Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Year 14 • No. 15 T he aratoga
Saratoga’s Daily Newspaper on Thoroughbred Racing
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2 14-0555.CLB.CLBRaised.SarSp.Aug5.indd 1 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August8/4/14 5, 3:19 2014 PM here&there... at Saratoga NAME OF THE DAY Miss Metropolitan, Hip 98. The chestnut filly is a half-sister to millionaire True Metropolitan and sells tonight at Fasig-Tipton. NAMES OF THE DAY SUGGESTIONS Hip 87 is a colt by Harlan’s Holiday out of Soloing. How about Guy’s Weekend?
Hip 117 is a colt by Street Sense out of Useewhatimsaying. We’d go with Fagedaboudit or maybe Badabing. BY THE NUMBERS 1: Advertiser who waved down an editor on the street to give him a check. Way to set an ex- ample for the others.
1: Moment of silence for Elisabeth Jerkens at the track Monday. It was a beautiful thing.
1: Special staffer who went to the 50-1 movie.
20: Fish Nolan Clancy estimated he and two friends caught (each) during a Monday afternoon trip to the neighborhood pond in Maryland; see below.
WORTH REPEATING Connie Bush “But we definitely catch some more than once.” Welcome to Town. Jess’s Dream, a son of Horses of the Year Curlin and DAR6936 Saratoga Special Street Sense 5 AUG14Nolan 04/08/2014 Clancy, on 18:26 his fishing Page 1trip (see above) Rachel Alexandra gallops at Saratoga Monday morning. Will you pass the Test? The yearling sales: an all-against-all challenge to buy the finest future racehorses. Street Sense: Eclipse Champion two-year-old, record-setter, Kentucky Derby hero and proven G1 sire of – among many! – the remarkable Test winner Sweet Reason. He’s the kind of stallion who makes your work as a yearling buyer a whole lot easier...
STREET SENSE Street Cry – Bedazzle (Dixieland Band) 859-255-8537 www.darleyamerica.com Darley Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 3 here&there... at Saratoga “I wish I didn’t have to run my whole stable against each other.” “It seems so strange without him, he was part of the family.” WORTH REPEATING Trainer Kate Dalton, as Cat Feathers Assistant trainer Hilary Pridham, “I go to the kitchen, get a little something to eat and retreat to and Lillehammer schooled Monday in preparation after retiring millionaire Willcox Inn my car-office and get some work done.” for the Mrs. Ogden Phipps Thursday The Special’s Connie Bush, “Well, let’s put it this way, ‘Did you pick it up yourself?’ ” on loading photos on her computer “I’ve read you from the beginning, I’ve never shed a tear… Saratoga Springs postal counter worker, (and then on to a CD) for us every day on the backside until today.” trying to assess the weight (and price) Bill Hirsch, after reading of a package someone planned to bring in later “I finally made it back to the three-eighths pole.” Monday’s column on Allen and Liz Jerkens Finn Green, who spent most of last year’s meet standing “So the music is like a left-handed whip at the sixteenth pole?” at the three-eighths pole watching Mucho Macho Man, “You rejuvenate all of us who care and some who don’t.” Reader, and CD sender, Bob Buika upon hearing when returning to his favorite spot Monday morning Webb Carroll, after reading the same column that the music helps get The Special through a deadline
“Everything is fine until I try to stop her.” “How could you be? She was last over on the corner.” “According to the Chiclet we’re third.” Jump jockey Xavier Aizpuru, Owner Jon Kelly, when asked if he was confident watching Mike McMahon, co-owner of Forever Utopia. The Chiclet while schooling a jumper Monday morning Cat’s Claw close from last to win the Waya Stakes Sunday lied – the Utopia colt was fourth in Monday’s Cab Calloway
“We parked a Winnebago up here and had a cocktail party.” “It was a very tough restricted race with a lot of graded stake “That’s Jonathan Sheppard in the middle.” George Grayson, about traveling horses, I was just amazed we won, frankly.” Assistant trainer Keri Brion, from Virginia to sell yearlings at Saratoga Kelly, after upsetting the Waya when asked about helping ID the photo below
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I feel like it’s Book 3 of September already. Hopefully I get through it.”
Taylor Made’s Mark Taylor, lamenting the busier than normal summer sale schedule
Tod Marks 800-523-8143 Frontman. Jonathan and the Sheppardettes (from left) Theresa Dimpfel, Bailey Poorman and Keri Brion wait for Sunday stakes winner Cat’s Claw to return. HIP 458 – FASIG-TIPTON SUNDAY 8/10 Half-sister to MARRIEDTOTHEMUSIC, stakes winner of 7 of 11 starts, earner of $306,391. MARRIEDTOTHEMUSIC’S dazzling displays of speed in 2014 include: 125 Equibase # (highest sprint # in North America in 2014 is a 126) 101 and 99 Beyer Speed Figures • .03 off Aqueduct track record win Pointing to graded stakes at Belmont Fall meet
Classy physical by freshman sire Marsh Side. Vinery Sales/Barn 9
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Photographers: The Chief . . .Day 15 Tod Marks, Dave Harmon, Connie Bush Handicappers: Charles Bedard, Gaile Fitzgerald, Tom Law, “Tropical Park was great, I won the last stake race they ever had there, a horse called John Shapazian, Chad Summers Beaukins, 1972 I think it was, he was my favorite horse, even if he wasn’t the best Chief Head Honcho of Circulation: horse. He bowed, they gave him a whole year, fired him, brought him back, he ran for Jack Clancy two years, he won stakes. God, what a nice horse. He ran three times up here when it was a short meet, the stake on Saturday, finished fifth, then he won on Wednesday Help When We Need It: and the following Saturday. Cordero rode him those two times.” Nolan Clancy, Ryan Clancy, Miles Clancy. – Trainer Allen Jerkens
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6 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 7 FASIG-TIPTON SALES Toppers for Tapit Two fillies fetch $1 million on Night 1 BY TOM LAW Start slow, finish strong. That was certainly the theme of the night Mon- day as the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings finished on a feverish pitch with a pair of seven-figure fillies by North America’s current lead- ing sire Tapit selling in the last half hour. The flurry of bids – led by a $1.15 million Tapit filly bought by agents Alex Solis Jr. and Jason Litt and a $1 million Tapit filly bought by Nat Rea’s Re- gis Farms – sparked increases in total sales in a vi- Erica Miller See SALES page 10 Hip 69, sold by Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services for Merriebelle Stable, went for $1 million to Regis Farm.
