{"id":9582,"date":"2011-09-09T20:49:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T20:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=9582"},"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=9582","title":{"rendered":"The Maudlin Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>The Breeders Bowl Mile division will see some clarity after the Grade One Maudlin Cup in Paris.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The mile race is worth $500,000 and has attracted thirteen runners.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The field is highlighted by last year\u2019s Breeders Bowl Mile winner Dooty Da Doo but with nine of the thirteen runners at 10\/1 odds or lower this will be a stern test for the Breeders Bowl champion.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Let\u2019s take a look at the field.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#1 Argyle Star 8\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>breedsnell stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I C Posse rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Argyle Star is a four year old son of Elusive Quality out of the g-grade Marscay x Alydar mare Alycap.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A producer of only four foals in ten years, Alycap also has one stakes placed runner to her credit.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Argyle Star showed flashes of brilliance from the beginning.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A winner of his only two starts at two (both on dirt) he won a grade three race in only his second start on the turf at three.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ambitiously placed through the rest of the year he would not win another race, although he did finish fourth in this spot last year running a 109sp, tied for the highest he ran all year.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He began 2011 in a big way, running a career best 117sp in the Grade Three Nippon Sport at one mile.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After two subpar efforts he began turning things around and his last three starts have resulted in a second in the Grade One Sydney Mile, third in the seven furlong Grade One Strand Broke and fourth in the mile Grade Two Jack The Man Stakes with sps of 110, 110 and 107 respectively.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#2 Chatawe 9\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>theatrical stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>J Ledwith rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Chatawe is a four year old son of Red Dazzler out of the h-grade Awesome Again x Capote mare Awesome Again (not a typo).<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Chatawe is her first foal only stakes runner to date.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Chatawe began his career on dirt winning four straight races and becoming stakes placed.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After a nearly five month layoff during his three year old season he would return to run his last race on dirt in which he gave an uncharacteristically dreadful performance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He immediately woke up when switched to grass in his next start and began popping triple digit sps regularly.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won the Grade Two Gas Station Mile in his second start of this year, running a career best 114sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Unfortunately he followed that up with a non-performance when he was distanced in an allowance race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer Theatrical gave the colt six weeks off and he returned as strong as ever, taking a one mile allowance with a 112 sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s been a little hot and cold since but perhaps signaled his readiness for today\u2019s event with a win last time out in the Grade Two Dell Web Mile with a 112 sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#3 Perez Prado 5\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>iant7 stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>J Ventura rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Perez Prado is a regally bred four year old colt by Kingmambo x Sadler\u2019s Wells x Mill Reef.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It took Perez Prado a while to figure out the racing game, not breaking his maiden until June of his three year old season, but when he did he exploded.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won three straight races and has only been off the board once since.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was given a bit of time off at the end of last year and it has paid off in spades.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won a mile and one sixteenth allowance in his return by over five lengths with a 108sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He made his stakes debut in the one mile Tiderunner Memorial where he was second with a 114.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His next start saw him post an amazing performance, winning the Grade Three Intercontinental Trophy at one mile with a whopping 120sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He ran a 116sp next out in the Grade One Champions Mile but could only manage a third place finish.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He ran an uncharacteristically poor race next out but has won his last two straight, both at one mile including the Grade Three Desmond Stakes with a 113sp.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#4 Tonguska 5\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>gipper2 stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>J Neihbors rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Tonguska is a four year old son of Deep Impact out of the e-grade Mr. Prospector x Storm Cat mare Kitty Kat.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Tonguska is Kitty Kat\u2019s sixth foal but her first stakes horse.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He also has a three year old half sister by Raven\u2019s Pass who is a stakes winner.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Tonguska won his first stakes in his first start as a three year old.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Two races later he won his first graded stakes, the Grade Three Dracula at one mile but would go winless the rest of the year.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That has not been the case this year as he has won three races from seven starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His best performance came in April when he toolk the Grade Two Bourbon Mile with a blazing fast 118sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His last two starts have also posted impressive numbers \u2013 he won the Aslan\u2019s Mane Turf Memorial with a 115 and was third, beaten less than a length in the Grade Two Jack the Man Stakes with a 113.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#5 Lawheights 19\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>musse stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>V McMahon rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Lawheights is a three year old scratch-bred son of Lawman x Shirley Heights x Caro.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s taking a big step up in this spot, his first against older runners.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A consistent two year old, he was first or second in each of his four starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s had less success this year, finishing off the board as often as on.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has one stakes placing, a second in the Grade Three Irish 2000 Guineas Trial with a 99sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His last three starts have seen him exceed triple digits, including a one mile allowance with a career best 110.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#6 Gavotte 9\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>tcrowell stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>M Mia rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Gavotte is a five year old son of Grand Slam out of the c-grade Singspiel x Be My Guest mare Point Out.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is her only stakes runner from four starters.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Gavotte was a bit of a late bloomer.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He broke his maiden in his last start as a two year old and didn\u2019t get his first stakes victory until he was four.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He showed tremendous potential, and while he has shown some consistency (he\u2019s run triple digit sps in his last seven starts and eighteen of his last twenty seven) he has yet to really break out in his division.