{"id":790,"date":"2005-10-05T23:04:42","date_gmt":"2005-10-05T23:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=790"},"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=790","title":{"rendered":"It’s a Long Way, Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Black Label Racing Society has only been around for a month, and they try to attract attention by sponsoring this Grade III $125,000 stakes for three year old fillies at a marathon distance of 14 furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Personally, I hope I am never frightened enough to run that far myself.<\/P>

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With only three weeks to go before the Breeders Bowl, many of the top marathon fillies have skipped this run over the Breeders Bowl surface.<\/P>

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The race did attract one top ten filly in K\u2019s Araku<\/B> who is trying to atone for a disappointing finish in her last try.<\/P>

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Here is a look at the field:<\/o:p><\/P>

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  1. Capaldiza (<\/B>3 yo f, Capote x Alycat (Storm Cat) x Alydar) has been a deep closer in sprints and has tried a mile twice without success.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Gene<\/I> (14%) must have seen something in the works to think she can stretch way out like this.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It\u2019s a good stable that picks its spots carefully.<\/LI><\/OL>

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    1. God of War <\/B>(3 yo f, Storm Cat x Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> Slew x Nijinsky II) steps up from allowance marathons where two races back she placed and last time wired a short field.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Speed figures really jumped for the Simsters1<\/I> (19%) trainee when she started running long. Three for seven lifetime on dirt.<\/LI><\/OL>

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      1. The other entry from the Gene<\/I> barn is Famous Frog <\/B>(3 yo f, Vindication x Deputy Minster x Baldski).\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Like her stablemate, Frog has been sprinting and steps way up in class and far out in distance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Both of Vindication\u2019s graded stakes winners in the Sim did win dirt routes at least.<\/LI><\/OL>

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        1. The morning line favorite, K\u2019s Araku <\/B>(3 yo f, Sadler\u2019s Wells x Nijinsky II x Mr. Prospector), comes from the astonishingly successful Kronus <\/I>(24%) barn.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is five for ten in routes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>As a two year old she concentrated on turf, and was the favorite in last year\u2019s Breeder\u2019s Bowl Juvenile Turf Filly Stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last six have been on the dirt, going longer and longer.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is rated number six in the world in long dirt races. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Her only failure was last time, seven weeks ago, when she faded to fourth at twelve furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has a real class edge on the field, and is the only one with multiple triple digit speed figures. Excellent jockey, class and speed edge, excellent barn.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>How worried are you about the last try?<\/LI><\/OL>

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          1. Ghost Colony<\/B> (3 yo f, Silver Ghost x Pleasant Colony x The Minstrel) has been rallying from far back in nine and ten furlong allowance races for trainer Tesio<\/I> (17%).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has finished first or second in five of six dirt routes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>We\u2019ll have to see how she likes an extra half mile.<\/LI><\/OL>

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            1. Isaba<\/B> (3 yo f, Sadler\u2019s Wells x Machiavellian x Ack Ack) won for fun in a two mile stakes two races back and also won her other try at today\u2019s distance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Speed figures are low, but they often are for longer races. Jockey R Foster is winning at a 16% clip this year, and PalmIsland<\/I> (16%) trains.<\/LI><\/OL>

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              1. Cynical <\/B>(3 yo f, Green Desert x Easy Goer Halo) tried this distance last time and seemed to love it as she finished a nice second against an allowance crowd and improved her speed figure by 12 points over her previous effort.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Zewango3<\/I> (9%) is still learning this lightly raced filly and gained enough confidence from that last race to make the big jump in class.<\/LI><\/OL>

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                1. Seeking the Statue<\/B> (3 yo f, Statue of Liberty x Feelings Gone (Seeking the Gold) x Kris S.) appropriately makes the trip from France<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> to New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> for this. She went last to first to win a minor stakes at 12 furlongs last time, and like many here, makes the jump in class.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The Tiramisu<\/I> (15%) trained filly, like many in here, seems light in the speed figures.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey L Gunn is winning at 15% for the year.<\/LI><\/OL>

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                  1. Professional tabloid personality Paris Hilton rides Tomorrow Wendy(IRE) <\/B>(3 yo f, Sinndar(IRE) x Unfuwain x Ribot) for the EddieBoo<\/I> (11%) stable.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Wendy is the only filly other than K\u2019s Araku to run a triple digit speed figure.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is coming off a win in a minor stakes at 13 furlongs and has been first or second in all five of her dirt route tries.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The jockey choice is a bit troubling, though Hilton has managed to win 4% of her mounts. (Insert your own joke here.) <\/LI><\/OL>

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                    1. Speaking of jockeys, N Lawton<\/st1:place> has again easily sewn up the 2005 New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> jockey title, winning at a 22% clip this year.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Lawton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> chooses the outside filly, This Love<\/B> (3 yo f, Thunder Gulch x Easy Goer x Halo).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This Love comes off two straight wins at this distance for the SDMforLife<\/I> (20%) stable.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>They were also her only marathon tries.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Tries graded company for the first time, but so many here are trying stakes company for first time, it\u2019s not much of a jump.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ranked number 16 in long dirt.<\/LI><\/OL>

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                      Morning line choice: 4-1-5-10<\/P>

                      Timmn\u2019s picks: 10-4-6-2<\/P>

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                      To comment, email timmn@hotmail.com<\/o:p><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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