Race : Scottsdale BB Stakes - Grade I - $500,000
Track : Kentucky
Restrictions : All horses, 3 years old and up
Distance : Six furlongs on the Dirt RACE ID: 3735.0315
Post positions were drawn today and a full-field of 14 runners is set to face the starter in this Saturday's 9th running of the Grade I Scottsdale BB Stakes. The 6 furlong SCOTTSDALE carries a purse of $500,000 dollars and promises all the excitement of a white-knuckle ride at SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN. The race, a rematch of sorts for DOCTOR G and CHRONIC ADDICTION who will be looking to even the score today. Plus several other very talented runners added in who are hoping to make their mark at the top of the Sprint Division. Mix it all together and you come with a rerun of the soon to be classic "Hounds chasing the Rabbit" saga, suitable for viewing by the entire family. So lets take a closer look at todays participants.... POST #1 FERNANDO STORM ID#61745 STORM CAT x SEEKING THE GOLD x DANEHILLRACE RECORD: 44-13-4-4 EARNINGS: $622,227 TRAINER: muninn240 JOCKEY: D SHERMAN ODDS: 9-1 THE HALF-BROTHER TO GRADED STAKES WINNER FERNANDO HERO COMES INTO TODAYS RACE WITH 12 100+ SP#s IN A ROW, RANGING FROM 102-113 WHILE COMPETING MOSTLY IN GRADED RACES. THIS FORMER $10,000 CLAIMER APPEARS TO BE COMING BACK INTO FORM AND COULD BE THE X-FACTOR TO CHALLENGE DOCTOR G UP FRONT. POST #2 CHEAP THRILLER (IRE) ID#140118 DANEHILL DANCER x FAPPIANO x NORTHERN DANCER RACE RECORD: 17-3-2-5 EARNINGS: $333,510 TRAINER: worldwide JOCKEY: B SIPE ODDS: 15-1 A GRADE III STAKES WINNER IN HIS OWN DIVISION, STEPS UP TO FACE OLDER RUNNERS FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE COMES INTO TODAYS RACE OFF BACK TO BACK 3rd PLACE EFFORTS, BUT MAY BE IN OVER HIS HEAD WITH THIS GROUP. POST #3 CHRONIC ADDICTION ID#127599 GONE WEST x ELA-MANA-MOU x VALLID APPEAL RACE RECORD: 32-12-5-4 EARNINGS: $911,735 TRAINER: pjlracing JOCKEY: D GIVENS ODDS: 6-1 RAN 3rd AS THE BEATEN FAVORITE LAST OUT vs. DOCTOR G, IN THE GRADE I WEST STATE SPRINT. THIS IS WHAT I WROTE IN MY PREVIEW OF THAT RACE... " FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO CRUNCH THE NUMBERS, THIS IS YOUR HORSE. HE HAS RUN FASTER, AGAINST BETTER, MORE OFTEN, OVER A LONGER PERIOD TIME. HE HAS RECORDED SP#'s OVER 100 IN 17 OUT OF HIS LAST 18, INCLUDING 6 AT 110 OR BETTER. HE HAS FACED GRADED COMPANY IN HIS LAST 7(8 ALTOGETHER), WINNING A GRADE I AND GRADE II IN THE PROCESS AND TAKING HOME CHECKS IN THREE OTHERS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, HE LIKES THE TRACK, HAVING WON THE GRADE III PABLO CRUZ HERE, BACK IN MARCH AND TODAYS DISTANCE IS WITHIN HIS RANGE. WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?"EVEN AFTER LOSING, I STILL BELIEVE EVERYTHING I WROTE ABOUT HIM AND THINK HE IS AN OUTSTANDING HORSE! AND HAD I NOT SEEN THE RACE, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT I MAY HAVE PICKED HIM HERE. BUT.....I ACTUALLY DID GET A CHANCE TO WATCH THAT RACE AND AT NO TIME WAS DOCTOR G EVER THREATENED. SO UNLESS SOMEONE CAN PRESSURE DOCTOR G EARLY, THERE IS NO REASON FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT BY SHORTENING THE RACE A 1/2 FURLONG, HE WILL HAVE ANY BETTER CHANCE TO OVER TAKE HIM THAN LAST TIME. HE WILL NEED TO STAY CLOSER TODAY. POST #4 DOCTOR G ID#121793 GRAND SLAM x AFFIRMED x TOM FOOL RACE RECORD: 21-5-4-3 EARNINGS: $453,805 TRAINER: kauffmac JOCKEY: P CADIGAN