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8 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Alternation by Distorted Humor
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 9 “This is my 26th year coming to Saratoga and I cannot ever recall an Sales – RNA rate of less than 10 percent,” NY-BREDS Start with an Advantage . . . Continued from page 8 Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Brown- ing Jr. said. “If you told me to give brant session marked by an extremely my most optimistic outlook or opti- low buy-back rate. mistic goal, you always hope to get SHOP NEW YORK! Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 64 under 20, 25 percent in a select mar- of the 71 yearlings offered on the night ketplace. Because there are other op- – a clearance rate of better than 90 tions available, whether it’s another percent – for a total of $18,267,000, yearling sale or a 2-year-old sale for an increase of 16.4 percent from last the owners of these horses. It was a year when 50 yearlings sold on open- terrific outcome for an RNA rate that ing night for $15,670,000. Average low.” price for the night, sparked by the The sale was faring well through- seven-figure buys and other high-dol- out the night, albeit without any sig- lar yearlings late in the session, was nificant fireworks as the early offer- down 8.9 percent to $285,422 and ings went through the ring. median also slipped 14.7 percent. The high-dollar mark for quite Those are the big numbers. The a stretch was $550,000 for Hip 29, numbers that counted the most Mon- a Distorted Humor colt purchased day night were the RNA rate – an by John Ferguson, primary agent unheard of figure of 9.8 percent for a for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid single session of select sale – and the two Tapit fillies. See SALES page 12
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10 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 McMahon of Saratoga NY Bred Yearlings Fasig-Tipton, August 9-10, Barn 7B
266 C Here Comes Ben–Cool Rhythm, by Unbridled’s Song 281 F Here Comes Ben–Double Dinghy Day, by Forestry 284 C Posse–Dr Boo Boo Better, by Cure The Blues 313 C Include–Gala Regatta, by Boston Harbor 323 C Girolamo–Hansel’s Girl, by Hansel 347 C City Zip–Just Gabi, by Devil His Due 388 F Proud Citizen–Mythical Brownie, by Lord Avie 418 F Here Comes Ben–Quietly Elegant, by Quiet American 465 C Here Comes Ben–Smilin’ Sami, by Belong to Me 298 F Freud–Fancy and Smart, by Smarty Jones 378 C Posse–Miss Bodine, by Vindication 394 F Girolamo–One Wise Cowgirl, by Wiseman’s Ferry 399 F Here Comes Ben–Overextended (FR), by Entrepreneur (GB) 455 F Dublin–Shocking Dunn, by Wheaton
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 11 sale. She had plenty of people talking on the grounds during presale inspec- Sales – tions, but her new owner was pretty Continued from page 10 adamant about not wanting to say too much. al Maktoum. Ferguson, on the sales “No, no, no,” Rea said as he grounds last week and through the walked out of the pavilion, a few re- weekend but not on hand Monday, porters in tow. “Let the horses do the was easily the session’s leading buy- talking.” er with seven bought for $3,725,000. Rea, who lives on a ranch in He struck again when he went to Woodbridge, Ontario, and has made $675,000 for Hip 58, a Medaglia a splash the last few years in the d’Oro filly, a few minutes before the Thoroughbrd industry after selling serious fireworks went off. his successful auto parts company Merriebelle Stable’s filly by Tapit Martinrea International, was still in out of the winning Tiznow mare a jovial mood after he lit up but still Rote, selling as Hip 69 and the same wasn’t talking. number as last year’s sale topper for “It’s not about us, it’s about the the same consignor, drew a flurry of horses,” he said. bids early. Opening at $200,000, the So what about the filly? She’s from bidding soared past $600,000 and the family of Grade 1 winner Magnif- $700,000 in no time. icent Song and by the hottest sire on The number eventually reached $1 the planet. million, setting off the usual applause “The filly? Give her time, just give from onlookers and prompting an- her time,” Rea said, before heading nouncer Terence Collier to tell the off to check out his new purchase crowd to keep things quiet until the at the barn housing consignor John filly left the ring. Stuart’s Bluegrass Thoroughbred Ser- Nat Rea, who likes to let his hors- vices Inc. horses. es do the talking, zipped out of the The dust just about settled and five sales pavilion for a quick smoke af- yearlings sold for $400,000 or more ter he signed for the filly that was in the immediate minutes after Rea’s a $550,000 purchase at last year’s Tod Marks See SALES page 14 Keeneland November breeding stock Hip 72 struck a pose early in the week, and went for $110,000.
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12147093-Denali-half-SarSpec.indd 1 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August7/30/14 5, 2:47 2014 PM HAYNESFIELD Speightstown’s Best Son
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 13 mover. There’s really nothing not to like. Wait, that’s a double negative.” Sales – Litt declined to say who the filly Continued from page 12 was purchased for, other than to say it was for “a client that likes to buy purchase when the would-be sales nice horses and win big races.” topper came into the ring. The sec- Like the other Tapit who sold 30 ond-to-last yearling offered, the filly minutes earlier, the second seven-fig- out of 2009 champion 2-year-old fil- ure Tapit filly was a standout on the ly and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies sales grounds. Litt and Solis liked winner She Be Wild instantly became what they saw and had a little idea the new buzz horse. what she might look like after doing Jason Litt, who teams with Alex some scouting of her 2-year-old full Solis Jr. and buys in the name of So- sister named Shebealittlewild who is lis/Litt, took a position upstairs in the in training in Ocala. sales pavilion as the filly came into the “We have a Tapit filly 2-year-old ring. Seated downstairs among the that looks like her and she’s just a half-full seating area was John Ox- beautiful filly,” Litt said. “She’s just ley, about 24 hours removed from his a great mover. We watched her the Skyway winning the Grade 2 Best Pal few days we were here and she nev- Stakes at Del Mar. er turned a hair. Just classy. And they Those two became the primary and have the full sister 2-year-old that final combatants for the filly, who was they’re keeping that we saw in train- consigned by Meg Levy’s Bluewa- ing with April and Jeannie Mayberry ter Sales. The bidding was quick to down in Ocala and they love her.” reach $600,000, it didn’t take long to She Be Wild, who is in foal to Eu- reach the $1 million mark. Litt went ropean Horse of the Year Frankel, is to $1,050,000. Oxley, seated next to by Offlee Wild out of the Seeking the his wife Debby, countered at $1.1 mil- Gold mare Trappings. lion. Litt made one more bid, $50,000 “Trappings had a $410,000 more and the filly found a new home. Tiznow that Bluewater sold last year “She was the best filly in the sale,” at Keeneland September that is just Litt said. “She’s a Tapit out of a Tod Marks See SALES page 16 Hip 82 closed the night at $700,000. champion. Beautiful, balanced, great
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 15 The $675,000 Medaglia d’Oro purchased by Ferguson was the sec- Sales – ond most expensive colt on the night. LAND OF THE HORSE Continued from page 14 He was consigned by Gainesway, agent. Darley’s Ollie Tait handled the Ireland is well known worldwide as the Land Of the Horse. Rich beautiful,” Litt said. “The page is go- bidding in Ferguson’s absence. ing somewhere. And bottom line, she limestone soil and classic bloodlines, coupled with generations “John had a good look at him yes- looks fast.” terday when he was here,” Tait said. of skilled horsemanship, has resulted in Irish breeders producing The most expensive colt on the “He liked him. Obviously he’s by champion racehorses for decades. night was the last yearling through Medaglia d’Oro, who [Sheikh Mo- the ring, Hip 82, a colt by Unbridled’s hammed] stands and we’re very proud Over a ten day period this autumn Ireland will offer many of its finest Song out of Shesabullwinkle, by Hes- of. He’s a lovely athletic colt. I think abull, purchased for $700,000 by the he’s got a bright future. We are great yearlings for sale at public auction. Yearlings that perennially succeed partnership of Stonestreet/Bolton/ at the highest level around world. Yearlings like multiple Grade 1 believers in [Medaglia d’Oro]. We’ve Leidel. Consigned by Taylor Made had a lot of luck with him and we are winner OBVIOUSLY (IRE). Sales Agency, agent, the colt is a half pleased to get a colt of that quality.” brother to Grade 2 winner Shes All Additional reporting by Kristin Contact Irish Thoroughbred Marketing today to help arrange your Eltish. Brennan. itinerary to Ireland.
