Phoenix and Alcibiades Preview

Another major weekend, but this time it starts on Friday with 2 races at Keeneland with the Phoenix and Alcibiades. WAYI races for the Sprint and the Juvenile Fillies respectively. Keep in mind, these races are back on dirt not the Polytrack that has been at the track for several years. Here are the fields:

8th Race - Keeneland - Friday, October 3rd, 2014

STAKES. 6 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $200,000. Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix S. (Grade 3). FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. (04:42 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	C. Zee	3 C	L	118	Saez Luis	Zito Nicholas P.
2	Bern Identity	4 C	L	122	Lopez Paco	Breen Kelly J.
3	Lemon Drop Dream	4 C	L	122	Santana, Jr. Ricardo	Asmussen Steven M.
4	Rainbow Heir	4 C	L	122	Serpa Angel	Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W.
5	Mr. Baker	5 H	L	120	Bridgmohan Shaun	Ziadie Kirk
6	Eastwood	4 C	L	120	Velazquez John R.	Pletcher Todd A.
7	Zee Bros	4 C	L	120	Saez Juan C.	Lukas D. Wayne
8	Work All Week	5 G	L	122	Geroux Florent	Brueggemann Roger A.

C. Zee (Elusive Buff): 8th in the King's Bishop and 2nd in the Amsterdam. Both of those races where his first two races outside of Florida. Lone 3yo going against older males.

Bern Identity (Bernstein): Winner of his last three races all of them listed stakes including last time out in the Dave's Friend. Only one start last year in the Holy Bull where he was 5th to Itsmyluckyday.  2nd in the Delta Jackpot to Goldencents and 3rd in the Hopeful to Shanghai Bobby as a 2yo. 

Lemon Drop Dream (Lemon Drop Kid): 5th in the Dave's Friend and 6th in the Vanderbilt. 2nd in the Maryland Sprint and won the Count Fleet earlier this year. This has been his first year competing in stakes races.

Rainbow Heir (Wildcat Heir): Won the New Jersey Breeders Handicap and Teddy Drone. Started his career 4 for 4 including a win in the Jersey Shore. Hasn't had success in graded stakes races since.

Mr. Baker (Imperialism): 3rd in a Starter Optional Claimer and won the Housebuster in his last two. 2 for 2 in stakes. This will be his graded stakes debut though.

Eastwood (Speightstown): 1st and 2nd in Allowance/Optional Claimers. 4th in the True North to Palace in lone graded stakes start. First start outside of New York.

Zee Bros (Brother Derek): 8th in the Vosburgh and 7th Forego. One week turnaround not the best idea. Has never finished on the board in a graded stakes race.

Work All Week (City Zip): 2nd in the Addison Cammack which snapped a 7 win race streak. Synth to dirt, but has stakes wins on dirt including his last win which was in the Iowa Sprint. First graded stakes start.

Picks

Win: Bern Identity

Place: Work All Week

Show: Mr. Baker

9th Race - Keeneland - Friday, October 3rd, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Dirt. Purse $400,000. Darley Alcibiades S. (Grade 1). FOR FILLIES, TWO YEARS OLD. (05:13 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Fashion Alert	2 F	L	118	Velazquez John R.	Pletcher Todd A.
2	Milehigh Butterfly	2 F	L	118	Hernandez, Jr. Brian Joseph	Connelly William R.
3	Slava	2 F	L	118	Court Jon Kenton	Dorochenko Gennadi
4	Calamity Kate	2 F	L	118	Lopez Paco	Breen Kelly J.
5	Taylor S	2 F	L	118	Lanerie Corey J.	Romans Dale L.
6	Naval Command	2 F	L	118	Leyva Juan C.	Kaplan William A.
7	Innovative Idea	2 F		118	Graham James	Harty Eoin G.
8	Pangburn	2 F		118	Castanon Jesus Lopez	McPeek Kenneth G.
9	Top Decile	2 F	L	118	Napravnik Rosie	Stall, Jr. Albert M.
10	Paige	2 F	L	118	Landeros Chris	Von Hemel Donnie K.
11	Peace And War	2 F	L	118	Leparoux Julien R.	Stevens Olly
12	Take Charge Brandi	2 F	L	118	Saez Luis	Lukas D. Wayne
13	Gap Year	2 F	L	118	Rosario Joel	McLaughlin Kiaran P.

Fashion Alert (Old Fashioned): Both of her starts have been stakes wins including the Schuylerville last time out.

Milehigh Butterfly (Sky Mesa): 3rd in the Pocahontas and 5th in the Prairie Gold Lassie.

Slava (Sharp Humor): 3rd in an Allowance/Optional Claimer and 7th in the P.G. Johnson.

Calamity Kate (Yes It's True): Broke maiden in her last, stakes debut.

Taylor S (Medaglia d' Oro): Won lone start, stakes debut.

Navel Command (Midshipman): Won the Happy Ticket and an Allowance in her last two.

Innovative Idea (Bernardini): Synth to dirt, 1 for 1 in her career.

Pangburn (Congrats): 2nd in the Pocahontas and broke maiden in her two lone starts.

Top Decile (Congrats): One start, one win in her career.

Paige (Sky Mesa): Won her last two, first stakes start.

Peace and War (War Front): First US start, 6th in the Albany two back.

Take Charge Brandi (Giant's Causeway): 5th in both the Pocahontas and Adirondack.

Gap Year (Bernardini): 3rd in lone start in her career, same female family as Mi Sueno.

Picks

Win- Fashion Alert (was originally Pangburn, but she has now been scratched)
Place- Milehigh Butterfly
Show- Peace and War