{"id":8758,"date":"2010-12-22T23:47:42","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T23:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=8758"},"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=8758","title":{"rendered":"It’s An Epiphany! A Grade Too Epiphany!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the last racing week of 2010, and this brings us the 9th<\/SUP> annual DPCD series at Pennsylvania, a great day for everyone involved!<\/FONT>
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The last race of the terrific card will be the Epiphany Too, a race named after the 2002 Sim Eclipse 2yo colt champion. This prestigious Grade 2 race will be contested over eight grassy furlongs at Pennsylvania race course, and it has drawn a very solid 20-horse field that includes a pair of Top 10-ranked colts, and five more from the Top 50. Let’s have a look at this fine field:<\/FONT>
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K.M. RED ROCKER<\/B> is already a 3-time graded-stakes winner, including two very dominant wins in his two tries at 2-turn racing. This <\/SPAN>fusaichi <\/SPAN><\/I>trainee will be very hard to beat; the only one to put a blemish on this Rock Of Gibraltar Colt’s record is the current #1-ranked colt, Blast Offf, and that was at 7 furlongs. Surprisingly, the #3-ranked 2yo colt goes off as 11\/1 co-4<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>th<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SUP> choice.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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HAZARDS OF BLEACH<\/SPAN><\/B> has blossomed late this season into a real contender for <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>lenny27<\/SPAN><\/I>. The son of Street Cry out of a very successful Sim mare has also benefited from the rumored and mysterious distance-switch angle, with two huge wins since that one dirt try. The 16\/1 shot is taking a pretty big class hike here, but he could very well handle it nicely.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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KHABOOM<\/SPAN><\/B> impressed in his stakes debut last time out, improving his best speed by 18 while running 3<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>rd<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SUP> in a stronger-than-average minor stakes in which three in today’s field participated. It’s not hard to imagine this son of Mr. Sidney improving just a little more for <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>lenny13 <\/SPAN><\/I>and being in the pic at the end of this one at 15\/1.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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NUSADARAH <\/B>ran a nice one two back, and this Haradasun (spell it backwards!) colt could pull a 15\/1 surprise for <\/SPAN>winmar<\/SPAN><\/I> if he comes back strong from the slight \u201cbounce\u201d in his last. Chased two of these home in his last try.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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ZETASCORPII<\/B> is a speedy son of Sebring who looks like he could be a pace victim in this one, but trainer <\/SPAN>littorio<\/SPAN><\/I> says, \u201cMy colt has been kicking the walls down and working a hole in the wind, and is ready to fire a big one here.\u201d If he does, he’d pay off to the tune of 20\/1.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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SAARINEN BANDEL<\/B> is a son of Arch who goes off at 26\/1 for the <\/SPAN>dochman<\/SPAN><\/I> barn. His single graded-stakes try wasn’t what his connections were hoping for, but they’re here to take another shot.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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RIDING GIANTS<\/B> is making just his fourth start, and bombed badly in his last try at 10 furlongs. His previous starts show off some talent, however, and the Giant’s Causeway colt might have a little something for these… Maybe, but the CPU says 23\/1.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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MRS. IACOCCA<\/B> closed nicely last time out to finish a close-up 6<\/SPAN>th<\/SPAN><\/SUP> in the BB Juvy Turf, showing he was certainly deserving of another attempt to pick up his first graded-stakes win for <\/SPAN>mares2010<\/SPAN><\/I>. A son of highly-successful freshman sire Sebring, this guy should finish fast here; will it be fast enough? The CPU handicapper makes him an 8\/1 co-favorite.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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ST. CLAIR SHORES<\/B> has been impressive while winning 3 of his first 4 tries for <\/SPAN>jason607<\/SPAN><\/I>, but takes a huge leap from allowance company to the big time. The Pulpit colt goes off at 12\/1, which seems a bit low in this huge, talented field.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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VESAN<\/B> is a son of much-talked-about freshman sire Sea The Stars who just missed in a Grade 2 last time while earning a strong 99 speed figure. If high-percentage trainer <\/SPAN>carbisdale<\/SPAN><\/I> can get his colt to repeat that effort, he’ll be a tough customer. Consistent colt has never missed the board in his 5 starts, and is an 8\/1 co-favorite.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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CONDUNRAM<\/B> is a Strategic Prince colt trained by <\/SPAN>socalsipe<\/SPAN><\/I> who, while on the improve, appears to be in over his head in this bunch. The 21\/1 shot’s one stakes win was back in May, but he’s managed a pair of 3rd’s in his last two.