Equinics 2010 BTB Articles




Written by: Nextbonus

Grade I
One mile
Fast Dirt
$1,000,000
Fillies and mares, 4 years old and up

PP��� Horse��� Owner���� Jockey�� � Odds�
1� LUCKY'S HEIDI(KY)� naracing9� Z Ruzek� 38/1�
2� DIABOLU'S PACISCOR(KY)� babycolt� D Givins� 11/1�
3� SAND SNAKE(IRE)� lopo87� N Lawton� 9/1�
4� SEEKING A MIRACLE(KY)� z6� H Holman� 35/1�
5� INCLUSIVE(KY)� rlogan� V Gardner� 14/1�
6� TORCH THE TRACK(ENG)� gradetwo� B Gulch� 13/1�
7� DEMONIC PRESENCE(KY)� taicheska� A Rolling� 10/1�
8� CONTROLLED POWER(KY)� glbstable� B F Abman� 19/1�
9� SLAMMED CONNECTION(KY)� ramo� B Kneen� 15/1�
10� CAROLINA HURRICANE(KY)� zonabear� H Ross� 20/1�
11� ULTIMATE DIAMOND(KY)� korn� P Wright� 13/1�
12� GRAB THE GENE(IRE)� crawf68� I Fain� 19/1�
13� SLAVE TO AMBITION(KY)� gwyneth� M Grunhard� 12/1�
14� ARIAS(KY)� limpid� K English� 10/1�
15� CAPE CRUSADERS(IRE)� leechy1� V Jennings� 17/1�
16� BOSUNSHINE(ENG)� huberteng� Q Simien� 14/1�
17� BLAZING FRONTIER(KY)� stlcards� K Proehl� 18/1�
18� BLUE RAISIN(KY)� winstar� J White� 10/1�
19� BAVMORDA(KY)� ceclaim1� P Haynes� 10/1
The unique Welsh Red Dragon flag adorns this Midas named race for older fillies and mares going a mile on the dirt.� With a 9-1 favorite, this is anyone's race.� Here are the speedy ladies�in the order�listed on the official Equinics entry page:

Vermont� SLAVE TO AMBITION(KY)
The host residency is well represented by Kendra's Breeders' Bowl champion.� The Distorted Humor X Anuenue (Aptitude) five year old has won seven graded stakes including three grade ones and over 2.3 million dollars.��Local works have been sparkling and I'm guessing she's�all set to rebound from a rare dull effort last time out.

URC� ULTIMATE DIAMOND(KY)
Qwikvett Stables'�regally bred �(A.P. INDY x STORM CAT x DANZIG) four year old arrives in Vermont off a neck loss to�the well intended�Repeat Performance in a Southern California sprint.� Vett's classy lassie is a dual grade I winner and split the field against the big boys in The Bluegrass Derby.� Crafty conditioner appears to have her set up perfectly�for a top effort.� �

DelPenn� TORCH THE TRACK(ENG)
The Supers send out their front running daughter of Red Ransom and the graded winning Torch Song (Woodman) for this test.� The four year old speedster can stalk and pounce if necessary and her versatility may come in very handy here.� Proven quality grade I�winner deserves much respect.�

GR Simsters� SAND SNAKE(IRE)
Given�Stables'�light grey beauty�seems to be getting better with age.� The�six year old�El Prado mare from King Niner (Forty Niner) has won three straight.� Dan gave her two months off following a busy and successful 2009 campaign and brought her back in a Virginia sprint which she won easily.� All signs point�toward a big effort on Saturday.
Sim Hispano �ARIAS(KY)
Rafa Stables will once�again try to get their fine sprinter to stretch out a bit this week.� The Corinthian filly, from the five time stakes winner Zaragoza (Fusaichi Pegasus), excels at distances up to seven and one half furlongs, but has had trouble getting that extra sixteenth�in three previous attempts.� However, Arias is in the best form of her career right now having finished first or second�five times in a row while tossing big speed numbers in each race.��So it would be no real surprise if she rises to the occasion this time.�
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Hong Kong Racing Club� CAPE CRUSADERS(IRE)
This is my favorite mare in the race.� I know, I'm supposed to be impartial.� But she�was�bred using�three of my favorite "blue collar" sires (Cape Cross x Niniski x Persian Bold).� Mark's quick starting mare probably isn't going to win.��Might not�hit the board.� But next time out, back with her own kind, she'll�make her presence felt.� And�when the six year old is done racing, I'm betting that she'll�make a very nice broodmare.� Especially since the number one Saints fan bumped�Cape Cross to�a more�elite�level this year.��

