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Tod Marks 2 The Saratoga Special Saturday, July 13, 2019 Past Hard Spun’s Hard Not To Like won the G1 Diana Stakes in 2015 setting a new stakes record of 1:45.22 which still stands.

Present Tod Marks In 2019, Hard Spun has three RIP. The paddock statue of Sea Hero, 1993 and winner, took on a little extra meaning Friday after the Turkish Jockey Club announced that the Vir- Graded-winning three year-olds ginia-bred had died at 29. He was the oldest Derby winner, an honor that now falls to 1994 winner Go For Gin. in the US, include G1 Ashland heroine Out For A Spin. here&there...at Saratoga Only Curlin has more. GUEST HANDICAPPER The Special puts local celebrities, racing personalities and other friends to work every day we publish and today our Tom Law flips the script and appears at The Brentwood’s Handicapping Happy Hour to preview the Diana Day card. The “Racing 101” event presented by The Jockey Club’s Safety Net Foundation and Deep Eddy Vodka runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 15 Gridley Street. Other Saturday hosts include Anthony Stabile, Paul Lo Duca, Jonathan Kinchen, Peter Thomas Fornatale, Maggie Wolfendale Morley, Dan Tordjman, Peter Rotondo Sr. and Lee Davis. Future NAMES OF THE DAY Yearlings selling soon... Prisoner’s Dilemma, second race. New York-bred filly is by Blame out of Silence Please. Irked, fourth race. The first of what will surely be many Claiborne/Dilschneider names of the day, this colt is by War Front out of Vexed. Vaya Con Dios, fourth race. The saying goes, ‘Go with God.’ The 2-year-old colt is by Majes- ticperfection. Our Country, sixth race. Two-year-old colt is by Constitution. Prosperity, eighth race. Gainesway’s filly is out of Flourish.

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 5 here&there...at Saratoga Country Life Farm WORTH REPEATING Racing Partnerships “I’m in awe. I never want to leave.” Special intern Catherine Galbraith, upon entering the paddock for the first time before Thursday’s opener

“I don’t know if I ever have.” COUNTRY LIFE FARM Trainer Gary Gullo, on when he last won two races on the same day at Saratoga (he doubled on Opening Day with Armament and Big Q)

“Believe it or not, I have actually moved from this chair since the last time you saw me.” Joe Clancy to The Special’s Brandon Valvo when the writer returned to the office to find Clancy right where he left him last year

“They found us.” Sparky at the Oklahoma starting gate Friday morning as a set of George Weaver’s arrived

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“You live and die with your horses, to win a stake here…nobody outside the world really knows how difficult it is.” Saratoga Memories … Johnson after Comical won the Schuylerville

“Erik is a good guy, he’s a good investor for the game, couldn’t be happier for him, couldn’t be “Narrowing it down to one thing would really be an impos- happier for the filly.” sible thing to do. From a personal standpoint, being part of Consignor Gene Recio after Comical won the Schuylerville

the only winning pick-six ticket on Travers Day in 1993. One- “We’ve had other horses that I’ve told Erik to sell, this filly was sound, she didn’t need to go to the farm after the sale, she went straight to the racetrack. Not many horses are like that.” hundred-forty-one thousand on a non-carryover day. Right Recio about Schuylerville winner Comical now, it would be the best personal memory I can come up “It was the fastest race I’ve ever watched, it felt like it lasted 30 seconds.” with. Sea Hero won the Travers. Actually, believe it or not, the Recio, on the thrill of winning the Schuylerville last leg was Bertrando winning the Pacific Classic. That was part of it. Best Pal was the heavy favorite and we had Best Pal QUOTE OF THE DAY and the Bertrando entry (with Missionary Ridge). Sea Hero winning at $15 was the biggest price of the sequence. That “Probably American Pharoah. I went to the (Kentucky) Derby that year and said, ‘How do I get to that level?’ ” was my best gambling memory for sure.” – NYRA’s Andy Serling Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson, owner of Schuylerville Stakes winner Comical, when asked about a horse who inspired him

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 7 Every day at Saratoga, The Special presents an exclusive Stable Tour with with a Saratoga trainer.

