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Year 17 • No. 19 Friday, August 18, 2017 T he aratoga Saratoga’s Daily Racing Newspaper since 2001 Road Trip Picco Uno speeds down Union Ave. Tod Marks Tod RICK VIOLETTE STABLE TOUR • LIZ GRAY HANDLES WARD RUNNERS IN SKIDMORE • ENTRIES/HANDICAPPING 2 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017 here&there... at Saratoga BY THE NUMBERS 1: Guy in a New Albany High (Mississippi, so nowhere near the old Albany) sweatshirt at the track Thursday morning. Go Bulldogs. LICENSE PLATE OF THE DAY COWGIRL, Nevada. NAMES OF THE DAYBy Nolan Clancy Lyrical Miracle, second race. The 6-year-old bay gelding owned by Miracle Man Racing Part- ners is by Miracle Man out of Five Songs. Spin Cycle, third race. Chester and Mary Broman’s 4-year-old bay gelding is by Hard Spun out of Submerge. Bluegrass Singer, eighth race. The gray 5-year-old gelding is by Bluegrass Cat out of Aguilera. WORTH REPEATING “I squeal like that when they buck.” Exercise rider Leigh Delacour, hearing a scream in the distance while coming off the track Thursday morning “I have to do this retired racehorse thing in the fall and I have to jump. She goes, ‘I’ll give you some lessons.’ ” Trainer Joe Sharp on his wife Rosie Napravnik, Tod Marks who has transitioned from jockey to event rider Horse Whisperer. Trainer Linda Rice corrals a loose horse on the main track Thursday morning. 859-255-8537 SPARKLING! www.darleyamerica.com Since his first crop were three, Bernardini has had more Graded Stakes wins and more G1 victories at The Spa than any other stallion. Stallions by Saratoga Graded Stallions by Saratoga G1 Stakes wins, 2011-’16 wins, 2011-’16 1 Bernardini 11 1 Bernardini 7 2 Tapit 10 2 Unbridled’s Song 6 3 Speightstown 7 3 Speightstown 5 4 Curlin 6 4 Congrats 4 Smart Strike 6 Unbridled’s Song 6 Darley FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 3 QUOTE OF THE DAY here&there... at Saratoga “A little bit, but when the gate opens it’s just another race.” Jockey Manny Franco, WORTH REPEATING on if he was nervous before the Fourstardave “I didn’t get coffee today.” Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano, after a handicapper at Starbucks told him he was going to win five races the day before (he won zero) “It’s funny, we used to say years ago if you had a big owner he owned 40 horses. Now, if you have 40 guys, they might own one horse. Not that those 40 can’t enjoy it. We need those guys.” Trainer Bob Ribaudo about partnerships “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone root harder than Tristan does.” 800-523-8143 Trainer Todd Pletcher about assistant Tristan Barry after March X Press’ win in Wednesday’s Bolton Landing “Where do you live?” Allan Owner Charlotte Weber after Mark Casse said The Wishing Well was on the way home “Live Oak is Ocala.” Lavin Mark Casse, on the importance of Live Oak Plantation “I don’t know. I think my dad kept after her and after her and after her, she called one day and I Bloodstock went for an interview.” Mark Casse when asked why Charlotte Weber asked him to train her horses ALLAN G. LAVIN, JR. “This is my favorite one so far.” The ever-quotable Casse, holding The Special with World Approval on the cover allanlavinbloodstock.com [email protected] “Is it cooler up there?” Joe Brocklebank to Joey Migliore, who, (502) 773-0043 let’s just say holds a height advantage on the former jockey ALBERTUS MAXIMUS | DAAHER | TAMARKUZ Kent Barnes, Stallion Manager • Inquiries to 859-224-4585 4600 Ft. Springs Rd., Lexington, KY 40513 • 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/Handicappers: Charles Bedard, Gaile Fitzgerald, The Saratoga Special, thisishorseracing.com Teresa Genaro, Ben Gowans, Madison Scott, John Shapazian, (the old feed store) Thoroughbred Racing Calendar, The Best of The Saratoga Special. Shayna Tiller, Brandon Valvo. www.thisishorseracing.com Call us about your editorial needs. Design: Linzay Marks. Published Thursday through Sunday Home Office: 364 Fair Hill Drive, Suite F, Elkton, MD 21921 Photographers: Tod Marks, Dave Harmon, Connie Bush. during the racing season. (410) 392-5867 • Fax (410) 392-0170 Distribution: Kevin Murphy, Morgan Yaeger. Plus Monday, Aug. 7 and Tuesday, Aug. 8. 