{"id":7690,"date":"2010-01-21T21:55:01","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T21:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=7690"},"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=7690","title":{"rendered":"Triangular Star Stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to the 10th<\/SUP> running of the Triangular Star Stakes in Hong Kong.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Historically this grade 3 race has attracted a larger field; we only have 6 fillies running today.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>They will run 8.5 furlongs over the turf for their share in the $100,000 prize money.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The stakes record is held by the 2004 winner Little Miss Thunder.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She was a long shot, but wired the field putting up a 103sp.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I don\u2019t think the stakes record is going to be broken, but this is their first race as three years olds, so they are unpredictable.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Let\u2019s look at the fillies:<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>

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PP 1\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>QUEEN OF THE BUDAS (KY) <\/B>(KINGMAMBO x STORM CAT x SADLER\u2019S WELLS) bred and trained by vicki\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B>(Twoofus Stables, 14%)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Odds:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9 to 5<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

We start off with the morning line favorite Queen Of The Budas.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is a daughter of Kingmambo and is the fourth graded winner out of game dam Vicki\u2019s Gal.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After breaking her maiden first out, Queen of the Budas went on to win the G3-TheDormello, wiring both fields.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She then took her chances in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Filly Juvy Turf.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She struggled there, but came back a month later and hit the board at the G1-DPCD VIII Dancing Blade Handicap.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has the highest speed factor last out in the field with a 92.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She also has top jockey T Brewer who has won this race the last two years and she\u2019ll need a good start out of the gate to win because there is a lot of early speed in the field.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

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PP 2\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>COURTING AFFAIR (KY)\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B>(POWERSCOURT (GB) x FANTASTIC LIGHT x STORM BIRD) bred and trained by sunline <\/B>(Fabman Farms, 17%)\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Odds:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8 to 1<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

Courting Affair, a daughter of Powerscourt, will start out of gate 2 in her fourth career start. \u00a0<\/SPAN>One of the first horses I bred that was actually competitive is a Powerscourt, so I like him a sire.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Courting Affair is out of game dam Sun\u2019s Affair and would be the first offspring to win at the graded level with a win here. \u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>She is also a stablemate of current HOTY Basketball Jones, whose reign will end this week. \u00a0<\/SPAN>She is taking a big step up in class today.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Courting Affair won her maiden and her first try against winners, and finished second last out in an owner restricted allowance race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That last race was a sprint, albeit a long one at 7.5 furlongs, and like most in the field this is her first try at 8.5 furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>She likes the lead and there is going to be a lot of competition for it in this race. <\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

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PP 3\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>MIND YOUR BIZNESS (KY)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B>(NOBIZ LIKE SHOBIZ x VINDICATION X MR. PROSPECTOR)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>bred <\/B>and trained by \u00a0<\/SPAN>krusty \u00a0<\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/B>(Krusty Stables, 11%)\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Odds:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8 to 1<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

Mind your Bizness will make her 9th<\/SUP> career start today in her graded debut.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She struggled in her first 5 races, but hasn\u2019t lost since her trainer at Krusty Stables made the switch to dirt.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has won three straight, her maiden and 2 allowance tries.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This will be a big step up in class, her last win was an allowance N3L.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is one of only two late runners in the field and that could be a huge advantage for her.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If the early speedsters wear themselves out she could make a run for it in the stretch.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is the only horse in the field that has been tested at 8.5 furlongs and she won both times.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

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PP 4\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>BECKINSALE (IRE)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B>(GALILEO (IRE ) x RAINBOW QUEST x NORTHERN DANCER)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>bred and trained by rohan <\/B>(Galileo Stables, 18%)\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Odds:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>3 to 1<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

Next we have Beckinsale making her 6th<\/SUP> career start.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is the only offspring to win at the graded level out of grade C game dam Tess Carlisle, who was also a turf router.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It is not surprising with her sire being Galileo that she likes turf routing as well.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She won her first graded try on an off track and then finished second to Queen of the Budas in the G3-Dormello.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last out was 7 weeks ago, a third place finish in a residency race, although it was with her career high speed of 89.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>You can add Beckinsale to the list of fillies in the field who like the early lead.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

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PP 5\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>TALLREDHEAD (AUS)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B>(RED RANSOM x JOHANNESBURG x DIXIE UNION) bred and trained by italst3 <\/B>(East Coast Racing, 17%)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Odds:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5 to 1<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

Tallredhead is in post position 5 and is making her graded debut here today.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This will also be her first try at a route.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her sire is Red Ransom, who produces a lot of turf routers, but the backend looks a little sprinty to me. (Am I allowed to call It \u201csprinty\u201d?)\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>She has raced 7 times and has 6 checks in the win column.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her only loss was in her first stakes try back in July.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is coming off 7 weeks rest and her career best speed last out with an 86. \u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>All of her wins have come wire to wire except her last where she didn\u2019t have the lead at the beginning, but held it the rest of the race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

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PP 6\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>SLEEPLESS (JPN)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B>(DEEP IMPACT x DYNAFORMER x A.P. INDY) bred and trained by masterab <\/B>(Masterab Stables, 24%)\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Odds: 5\/2<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

Last, but not least, we have the second favorite in post position 6.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sleepless is a daughter of Deep Impact out of a Dynaformer x A.P. Indy mare.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This will be her 7th<\/SUP> career start and her third graded try.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She won the G3-Park Place Stakes in October and finished second in her last two races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In both of those races she was closing, so the extra \u00bd furlong might just enough to put her in the winner\u2019s circle.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In her six races she hasn\u2019t finished worse than second and I think that record can definitely stand here.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

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I don\u2019t know when I have seen a race with so many horses who need the lead.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There are 4 early speed horses here and between them they have raced 19 times.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>They won a total of 13 of those races, 9 of them wire to wire.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>And in the vast majority of their races they have had the lead the entire time, except in a few cases at first call.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With so many horses in the field wanting the lead, a good start out of the gates is going to be critical.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With that in mind, I will pick a late runner for the win.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sleepless to win, Queen of the Budas to place, and Beckinsale to show.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Good luck and happy racing.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN>J<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Small but competitive field, QUEEN OF THE BUDAS the favorite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"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":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690","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\/252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}