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Mark Casse’s far-flung operation went training. “He’s a Curlin colt I brought up here after he ran through a change before the 2019 Saratoga one time. He ran OK, not great. He’s going to get better meet opened Thursday, specifically related to when he gets older.” its approach in upstate New York. Instead of bringing 50 to 60 horses in multi- Super Comet: Oxley’s homebred Super Saver colt out of the Grade 3-placed Sky Mesa mare Sky Dreamer didn’t ple barns on and off the NYRA grounds – like make the races until June 2 but graduated in debut before 2018 and 2017, respectively – Casse Racing’s another victory in an optional 19 days later. “He’s here Saratoga operation contains about two dozen for the Amsterdam. He’s fast, should be pretty good. He horses bedded down in the usual main spot was definitely one that got a late start. Last year as a just past the half-mile pole. The operation’s 2-year-old we thought he was one of the best, maybe the Belmont division closed for the summer and best 2-year-old we had. He had some little injuries, one New York-based assistant Jamie Begg leads Tod Marks right after the other and it’s taken him a while, but he’s the Saratoga group with Casse, who won two- An unraced 2-year-old in this 2018 moment, Preakness winner War Of Will good now.” thirds of the Triple Crown this year with War is part of Mark Casse’s Saratoga barn this summer. Eyeinthesky: Entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Coro- Of Will and Sir Winston. War Of Will: Today’s work will be the third since returning nation Cup, Gary Barber’s stakes winner finished fourth last Casse’s Kentucky contingent, which used to from a short freshening after the Triple Crown, where he fin- time in $79,500 Honey Bee. Casse and Begg talked about the make up a majority of the Saratoga string, stayed ished seventh via DQ in the Kentucky Derby, won the Preakness eventful trip for the 3-year-old Sky Mesa filly. “One thing they closer to home to compete at the Ellis Park meeting. and ran ninth in the Belmont. “He’s galloped good, looks good. didn’t even put it in the chart was amazing. She broke in the air Even with all the changes some of the approach I’m going to let him scoot along a little bit. We worked him at last time at Monmouth and the boy lost both of his irons. He stays the same. Don’t expect a slowdown at the en- Churchill (half-mile in :49.40) the other day and he galloped lost both irons, then got them back, then she started running try box for the Canadian Hall of Famer and 10- out really strong. He’s pretty fit. I was going to let him do even and got bothered.” Begg: “She never closed before in her life time Sovereign Award winner. more. We’re supposed to get good weather. He’s going to have and she comes flying up the rail. ’s horse (Orra “I brought horses that were running,” Casse a pretty good work. I’d say he’s probable for the Jim Dandy.” Moor) she’s going to win easy and I’m thinking we’re going said. “Last year we brought horses we were trying to get second. Then Jason Servis’ horse (fellow Coronation Moon Colony: Fourth in two maiden races here last sum- Cup entrant A Bit Of Both) is on the outside rail bolting, Todd’s to get there. I kind of left those horses. We run a lot mer and winner of the Grade 2 Penn Mile two starts back, John horse broke down, everyone takes back and Servis’ horse wins at Gulfstream, which is so close to us. We run our Oxley’s Uncle Mo colt finished ninth after contesting the early because they’re the only one that didn’t have to take back be- 2-year-olds off the farm there. And if some of those pace with Coolmore’s Blenheim Palace going 10 furlongs in the cause she’s trying to jump the rail. Nik Juarez showed me the horses run well at Ellis they could come up here. Grade 1 Belmont Derby July 6. “I don’t know he wants to go win picture, he has both hands on one line and his whip in his “We’ve got three in Saturday, one in the Sanford, a mile and a quarter. It didn’t help they sent the rabbit out and mouth.” three in the next day. We didn’t come for the weath- they ran head and head with him. We’re going to come back in er. We didn’t bring as many but we’ll still be pretty the Hall of Fame, a mile on grass is more for him.” Lashara: English-bred filly from the first crop of 2015 Triple active.” Crown winner American Pharoah out of Grade 3 winner Marbre War Of Will brings star power to the string. Casse Perfect Alibi: Tracy Farmer spent $220,000 for Sky Mesa Rose. “She was one of the higher priced fillies over in Europe filly at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select sale. A winner plans to breeze Gary Barber’s win- last year. Deuce Greathouse bought her and she belongs to by 9 1/2 lengths in her debut May 16 Churchill, she returned Robert Masterson and a partner. She’s not going to run this ner early today on the main track in what could be to finish second in the $150,000 Astoria June 6 at Belmont. month, maybe the beginning of next month.” the War Front colt’s next-to-last work before the “I haven’t decided what I’m going to do with her, possibly the Grade 2 Jim Dandy July 27. The long-range goal Adirondack or I may try her on the grass. We’ll see. She was Got Stormy: Barber’s and Southern Equine Partners’ Grade remains the Grade 1 Travers Aug. 24. supposed to breeze on the grass (Friday), until turf works were 3 winner scratched out of the Grade 1 on the Bel- Casse sat down with The Special’s Tom Law to canceled.” mont Stakes Day undercard. Four-year-old by Get Stormy won discuss the Saratoga string and expectations for the an optional at Gulfstream in March and placed in two graded meet. The obvious question, is there another War Fly So Pretty: Farmer’s homebred 2-year-old filly by Sky stakes this spring. “She was supposed to run Belmont Day but Of Will among the group? Mesa out of stakes-placed City Zip mare La Rambla finished kicked herself. It wasn’t bad but I didn’t want to run her in that “That’s a good question,” Casse said. “Right third in her debut at Churchill June 20. “She’s pretty good and race off that. She’s going to run in the up here. (The should run next week.” Diana) is too far. A mile is her game, you can stretch her out to now I haven’t seen my next War Of Will. They a mile and a sixteenth but that’s about it.” don’t come that often. At this point in time last year Lucky Curlin: Oxley’s second generation homebred daugh- we liked him but I would have never said to you, ter of Curlin is out of the Hard Spun mare My Lady Luck, who is Strike Silver: Runner-up in last year’s Grade 3 Sanford he’s going to do what he did. We do have a horse out of Play Ballado, a four-time winner purchased for $525,000 and fourth last time in the Grade 1 , Oxley’s running Saturday at Ellis that we like, Star Martini. at 2004 Fasig-Tipton Florida sale of selected 2-year-olds in 3-year-old Violence colt breezed twice at Belmont since his

8 The Saratoga Special Saturday, July 13, 2019 Stable Tour – Continued from page 8 most recent start. “He’s up here again and we’re also looking at the Amsterdam with him.” Helping our clients,

Enforceable: Full brother to four-time Grade and their horses, succeed at the 2 winner and 2016 Kentucky Derby fourth Mo- haymen cost Oxley $775,000 as a yearling last highest levels in racing. year. He finished second and third in maiden races at Churchill in May. Entered in the sixth to- day, a 1 1/16-mile turf maiden. “This is a horse I Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center horses like a lot. He’s been a little bit disappointing but not really because he wants to go further. He’s include 62 individual Grade 1 winners. run twice already but I’ve run him short. I have no idea if he can run on the grass but I want to run him two turns. I would think he could, Just some of the races they’ve won. most Tapits can run on the grass. I really like that horse a lot.” A.G. VANDERBILT FRIZETTE METROPOLITAN MILE Uncle Bull: A $475,000 buy at the 2017 ALCIBIADES GARDEN CITY NEARCTIC STAKES Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select sale, 3-year-old Uncle Mo colt won his debut going 1 1/16 miles ARLINGTON MILLION GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE PRIORESS on the grass June 22. “I just brought him up. AWESOME AGAIN HASKELL INVITATIONAL QUEEN ELIZABETH II He won his first start at Gulfstream. He’s a half to Connect.” BELMONT DERBY HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP SHADWELL TURF MILE BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC IROQUOIS HURDLE (2) SPINAWAY (2) Star Martini: A $460,000 2-year-old in training purchase, he starts career in 6-furlong BREEDERS’ CUP TURF (2) SPINSTER JOE HIRSCH TURF CLASSIC (2) maiden that goes as Ellis Park’s sixth race Sat- BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE TURF SWORD DANCER (4) urday. “David Carroll really likes him, he’s by KENTUCKY DERBY (2) Pioneerof The Nile. Most of our horses are bred DELAWARE HANDICAP TEST KING’S BISHOP to run on and he’s like that.” DONN HANDICAP (2) UNITED NATIONS (2) LONESOME GLORY HURDLE DUBAI WORLD CUP VANITY HANDICAP MAKER’S 46 MILE (3) FLORIDA DERBY WHITNEY HANDICAP (2) CONTRIBUTE. MANHATTAN (2) FRANK KILROE MILE WOOD MEMORIAL MAN O’ WAR (4) You can help the NTRA’s MATRIARCH (2) federal legislative team advocate in Washington, D.C., by contributing to the NTRA 1/4% Check-Off Program. Help us help horse racing in D.C.

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 9 High Road McFadden filly makes first Grade 1 stakes start at Saratoga BY SEAN CLANCY DIANA STAKES PREVIEW Guinness McFadden kept saying the same thing. seven starts, the bay filly exits an easy “We just need one more good win in the Grade 3 Stakes horse for Jerry,” McFadden said. at Pimlico Preakness Day and takes McFadden wanted one more good on five salty rivals, including multiple horse for his uncle, Joseph “Jerry” Grade 1 stakes winner Rushing Fall Shields Jr. and last year’s champion turf female The longtime, loyal owner died in Sistercharlie. October. That’s OK with McFadden. Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club “Now we’ve got two,” McFadden “This is what we’re trying to do, Mitchell Road wins the Gallorette at Pimlico in May. said from underneath a tree outside right, win races at Saratoga,” he said. Bill Mott’s barn Friday morning. “You like to face the best competition McFadden has been seeing a lot homebreds. The first is Kentucky Derby win- possible. There was no question in my since Shields convinced him to get “I had been going to the track ner Country House. The second, mind about dodging horses, I want to involved in . with him since I was little and I al- that’s Mitchell Road. The 4-year-old see what we’ve got. She’s ready, she’s Shields noticed McFadden’s interest ways liked it, he saw something. I daughter of English rides fit, she looks good, she’s got a bunch in racing when his nephew was in his wouldn’t have done this if it wasn’t a four-race win streak into today’s of experience now and doesn’t like to early teens, making forays to Belmont for him,” McFadden said. “I guess he Grade 1 Diana. A winner of five of lose. We’ll see.” Park to see the long list of Shields’ Continued On Page 12

