{"id":836,"date":"2005-10-07T18:22:12","date_gmt":"2005-10-07T18:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=836"},"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=836","title":{"rendered":"Future Stars In Feature At Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following close on the heels of Tom DeLay as the latest scandal in Washington<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>\u2026wait?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>What\u2019s that you say?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I\u2019ve got the wrong Washington<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Not talking politics?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I\u2019m sorry.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Back to the relevant issues, namely how a maiden is installed as the 4\/1 favorite in an ungraded stakes in Washington<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/I><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Someone indict the oddsmakers.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Nevertheless, odds notwithstanding, we have a competitive nine horse field slated to compete for $65,000 in the GRAND POT Stakes, run over 8 furlongs on the fast dirt course.<\/FONT><\/P>

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By now, the horses we\u2019re looking at have no implication on the Breeders\u2019 Bowl, but with the end of every old dream comes the start of a new one, and who knows?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Maybe we\u2019re witnessing a launching pad for a potential Derby<\/st1:City><\/st1:place> winner!\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Let\u2019s take a look at the field:<\/FONT><\/P>

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The GRAND POT Stakes<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/B>
Stakes
One mile
Fast Dirt
$65,000
All horses, 2 years old <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>

PP\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><\/TD>

Horse ID\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><\/TD>

Horse\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><\/TD>

Owner\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><\/TD>

Jockey\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><\/TD>

Odds\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><\/TD>

Comments<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/B><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>

1<\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

105125<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

BLUE FER SURE <\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

unreal <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

E Mathers <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

4\/1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

There\u2019s no denying that his first outing suggests that he\u2019ll appreciate 8 furlongs, and its fairly obvious that this one has the pedigree to succeed, but he\u2019s got only an 8% jockey on board, and, just for kicks, he\u2019s still a maiden.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I wouldn\u2019t quite hang up my boots if this one came home first, but the odds boggle my mind: there are strong horses in this field, and too many horses regress from their first starts for me to have any confidence that this guy can notch his first lifetime win in stakes company.<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>

2<\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

69246<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

CODE NINE <\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

novajoe <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

Q Simien <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

9\/2<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

This one should be the morning line favorite; consecutive 83 and 84 speed figures have left him undefeated in two lifetime starts, and while the extra distance is a question mark given his eagerness out of the gate, he\u2019s bred to handle at least a mile.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>Unfortunately, he\u2019s going to be hooked early, and I\u2019d be surprised if he\u2019s good enough at this point in his career to hold off the closers that seem to have the upper hand today.<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>

3<\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

96745<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

AD ASTRA <\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

bigmoose <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

Go Warren <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

16\/1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

Speed figures are a cut below Code Nine\u2019s, but he handled the stretch out to eight furlongs with aplomb last time out.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If he can move forward off of that one, he\u2019s got a pedigree to die for and he could make an impact, especially on the tail-end of the trifecta. <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>

4<\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

102899<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

SWILKEN<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:PlaceName> BRIDGE<\/st1:PlaceType><\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:place> <\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

super26 <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

P Wolff <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

5\/1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

P. Wolff brings home 13% of his mounts, placing him squarely in the upper echelon of Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> jocks, and you can bet that he\u2019ll be salivating at the chance to improve his percentages in this one if Code Nine gets hooked on the lead.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Stands to improve leaps and bounds off of his first try at 8 furlongs, and if he can pick up five speed points he\u2019s an easy winner of this race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Heaven knows that they\u2019ll be going fast enough up front that if this colt has the class, he\u2019ll have the opportunity to strut his stuff through the lane.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>

5<\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

34175<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

METETRON <\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

tbgifted2 <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

B Clancy <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

5\/1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

Beautiful first run, but you have to think that the reasonable route to go with this one would be to tinker a little bit with the jockey settings and back off of the early pace a little bit in an effort to leave something left for the stretch drive.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Wire-to-wire worked in his maiden, but here, he\u2019d likely only succeed in cooking both himself and Code Nine.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Swilken<\/st1:PlaceName> Bridge<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> would benefit, but this one would stagger home.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Beware of the fact that many horses regress in their 2nd<\/SUP> lifetime start off of a big maiden win; this one needs to prove he\u2019ll repeat his effort before I\u2019ll be a believer, but he should have a nice future ahead of him.<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>

6<\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

98909<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

DE POBES(AUS) <\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

zatopeck <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

B Land <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

11\/1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

I wasn\u2019t familiar with his sire until very recently, but it is my understanding that he was most talented as a sprinter; his son seems to be following in those footsteps.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A fantastically fleet-footed colt over five or six panels, he\u2019ll be hard pressed the stretch that speed over eight, especially since he\u2019ll find way too many horses out for the lead early.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Likely a toss-out here.<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>

7<\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

12052<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

ROYAL ADMIRAL <\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

kwswps <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

K Murray <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

6\/1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

One of those colts with a pedigree that you just have to look at for a little while; its that beautiful.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His last effort was huge, and the biggest fear today is that he may regress a little bit while others will progress past him.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s bred to appreciate even more ground than this, but there will certainly be speed to run at.<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>

8<\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

98382<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

BACHELOR PARTY <\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

super19 <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

Bo Spitulski <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

6\/1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

Inconsistency is the name of the game for two year olds, and after a huge 87 speed figure, he turned in a lousy 75 last time out.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If he runs to the 87, he\u2019s going to have a say in the victory, if he runs to the 75, he won\u2019t.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The disaster last time wasn\u2019t on account of not handling a distance of ground so much as not handling the class of his opponents (or just a massive bounce off of a lifetime best effort), so we\u2019ll simply have to wait and see what happens here.<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>

9<\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

50546<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

CLARKEY <\/SPAN><\/B><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

modbury <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

B Dimma <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD>

6\/1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/TD>

Mineshaft certainly is the sire with the best chance to take down this race, with both Swilken<\/st1:PlaceName> Bridge<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> and this colt ranking as solid shots.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The biggest drawback to this one is that he\u2019s the best candidate for a bounce in the field; even moreso than the horses making their 2nd<\/SUP> lifetime starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Horses don\u2019t often jump 17 speed points (as this one did, from a 66 to an 83) and come back with another improvement.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If he can repeat his last effort, he can run in the money.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If not, look for Swilken<\/st1:PlaceName> Bridge<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> to take the glory for their shared sire.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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