Thursday, December 4, 2008

Dec 6 Calder Stakes Races: GIII My Charmer Handicap and GIII Tropical Turf Handicap

Race 8 My Charmer Handicap $100k 1 1/8 miles turf

Callwood Dancer- 10
Wild Promises- 9.3
Jade Queen- 9
Never Retreat- 8
Rutherienne-8
(AE)Lomaki- 6.8
Miss Lombardi- 6.8
Waquoit's Love- 6.8
Jeux De Danse- 6.3
Cozzi Capital- 6.3
Alpha Charmer- 5.5
Snow Cone- 4.3
Sea Chanter- 4.3
(AE) Stormin Mon- 3

Plenty of options here. Decent amount of speed in this one as the field's highest rating Callwood Dancer (Danehill Dancer) likes to be involved with the pace. Rated the second highest with a 9.3, Wild Promises (Wild Event) also should be a player early. This race is the more wide-open of the two. The race could set up for a Miss Lombardi (Unbridled Jet) or a Rutherienne (Pulpit) to come from the clouds. Should be interesting to see how it plays out.

Race 10 Tropical Turf Handicap $100k 1 1/8 turf

Spice Route- 11.8
Soldier's Dancer- 10.5
Silver Tree- 9
Icy Atlantic- 8.5
Ballast- 7
Minister's Joy- 4.5
It's A Bird- 4
Simmard- 4
A.P Magic- 3

Seven-year-old Ballast (Desert Prince) tries for his third straight Tropical Turf win. The gelding comes into Grade III with a 7 system rating, putting him in the thick of things. Spice Route (King's Best) draws the field's highest rating with an 11.8. The Roger Attfield trainee seems in brilliant form.

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