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 11 McFadden – Continued from page 10 just loved the sport so much and thought it might be something I liked. I always liked sports but couldn’t re- ally participate in football or basketball or baseball at the professional level, but, Gosh, this is just as good.” McFadden started Black- wood Stables, a 325-acre gem near Lexington, Ky, in 2012. In October, he and Shields’ wife, Maury, inherited all of Shields’ horses. Country House had made his debut four days earlier, finishing ninth in a turf maiden at Bel- mont Park. Mitchell Road had won one of three starts, Mott was readying her for Tod Marks her first start since a run- Guinness McFadden (right) accepts the Kentucky Derby ner-up effort in March. trophy from Churchill Downs executive Kevin Flanery. Let’s just say things im- proved for the pair of Blackwood ing your horses the time and don’t tell graduates. your trainers what to do,” McFadden Country House broke his maiden said. “Allen would ask him where he in his third start, finished second in wanted to run and he would say, ‘Al- the Risen Star, fourth in the Louisiana len, that’s what I pay you for.’ ” Derby, third in the Arkansas Derby McFadden has followed Mott’s before winning the wild west show of methodical approach with Mitchell the Derby. He’s resting for 90 days at Road, running in two maiden races, Blackwoods before a 2020 campaign. three allowance races, an overnight Mitchell Road returned to win an stakes and a Grade 3 stakes before Aqueduct allowance in December and swinging for the fences. hasn’t lost since, using her speed to “After she won her last allow- win a second-level allowance at Gulf- ance, he put her in a little stake at stream, the Albert Stall Memorial at Fair Grounds and she ran really well, Fair Grounds and the Gallorette at then she got a little temp and we gave Pimlico. her a little time and the way it played “She got hurt as a 2-year-old, out, we wound up here,” McFadden brought her back as a 3-year-old and said. “We looked at a number of races let Bill do his thing, it’s been great, love along the way, we could have run a it,” McFadden said. “She was always little quicker but Bill felt like it would good, we didn’t know how good, she be good to give her the extra couple would do just enough to win. I was of weeks and wait for this race.” always curious what would happen As for winning the Derby, McFad- if she stacked up with real top class den marvels at the thought. horses and we’ll find out Saturday.” “I still don’t even think it’s me, Shields, who had most of his horses it’s just something you see happen. with his friend Allen Jerkens, offered It wasn’t anything I thought we were a few nuggets of advice to McFadden trying to do but it just came togeth- when he left his construction gig in er,” McFadden said. “It’s just a bum- Nevada to learn the racing game in mer Jerry wasn’t here for it. It was to- Kentucky. tally bittersweet but it didn’t change it “He tried to teach me to be pa- at all, Aunt Maury was there, it was tient, to listen more than talk, both of awesome, it was just a great day. It’s which are very difficult. Patience and pretty wild and then to have his half just listening, not being in a rush, giv- sister running tomorrow…” 12 The Saratoga Special Saturday, July 13, 2019 Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 13 Four Score Brown’s quartet brings power vs. Mott, Motion in deep Gr. 1 BY BEN GOWANS DIANA STAKES PREVIEW Three trainers send out entrants in today’s $500,000 Diana Stakes. Sistercharlie returns today, and Graham Motion, Bill Mott and Chad brings stablemates Thais, Rushing Brown times four. The accomplished Fall and Homerique to face Mott’s horsemen are no strangers to the Mitchell Road and Motion’s Secret Grade 1 Diana, Saratoga’s historic Message. turf stakes for fillies and mares. The fascinating group takes center Brown has won three in a row, stage the first Saturday of the Sarato- trained nine of the 23 starters in that ga meet. Tod Marks time frame, and four overall. Champion Sistercharlie strolls into the Diana off three consecutive wins. Mott won in 2005, 2006 and 2007 Brown’s tetrad is led by, well, that’s and again in 2010. a good question. Sistercharlie, Rush- 3-year-old year in 2017, the two de- a setback during her training over the Then there’s Motion. He’s never ing Fall and Homerique would all be feats by a head and neck. Before her winter and comes into today’s fea- won it, but has finished second six clear favorites in most editions of the Breeders’ Cup score, she pulled off ture unraced for eight months. John times – four by a head or less. Diana. the Diana-Beverly D. double, a feat Velazquez will be back aboard the Most recently, Brown’s Sisterchar- Peter Brant’s Sistercharlie won last that will likely be easier to complete 8-5 morning-line favorite, champion lie upended Motion’s Ultra Brat in the year’s Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Filly and for the winner of this year’s race due female turf horse of 2018. 2018 race – winning by a nose in the Mare Turf and is 4-for-6 since coming to the Diana being a week earlier on Continued On Page 16 final stride. to America during the middle of her the calendar. The Irish-bred suffered A Saratoga Tradition Since 1864 2019 Jump Racing Schedule Wed., July 17 Allowance hurdle Wed., July 24 Jonathan Kiser Novice S. Thur., July 25 A. P. Smithwick H. (Gr. 1) Wed., July 31 Allowance hurdle Wed., August 7 Mrs. S. Wed., August 14 Allowance hurdle Wed., August 21 Michael G. Walsh Novice S. Thur., August 22 N.Y. Turf Writers Cup (Gr. 1) Wed., August 28 Allowance hurdle Tod Marks Tod

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 15 in last year’s Beverly D. before hold- ing on well to finish third. Diana – Mott’s Mitchell Road is 5-for-7 Continued from page 14 in her career and has won her three starts this year. The three-quarter sis- Rushing Fall has been nearly per- ter to Kentucky Derby winner Coun- fect in her nine starts for Bob Ed- try House took the Grade 3 Gallorette wards’ e Five Racing. The daughter field gate-to-wire in her last start on of More Than Ready went 3-for-3 Preakness Day at Pimlico. She won’t as a 2-year-old in 2017, capping off likely have the opportunity to control her year in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup the pace today but showed the ability Juvenile Fillies Turf. She suffered her to rate in her win two back at Fair lone defeat in the second start of her Grounds in the Albert M. Stall Me- 3-year-old campaign in the Grade morial Stakes. 3 Edgewood at Churchill Downs. Motion ships Secret Message up She has won four straight since, the from his Fair Hill base in search of last three being Grade 1s and two that elusive Diana win. The 4-year- this year. She won the Jenny Wiley old daughter of Hat Trick is 2-for-2 at Keeneland in April and the Just A this year, with wins in the Dahlia at Game on Belmont Stakes Day. Javi- Laurel in April and the Grade 2 Nas- er Castellano rides the 9-5 second sau at Woodbine in late May. Trevor choice. McCarthy comes into town to retain Homerique, 5-2 on the morning the mount. line, might not be at the level of Sis- tercharlie or Rushing Fall, but that Tod Marks could all change. The Kentucky-bred Rushing Fall looks to clean up in the Grade 1 Diana. was sold as a 2-year-old at the Arqa- He sent the gray daughter of Ex- Brown’s outsider among the four is na May breeze-up sale in France and change Rate to Brown and she has Thais, a 5-year-old French-bred also Facebook, yelp, Instagram, Tri-won two of six overseas. She finished won both starts in America, most re- owned by Brant. She breaks from the pAdvisor third in the Group 1 Prix de l’Opera cently the Grade 2 New York Stakes. rail and could be a pacemaker for the at Longchamp in October before be- Irad Ortiz Jr. will guide her today owner’s other two runners. Brown Join Up ing acquired privately by Brant. from the outside post. adds blinkers and Thais set the pace thisishorseracing.com/readersclub

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18 The Saratoga Special Saturday, July 13, 2019 Both Graded Stakes running today at Saratoga have been won by Maryland-breds.

