{"id":9721,"date":"2011-10-28T18:29:48","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T18:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=9721"},"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=9721","title":{"rendered":"The McKinnon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things kickoff in a big way in Victoria with the Grade Two McKinnon Stakes at a mile and one quarter.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Eleven runners line up for the $500,000 purse which they will race for over a good turf surface.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Favoritism lies with The Strangler, a Grade One winner last season.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Three runners made their stakes debuts in their last start and another did it two starts back.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The lineup pits these up and comers against older, more established stakes runners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Let\u2019s take a look at the field!<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#1 Seize The Star 25\/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 <\/SPAN>bigmoose stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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 Couzens rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Seize The Star is a three year old son of Sea The Stars out of the f-grade Rainbow Quest x Fusaichi Pegasus mare Boudica.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is her only foal.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Seize The Star has five wins from twelve starts, all at the maiden special weight and allowance level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In his last six starts he has won at distances of five furlongs, a mile and three eighths and a mile and one sixteenth.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s tried stakes in his last two starts, finishing third in the Weed Rat Turf Dash at six and one half furlongs with a 101sp and ninth in the Grade Two Cherry Limb Stakes at a mile and one eighth with a 98sp.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#2 Funky Broadway 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 <\/SPAN>super11 stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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 Kohlmorgen rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Funky Broadway is a four year old son of Henrythenavigator out of the c-grade Giant\u2019s Causeway x A.P. Indy mare Grand Causeway.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A four time stakes winner as a dirt sprinter, the mare has produced two stakes placed offspring and one stakes winner from four foals.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Funky Broadway did not start in his first stakes race until May of this year but he\u2019s compiled a solid record of 6-0-3-1 since.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His best race came two starts back in the Grade Three Rennen Classic at a mile and one quarter where he finished second with a career best 110 sp. \u00a0<\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#3 Cold Day In Hell 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 <\/SPAN>trembling stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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>R Bailey rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Cold Day In Hell is a four year old son of Forestry out of the f-grade Gulch x Sadler\u2019s Wells mare Society Terrorizer.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is her only foal.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Second dam was the a-grade Hushwing Hawk a two time grade one winner and earner of over a million dollars.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Cold Day In Hell was a grade two winning two year old but he was available for a $25,000 tag late in his three year old season.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Snatched up by trembling stables, he\u2019s given his new connections five wins in starters and allowance races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He ran a career best sp of 110 when winning an allowance three starts back at a mile and one eighth.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That is the longest he has ever run in his career.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#4 Oopsy Daisy 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 <\/SPAN>opus stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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 Dowell rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Oopsy Daisy is a five year old son of A.P. Indy out of the b-grade Affirmed x Nureyev mare Rhino Daisy.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Rhino Daisy has produced two graded winners and one other stakes winner from seven foals.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Amazingly her foals have earned over $5,000,000.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Oopsy Daisy alone accounts for almost half of that total.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This six-time stakes winner went on a tear last year, winning one of each grade of race in three consecutive starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has not shown that consistency this year, winning only once in six starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He did finish fourth last out in the Grade Three The Cup Of Europe at a mile and one quarter with a 107sp, his best run of the year.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#5 False Motive 12\/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 <\/SPAN>deuce2 stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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 Nightingale rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

False Motive is a four year old son of Motivator out of the e-grade Dream Well x Out of the Way mare False Reality.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is the only stakes runner from four foals for the mare.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>False Motive made his stakes debut in his last start, finishing third in the restricted Queensland Derby at a mile and one half.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His best career sp came in his previous start, a mile and one quarter allowance which he won handily with a 105.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#6 Goccia Di Limone G 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 <\/SPAN>buxpasser stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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>R Dogs rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Goccia Di Limone G is a three year old son of Lemon Drop Kid out of the b-grade Dixie Union x Storm Cat mare Bellissima.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is the only foal for the grade three winner.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Goccia Di Limone G also made his stakes debut in his most recent start.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He finished second in the Grade Three Delaware Bay at a mile and one eighth with a 109sp, a career best.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has never tried a longer trip.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Three of his last four runs have come with 100+ sps.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#7 Rainzapper Ted 19\/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>puddinpuss stables\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 Euler rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Rainzapper Ted is a four year old son of Ghostzapper out of the f-grade Rainbow Quest x Kris S. mare Rainbows Queue.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is her only foal.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Rainbow Ted is the third horse exiting his stakes debut, although unlike the other two he was a winner in that race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won the mile and one quarter Peter the Great Turf Special at this distance with a 106sp.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That was his first time breaking the 100 sp barrier and also his first win of the year.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#8 Jubbly 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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>tote stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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>R Kowalkowski rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Jubbly is a six year old son of Shamardal out of the c-grade Red Bullet x Seattle Slew mare Burchell Hollandia.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is her first foal, the third a three year old of 2011 is already a stakes winner and earner of over half a million dollars.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jubbly was a stakes winner at age three and four but had his best season last year at five.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His season was highlighted by a win in the Grade Three National Stakes at a mile and one quarter.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This season he has one win from seven starts, an allowance at the same distance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He did finish second in the Grade Three Plaid Skirt at that distance two starts back running a season best 109sp.<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#9 The Strangler 7\/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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>grrm2 stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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 Evans rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

The Strangler is a five year old scratch-bred son of Pivotal x Sadler\u2019s Wells x Sharpen Up.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>An earner of nearly $3,000,000, The Strangler won three stakes last year, topped by the Grade One Coxless Stakes at a mile and one quarter with a 116sp.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His record this year is 8-1-1-3 running between a mile and one quarter and a mile and three eighths.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His sole win came two starts back in the Grade Three Rennen Classic at a mile and one quarter with a 113sp.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#10 Grim Melee 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 <\/SPAN>cbr601 stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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>N Hartel rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Grim Melee is a four year old scratch-bred son of Deep Impact x Deputy Minister x Round Table.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Grim Melee was claimed by his current connections for $20,000 in June.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since switching barns he has a 6-1-3-0 record and recorded his first four 100+ sps in his last four starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was a strong second in the mile and one eighth Rusty Hawk Turf Route with a 107sp in his stakes debut and then finished fourth in the Texan A.P. Turf Route at a mile and one quarter most recently.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

#11 Bad Blake 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\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>gregchilds stables\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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 Cox rides<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Bad Blake is a three year old son of Kingmambo based on the f-grade A.P. Indy x Danzig horse Poll Results.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Bad Blake was a grade three winner last year but has gone winless in seven starts this season.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s run solid races, finishing second in the Grade Three Moussac at one mile with a 109sp and ran an almost identical race when second in the Grade Three Untouchable at the same distance with the same sp.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He tried running further than one mile in his most recent start, finishing fourth in the mile and three sixteenths Raw Robe Turf Route with a 105sp.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P>

Good luck to all!<\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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