Comedy Central� SEEKING A MIRACLE(KY)
Angela hopes her Seeking The Gold mare can successfully take the next step forward and compete with the big girls.� This�deep closer has hit the board in five of six career stakes tests.� Her only miss is excusable since the saddle slipped and she was eased in a Florida grade I.��Consistent and tries hard so not impossible.
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MIDAS� DIABOLU'S PACISCOR(KY)
As it turns out, Supertaffy had a very good idea when she bred Rahy to her stakes winning, graded placed Sadler's Wells mare, Indescribable.� The flashy chestnut offspring, now four, is rapidly approaching a half million in career earnings and has been regularly raising eyebrows since her third place finish in the Bluegrass Oaks.� Two time graded�winner produced speed figs of 111 and 112 respectively�while finishing second in a pair of grade II stakes recently.� Must�be taken seriously.��
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NWRC� BLUE RAISIN(KY)
This�Bluegrass Cat�x Afternoon Tea (Smart Strike)�filly keeps getting better and better.� Sports a fancy record�(17 9-5-0) and just posted a�career best speed number (112) winning a Kansas stake.� Rich has her all cranked up for a big mile.� If she can take another step forward, watch out!

Blazing Saddles� BOSUNSHINE(ENG)
Boble's Pivotal filly will be making her first start since November.� She won her two most recent outings, defeating the above mentioned Blue Raisin last time out.� Her best quality may be versatility.� Shows three gate to wire wins and four where she came from eighth place or further back.� Either way, big threat if she fires fresh.
EAAA� DEMONIC PRESENCE(KY)
Shamran's millionaire mare has been a star miler�for quite a while.� Back in '07 she won the first and only Grade I World Cup Juvenile Filly Mile.� By Victory Gallop from the stakes winning Mineshaft mare, Sinister Simster, Demonic Presence has won only once in the last nine months.� But she has been close often and that victory came in a grade II race two back.��Fits very nicely in this star studded field.�
OHIO� LUCKY'S HEIDI(KY)
Mr. Lucky's Ghostzapper filly is fast and consistent.� She was a precocious youngster, winning her debut and taking two stakes in her first five starts.� The four year old stalker�boasts a win and two seconds in her last three tries.� Problem is, this is a killer field and Heidi's best races have come against easier.� Longshot.
IRELANDGRAB THE GENE(IRE)
Crawford Incorporated sends out this Generous filly from the well bred (Seeking The Gold x Secretariat x Dr. Fager) Grab The Bag.� She has hit the board in half of her thirty six career start and is a very solid allowance miler.� Nice filly but in too tough here.
East-West Connection� SLAMMED CONNECTION(KY)
Big Oil Andy�has entered�this interesting Successful Appeal filly.��One might dismiss her at first glance since she isn't quite as "sexy" as some of the glamour girls.� But after digging around a bit, there are hints of�danger.� Last July�she upset a very good field in a grade II stake.� Two back she posted a 108 speed figure finishing second in The HALF A WORLD AWAY Stakes.� And last time out, in a So Cal G-I, she was a nice third, once again earning a 108.� Sneaky chance.�

STATE� CAROLINA HURRICANE(KY)
Rock solid allowance miler has been throwing respectable speed figures�lately while winning three of her last five.� But CVBear's Toccet x Seth's Bubbles (Forty Niner) six year old will, in all likelihood, find these gals too tough.�
BENELUX �BAVMORDA(KY)
Amazingly, this Royal Belgian Kempen Farm trained Giant's Causeway five year old has earned a check in every one of her twenty six lifetime starts.� She literally never throws a clunker.� She has twenty top three finishes including eight wins.� Stalker type put together three�great races last spring.� She won a Vermont stake with a 108 speed mark and then scored in�a Georgia stake�posting a huge 115 speed�figure.� You'd think she might bounce off that but instead�took The Grade II My Lady in Southern California.� Been there or thereabouts in six races since then.� Best effort would obviously be good enough to threaten.�
MINNESOTA DOWNS� INCLUSIVE(KY)
Randy Logan has been�training almost ten years now and is not only a fine conditioner, but one of the truly good guys in the game.� And his Include x Blushing at War (Rahy) mare has the credentials to pull off an upset.� She's won two straight stakes and is graded placed on both surfaces.� Big chance to medal for Minny at a nice price.��
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Great Plains Residency� CONTROLLED POWER(KY)
Mr. Fabulous saddles this graded placed chestnut filly for The Red Dragon.� Brad was forced to fill a lot of holes for the Great Plains�Equinics team which is a lot like the Jamaican Bobsled�team,�small but�very feisty.��His Point Given four year old from the much traveled Heir to the Throne�(Tale of the Cat) hasn't been real sharp lately.� But like the residency for which she races,�Controlled Power�always tries hard and never gives up.
Alpine Turf Club� BLAZING FRONTIER(KY)
This is the "now" horse.� Lots of positives for Stlcards Stables' red hot chestnut.� The Bernardini filly arrives in Vermont as sharp as possible�following two sensational victories, both dirt mile stakes.� Two back she crushed a field in Wisconsin.� And last time out, went from worst to first in the blink of an eye to capture the weekly feature in Washington.��Big shot at a�healthy price.�




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