5/29 (AP): Matron, Hanshin Cup (G3's)
 

9th (5:14) Hanshin Cup H. (G3)

1 Mile | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

2 McLard Felix J E 111 L
3 Mad Flatter Geroux F 116 L
4 Country Flavor Karlsson I 116 L
5 Victory Notion Alvarado J 116 L
1 Brothers Nicholas Perez E E 116 L
1a Recapturetheglory Perez E E 116 L
6 Gran Estreno (ARG) Baird E T 116 L
7 Tybalt Baze M C 116 L
8 Wildeydsouthernboy Berry M C 116 L

A-Coupled: Brothers Nicholas and Recapturetheglory

10th (5:43) Matron H. (G3)

1 1/8 Miles | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $150,000

1 Floating Heart Castanon J L 116 L
2 Euphony Berry M C 116 L
3 Askbut I Won'ttell Perez E E 123 L
4 Celtic Princess (BRZ) Canchano A 116 L
5 Hark Karlsson I 116 L
6 Haka Nakatani C S 123 L
7 Sweet and Flawless Alvarado J 116 L
8 Peach Brew Hamilton Q 116 L
9 Home's the Best Wade L 116 L
10 Magical Theater Baze M C 116 L
11 Tizaqueena Baird E T 123 L
12 Souper Miss Thornton T 123 L

Very nice Matron.

I was set to unload on Tizaqueena until I saw Haka entered. The weather is going to be perfect here, I may have to go there.

These are two terrific betting races. I think Eric Reed and Jerry Jam could drop a bomb on them with Sweet N Flawless. She lacks a nose for the wire but will certainly be in the mix, especially since it seems like the pace will be decent.

NT

This horse is the quintessential RAT. I looked at all of her races and she has NEVER run a good race. In other words, she's actually never really RUN. She always seems to want to make the last move in collapsing races, though she never gets up. And she's invisible in races that don't favor closers. I know we've all seen quite a few of those cavalry charges on the AP poly but even if the race severely collapses the only way she wins is if the closers running before she tries to FALL DOWN in the stretch.

Of course, who am I to talk anyone off a long shot. Good luck and hope you get 50:1 on her.

She's going to be a longshot for a reason and her record, in terms of winning, is terrible. However, I don't think she ran that bad in the Bewitch and considering the trip that Cable had in the Suwannee River and that Tottie and In My Glory were 1-2 nearly the entire way, I don't think she ran that bad that day either.

I'm not very moved by the horses who are going to bet in here whatsoever.

NT

I don't know if you shy away from horses who are absent from the races for two years, but Celtic Princess finished ahead of Gloria de Campeao in one of her races in Brazil.

They handed Tizaqueena that race on a platter..

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