Invasor [ARG]

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Here's the Curlin Stakes article:
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/71608/street-life-splashes-to-victory-in-curlin

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Photon was 5th beaten 9 3/4 lengths at 1 1/8. He ran at the rear, saved ground, and passed tired foes. Up from a mile allowance at Parx to a 9f allowance at Saratoga was worth 3d down to 5th. Better result next time...
http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/SAR072812USA1.pdf

Jackpot Josie is in a 6f $12,500 claimer at Prairie Meadows for 3 and up on Aug 3.
http://www.equibase.com/static/entry/PRM080312USA-EQB.html#RACE6

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Montford Park was 6th of 12 in his debut, beaten by 8.5 lengths. If this were a maiden 5.5f race it wouldn't be worth a comment. But it was a 1 1/16 turf MSW for non-winners 3 and older. 1st, 2nd and 5th were 4, 3d & 4th were 3 with 7 starts each. Montford Park was next, one of 2 making their debut, the other was up the track. He was involved in the race, bidding 4 wide, getting to 3d in the stretch then fading. Something to build on - it would be great to have an Invasor turf runner.
http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/ELP072912USA6.pdf

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

While I've been looking for entries in France for Invasor Girl she escaped to Belgium and raced twice at 1800m (9f) on turf. She was 4th in both races and earned a total of 350 EU. Her Belgian Jockey Club entry:
http://www.jockey-club.be/horserescompweb.asp?name=INVASOR%20GIRL%20(USA)

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Invasive Cocktail returns in a 5.5f MSW on Aug 4 for a purse of $11,000 at Arapahoe.
http://www.equibase.com/static/entry/ARP080412USA-EQB.html#RACE4

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Kentucky Coin was third in the 2000m (10f) Kazan Kremlin Cup (Grade III) on Aug 3 and earned 13,500 RUR. Each race he finishes closer to the winner - c'mon, baby!
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=%20http://hippodrom.ru/modules/horses/horse.php?horse_id=13946

Golf Juan is running at Deauville on Aug 5 in a claimer on synthetic at 1900m (9.5f) for a purse of 23,000 EU. He has his usual jockey, Brice Raballand.
http://www.zone-turf.fr/programmes/r1-deauville-16184.html?#172129

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Jackpot Josie did it again - she wore down the front running 0.30 favorite to win by a neck and it was 9 1/2 lengths to the show horse. Oh and there were three 5 yos behind her, including the favorite. Been there, done that!
http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/PRM080312USA6.pdf

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Invasive Cocktail was 5th as the favorite, beaten by 8 lengths. The comment was "trekked wide through the turn". (He looked like a deserving favorite but in a big field, many running for the first time, you have to hope nobody plays bumper cars. That would have been worse.)
http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/ARP080412USA4.pdf

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Golf Juan ran 4th, 2 1/2 lengths behind the winner (who was heavily favored) and earned 2,300 EU. No comments yet.
http://www.zone-turf.fr/cheval/golf-juan-140687/performances-detaillees/

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Bodembender runs tomorrow in a 2000m (10f) conditions race (Allowance) at Deauville. He finished 10th in his first start of 2012 after racing in 2nd until the end. His connections are doubling down by putting him in at the same 10f distance. They clearly think he just needed the race and will improve.
http://www.zone-turf.fr/programmes/r2-vichy-16241.html?#172434

Golf Juan comments are up: He was 4th early and had to be satisfied with that at the finish (2 horses fell back but were replaced by closers).

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Bodembender improved, although not enough to get a check. He was 7th, at the front of the second group. No comments yet.
http://www.zone-turf.fr/cheval/bodembender-136653/performances-detaillees/

Photon is entered in a starter allowance at Parx on Aug 13 at 6.5f for a purse of $30,000. The conditions are written so he is the low weight by about 10 lbs and it's a drop in class. (Shut up! It's a horse race, don't jinx it!)
http://www.equibase.com/static/entry/PRX081312USA-EQB.html#RACE9

Some new 2010 Invasors in training:

Invasora F 2010
http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8910532&registry=T
Saint Arthur c 2010
http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8889599&registry=T

Dr Richard R 2010 Puerto Rico
http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8927425&registry=T

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Have to share this list of nominees for a mixed sex maiden stakes in the UK - Invasor vs Invasor at 1 1/4 miles! There are 27 nominees so it will look very different when it runs Aug 17:
http://www.timeform.com/godolphin/gd_entries.asp?coursecode=27&selectdate=1120817&racenumber=2

The Godolphin Invasor, Inqadh, ran very green in his debut last year, then threw a clunker on soft turf and they gelded him. Then nothing. Hope he runs and runs well. Light Zabeel was 3d last out against colts and has the best record to date. No turf Invasor winners in Europe yet (Golf Juan won on synthetic).

BTW Five Sixteen is probable for the Travers.

clh · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:23 pm Post subject:

Vader came in 3rd on the 9th at River Downs in the pouring rain, thunder and lightening. I can't believe they even rain in the lightening but they did. Actually Vader won the race himself as the jockey didn't do anything to encourage him or urge him on. Vader ran against the rail so he was running in about a foot of water that had settled there. Had he been urged on by the jock he might have taken second. Third is better than last. Ivan is thinking Moutaineer maybe next time out.

There is no doubt however that Vader really is a mudder Wink

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Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Congrats to Vader! Maybe the jockey had visions of going down and drowning in the mud? Third is way better than last but Vader is due for some luck.

Cheechako is making her 1012 debut in a 6f MSW for 3 & older at Ellis Park on Aug 17 for a purse of $31000. She ran twice at Churchill in 2011 and in her last race at 7f she made a sweeping move, just missed. This race has a field of 12 so lots can happen. Cheechako is the ML favorite by a very narrow margin.
http://www.equibase.com/static/entry/ELP081712USA-EQB.html#RACE6

Brigitte · Allowance Winner Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Posts: 488

Photon pressed the pace, claimed the lead at the half but was caught. He kept battling, ended up 3d by a head plus a neck. Earned $3,300.
http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/PRX081312USA9.pdf

Photon was promptly entered in a 7f $35,000 claimer at Saratoga on Aug 17. He is a double entry for Dutrow and both have the same jockey - will he or won't he? Was the Parx race a workout? The dual entry with a single jockey is the M/L favorite.
http://www.equibase.com/static/entry/SAR081612USA-EQB.html#RACE8

Checking up on the Inqadh/Light Zabeel race surprise! Inqadh has Frankie Dettori aboard. Inqadh's record is like Five Sixteen's. We've watched Five Sixteen progressing race to race, Inqadh's higher profile is based just on works.
http://icard.888sport.com/racecard/race/62829/show-predictor/advance