{"id":8783,"date":"2010-12-24T22:28:19","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T22:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=8783"},"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=8783","title":{"rendered":"Several Runners might Pass Penn Test with A+ (written by Ledwith)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Several Runners might Pass Penn Test with A+<\/b><\/p>\n

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Well Ladies & Gentlemen we hope you are getting ready for this magnificent event where 12 very tough Mares are go into battle to take home the lovely hardware fill up to the rim with a $600,000 dollars in cash (checks were not accepted). Last year this prestigious event was convincingly won by Given\u2019s spoiled mare: Bed in Flames (English equivalent name of Flammen Sehen) By the way, nowadays this German descendant of great sire Monsun is recuperating from a nasty injury occurred in her last race.<\/p>\n

Without further ado let\u2019s go and meet the runners:<\/p>\n

1<\/b>\t<\/span>178583<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>KHARTOUM KILLER(IRE) <\/b>\t<\/span>pincay <\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/span>H Harzheim <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>5\/1<\/p>\n

The name of this mare seems inspired after Evil Empire\u2019s float of Kharthoum horses whose sire was Sadler\u2019s Wells. She is the first entry of the very popular trainer and Christie\u2019s VIP customer Pincay. This Sadler\u2019s Wells daughter grade 1 winner and multiple grade 1 placed, in her LTO raced against pretty tough company the best males in the Sim finishing 10th<\/sup> at this distance. Don\u2019t let this last race fool you her jockey eased up entering in the final stretch. Before this race, she had run in the Breeder\u2019s Bowl F&M turf in 11 F and according to inside information (my son Jock K. Ledwith had a \u201cslipping saddle\u201d, but knowing the jock well,\u00a0 probably he had \u201ctoo much drinking\u00a0 \u2018n riding saddle\u201d). Her race before the Breeder\u2019s Bowl was on an off track which she did not handle at all. I know, I know I could find excuse after excuse and the fact remains that this tough mare is winningless in her last 11 races but no one can deny she\u2019s always close. If she does not run well this time we know Pincay will book her a top Sim Sire for next year. Efficient and mafioso H. Harzheim will be in the stirrups.<\/p>\n

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2<\/b>\t<\/span>4516<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>BARBARA STANWYCK(KY) <\/b>\t<\/span>palatine3 <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>O A Haack <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>10\/1<\/p>\n

I will take a wild guess here and I will say that this lightly race 3 YO filly is named after the lead actress of \u201cThe Big Valley\u201d T.V. series back in the 60\u2019s and multiple Emmy Award winner the Brooklyn born Ruby Stevens. I wonder if Palatine, regular Comedy Central supporter, was remembering his favorite teenager love when he named this pretty filly. This North Light daughter will be running her 10th<\/sup> race, by the way just in her debut she ran less than 2000 meters. In her LTO this scratched bred broke the 100\u2019s SP barrier coming in 2nd<\/sup> place in the G1 The Vicky Oaks (2600 meters). This is the first time she will be facing mares what I think is not a problem but I do not think she has developed all her racing potential yet and she has to confront again a top contender Mardi Grass Queen, who defeated her for almost 14 lengths 2 races ago in the Corn Shucker although in 2000 meters and not in today\u2019s 2400 meters distance. Palatine hired the services of my Godson O A Haack who is a very talented rider (out of NF track) but like his very good friend K Ledwith likes to hit the bottle and play with the wages. As an inside note, I would like to say that in our family we know them as \u201clos Peque\u00f1os Hamponcillos\u201d (the little Crooks). Anyway, this filly might repeat her last race easily and she has shown already that\u2019s the 1 \u00bd mile distance is not a problem for her.<\/p>\n

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3<\/b>\t<\/span>52666<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>MARDI GRAS QUEEN(IRE) <\/b>super21 <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>J Piotrowski <\/span><\/a><\/span>\t<\/span>5\/1<\/span><\/p>\n

According to our sources, one of Dell Penn favorite sons Whirlwind will be putting the saddle up on this filly due to his other \u201cSuper\u201d associates (Topicount & AFC) will be saddling up their own horses in this race. The name of this well experienced 3 YO filly brings sweet memories to this guest reporter, it reminds me on my crazy times in Rio de Janeiro during the Carnivals (or Mardi Grass\u2019 week here in U.S.) back in the 80\u2019s. Her name seems linked to her he-mare Momma (Good to be King). This millionaire daughter of Dylan Thomas seems to be ready to take some hardware home after coming in 2nd<\/sup> place in a minor stakes at the 2600 meters distance. We know very well this filly who 3 races ago beat my filly K\u2019s Infidel in a come from behind close finish in the G2 Corn Shucker; until now she seems to prefer the 2000 meters where she has posted 105\u2019s + SP several times. Will she be able to get the 2400 meters?\u00a0 Recent facts answer this question with a simply yes after posting a 101 SP in her prep race 21 days ago at 13F. She looks sharp and the \u201cSuper Cosa Nostra team\u201d signed the services of Good Ol\u2019 Piotrowsky who was riding at this track when\u00a0 my great grandfather was a kid.\u00a0 In a nutshell: very well connected filly whose powerful owners are well known Capos so and in my best\u00a0 Corleone I have to say \u201cdon\u2019t ever take sides against the Family\u201d.<\/p>\n

