{"id":8500,"date":"2010-09-30T20:40:09","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T20:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=8500"},"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=8500","title":{"rendered":"And the Windy City Gold Cup Goes To…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Windy City Gold Cup, a G2 10-furlong race is open to all horses 3 and up.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A half a million is up for grabs in this dirt race which does require top-notch speeds to win the race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In the 11 years it has run, speeds of 115 or higher have been achieved by the winner 7 times.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In fact, the average speed for this race is also 115. Aragon Ransom narrowly holds the record with a speed of 119.793, set in 2001, just a few notches better than Sad Sal\u2019s attempt to better that in 2003, coming up shy with a speed of 119.583.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Speeds below 110 have occurred only twice with the slowest winning speed happening in 2006 by Open The Gate who ran a speed of 106.<\/P>

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1.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Well Groomed\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5-1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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Well Groomed is not the quickest of starters and will be watching the early stages of the race from the back.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He took a shot at this race last year, and finished second and a speed of 114, which, ironically, happens to be his career best.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s got tons of late speed, but in his last two starts has failed to show it.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s won 4 races this year, one being a graded event, in 8 starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Capable if he can shake off his last two.<\/P>

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2.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Precizionist\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6-1<\/SPAN><\/P>

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Precisionist also has late speed and has just set a personal best speed of 114 in a non-grade stake win at 10f.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>2010 has been a good year with a record of 5-1-1 in 8 starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The only race off the board this season was his only career graded stake race where he finished 3rd<\/SUP> for 9.5 furlongs and speed of 103.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If he can repeat the speed again in this race, he could walk off with the cup.<\/P>

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3.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Second Sight\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8-1<\/SPAN><\/P>

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Second Sight will be making a rare graded stake appearance, his 5th<\/SUP> start in his 46th<\/SUP> race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His best performance was a 4th<\/SUP> in early 2009.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He ships in for the race from Taiwan<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>, where he won an allowance race with a speed of 106 going 10f.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The travel shouldn\u2019t effect him much, as he\u2019s done it before with success.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But history has shown a speed that speeds over 110 needs to be achieved to win this race, and Second Sight has only hit this number once.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Looks unlikely.<\/P>

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4.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Gran Tourino\u00a0 <\/SPAN>19-1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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In 11 starts, Gran Tourino has picked up purse money in each of his starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With a record of 4-1-2, this 3-year old will be making his debut at the graded level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has surpassed the 100-speed level three times in his last four races and could improve on his career best of 105 he set back in July.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But the big question, can he make it over the 110 level?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I think it\u2019s still a bit early for him.<\/P>

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5.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Urban Sakhee\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5-1<\/SPAN><\/P>

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Back in 2009, trainer Lidman1 was able to snag this horse for a claiming tag of $15k.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The horse has reached his racing best since the claim and has moved on to the big time.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has been in 6 graded races and has a record of 0-1-2 with a pair of forths included.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has topped the 110 speed level three times, most recently this past July.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He only has one race below 100 since May of 2009, showing very good numbers.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At the age of 7, Urban is in great form and stands a chance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey McCants will be in the saddle and he won the inaugural running of this race in 1999.<\/P>

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6.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Seven More Days\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6-1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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Seven More Days has struggled at the graded level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In 8 starts, he has a record of 0-1-1.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But his speeds have been consistently over 100 since July of \u201908 with a handful of races in the 110+ range.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His race history shows that he performs vastly better with top-line jockeys.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Unfortunately, jockey N. Bonus (7% win) is not one of them.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He needs a smart jockey and the smart money says to stay away.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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7.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>B Minus\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9-1<\/SPAN><\/P>

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This horse\u2019s name reminds me of my school grades for some reason.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has appeared in 11 graded races and recorded a record of 1-0-3, his sole win in the Toilet Scrubbers Anonymous Handicap (9.5f), this past January, and a race name that I find amusing.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He scored a career best speed of 112 in this event.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He also has 3 races over this track with mixed results.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Although he won an allowance race (9.5f) in his last start with 101 as a speed, he hasn\u2019t done much else this year other than these two races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In 9 starts this season, he is 2-0-1.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But he does get Joceky R Logan (19% win) who has won this race 3 times, including last year.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Overall, I give his chances to win as a B-.<\/P>

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8.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sheltered\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>13-1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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In the early part of 2010, Sheltered ran in 4 graded starts with the best results being a 3rd<\/SUP> and a 4th<\/SUP>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>However, In late August\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sheltered ran in the G1 Travelers Stakes and pulled off the upset at 14-1, winning with a career best speed of 112.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has won 4 in a row and Jockey P. Munoz (23% win) has opted to accept the mount.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Munoz won this race in 2000 and 2001 and is ready to win again.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Longshot players may like his chances.<\/P>

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9.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Silver Star Road<\/SPAN><\/st1:address><\/st1:Street>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5-1<\/SPAN><\/P>

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With the exception of one race, Silver Star Road<\/st1:address><\/st1:Street> has not run a sub-100 speed race since May of 2008.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Of all the entrants, he has the largest earnings with claims to over $3 million. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>He has a record of 2-2-3 in 19 graded starts.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has had difficulties as he won the CA Classic in August, 2009, but since then, has a record of 1-0-1 in his last 10 starts, both times hitting the board in non-graded stake races.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Tough call on this one.<\/P>

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10.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Hoosick Falls\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8-1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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Hoosick<\/st1:PlaceName> Falls<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is part of an entry from Chloedawg2 and looks to be the better part of the entry.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Gotta love a horse named after a town in upstate NY!!!\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In his last start, Hoosick established his career best speed with a 112 in a short allowance field.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Despite the speed number, he still came up short, finishing second in the 9f race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He hasn\u2019t been close in 2 graded starts that he has made, but if Hoosick can show the same ability as in his last race, anything is possible.<\/P>

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11.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Second Edition\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>12-1<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>

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The second part of Chloedawg2\u2019s entry is Second Edition.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This horse may be the home-town favorite as his last 5 starts have been at this track where he has produced a record of 3-0-1.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His speeds during this run have ranged from 100 to 107.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 107 is his best speed and occurred in a G3 race at 9f where he finished third, the only time he\u2019s been on the board in 2 graded races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I like this horse but he just seems to be a little out of his element in this race.<\/P>

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No real standouts pop out at me in this race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I\u2019m going with Sheltered to pull off another upset on the heals of his victory in the Travelers Stakes<\/P>

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Precizionist has been showing good form and may be up to the task and has a decent shot at the winners circle.<\/P>

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Well Groomed could get his things back in line and has a good track record with consistently high speed numbers.<\/P>

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Silver Star Road<\/st1:address><\/st1:Street> gets the saver selection in this race based on experience and ability to hit higher speed numbers.<\/P>

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