The 2013 Queen Anne field The G1 Queen Anne Stakes to be raced Tuesday run at Royal Ascot in England is a mile turf race offering a jackpot of 350K English pounds for disbursement- the 2013 edition brings out the Kentucky Derby winner of 2011 Animal Kingdom, this rare appearance of an US triple crown participant in Europe is a major milestone in current equine doings and it is hoped that Animal Kingdom makes a jolly good show of his chance to run with his contemporizes on their home turf- the occasion will bring out many members of royalty as well as a dozen challengers to Animal Kingdom, who has been preparing well for his latest historical moment- a look at these usurpers may be well tolerated as wagering is being offered on this epic confrontation- 1-Aljamaaheer is the first tongue twister up for consideration and the Irish bred son of Dubawi has won a listed race- he stems from family 23 “straight” and his 3rd dam won the Irish guineas in 1981- now how is the winner of a listed race going to beat he winner of a 10000K race!!?? 2-Animal Kingdom is a combination Curlin and Blushing Groom mixed in with Acatenango! The only qualms I have about this affair is the 8 furlongs may be too short for the often trouble prone superstar- he scales back from his last trip which was the megabucks World Cup in Asia- 3-Chil The Kite is a son of Notnowcato who won a number of G1 heats for family Rothschild in England- this is a Herod male line- and he too appears to have only a listed race to wave at Animal Kingdom as he watches the chestnut jet zoom past him- 4-Declaration of War is by popular War Front- and will represent clan O’Brien in the festivities- I would not dismiss this G3 winner lightly as his 4th dam is super broodmare Glad Rags- the female tribe is 13-b- he may offer some opposition herein- 5-Gabrial has also won a listed race- where are the good horses? 6-Gregorian has Tom Queally the old pilot of Frankel aboard- he has placed in G1 races and his 8th dam is mightiest broodmare and race mare Selene- which means his 7th dam was a half sister to Hyperion! - the sire Clodovil won a French 2yo classic in 2003- 7-Libranno- is a G2 winner being tossed into the fray- how a non-G1 winner is supposed to knock off the best horse in training in the universe is a question the oracles at Delphi will need a moon cycle to ponder- but his credentials seem valid enough to get a piece of the pie- he may need some more ground than is being trod upon here- 8-Monsieur Chevalier may break out into a chorus of “Mimi” if the applause is load enough- he ran 2nd a few years ago in G1 race but he was 2yo then and has not come back to that form- his sire won a race- and was a son of bullet train Danzig- 9-Pentitent is an elder statesmen at 7yo - he is a Queen Mary in tail female and seems the type of critter who may vie for some of the loot being dished out- his 4th dam is by potent Sharpen Up- 10-Sovereign Debt ran 2nd in a G1 this season and is by Dark Angel, who was a good 2yo not to long ago- I can’t see him winning from Animal Kingdom unless the latter is sucked out of England by a flying saucer- 11-Trade Storm has a good bottom line but that and a pound might get a pint or two in a pub- is there not a G1 winner in Europe who will face off Animal Kingdom?- a shocking display of non-sportsmanship by the cranky Euros- thus far- 12-Trumpet Major appears to be the best of the opposition discerned thus far - he has kept his form for 3 racing seasons a notable achievement in itself and he is a grandson of highest class Nureyev- 13- Elusive Kate is the lone lady amongst the male rabble being sent off against Animal Kingdom and she - and at last a G1 winner aside from Animal Kingdom has been sighted- she has a pleasing US style pedigree and is by super fast Elusive Quality, a horse who excelled at a mile- so it would appear a easy deliberation to announce Animal Kingdom and Elusive Kate as the one-two punch in this regatta- how would they match up as lovers?- there would be 3 crosses to Lyphard in the 5th generation and that is nothing to scoff at- the DI of such a projected foal might be 1.40 with a old GSV of :54.17 and a dosage of >2-0-3-1-0- That not a solitary G1 male might be dredged from the Euro stables to face up to Animal Kingdom is a shocking testament to the highly advanced cynical nature prevailing on the continent- here’s hoping that Animal Kingdom and Elusive Kate get to someday mate- )H)
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:27:15 +0000
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