2014 Irish Yearling Sales Dates Erica Miller 23-25 Sept Tattersalls Ireland Study the catalog . . . look at the yearlings . . . then go with your gut. September Yearling Sale 30 Sept-1 Oct Goffs Orby Sale 2 Oct Goffs Sportsman Sale Sales Numbers 2014 Results Think Thoroughbred Date Sold Total Avg. Not Sold Median 8/4/2014 64 $18,267,000 $285,422 7 $232,500 …Think Ireland! 2013 Results Date Sold Total Avg. Not Sold Median 8/5/2013 50 $15,670,000 $313,400 17 $272,500 8/6/2013 58 $16,200,000 $279,310 12 $250,000 TOTALS 108 $31,870,000 $295,093 29 $250,000
Ballymany, The Curragh, Co. Kildare, Ireland. 2012 Complete Results T:+353 45 443060 • E: [email protected] • www.itm.ie TOTALS 107 $32,000,000 $299,065 55 $225,000
16 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Afleeting Lady Some of our Stakes- Shackleford All Smiles Shane Roars American Victory Winning Graduates Sharp Sensation Ami’s Holiday Ski Holiday Angel Terrace from over the Years Sky High Lady Aragorn Ami Sky Willow Art Of The Hunt Solid Appeal Aunt Ellipsis Spa City Princess Avie’s Quality Spadina Road Bayonne Stacked Deck Berbatim Carrolls Favorite Stephan’s Angel Cat’s Holiday Stolen Beauty Commander Strut The Course Congressional Page Sweet Cassiopia Coup Sweet Seventeen Coup de Grace T P Louie Dancinginherdreams Tale Of The Cat Dr. Large Tequila Hero Dynamic Holiday Trophy Collector Edgewater Turf Melody Fortune Pearl Coup de Grace shown winning the Twice Mike Fugitive Angel G2 Amsterdam S. Unacceptable Gala Goldilocks Unlawful Behavior Gala Spinaway Unspurned Gator Bay Jacody Old Fashioned Villette Go Blue Or Go Home Joyful Victory Payton D’oro War Emblem Goldencents Just Jenda Mom’s Law Penny’s Reshoot War Tigress Keep Momma Happy Mr Palmer Pie In Your Eye Water Cannon Havre de Grace Prom Shoes Hear Us Roar Kitten’s Point Mystic Love Welcome Inn Hollywood Hit La Gran Bailadora Nanaja Ravalo Well Fashioned I’m A Kittyhawk Lady Beaumont Night Breeze Rush Chairman Bill Winslow Homer It’s Gail Laus Deo Nikkis Smartypants Rusty Slipper Love’s Blush No Mine For Me Sam’s Quest Marriedtothemusic Occasional View Seaneen Girl Miscoe Gray Offlee Wild Secret Odds Webb Carroll Training Center 803.655.5738 St. Matthews, SC • Email: [email protected] • Website: www.webbcarroll.com
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 17 14 C Curlin...... Giant Canal...... Buck Pond (Douglas Arnold) Agt West Point Thoroughbreds...... $165,000 15 C Lonhro (Aus)...... Girl Gone Crazy...... Paramount Sales Agent II Not Sold...... ($95,000) 16 F Quiet American...... Glory Captured...... Select Sales Agent Barry Berkelhammer, Agent...... $140,000 Sales Results 17 C Malibu Moon...... Goldilocks’ Cat...... Taylor Made Sales Agency Agt LV Results from the first session of yearling sales at Fasig-Tipton in Saratoga. Information includes Justin Casse For Jim Ventura...... $185,000 Hip number, sex, breeding and consignor on line 1; buyer and price on line 2. Figure in paren- 18 C Uncle Mo...... Go Milan Go...... Paramount Sales Agent IX thesis is the last bid amount if not sold. F Galvin Agt For Marc Detampel...... $160,000 19 C More Than Ready...... Goodbye Stranger...... Taylor Made Sales Agency Agt XV 1 C Hat Trick (Jpn)...... Fairway Meadow...... Romans Racing & Sales Agent GMB Racing...... $145,000 George Bolton...... $55,000 20 F Giant’s Causeway...... Grace Anatomy...... Eaton Sales Agent 2 C Kitten’s Joy...... Fastbridled...... Mill Ridge Sales Agent Not Sold...... ($295,000) John Ferguson...... $300,000 21 C Scat Daddy...... Hangingbyamoment.... Paramount Sales Agent VII 3 F Malibu Moon...... Fifth Avenue Ball...... Bluegrass Tbred Services Inc. Conquest Stable...... $350,000 Out...... Out 22 F Uncle Mo...... Heart Of Grace...... Taylor Made Sales Agt LXV 4 C Harlan’s Holiday...... First Grade...... Dromoland (Gerry Dilger) Agt III Gary Contessa, Agent...... $215,000 Shortleaf Stable...... $250,000 23 C Giant’s Causeway...... Historical Drive...... Select Sales Agent 5 F Hard Spun...... Fiscal Year...... Taylor Made Agt Crumbaugh Lane Aisling Duignan...... $300,000 Sandridge Stable...... $45,000 PS 24 C Gio Ponti...... History...... Four Star Sales Agent 6 C Kitten’s Joy...... Fleeting Humor...... Taylor Made Agt LXI Kim M Valerio, Agent...... $150,000 PS Out...... Out 25 C Kitten’s Joy...... Hopes And Dreams..... Bluewater Sales LLC Agent III 7 C Uncle Mo...... Flowers Athefinish...... Select Sales Agent Out...... Out Dylan Venosa, Agent...... $100,000 26 C Awesome Again...... Im Out First...... Wrrendle Agt for Normandy Farm 8 F Unbridled’s Song...... Forest Fashion...... Taylor Made Sales Agency Agt Xl Northwest Stud...... $290,000 Amy Tarrant...... $300,000 27 F Medaglia D’oro...... India...... Lane’s End Agent 9 F Harlan’s Holiday...... Formal Affair...... Select Sales Agent John Ferguson...... $400,000 Blue Devil Racing...... $190,000 28 F Medaglia D’oro...... Ivanavinalot...... Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales Agency Agent 10 F Ghostzapper...... Frankie’s Lady...... Select Sales Agent Fox Hill Farm,Tom Mcgreevy Agt...... $400,000 Dylan Venosa, Agent...... $130,000 29 C Distorted Humor...... Joanie’s Catch...... Taylor Made Sales Agent LVIII 11 F Hard Spun...... French Satin...... Mill Ridge Sales Agent John Ferguson...... $550,000 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners...... $150,000 30 F Lonhro (Aus)...... Jolie Visage...... Paramount Sales Agent I 12 C Tiznow...... Garden District...... James M. Herbener Jr. Agent I Out...... Out Robert Baker & William Mack...... $400,000 31 F Tale Of The Cat...... King’s Interest...... Sweezey & Ptnrs Agt for R.S. Evans 13 F Quality Road...... Genisa...... Sequel Stallions New York Agent Out...... Out Stephen Carr DVM...... $175,000 See SALES RESULTS page 20 SHOW STOPPERS LEADING JUVENILE CONSIGNORS BY 2013-14 GRADED SWs
Consignor GSWs G1 EDDIE WOODS 11 5 De Meric Sales 7 2 Niall Brennan 7 1 Wavertree 7 1
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18146987-EddieWoods-half-SarSpec.indd 1 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August8/1/14 5, 10:19 2014 AM Leading the Way... THREE New York Top Ten Sires by Earnings and Winners
BLUEGRASS CAT SAN PABLO By Storm Cat By Jump Start Leading Sire in NY by POMEROY Graded SW of 10 Races Earnings & Winners By Boundary incl. the Philip H. Iselin S.-G3 2014: 13 SHs, incl. TWO 2YO SWs 8th on the NY General Sires List 2014: $100,000 2YO at FTTAPR, D’ FUNNYBONE 2nd highest price horse of the sale SOARING EMPIRE By D’wildcat By Empire Maker Five-time GSW at 2 & 3 GSW from the Family of GSW 1st crop weanlings averaged POSSE Verrazano, First Foals in 2014 more than 6x the stud fee By Silver Deputy 2nd on the NY General Sires List, 6 Stakes Horses in 2014, including GIANT SURPRISE New SW and New 3YO SH TRINNIBERG By Giant’s Causeway By Teuflesberg 2014: $120,000 2YO at OBS Impressive Saratoga Debut Winner Eclipse Champion Sprinter 1st crop weanlings sold for more than Breeders’ Cup Sprint-G1 5x the stud fee
