{"id":9215,"date":"2011-05-12T22:23:49","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T22:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=9215"},"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=9215","title":{"rendered":"Legends of Rock Looks for Seventh Straight in Singapore Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">The Singapore Cup is in it\u2019s third year of racing and sports a lucrative $2 million dollar purse.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In 2009, we saw Spartiate play the role of stalker, lunging from forth to roll out to a near 2 stride victory in a speed of 109.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Last year, Cozy Bend ran second, well off the pace to finish the race winning by the same margin and same speed.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">This year, the field will compete at a distance of a mile and a quarter and will be on a firm turf course.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This G1 race is open to all horses age 3 and older and is the featured race on the sim-circuit this weekend based on it\u2019s rich purse.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A field of 12 will be going to the gate and now a look at the contenders:<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: aqua; COLOR: black; mso-highlight: aqua\">1.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Synchronization<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>11-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">Synchronization won his last graded race in December 2007 and had a long gap before winning the non-graded Green Valley Special in January, 2011.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Although this was a three-year gap, he only had 11 races in between those dates, mostly poor outings.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since returning in October, 2010 he has been doing well in the allowance and non-graded levels, recordinga a record of 2-2-1 in his last 5 starts, two of which were speeds over 110.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At 7 years of age, he\u2019s the oldest in the field and makes his first graded start in nearly three years.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s likely to set the pace in this race and has been racing well, but I\u2019d like to see how competitive he can be in returning to this level before supporting.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: lime; COLOR: black; mso-highlight: lime\">2.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Gimlet Chilled<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>8-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">Just over a year ago, Gimlet Chilled won his sole graded victory in the Manatee Classic.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He followed this four more attempts at this level without much fanfare before dropping to the allowance level.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He performed<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>very well at this level and in March scored a nice win with a 112 speed which earned Gimlet a promotion into the G3 The Ambrosia.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He nearly picked up his second graded win, but ran out of ground finishing 2<SUP>nd<\/SUP> by a half length and pegging a career best speed of 115.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s showing lots of promise lately and could pull off a surprise.<\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: yellow; COLOR: black; mso-highlight: yellow\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>3.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Stormin Jones<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">Stormin Jones had a nice run on the grass which started in September 2009 and continued through October 2010, finishing on the board in 13 straight races which included 7 victories. This included four graded stake wins in the Brigadier, Chicago Handiap, I Can\u2019t Rhyme Stakes and Eclipse Stakes.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Stormin was able to eclipse the 110 speed threshold three times in these graded wins.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since October, he has tailed off, finishing off the board in 4 straight grade races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In early April, he dipped down to the non-graded <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:Street w:st=\"on\"><st1:address w:st=\"on\">Key Quest Turf Route<\/st1:address><\/st1:Street>, finishing a strong second on a yielding track with a much improved 111 speed.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Could be the making of a turnaround.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: green; COLOR: #ffff99; mso-highlight: green\">4. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Ghost Dancers<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: #ffff99\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">In October, Ghost Dancers ran a very nice race in the Roberto Clemente, winning by over three lengths with a speed of 111.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since then, this son of Ghostzapper hasn\u2019t been able to find his way back to the winner\u2019s circle.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Not that he hasn\u2019t tried, as he has finished second in his last three starts ranging in distance from 11 to 13 furlongs.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He takes a little drop in distance but honestly, will need to be in perfect form and get a perfect trip from his jockey in order to revisit the winner\u2019s circle<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: teal; COLOR: silver; mso-highlight: teal\">5.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Consumed by Chaos<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>19-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: silver\"> <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">While Consumed by Chaos has not won a graded race in five starts, he certainly has tried.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>During last summer, he finished third in the Irish Derby, and second in both the Guilaume and Early Months Stakes.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since October, he\u2019s performed well in allowance races but in two recent starts in stakes &#038; graded, he hasn\u2019t been able to pull off the same results.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Stake races have been a challenge of late for this guy and until he can prove to be competitive at this level again, I\u2019m taking a pass.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: maroon; COLOR: aqua; mso-highlight: maroon\">6. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Iwillmakeufamous<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>10-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: aqua\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">In his very first start in a graded race this past November, Iwillmakeufamous put in a stunning victory in the Allison Stakes, winning by over 2 lengths at 12-1 and charting a very high speed of 119.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This may have wore him a bit, as he could only muster a 103 speed in the Nikkan Sport and finished eighth.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He followed that with a 105 and finished third in an allowance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Just as it looked like he might not score another big win, he came through in the G2 Hardcourt with a 113 speed at 10-1.