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Weekend Stakes Coverage 9/29 9/30 10/1

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9/29/23

  12  SA    Chillingworth Stakes (GIII)

$100.000    3yo&Up F&M   6 1/2f   Dirt    3yo 121lbs  Older 123lbs

1
   New Albany    Our Athletes    Cedillo A   121   7/1   
2
   Sioux Flower    Mb Stables    Rispoli U   121   9/5   
3
   Sweet T    Spb Racing    Van Dyke D   121   9/2   
4
   Secrether    Ekli Stable    Dettori L   124   6/1   
5
   English Charm    Zoeller    Gutierrez Mario   124   7/1   
6
   Lonely    Ace Racing Stable    Smith M E   124   8/1   
7
   Grandest Lady    La Canada Racehorses    Maldonado E   124   6/1   
8
   Texas Holdem    D J C Racing Stables    Vazquez R A   124   8/1   
9
   Glaring Flaw    First Flight Stable    Bravo J   121   10/1

To SoCal and a Friday graded affair for the ladies as nine are set to go to the post for the Chillingworth Stakes (GIII) a six-and-a-half-furlong sprint on the main track, here at SA.   We all know that Mb rules the stakes and I think this is a spot where he does just that and will key Sioux Flower in this one.  She looked great winning the Beaumont (GII) at KEE back in the fall but has had a rough time of it lately… still, he knows when they are right, and I’ll take the rise back to graded types to prove she is back in form.  I’m going to give the lightly raced Sweet T a shot here as well.  The horse just never runs a bad race and looks primed for the step up to stakes company.  Spb Racing is a new barn of unknown origin, but winning at 13%, I’m guessing not a newbie… either way, let’s see how this one goes, and can she bring home the first graded win for the barn. 

COZMAN   2 / 3           Willie’s Green Card    2 / 6

 

9/30/23

  2  GP    Princess Rooney (GII) [BC]       

$200.000    3yo&Up F&M   7f   Dirt    3yo 118lbs  Older 123lbs

1
   Nolo Contendere    Riggins Racing    Vasquez M A   123   10/1   
2
   Ifyerwokeyerajoke    TwinTowersRacing    Contreras L   123   10/1   
3
   Toc Black Witch    Supremebeast    Beato I   118   12/1   
4
   Free Farley Party    Night Rider Stables    Carmouche K   123   9/2   
5
   Spring Street    High Voltage    Gonzalez El   118   8/1   
6
   Mirepoix    Alabarda Stable    Camacho S Jr   118   7/1   
7
   Eight Seconds    Wood Duck Stables    Garcia Mar   118   8/1   
8
   Afar    D J C Racing Stables    Pennington F   123   5/1   
9
   Points Of Grace    Mb Stables    Gallardo A A   118   7/2   
10
   Devils Bride    Fractious    Perez Edg   118   9/5   
11
   Last Call    YME Stable    Sutherland C   123   8/1   
12
   Wocky Woad    Luz International    Luzzi L J   123   6/1

SoFla is the place and the speedster spinsters will be on display as we have a full field of twelve set to go seven panels in the Princess Rooney (GII), here at GP.  I think it’s hard to get past Devils Bride in this one, and a repeat of that win in the Test (GI) at SAR would be just what the barn wants.  She was a solid third in the Prioress (GII), also at the spa, and I just can’t go against her in this one.  Points Of Grace had a big win in the CT Oaks (GIII) and the lightly raced Mb charge looks to be getting better with every start.  I’d also give Mirepoix a look in this one, especially if she can repeat that Skipat race, or if it comes up wet. 

