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Year 19 • No. 20 Friday, August 9, 2019 The aratoga Saratoga’s Daily Racing Newspaper since 2001 Star Struck Out Of Orbit wires Saratoga Dew ENTRIES & HANDICAPPING SPRINTERS CLASH IN FRIDAY FEATURE SPA SHOCKED BY LOSS OF BARRERA Tod Marks Tod 2 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2019 here&there... BY THE NUMBERS 5: Cars (otherwise known as leftovers) parked in the Fasig-Tipton lot Tuesday morning. 94: License plates on cars on the single block of Madison Avenue between Ludlow Street and East Avenue (many double parked according to The Special’s Terry Hill) Monday night: Kentucky 37, New York 32, Florida 11, Maryland 3, New Jersey 3, Virginia 2, Iowa 1, Indiana 1, North Carolina 1, Vermont 1, Tennessee 1. 1: Rockingham Park T-shirt on the backstretch Friday morning. 208: Playing weight of Cornell University tight end Rick Schosberg back in the day. 1: Copy of The Special on the press-box roof Thursday (please recycle). LICENSE PLATES OF THE DAY DVM, Delaware. PICK6, Massachusetts. thisishorseracing.com Home of The Special Connie Bush Here Comes The Sun. Thursday morning turned glorious in a hurry. and a lot more. Sire of seven northern hemisphere Black Type winners so far. That’s more than Quality Road had at the same stage of his career. And more Graded Stakes winners than Curlin and Ghostzapper had at the same stage of their careers. ANIMAL KINGDOM More yearlings selling soon Darley FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2019 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 3 here&there...at Saratoga Does This Used by the best NAMES OF THE DAY horsemen in the game! TLStock Trade, third race. Owned, trained and bred by Bill Mott, the 4-year-old is by Motivator Look out of Trading. Familiar? Snap Hook, third race. Fred Allor’s homebred 4-year-old is out of Tee Off. TLore Pat On The Back, ninth race. The 5-year-old is by Congrats out of Accomplished. An online business solution for You Need Us! Thoroughbred Professionals Passing Out, 10th race. Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable homebred is out of Party Now. Contact TRACY ATTFIELD (954) 647-3220 • TLORE.NET WORTH REPEATING “I love seeing the old guys who I’ve been showing to for years, they’ll say, ‘You’re still at it.’ Yeah, QUOTE OF THE DAY still at it. Guy just said you should have a plaque on that tree over there.” Old Chapel Farm yearling showman Billy Howland “Wow great find! Convenience was my Grandpa’s favorite ever horse. Have a couple daughters of Closeout (West Coast Bias ’13 Unbridled’s Song) and By the Book (’17 “By Raise A Native, out of a mare named Evening. We started showing on Saturday, we sold Ghostzapper) plus Family Meeting. Also ’19 Speightstown-Spun Cap filly so hopefully everything on Friday, that’s what, six days of showing. He never stopped. That little chestnut colt we can keep it going for a while!” was something else. He was cool. Good looking. Just class.” Owner/breeder Craig Bernick, via Twitter, after reading Howland, when asked about his favorite yearling about 1969 yearling Convenience in Thursday’s Special (the colt brought $500,000, became stakes winner Milord) “There’s mud everywhere. Where do you want me to go, the moon? Trainer Pat Reynolds, holding a horse for a blacksmith Thursday morning “My idea of shaking it up would be going to Oklahoma.” West Point Thoroughbreds’ Tom Bellhouse, a Morning Line Kitchen fixture, 800-523-8143 to someone suggesting he “shake it up” and go racing on the West Coast 1st Breeders’ Cup World Class Miler Dirt Mile-G1 defeating Eclipse Champions By SPEIGHTSTOWN GUN RUNNER, ACCELERATE, Look for RUNHAPPY, etc. 1st Yearlings 1st Godolphin Mile-G2 This Year 2nd Forego S.-G1 Kent Barnes, Stallion Manager (859) 224-4585 www.shadwellfarm.com Editors/Publishers The aratoga Sean Clancy: (302) 545-7713. [email protected] Joe Clancy: (302) 545-4424. [email protected] Managing Editor Tom Law: (859) 396-9407. [email protected] 259 East Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Writers: Catherine Galbraith, Ben Gowans, Paul Halloran, The Saratoga Special, thisishorseracing.com Terry Hill, Brandon Valvo. (the old feed store) Thoroughbred Racing Calendar, The Best of The Saratoga Special. Handicappers: Charles Bedard, John Shapazian, Rob Whitlock. thisishorseracing.com Call us about your editorial needs. Design: Todd Koch. Published Thursday through Sunday Home Office: 364 Fair Hill Drive, Suite F, Elkton, MD 21921 during the racing season. (410) 392-5867 • Fax (410) 392-0170 Photographers: Tod Marks, Dave Harmon, Connie Bush. Plus Monday, Aug. 5 and Tuesday, Aug. 6. Distribution & More: Madeline Ellsworth. 