Y14 August Week 2

[Cruisey]

Hey Cavvy it was Like A Lioness who was entered in the Juvi Dirt Faceoff..Like A Lady is still a prospect ;)

[Cruisey]

August Juvenile Turf Faceoff
WIN Call Me Crooked
PLACE Daring Vision
SHOW Casualty of War
fourth Hot Looks
fifth Fantasy Island
sixth Adelaide 

Great bunch of juveniles guys! Call Me Crooked was on fire and almost took this one from start to finish. I had a hard time placing the others because they were all so close to each other in terms of class. I'd work on maiden races for Adelaide because it seemed this race was a bit too much competition for her. 

[creativecause]

AHH! Thank you cavvy and cruisey for the wins!!!

[Cavallo]

LOL sorry cruisey I meant Like A Lioness. I had the right page, but wrong name thanks for catching that.

[*Ripley*]

Daisy Stakes
Win. Sugar Rush (length)
Place. Silver Serendipity

Sugar Rush was poised for a big name victory here and she took it with an authoritative burst in deep stretch. Silver Serendipity will be more settled and ready for this final leg, but today it was Sugar Rush's day.

[*Ripley*]

Highway Stakes
Win. Mighty News (nose)
Place. Demonic Desires

[Brave]

RACING POST TROPHY*

“..And welcome to the Y14 Racing Post Trophy. The track today is fast, the weather conditions are absolutely beautiful, with a current temperature of seventy-five degrees here at Green Horse Fields, we’ll see today who likes it hot. The betting office has already closed in on Stiletto Allure as the favorite, Phantasm Frost close behind her in second place and from there it’s a mix of uncertain odds. We’re looking at a very exciting race, the juveniles always seem to be this year, really just the most competitive two year old racing I’ve seen in a long, long time. These horses are built to be champions, and the result is the mob the division has become…

And here we go, breaking from gate one comes Grayson Meadow’s G4 Phantasm Frost, looking radiant under her grey and blue silks. And he’s the full brother of Stiletto Allure, both are by Cryin’ Out Loud out of Fashionista and its’ quite a pedigree, not one to be meddled with. Phantasm Frost is looking very sharp today indeed, and with two wins today already by Grayson Meadows, no doubt they’re eager to see if their second juvenile colt can capture them another. And now, in gate two, giving his jockey quite a lot of trouble is Spotlight Pride, a brilliant flaming chestnut who is not making it easy for jockey Reese Balling Jones. He’s a Deathflash’s Pride colt looking to take his next step towards G3, no doubt Witch Creek Stables is hoping he’ll be able to take that step. And he’s coming off a win in the Azalea Cup, he’s been having quite a lot of success lately and here’s hoping he can continue with it today. And now we have up-and-comer Jazzasoleil of Nature Blues, She recently got her first break in the Julliet Maiden back in the first week of July, and it will be exciting to see how she does against the competition today. And now, coming up into gate four, the brilliant light bay filly wearing Intrepid Racing’s colors is the favorite, it’s Stiletto Allure. She’s looking very calm, no unnecessary movement as they approach the gate. Stiletto Allure has come off a win in the Azalea Fillies Cup, so it’s a bit of a match up between herself and Spotlight Pride. And finally, in gate five we have Indian Night, a brilliant gray out of Indian Delight. He’s only got two wins to his name, and some may dare to say he’s being outclassed, but if Indian Delight is anything to go by, this colt “it.” Whether of not he chooses to show it, we’ll soon see. Now they’re all in the gate, Spotlight Pride still acting up, Phantasm Frost throws up his head…And they’re off!

