off the pace but that may not happen today.<\/P> PP 3 – 8\/1 GRAND ARBITER(JPN) <\/B>ID# 121991\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>T Bates ( 22 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 5% ) <\/P> 6 Year Old Horse (AGNES WORLD x GONE WEST x DEPUTY MINISTER)<\/P><\/DIV> Grand Arbiter is a scratch bred and one of two horses entered that just turned six. He is a hard knocking horse who had several close finishes as a youngster in G1 sprints but hasn\u2019t had much success recently against top level talent. He won several confidence boosting allowance races before finishing 7th<\/SUP> in the G1 DCPD Sprint Championship last out.<\/P> PP 4 – 6\/1 PROCEDURE(KY) <\/B>ID# 146837\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>F Gossett ( 36 – 7 – 7 – 6 – 19% ) <\/P> 5 Year Old Horse (FUSAICHI PEGASUS x DANZIG x DAMASCUS)<\/P><\/DIV> Procedure is a scratch bred and is the other co-favorite in this field of 14 and deservedly so. In his last race he took the G1 DCPD Sprint Championship with a 113 speed figure giving him back to back stakes wins with 113 speed figures. He is sort of an inconsistent type runner as he some good wins and some clunkers thrown in as well. He has never won more than two races in a row so this might be a good time to play against.<\/P> PP 5 – 11\/1 MAGICAL DANZ(IRE) <\/B>ID# 138304\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>C Mecklenburg ( 5 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0% ) 5 Year Old Horse (KALANISI (IRE) x DANZIG x WOODMAN) Magical Danz was bred from an \u201cF\u201d mare and comes into today\u2019s race with a nice record of 11 wins from 29 starts. The problem is that most of those wins were against allowance competition. I\u2019m not sure this horse is primed for the best today and he will need to race near his top figure of 111 to be competitive today.<\/P> PP 6 – 11\/1 GILBRETH(KY) <\/B>ID# 138905\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>J Pimental ( 7 – 1 – 0 – 1 – 14% ) <\/P> 5 Year Old Horse (POINT GIVEN x SEATTLE SLEW x MR. LEADER)<\/P><\/DIV> Gilbreth was bred from an \u201cF\u201d mare and another horse that likes the lead. Only 1 of his 5 wins did not come wire to wire so that doesn\u2019t bode well with the 1 being the clear speed in the race. His running style will doom him for this race.<\/P> PP 7 – 10\/1 PALMERO(KY) <\/B>ID# 143298\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>S Webb ( 7 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0% ) <\/P> 5 Year Old Horse (HENNY HUGHES x EVENT OF THE YEAR x SEEKING THE GOLD) Palmero was bred from a \u201cD\u201d mare and has 1 sibling that is stakes placed and another sibling that is a stakes winner which is what Palmero is trying to become today. Unfortunately, I don\u2019t see that happening in today’s race. His top speed figure of 110 came in his last race and over a sloppy track and that top still might not be good enough to win today.<\/P> PP 8 – 10\/1 PRAYER LAKE(AUS)<\/B> ID# 135016\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>A Dominguez ( 3 – 0 – 1 – 0 – 0% ) <\/P> 6 Year Old Horse (ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) x STORM BIRD x FORTY NINER)<\/P><\/DIV> Prayer Lake is a scratch bred making his graded stakes debut today. He ran a top of 111 last race out and still fell short in a listed stakes race. He will most likely need to run in that range again to be competitive today and he seems to be more of a horse that picks up checks instead of the winning race.<\/P> PP 9 – 16\/1 SAINT ALLEY(KY) <\/B>ID# 138160\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>L Brock ( 1 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0% ) <\/P> 5 Year Old Horse (FLOWER ALLEY x SAINT BALLADO x PROUD APPEAL)<\/B><\/P><\/DIV> Saint Alley is a scratch bred and the longest shot in today\u2019s field of 14. He looks to be in bad form right now as he wasn\u2019t able to break triple digit speed figures in his last two races.<\/P> PP 10 – 15\/1 FIGHTER JET(KY) <\/B>ID# 79070\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>R Simcox ( 17 – 0 – 4 – 1 – 0% ) <\/P> 4 Year Old Colt (DEHERE x FORTY NINER x SARATOGA SIX)<\/P><\/DIV> Fighter Jet was bred from an \u201cF\u201d mare and is the first foal from that mare and already a graded stakes winner. He won the G3 The El Canseco last race out and has run 4 races in a row with triple digit speed figures. His top of 108 is a little on the slow side though he just turned 4 and can possibly post a\u00a0better number.<\/P> PP 11 – 13\/1 INDY STREET(KY) <\/B>ID# 152291\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>M Staples ( 30 – 7 – 5 – 3 – 23% ) <\/P> 5 Year Old Horse (STREET CRY (IRE) x A.P. INDY x KEY TO THE MINT)<\/P><\/DIV> Indy Street was bred from a \u201cG\u201d mare and comes into today\u2019s race with just 2 weeks rest. Recent form isn\u2019t much to talk about and will most likely not be a factor in today\u2019s race.<\/P> PP 12 – 12\/1 STARRING ROLE(IRE) <\/B>ID# 157060\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/A>\u00a0<\/SPAN>A Lewis ( 29 – 9 – 2 – 8 – 31% ) <\/P> 4 Year Old Colt (KING’S BEST(IRE) x MONTJEU (IRE) x SEEKING THE GOLD)<\/P><\/DIV> Starring Role was bred from a \u201cG\u201d mare and comes into today\u2019s race with 6 straight triple digit speed figures. He scored a top 111 as a three year old and will need to be around that number today to have a shot at winning. After beginning his career on turf and trying routing on the dirt he seems to have settled in as a nice dirt sprinter.<\/P>