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has one win this year, the This Cat Can Run Turf Route at a mile and one sixteenth and he did it with aplomb running a career best 115sp.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#7 Gone For Gimlets 18\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>skunkfeed stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>B Lugosi rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Gone For Gimlets is the second three year old in our field, a son of Tanino Gimlet based on the g-grade Gone West x Sadler\u2019s Wells horse Kepler Reci.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Gone For Gimlets won two graded stakes as a two year old in a season that saw him run a record of 7-4-1-2.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He began this year with a dirt try, perhaps to see if he could compete in the Bluegrass Derby but alas it was not to be.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A return to the turf saw him win the Armsmaster Eleven Special in February.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has not won since but has run very creditably in his last three starts, including two grade one placings against fellow sophomores and a solid fourth place finish against elders in the Grade Two Fried Rice Mile where he ran a career best 110sp.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#8 Adjuge 12\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>har stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>B Gall rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Adjuge is also a three year old.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The son of Bernardini is out of the grade-a Sadler\u2019s Wells x Nashua mare Puentelarra.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is the second graded winner from six foals to race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A grade one winner at two, trainer Har thought highly enough of his charge to try the Breeders Bowl Juvenile Turf where Adjuge ran a solid fifth, beaten only 1 \u00bc lengths.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won his first two starts of 2011, both grade twos at one mile.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After an attempt at ten panels he returned to the one mile distance to win the classic French 2000 Guineas.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He caught a yielding surface that was not to his taste in his next start before stepping up and taking on his elders in his last two starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He finished sixth in the Grade One Suffix and second by only \u00bc length in the Grade Two Dell Web Mile where he ran a career best 112 sp.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#9 Don\u2019t Play Me 9\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>1<SUP>st<\/SUP>class stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 3\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>B Thedog rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Don\u2019t Play Me is a four year old son of Theatrical out of the f-grade Seattle Slew x Danzig mare Upper Crust.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>While she didn\u2019t run to her name Upper Crust is certainly producing top tiered runners with four graded winners from five foals to race.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>These include the Breeders Bowl Mile winner Basketball Jones (by Smarty Jones) an earner of over $5,000,000.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Obviously trainer 1stclass is hoping that Don\u2019t Play Me can follow in big brother\u2019s footsteps.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But Don\u2019t\u2019 Play Me has already established himself as a stable jewel, having already won five stakes races and just under two million dollars.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He finished fifth in this race last year but followed that up with his best performance to date, a win in the Grade Two De La Fore with a 120sp.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#10 The Eliminator 22\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>fairhaven3 stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>C Cleland rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>The Eliminator is a three year old son of Pivotal out of the f-grade Galileo x Danzig mare Paralyzed.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has produced one stakes placed runner from three foals.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The Eliminator has never been off the board on the grass, winning four races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He only made his stakes debut in his last start but it was a solid effort \u2013 he ran second in the Grade Two Hall of Fame at a mile and one eighth.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His career best sp is a 107 and he will have to step it up in this spot.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#11 Navigation System 10\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>desimster stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>D Coulthard rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Navigation System is a four year old son of Henrythenavigator out of the e-grad Dynaformer x Storm Cat mare Tlaxcala.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has a graded placed three year old full brother and a young two year old half sister.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A winner of last season\u2019s classic Irish 2000 Guineas, Navigation System has had a rocky 2011.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has one win in seven starts, the Grade Three Hess Mile.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has run triple digit sps in six of those seven starts but he has not run as fast as he did as a three year old.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#12 Ricciarelli 10\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>catspaw2 stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>S Graf rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Ricciarelli is a four year old son of Pivotal out of the g-grade Montjeu x Peitre Celebre mare Montzoom.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is her only stakes performer from two foals.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ricciarelli ran well as a three year old, winning three races and placing in several graded marathons.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was given the winter off and returned at the end of January in a one mile allowance where he scored victory with a career best 113 sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That start was intended as a stepping stone back to longer distance races \u2013 his biggest score of the season was in the mile and one quarter Grade One Prince of Whale.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The question here is whether his talent truly lies at the mile distance as that first race seemed to indicate. <o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#13 Dooty Da Doo 6\/1<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>astinator0 stables<SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 2\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>B Wu rides<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Dooty Da Doo is a four year old son of T.M. Opera out of the g-grade Danzig x A.P. Indy mare Ziginsky.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is her only stakes performer from five foals.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After only one start at two, Dooty Da Doo had a meteoric three year old season.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won the Grade One Jean Brat in July and would tally three more stakes scores for the year, topped off by a win in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Mile.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This year he has found the competition steeper.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His sole win came in the Grade Three Buddy Boy Mile, although he did tie his career best sp of 117 in that run.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has placed in two other grade one miles and has run triple digit sps in his last six starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT face=Calibri>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/o:p><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Good luck to all!<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dooty  Da Doo Prepping For Breeders Bowl Repeat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":401,"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-9582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9582","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\/401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}