Week 1


Dirt Races

Acceptance Prospect - 8F - P
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WIN Executioner
PLACE Admonish
SHOW Armistice
fourth Flitcraft
fifth Riot Act
sixth My Secretariat
seventh Borealis

If you want any feedback regarding my reasoning, lemme know! Factors were distance likelihood, proven progeny by parents, and parents' own achievements.

Juillet Maiden - 8F - M
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WIN Devil You Know
place Hidden Scheme
show Enough Said
4th Exotic Dancer
5th Insouciant

Ever seen Cutthroat Kitchen? Yeah this is the horse edition.

With this particular set of horses I felt as though they had a bit more staying power over Insouciant. There's nothing wrong with him, so don't stress about that. I'd advise running him with his fellow sprinters for a bit or give him a 1 furlong ext. if you intend on running him as a miler as well (just to be on the safe side)

Yukonite Derby Race Four - 12F - G5 *Series*
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WIN Dogma
PLACE Legionare

Sammy, Dogma could be very good for you. Just keep him racing regularly! Like, at least once a month regularly. Otherwise he won't be as good or competitive as he could be!

Upgrading Derby - 9F - G5
Ripley
WIN Night Vigil
place Realeza
show Louisiana Blues
4th Beyond Constellation

Bull Page Stakes - 11F - 2yo - Fillies - G5+
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WIN Ouro Lume
PLACE Katana
SHOW Sweet Talker

Sun Power Stakes - 9F - 2yo - Colts - G5+
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WIN Charmed Weapon [2 lengths]
place Night Terror
show The Dark Knight [nose]
4th Hamlet
5th Surrealism
6th The Blue Alien

Charmed Weapon was a formidable foe today for this field of horses and he came out magnificently from the pack during the halfway mark to overtake Hamlet. Night Terror was a surprise second place finisher as he pushed passed Hamlet and tried to gain on Charmed Weapon with a vengeance. With The Blue Alien I felt that he was reaching his limit as he approached the nine furlong marker. The Dark Knight was sure to get a fourth place finish before he nosed out Hamlet. With Surrealism I think he was a bit outmatched by such nasty competition - nasty in terms of disposition - they refused to take no for an answer.

PROVINCIA DERBY* - 10F - 3YO G4 + G3
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WIN Tuff E' Nuff
PLACE Don't Count Me Out
SHOW Call of Duty

Gaining Momentum Derby - 10F - G2+
cruisey
WIN Headstrong
PLACE Final Conquest
SHOW Ground Zero
fourth Noadiance

Turf Races

Big Intro Prospect - 8F - P
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WIN Mudslide
place Chelsea's Smile
show Handsome Loom
4th Golden Truth
5th Cosmic Queen
6th Windfallen
7th Golden Envoy

The ever mentally unstable Mudslide (he actually reminds me of Richard Gecko from Dusk Til Dawn, besides the point anyway) kept the entire field on their toes and caused quite a ruckus in the starting gate today. He lingered at the back of the field like a coiled snake and seemed intent on being tensed up the entirety of the race - he was underestimated today.

The field was full of preceders, mid-packers and closers so they all revolved around one another daring the other to be the first one to take the lead. With a field this large you know some horses might end up being boxed in, which happened to the the bottom three. Handsome Loon broke out of the boxed in position and challenged Mudslide, but the colt threw up his head and charged over the finish line winning by...a mudslide (see what I did there, I'm punny).

July Maiden - 8F - M
Gate One: Hidden Scheme jockeyed by Mikhail Levinsky (can go in this race if anyone else enters)

Wimbledon Maiden - 10F - M
Gate One:

Veritas Stakes Race Four - 12F - G5 *Series*
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FIRST Grisaille
SECOND Passionist
THIRD Insolence

Eleanor Casey Memorial - 5.5F - 2yo - Fillies - G5+
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WIN Sweet On You
PLACE Viva Fever
SHOW Minuet Trinity

Sweet On You doesn't really need to be in undercards at this point xP

Bold Ruler Stakes - 5.5F - 2yo - Colts - G5+
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WIN The Good Fight
place True Sunrise
show Wildcat King
4th Tears Of The Sun
5th Gladiator

The top two should be capable of running with other HOTY sprinter juveniles now

PROVEN STRONG STAKES* - 10F - G4 + G3
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WIN Laddie Luck
place Mr. Wild
show Eavesdropper
4th Wild Havoc
5th Admiral's Lady
6th Bonfire

This race was certainly a doozy. Laddie Luck actually managed to maintain a third position for the majority of the race before opening up in the stretch and completely proving that he's an up and coming powerhouse. If this had been a real race - he'd be declared the crowd favorite. Mr. Wild was pushed today as he tried to push Laddie Luck into a faster pace which only worked in the latter's favor. Eavesdropper brought up the back of the pack for a good while before moving forward and cutting off Wild Havoc into the stretch. Admiral's Lady was a bit sandwiched between the boys of the field and she was challenged by Eavesdropper when she took the lead at the beginning of the race and did not regain her position after the stallion passed her.

Bonfire has been lightly raced overall and this is second time racing at this sort of competitive level so I'd just give him a bit more time and not let this placing get you down.

ARLINGTON MILLION STAKES*- 10F - G2+
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FIRST Melusine
SECOND Like A Lady
THIRD Cyclonaria
FOURTH Firestorm

Melusine seems truly at home at this distance. Cyclonaria forced her rampage at Firestorm today in the middle of the pack, the pair got into quite the challenge for most of this race. Like A Lady held the lead for most of the race, and grit her teeth to get ahead of Cyclonaria at the wire who is more used to shorter ranges. Nothing wrong with Firestorm, he got caught up with three dominating mares and spent most of the race in an intimidation game with Cyclonaria.