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Multiple Mare and Vanning Discounts Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 19 Sales Results – Continued from page 18 32 F Tiznow...... Kobla Cat...... Mill Ridge Sales Agent Dylan Venosa, Agent...... $170,000 33 F Harlan’s Holiday...... Lady Belsara...... Dromoland (Gerry Dilger) Agt III Spendthrift Farm LLC...... $300,000 34 C Tizway...... Lady Nichola...... Taylor Made Agt for Spendthrift Matthew Schera...... $425,000 35 F Cape Blanco (Ire)...... La Femme Galante..... Warrendale Sales Agent Out...... Out 36 C Malibu Moon...... La Maestranza...... Taylor Made Sales Agent LIII Maverick Racing...... $200,000 37 C Trappe Shot...... La Prada...... Bluewater Sales Agent V Gary S Broad...... $170,000 38 C Kitten’s Joy...... Lastofthsummerwine.. VanMeter Sales Agent I Not Sold...... ($375,000) 39 F Bellamy Road...... Lemon Crusta...... Warrendale Agt for Lazy Lane Farms Cheyenne Stables Llc...... $100,000 40 C Giant’s Causeway...... Lemon Kiss...... Hunter Valley Farm Agent Alex & Jo Ann Lieblong...... $300,000 41 C Unbridled’s Song...... Linnea Cal...... Taylor Made Sales Agent LXIII Not Sold...... ($135,000) 42 C Gio Ponti...... Lofty Lizzy...... Sweezey Agt for Willow Oaks Farm Erica Miller JAH Racing...... $90,000 Hip 5 heads to the ring for Taylor Made. 43 F Tale Of The Cat...... Love Cove...... Hurstland Farm Agt for Laue Ranch John Fort, Agent For Gainesway...... $300,000 64 C Drosselmeyer...... Queen Of Empire...... Gainesway Agent I 44 F Galileo (Ire)...... Luas Line (Ire)...... Hunter Valley Farm Agent Alex & Jo Ann Lieblong...... $300,000 William H Franz...... $325,000 65 F Tiznow...... Rate Of Exchange...... Select Sales Agent 45 F Kitten’s Joy...... Magicalcarpetride...... Taylor Made Sales Agent LXI Not Sold...... ($145,000) Out...... Out 66 C Quality Road...... Rebalite...... Mill Ridge Sales Agent 46 C Curlin...... Marquet Rent...... Taylor Made Sales Agent LIII Venture Six...... $250,000 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners...... $200,000 67 F Medaglia D’oro...... Rite Moment...... Woodford Thoroughbreds Agent 47 C Trappe Shot...... Mayhavebeentheone... Nursery Place Ben McElroy, Agent...... $190,000 Matthew Schera...... $400,000 68 F Uncle Mo...... Horns Gray...... VanMeter Sales Agent IV 48 F Tiznow...... Mimi’s Bling...... Denali Stud Agent II Wounded Warrior Stables...... $160,000 Bridlewood Farm...... $300,000 69 F Tapit...... Rote...... Bluegrass Tbred Svcs, 49 F Unbridled’s Song...... Miss Abita...... Eaton Sales Agt For Grousemont Agt for Merriebelle Stable Grand Oaks...... $200,000 Regis Farms...... $1,000,000 50 F Kitten’s Joy...... Miss Luann...... Romans Racing & Sales Agent 70 F More Than Ready...... Royal Ancestry...... Taylor Made Sales Agent LIX Amy Tarrant...... $340,000 Out...... Out 51 F Street Sense...... Miss Matched...... Gainesway Agent III 71 C Awesome Again...... Royal Relic...... Taylor Made Sales Agent LIV Crupi’s New Castle I...... $120,000 52 C Pioneerof The Nile...... Miss Smart Money..... Gainesway Agent I Brad Sears...... $85,000 Out...... Out 72 F Old Fashioned...... Sabellina...... Woodford Thoroughbreds Agent 53 F Blame...... My Mammy...... Knockgriffin Agt for Smitten Farm Amy Tarrant...... $110,000 George Bolton...... $285,000 73 C Uncle Mo...... Sacred Forest...... Romans Racing & Sales Agent 54 F Malibu Moon...... New Normal...... Sweezey Agent For R. S. Evans Niall Brennan...... $200,000 Not Sold...... ($220,000) 74 C Distorted Humor...... Sadler’s Secretary (Ire) Woodford Thoroughbreds Agent 55 F Lookin At Lucky...... Noblest Reflection...... Select Sales Agent John Ferguson...... $450,000 EQB Inc Agt For Bruce Lunsford...... $70,000 PS 75 F War Front...... Santa Catarina...... Taylor Made Sales Agent LXIX 56 C Into Mischief...... Pacific Destiny...... Eaton Sales Agent Blandford Bloodstock Ltd...... $600,000 Twin Creeks Farm...... $360,000 76 C Uncle Mo...... Saudi Princess...... Four Star Sales Agent 57 C Elusive Quality...... Padmore...... Bluegrass Tbred Svcs Agent II for JSM Equine & Greathouse Horse Properties Out...... Out Crupi’s New Castle Farm I...... $192,000 58 C Medaglia D’oro...... Passion Du Coeur...... Gainesway Agent VI 77 F Arch...... Seafree...... James M. Herbener Jr. Agent II John Ferguson...... $675,000 Not Sold...... ($110,000) 59 F Broken Vow...... Pert Lady...... Mill Ridge Sales Agent 78 C Kitten’s Joy...... Seattle Tac...... Sweezey Agent For R. S. Evans Justin Nicholson...... $60,000 John Ferguson...... $400,000 60 F Blame...... Pertuisane (Gb)...... James M. Herbener Jr. Agent I 79 F Elusive Quality...... See The Wind...... Mill Ridge Sales Agent Christophe Clement, Agent...... $120,000 Crupi’s New Castle Farm I...... $125,000 61 C Mineshaft...... Plaid...... Eaton Sales Agt for Dixiana Farm 80 F Gio Ponti...... Shandra Smiles...... Warrendale Sales Agent I West Point Thoroughbreds...... $300,000 John Ferguson...... $500,000 62 F Harlan’s Holiday...... Point Missed...... Lane’s End Agent 81 F Tapit...... She Be Wild...... Bluewater Sales Agent I Out...... Out Solis/Litt...... $1,150,000 63 F Malibu Moon...... Prall Street...... J. Herbener Jr./Graves & Lynch 82 C Unbridled’s Song...... Shesabullwinkle...... Taylor Made Sales Agent LVIII Stonestreet Thbrd Stables...... $500,000 Stonestreet/Bolton/Leidel...... $700,000
20 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Select at the Select New team makes mark in 3 years BY KRISTIN BRENNAN FASIG-TIPTON SALES If you walk through Barns 4 and 5 of the Fasig-Tipton sales ground you manager; he now has a farm of his will see the symbol of a light blue “S’ own as well as his own clientele. on 15 stalls. In 2012 there were only Brogden met Andrew Cary through three stalls with that same symbol, Hill N’ Dale, where they used to sell and in 2013 there were eight. The “S” their horses before Select sales was stands for Select Sales, a consignment developed. that is well established in Kentucky Brogden owns the farm Machmer and Florida and has become a grow- Hall in Paris, Ky. with husband, Craig ing sensation in Saratoga. and her mother Sandy. Craig works Tod Marks Select Sales began operating with the mares and foals on the farm Select Sales is making its presence felt in the yearling market. in 2009, making its debut at the while Carrie works with the year- Fasig-Tipton July sale in Kentucky. lings. The Brogdens balance running stories was in partnership with Will “We’ve had a tremendous year Carrie Brogden, along with oth- the farm and raising three children. Farish. They bred Premium Tap, win- with our graduates on the track from er partners including Andrew Cary Machmer Hall is known for board- ner of the 2006 Woodward, and an Select and Machmer Hall as well as and Jay Goodwin, have brought Se- ing, breeding, raising, racing and earner of $2.5 million on the track. some of our client horses that have Carrie has been able to create many lect Sales a long way in a short time. selling Thoroughbreds, and success- See SELECT page 22 Goodwin used to be Brogden’s farm ful ones at that. One of their success more success stories with Select Sales.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 21 “Every year we have clients try to breed a mare just to produce a horse Select – good enough to come to Saratoga,” Continued from page 21 Brogden said. “A lot of it is not just a horse sale, it’s about the whole expe- gone on like Twilight Eclipse; we’ve just had some really good luck,” rience and what we are seeing is peo- Brogden said. ple embracing that more.” Multiple Grade 2 winner Twilight The clients have helped Brogden Success is no Eclipse recently finished second in the become one of the larger consignors Grade 1 United Nations. Other grad- for the 2014 Saratoga Select Sale, she uates include Vyjack, winner of the said it’s been a dream having 15 hors- Grade 2 Jerome Stakes and the Grade es up here. She acknowledges when Accident... 3 Gotham stakes in 2013, he also fin- there are that many horses some may ished fourth in the Grade 1 Vanderbilt not hit the target whether its vet is- here last weekend. sues or something else. Recent graduates include: Sweet Whiskey is a graduate of Se- “You can’t control it but in general lect Sales, the 3-year-old filly won the we had a very high clearance rate here PAlAce MAlice Grade 3 Old Hat Stakes in 2013 and last year and I would anticipate the finished second behind recent Test same for this year,” Brogden said. winner Sweet Reason in the Grade 1 Trust is a big part of this game, to iRiSH SURF TVG Acorn Stakes at Belmont Park have a reputation of honesty and in- in May. tegrity may be slow sometimes but in RevolUtionARy Walking past Select Sales, you the long run it pays back the most. may see Brogden working the cards “I’ve had a bunch of people ask me or talking to prospective buyers. about the horses already,” Brogden iMAgining Strolling past a second time she may said. “ ‘How has it been? Is it sound? be seen holding or showing a horse. How is its mind?’ They know I’m go- She is a multi-talented horsewoman, ing to be honest and tell them every- AUReliA’S belle working successfully on the business and hands-on side of the horses. thing I know, we are in it for the long ReloAd “I have the best of both worlds. I run.” did the farm life for 15 years, now I Brogden not only works hard to moved into Lexington, I love being at maintain the farm, Select Sales, and SUMMeR FRont the farm and hands on, being filthy a great reputation, she works to help and dirty and seeing what these hors- improve the future of the racing in- kobe’S bAck es morph into and then coming to the dustry as well. Brogden is a member sales and see how they’re received, of a new Thoroughbred leadership how people feel.” group known as Vision 20/20. MR SPeAkeR Along with working with the year- The Kentucky Thoroughbred As- lings on the farm and at the sales, sociation and Kentucky Thorough- And additional Brogden owns shares in many of the bred Owners and Breeders formed the yearlings. group, with a mission to give the 40 stakes winners “I think we ended up having parts and under generation a voice in the of 92 yearlings this year,” Brogden industry as well as educate others and oRb said. “I have 17 different partner promote awareness of horse racing. farms, I like partnerships, most of our Brogden serves on the steering com- dAyAttHeSPA pin hooks will retain 50 percent of mittee. and partner the rest out.” Some important topics for the Brogden said she loves her partners committee include issues with medi- dAtA link and clients, she believes that is part of cation, attracting a younger crowd to why they have grown every year up the sport, as well as the overall future here. “Our clients love coming up here, of horse racing. they have had very good experienc- She is involved in more than one es,” Brogden said. “It’s a wonderful aspect of the industry; it’s her life and environment, if the owners we have passion to be with the horses. Niall Brennan Stables are happy selling here I think it’s a “I’m just an action junkie I tend Ocala, Fl (352) 732-7459 great experience for them.” to aggregate around other fellow ac- niallbrennan.com After being here a few times it tion junkies, I love it,” Brogden said. seems like owners tend to catch a fe- “I have way too many horses but it’s ver, they create a goal to have a horse one of those things, it’s good I’m not good enough to make it to the presti- a drug addict because my addiction is gious Saratoga sale. horses.” 22 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 23 Inn Keeper Millionaire, turf standout Willcox Inn to stand in New York
Willcox Inn won six of 22 starts Eclipse Sportswire and will stand at Saratoga Stud. BY TOM LAW & SEAN CLANCY Inn will join Congaree, Stonesider, Bob and John, Overall, Willcox Inn won six of 22 starts and Cosmonaut and Smart Bid on the Saratoga Stud earned $1,015,543. He’s the second leading earner All in. Still all in. roster. for Harlan’s Holiday, behind champion Shanghai Willcox Inn, part-owned by Marette Farrell’s All Farrell is optimistic. Bobby. In Stable, is coming to New York and everybody “The New York-bred program is so strong and “His pedigree is amazing,” Farrell said. “John who owned the millionaire as a racehorse is staying we figured to make a stallion successful they’ve Chandler developed that pedigree for generations in as he embarks on his stallion career at Saratoga got to get the mares,” Farrell said. “He’s a valid and it’s a real racehorse pedigree. It’s one of those Stud in Stillwater, N.Y. horse. He’s not a retread, the kind of horse that’s pedigrees that is good already and it’s about to ex- “Everybody who was in on the horse, believe it or not, is staying in,” Farrell said Sunday. “We been around for a few years getting it done and not plode. It’s an evolving pedigree and not one of those believe in him. He’s very handsome in a more Gone getting it done. And he would have been valid in tired sales pedigrees.” West way than a Storm Cat kind of way. I like that. Kentucky, too.” Bred in Kentucky by Dr. John Chandler and sold When I worked at Nicoma with Headley Bell our Willcox Inn started his career with a victory over by Mill Ridge Sales at the 2009 Fasig-Tipton Ken- office was right next to Gone West’s paddock so I eventual champion and Kentucky Derby winner tucky July sale of selected yearlings, Willcox Inn is saw him every day. He reminds me of Gone West. Animal Kingdom in a 1 1/16-mile maiden on Pol- out of the Grade 3-placed Gone West mare De Aar. He’s not a big, hulky horse. He’s refined, elegant. ytrack at Arlington Park which set up subsequent “We are thrilled the New York breeders will He’s got rich blood and that will suit mare popula- placings in the Grade 1 Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity get a chance to send their best mares to this tal- tion well up here.” at Keeneland and the Grade 2 Breeders’ Cup Juve- ented son of the late Harlan’s Holiday,” said Suzie The 5-year-old son of Harlan’s Holiday was nile Turf at Churchill Downs. O’Cain, who manages and markets the stallions at officially retired this summer by owners Roy and Willcox Inn returned and won the Grade 2 Saratoga Stud with her husband Dr. C. Lynwood Gretchen Jackson’s Lael Stable, All In Stable, John American Derby and Grade 3 Hawthorne Der- O’Cain. “Willcox Inn was a quality, consistent Adger, Jack Hodge, Marty Nixon, Ron Lepinsky by as a 3-year-old. He finished second to eventual graded stakes winner, winning graded stakes on and Al Lepinsky. He will stand his first season for Horse of the Year Wise Dan in the Grade 1 Shad- two surfaces, while starting at ten tracks nation- $7,500. well Keeneland Turf Mile in 2012, earning a spot in wide, competing against the very best.” Saratoga Stud opened earlier this year on a por- the Breeders’ Cup Mile field, and won the Grade 3 Willcox Inn will arrive in Saratoga in mid-Au- tion of Rick Burke’s Irish Hill Century Farm, about Washington Park Handicap as a 5-year-old last fall gust and will be available for inspection during the 15 minutes from Saratoga Race Course. Willcox at Arlington. current Saratoga meeting. 24 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 FOR A WICKED EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 25 THE GRASS IS GREENER For KY-Breds at Kentucky Downs! $1MILLION in daily purses Dave Harmon $100,000* Mark My Way charges to the finish in Monday’s Cab Calloway. minimum for allowance races $ * On the Mark 90,000 Broman homebred finds path 2yo Maiden Special Weight in New York Stallion Series stakes *Includes Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund BY TOM LAW CAB CALLOWAY RECAP Chester Broman remembers the years when he’d wait almost the en- division of the Stallion Series going 7 tire Saratoga meeting to get that pre- furlongs on grass at Belmont. He won cious victory every owner and breeder by 2 3/4 lengths with Cornelio Velas- LIVE RACING covets at one of American racing’s re- quez, getting over the firm turf in a maining jewels. light shower in 1:37.57. Sept. 6•10•13•17•24 Some years the wins wouldn’t “A lot of years I’m here and we come until closing weekend, if they don’t win until the very last week,” came at all. He and wife Mary don’t said Broman, contending for leading Discover why need to worry this year. The wins are owner honors with four wins through flowing at a steady clip and another Monday. “One year we didn’t have Kentucky-Breds earn more at was delivered by Mark My Way in any wins and we won five the last www.kentuckydowns.com Monday’s Cab Calloway division of week. One year we hadn’t won any- the $100,000 New York Stallion Se- thing and I’m up at Finger Lakes on ries Stakes. Labor Day with a horse. We didn’t Mark My Way, a homebred 3-year- win there but we had one running old gelding by Noonmark out of the here. I’m watching the last race of the Storm Cat mare Whichwaydidshego, day on television and we won that added the 1-mile Cab Calloway on one. That was the only win that year. the turf to his win a little more than a month ago in the Spectacular Bid See CALLOWAY page 28 26 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 www.WinStarFarm.com 3001 Pisgah Pike, Versailles, KY 40383 | (859) 873-1717 | Fax (859) 873-1612
