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Post by racinggal on Jul 8, 2015 17:41:29 GMT -5
I'll be watching. Go Old Boy! Yes - I love the "seniors" - of course!
Veteran millionaire Ben's Cat tries for fourth straight Parx Dash Brisnet
Multiple Grade 3-scoring millionaire Ben's Cat (Parker's Storm Cat) is no stranger to Parx Racing, having captured five of his 29 career wins at the track. Three of those wins came in the Parx Dash, and on Saturday the nine-year-old gelding will seek to add a fourth consecutive victory in that $200,000 Grade 3 contest to his resume.
Ben's Cat just missed by a head when trying the Parx Dash for the first time in 2011, scored by two lengths in the 2012 edition, captured the 2013 running when it was first installed as a Grade 3 and posted a nose win in last year's contest.
Bred, trained and campaigned by King Leatherbury, Ben's Cat has compiled nearly $2.5 million in purse money from six seasons of racing. The dark bay veteran enters Saturday's Parx Dash off a nose second in the Pennsylvania Governor's Cup S. and keeps regular rider Julian Pimentel in the saddle.
Among those lining up against Ben's Cat are Amelia's Wild Ride (D'wildcat), who defeated him in the Pennsylvania Governor's Cup, and Bold Thunder (Bold 'n Flashy), who finished a neck behind in third. Those three also faced off in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint on May 15 at Pimlico, where Ben's Cat got the win by a neck over Bold Thunder with Amelia's Wild Ride another 3 3/4 lengths back in third.
Also entered in the Parx Dash is Power Alert (Alert), who captured the Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G3) over Undrafted (Purim), the next-out winner of the Diamond Jubilee S. (Eng-G1) at Royal Ascot on June 20.
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Post by Evelyn on Jul 10, 2015 22:34:19 GMT -5
Am going to try to watch. Love this old boy as he always tries.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2015 2:29:48 GMT -5
HEE HAW!! HEE HAW!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2015 2:32:01 GMT -5
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Post by racinggal on Jul 11, 2015 14:37:43 GMT -5
Oh Wiz!!! BAD BOY!! BAD BOY!! BAD BOY!! This is a great looking 9 yr old! My girlfriend is coming to watch the race and we hope he wins!(I hope the duo in Maine can watch too!)And this is his answer to Wiz! And this is his answer to Wiz!
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Post by racinggal on Jul 12, 2015 18:23:22 GMT -5
That was really disappointing. I was afraid maybe he got injured but apparently not. Maybe at 9, he just doesn't want to run any more although he was closing in the stretch (although the jockey wasn't doing much as I think he knew they couldn't win) but the race was too short for him to make up the ground.
Or Wiz hexed him!
Ben's Cat back at Laurel, doing fine Brisnet
Multiple Grade 3 veteran Ben's Cat (Parker's Storm Cat), the popular nine-year-old gelding who has earned nearly $2.5 million, returned to Laurel Park after finishing what trainer King Leatherbury described as a "very disappointing" sixth in Saturday's Parx Dash H. (G3).
Seeking his 25th career stakes win and his fourth consecutive Parx Dash, Ben's Cat broke ninth before launching a mild rally and finishing sixth. It was his first unplaced run since a fourth in last year's Jaipur S. (G3) and his first non-top four finish since May 2012.
"It was very disappointing," Leatherbury said Sunday morning. "He was sluggish early and didn't have his usual big kick at the end.
"He ran a bad race, and we're not used to that. If it was a normal horse, you'd just say he ran a bad race. But he's not the kind that does that.
"But he's fine this morning and maybe it was just a bad race."
Leatherbury, who will be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on August 7, said he was considering the $300,000 Turf Monster S. (G3) at Parx on September 7, "but that's seven weeks away and I don't know if I want to wait that long."
"We'll just think about things the next couple days," he added.
Ben's Cat captured the 2011-12 editions of the Turf Monster but has placed in the past two runnings.
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