April 26, 2008
Calder Race 9
Maiden Special Weight
4.5 furlongs
2-Year Olds
Post Time: 4:26 PM; HRTV
| PP |
Horse |
| 1. |
Kilpedder Boy
|
| 2. |
Bee Cee Cee
|
| 3. |
Ideal Exchange
|
| 4. |
Just Like Biscuit
|
| 5. |
Sayers
|
| 6. |
Sea Mecke
|
| 7. |
Safety Squeeze
|
| 8. |
Precious Beans
|
| 9. |
Royal Sneaker
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| 10. |
Transporter
|
I have to admit that Precious Beans (Medaglia d'Oro - Precious Feather by Gone West) is one my favorite names among the Medaglia d'Oros. As many of you know, Medaglia d'Oro is a brand of coffee, combine that with Precious Feather and you get Precious Beans. But, a good name only gets you so far, now it's time to see what he can do on the track. His dam, Precious Feather, was a stakes winner who earned $257,441 including second place finishes in the Azalea (gr. III) and Turfway Breeders' Cup (gr. III). However, she did not win as a 2-year old. Precious Feather is the dam of 2 winners, one of which won as a 2-year old.
The sales leader from this race is Bee Cee Cee (Songandaprayer - Mighty Rose by Mighty Appealing) who sold for $100,000 as a weanling and $200,000 as a 2-year old. Bee Cee Cee's dam was a stakes winner who earned $125,452 but didn't race as a 2-year old. Bee Cee Cee is a half-brother to 5 winners, 3 of which won during their 2-year old season. These include Mighty David who was stakes-placed as a 2-year old.
Sea Mecke (Mecke - Sea Span by Valid Expectations) is the first foal out of a stakes winning dam who earned $272,657 including $50,230 as a 2-year old.
Two of the horses in this race have experience, Just Like Biscuit (Sligo Bay (IRE) - Evita's Song by Conquistador Cielo) finished 8th in a 2.5 furlong race at Gulfstream Park on 4/19. Evita's Song, dam of Just Like Biscuit, was a winner who earned $50,620. She has produced two winners including the stakes-placed Gone Wild. However, neither of her winners won at 2. Royal Sneaker (Snuck In - Regally Perfect by Regal Search) finished 5th in the same Gulfstream Park race as Just Like Biscuit. Royal Sneaker is a half-brother to the winner De Jewel who won 3 races and finished 2nd twice in seven starts as a 2-year old.
There are also three horses on the Also-Eligible list for this race, Adari, Kentucky Stormin, and Crazi Truth, which you should keep in mind if you are playing the race.
2-Year Old Works
Returning to the WorkTab (horses previously mentioned in
this blog)
Two Congarees worked 4 furlongs at Churchill on 4/25 in :50.00, Karanka (filly; Congaree - Casual Rendezvous by High Brite) and Oconee (colt; Congaree - Chenoa by Wild Again).
At Fenway (colt; Pleasantly Perfect - Dancey Kate by Danzig) was on track again at San Luis Rey on 4/25, working 3 furlongs in :35.40.
Also working 3 furlongs in :35.40 at San Luis Rey on 4/25 was The Red Seat (colt; Speightstown - Luna Real (ARG) by Mutakddim).
Saar Treaty went 3 furlongs in :36.60 at Fair Hill on 4/25. This was the fastest of 6 works at the distance.
New to this blog
Red Bird Rules (filly; Peace Rules - Twirling Angel by Saint Ballado) worked at Calder on 4/25 going 3 furlongs in :36.60. Red Bird Rules is a half-sister to one winner, Uno Red Bird. Uno Red Bird did not run as a 2-year old, but she did break her maiden in her first start as a 3-year old and has earned $10,607 in two starts.
The Congaree colt, King Congo (Congaree - Hansels' Star by Hansel) worked 2 furlongs at Emerald Downs on 4/25 recording a time of :25.40. King Congo is a half-brother to the winner Bullish Yield who has earned $75,825 through 2008.