PEARL NECKLACE won the G1 Diana Stakes in 1979, one of her seven NY graded stakes wins. She retired with career earnings of $737,862. READY’S IMAGE won the G3 Sanford Stakes in 2007 by four lengths, his third win in four starts as a 2-year-old.

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 19 as the third of 11 races at 2:10 p.m. Wheeler figures By Your Side will Sanford – handle the added distance, and what Continued from page 18 figures to be a big weekend crowd the same way he’s dealt with other new just like he did schooling in the pad- events in his life. dock two days before he takes on four “He’s always been a really nice opponents in the $150,000 Sanford, horse, since he came in from Flori- Saturday’s co-feature with the Grade da,” she said. “He’s got a lot of class 1 Diana. and he seems like a horse that’s just “He loves to go to the track. That improving. Mentally and physical- makes it enjoyable and he has fun out ly. He’s grown up a lot. Cool horse. there,” Wheeler said. “At Keeneland, He ran a really professional race for you know how the barns are and they a first-time starter. He acted like a have the doors out in the middle that horse who knew what he was doing open up? We’ll walk like 10 minutes for having not run before.” before we train our horses and every Three of By Your Side’s four rivals time he passes one of those doors he’s come into the Sanford with two starts like, ‘Now, now?’ He’s funny like – Memorable, 5-2 co-second choice that.” Tod Marks Raging Whiskey and 8-5 morning-line Memorable exits a fifth in ’s Stakes. The Sanford’s 5-2 co-second choice favorite Cucina. with Irad Ortiz Jr. named to ride Donald Dizney’s homebred North- got bothered a bit early and overcame privately and turned over to Doug showed professionalism in his debut ern Afleet colt Cucina comes in off a that. So that’s a positive.” O’Neill, who also trains Comical. for Anderson Stable June 14. Sent off victory in the slop in an off-the-turf Raging Whiskey could give Cali- Memorable won his debut May 2 at 4-1 that day in a field of eight, the 5-furlong maiden at Belmont Park for fornians three stakes wins in the first in the slop at Churchill before a fifth $240,000 Keeneland September year- trainer Mark Casse. The colt finished three days of the meet, following in the Tremont Stakes June 7 at Bel- ling purchase tracked the early pace second in his debut going 4 1/2 fur- Opening-Day wins by Comical in the mont for trainer Steve Asmussen. running a bit off the rail and came be- longs in late May at Gulfstream Park. Schuylerville and Listing in the Quick Tomato Bill, a $500,000 purchase tween rivals in the stretch to win the 5 “When I ran him the first time I Call. at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Sarato- 1/2-furlong maiden by a nose. didn’t think he’d get beat at Gulfst- The son of Bourbon Courage won ga select yearling sale and winner of The Sanford stretches By Your Side ream, but he kind of got away a little a 4 1/2-furlong maiden June 2 at his debut May 22 at Delaware Park, out a bit, to 6 furlongs, when it goes slow,” Casse said. “When he won he Santa Anita Park before being sold completes the field. AUGUST YEARLING SALE 17-19 AUGUST / DEAUVILLE © Zuzanna Lupa - Photomontage standup Lupa - Photomontage © Zuzanna 340 yearlings by top class stallions including 140 by internationally acclaimed sires AMERICAN PHAROAH, CAMELOT, , DARK ANGEL, DUBAWI, FASTNET ROCK, FRANKEL, , INVINCIBLE SPIRIT, KINGMAN, KODIAC, LE HAVRE, LOPE DE VEGA, NO NAY NEVER, , SIYOUNI.