ODDS: 10-1 AN IMPRESSIVE WINNER LAST TIME OUT OF THE GRADE I WEST STATE SPRINT. A RACE THAT I PREVIEWED FOR THE BYB AND SAID "THE SPEED OF THE SPEED, WHO WILL LIKELY FIND HIMSELF LOCKED IN A DUAL OUT FRONT WITH CHATROOMRAIDER AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO WATCH AND SEE WHO WILL WIN THE BATTLE, WITHIN A BATTLE FOR THE LEAD AND THEN TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH LEFT TO HOLD OFF THE REST OF THE FIELD." WELL THE DUEL NEVER MATERIALIZED, AS DOCTOR G TOOK CONTROL QUICKLY AFTER LEAVING THE GATE, WAS ABLE TO OPEN UP A FOUR LENGTH LEAD ON A FIELD OF WELL SEASONED SPRINTERS AND THEN HELD OFF ALL CHALENGES TO WIN BY A 1 3/4 LENGTHS. IN DONIG SO, I THINK HE ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS I MAY HAVE HAD AND PROVED THAT HE COULD RUN & WIN AT THIS LEVEL. POST #5 SCAT BRAT CAT (KY) ID#116591 FOREST WILDCAT x DANZIG x HOIST THE SILVER RACE RECORD: 29-6-6-2 EARNINGS: $212,690 TRAINER: alroman JOCKEY: B FULTZ ODDS: 7-1 A HALF BROTHER TO STAKES WINNER JEN JEN DYNA, OUT OF THE GAME MARE LETS GO JENNY AND A STAKES WINNER HIMSELF. IS ANOTHER ONE WHO COMES IN WITH AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF SP#s. HAVING RUN A 100+ IN 12 OUT OF HIS LAST 13. HE SEEMS TO GO JUST FAST ENOUGH TO BE PART OF THE ACTION, BUT HAS FAILED TO MAKE AN IMPACT AT THIS LEVEL. POST #6 BASTIAN ID#10637 KINGMAMBO x SADLER'S WELLS x UNFUWAIN RACE RECORD: 34-13-8-1 EARNINGS: $406,801 TRAINER: socalman JOCKEY: B ALT ODDS: 9-1 A WINNER OF THE GRADE III MD BREEDERS BOWL IN MAY, WHILE COVERING TODAYS DISTANCE IN A SPEEDY 108 2/5 (116 SP#) AND WAS A WINNER LAST TIME OUT IN 1:09FLAT (109 SP#). HE HAS RUN 100+ IN 12 OF HIS LAST 13 AND 14 OUT OF HIS LAST 16. THIS SWIFT SON OF KINGMAMBO IS ANOTHER WHO WILL NEED SOME HELP UP FRONT WITH DOCTOR G IF HE HOPES TO CONTEND. VERY NICE HORSE! POST #7 PARADISE COVE (KY) ID#148842 A.P. INDY x SEEKING THE GOLD x PLEASANT COLONY RACE RECORD: 13-3-2-2 EARNINGS: $128,012 TRAINER: lawyerron JOCKEY: P JAZZ ODDS: 21-1 A LIGHTLY RACED 3yr. OLD STAKES WINNER, WHO FACED OLDER LAST TIME OUT AND FINISHED 6th, BEATEN 2 3/4 LENGTHS. HE WILL BE FACING A TOUGHER FIELD FROM TOP TO BOTTOM TODAY AND EVEN WITH HIS SPEED WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO KEEP UP WITH THESE. POST #8 TENPIN WOBBLE (KY) ID#147446 SEEKING THE GOLD X NORTHERN DANCER x SECRETARIAT RACE RECORD: 18-8-6-0 EARNINGS: $311, 440 TRAINER: tenpin7 JOCKEY: T BELSER ODDS: 8-1 CRASHED LAST TIME OUT AFTER TURNING IN 8 SP#s OF 105+ IN A ROW(106, 107, 110, 108, 105, 109, 115, 112). HE HAS FINISHED 1st OR 2nd IN 14 OUT OF 18 AND IT SEEMS TO BE FEAST OR FAMINE WITH THIS ONE. HE IS FAST ENOUGH, BUT WILL NEED HELP UP FRONT WITH DOCTOR G IF HE HOPES TO RUN HIM DOWN LATE. POST #9 SAT TEST (KY) ID#128497 APTITUDE x GULCH x SILVER BUCK RACE RECORD: 17-5-5-3 EARNINGS: $229,046 TRAINER: alphonso2 JOCKEY: SS LEDWITH ODDS: 10-1 WITH A WIN AND TWO 2nd PLACE FINISHES IN HIS LAST 3 STARTS, THIS SON OF APTITUDE IS RACING AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME. HIS 117 SP# LAST TIME OUT WAS A PERSONAL BEST AND MATCHED CHRONIC ADDICTION FOR THE HIGHEST AMONG TODAY'S CONTESTANTS. HE LIKES TO RUN FROM THE BACK AND IF HE CAN GET THROUGH THE TRAFFIC, SHOULD BE A FACTOR IN HERE. POST #10 CRAZY EIGHTS (TX) ID#118781 A.P. VALENTINE x LEAR FAN x PHONE TRICK RACE RECORD: 34-9-2-3 EARNINGS: $163,325 TRAINER: zahree JOCKEY: K BORTZ ODDS: 13-1 A