Il Capitano could repay some of his purchase price by winning The FG Handicap running for his present owner after he won an allowance in his last start his first for his present owner with the main rivals looking to be Heartbreak Gullis and Beav Barley.
FG Handicap – Grade III
RACE DATE TIME DEADLINE TRACK RACE ## DISTANCE SURFACE RACE TYPE
2/20/2016 16:45 2/17/2016 3:00 FG Race #8 1 1/8m Turf Graded Stake
Purse $125.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward.

Candy Memories
Glorify Stables
Won five from twelve was gelded back last June and since won five from six and a second winning his last two races both allowances one at TAM and the other at GG.

Duca Di Toscana
Nakamura Stables
Won eight from twenty three claimed by his present owner for $25.000 after winning a claimer
at CRC since then won six stakes races from fourteen included The PA Derby – Grade II, The San Pasqual Stakes – Grade II, The Foster Handicap – Grade I and the race before last The Seabiscuit Handicap – Grade II finished fifth of six in his last race The Bradley Handicap – Grade III beaten by a length.

Honorable Eight
Blushing Meadows
Won six from twenty three has been sold four times in his career for $12.500, $7.000, $80.000 and bought by his present owner for $125.000 and since won once from five starts an allowance at DMR also fourth in The City of Hope Mile – Grade II, eight in The BC Mile – Grade I and second in his last two both allowances at AQU and SA.

Il Capitano
Australia Wide
Won five from thirteen he was bought by his present owner for 100.000 in a private sale after winning The Station by two lengths and has won once since an allowance at SA winning it by three quarters of a length.

Beav Barley
Oval Express Farms
Won three from sixteen a maiden and two allowances his last win was the race before last at GG by a length then ran in The River City Handicap – Grade III finishing second beaten by a length.

Tucson
Aer Stables
Won fourteen from forty six starts claimed for $35.000 after finishing second in a claimer at SAR and since upped in class running four times finishing second twice in The Johns Call beaten by a quarter of a length and his last race The Bradley Handicap – Grade III beaten by a nose.

Kentucky Hero
Threshold
Won only once from thirteen starts a maiden at CD at the seventh attempt and since then ran second in The Slew Handicap, third of four in The Canadian Derby – Grade III beaten by ten lengths, third of four in The Discovery Handicap – Grade III, sixth of eight in The Tropical Park Derby beaten by a length and his last race second in an allowance at HOU beaten by three quarters of a length.

Banana Boy
Night Rider Stables
Won eight from twenty eight starts claimed by his present owner for $10.500 after finishing second in a claimer at GG and since then won five from fifteen were he won The CC Emerald the race before last taking it by a length last ran in The Ft. Lauderdale Stakes – Grade II finishing third beaten by two lengths.

Heartbreak Gullis
Axeman
Won seven from twenty two starts bought from the auction by his present owner for $89.880 and since won two from eleven both allowances at WO and next to his last race at GP ran in another allowance at GG in his last outing finishing second beaten by a head.

Good luck to all.

The Englishman.

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