MUMBAI RACES 03 JAN2008
HIDDEN DRAGON ran a forward race last time. He is capable of an upset win. KISS AWAY was a good winner on debut, looks likely to repeat. ACCEPTANCE is coming down in scales.
KISS AWAY-HIDDEN DRAGON
2. TAKE ON has the foreign rider, it had beaten RED AMETHYST in her last win, but the scales are not in favor today. RIVER DANCER was an easy winner last time & can win again. RED AMETHYST is good on handicap, likes this distance & has a claimer jockey but the last run was bad.
RIVER DANCER-RED AMETHYST
3. MISTER FIXIT ran a forward race last time, has not won for long. KNIGHT appeals on handicap. CLASSIC DREAM was a runaway & surprise winner last time, can repeat. DYNAMIC CAT is the ‘Doosara’ from Mehta’s entries, who was a notable 2nd at Pune before suffering a set back, there is no track work but may be the surprise packet.
KNIGHT-CLASSIC DREAM-MISTER FIXIT
4. EXOTIC STAR half brother to STUNNING STAR has a precocious pedigree, the preparation is suggestive. LORD KALA is bred well the dam having won three black type races besides placing 2nd in Pune Derby & the run should have braught him on. BELLA has the classic dam CHARENZACCIO as the grand dam, tracks are good .BLUE JAY is by Pune Derby winner .
EXOTIC STAR-LORD KALA-BLUE JAY
5. SPIRITUAL HYMN was a good 2nd to NIMBLE FEET, the last run was for deception, today it has the jockey to win. RUBY ROCKET has a bad draw but a good jockey. MAJOR WAGER has run with better horses, the rider is poor. NOBLE REPLICA has been working well.
SPIRITUAL HYMN-NOBLE REPLICA-RUBY ROCKET
6. CLASSIC RULER is half brother to speedy SECRET ROMEO, he is tracking well. BOURBON QUEEN is half sister to the celebrated horse of the year, the tracks are eye catching. KIARA was thrashed by good type RED ROMEO last time, may place. STAR WAVE is full brother to black types LA UNIQUE & CEIL FLEURI , it has been well prepared during the last three runs, looks like a good type from MAM.
STAR WAVE-BOURBON QUEEN-KIARA
7. BOURBON KING looks unstoppable so far. CZAR ALEXANDER came up well in final stages of last race. SOUTHERN CHARGE won both his starts at Bangalore easily.
BOURBON KING-SOUTHERN CHARGE
8. BLACK DAHLIA should like the step up in distance. MICKY MANTLE has only been tracking for two seasons, the trainer has not been able to get him racing fit. ROMAN RULER has not done justice to his breeding so far. VICEROY is ready for an upset.
VICEROY-ROMAN RULER-BLACK DAHLIA
9. CATALYST is younger sister to flop ARTILLERY, may exploit the handicap advantage of the rider. ABOVE ALL placed first time in career last run & should make a race of it. MARCO POLO is working well.ARABIAN GUEST can upset
ABOVE ALL-CATALYST-MARCO POLO
Blogs of Note
- REALISTIC LOOK AT THE PERFORMANCE OF FRESHMAN SIRES 1. Four freshman sires had their crop racing in the country in the racing year 2018-19 . CORPORATE JUNGLE(USA) 2008 BY GIANTS CAUSEWAY( HAZARA STUD) LEITIR MOR (IRE) 2010 BY HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR(POONAWALLA STUD) SPEAKING OF WHICH(IRE) 2009 BY INVINCIBLE SPIRIT(USHA STUD) SUDIRMAN(USA) 2011 BY HENRY THE NAVIGATOR(EQUUS STUD) 2. CORPORATE JUNGLE had a reported crop of 31 live foals as per stud book and only 9 were winners as follows. ROYAL CURRENCY-4WINS including Nilgiri Derby Grade 1. ELECTRA-2WINS LADY ASCOT-2WINS STAR CAVALARY-1WIN SPARTAN -1W BROTHER IN ARMS-1W EXQUISITE STAR-1W FUN LOVER-1W NORELAA-1W. 3. LETIR MOR had a reported crop of 49 and has 12 winners so far. STORM BREAKER-3W including Juvenile Sprinters Million Grade 3. HUNT FOR GOLD-2W including Breeders Produce Stakes Grade 3 VIJAY SINGHAM-2W RAINBOW TROUT-2W MYSTIC BAY-2W SILVER FLAME-2W MAJESTIC WARRIOR 2W BEEMER-1W ICE FLOE-1W GODS PLAN-1W NOVA SCOTIA-1W. 4. SPEAKING OF WHICH had a reported crop of 29 and has 12 winners RHAPSODY-2W ANGEL GRACE-2W MAKHTOOB-2W THE GREAT GATSBY-2W SLICE OF HAVEN-1W GIFT OF GRACE-1W MY PASSION-1W ROSINA-1W SPEAKING OF STARS-1W WIZARD OF STOCKS-1W ASMITA-1W RULE THE WORLD-1W 5. SUDIRMAN being infertile did not have any live produce. COMMENTS A. SPEAKING OF WHICH is no comparison to the good sires produced by the top North Indian Stud Farm which housed the best ever RAZEEN, top sire today MULTIDIMENSIONAL, outstanding GREY GASTON, and the highly respected STEINBECK. However he stands out on comparison to the other three and appears to be the best to choose from the freshman sires purely because of lurking promise over classic distances which the coming winter season will offer to the present 3 year olds.He is bound to click with some Razeen mare, if an ordinary sire like CHINA VISIT could get classic winners from them then hope such winners from SPEAKING OF WHICH are soon to be seen. B. LEITIR MOR appears to be a decent sire as his crop has got two black type races and he is from a stud farm which has quality mares are kept. What is discerning is the number of non racers from the crop, the produce has to be race worthy and should come to hand early otherwise it creates many doubts in the ability. Long time ago we had such a sire in LORD ZARA who gave very fragile produce and it was always a risk for the owners. However the sire may have limitations of stamina, the racing style of the winners indicate suitability for speed. Unfortunately LEITIR MOR developed problems and was hardly utilized and has may be one or two foals in the forth coming season. C. The late CORPORATE JUNGLE was the weakest of the lot, did not give much impressive ones specially at the prime racing centres. Though he gave the Nilgiri derby winner I don’t see much more emerging. Since he has a sizable crop next year he will have winners in smaller centres like Chennai, Delhi etc. D. SUDIRMAN is a sob story for the breeders, he has failed again and may have an odd live one.
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