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4<\/b>\t<\/span>26147<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>LADY TERPS(NY) <\/b>\t<\/span>silverbull <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>J Caves <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>37\/1<\/p>\n

Well the seasoned trainer Silverbull decided to entry this veteran on the premise that \u201craces are races and the only way not win them is by no entering your horse\u201d. This veteran mare, very soon to be 7 YO, before her last race at 3200 meter (2 miles) had put together 3 easy wins at this distance and 2600 meters too, but she has never hit the 100 SP barrier. This Azeri\u2019s sister (she is by Jade Hunter) although is stepping up in class counts with one of my favorites jocks on the saddle Mr. Caves that is coming all the way from EK, lol. Many people might look at the PP\u2019s and say she looks like her name \u201c como una tortuguita\u201d (like a terrapin)\u00a0 in this race but we all remember how\u00a0 the fable \u201cThe Hare and the Tortoise\u201d ends. Anything possible when you have hope, faith and a good bottle of blended Scotch (well and single malt too). So despite the morning line I think she, with a lot of faith and blended scotch in her, might win this race.<\/p>\n

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5<\/b>\t<\/span>11751<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>DUBAI DESERT STAR(KY) <\/b>\t<\/span>qwikvett1 <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>S L Ledwith <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>11\/1<\/p>\n

Second entry in this race for Mr. One Dollar Bills (Pincay) and he still has one more left and also second daughter of North Light in the race (out of 3)\u2026 what a coincidence! This 3 YO filly bought 19 races ago from Winnett has only won 2 times but again do not let this fool you, she has been running consistently ITM and has placed in minor stakes and has a 3rd<\/sup> place in the G2 George Burns Gracie Allen Invitational at today\u2019s distance with a very nice 104 SP. Rumor has it that she works with Khartoum Killer and she \u201chas killed\u201d Khartoum several times but with Pincay and his free passes to Christies \u201cfor the clockers\u201d we will never know the truth. LTO she won easily a 2L allowance race (1 \u00bd mile) by 4 \u00bd lengths with a 101 SP# and under the wraps what has given his connections the possibility of signing up my Old man a dedicated horseman: S.L. Ledwith. This will be her first \u201cofficial\u201d time running against mares on her 21st<\/sup> race.<\/p>\n

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6<\/b>\t<\/span>178527<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>MARIA DU BARRY(KY) <\/b>\t<\/span>hollandia8 <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>T Kelly <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>16\/1<\/p>\n

I wonder the origin of her name, was she named to honor Madame Du Barry or was she named to honor one of the good friends of Adult entertainment European Mogul Yochem? Or maybe Yochem was honoring an American artist who portrait animals in her many paints during the past century. Well in any case this 3 YO filly will be running for 19th<\/sup> time in a successful campaign with already 7 wins. She is a half sister of graded winner (Westegen) and a stakes winner (Scary Bit) both already retired and in Netherlands\u2019 glue factory. She represents the third daughter of Derby Epsom winner (\u201904) North Light running in this race. It is known in the racing world that Yochem loves North Light (by the way this sired recently moved to Canada) and took her mare Marie Du Barry to him looking for a horse that could run 10 miles on daily basis with a sulky strapped on her. This filly came 4th<\/sup> in her LTO, where she came from the clouds (17 lengths behind) to finish 4\/5ths<\/sup> of a second behind the winner. Previously, the Flying Dutch\u2019s filly had put together 4 wins a row between 24000 and 2600 meters. This is what we know: we know that Yochem signed up jockey apprentice T Kelly, we know that traditionally those orange and blue silks love to come from behind and pick up horse by horse in an intimidating way, we know that Yochem is a Genius Statistician and old sim trainer who knows how to spot his horses and on top of all we know this:\u00a0 Yoss\u2019 owner and one of the Super Cosa Nostra family have a shady stats connection, thus do not be surprised when you just see half of the total cash for 1st<\/sup> place inside the hardware when taking the picture in the winner\u2019s circle.<\/p>\n

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7<\/b>\t<\/span>185622<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>IRISH SUN(GER) <\/b>\t<\/span>cthstable <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>F Gossett <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>7\/1<\/span><\/p>\n

