{"id":954,"date":"2005-10-21T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2005-10-21T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=954"},"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=954","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Be Queen of the King Classic?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A week before the BB, you don\u2019t see the superstar horses running, and Germany<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>\u2019s Grade II King Classic will be no different.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But that doesn\u2019t mean it can\u2019t be an exciting race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 11 fillies headed to the post in this 9.5-furlong event on the dirt are well-matched and should provide for fun viewing.<\/P>

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Chopping Hill<\/B> <\/SPAN>Meguire5th<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>16\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Won a stakes at 9 furlongs handily LTO, but that was a career-best effort.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But she does seem to be improving generally, so I think a repeat of that effort is fairly likely.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Could come from behind to do well at an excellent price, which would have Meguire LOLing all the way to the bank.<\/P>

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My Love Phyl<\/B>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Fiat<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>11\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Never off the board in 10 dirt attempts, Kingmambo filly is taking on stakes company for the first time.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Has been winning every other race \u2013 bad news since she won last time out.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Tremendously consistent, though, so she absolutely has a shot.<\/P>

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Traveller<\/B>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Topicount<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Veteran filly is all over the map, sometimes finishing way back and sometimes doing quite well in very similar races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Has been well back more often than she\u2019s ahead at the wire, though, so at these odds I don\u2019t love her.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Best hope is that her superior jock will cajole one of her better runs out of her.<\/P>

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Eek a Cat<\/B>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Singhis<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Hard to argue with a 27%-winning jockey, but then again you have to notice that this girl flopped badly in her last graded outing.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Does better with smaller fields in general.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A really useful horse, but I don\u2019t see this as being her finest hour.<\/P>

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Mad Defence<\/B>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jdiso2<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Reliable plugger hits the board regularly in minor stakes, but would need to step it up to be a factor here.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Looks like she\u2019s slowing down a few steps, with 44 starts under her belt, but is still capable of firing well from time to time.<\/P>

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Silence of the Sky<\/B>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Steelewolf<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>6\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Stretched out too far last time out, but won two allowances prior to that.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Won a stakes at this distance quite a while back, so she should be happy enough running this far.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Looked pretty winning at 9 furlongs in an allowance two back.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If she can get herself to the front right away, she has an excellent shot at running away with the whole thing.<\/P>

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Tete High Moon<\/B>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sabbath3<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>15\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>3yo daughter of Moon Ballad has won 6 of 11, but this is her first try on the dirt.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Looks likely to be more of a turf horse, but you never know until you try.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Talented filly with a lot of questions to answer about this surface.<\/P>

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Pronunciation<\/B> <\/SPAN>Juey72<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>5\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Bettors\u2019 lukewarm 2nd<\/SUP> favorite is a consistent runner who has yet to win a stakes race after 31 starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>She came close last time out, though, finishing only \u00be length behind the winner.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Expect her to run well, but given her record I like her better for second than first.<\/P>

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Northerly Nicole<\/B>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Skirom<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>11\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Dynaform filly has been on the board 11 of 14 and is one of only 2 horses here to have hit the board in a graded stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She ran steadily in the 9-furlong G2 Fast Feline two back and finished a solid third.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I think that earns her more respect than the bettors are giving her, even though it was an unusually good race for her.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Look for her to sit a few lengths bck and come roaring up in the stretch.<\/P>

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Tete for Storm<\/B>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sabbath<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>7\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Prerace favorite has succeeded at just about everything \u2013 turf, dirt, sprints, routes \u2013 and is the only filly here with a graded win under her belt.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With no really obvious up-and-comers here, I think she deserves to be favored. Likes to win from the front and has a talented jockey who can help her do that.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019ll have some competition for the lead and is a long way from being a shoo-in, but she can be expected to run a good race.<\/P>

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Blastfilly<\/B>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Blaster4<\/I>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>11\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Coming off an easy stakes win at this distance, but that was against a 5-horse field.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019ll need to speed up just a bit to take on this crowd.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019s run her last three on dirt and if you toss the one that was just too long, she\u2019s looking pretty good right now.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>If she can make the jump to a tougher field she could definitely do some damage.<\/P>

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Should be an interesting race with a bunch of fillies very capable of doing well.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Good luck to everyone and may your horses come back safe and sound.<\/o:p><\/P>

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