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If he hasn\u2019t been worn down coming into this race, he could be a spoiler yet again<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: red; COLOR: black; mso-highlight: red\">7.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Outer Haven<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">Outer Haven has won his last two graded starts, collecting victories in the Victoria Cup (speed of 111) and the Ambrosia where he can boast about setting his career high speed of 116.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He likes to set the pace and will make a bid to be on the lead.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The last two races were monsters, but he ran four high speed races in a row last year at about this time.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s fully capable of getting his share of the pie, and maybe a large slice at that.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: purple; COLOR: white; mso-highlight: purple\">8.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Legends of Rock<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: white\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: white\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">This colt has been on an impressive role, winning his last six in a row, which include the graded Queen\u2019s Spring Cup, Grand Prix, Nothern Beer Cap and Los Angeles Derby.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>During this span, Legends of Rock posted speeds exceeding 110 three times.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>An impressive 4-year old who has won 13 of 20 turf starts looks dangerous and could extend this impressive win streak.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: yellow; COLOR: black; mso-highlight: yellow\">9.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>What\u2019s the Dyllio<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>14-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">In mid February, What\u2019s the Dyllio established his career best speed of 112 when winning the non-grade Red Light Cup by surprising the field at 11-1.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He followed that up with a win in his first graded start in March taking the Awa Pooie Gold Cup coasting to a two length win and a lower speed of 103.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since he handled the field so easily, there was no reason to push the speed number.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>As such, he may turn out to be better than how he looks an longshot player may love the opportunity he has.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: purple; COLOR: white; mso-highlight: purple\">10.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Devilworship<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: white\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">Devilworship had an easy time in his recent allowance race, winning as the 3-5 favorite going a 8.5f in a 104 wiring job.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It\u2019s easy to see how he was such a strong favorite as he rolled into the allowance after finishing second in the 10f<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sand Castle Classic (10f) with an excellent 115 speed.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Unfortunately, this speedy front runner blew a nine length advantage in this race that he had at the \u00be-pole.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Most of Deveilworship\u2019s best speeds have been at 10 furlongs, however, he hasn\u2019t won a graded race in 10 tries.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A lot of front runners in this race and this one will have a fight on his hands. <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: navy; COLOR: #cc99ff; mso-highlight: navy\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>11.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Don\u2019t Play Me<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6 -1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: #cc99ff\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">Don\u2019t Play Me has won 11 of 22 grass starts, but in graded races, that works out to 2 of 12, both occurring on wet tracks.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Obviously, this guy has done much better at the non-graded and allowance levels.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His last graded win was in October, taking the De La Fore (7f) by a mere stride on a yielding track with an eye-popping speed of 120.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He loves the track wet track, but won\u2019t have it in this race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will be running more than a mile for the first time and breeding supports routes.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If the track was wet, I\u2019d give him a shot with the extra distance, but it\u2019s not, so I\u2019m taking a pass.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"BACKGROUND: blue; COLOR: white; mso-highlight: blue\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>12<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Mount Samson<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6-1<\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: white\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:PlaceType w:st=\"on\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">Mount<\/SPAN><\/st1:PlaceType><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"> <st1:PlaceName w:st=\"on\">Samson<\/st1:PlaceName><\/SPAN><\/st1:place><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"> has been racing in peek form lately, winning three of his last four graded race starts which include the Good Day,<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Mr. Met Cap and King Kong Cup. Two of the three were speeds of 111 and 115 with the Mr. Met Cap charted at 105 on a yielding surface.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This powerhouse has won 6 graded races since last May in 10 starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He earns a lot of respect from his foes in this race. <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">Legends of Rock has been figuring out how to win each race of late and I\u2019m rooting for his seventh in a row.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At 7-1, why not?<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:PlaceType w:st=\"on\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">Mount<\/SPAN><\/st1:PlaceType><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"> <st1:PlaceName w:st=\"on\">Samson<\/st1:PlaceName><\/SPAN><\/st1:place><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"> has a collection of graded wins and is always a threat.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Not gonna count him out at all, gets second pick.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\">Outer Haven put up two high speeds in most recent trips.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Capable of keeping that going a bit longer and gets third selection.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rich $2 Million Purse Draws a Dozen to the Post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":363,"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-9215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9215","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\/363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9215\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}