Already a graded winner in her LTO this Irish Sun filly has put together 5 wins a row. This Monsun\u2019s daughter is Flamed Semen\u2019s sister\u00a0 (that\u2019s the way it sounds when I try to pronounce in English the German name Flammen Sehen with my thick Tony Montana\u2019s\u00a0 English accent),\u00a0 well do you remember her?\u00a0 She was last year\u2019s winner of this race. According to her European trainer\/owner has come to this race to take home some money and he had asked, previously, entering her in the race as a condition to be paid directly in Euros and did not want neither Benjamin\u2019s nor Washington\u2019s bills. This confident petition is thanks to have already defeated older mares in her last 2 efforts with a top SP# of 108 in 2200 meters. I wonder if the quarantine time does not diminish her natural speed and does not affect her stamina. By the way, as I understand it no Licensed Vets are allowed to give her any Sim Furosemide unless of course they want to end Nicky Santoro\u2019s style. According to her PP\u2019s it seems she will be the speed in the race and top echelon jock Gossett will be up and all of us know this experience jockey knows when to pull the trigger, but don\u2019t be surprised if she does not go for the lead right away and ends coming off the pace and winning the race.<\/p>\n

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8<\/b>\t<\/span>159424<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>VEGAS FREAK(KY) <\/b>\t<\/span>lenny11 <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>D Givins <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>5\/1<\/p>\n

Talkin\u2019 about Nicky Santoro, next we have Vegas Freak, an Empire Maker\u2019s mare who seems to honor my Nickname in Sim City. According to one of \u201cmy guys\u201d there is very heavy betting going on the side of these Del Penn Races. Yes, there is a tote board for the commoners like me, like us\u2026 but it seems a cadre of legal help has been preparing a bunch of properties documents. It seems Laura Topicount\u2019s law firm has been working extra hours to complete the paperwork before Christmas Day, according to my source, the Evil Empire CFO and some of the Super Cosa Nostra Members are talking even \u201clucky magical underpants\u201d and \u201cBakugans Cards\u201d. So if this mare wins over the Super or vice versa, it will very interesting to know what went down. The PP\u2019s indicate that this mare has won 3 times in this distance (out of 7 times) although has been 18 months since she won the G1 Adelaide Oaks and last year in this same race, she did not do well coming in 7th<\/sup> place. In her LTO she came 3 \u00bc lengths behind Botjeu Theli also running in this race. The upside for her in this race is that Lenny hired the services D Givins who has run almost 9000 races with a lot of success and do not forget that she will be have an extra 200 meters of\u00a0 lawn property. This out-crossed mare have been running consistently in the 100\u2019s + SP# aside for 1 race on yielding turf, including a win in the listed stakes Brisbane Distaff where she put 105 SP# and won by almost 4 lengths.<\/p>\n

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9<\/b>\t<\/span>102690<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>BOTJEU THELI(IRE) <\/b>\t<\/span>tilbs2 <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>R Whisper <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>8\/1<\/p>\n

Now we have a former $2,000 claimer\u2026 yes a $2,000 bargain<\/span>!! This mare has come long way since she was claimed by this Aussie trainer. Who would have thought that an almost 4 YO filly running in the lows 80 SP# would have been able to hit 107 SP# 13 months later, talking about being patient with late bloomers\u2026 She has the speed to contend with Irish Sun for the lead, it seems to me she needs to be head to head in an easy pace otherwise she is done after the first half of the race. This desert King\u2019s mare has been improving race after race. Her only try at this graded level was 3 races ago where my 8 YO Mare K\u2019s Kachet got almost a career ending injury; in this race Botjeu Theli was not able to put her head in front and the 2800 meters distance\u00a0 was too much to ask, despite that she came 9 lengths behind the winner. In her LTO this former claimer was able to run in 2:15 3\/5 to register a 107 SP#. Here, she reunites with her former jockey in E2 and the pride of EAAA: R Whisper!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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10<\/b>\t<\/span>178988<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>MAXIMUM IMPACT(KY) <\/b>\t<\/span>korn <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>B Wu <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>44\/1<\/p>\n