Spotlight Pride has rocketed to the lead, he is not wasting anytime and he has leapt easily to the front, he tosses his head but otherwise is cooperative, running beautifully under his jockey. Indian Night is biting at his heels but there is a length between him and Spotlight Pride, and then we have Phantasm Frost and Stiletto Allure moving stride for stride and then it’s another length back to Jazzasoleil, who had a very rough start, with Spotlight Pride leaping into her path in his haste to get ahead. Now this is a very spread out race, Indian Night is keeping himself ahead of Phantasm Frost by a half length and Spotlight Pride has opened up a four length lead on the rest of the pack. Jazzasoleil attempting to recover, and she’s moving up to press at Stiletto Allure, and the favorite does not like that and she pushes herself back up and takes shelter at Phantasm Frost’s side. Now Spotlight Pride is in the lead by four and a half lengths, by five now and he is not holding anything back, he’s a speed hound with only one goal in mind, and that’s to run the feet off of himself and his competition. He’s simply a rocket, and it doesn’t look like he’ll be running out of fuel anytime soon. They’re rounding the first turn now, heading into the second stretch and none of the horses have shifted in position, though Phantasm Frost and Stiletto Allure have left Jazzasoleil behind by a length once more, and it appears that the filly is tiring, she just isn’t herself today and that’s a shame. And now back at the front, Spotlight Pride has- Wait! Here comes Stiletto Allure! The filly has left behind Phantasm Frost and is moving forward to pass by- oh wow. An aggressive move by Indian Night, who has swung wide and has cut off Stiletto Allure’s momentum, the light bay filly falls behind into the length gap between Phantasm Frost and Jazzasoleil, jockey Kyle Landing looking upset but it was either fall back or risk collision and he’s made the right decision. And now we see Alex Shade casting a look over his shoulder, no doubt looking to see where Stiletto Allure has landed, yikes that was quite the move by Indian Night, had they actually collided it might have been enough to result in consequences, and even Reese Balling Jones has glanced behind her to see what the sudden uproar is about.

Now Stiletto Allure has recovered and she’s back to coasting by Phantasm Frost’s side, and Indian Night has stepped away by a half length, making the gap between himself and Spotlight Pride five and a half lengths and they are now entering into the final turn and HERE THEY COME. Every horse but Jazzasoleil has made a made dash on Spotlight Pride, they’re moving as a pack and they are destroying Spotlight Pride’s advantage, and Reese Balling Jones is now urging Spotlight Pride forward and he’s trying, but the others are gaining too fast, and it’s Indian Night leading the charge, Phantasm Frost and Stiletto Allure at his flanks, neither quite ready to blow by the colt and challenge the leader directly. Indian Night is moving furiously into the final furlong, and the pack has now caught Spotlight Pride and Indian Night is screaming up the rail and has wormed his way in between it and Spotlight Pride, they are running stride for stride and the wire is rapidly approaching. Now, on the outside of Spotlight Pride it’s Stiletto Allure at his neck, Phantasm Frost with his sibling and here comes the wire, and…it’s a four way photo finish, practically unheard of, I’ve never seen one before today, but it’s happened and all eyes are on the board to see just who has won this years Racing Post Trophy, it looked like Spotlight Pride might have just managed to get…but no! It is the unlikely Indian Night by the length of his nose, and he has just manage to stick it out over that of Spotlight Pride, and he will be the Y14 Racing Post Trophy winner. And now he’s greeted by a cheering Star Thoroughbreds crew and is being directed to the winners circle, and it has just been an incredible race today here at Green Horse Fields…”

win Indian Night
place Spotlight Pride
show Stiletto Allure
4th Phantasm Frost
5th Jazzasoleil

Indian Night- He really stuck out to me today. He's a brilliant horse who really brings the best he's got to high stakes races. I think this is a great distance for him, I can really see him doing well as a miler. Keep him well worked and I think he'll continue to perform excellently.

Spotlight Pride- I adore this horse, he's brilliant but Indian Night got the best of him today. I have no doubt that Spotlight Pride will come back and win his next race, and needless to say I love a good Deathflash's Pride colt.

Stiletto Allure- I was really tempted to have her win this one, but once I really looked at the top two, I just didn't feel right putting her above them, at least not for this race. In my opinion, Spotlight and Indian were the best milers today, not to say Stiletto couldn't be one either, I just couldn't see her winning this one, try as I might. She's an awesome horse, her pedigree is fabulous and I'm sure she'll bring her best next race.

Phantasm Frost- Definitely did not see him besting his twin, and with her placing below the top two, this was really the only place I could think to put him. Same reasons as with Stiletto, really, and I felt that Phantasm Frost just didn't have the experience to take on his twin, at least not today. Love the horse though, and once again the pedigree.

Jazzasoleil- Too inexperienced to keep up with these horses, these four are some of the best juvenile turfers on the site, not to mention she has not been worked since May. Get her a work and I can see her soaring at lower classed races.

[Snowflake]

Yay! Thanks for judging! I will grab the last race in a couple hours after work!

[Snowflake]

August Dirt Stakes

WIN In Front
Place Predator
Show Van Guard
4th Silver Secret
5th Ivory Storms
6th Heart Of Rio
7th Wild Determination