It’s time for that grueling turf-mile test known as the 2000 Guineas, to be run as the 13th<\/SUP> race this Saturday at Track 49, Newmarket. This will be a very interesting renewal, with a 2009 Eclipse winner trying to regain lost form (PREPOSTERAGEOUS)<\/B>, and another 2yo star, THAT LONESOME SONG<\/B>, trying to accomplish the same thing. We also have a pair of stars trying to grab another rung on the way to the top, SPUR’S DANCER<\/B> and DUSSELDORF<\/B>. Add in a lightly-raced undefeated potential monster (SANDOR<\/B>) and several other accomplished colts, and you’ve got one heck of a race.<\/FONT> PREPOSTERAGEOUS<\/B> needs little introduction. All this son of Medicean did last year is go 6 for 7 with 4 graded-stakes wins on the way to the Eclipse as top 2yo turf runner of 2009. The only blemish on the <\/SPAN>jetersring<\/SPAN><\/I> trainee’s record in 2009 was a 2<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>nd<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SUP> in the BB Juvy. Everything seemed set for a strong 3yo campaign… Hasn’t gone that way thus far. The colt shocked his connections by missing the podium in both his 3yo starts, leaving <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>jetersring<\/SPAN><\/I> wondering what the heck is wrong with his supercolt. Will this guy find his stride again at 6\/1, or is this the Sim’s answer to Arazi?<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> THAT LONESOME SONG<\/SPAN><\/B> is another who had a fine 2yo campaign but has been unable to keep his form going thus far in his 3yo season. In his last, <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>aa<\/SPAN><\/I> decided to try dirt with his Dynaformer colt and it looked at the top of the lane like it was going to work as the long-striding colt got right into contention at the top of the lane. Unfortunately, he flattened out somewhat and finished a fairly close-up 7<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>th<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SUP>. Now he returns to the sod. Will the surface switching work for the 9\/1 shot?<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> SPUR’S DANCER<\/B>, a son of Danehill Dancer, has done very little wrong thus far in his 11-race career. His trainer, <\/SPAN>hollandia3<\/SPAN><\/I>, has brought his colt along patiently, waiting until this year before he even tried 2 turns with him. True to form, he’s been more than solid in his 2-turn runs, with 2 graded wins and a better-than-looked Equinics 6<\/SPAN>th<\/SPAN><\/SUP>. He drops a furlong shorter than his recent successes today; this could make things difficult for his running style. He’s 6\/1.<\/SPAN><\/FONT> FUSAICHI ZOMBIE<\/SPAN><\/B> has only run once so far in 2010, but it was a fine performance indeed, barely missing in fast time in an Equinics race while finishing ahead of <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>PREPOSTERAGEOUS<\/SPAN><\/B>. This is impressive indeed, but having only one start since December makes this <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>zzombie<\/SPAN><\/I> trainee a bit of a mystery horse. Has he been injured or sick? Being \u201csaved\u201d for later on? The trainer ain’t talkin’, and neither is the horse. The CPU speaks at 6\/1.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> DUSSELDORF<\/SPAN><\/B>, on the other hand, is on a roll in 2010 with a pair of dominant front-running wins to his credit after a 3-month winter rest. <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Lenny4<\/SPAN><\/I>‘s Monsun speedball will be hard to catch if he gets a long lead like he’s been able to do in his last pair. The CPU agrees, making this guy the 4\/1 favorite.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> ZAPINGO<\/SPAN><\/B> regressed in his last out, the Japanese 2000 Guineas. Before that, he had been improving his speed numbers a little bit each time. Was the last race one of those \u201cbounces\u201d we always hear about? If so, this <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>andros<\/SPAN><\/I> trainee by Galileo could be right in the thick of things at the wire with a rebound. Hard to say, but the CPU lists this colt at… You guessed it, 6\/1.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> HORMUZ II<\/B> looks like he’s in a little deep here at 14\/1; however, he fired a big one in just missing at 21\/1 in the G3 Jellyton Stakes three starts back. If this son of Hernando can fire another\u00a0shot like that one\u00a0one today for <\/SPAN>gudenus<\/SPAN><\/I>, he could get part of the purse. <\/SPAN><\/FONT> SANDOR<\/B> is an interesting one; <\/SPAN>Sangster<\/SPAN><\/I> takes a huge class hike with his undefeated son of Irish sire New Approach, a colt who never even saw a racetrack until last November. The strapping brown colt’s four wins have been very impressive, especially his last in a mile stakes. Will he become a star today? He has a nice juicy price of 10\/1 on his nose.<\/SPAN><\/FONT> 9\/2 second-favorite is<\/SPAN><\/SPAN> GPS TO FINISH LINE<\/SPAN><\/B>, who was certainly on a roll recently, He Google-mapped the right route to the winners’ circle three times in a row. Unfortunately, good things don’t last forever. He was unable to get in high gear last time out, finishing an inelegant 4<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>th<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SUP> in the Irish 2000 Guineas Trial. Trainer <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>lgbost2yop<\/SPAN><\/I> shrugs it off, blaming Mapquest for the satellite glitch that caused his Henrythenavigator colt to get off the beaten path to the wire. \u201cI think I’ll get my colt a Thomas Guide\u201d, he joked.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> SONGS OF PRAYER<\/SPAN><\/B> improved mightily when switched to the sod after he had been unable to break his maiden in six dirt starts. After going 3 for 4, the Mr. Greeley colt trained by <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>pazracing<\/SPAN><\/I> takes a huge rise in class today. Not impossible, but a difficult task. He is still elible for nw3x allowances, and the odds of 11\/1 reflect that.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> My fearless prognostications:<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> SANDOR<\/SPAN><\/B> \u2013 Undefeated and 10\/1, worth an upset shot<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> DUSSELDORF<\/SPAN><\/B> \u2013 On a terrific run, blazing speed<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> FUSAICHI ZOMBIE<\/SPAN><\/B> \u2013 Could stalk hot pace and take it allowances<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> Good luck at the races!<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT> Preposterageous Leads 2000 Guineas Field<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"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-8007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8007","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\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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