I guess Mr. Dollars Bills is paying a bet here or promise one of my good friends at Christie\u2019s (and by the way we are not talking Christie\u2019s auction company) she will saddle up in a graded race in a prestigious event but you have to wonder what was Pincay thinking when he filled out the entry card of this Mineshaft\u2019s filly.\u00a0 I mean if you see her PP\u2019s they are nice: never beyond 4th<\/sup> place, always has never run less the 2200 meters and score a 99 SP# in that race, etc. In my mind, there is no doubt that the cold weather in AZ (a couple of weeks ago) must have affected Pincay\u2019s\u00a0 circadian rhythms making him point this promising yet inexperienced filly to this tough race. Yes, we know there is an old school of thinking that says that good horses overcome any obstacles and they learn how to run in tough races but I will bet my good partner in crime (we meet at Christie\u2019s on weekly basis) a STS son saying that Maximum Impact here in this race will be minimum and she will not win. See my readers? Not just big guns can bet aside the tote board. No doubt about it that a very well accomplished trainer will get the services of B Wu top jockey at E3 although one of the Ledwith\u2019s clan is ready to take over that track very, very soon. By the way, J Ledwith calls him \u201cEl Manganzon Wu\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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11<\/b>\t<\/span>2270<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>FLAMBARDS(AUS) <\/b>\t<\/span>chop <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>A Rolling <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>5\/1<\/p>\n

Knowing a little bit about Topicount we know that this Elvstroem\u2019s daughter name had to be inspired on \u201cFlambards\u201d a K.M. Peyton\u2019s Novel that later on was made into a T.V. Series. I don\u2019t know, maybe Topicount is like Christine and she lived at Flambards and when she was 21 years old she inherited an obscene amount of money and went to Phoenix, AZ and built Christie\u2019s and make Phoenix\u00a0 a livable place\u2026 oops hold on, I think I am blending stuff here, sorry guys\u2026 maybe Topicount\u00a0 met longtime ago with her\u00a0 \u201cWilliam\u201d and then developed the love for the horses and became one of the top trainers in Sim Land and now\u00a0 she is honoring the love of her life\u00a0 \u201cWilliam\u201d . The fact remains that this 4 YO mare (also ran last year in this race coming in 4th<\/sup> place) seems to have a good chance again. Last year she had won the G1 Vicky Oaks before this race, this year she is coming from a 3rd<\/sup> place in an allowance race, but do not try to underestimate her because she was beaten by 2 good mares (a GW and a SW). Topicount, the best part of the evil Super Cosa Nostra family, knows this track from A to Z and no one in here will dare to cross her. She hired A Rolling as Flambards\u2019 jock that probably is the oldest Sim jock alive, but not as old as Kingab and Nextbonus (these 2 guys are just running very close in age behind Methuselah).<\/p>\n

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12<\/b>\t<\/span>95741<\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>DOME ISLAND(KY) <\/b>\t<\/span>afc2 <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>P Harzheim <\/span><\/a>\t<\/span>6\/1<\/p>\n

And lastly in this line up of mares, as it had to be, we have here Ghostzapper\u2019s progeny and \u201cla consentida del Padrino\u201d (the darling of the Godfather). Dome Island is trained\/owned by AFC, Capo di tutti Capi. As most of us know this whole Del Penn Guacamole thing happens thanks to the full support of AFC, many think this is a way this \u201cDon\u201d would like to say \u201cthank you\u201d to Mike for this hobby\u00a0 and give back to the Sim Community. Some others think this is a well oil scheme of laundering money. Personally, I think that AFC has found away to put all his \u201cSim Expenses\u201d as tax deductible, probably some sort of needed anti-stress activities between surgical procedures. I am going to take another wild guess here and I will say that the name of this mare is coming from the highest island in the Lake George in Upstate NY, place where many of the people who dared to cross this \u201cCapo di tutti Capi\u201d have been buried ( I know that the height of that island have been growing\u00a0 year after year after year). We can see in her PP\u2019s that this is a very consistent runner, she has been ITM all but 3 times on turf (twice in 4th<\/sup> place and just once a 6th<\/sup> place in a 14F race). On her last 3 races she averages 102+ SP# and 3 races ago she \u201cblacktyped\u201d herself winning by 3 \u00bd lengths in a minor stakes race. The mare despite running on her 24th<\/sup> race still seems she has not run fully to her potential and 105+ SP#\u2019s are expected from here on. Add to all this, the mount and services of P Harzheim a top notch jock (and also a very well protected & favorite rider from the European mafias).<\/p>\n

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A couple of notes here:\u00a0 first I will like to point out that in this race there are 6 runners with Danehill as Sire of Sires= 3 North Lights, 1 Elvstroem, 1 Dylan Thomas and 1 Desert King.\u00a0 And second I would like to say this has to be a fun race to bet, but not for me, the only time I win at the track is when I do not bet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Well Amigos, these have been all the fillies and mares running in this Second Running of \u201cDel Penn\u00a0 Test\u201d. I hope you were able to understand my points that in the event I tried to make one, you know with my gibberish English and my ADH Disorder, it is very difficult to make one.\u00a0 I hope you enjoy the races by drinking and relaxing with one my favorite scotch:\u00a0 \u201cRead Seal\u201d, huh what else is better in life?<\/p>\n

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