{"id":8561,"date":"2010-10-14T23:42:19","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T23:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=8561"},"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=8561","title":{"rendered":"Grand Critter Stakes Draws 8 2yo Turfers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two-year-old turf stars are the focus of the Grade 2 Grand Critter Stakes, the 14th<\/SUP> race at Italy this weekend. Seven colts and one filly will face the starter for the 8-furlong test. While only three of these have graded-stakes wins on their pedigrees thus far, there is plenty of quality horseflesh to be seen.<\/FONT><\/FONT>
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PERSICUS<\/B> will go from the rail at 7\/1, ridden by K Linker (7%). <\/SPAN>The <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>zambaygo<\/SPAN><\/I> trainee started his career with a bang, taking a MSW and a minor stakes in his first two tries. The son of Duke Of Marmalade has since found graded-stakes company a lot tougher to handle, though he hung on fairly well for a 4<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>th<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SUP> in a Grade 1 sprint in August. If you toss is so-so effort on a good course last time out, he has a pretty good shot at earning a nice chunk of change here if he deals well with two-turn racing.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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SKY IS CRYING<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/B> goes from the #2 post at 4\/1. Trained by <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>super25<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I>, the son of Street Cry failed his first two-turn test; but his pedigree suggests that he should be strong at distance. He returned to sprinting and closed strongly in a Grade 1 and takes another shot at 2 turns here, hoping to prove his first effort was a fluke.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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THE LIBERTINE<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/B> is a filly and goes from the #3 slot at 7\/2. The Giant’s Causeway daughter finished strong in her first 2-turn try to be a close-up 3<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>rd<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SUP> against her own sex in a Grade 2 last time out, and the <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>ritchie<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I> trainee could be tough to deal with here.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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GONE FOR GIMLETS<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/B> is almost certainly the speed of the race, and may have enough class to hold ’em off in the stretch. The <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>skunkfeed<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I> trainee has won over $600k while winning four of five, winning a pair of graded-stakes sprints along the way. His pedigree (Tanino Gimlet x Gone West x Sadler’s Wells) suggests that he might have the ability to handle 2-turn racing. He is the 2\/1 favorite and gets top (31%) jock N Labreche.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>

CRAZY RHYTHM<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/B> is a curious entry, a MSW winner making his first try at 2 turns in a graded stakes. The trainer of this guy must be NUTS! Oh, yeah… He IS nuts. He’s also the author of this article. Anyway, this <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>sirbarton<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I> trainee showed a little promise in his initial turf try, and I entered him in hopes that the field might come up a little light here. So, 18\/1 is what I get on my Flying Spur colt.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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13\/1 shot <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>TWO BREEZE<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/B> started out with three decent turf tries, then tried the dirt successfully with a Grade 2 win on the slop. The son of Shore Breeze failed badly when on a fast dirt track, so trainer <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>scandal <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I>moved him back to the sod for today’s effort, his first around 2 turns. He should contest the early pace; how long will he stick around?<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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LONLON<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/B>, a Western Winter colt trained by <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>acarigua<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I>, passed his first 2-turn test with flying colors, winning a Grade 3 with a big closing rush. He goes off at 5\/1 here, possibly a bargain play, though a stronger jock would really help his chances. Very dangerous.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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From the outside goes <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>CHOICES ROCK<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/B> at 6\/1. This Jet Master colt is the veteran of this bunch, with eight starts under his belt. None of these have been 2-turners, but he has closed well in most of his sprint attempts. He’ll need to outrun his sprinter-laced pedigree.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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Okay, let’s crank up the ol’ crystal ball and see what it says:<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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LONLON<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/B> and his closing rush should pick ’em off in the lane.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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GONE FOR GIMLETS<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/B> will be tough to catch but get beat in the final jumps.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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Filly <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>THE LIBERTINE<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/B> should outfinish the rest of this bunch and grab the show dough.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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Good luck at the races!<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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