Bombastic Thought has won his last two races over today’s distance and looks to have a good chance of taking in The New Orleans Handicap with Grandeur and Ocean Cookie his main rivals.
New Orleans Handicap – Grade II
| 4/1/2017 | 19:25 | 3/27/2017 3:00 | FG | Race #16 | 1 1/8m | Dirt | Graded Stake |
| Purse $400.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. |
Russian Whisky
Night Rider Stables
Won sixteen from forty eight starts, sold on numerous occasions through his career from $18.000 to $200.000, purchased by his present owner for $50.000 running twice since finishing second in both The Lad Handicap beaten by a head and The Mineshaft Handicap – Grade III beaten by a nose.
Luck For Six
Grimley
Won four from thirteen starts, winning a maiden at TUP in his second race also three allowances at PRX, MTH and GG. He was purchased by his present owner after winning at GG for $48.000 and since then ran once finishing sixth of seven in an allowance at GP beaten by five lengths.
Evil Position
Maxmillion Farm
Won five from eleven starts, winning a maiden at FER in his first race, an allowance at MD and claimed by his present owner for $5.000 after winning a claimer at RP by eight lengths. Since then ran four times finishing second in both The CC Iron Horse and The San Pasqual Stakes – Grade II also won his last two both allowances at SA and GP.
Ocean Cookie
Aml Racing
Won seven from sixteen starts, winning a maiden at SA in his first race, five allowances at PM, SUN, WO, DMR and the race before last at HOU following that by winning his last race in The Mineshaft Handicap – Grade III by a nose.
Grandeur
Mb Stables
Won six from seventeen starts, winning a maiden at TUP in his first race, three allowances at DMR and two at MTH also two Stakes, The Hopeful – Grade I by half a length and The Oceanport Stakes – Grade III. He last finished second in The Razorback Handicap – Grade III beaten by a quarter of a length.
Bombastic Thought
Oval Express Farms
Won four from seven starts, winning a maiden at LAD in his third race following that by winning an allowance at ELP he has then won his last two races, The Discovery Handicap – Grade III by three quarters of a length also an allowance at GP by two lengths.
Fly Millennium
John Henry
Won four from twenty starts, winning a maiden at SAR in his third race, an allowance at AQU also two Stakes, The San Vicente Stakes – Grade II and The Bay Shore – Grade III all for his previous owner. Purchased by his present owner for $600.000 running eight times since all in Stakes Company without winning, he finished four in his last race in The GP Handicap – Grade II beaten by a length.
Good luck to all.
The Englishman.
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