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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IKEEPSAPRIVATEJET<\/B> has done absolutely nothing wrong in his three turf tries, but takes on much tougher in this test. The obviously clueless <\/SPAN>seattlesle<\/SPAN><\/I> says, \u201cMy colt is unbeatable, and that’s why he has a private jet!\u201d Of course, I know this trainer is clueless; that trainer would be… Me. Anyway, the son of Dansili has an impressive-looking record, but the fields he’s beaten don’t appear to be all that spectacular. Asking a lot of this guy, and he gets slapped with juicy 24\/1 odds. <\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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CAPINSKY<\/B> finished with a rush to take a residency-restricted stakes last out, his first two-turn effort. The <\/SPAN>phantom2<\/SPAN><\/I> trainee, a son of Cape Cross, tries tougher, but his last win looked pretty easy and he could have a lot more in the tank. Gets a little bit of respect from the CPU, at 14\/1. <\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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TAPPED HALO <\/SPAN><\/B>is one of those \u201cbred for dirt but likes the turf\u201d types. He started his career with three nice wins before failing in a minor stakes, then <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>upperhand2<\/SPAN><\/I> decided to try the turf and hit the jackpot! Two dominant wins later, his Tapit colt is trying the big time. His last speed rating is competitive; dangerous if he can deal with the class rise. Goes off at 11\/1. <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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WISE CHOICE<\/SPAN><\/B> is still NW2L eligible after eight starts, and goes at 21\/1 for <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>lwslo5<\/SPAN><\/I>. The Redoute’s Choice colt is on the improve, but needs to show quite a bit more to contend here.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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I SAW STATHAM<\/SPAN><\/B> has won just one of three, but has run well enough for <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>fappiano99<\/SPAN><\/I> to take a stab. The Shakespeare colt has closed well in all three tries, but take a huge class leap here and goes off at 21\/1.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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MIESQUE’S BOY <\/SPAN><\/B>is a son of Montjeu who has run well in 2-turn races against good ones, but only has wins in sprints. The <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>dabears<\/SPAN><\/I> trainee will need to kick his speeds up a notch or two in order to contend in this powerful field, as reflected in his 24\/1 odds.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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KAYSERI<\/SPAN><\/B> has matured nicely in the latter part of 2010 for <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>rafita<\/SPAN><\/I>, lifting his speeds up into the 90’s his last three starts while being stretched into two-turn racing. The Duke Of Marmalade colt, while still looking for his first stakes win, has hit the board in two of his three graded-stakes efforts. Well-respected by the track handicapper at 11\/1.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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GIZMOLINGTON<\/SPAN><\/B> is a son of lightly-used sophomore sire Harlington trained by <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>skirom<\/SPAN><\/I>. This colt has been banging heads with top ones throughout the last half of 2010, and pulled off a slight upset in a Grade 2 before running a close-up 7<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>th<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SUP> in the BB Juvy Turf last time out. The #8-ranked colt is the 3<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>rd<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SUP> choice in the betting at 10\/1.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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FESTIVALE<\/B> goes off at 31\/1, and this is quite the \u201cmoon shot\u201d for the Zabeel colt. Trainer <\/SPAN>fevola<\/SPAN><\/I> was encouraged by his colt’s solid allowance efforts since stretching out to 2 turns, but this is a very tough assignment.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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Out come the tea leaves and the crystal ball…<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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K.M. RED ROCKER <\/B>has been nothing short of awesome so far, and should be posing for pictures after this one.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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MRS. IACOCCA<\/B> should pass all the others and threaten the top pick.<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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IKEEPSAPRIVATEJET<\/B> has done nothin’ wrong yet… and I’m biased \ud83d\ude42<\/SPAN><\/FONT>
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Good luck at the races!<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

20-Horse Throng Led By K.M. Red Rocker<\/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-8758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8758","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=8758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}