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Striking Dancer

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Owner(s):

Steve Stan Stables

Trainer:

Kenneth G. McPeek

Bred:

Kentucky (USA) by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, LLC

Pedigree:

Smart Strike - Dancing Shoes by Danehill

Rating:

6.49/10


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Dundalk Dust Splashes Home in Falls City

Dundalk 5, LLC’s Dundalk Dust, the only 3-year-old in the field, rallied from last place to win the 95th running of the $161,250 Falls City Handicap (GII) for fillies and mares by three lengths over High Quail on Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs. Trained by Chris Block and ridden by Shaun...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 549 days ago ·

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Wide Open Spinster Attracts Eleven

With horses shipping in from all over the country and having run some of their best races on all types of surfaces, the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (gr. I) is a wide-open affair. A field of 11 was drawn for the nine-furlong Polytrack event Oct. 10 at Keeneland, with the winner receiving an auto...Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 597 days ago ·

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Forever Together Choice in Glens Falls

Champion Forever Together will negotiate 1 3/8 miles for the first time in her career in Monday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Glens Falls Handicap, the final stakes of the 2010 meet at Saratoga Race Course. Owned by George Strawbridge’s Augustin Stables, Forever Together was named the 2008 Champion Fem...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 631 days ago ·

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Striking Dancer Tops Doubledogdare

Stevestan Stables’ Striking Dancer, winner of the La Canada (gr. II) in February and fourth behind Zenyatta in the Santa Margarita Handicap (gr. I) in her most recent start, will carry top weight of 119 pounds in the $100,000 Doubledogdare (gr. III) April 16 at Keeneland.Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 775 days ago ·

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Heavyweight Champ

Unbeaten champion Zenyatta will spot eight rivals from 12 to 19 pounds as she begins her quest for Horse of the Year honors in 2010 in the $250,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (gr. I) at Santa Anita March 13.Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 809 days ago ·

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amfuller · ok I'm kind of new to this but why is Striking Daner carring 115 lbs Sat and carried 116 lbs in the La Canada Stakes? Since she won that race wouldn't you think they would have given her a bit heavier weight, they accually went down a pound. I have faith in Z but that just seams like a huge weight difference, with the closest wieght 12 lbs lighter. · 808 days ago ·

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bband · The truth is that racing secretaries are big wimps when it comes to assigning weights. They rarely assign high weights, except in the case like this where Zenyatta's camp really can't complain. They create big spreads to entice the others to run. · 808 days ago ·

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Medlocke · bband, I think your absolutely correct. Zenyatta, anytime she races in Handicap's, because of her size and physical nature, is always the only horse in her races that get's saddled with a "boulder" while the rest of the field run's with a "brick." Rachel Alexandra drew top weight of 123 lbs. in the New Orleans Ladies Handicap, but she's only giving away from 2 to 6 lbs. Anything wrong with that picture? But provided both win their prep's, and one can only assume they will, finally fairness will be at play in the 2010 Apple Blossom Invitational, provided Rachel's camp actually shows. Zenyatta, Rachel Alexandra, and any other potential fillies or mares that will race in the Apple Blossom will all carry 123 lbs. All of them. To me, handicapping that race, that's one of the two deciding factors that makes me think Zenyatta will win. I think the two things Rachel needs to have a shot at beating Zenyatta are both gone. 1. The Distance- Rachel Alexandra's best chance of beating Zenyatta, no matter how many times they might race, will be at 1-1/16th. Since the distance was extended to 1-1/8th, advantage Zenyatta. 2. The weight- Zenyatta has been saddled with and won with as high as 129 lbs. in her career. I'm not certain what Rachel's top weight carried has been, as I think, starting her 4yr.old season, this is her first Handicap, and first time giving away weight. If anything, as a 3yr.old, I'd say she got weight given to her against the colt's. I don't see the conventional dirt at Oaklawn being an advantage for either. Rachel has raced and won over it twice. Zenyatta won, drawing off by 4 or 5 lengths in the 2008 Apple Blossom over it. So to sum it up, IMO, for Rachel to ever have a shot at beating Zenyatta, the race will have to be 1-1/16th and she'll have to get a weight break. But that's a break she'll never get in any race the two of them are entered in together because she won 2009 HOY. It would be extremely unusual for the horse that won HOY honors to get a weight break in a Handicap with other fillies and mares. TJMO. · 808 days ago ·