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20 The Saratoga Special Saturday, July 13, 2019 Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 21 Saturday, July 13. 6 ..... 5...... Mr Everything...... J. Garcia...... W. Ward...... 8-1 1ST (1:00PM). $35,000, CLM $16,000, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 7F 7 ..... MTO...... Ghost of the Mambo...... Rider TBA...... W. Mott...... 4-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 5, Daily Double 8 ..... 8...... Mr Jaggers...... J. Alvarado...... W. Mott...... 10-1 1 ..... 1...... Magical Justice...... T. Gaffalione...... S. Meyers...... 10-1 9 ..... 9...... Cloudbased...... D. Davis...... C. McGaughey III...... 10-1 2 ..... 2...... Incredible Miss...... L. Saez...... T. Pletcher...... 8-1 10..... 10...... Cardiac Kid...... J. Lezcano...... K. McPeek...... 8-1 3 ..... 3...... Peggy Sue...... D. Davis...... E. Barker...... 6-1 4 ..... 4...... Ramblin’ Ma’am...... M. Franco...... R. Handal...... 15-1 7TH (4:36PM). $80,000, ALW, 3 YO’S & UP, 6F 5 ..... 5...... Win the Shake...... J. Velazquez...... D. Magner...... 4-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 5, Daily Double 6 ..... 6...... She’s a Lumberjane...... R. Maragh...... J. Morrison...... 15-1 1 ..... 1...... Bozzini...... L. Saez...... J. Englehart...... 5-1 7 ..... 7...... Sister Emily...... B. Hernandez...... D. Schettino...... 30-1 2 ..... 2...... Special Story...... J. Lezcano...... S. Torelli...... 10-1 8 ..... 8...... Nosey Josy...... T. McCarthy...... H. DePaz...... 20-1 3 ..... 3...... Kazmania...... L. Reyes...... P. Kazamias...... 10-1 9 ..... 9...... Warm...... J. Castellano...... J. Sweezey...... 3-1 4 ..... 4...... Kerry Boy...... B. Hernandez...... G. Goodwin...... 15-1 10..... 10...... She’s Not Bluffing...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... R. Falcone, Jr...... 5-2 5 ..... 5...... Foolish Ghost...... K. Carmouche...... B. Brown...... 10-1 6 ..... 6...... New York Hero...... M. Franco...... G. Contessa...... 6-1 2ND (1:36PM). $48,000, MCL $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 5 1/2F (TURF) 7 ..... 7...... Lutsky...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... J. Navarro...... 9-2 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 4, Daily Double 8 ..... 8...... Red Zinger...... J. Alvarado...... G. Contessa...... 3-1 1 ..... 1...... Winifred J...... M. Franco...... E. Barker...... 12-1 9 ..... 9...... Amundson...... T. McCarthy...... H. DePaz...... 4-1 2 ..... 2...... Prisoner’s Dilemma...... L. Saez...... C. Clement...... 4-1 3 ..... 3...... Mike’s Girl...... K. Carmouche...... D. Gargan...... 7-2 8TH (5:11PM). $90,000, MSW, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 5 1/2F (TURF) 4 ..... 4...... Zip It Jess...... B. Hernandez...... J. Tebbutt...... 15-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 4, Daily Double 5 ..... 5...... Linda’s Ballet...... J. Lezcano...... L. Rice...... 5-2 1 ..... 1...... Blahnik...... E. Cancel...... E. DeLauro...... 15-1 6 ..... 6...... Minit Maus...... C. Landeros...... G. Sciacca...... 30-1 2 ..... 2...... Tan and Tight...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... C. Brown...... 7-2 7 ..... 7...... Honorable Profit...... E. Cancel...... G. Contessa...... 15-1 3 ..... 3...... Prosperity...... T. McCarthy...... H. Motion...... 8-1 8 ..... 8...... Vitanza...... D. Davis...... H. Bond...... 10-1 4 ..... 4...... So Gracious...... M. Franco...... B. Russell...... 10-1 9 ..... 9...... Mz Seb Pat...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... D. Donk...... 6-1 5 ..... 5...... Miss You Blues...... J. Lezcano...... C. Baker...... 9-2 10..... 10...... Magical Romance...... J. Rojas...... K. LeBlanc...... 20-1 6 ..... 6...... Peaceful...... J. Castellano...... J. Thomas...... 2-1 11..... 11...... Crater Rim...... T. McCarthy...... J. Pregman, Jr...... 15-1 7 ..... 7...... First Wave...... T. Gaffalione...... G. Arnold, II...... 4-1 8 ..... 8...... Quasar...... K. Carmouche...... R. Ribaudo...... 12-1 3RD (2:10PM). $150,000, STK - THE SANFORD, 2 YO, 6F Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 9TH (5:46PM). $500,000, STK - THE DIANA, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 1 1/8M (INNER TURF) 1 ..... 1...... Memorable...... J. Velazquez...... S. Asmussen...... 6-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 2 ..... 2...... Raging Whiskey...... J. Castellano...... D. O’Neill...... 5-2 1 ..... 1...... Thais (FR)...... M. Franco...... C. Brown...... 15-1 3 ..... 3...... Cucina...... T. Gaffalione...... M. Casse...... 8-5 2 ..... 2...... Rushing Fall...... J. Castellano...... C. Brown...... 9-5 4 ..... 4...... Tomato Bill...... K. Carmouche...... C. Clement...... 9-2 3 ..... 3...... Mitchell Road...... J. Lezcano...... W. Mott...... 8-1 5 ..... 5...... By Your Side...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... E. Kenneally...... 5-2 4 ..... 4...... Sistercharlie (IRE)...... J. Velazquez...... C. Brown...... 8-5 5 ..... 5...... Secret Message...... T. McCarthy...... H. Motion...... 12-1 4TH (2:45PM). $90,000, MSW, 2 YO, 5 1/2F 6 ..... 6...... Homerique...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... C. Brown...... 5-2 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 1 ..... 1...... High Tide...... J. Velazquez...... T. Pletcher...... 3-1 10TH (6:21PM). $92,000, ALW, 3 YO’S & UP, 7F 2 ..... 2...... Hometown Pride...... C. Landeros...... I. Wilkes...... 8-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Daily Double 3 ..... 3...... Irked...... J. Lezcano...... W. Mott...... 6-1 1 ..... 1...... Market King...... L. Reyes...... D. Lukas...... 15-1 4 ..... 4...... Kickin’ Kirby...... T. Gaffalione...... N. Zito...... 12-1 2 ..... 2...... Where Paradise Lay...... T. Gaffalione...... S. Hough...... 6-1 5 ..... 5...... Vaya Con Dios...... D. Davis...... E. Guillot...... 12-1 3 ..... 3...... El Asesino...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... R. Diodoro...... 10-1 6 ..... 6...... Zyramid...... M. Franco...... S. Asmussen...... 8-5 4 ..... 4...... Uber Kirk...... J. Lezcano...... K. McPeek...... 5-1 7 ..... 7...... Pharoah Cat...... R. Maragh...... D. Lukas...... 10-1 5 ..... 5...... Payne...... J. Castellano...... C. Brown...... 6-5 8 ..... 8...... Peddlers Pride...... J. Alvarado...... W. Mott...... 6-1 6 ..... 6...... Tiz Morning...... J. Alvarado...... E. Davis...... 15-1 7 ..... 7...... Ruler of the Nile...... M. Franco...... M. Lauer...... 15-1 5TH (3:21PM). $92,000, ALW, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 5 1/2F (TURF) 8 ..... 8...... Hersh...... J. Velazquez...... D. Magner...... 4-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 9 ..... 9...... Quick Entry...... C. Landeros...... I. Wilkes...... 20-1 1 ..... 6...... Originator...... C. Landeros...... I. Wilkes...... 8-5 1a ..... 9...... Noble Freud...... M. Franco...... J. Englehart...... 8-5 11TH (6:55PM). $52,000, CLM $25,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1M (INNER TURF) 2 ..... 1...... Paper Clip...... J. Garcia...... W. Ward...... 3-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta 3 ..... 2...... Cache...... J. Velazquez...... M. Hennig...... 12-1 1 ..... 1...... Basha...... J. Alvarado...... J. Antonucci...... 12-1 4 ..... MTO...... Stonesintheroad...... Rider TBA...... J. Englehart...... 10-1 2 ..... 2...... Shalako...... M. Franco...... M. Nevin...... 10-1 5 ..... 4...... I’llhandalthecash...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... R. Handal...... 8-1 3 ..... 3...... Themanbehindtheman.... T. Gaffalione...... M. Vitali...... 15-1 6 ..... MTO...... Sinwaan...... L. Saez...... K. McLaughlin...... 2-1 4 ..... 4...... Derby Champagne...... C. Landeros...... G. Arnold, II...... 12-1 7 ..... 7...... Turf War...... J. Castellano...... C. Brown...... 4-1 5 ..... 5...... Gray Sky...... L. Reyes...... D. Lukas...... 15-1 8 ..... 8...... Catch a Thrill...... D. Davis...... M. Casse...... 9-2 6 ..... 6...... Coltrane...... D. Davis...... T. Hamm...... 12-1 9 ..... MTO...... Our Circle of Love...... M. Franco...... M. Nevin...... 5-2 7 ..... 7...... Prognostication...... J. Castellano...... C. Brown...... 5-2 10..... 11...... Helen’s Tiger...... L. Saez...... D. Magner...... 12-1 8 ..... 8...... Patriot Drive...... K. Carmouche...... D. Gargan...... 6-1 9 ..... 9...... Sycamore Lane...... J. Lezcano...... W. Mott...... 8-1 6TH (4:01PM). $90,000, MSW, 2 YO, 1 1/16M (INNER TURF) 10..... MTO...... 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22 The Saratoga Special Saturday, July 13, 2019 the Power grid John Charles Tom Rob Ed Race # Shapazian Bedard Law Whitlock Derosa