4 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017 Keeneland September Book 2 Yearlings Tuesday, 9/12 – Barn 35 Ride 180 f. SCAT DADDY – Elusive One the Filly from last crop of SCAT DADDY; 3rd foal out of SP Elusive Quality mare Hip 426 f. MALIBU MOON – Let’s Get Married 2YO 1/2 brother 2nd in debut to undefeated G2 Best Pal S. winner Run Away; 2nd foal out of SP More Than Ready mare Wave 443 c. BERNARDINI – Lochinvar’s Gold UPDATE: 1/2 brother to 2YO “TDN Rising Star” Medaglia Gold and With an Elm Tree Yearling to MEI LING ($522,383) 503 c. VERRAZANO – Miss Inclined 3rd foal out of SP half-sister to RUSH BAY ($742,847) and to the dam of GSW ITSAKNOCKOUT Wednesday, 9/13 – Barn 35 514 f. SCAT DADDY – Misty Lady (ARG) Out of 100% producer and one of ONLY two SCAT DADDY yearlings in sale out of a G1 SW 564 c. WILL TAKE CHARGE – Oblige UPDATE: 1/2 brother HUNTER O’RILEY wins G2 Bowling Green S. at Saratoga 7/29 Elm Tree Grad BEACH PATROL 650 c. PIONEEROF THE NILE – Ragtime Hope Winner 2017 Arlington Million-G1 1/2 brother to 2-time Breeders’ Cup Sprint-G1 winner SECRET CIRCLE Dual G1 Winner over $1.4M ($3,670,790) 755 f. SUPER SAVER – Sky America 1st foal out of 2YO SP Sky America who is a sister to SW/G1P THIRD DAWN Thursday, 9/14 – Barn 35 893 c. SPEIGHTSTOWN – Ullapool 2nd foal out of MSW ULLAPOOL ($361,911, 7 wins in 14 starts) 901 c. CANDY RIDE (ARG) - Union Waters 1/2 brother to 2YO Smash Williams, 2nd in Belmont MSW debut 922 f. LEMON DROP KID – War Relic 1st foal out of half-sister to GSW RUSH BAY ($742,847) and to the dam of GSW ITSAKNOCKOUT 989 c. SPEIGHTSTOWN – Alternate 1/2 brother to multiple GSW/Millionaire ALTERNATION; immediate Mr. and Mrs. Jody Huckabay family of Champion PEAKS AND VALLEYS 566 Hume-Bedford Road, Paris, KY 40361 991 c. MORE THAN READY – Always Here Too (859) 987-4856 • Fax (859) 987-0374 2nd foal from Eight Belles S.-G3 placed Always Here Too, family of E-mail: [email protected] G1 SW HOME AT LAST www.elmtreefarmky.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 5 Country Life Foal Patrol “What a life at Country Life! The green here&there...at Saratoga grass of Maryland. I’m a Maryland-Bred knockout good-looking babe by Super WORTH REPEATING Ninety Nine. My dad’s by Pulpit, sire “Are we there yet?” of Tapit. My mom’s by Stormy Atlantic, Trainer Bruce Brown Monday morning sire of 100 stakes winners. I’m “Terrible, but I love it.” Maryland-Million eligible. Retired trainer Mike Hushion when asked about his golf game Learn more about Country “What do you call Tuesdays?” Life at our website.” Trainer Bruce Levine when told The Special takes a break and doesn’t print on Mondays ELLEN B. PONS B. ELLEN www.CountryLifeFarm.com • 410.879.1952 “Wrong twin.” Guy Barry, after Justin Zayat asked about a horse “What about the maiden 40 New York-breds? Come on, show some respect.” Trainer Mitch Friedman, after The Special put World Approval on the cover and not The Pooch, Friedman’s maiden 40 New York-bred who won on the same day “Saratoga Harness, fifth race.” Rodney Paine, jogging a free-wheeling horse Saturday morning “I don’t expect it but I work for that. It’s big, to win a Grade 1 is so nice.” Jockey Manny Franco after winning the Fourstardave, his first Grade 1 stakes at Saratoga “I got quoted again.” Assistant trainer Norm Casse, reading this section yesterday “Much love.” Tuba, on a beautiful Sunday morning at Saratoga “Now you have to remember where you put the note.” Trainer Mike Trombetta, when an owner said he was going write himself a note WORTH REPEATING (EQUESTRICON VERSION) “We’re breeding horses to run fast, not slow. If we’re breeding horses to run fast, this is going to happen.” Global Equine Group managing director Adam Driver, explaining why and how horses bleed “In Dubai, it’s a little easier to tell what the big owners do. They own the place.” Laura King of Dubai Racing Channel “I’d like them to chop a few of the trees down.” English racing commentator Nick Luck, on how American tracks can improve video feeds “1:45, 1:50 on one shot. That doesn’t exist in any other sport.” G1 WINNERS raised and/or sold since 2000 i ncluding … 2009 Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic and Santa Margarita Invitational winner 34 ® ® and its affiliate NICOMA Contact: Headley Bell c: 859.221.5108 Price Bell c: 859.321.5117 6 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017 of the day Building two-year-olds one individual at a time (859) 312-3414 | kirkwoodstables.com Proud to support Thoroughbred aftercare Friday, August 25 Saratoga Showcase Day is the second of three events on NYRA’s calendar this year for NY-breds only, offering six stakes races and more than $1 million in purse money.