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$105,650 coming in, tracked in sec- DARWIN: ond under Irad Ortiz. Fasig Tipton sales topper Calloway – The pace was fairly soft, :24.70 and graded stakes winner Continued from page 26 and :49.73, over the ground that had in Ireland a decent amount of give considering That was about 10 years ago.” rain Sunday night and a good 10 min- The Bromans purchased Mark My utes of saturation that started as the Way’s dam, the winning Storm Cat Calloway field left the paddock. mare Whichwaydidshego who was Velasquez, aboard for all five of campaigned by Jayeff B Stable, in foal Mark My Way’s career starts, pur- to Unbridled’s Song for $425,000 a posely stayed in the clear and asked little less than five years ago at the for a little more at the three-eighths TOM’S TRIBUTE: 2009 Keeneland November breeding pole and got it. Mark My Way in- OBS graduate, recent stock sale. Mark My Way is her sec- stantly accelerated and barreled down California Grade 1 winner ond winner and first for the Bromans. on Forever Utopia, who snatched a A 2-year-old filly by More Than slim lead from a retreating Social Re- Ready named Hard to Stay Notgo bellion in the stretch with Prophet’s debuts in the sixth race Wednesday Cat and Free Mugatu closing well. for the Bromans and trainer Jimmy Inside the eighth pole it was over as Jerkens. Perhaps she’s one Chester Mark My Way drew off. ESMERALDINA: Broman, not one to fire a shot across “Easy race for the horse,” Vel- Barrett’s graduate the bow, talked about as he walked to asquez said. “He went away at the and Japanese graded the paddock to check out his horse in eighth pole. I had a lot of horse.” the race after the Calloway. stakes winner Mark My Way boosted his career “We’ve got some nice horses and bankroll to $173,900 with the win. I’ve got plenty of them coming this He finished third in his other two turf week,” Broman said. “Every day, all starts and the only blemish on his re- good horses.” cord is a last-place finish in a 1-mile Mark My Way is showing he’s race on the inner dirt at Aqueduct this North AmericA’s quite good on the grass for the Bro- winter. mans and trainer Linda Rice. He’s Rice said that was an experiment won three of five on the turf, always for the gelding, whose sire was a leAdiNg with a come-from-behind style, and sprint specialist and Grade 3 winner now a pair of stakes. on dirt. Noonmark started his stud 2-yeAr-old Cornelio Velasquez stayed patient career in New York before he was on the 8-5 favorite as Manuel Franco sold and exported to stand in the coNsigNor for the hustled Social Rebellion away from Philippines. He sired Exit Stage Left, the gate to make the lead. Forever winner of this year’s California Derby lAst three yeArs. Utopia, a maiden with a bankroll of going long on synthetic. “I suspected he wouldn’t like the For all your breaking, training and consigning needs. dirt at all, but we had to try it,” Rice said. “He’s a 3-year-old that runs a CIARAN DUNNE route of ground. You feel a little silly 14850 W Highway 40, Ocala, FL 34481-3538 if you don’t give it a try. Especially if Phone: 352-489-8440 you wait until next May. I was a lit- PHOTOS © HEALY, BENOIT, WEEKLY GALLOP tle regretful afterward. I told myself, ‘you knew he wouldn’t run on the dirt,’ but hey we gave it a shot and he’s come back for us.” 28 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 29 Coming back for more Selenite duplicates Hessonite win BY SEAN CLANCY STATUE OF LIBERTY RECAP Walking out of the winner’s circle after the New York Stallion Series Donk concurred. Statue of Liberty Stakes at Saratoga “Hessonite, I’m not going to get Monday, Dave Donk and Bill Punk many like her,” Donk said. “What had been there before. made her was that explosive turn In 2011, the owner and trainer of foot. We’re always looking, but celebrated Hessonite’s win in the turf they’re not easy to find.” stakes. Three years later, they did it Hessonite won nine stakes and again with Selenite. Owned by Punk nearly $900,000. Dave Harmon Selenite (9) stretches for another stride while winning the Statue of Liberty. and Philip DiLeo, Hessonite and Sele- Punk, DiLeo and Donk have found nite made their eighth career starts in a capable back-up in Selenite. The the lead. Briefly. Ortiz backed Selenite and a half in :47.66. Miss Narcissist the Saratoga stakes. daughter of Cosmonaut secured her out of the spot like he was backing and Takeoff Your Hat tracked and That’s as far as the comparisons third career victory and first stakes a Mercedes out of a garage. Selenite Selenite waited kindly in fifth. Or- go. tally with a comfortable win in the listened and adopted a sweet spot in tiz, sensing an outside move from “Hessonite was the special one, to 1-mile turf stakes. his brother Jose on Missy Bay, cued sixth around the first turn. get one like that is rare,” Punk said. Selenite broke outward from post selenite to move up and the gray filly Henry’s Gal led favorite Old Har- “There is no comparison, it’s not even 8 and Irad Ortiz quickly straightened See STATUE page 32 on my plate.” her out to engage in a five-ply duel for bor through a quarter mile in :23.69
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 31 Purchased by Ellen Kim for $11,000 at the 2012 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic October yearling sale, Selenite Statue – fetched $20,000 last year at the OBS spring sale of 2-year- Continued from page 30 olds. Selenite made her debut here last summer, finishing responded with a sinewy move between Takeoff Your Hat third while sprinting on the dirt. Three weeks later, she and Miss Narcissist. won a mile state-bred maiden on the turf, hinting at bigger Tail flashing, Selenite strode up on the outside of Old things. Donk tried Grade 3 company in the Miss Grillo Harbor and Henry’s Gal and skipped clear. Ortiz kept where she finished 10th. She finished her 2-year-old sea- both hands on the reins, merely cocking his wrist and flicking his whip on her shoulder a dozen times for inspi- son with a sixth in a New York Stallion Stakes going 6 ration. Selenite drew off to win by 1 ½-lengths, finishing furlongs on the dirt. Freshened for the winter, she returned the mile in 1:36.64. in April with a win. Swishing her tail all the way back to the winner’s circle, “I usually kick out my turf horses,” Donk said. “When Selenite returned $22.60 for a $2 win ticket. she came back off the layoff, I was pleasantly surprised “I’m a little surprised,” Punk said from the winner’s she won, she didn’t have to win that day, she was game circle. “We thought going two turns would be good for enough to win.” her, as it turns out, it was. She was doing everything right Selenite finished fourth in her next start against state- all week and the two turns worked, special. I’m happy to bred allowance foes before finishing eighth in the New have one like her. Have you ever watched her tail? It’s like York Stallion Series stakes in June. Donk circled the Statue a propeller, it never stops so you never know.” of Liberty for Selenite and two stablemates Lady Kreesa Selenite erased an eighth in the New York Stallion Se- and Funky Munky Fever. ries June 22. She finished behind Statue of Liberty start- Lady Kreesa rallied to be fourth while Funky Munky ers Old Harbor, Funky Munky Fever, Lady Kreesa, Missy Fever closed to be sixth. Bay, Henry’s Gal and Miss Narcissist. “They’re decent New York-bred fillies who look like Donk blamed that defeat on the one-turn, 7-furlong they’ll be good 4 and 5-year-olds,” Donk said. “We’ll trip at Belmont Park. have some fun with them.” “I was disappointed with her last race but she’s a two- Asked if he had trouble following his trio, Donk turn filly,” Donk said. “That’s what she’s wants, I thought laughed. this was a little more her game.” “I just acted like I was Todd Pletcher,” Donk said. “It’s Like the day Satchel Page picked up a baseball. not that hard.”
