Well this is it, really the final preview of 2009 for TB Chat. And it's a very good race that is often overlooked, the $750,000 Grade 3 Delta Jackpot. A win basically guarentees the winner a spot in the gate in 5 months. Here is the field,
Delta Downs - December 4, 2009
Race 9 - 9:34 PM Exacta / Trifecta (50 cent min.)/ Pick 3 (Races 9-10-11) Superfecta (10 Cent Min.) / Quinella
STAKES Boyd Gaming's Delta Jackpot S. (Grade III)
Purse $750,000. For Two Year Olds. One And One Sixteenth Miles.
P# PP Horse A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1 Gallant Gent (KY) 2/G L* K J Desormeaux 119 C A Lewis 2/1
2 2 Uh Oh Bango (AZ) 2/R L* G W Corbett 119 R K Owens 4/1
3 3 Rule (KY) 2/C L J R Velazquez 119 T A Pletcher 5/2
4 4 Grand Slam Andre (KY) 2/C L S J Sellers 119 S M Asmussen 6/1
5 5 Litigation Risk (FL) 2/C L J Castellano 117 R A Violette, Jr. 12/1
6 6 Bench the Judge (KY) 2/C L G Melancon 119 G Smith 12/1
7 7 My Time to Star (IL) 2/C L R Albarado 119 D L Romans 8/1
8 8 Oak Motte (TX) 2/C L D Saenz 119 T M Amoss 12/1
On paper this is a three horse race between Gallant Gent, Uh Oh Bango and Rule. Gallant Gent who is the morning line favorite is coming off a seventh place finish to Pounced in the BC Juvenile Turf. He has a win over the dirt, but that was at Fairplex which is smaller then Delta. Uh Oh Bango is coming off a second place finished to Thiskyhasnolimit in the Irquouis, beating Dublin in the process. However, Thisskyhasnolimit came back to finish 6th to Super Saver in the Kentucky Jockey Club Cup. He of the three is also the most likely to bounce off a good effort. This leaves me to the horse who has beaten half of the field already, and that is Rule. As I've mentioned before this son of Roman Ruler is out of a Personal Flag mare who is in turn is a half sister to 2003 Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide. He is the owner of the track record for one mile, and the added distance should not be problem. In matter of fact he is the third member of what I call WinStar's three headed monster (the other other two are California based American Lion, and the formentioned Super Saver).
Top three:
Rule
Gallant Gent
Uh Oh Bango
Of course in racing anything can happen, there will be a recap on Monday of this race.
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