{"id":9951,"date":"2012-02-02T23:36:19","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T23:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=9951"},"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=9951","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Handicap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>Six graded stakes will be run this Saturday in Florida.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The highlight is the Grade One Glenn Handicap.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A Grade One race for older horses, the Glenn is run at a mile and one eighth on the dirt for a purse of $500,000.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A full field of fourteen has turned out for this spot and it is a competitive group.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The odds range from 6\/1 to 17\/1, with the two longshots being lightly raced four year olds.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Both are stakes winners and could easily upset their older rivals in this spot.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Let\u2019s take a look at the field. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN><?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 Bo Rail\u2019s Magic is, remarkably, not a son of Street Sense.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But this five year old Johannesburg horse certainly has some magic of his own.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s hit the triple digit mark in sps in each of his last eleven starts, including all of his 2011 races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Remarkably he only has one victory during that stretch.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He took the Grade Three It\u2019s All Your Fault Stakes at one mile with a 114sp in November.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He did hit the board in six other races last year, all at the stakes or graded level.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His best run was a 116sp he earned while finishing second by \u00bc length in the Grade Two Hoffa Cup.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#2 Supermajic is another gifted five year old.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The son of Awesome Again has earned over $2,000,000 in his career.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He beat Bo Rail\u2019s Magic in the Grade Two Hoffa Cup at a mile and one eighth in October.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Previously he had won the Grade Two Bertrando Handicap at that distance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>After an unplaced run in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Dirt Mile he came roaring back at his best distance with a victory in the rich Grade One Japan Dirt Cup at a mile and one eighth.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Last out he was fifth in the Grade Two DelPenn Christmas Classic at a mile and one quarter.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#3 Chinnok Down, a millionaire five year old son of Rock of Gibraltar was the winner of the Grade Two DelPenn Christmas Classic.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Once thought best at a mile and one half by trainer liam, this colt has run his best races at a mile and one quarter with a second in a listed stakes and an allowance victory also to his credit at that distance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was third in the Grade Two Bluegrass Cup Classic at a mile and one eighth and ran a 110sp in that spot back in October.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#4 Tower of Dread is a lightly raced four year old son of More Than Ready.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He sports an 8-6-1-0 record, with five of those victories coming in the first five starts of his career.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His only off the board finish came in his stakes debut where he was eighth but he roared back to the winner\u2019s circle in his next start.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He took the mile and one eighth Suicide King Too Dirt Route with a 113sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In his first start of this year he was second in the Upper Management Dirt Route with a 110sp.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#5 Hard Bark is a four year old son of Unbridled\u2019s Song.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>While this colt has proven he has some talent, he is still looking for his first stakes victory and this may be a tough spot to do it in.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He made fourteen starts last year, winning five times in a maiden and four allowance races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He did run well in stakes races, especially on an off track.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was third in the Grade Three Unger Over Stakes at a mile and three sixteenths over a sloppy track and second by \u00bd length in the Bone Roaming Dirt Special in December, again over a sloppy track.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He does not need moisture in the track to run his best race, he ran a career best sp of 115 on a fast track.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#6 Patcher is also looking for the first stakes victory of his career.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The five year old son of Lawyer Ron came closest to a stakes victory as a three year old when second by one length in the Grade Three Chief Snow Handicap.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Last year at age four he finished third in three stakes tries.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His best run came when beaten 1 \u00be lengths in the Grade Two Lewis &#038; Clark Stakes at a mile and one eighth with a career best 112sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was also third in the mile and one quarter Raider Property Dirt Challenge and the River Spay Dirt Memorial at the same distance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He did win two allowance races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In his first start of the year he was tenth in the Grade Three Willing and Able Stakes.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#7 Highest Order is a six year old son of Empire Maker who scored the biggest victory of his career in his most recent start.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Highest Order ran a monster 117sp while winning the Grade Two Jamie Pasqual at a mile and one sixteenth on New Year\u2019s Eve.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It was his fourth victory on the season, he also had three allowance victories at a mile and one eighth.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s run triple digit sps in every start since May of 2010 and has topped 110 on five occasions.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#8 Filopit is a four year old son of Big Brown.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He beat his elders last year in the Grade One Goodygood Stakes at a mile and one eighth.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He ran a career best 113sp in that start, his third victory in a row.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He also scored in a mile and one sixteenth allowance and the Nightly Start Dirt Route at the same distance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since his big Grade One victory he finished third in the mile and three sixteenth Ermington Pegasus Dirt Route, fourth in the mile and one eighth Grade Three Apple Pie and fifth in the one mile Bowing Under Quest Dirt Mile.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#9 <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Hasty Defense is a five year old who was sold at auction midway through last year.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Prior to switching stables he had run one triple digit sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since switching he has exceed the century mark in seven of eight starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His victories for his new connections include the mile and one sixteenth Nowhere To Always Dirt Route with a 118sp and an owner restricted stakes at amile and one eighth with a 112sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was also second in the Grade Two Insulin Cap and third in the Grade Two Prims Memorial.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#10 Just Vengeance, an earner of over $3,000,000 began his season last year in this spot, finishing second by \u00bc length.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The Grade One winner at age two and three would not win during his four year old season although he ran some heartbreaking races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was second by a head in the Grade Two Oaktree Handicap and second by another \u00bc length in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Classic.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He hit the board in three other graded stakes races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Most recently he was second in an owner restricted stakes at a mile and one quarter.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#11 Any Given Eclipse is a six year old who won the first stakes of his career last season.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In April he took the mile and one sixteenth Unamazingness Dirt Route with a 110sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He added third place finishes in the Grade Three Cultural Centre Club and the Regal Deputy Dirt Route at the same distance.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He won the mile and one eighth Velvet Blush Dirt Special in October and then finished fourth in the Hattori Hanzo Dirt Route.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In his most recent start he was second in the mile and one sixteenth Seattle Delta Dirt Route with a 110sp.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#12 Golden Blaze is a six year old who won his first stakes race in his most recent start.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He took the Grade Three one mile Pal\u2019s Hope with a 115sp on New Year\u2019s Eve, easily the best race of his career.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He had previously finished second in the Taking Risks Dirt Mile in June and third in the Pondal Dirt mile in April.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has never raced further than a mile and one sixteenth and has never won a race further than one mile.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#13 Dwarf will go over the $2,000,000 mark in earnings with a good showing here.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The five year old son of Dynaformer has eleven wins from twenty two starts, but only six of those runs have come on the dirt.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He began his career as a two year old on the dirt, winning his debut and running third in an allowance from three starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Switched to the grass he became a multiple Grade Two winner and Grade One placed runner.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In October he moved back to the dirt and was second by a nose in the St. Niner Dirt Route at a mile and one quarter.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He came back to win the Grade Two Lewis &#038; Clark Stakes at a mile and one eighth with a 114sp and then was unplaced in the Grade One Delaware Mile.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Dwarf\u2019s best races have come between nine and ten furlongs so the distance should be no problem here. <o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/P><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>#14 VT Rolling is a lightly raced four year old son of Tiznow.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>From twelve starts he has seven victories and two second place finishes.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He enters this start on a three race win streak.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He took a one mile allowance in October with a 110sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He followed that up with a victory in the Grade Three Who Did It And Run, also at one mile with a 109sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In his first start of the year he faced his elders for the first time and won the mile and one sixteenth Grade Two San Valenzuala Breeders Bol Stakes with a 110sp.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has never run farther than a mile and one sixteenth but he certainly knows how to win.<o:p><\/o:p><\/FONT><\/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>Fourteen Line Up For Half Million Dollar 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