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Dave Harmon Rumble Doll powers down the stretch to win Monday’s seventh for Robert Falcone Jr. Day of Firsts Falcone gets first Spa winner with filly co-owned by his father Robert Falcone Jr. has the benefit of training horses owned by his father. MONDAY RACING RECAP Or maybe Robert Falcone Sr. benefits from having his horses trained by his The 3-year-old daughter of Street son. Boss and jockey Junior Alvarado were The father-son pair connected last of 10 early through quick frac- Monday at Saratoga Race Course as tions of :21.15 and :44.31. Alvarado Rumble Doll upset the seventh race, swung her very wide with a furlong to a 5 ½-furlong turf sprint for $40,000 run and she flew home to win by 2 1/4 claimers. The 20-year-old Falcone lengths in 1:02.37. Come enjoy our first-class service in an won for the first time at Saratoga and “I was just happy to see those frac- the third time in his young career. tions, they were going fast up front atmosphere of casual elegance. “It’s a great feeling to be here at and she came running at the end,” one of the top meets of the year and Falcone Jr. said “She closed into it to get a win feels really good,” said and it all worked out good.” Open LATE during Fasig Tipton Horse Sales! Falcone, who previously worked as Alvarado said Falcone told him his an assistant to Dominick Schettino. only concern was the No. 1 post. 458 Union Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 “I was lucky enough to have my dad “I told him, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll figure as a good owner. We thought it was it out,’ ” Alvarado said. “It worked 518.583.4653 | GolfSaratoga.com time, so I went on my own with a few horses and that’s how I got started.” See MONDAY page 36 34 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 “Pennsylvania Pays!”
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The Pennsylvania Breeding Program distributes more $6.8 million in “Owner Bonuses” at PARX, Penn money, on a per foal basis, than nearly every other National and Presque Isle Downs (bonus of up to state-bred program. 40% of the purse earned on overnight races - paid with the purse for first through third) Incentives are earned by Pennsylvania-Bred horses which finish first through third in any race contested $2 million in purses for Pennsylvania-Bred Stakes in the state. In addition, the Breeding Fund and the Look for the Pennsylvania-Breds in Pennsylvania Horseman (HBPA and PTHA) paid the Select Sales $11.2 million in purses for Pennsylvania-Bred restricted races.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 35 Monday – Continued from page 34 out good turning for home. I had to swing her a little bit wide. I wasn’t that far from the lead and I didn’t see the horses in front going anywhere. I said ‘I’m going to go wide but I still think I can get them.’ She picked it up very nice at the end.” – Dan McDonough
• The opener kicked off a busy day for New York-breds and Onecats Chance picked up his sec- ond victory of the year for trainer Anthony Quar- tarolo and owners Sam Klozow, Les Mildenberg and Michael Yurch. The 4-year-old gelding by One Nice Cat was consistent throughout the year, winning once and placing in four other races from eight starts. One- cats Chance victory Jan. 5 at Aqueduct was Quar- Dave Harmon tarolo’s first and only other victory of 2014 prior Onecats Chance (left) blasts out of the gate on the way to a win in Monday’s first race. to Monday. • A morning shoe change helped Iced Over get are soaking it and we just put a bar shoe on it and Onecats Chance broke well and rated in second over the turf and win Monday’s fourth race, a New we three-quartered it today.” early. Javier Castellano set her to the lead shortly York-bred maiden going 1 1/8 miles. Although the shoe did not slow down the colt’s after 6 furlongs and drew off in the stretch to win The race came just after an afternoon downpour, training much, the injury did slow down his sea- by 6 1/2 lengths. and went to the hard-charging Iced Over, who held son as he made his first start since finishing third at “I thought we had an excellent shot the horse off a late rally from longshot first-time starter Talla- Churchill Downs in June. has been doing good,” Quartarolo said. “I knew dega to win by a half-length. Manuel Franco rode “There was a race two weeks ago and we weren’t we would be sitting close to the pace in this two- the winner, a son of Utopia and the Pine Bluff mare ready to run so, we had to wait our turn,” said Lau- turn race coming out of a one-turn race at Belmont. Glimmer Ice. Owner, trainer and co-breeder Michael er, “He’s kind of been a hard luck horse but he ran He’s getting better every time.” Lauer said his horse was battling a quarter crack. a big race today.” – Kristin Brennan “He is still growing out of it,” Lauer said. “We – Katie Brush Ready to Run? Nobody gets your horses – from yearlings to veterans – prepared for a race the way we do.
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36 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 What do these 10 Grade I winners all have in common? They were all bred, broken Wicked Strong or raised in Virginia. Tonalist Don’t miss your opportunity. Quality Road See these six Virginia horses at Bodemeister Fasig-Tipton Saratoga: Swagger Jack Hip 12, Tiznow colt Hip 39, Bellamy Road filly Camp Victory Hip 53, Blame filly Her Smile Hip 60, Blame filly Hip 137, Kitten's Joy colt Winchester Hip 138, Malibu Moon colt Malibu Prayer
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By Katie Brush The winner’s circle filled with people applauding Invading Humor, as she was cooled off by the groom with a bucket of ice like a football coach after winning the championship game. The 4-year old filly comes from a pedigree of laughs. Her dam, Very Funny, is a daughter of Distorted Humor, the sire of Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide and other standouts such as Awesome Humor and Unbridled Humor. Breeder Dr. James Mcglinn and owner Bloodlines Racing Partnerships have been passing the genes down for a while through Very Funny. The mare raced for Jayeff B Stables and trainer Alan Goldberg, going winless in 12 starts. As a broodmare, she’s produced two foals to race – both by Horse of the Year and 2013 Hall of Fame inductee Invasor and both winners. Younger sister Distorted Beauty has won twice this year and was second at Saratoga July 26 for Bloodlines. Monday, it was the big sister’s turn as she outran Stock Fund late to win by a half-length in the eighth race, a New York-bred allowance going a mile on the inner turf for jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. Trained by Bruce Levine, Invading Humor won for the fourth time in her ca- reer and second time at Saratoga while picking up a $51,000 winner’s check to pass $168,000 in career earnings. Levine liked the effort, and that his filly handled the mile. “It’s hard to tell with her,” he said. “I thought she might be a better sprinter; she’s got a really good kick.”