She’s Not Bluffing She’s Not Bluffing She’s Not Bluffing She’s Not Bluffing Peggy Sue 1 Win The Shake Magical Justice Warm Warm Magical Justice Peggy Sue Incredible Miss Incredible Miss Incredible Miss Warm Linda’s Ballet Prisoner’s Dilemma Mz Seb Pat Linda’s Ballet Prisoner’s Dilemma 2 Mike’s Girl Mike’s Girl Linda’s Ballet Ma Seb Pat Mike’s Girl Vitanza Mz Seb Pat Mike’s Girl Mike’s Girl Mz Seb Pat Raging Whiskey Cucina By Your Side Memorable Raging Whiskey 3 By Your Side By Your Side Raging Whiskey Cucina Cucina Tomato Bill Raging Whiskey Cucina Raging Whiskey Memorable Zyramid Pharoah Cat High Tide Zyramid High Tide 4 High Tide Zyramid Zyramid High Tide Hometown Pride Vaya Con Dios Vaya Con Dios Irked Vaya Con Dios Vaya Con Dios Originator Our Circle Of Love Turf War Turf War Head of Plains entry 5 Turf War Turf War Originator Noble Freud Paper Clip Catch A Thrill Paper Clip Catch A Thrill Cache Helen’s Tiger Field Pass Enforceable Decorated Invader Cloudbased Field Pass 6 Kokokomo Kokokomo Enforceable Field Pass Our Country Decorated Invader Mr Jaggers Our Country Decorated Invader Pletcher Entry Lutsky Red Zinger Amundson Special Story Amundson Red Zinger New York Hero Lutsky Lutsky Special Story 7 Amundson Special Story Red Zinger Red Zinger Red Zinger Peaceful Peaceful Peaceful Tan And Tight First Wave First Wave First Wave Prosperity First Wave Quasar 8 Tan And Tight So Gracious Tan And Tight Miss You Blues Prosperity Sistercharlie Rushing Fall Sistercharlie Homerique Sistercharlie Homerique Homerique Rushing Fall Sistercharlie Homerique 9 Rushing Fall Mitchell Road Mitchell Road Thais Mitchell Road Payne Payne Payne Payne Payne 10 Hersh Hersh Uber Kirk Hersh Ruler Of The Nile El Asesino Where Paradise Lay Where Paradise Lay Uber Kirk Uber Kirk Shareholder Value Battle Of Blenheim Prognostication Derby Champagne Battle Of Blemheim 11 Prognostication Shareholder Value Battle Of Blenheim Prognostication Prognostication Battle Of Blenheim Basha Sycamore Lane Sycamore Lane Patriot Drive Our fifth handicapper will be a special guest each day. 2019 Records 4/20 3/20 4/20 2/20 3/20*

Guest Handicapper Today’s guest handicapper is Ed DeRosa, director of communications for * Guest win total does not include Wednesdays, when only the TwinSpires.com and director of marketing for Brisnet.com. Friday, Tom regular handicappers’ picks appear online at thisishorseracing.com. Durkin picked one winner.

Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 23 FORBIDDEN APPLE STAKES RECAP That’s a Peach Mr Havercamp aces Spa turf in stakes win BY BRANDON VALVO When Dorothy Fitzhenry woke up Friday morn- ing at home in Canada, she wasn’t sure about mak- ing the trip to Saratoga to see Mr Havercamp run in the $150,000 Forbidden Apple Stakes. The Grade 3 would be the gelding’s first start since Decem- ber and Fitzhenry, who co-owns with her husband Sean, didn’t know what to expect. Coupled with her fear of small aircraft, she wasn’t sure the flight to Albany on a chartered jet would be worthwhile. By 5:51 p.m., Fitzhenry was the loudest voice in Dave Harmon Continued On Page 25 Mr Havercamp powers to the finish line in Friday’s featured Forbidden Apple.

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24 The Saratoga Special Saturday, July 13, 2019 won his only start at Woodbine in 2016. The second matching resulted Forbidden Apple – in Mr Havercamp, an awkward-look- Continued from page 24 ing baby no one wanted. He RNA’d from the 2015 Fasig-Tipton October the Saratoga clubhouse. As Mr Haver- yearling sale without a bid. camp forged to the lead at the eighth “All our runners are homebreds. pole, Dorothy, Sean, trainer Catherine We don’t have a horse we bought,” Day Phillips and about a half-dozen Sean Fitzhenry said. “What we can’t friends and family all jumped to their sell, we keep. This guy here, we feet. Hands in the air, they screamed, couldn’t give him away. Nobody bid yelled and shouted their horse home. on him. He was awkward. He was A distinct voice above the roar of the just big and goofy.” crowd, Mr Havercamp’s connections The Fitzhenrys sent Mr Havercamp hugged and high-fived as he crossed to Day Phillips to train, but the geld- the wire in front. ing needed time. He returned to the “You know what, it’s supposed to farm without starting at 2 and went be fun, and it is,” Sean Fitzhenry said back into training as a 3-year-old. Mr about 20 minutes later in the Sara- Havercamp won his first two starts at toga Room. “We’ve always wanted Woodbine in 2017, prompting a try in to win something here, and to win a the Grade 3 Saranac at Saratoga Sept. Grade 3, it’s the best. It’s absolutely 2. However, when they arrived in the great. We come every summer for fun holding barn, Day Phillps realized the anyway.” impossible task they attempted. “Even when we haven’t run horses, “He was a baby, he didn’t know we’ve come because we love it here,” anything,” she said. “Walking over Dorothy Fitzhenry added. “To win with him, he was so brave. There here is so special.” was something about him that was Out of the mare Tennessee Lamb, so special that day. It just brought a Mr Havercamp is a second-gener- whole new presence out of him and ation homebred for the Fitzhenrys. it was a really special day. Just how They bred Tennessee Lamb in 2006, he handled himself when he was so matching the Seattle Slew mare Tr- green. In the race was Voodoo Song, ishyde Slew with Medaglia d’Oro. Bricks And Mortar, Yoshida. In the Tennessee Lamb retired winless from holding barn before, I was like, ‘Oh three starts, but the Fitzhenrys saw my God, look at these horses.’ We’re potential. sending this poor little horse against They bred her to Court Vision twice these bears.” before she passed away; the first mat- Continued On Page 26 ing produced Tallboy Tuesday, who

Tod Marks Junior Alvarado pushes Mr Havercamp to the win over Hembree in the Forbidden Apple.

Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 25 “He might have needed a race, that he could “Saratoga is amazing,” she said. “We came down have been a little tighter, but he was obviously just for the day and there’s no place in the world Forbidden Apple – fine,” she said. “This horse is so special to me that like this. The fans are so part of the horse racing. Continued from page 25 I felt almost guilty putting him in such a tough race I’ve never experienced anything like walking over to begin with. He was training well and the timing back when Jambalaya ran and when we came for Mr Havercamp was fifth in his first Saratoga try, was perfect for this race, but then I saw the rain in the Saranac two years ago. It was one of the most but put up back-to-back stakes wins at Woodbine the forecast and I was trying to talk everybody out special experiences. As brave as (Mr Havercamp) in the Vice Regent and Bunty Lawless. After a sev- of it, but obviously it worked out the way it was ran in the Saranac, he came here and was able to be enth in the Sir Barton to close 2017, Mr Havercamp supposed to.” brave of a big layoff. That was really asking a lot of returned a winner in the Steady Growth Stakes to Mr Havercamp broke near the back of the pack him. He’s a really special horse. He’s a bear.” start his 4-year-old campaign. in the 1-mile stakes on the inner turf, tracked lead- He earned his first graded stakes win in the ers Gidu and Voodoo Song through a half in :48.04 Grade 2 Play the King Stakes last August at Wood- on yielding ground before taking the lead straight- bine before finishing second to Oscar Performance ening for home. Mr Havercamp held off Hembree, in the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile. After another Grade Quarbaan and Made You look in deep stretch to 2 win in the Autumn Stakes in November at Wood- win by a half-length in 1:37.50. bine, Day Phillips brought Mr Havercamp to Gulf- “By the half-mile pole, I was pretty excited with stream Park for the Grade 2 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes the way he was traveling,” Alvarado said. “I knew I in December. Mr Havercamp finished last of 13. had a lot of horse under me. I was pretty confident. “It rained that day like there’s never been. Liter- But then, as soon as we turned for home, he gave ally, about an hour before the race, there was inch- me a nice kick and he was just all out, trying hard.” es of water on the track,” Day Phillips said. “Our Day Phillips credited Alvarado’s “perfect ride.” hope was to run in that race and then pop back into “Going into the first turn, I was a little con- the Pegasus Turf, and then of course the race was a cerned with the seven-eighths track on the inside,” bit of a disaster, so we decided to stop and send him she said. “He had never been on a tight course like to Ocala for a bit of a break and bring him back at that, but he handled it well for a big horse and he his pace.” got a great spot.” Mr Havercamp returned to Palm Meadows and Mr Havercamp returned $29.60 in his Forbid- resumed jogging. By spring, he was working at den Apple victory, his eighth in 13 starts. Woodbine. He put in three 5-furlong drills leading The atmosphere Friday afternoon reminded Day Tod Marks up to his 5-year-old debut in the Forbidden Apple, Phillips of her only other Saratoga win with Jamba- Catherine Day Phillips tightens a keeper on Mr Havercamp’s but Day Phillips still wasn’t confident. laya in the 2005 Saranac. bridle before the stakes win.

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26 The Saratoga Special Saturday, July 13, 2019 Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 27 Signing Day Saratoga hosts Yankees great, as 2019 season turns to Day Two One of the largest and loudest FRIDAY RACING RECAP crowds of the day gathered on the rail for the third race Friday at Sara- toga Race Course, the Mariano Rive- skid with the victory, a three-quarter- ra Hall of Fame celebrating the New length score over Dream Passage York Yankees legend’s induction next “She learned how to wait a bit,” week in Cooperstown. winning trainer Jim Ryerson said. Anticipation built before the op- “This is the first time she ever won a tional claimer on the grass, with Ri- race where she wasn’t wire-to-wire. vera on hand in the winner’s circle She’s a hard tryin’, very hard knockin’ for the 1 1/16-mile turf race, and the one. She hasn’t had a lot of wins, four sound level dipped just before the or so, but she’s always trying.” Ryerson said he preferred a 1-mile Tod Marks starting gate opened. Conquest Hard- Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera signs an autograph for winning trainer Jim Ryerson candy ended almost a year-long losing trip for the mare but didn’t seem over- after Friday’s third race. ly concerned with the extra sixteenth. He also relished his first win at the eys John Velazquez and Angel Corde- “A lot of the greats came up meet from his third starter. ro Jr. met with Rivera and exchanged through the Albany-Colonie Yankees “This is a hard place and you can stories and embraces between photo to play baseball, and we watched go all meet without a win,” he said. opportunities. them. Including Mo,” Ron Johnson Ryerson watched the race from be- Father and son, Ron and Tom said. hind the box seats in the mass of fans Johnson, attended the luncheon hon- – Shannon Germain who also peered through the crowd to oring Rivera in the paddock tent. The and Catherine Galbraith catch a glimpse of Rivera. event benefited Rivera’s humanitarian • Vast was focused on her task “I like to be upstairs. My wife and mission that focuses on providing op- from the time she entered the pad- daughter were downstairs, they like portunities for younger generations. dock until crossing the finish first in to stay away from me,” Ryerson said, “We love going to Yankee Stadi- um,” said Tom Johnson. “We have the fifth, a 5 1/2-furlong maiden for laughing and giving a wave to his 2-year-old fillies. The daughter of been coming to the races (at Sarato- family who stood within earshot. Lea won her debut for Hall of Fame ga) for a long time, and the baseball Yankee caps parted the usual sea trainer Bill Mott by a half-length over of linen and Lilly Pulitzer before and games even longer.” Good Shabbos. after the race. The New York Racing The Johnsons don’t always restrict “She showed it in the morning a Association presented Rivera with their cheers for the big leagues, and couple times in gate works so it was a framed custom set of silks, embla- followed former Yankee stars that no surprise,” said Neil Poznansky, Tod Marks zoned with Yankee pinstripes and his used to pass through the area in the Conquest Hardcandy wins the third. Continued On Page 29 signature No. 42. Hall of Fame jock- minors. RACING RETURNS AUGUST 8 - SEPTEMBER 7 | THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS AT 5PM $500,000 in Daily Purses $1.8 MILLION in Stakes Purses $250,000 G-3 Virginia Derby on Saturday, August 31 Owner/Trainer Participation Incentives

28 The Saratoga Special Saturday, July 13, 2019 if it gets crowded out there. She’s a half-sister to great, we’re friends,” said Atras, the winner of 24 the (stable) pony, Round. Round can be a handful of 85 starts in 2019. Friday – sometimes.” Atras trained horses in his name from 2009 to Continued from page 28 – Ben Gowans 2015 and in 2017, winning 108 races. He’d never won at Saratoga, however. Mott’s assistant trainer. “Amazing,” he said of the moment. “Three peo- Poznansky handled saddling duties for Mott, • Big Muddy lived up to his name when he came from behind to win the fourth and give trainer Rob ple have already asked me that and I just really who was out of town for a wedding. Vast became have no words. the first maiden special weight winner for freshman Atras his first Saratoga victory. Ricardo Santana Jr. rode the 5-year-old son of Medaglia d’Oro for At- “I leave it up to Ricardo, he’s a great jockey. On sire Lea, who raced for Mott and the filly’s breeders the backside I was a little worried, we were a little ras, a former assistant to Robertino Diodoro. and owners and Adele Dilschnei- far back but he gave it a shot. It looked like he was der. Both Lea and Vast’s dam Enth are also home- Big Muddy closed from seventh to defeat Or- starting to get momentum and make a move.” breds for Claiborne and Dilschneider. pheus by three-quarters and seven others in the Atras said he’s hopeful for more victories from “She’s got a great temperament in the stall, field that included Soul P Say, a gelding trained by his 24-horse string and he’s already added to the she’s a little sweetheart,” Poznansky said. “But on Diodoro Continued On Page 30 the track sometimes, she’s a little strong to gallop “If he (Diodoro) won that would have been

