Horse Racing

Blazing Sevens Pays for Rodeo Creek Race


Dedicated Blackjack players are quite aware of Blazing Sevens.

It is a progressive side bet where the player bets, $5 and gets a bonus if one of their cards is a 7. The bonus increases if the player has two 7s and it even increases. higher if the dealer is showing 7 as a Pawn.

Then the payouts zoom into the stratosphere if three 7s match the color or suit.

There are certainly long odds that stack up when it comes to winning the jackpot, but Carla Capek managed to collect it on three occasions.

“It was one of my wife’s luckiest bets,” said John Capek, who wasn’t as lucky as his wife at the gaming table.

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In the world of horse racing, Blazing Sevens is a newer entity that’s already paying well for Capeks, and could have a pretty cool progression bonus this weekend.

On the race, Blazing Sevens is a 2 year old pony by Good magic owned by the Capeks through their Rodeo Creek Racing and coached by Chad Brown. He is one of the leading contenders in the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup presented by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) on November 4 at Keeneland.

Although he is the 6-1 third choice in the morning lineup, the Blazing Sevens are on a 3/4-length win in the Champagne Stakes (G1) at Aqueduct race track and, as the son of the 2017 Juvenile winner, is fitting by the two turns he will navigate for the first time.

“We’re looking forward to Friday,” said John Capek, sales manager for Abbott Laboratories, who lives in Illinois. “Blazing Sevens continues to improve and he is doing very well. His male has dealt twice in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and we hope he can do it too.”

Considering how the Capeks have about a dozen horses and the Blazing Sevens only come from a second pool trained by Brown and purchased by blood dealer Peter Bradley on their behalf, it seems likely that Carla’s luck at the blackjack table has run low. racing action. Winning the 1st grade place before the 25th start of the stable is definitely a stroke of luck.

However, luck alone does not explain their success story.

Brown said: “I believe you create your own luck, John and Carla succeed by being good and smart people. They are talented, big-hearted people from whom I have learned a lot. from that”. “They deserve some immediate success. They are fun to train. They love horse racing and the horses.

“They are very compassionate with animals. In my opinion, they have the right approach to the sport and the horses. They are patient. They understand that there may not be good phone calls. We were had to stop on the horse, and the discussion was always about what we had to do to help the horse and make it stronger.”

John Capek, 60, grew up in Troy, NY, not far from Brown’s hometown of Mechanicville. He has been a fan of horse racing since his youth, and became an owner about 14 years ago when he bought some shares of several horses with trainer Ken McPeek’s Magdalena Racing. Rounding out that runner-up was House of Grace, who finished third in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies.

He took a break after a few years, and in 2020, through a mutual acquaintance (Dan Pickett), he had lunch with Brown and began drawing up plans to re-enter the business through the purchase of a few old fish.

For Brown, step one in the process was to introduce them to Bradley as their agent.

“I think they’ll be a good match against Pete,” said the four-time Eclipse winner. “They bought a diverse group of horses through Pete and gave themselves a chance to succeed, buying grass and ground horses. Pete gave some valuable advice in setting them up.”

The first team only produced three starts and two seconds as 2-year-olds in 2021, but Capeks stuck with the plan for the second round and was rewarded with Blazing Sevens.

“This is the second round we’ve been through and they’ve known all the pitfalls of the first round,” Bradley said of Capeks, whose cumulative total with Rodeo Creek is four wins from 23 starts. with earnings of $645,363. “We’ve had a couple of nice winning horses, but nothing like this with the Blazing Sevens. They know it’s not going to be an easy game but they have great patience and are having it now. a much better time.”

Bred by Tracy Farmer from Good Magic, who won the Juvenile as a girl for Brown and is the 2-year-old male champion of 2017, the Blazing Sevens are out of the game. Warrior’s Reward Trophy Girl mare. He was purchased for $225,000 from Eaton Sales’ shipment at Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s New York Sale of Select Yearlings. As the second of four ponies from Trophy Girl and her first runner, he was originally purchased by Chestnut Valley Farms for $140,000 from a Denali Stud shipment at the Sale. horses of all ages 2021 in Keeneland.

“Blazing Sevens has the frame and the figure,” says Bradley. “It’s ridiculous, we looked at him as a weaning and contemplated looking him up for another group, but he was out of our price range. Then he went from good to better. between weaning and longing He started selling soon in Saratoga and I am satisfied with this price as he has an ‘A’ physique He is a large horse with vision and two turns. looks like what he really wanted. The dream is still alive, definitely now. His graph is on the right track.”

Blazing Sevens premieres on July 24 at Racecourse Saratoga and rush to victory 6 1/4. He returned in the Hopeful Stakes (G1) on a sloppy track and finished a disappointing third, 12 stages behind the winner. Forte second choice 4-1 in Juvenile.

A month later, the bad memories of Hopeful were washed away as the Blazing Sevens rose from sixth and finished to win 3/4 of the October 1 Champagne Stakes (G1) on a track. sloppy in the Aqueduct, gain freedom. Placed “Win and You’re In” in the Breeders’ Cup and became the first tier 1 winner for his first crop.

John Capek said: “To break his girlhood in a performance way in Saratoga was amazing. “He had a challenge in the slide at Saratoga but it’s great to see him back, even if it’s a different track and win in similar weather conditions. First class really first. very interesting. I was a bit nervous when he showed up and fell behind, but in the end he stood his ground and then raced great Peter Bradley did a great job identifying the horses. with him at a sale talking about the horses for auction was such a thrill and working with Chad was so much fun. He does a great job with the horses.”

Blazing Sevens seems to have thrived since Champagne, based on his recent works. On October 22, he held more of himself as he raced alongside the older 3-year-old class 1 winner Jack Christopher . They covered five fur pads at 1:00.20 at Keeneland. A week later, he signed up quickly: 47.20 worked in a company, third fastest out of 89 in the distance.

Brown said: “He was very good. “He trains like an old horse. He is relaxed and easygoing, easy to train. He has been very straightforward since the first day of his arrival. I am happy to have him in the stable. He identifies himself. is the best prospect very early in the summer.”

Face to face Stone cave on Future Stars Friday at the 1/16 mile Minor, the Blazing Sevens will face the high order against an undefeated runner who has won a tier 1 bet pair in California. 5¼ each and is the 4-5th favorite team. Blazing Sevens will need to work hard to gain the upper hand, and some luck can also come in handy.

“The way things are going, he could be our most successful Blazing Sevens bet ever,” said John Capek. “Hopefully he will continue to be as lucky as Carla.”

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