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Rossington · Even though Zenyatta carried a higher weight of 129 lbs. in the 2009 Vanity Handicap, in the 2010 Santa Magarita, carrying 127 lbs., she's actually giving away more weight to the rest of the field as a whole than she did in the Vanity. But Zenyatta has always seemed to be up to the task, and always seems to respond to every challenge put before her. It does bother me, however, that in Handicap races that Zenyatta is treated as if she were a colt, and not a mare because of her size and physical presence. Some colts don't get assigned the weight that Zenyatta carries in Handicaps. I wonder, at times, looking at the weight assignments for the entire field of the Santa Magarita, if they're not trying to intentionally get Zenyatta beat by saddling her with such burdens weight wise. JMO. · 807 days ago ·

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amfuller · That is my concern also. I know she can handle the weight it's just the weight difference. I mean 12 - 16 lbs is alot. As long as Mike keeps her a little closer and she can get going I think there will be no problems and hopefully she want run into traffic. · 806 days ago ·

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amfuller · Ok I feel a little better about the weight, I looked back at the Vanity and with the exception of Life is Sweet, which was carring 122, the other entries were btw 13-18 lbs lighter. Things can be different on any given day but this makes me feel somewhat better about the wieghts for today. · 806 days ago ·

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grey32 · First I'm glad Zen's lousy connections finally realize what a terrific horse she is and now are going to let her prove it. Instead of trying to cheat their way in. Second there's way to much made of the weight, remember Zen is a very big girl and she most likely out weighs her rivals by 100-200 pounds or more. She's up to the task. Maybe this year she will run as she should have last year(no fault of hers) and HOY will be hers. RA was hands down HOY 2009, doesn't mean she was the better horse but; she sure had a better campaign. · 806 days ago ·

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Rachel will Rock and Zenyatta will Roll

The days are being crossed off the calendar with careful precision. Hopeful fingers turn the page to peek at the month of April and more specifically at the circled date. Circled many times as to highlight the magnitude of what will happen on April 9, 2010. We are only four weeks from an affair...Read More

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Apple Blossom attracts 45 nominees

Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta lead the list of 45 fillies and mares that have been nominated to the Grade 1 Apple Blossom Invitational at Oaklawn Park on April 9. If the two champions run in the mile and a eighth race, the purse will be worth $5 million. The field will be limited to 10 horses if bot...Read More

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Florida Derby Next for Soaring Empire

Ol Memorial Stable and C.E. Glasscock’s Soaring Empire was impressive winning a seven-furlong allowance race at Gulfstream Park in his 3-year-old debut on Feb. 25 for trainer Cam Gambolati and will make the fourth start of his career and first around two turns in the $750,000 Florida Derby (G1...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 808 days ago ·

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Races For the Ages Starting to Come Together

Exactly six weeks from today the "Race for the Ages" is supposed to take place at Oaklawn Park. Whether or not Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta meet in the Apple Blossom remains to be seen, but we have reasons to be hopeful. If you are wondering why there has been little promotion for th...Read More

Source: cs.bloodhorse.com · Posted 820 days ago ·

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Battle Plan Tops Thursday Feature

The $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on Saturday will be the highlight of this week’s action at Gulfstream Park, but fans will have plenty to watch beginning Wednesday with the card featuring Barbaro’s 3-year-old full-brother Lentenor tested in a turf allowance race and Overbrook ...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 831 days ago ·

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Stardom Bound Draws a Crowd

The presence of Stardom Bound, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2008, didn't scare anyone out of the $150,000 La Canada Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 14 at Santa Anita. Fourteen 4-year-old fillies are entered in 1 1/8-mile Valentine's Day event over the Pro-Ride main track.Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 836 days ago ·

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Full, classy field in Mrs. Revere

If you thought great wagering opportunities for the year would be hard to find following last week's Breeders' Cup bonanza, think again. Saturday's $175,000 Mrs. Revere S. (G2) at Churchill Downs, the best stakes of the weekend in North America, attracted an oversubscribed field of three-year-old fi...Read More

Source: brisnet.com · Posted 928 days ago ·

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