{"id":8974,"date":"2011-03-10T23:12:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T23:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=8974"},"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=8974","title":{"rendered":"Pyrogomache Looks Tough in the Hillside Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

In North Florida<\/st1:place>, The Hill Side Challenge will be run on a firm turf course.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is a Grade 3 race open to fillies and mares age 4 and older.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>They will be going a distance of a mile and an eighth and at stake is a purse of $150,000.<\/P>

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1\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Bank on the Bucks\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>10-1<\/SPAN><\/P>

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In October, 2009, Bank on the Bucks won her debut graded race in the G3 The Miss Brillo as a 2 year old.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In four subsequent graded race starts, Bank has finished in the rear of each race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She ran her best race in December speed wise with a 102 in the Mad Person (non-graded) where she finished 3rd<\/SUP>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She won her last start as the even-odds favorite in a short allowance field.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Graded level looks to be too challenging for her at the moment.<\/P>

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2. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Bomby Beach\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7-2<\/SPAN><\/P>

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This little darling was a great claim in 2009 where she was running dirt races and her new trainer quickly made the switch to grass and found a stakes runner.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Although Bombay<\/st1:PlaceName> Beach<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> has won three stake races, she\u2019s winless in 4 graded starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last pair of races were very disappointing (last on good track) resulting in a near 2-month layoff.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She comes back fresh and should show considerable improvement.<\/P>

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3.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Strike De Gal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>3-1<\/SPAN><\/P>

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Strike De Gal will most likely be the front runner in this race and this girl is loaded with early speed.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has been first or second in 9 of her 18 grass races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Speeds have been good too, ranging from mid 90\u2019s to upper 100\u2019s since last April.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Strike will be making her first stake race start of any kind and hoping into the graded level can proof to be a challenge and she\u2019s ready to put it to the test.<\/P>

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4\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Cozy Creek\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8-1<\/SPAN><\/P>

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In July, Cozy Creek ran in her only stake race and finished 10th<\/SUP>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since this race, she\u2019s been in a handful of allowance races where she hit the board three times and speeds in the 90\u2019s.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She put in a nice effort in her last start, closing from well back and missed by a length at 7.5 furlongs and a career best speed of 99.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The extra distance may help but she will need to enhance her career record at the same time.<\/P>

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5. \u00a0<\/SPAN>National Lampoon\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7-1<\/SPAN><\/P>

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National Lampoon sizzled in her last race, a 9f allowance where she came flying from 15 back to miss by just under a length in 107, her career speed record.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The race prior she won by over 3 strides and a speed of 97 which could have been higher.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has one stake race thus far with disappointing results, however the last two races do lend quite a bit of promise.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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6 \u00a0<\/SPAN>Pyrrgomache\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6-5<\/SPAN><\/P>

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Interestingly, the favorite in the race doesn\u2019t obtain the best jockey on the grounds, in fact, Pyrgomache gets B. Teising who has won one race in 22 rides this year.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Anyway, this lady has won\u00a0 <\/SPAN>the He\u2019s a Charmer (g3, 9f) in December with a speed of 113.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She followed this up with a strong second in the Sunny Millions (non-grade) and a speed of 112.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>Her speeds have been extremely high and chances are good for her to get her second graded win.<\/P>

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Pyrogomache has much better speed numbers than her competition.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The only down side I see is jockey selection, but she has won before with the \u201cnot-best-in-class\u201d riders.<\/P>

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National Lampoon has been looking good lately and may actually be better than what the racing program shows and is my second selection.<\/P>

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Bombay<\/st1:PlaceName> Beach<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> could see a turn around after her mini-rest and I am making her my third choice.<\/P>

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