COZMAN   10 / 9 / 6           Willie’s Green Card    10 / 9

  9  AQU    The Vosburgh (GII) [BC]     

$250.000   3yo&Up   7f  Dirt   3yo 121lbs  Older 124lbs

1
   Crypto    Maxmillion Farm    Jimenez A   124   7/2   
2
   People Paradox    Mb Stables    Lezcano J   121   7/2   
3
   What A Joke    Delta Farms    Silvera Ru   121   10/1   
4
   Domiano    Fractious    Rosario J   121   6/1   
5
   Papa Nature    Night Rider Stables    Jaramillo E   124   8/1   
6
   Noble Faerie    Riggins Racing    Castillo I   121   5/1   
7
   Rock N Rattle    Onlineracingclub.com    Prat F   124   6/1   
8
   Rudy Is With Me    Mb Stables    Beschizza A   124   7/1   
9
   Demon    Wood Duck Stables    Geroux F   124   7/2   
10
   Tiz Trippi    Rock Creek    Davis D   124   9/2   
11
   Crack The Party    Maxmillion Farm    Bridgmohan S X   121   7/1   
12
   Tehran    Mb Stables    Centeno D E   124   7/2   
13
   First Fleet    High Voltage    No Rider   124   A/E

We stay with the sprinters buy the gents get the call to post for The Vosburgh (GII), again going seven furlongs and it’s a full gate with one hoping to get in, here at AQU.  I’m going to take Demon as the top selection in this one.  His two seasonal wins came back to back in the Aristides at CD and the Nerud (GII) at BEL.  He was a solid third in the slop at this distance in the Forego, and I think the seven panels fits him well.  The second spot could go any number of ways, but I’ll take the lightly raced People Paradox… only four starts, two wins, and he looked good in both the maiden win and that Bold Venture (GIII) victory, at WO, in his most recent.  Put a bunch of them in the tri-key and you may have something.

COZMAN   9 / 2          Willie’s Green Card    9 / 2 / 4

  10    AQU    The Bloom Hcp (GII)   

$250.000   3yo&Up F&M   6 1/2f  Dirt    Hcp Weights

1
   Dolly P    Arindel    Centeno D E   120   5/1   
2
   Loud Mouth    TwinTowersRacing    Geroux F   120   6/1   
3
   Chatta Code    Ace Racing Stable    Worrie A S   120   4/1   
4
   Honor Is Better    Wood Duck Stables    Cedillo A   119   9/2   
5
   Sticky Content    Night Rider Stables    Dettori L   119   9/2

A short but talented field of sprinting spinsters will spell The Bloom Hcp (GII), a six and a half furlong dash over the main track, here at AQU.  This looks like a wide open affair as three of the five are looking for their first win of the season, but all of them are running well.  I’ll put Chatta Code on the top of the field off of her win at FL, taking the Arctic Queen at FL.  She has two seasonal wins and a bunch of on the board finishes, and that may do the trick.  Dolly P is one of those non-winner types, but she’s been close in a bunch of races, some of those vs. tough, graded foes, so I’d give her a big look in this, as well.  She was second in the Ashland (GI) at KEE vs top-types, so anything like that would make her a factor. 

COZMAN   9 / 2          Willie’s Green Card    9 / 2 / 4

  12  AQU    The Hirsch Turf Classic (GI) 

$500.000   3yo&Up   1 1/2m inTurf   3yo 121lbs  Older 124lbs

1
   French Style    Royalty Stables    Dettori L   124   7/2   
2
   Fear Me Not    Mb Stables    Lezcano J   121   3/1   
3
   Neds Influence    The Sidley Stud    Castillo I   124   7/1   
4
   Killer Instinct    Mb Stables    Silvera Ru   124   9/2   
5
   King Que Niagra    D J C Racing Stables    Gutierrez Mario   124   4/1   
6
   No Hitter    Maxmillion Farm    Jimenez A   124   10/1   
7
   Dark Arts    TwinTowersRacing    Geroux F   124   9/2   
8
   Violent Crime    Diablo Diablo    Centeno D E   124   7/1   
9
   Champion In Action    Night Rider Stables    Castellano J J   124   6/1  

