{"id":8599,"date":"2010-10-29T02:01:04","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T02:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=8599"},"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=8599","title":{"rendered":"Simon Says Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember way back when you were in school and the teachers made you play silly games trying to get you to learn to listen? You know like Simon Says<\/B>, put your nose to your toe, or run, then Stop, and you stopped but Simon didn\u2019t say so you lost? Apparently many of the trainers are well aware of this game, and have avoided this stake like it was the plague. You know how horses today are only broke well enough to load in a gate and sprint around the track, they\u2019d never listen well enough for the \u201cSimon Says\u201d part of the race. The Simon Says<\/B> is a grade three for three year olds and up, and will be run over a firm mile and a half turf course. The winner will get the majority share of a $150,000 purse and be crowned the Simon Says champion of racing. Only four trainers think their horses are smart enough, lets see who is truly right!<\/P>

Therion\u2019s <\/I>Kinguleo<\/B> draws the rail. Kinguleo is a four year old son of Ivan Denisovich,out of Tete Approval, a daughter of Galileo. Tete Approval on the track was stakes placed with twelve wins lifetime. As a broodmare she has produced six horses of racing age, five to race and win, including a graded winner. Kinguleo has won six times in twenty one starts, with four places and a show earning over $240k. He is a stakes winner at this distance, and grade two placed. He comes into this race off of a drought, not winning in over nine months, however he has put in two solid seconds in his last two outings. Kinguleo likes to run from far off the pace, then catch them after the third call to pull away. Lately he\u2019s been getting too far behind to make up the ground to get the win. With two consecutive 108s in a row, he can handle a heated pace, but this race doesn\u2019t have a true speedster, so there may be a lack of speed to run at. At 2\/1 in a four horse field, he better not let the competition get too far ahead, otherwise he\u2019ll find himself outside of the winner\u2019s circle again.<\/P>

Flagdown <\/I>sends out post time favorite Quaint. <\/B>Quaint is a four year old son of Montjeu, out of an unrraced Caerleon mare. In twenty three starts Quaint has won eight times, and finished second and third four times each, earning over $520k. Quaint is a grade two winner at this distance, but has not won since he did so in July. Quaint is possibly the closest horse that this field has to being a pacesetter. Typically he runs from a close up position to be on the lead by the third call pulling away for the win. Since his win in July he has failed to get close to the lead, and it has given him poor finishes. Its hard to call 109 and 110 poor, but when your best finish is third, it seems off form. Most of his wins tend to be around the ten furlong mark, so even though he has a win at this distance, it could still be a problem. At 4\/5 he\u2019ll probably find himself on the lead, so the question is can he wire a field going a mile and a half?<\/P>

Bhackfeld7<\/I> sends out the third choice, and starter Xmobe. <\/B>Xmobe is a four year old son of Dynaformer, out of Cozzmopolitan, a daughter of Cozzene. As a racehorse Cozzmopolitan, won five of twenty nine starts. Xmobe, a graded placed offspring is her first and only foal to date. In twenty three starts Xmobe has won three times, finishing second and third seven times each earning over $190k. Xmobe became graded placed in his last start where he pressed the pace closely, led for a short amount of time before fading to second beaten less than three lengths. Xmobe has never won at this distance before, eleven furlongs has been his limit to date. Xmobe may be the actual pacesetter of the field, he\u2019s been known to the hit the lead more often than Quaint, but still typically runs from slightly off the lead. Although he comes into this race off of an impressive 111, he has not won in over nine months. At 5\/2 he does hit the board consistently, but will likely be the speed of the race, and may have to overcome a duel. I\u2019d say he\u2019s on the board at least.<\/P>

Daniel2<\/I> sends out the outsider, in more than just the post position, but also the long shot of the field, Grand Dragon. <\/B>Grand Dragon is a four year old son of Dalakhani, out of Son Of Dragon, and offspring of Pine Bluff. As a racehorse Son Of Dragon, only won one of fourteen starts before being bred for his only time. Grand Dragon is the winner of six races in twenty starts, with four seconds, and two thirds, earning over $175k. Dragon is an allowance winner at this distance, and has failed to ever hit the board in even a listed stake. Unlike others in this race he has won in the past three months, but his speeds are much lower than the rest of the competition. Last time out he raced on the dirt, finishing a distantly placed second, with a 75, much lower than his turf scores. Sometimes the dirt to turf switch lights a fire for the horse. Dragon has a varied running style, he can be fairly close to the pace, or well off of it to win. Most of his wins come from far back, but in such a small field, with proven runners that may not be a good idea. At 7\/1 he\u2019ll have to step up with his speed figures to compete today. The lack of speed may help keep the final speed numbers down, but closers generally need a pace to run at.<\/P>

I think sometimes its harder to handicap a short field rather than a full one. This race lacks a dedicated pacesetter, which could lead to a very slow finish, and also one of the horses on the lead wiring the field when the closers have nothing to run at. My choices are: Quaint, Kinguleo, and Xmobe. Good luck to all may your horses run fast and return safely to their stables. <\/P><\/SPAN><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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