{"id":9714,"date":"2011-10-27T19:26:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T19:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=9714"},"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=9714","title":{"rendered":"The Vicky Oaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the many stakes being run in Victoria this week is the Vicky Oaks, a grade one at a mile and five eighths run over a good turf course.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Three year old fillies will be competing for a $500,000 purse.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The favorite, Irish Oaks winner Red Torch is stuck on the outside of the nine horse field.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>While she is a formidable opponent she has never run over an off track before, something she has in common with almost half of her competitors.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>One filly who has no problem with a little give in the ground is Message Decoded who is undefeated in two tries on an off track.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Let\u2019s take a look at the field. <\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#1 Seaing Stars 6\/1\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>lgbost6 stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>J Cox rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Seaing Stars is a daughter of Sea The Stars out of the f-grade Montjeu x Rainbow Quest mare Tete Morningrise.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The mare has been very productive, producing two graded winners and a stakes placed runner from her first three foals but her fourth, a two year old of 2011 is winless in seven starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Seaing Stars earned her graded win in the Grade One Japanese Oaks in May over a mile and one half.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019s raced this distance only once, finishing third in the Grade Three Minerve two races back but she did earn her highest lifetime sp of 103 in that race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>From two starts on an off track she has one win, a stakes at a mile and one quarter.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#2 Princess Teleria 20\/1\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>tulloch stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>S Nightingale rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Princess Teleria is a daughter of Monsun out of the d-grade Sadler\u2019s Wells x Habitat mare My Island Home.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The mare has produced two graded winners from eight foals to race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Princess Telaria broke her maiden four starts back in her thirteenth attempt.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since then she was off the board in one allowance and has won her last two straight.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She earned a career best sp of 98 in her last race at a mile and three eighths.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She was third twice in two attempts at an off track.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#3 Unafraid 4\/1\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\u00a0 <\/SPAN>paddy stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>S Dubrich rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Unafraid is a daughter of Invincible Spirit out of the e-grade Diesis x Lypard mare Eterne.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is her first foal.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Unafraid is twice graded placed, having finished third in the Grade Three Nanette and second in her most recent start, the Grade Two Corn Shucker.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Both races were at a mile and one quarter, she was sixth in her only try longer, in the mile and one half Grade One Japanese Oaks.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She did earn a career best sp of 107 last out but she has never been this far and never run on an off track before.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#4 Wiese N Giant 8\/1\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>manni53 stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>J Kohlmorgen rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Wiese N Giant is a daughter of Wiesenpfad out of the f-grade Giant\u2019s Causeway x Sadler\u2019s Wells mare Giant\u2019s Poliglote.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is her only foal.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Wiese N Giant has made only one start farther than a mile and one sixteenth and that was in the mile and one quarter Granny Deal Turf Filly Route.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She finished sixth that day and earned a 66sp.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019s done her best running around a mile, with a career best sp of 105.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019s never tried an off track.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#5 Message Decoded 8\/1\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>sender stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Bi Clark rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Message Decoded is a daughter of Giant\u2019s Causeway out of the a-grade Monsun x Seattle Slew mare Hidden Messages.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Hidden Messages was a multiple graded winner on dirt and turf at marathon distances.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Message Decoded is her first foal; her 2011 two year old is winless in one start.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Message Decoded has shown some ability on the dirt but seems to have a definite preference for the lawn.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019s won four straight races, the last three at a mile and one half on the grass.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She earned her first stakes win in her most recent start, the Gatling Apex Turf Mare Enduruance with a 100sp.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019s run on an off track twice, winning both races although one was on the dirt.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#6 Muy Duro 5\/1\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>mtk3man stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>D Dowell rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Muy Duro is a scratch-bred daughter of Smart Strike x Danehill x Sadler\u2019s Wells.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Muy Duro did not begin to race until this season but she proved quite good at it very early, winning the Grade Three Penelope Cruz in only her third start.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since then she has added two allowance victories from five starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The furthest she has traveled was in the mile and one half Grade One Oaks de English where she finished eighth with her career lowest sp of 83.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has never tried an off track.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#7 Akuna Bay 11\/1\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>bbudgiensw stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>T Nichols rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Akuna Bay is a scratch-bred daughter of Lonhro x Graustark x Round Table.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has only ever raced on turf but has never tried an off track before.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019s won two of her last three starts, all of which came at a mile and one half.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In her most recent race she stomped the field winning by 4 \u00bc lengths with a 100sp, the first time she has hit that milestone.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#8 Lady Skade 9\/1\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>tesio stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>M Miller rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Lady Skade is a daughter of Sea the Stars out of the d-grade Montjeu x Danehill mare Athena Areia.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is the only foal for the three time stakes winner.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Lady Skade didn\u2019t break her maiden until March of this year in her first try and a mile and three eighths.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She proved adept at longer distances, winning two allowances and running second in another before trying stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She was fourth in her initial run, the Grade Two Kirby\u2019s Pool Party where she earned a 101 sp and third in the mile and one half Rage More Piper Turf Filly Stayer in her most recent start.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has never tried an off track.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#9 Red Torch 2\/1\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>cthstable stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>D Evans rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Red Torch is a scratch-bred daughter of Monsun x Blushing Groom x Riverman.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The most accomplished runner in the field, Red Torch won the classic Irish Oaks at a mile and one half in July.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She followed that up with a win in the Grade Three Minerve at today\u2019s distance with a 108sp.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She tried her elders in her last start and ran back to that number finishing a solid second in the Grade One Vermillion Stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has never tried an off track, a vulnerability her opponents will be hoping to exploit.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Good luck to all!<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

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