4 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2019 It pays to buy New York Sired New York Breds TWO NEW STAKES OPPORTUNITIES IN 2019 Nomination Blank For Nomination Blank For The 35th Running of The 35th Running of 6 THE NEW YORK STALLION 6 7 THE NEW YORK STALLION 7 SERIES SERIES GREAT WHITE WAY DIVISION THE FIFTH AVENUE DIVISION $500,000 $500,000 TO BE RUN: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2019 TO BE RUN: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2019 FOR TWO YEARS OLD ELIGIBLE FOR THE NEW YORK STALLION FOR FILLIES TWO YEARS OLD ELIGIBLE FOR THE NEW YORK STAKES. STALLION STAKES. Only foals by Nominated Stallions will be automatically eligible for all of the Only foals by Nominated Stallions will be automatically eligible for all of the New York Stallion Stakes Series races. By subscription of $500 each which New York Stallion Stakes Series races. By subscription of $500 each which should accompany the nomination; $1,500 to pass the entry box and an should accompany the nomination; $1,500 to pass the entry box and an additional $1,500 to start. For horses not originally nominated, a supplemental additional $1,500 to start. For horses not originally nominated, a supplemental payment of $5,000 along with the entry and starting fees may be made at any payment of $5,000 along with the entry and starting fees may be made at any time prior to the closing of entries. The purse to be divided accordingly time prior to the closing of entries. The purse to be divided accordingly $250,000 to the owner of the winner, $90,000 to the second place finisher, $250,000 to the owner of the winner, $90,000 to the second place finisher, $60,000 to the third place finisher, $30,000 to the fourth place finisher, $22,000 $60,000 to the third place finisher, $30,000 to the fourth place finisher, $22,000 to the fifth place finisher, $18,000 to the sixth place finisher, $12,000 to the to the fifth place finisher, $18,000 to the sixth place finisher, $12,000 to the seventh place finisher, $8,000 to the eighth place finisher, $6,000 to the ninth seventh place finisher, $8,000 to the eighth place finisher, $6,000 to the ninth place finisher and $4,000 to the tenth place finisher. 5% of purses won to be place finisher and $4,000 to the tenth place finisher. 5% of purses won to be awarded to the stallion nominator. 123 lbs. Non-winners of a race other than awarded to the stallion nominator. 123 lbs. Non-winners of a race other than maiden or claiming allowed 3 lbs.; maidens, 5 lbs. Preference to start will be maiden or claiming allowed 3 lbs.; maidens, 5 lbs. Preference to start will be determined by condition eligibility beginning with Stake winners. Ties broken by determined by condition eligibility beginning with Stake winners. Ties broken by gross lifetime earnings. Starters to be named through the entry box at the gross lifetime earnings. Starters to be named through the entry box at the closing time of entries. A trophy will be presented to the winning owner. closing time of entries. A trophy will be presented to the winning owner. SEVEN FURLONGS SEVEN FURLONGS Nominations Close Saturday, November 30, 2019 Nominations Close Saturday, November 30, 2019 NAME OF HORSE (Sire-Dam) Color Sex Age NAME OF HORSE (Sire-Dam) Color Sex Age NEW IN 2019 NYRA’S MAIDEN AUCTION RACES FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS Signed Signed Trainer Trainer Owner Phone Owner Phone •Permanent Horse Address must have been purchased for 45k or less in mostPermanent recent Address sale •City RNAs are eligible asState long as Zip the final bid was 45k orCity less in most recentState sale Zip •FORWARD The horse ALL NOMINATIONSmust have TO: been sold or RNA not met throughFORWARD a Society ALL NOMINATIONS of International TO: Thoroughbred Auctions (SITA) Therecognized New York Racing sale. Assoc., (Example: Inc. Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton, TheOBS New etc.) York Racing Assoc., Inc. C/O Racing Secretary Office C/O Racing Secretary Office P.O. Box 90 P.O. Box 90 •Jamaica, All prices NY 11417 will be verified through the Bloodhorse or Jamaica,sales company NY 11417 records FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Racing Office (718) 659-XXXX The New York Racing Association, Inc. Saratoga Race Course - Saratoga Springs, NY • Belmont Park - Elmont, NY David O’Rourke, CEO and President • Martin Panza, SVP of Racing Operations FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2019 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 5 Country Life Farm here&there...at Saratoga Racing Partnerships WORTH REPEATING “Razzing Tom Law for NOT picking Tiz The Law winning the fifth race shall commence this minute and...(Not even for third!).” Reader Don Reed, via email, about four seconds after the Barclay Tagg trainee won Thursday “They didn’t name the horse after me.” Law, who doesn’t pick hunches “Just the best.” Longtime Special reader Rob Griffo, after touring the Saratoga backstretch Tuesday morning “I got a 2:55 flight.