NICE ALLOWANCE HORSE, WHO HAS BEEN REBUFFED IN THE PAST WHEN STEPPING UP TO STAKES COMPANY. ALTHOUGH FAIRLY QUICK, THE BEST HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO AT THIS LEVEL IS A 4th PLACE FINISH IN THE GRADE III MIDDLE OF NOWHERE SPRINT AND WILL BE AN OUTSIDER TODAY. POST #11 HOLY REVERSE (KY) ID#46492 HOLY BULL x RAHY x STORM BIRD RACE RECORD: 19-6-2-4 EARNINGS: $141,754 TRAINER: bwarrick JOCKEY: I HOGE ODDS: 10-1 A RUNNER WITH TONS OF SPEED AND AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF SP#s, BUT WHO HAS TOSSED IN TWO CLUNKERS IN A ROW. HE HAS THE SPEED TO CHALLANGE THE DOCTOR UP FRONT, BUT NORMALLY WEAKENS WHEN UNDER CONSTANT PRESSURE AND WILL NEED TO FIND THE RESERVE TANK TO GET THE MONEY TODAY. POST #12 IL PROSPETTO (KY) ID#129648 MEDAGIA D'ORO x MR. PROSPECTOR x NORTHERN DANCER RACE RECORD: 25-5-1-4 EARNINGS: $186,962 TRAINER: mthamoney JOCKEY: V WRIGHT ODDS: 9-1 A HALF BROTHER TO TWO STAKES WINNERS AND OUT OF A STAKES WINNING MARE WITH ROYAL BLOODLINES. THIS HORSE HAS A LOT TO LIVE UP TO AND SEEMS TO BE UP TO THE TASK, HAVING COLLECTED CHECKS IN HIS LAST 10 STARTS AND HITTING THE BOARD IN 7 OF THOSE, WITH SP#s RANGING FROM 94 TO A 113 IN HIS LAST START. HE STARTS TODAY'S RACE AT THE PEAK OF HIS CURRENT FORM AND IF HE CAN KEEP UP AND STAY JUST OFF THE PACE, HE COULD BE RIGHT THERE WHEN IT MATTERS. BEWARE!! POST #13 FIVE SKIES (IRE) ID#113278 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY x GONE WEST x NIJINSKY II RACE RECORD: 25-8-4-1 EARNINGS: $367,795 TRAINER: gallorette JOCKEY: L GOODBURN ODDS: 9-1 ALTHOUGH HE HAS A STRING OF 12 100+ SP#s IN A ROW, THE SON OF GIANT'S CAUSEWAY HAS FAILED TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN HIS LAST FOUR STARTS AND MAY BE TAILING OFF. HE WILL NEED TO REACH DEEP INSIDE AND PUT FORTH THE TYPE OF EFFORT THAT GOT HIM HOME ON TOP LAST APRIL IN THE GRADE II ASTROTURF SPRINT, IF HE EXPECTS TO CONTEND FOR HONORS HERE. POST #14 MARKED GROOM TED (URU) ID#74258 MINISTER'S MARK x BLUSHING GROOM x CREME DELA CREME RACE RECORD: 33-3-3-2 EARNINGS: $86,140 TRAINER: tgroup JOCKEY: B CARLEY ODDS: 15-1 BECAME A STAKES WINNER LAST TIME OUT. RUNNING 10th AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH, HE WAS ABLE TO OVERTAKE THE LEADERS WITH ONE BIG MOVE AND WIN GOING AWAY BY A LENGTH AND A QUARTER, IN A FAST 1:15 2/5. HE WILL NEED TO STAY CLOSER AND MAKE HIS RUN A LITTLE SOONER TODAY, AS HE IS GOING TO FIND THIS GROUP WILL NOT BE BACKING UP AS FAST DOWN THE LANE. Trying to pick a winner here has proven difficult without knowing the course of action each trainer plans to employ, but after watching DOCTOR G's last race, I see no reason the outcome will be any different, unless someone can step up and challenge him from the break. There are several in here that could press the issue up front, but at what cost? No one is going to want to play the sacrificial lamb, so the role will probably be left up to chance or not filled at all. Which in this case could seal the fate of the 13 challengers. In conclusion, i must say that from to bottom this is by far the most talented field i have previewed to date and regardless of your selection to win, is sure to hold your interest and keep you riveted to your seat, from start to finish. TESTBARN SELECTIONS: 4-9-3 TILL NEXT TIME,,,,HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE RACES!!
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