As a wanna-be writer, it just doesn’t get any better than this… Joe was a great writer and a great horseman… a true proponent for all equine matters.  So it warms the heart to see such a great group of turf specialists ready to go the marathon distance of a mile and a half in The Hirsch Turf Classic (GI).  I really don’t know which way to go in this tough group but let’s give Fear Me Not the slight age… I’m not a big proponent of 3yo vs older, but Mb has given this one new life, switching him over to the green stuff.  A second in the BEL Derby (GI), same in the SAR Derby (GI), both by a nose, then a nice win in the DG Derby (GIII)… he sure does look the part.  Killer Instinct is another that has reincarnated on the weeds, running second in the AP Million (GI) then won the KY Turf Cup (GII) and that’s enough to get my attention.  I will not be surprised by any outcome… this is a solid, deep, classy group… take your pick.   

COZMAN   2 / 4         Willie’s Green Card    4 / 7 / 2

  2  CD    Ack Ack (GIII) [BC]     

$400.000   3yo&Up   1m  Dirt   3yo 121lbs  Older 124lbs

1
   Sexy Back    Night Rider Stables    Cohen D   124   7/2
2
   Sting Operation    TwinTowersRacing    Cedillo A   124   8/1   
3
   Crack Stone    Mb Stables    Rispoli U   124   10/1   
4
   Have Phun    Gdp Inc    Hernandez C J   124   4/1
5
   King Pigeon    Riggins Racing    Bejarano R   124   9/2
6
   Dial Me Up    Luz International    Ortiz I Jr   124   12/1   
7
   Twilight Flame    Mb Stables    Wilson E J   124   8/1   
8
   Neon Town    Pan Farms    Walcott R W   121   4/1  
9
   More Twist    Mb Stables    Murrill M   121   10/1   
10
   Iron Mine    Fractious    Valdez F S   124   10/1   
11
   Skylight Sword    Onlineracingclub.com    Castanon J L   124   8/1   
12
   Mr Pancake    Arindel    Loveberry J   124   10/1   
13
   Mock Galaxy    Nakamura Stables    No Rider   124   AE 

You can tell the BC is coming as horses begin to meld into their perfect distances, and we catch a top-notch field of mile types in the Ack Ack (GIII) here at the twin spires.  Sexy Black was sixth in last years BC Dirt Mile (GI) but the 6yo gelding seems to be at his best right now, winning three graded stakes from his seven seasonal starts, including the Met Mile (GI).  He was third in the CT Classic (GII) last out, but I think this is his best distance.  I’m going to put Neon town in the second spot as he’s been lights out since switching barns back in April.  Three stakes wins, all at a mile… well, you get where I’m going with this choice.  This is going to be a tough tough race…

COZMAN   1 / 8        Willie’s Green Card    11 / 8 / 2

 

10/1/23

  3  WO    Breeders Stakes       

$400.000   3yo foaled in Canada   1 1/2m  Turf   123lbs

1
   Down Royal    Mo Mentum Farm    Dettori L   123   4/1   
2
   Creepy Bag    Chili King Stables    Contreras L   123   10/1   
3
   Night Raider    Mb Stables    Beschizza A   123   7/1   
4
   Zakouski One    Smokey Stover    Wilson E J   123   7/2   
5
   Sky Dreams    Mo Mentum Farm    Gonzalez Ru   123   8/1   
6
   Constant    Arindel    Ferrer J C   120   10/1   
7
   Yansa    Wood Racing Stable    Lezcano J   123   10/1

North of the border we go for a group of CA-bred sophomores going the marathon mile and a half on the lush Toronto lawn in the Breeders Stakes, with a nice purse to go along with it.  I am taking Zakouski One as the top choice as he won over this track vs Alw types, then took the American Derby at CD before a last out third in the NMofR (GII) at SAR.  Those last two were on wet sod, but I think he can win this on anything.  I’ll go to the rail and put Down Royal in the second sport… he closes from the back of the pack, which can be troublesome (as we all know) but if he can run back to that win at ELP, I think he could be a handful here. 

COZMAN   4 / 1        Willie’s Green Card    1 / 4 / 3

 

 

 

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