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 29 ing and going.” Englehart beamed for the winning Friday – photo with his family. Continued from page 29 “It’s always special to have them here,” he said. “I can’t watch the group bedded down on the Oklaho- races with them, so I went upstairs ma Training Track. to watch it and they are downstairs. “I’m looking forward to every My son Eli roots for Jose Ortiz, even start,” he said. “We already claimed if I’m in the race. Tonight will be a lot one and I’m looking to claim anoth- of fun at the house. I have my brother, er one today. I’ve got some guys who my cousins here. Andy Serling always want to get in and get some more ac- says it best, ‘it’s adult Disneyland.’ tion.” For two months, it’s bliss. It’s just a – Catherine Galbraith great place to be, a great place to win, too.” • Jeremiah Englehart saddled – Ben Gowans Good Shabbos to a second in the fifth and scored his first win of the meet The day’s action started with Ken’s when Filly Dilly took the seventh, a 5 Ramsey Derby Memories winning the 1/2-furlong allowance for New York- Tod Marks opener by 14 3/4 lengths. The win bred fillies and mares. Englehart also Vast digs in late to win Friday’s fifth in her debut for trainer Bill Mott. got trainer Danny Gargan and jockey owns the daughter of Majesticperfec- Kendrick Carmouche on the Saratoga tion who improved to 2-for-2. rewarding now that we had a little “I told Luis I was really nervous scoreboard. “Travis Durr bought her for me at patience with her.” when I saw the opening quarter be- New York-bred 3-year-old Daddy the (Fasig-Tipton) October sale two Filly Dilly broke sharply in the cause I thought he had to go a little Knows broke his maiden in the sec- years ago as a yearling,” Englehart off-the-turf event and jockey Luis too fast,” Englehart said as he ex- ond, which was moved from turf to said. “He saw she was a New York- Saez made sure to establish early changed congratulations with fellow the main track. bred and liked her. It’s just worked command. Saez and his mount were trainer Bruce Levine, who won the Mike Repole’s entry finished 1-2 out really well. It took a little while pressed the entire trip by eventual sixth race with Felix In Fabula. “But in the sixth race when Bruce Levine’s to get her to the races. We had some runner-up Saloon Girl until inside the he did a great job, he recognized if we Felix In Fabula bested Curlin Road by minor setbacks here and there that eighth pole when the winner kicked didn’t get her out there, maybe we get 2 lengths. were just her developing. She’s been clear to a 2 1/4-length victory. crossed over. He said she just kept go-

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 The Saratoga Special 33 cupofcoffee BY SEAN CLANCY The Closer “Hey Miles, Mariano Rivera is coming to Sara- ish-born valet at a Tod Marks said Rivera, whose induction ceremony is in Coo- toga this summer.” press conference perstown July 21. “I said, ‘Lord, if you allow me to It was a few weeks ago when I read the press re- behind the jocks’ play for a few years, I’ll be happy. I’ll make some lease about Rivera’s planned visit to Saratoga. With room and spoke money, I’ll go back to Panama, make some business a little coaxing from an overzealous dad, minutes to the crowd af- and I’ll be happy with that.’ Little did I know, New later Miles handed me a piece of paper. It was his ter the third race, York City became my home. The few years I want- drawing of the greatest relief pitcher in history, in a race named in ed to play happened to be 19 years. Of those 19 pencil. There’s Rivera in mid-windup, ball about his honor. years, 17 years were closing. It was great joy, great to come firing from his right hand, Miles somehow At the press moments, tough times, great times. But, overall, it conjuring up motion in his black and white sketch, conference, Ri- was amazing.” the Yankees’ logo almost billowing off Rivera’s pin- vera, in an open- That was just one nugget in a mine full of them, stripe shirt. Above and around the drawing, Miles neck blue dress words and actions from a humble star who rocked had written a letter to the recently elected Hall of shirt and khaki the world of baseball and brightened the day in Famer. sport coat sat Saratoga. Rivera made 13 all-star teams, won five solo behind a World Series, saved 652 games. Dear Mariano Rivera, table and an- I handed him a letter from a baseball-enrap- swered questions, tured 10-year-old who draws pictures and collects What do you say to the person who has 652 fielding them with ease and depth. In the first nine autographs like Rivera won fans and saved games. saves, 5 World Series rings, 100% of the votes in his minutes, he said thank you 11 times. After every A perfectly balanced athlete, looking as fit as the hall of fame election, not to mention the best closer question, from everybody from Pat McKenna to day he walked off the mound, Rivera read the letter, in the history of baseball. More people have walked Mike Kane, Rivera searched for the questioner and smiled with every word, laughed at the men on the on the moon then have scored postseason runs on thanked them. In a time when appreciation and re- moon line. you! I will say congragulations. I hope to meet you. spect are being tested, Rivera talked about his ap- “Wow, this is amazing,” he said. “This is great.” preciation and respect. I pulled out another drawing Miles sketched of Love, “First of all, I don’t consider myself better than Rivera and asked him if he would sign it for my anybody else,” said Rivera. “I consider myself hum- son. The greatest of them all took the Sharpie I had Miles ble and privileged that I was able to play the game brought and asked me to spell Miles’ name. for so long and respect the game and do my best for In slow, composed penmanship, Rivera began After reading the letter, I mentioned that I would my team. And respecting others, respect the media, to inscribe above the picture, “To Miles…All my try to give it Rivera, maybe see if I could get his talk to the media, give them their time, understand- best…” And then in long, looping arcs just like his autograph. I said it like the longshot that it was, ing what they were all about, they were not my en- ninth-inning, seventh-game windups that delivered an if-worlds-collide possibility, and Miles looked at emies.” lasers more restrictive than the moon, Rivera signed me like it was a sure thing. That’s the difference be- Rivera talked about his faith in God, his emo- his name. It was like a work of art. Underneath it he tween a battered 49-year-old and an unblemished tions and feelings about entering the Hall of Fame, wrote, “Sandman #42.” 10-year-old. about a church he and his wife renovated, his foun- Rivera handed me the paper. Friday, Mariano Rivera came to Saratoga. The dation to try to “break the ways people perceive” “This is mine?” Rivera asked, holding Miles’ let- first and only unanimous vote getter in the histo- underprivileged boys and girls, his life in Panama, ter. ry of the Baseball Hall of Fame reunited with old his dream. “Yes.” friend, John Velazquez, starred at a luncheon, capti- “I was just thanking the Lord to play for just a Rivera cackled with delight. vated writers, photographers, executives and a Brit- few years. I just wanted to play for a few years,” Then he thanked me, once, twice, three times.

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