Hosehead Racing LLC - Catching Fireflies

[Easy Goer Otis]

CFF drew in to the Ladies Turf Sprint. Pretty happy with the post draw (#2).

We'll be right next to the probable heavy favorite#3 Good Deed, a 6yo mare shipping in from the Fairgrounds (9 for 16 lifetime and $363k who runs Brisnet 100+ figs on the reg).

This will be quite an acid test for Flies. Her last out speed figs are 5th or 6th best depending on Brisnet or DRF, but she is still improving under Ralph Nicks' steady hand. I am hoping her first stakes race is a positive experience that she can build on.

I am nervous and excited for our filly, but know that she will go all out. That's the only way she knows how to run.

Go Flies!

Otis

[jnunan4759]

Ralph seems to place his horses well. I don't know him, but from handicapping over the years, he seems to place them intelligently. Good luck to you and hope you do well. Racing horses has an element of trial and error and often the best of trainers don't know how good a horse is until they run them in company. Then they adjust.

Best of all luck, will be rooting for you !!!!!

[bigdog_14086]

Good luck to her and you. I'll be watching

BTW, I live din Buffalo for ~ 20 years during the late 80's thru 2005. Now in Saratoga.

[Easy Goer Otis]

Thanks bigdog! My Buffalo stint was 1968-1987. I got the French Connection and you got the Super Bowl years!

Let's Go Buffalo!

O

[Easy Goer Otis]

Here is a recap of the Three Troikas from the Sporting Post:

Sage Advice From The Madame


Piere Strydom made it a winning feature double at Turffontein on Saturday and was at his best in getting that little bit extra out of the promising Madame Dubois to register an impressive victory in the R250 000 Gr3 Three Troikas Stakes.

Top jockeys are a bonus on top horses and despite Striker’s services, Starling Stakes winner Madame Dubois had it all to do coming off a 14 week break – and was easy to back at 8 to 1.

But in his inimitable laconic style, Strydom casually credited the 2 draw and her fitness, and riding a great race and said that he was happy to take the win.

The bottom line is that Strydom is the consummate professional, and just as he had done on Captain Aldo in the Listed Wolf Power a few races earlier, he did everything right on Madame Dubois.

The Robbie Sage galloper had jumped keenly and was eased back and covered up a few lengths off as Joan Ranger led Noor for home.

Holding his mount up to the 400m, Strydom let Madame Dubois slip through between horses and she hit the front running strongly as Juxtapose found her feet, with Negroamaro looming up wide out after overcoming her wide draw.

Showing an encouraging competitive streak, Madame Dubois changed legs and kicked again inside the 150m to hold off the late attention of a flying Negroamaro down the outside – and notch up her second stakes win.

The official win margin was a head (which rather flattered the runner-up), with a time clocked of 88,89 secs.

Stan Ferreira’s Juxtapose stayed on best a further 0,60 lengths away in third and this little low-key daughter of Judpot is bound to stay on in time.

Madame Dubois was bred by Messrs McNabb and Miliotis and is by the Zafonic stallion Count Dubois, whose 14th graded winner she is.

She is out of the three-time winning Jet Master mare, Miss Jet Set, who won her races from 1400m to a mile.

She was originally purchased for R220 000 on the National Yearling Sale and changed hands some time after the Starling Stakes for an undisclosed sum. What a great start for Megan M Jones and the Valor Ladies LLC.

The supremely consistent Madame Dubois took her tally to 3 wins and 4 places from 7 starts, with stakes of R508 625.

And there must be plenty more to come – particularly if she gets the mile of the Gauteng Fillies Guineas – and Striker rides her again!

[elturko]

Today on this date 1950 the greatest horse of a half century by the associated press Man ofWar as a 2&3 yr. is a winner of 20-21 races holds 5 track records

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by elturko

Today on this date 1950 the greatest horse of a half century by the associated press Man ofWar as a 2&3 yr. is a winner of 20-21 races holds 5 track records

OK then.

[my miss storm cat]

Congrats on Madame Dubois, Otis.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

OK then.

I think you showed a lot of class as I am pretty sure you're a tad jealous for not being the first to post this today,

Maybe next year...