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 39 Saratoga Leaders MONDAY’S SARATOGA RESULTS TRAINERS...... 1ST Monday August 4. SIXTH $100,000, STAKES - NEW YORK STALLION SERIES, 3 YO, 1M Todd Pletcher...... 15 9 Selenite I. Ortiz, Jr. $22.60 $8.30 $6.00 Chad Brown...... 7 FIRST $75,000, NY-BRED ALLOWANCE, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M 6 Old Harbor A. Arroyo $3.70 $2.90 Graham Motion...... 7 7 Onecats Chance J. Castellano $4.60 $2.80 $2.20 4 Henry’s Gal J. Rosario $6.40 1 Beyond Empire I. Ortiz, Jr. $3.60 $2.80 Gr/ro Filly 2011, by Cosmonaut - Offhand Remark by Western Expres- Bill Mott...... 6 2 Salisbury Knight J. Alvarado $3.10 sion Linda Rice...... 5 Ch Gelding 2010, by One Nice Cat - Erica’s Chance by American Chance Owner: Punk, Jr., William J. and DiLeo, Philip. Trainer: David Donk. Christophe Clement...... 4 Owner: Klozow, Sam, Mildenberg, Les and Yurch, Michael. Breeder: Flying Zee Stables (NY). Trainer: Anthony Quartarolo. Breeder: Sharon Washburn (NY). Late Scratches: Desert Valentine, Champagne Ruby Gary Contessa...... 4 Late Scratches: Jesses Giant Dunk .Time: 1:51.19 Time: 1:36.64 Tony Dutrow...... 4 Exacta (7-1), $15.60; Superfecta (7-1-2-3), $74.50; Trifecta (7-1-2), Daily Double (1-9), $122.50; Exacta (9-6), $76.50; Superfecta (9-6-4- Mike Maker...... 4 $40.40 5), $4,156.00; Trifecta (9-6-4), $712.00; Pic 3 (3-1-9), $505.00 Shug McGaughey...... 4 SECOND $45,000, NY-BRED MAIDEN CLAIMING $40,000, 3&UP, 6F SEVENTH $47,000, CLAIMING $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 5 1/2F Rudy Rodriguez...... 4 6 Greg’s Intuition J. Lezcano $7.40 $4.70 $3.50 1 Rumble Doll J. Alvarado $35.60 $17.40 $6.60 George Weaver...... 4 9 Hampden Fiveone J. Velazquez $5.30 $3.50 8 Dattts Da Boss T. Rice $14.40 $6.50 2 Bryce Bryce Baby W. Garcia $5.60 9 Thundering Gale J. Ortiz $2.50 Dk B/ Br Gelding 2011, by Freud - Greg’s Lassy by Millions B Filly 2011, by Street Boss - Little Buttercup by Labeeb (GB) JOCKEYS...... 1ST Owner: Brooks, Gina. Trainer: David Cannizzo. Owner: Falcone, Robert and All Heart Racing Stables. Javier Castellano...... 22 Breeder: Stony Brook Stables (NY). Trainer: Robert Falcone, Jr.. Breeder: Lawrence Goichman (NY). John Velazquez...... 17 Time: 1:11.46 Late Scratches: Privately Speaking, Island Candy Daily Double (7-6), $28.60; Exacta (6-9), $33.40; Quinella (6-9), Time: 1:02.37 Irad Ortiz Jr...... 15 $19.00; Superfecta (6-9-2-3), $600.00; Trifecta (6-9-2), $280.00 Daily Double (9-1), $498.00; Exacta (1-8), $500.00; Superfecta (1-8-9- Jose Ortiz...... 14 12), $25,788.00; Trifecta (1-8-9), $1,615.00; Pic 3 (1-9-1), $1,941.00 Joel Rosario...... 13 THIRD $100,000, STAKES - NEW YORK STALLION SERIES, 3YO, 1M 7 Mark My Way C. Velasquez $5.20 $2.90 $2.40 EIGHTH $85,000, NY-BRED ALLOWANCE, 3 YO’S & UP, 1M Cornelio Velasquez...... 10 5 Free Mugatu L. Saez $3.60 $2.80 3 Invading Humor I. Ortiz, Jr. $16.20 $7.40 $5.60 Luis Saez...... 9 3 Prophet’s Cat J. Rosario $3.70 6 Stock Fund A. Solis $6.90 $4.90 Jose Lezcano...... 8 B Gelding 2011, by Noonmark - Whichwaydidshego by Storm Cat 5 Double the Energy C. Velasquez $7.40 Junior Alvarado...... 7 Owner: Broman, Sr., Chester and Mary. Trainer: Linda Rice. Dk B/ Br Filly 2010, by Invasor (ARG) - Very Funny by Distorted Humor Breeder: Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman (NY). Owner: Bloodlines Racing Partnerships. Trainer: Bruce Levine. Rajiv Maragh...... 7 Late Scratches: Rivetto Breeder: Dr. James Randall Mcglinn (NY). Time: 1:37.57 Late Scratches: Carameaway, Get Gorgeous Owners...... 1st Daily Double (6-7), $24.40; Exacta (7-5), $15.40; Superfecta (7-5-3- Time: 1:37.53 6), $317.50; Trifecta (7-5-3), $84.00; Pic 3 (7-6-7), $79.00 Daily Double (1-3), $382.50; Exacta (3-6), $136.00; Superfecta (3-6- Repole Stable...... 5 5-8), $6,286.00; Trifecta (3-6-5), $1,109.00; Pic 3 (9-1-3), $1,432.00; Chester & Mary Broman...... 4 FOURTH $73,000, NY-BRED MDN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 3&UP, 1 1/8M Place Pix Nine (1/5-1/4/6/9/11-1/6/8/9/11-3), $134.50 Ken & Sarah Ramsey...... 4 3 Iced Over M. Franco $9.00 $5.20 $3.70 7 Talladega I. Ortiz, Jr. $14.80 $8.20 NINTH $40,000, CLAIMING $20,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 6F Patricia Generazio...... 3 5 Blue Shark J. Velazquez $3.60 1 Photon C. Velasquez $12.60 $5.80 $4.60 Jim and Susan Hill...... 3 Ch Colt 2011, by Utopia (JPN) - Glimmer Ice by Pine Bluff 11 Sense of Peace J. Alvarado $5.40 $4.50 Dubb, Bethlehem, Elktstone...... 3 Owner: Lauer, Michael, E.. Trainer: Michael Lauer. 2 Ancient Rome J. Lezcano $9.70 Breeder: Michael E. Lauer & Penny S. Lauer (NY). Dk B/ Br Gelding 2009, by Invasor (ARG) - Lady Bertrando by Ber- Late Scratches: Chasin Chama trando Through Monday Time: 1:49.54 Owner: Balsamo, Diane. Trainer: Diane Balsamo. Daily Double (7-3), $32.40; Exacta (3-7), $218.50; Quinella (3-7), Breeder: York LLC (KY). $136.00; Superfecta (3-7-5-2), $4,547.00; Trifecta (3-7-5), $728.00; Claimed: Photon claimed by Nassau CC Stables for $20,000, Sense Consolation Double (7-6), $5.10; Pic 3 (6-7-3), $106.00; (6-7-6), of Peace claimed by Lianna Stables, Inc. for $20,000, Reserved Qual- $22.60 ity claimed by Leibner, Robert for $20,000, Cast a Doubt claimed by Gramm, Marshall K. for $20,000 FIFTH $62,000, CLAIMING $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 6F Time: 1:11.39 1A Italian Rules C. Lanerie $8.90 $4.30 $4.40 Daily Double (3-1), $99.50; Exacta (1-11), $86.50; Superfecta (1-11-2- 5 Doubledown Again J. Lezcano $4.40 $3.50 9), $7,134.00; Trifecta (1-11-2), $1,126.00; Pic 3 (1-3-1), $2,212.00; 1 Immortal Eyes A. Worrie $8.90 $4.30 $4.40 Pic 4 (9-1-3-1), $19,141.00; Pic 6 (3-1-9-1-3-1), $3,693.00 Ch Horse 2005, by Tribal Rule - Golden Harmony by Half a Year Owner: Jacobson, David. Trainer: David Jacobson. On Track Handle: 2,731,833 Breeder: Nick Cafarchia (CA). Inter-State Handle: 7,571,734 Claimed: Doubledown Again claimed by Winning Move Stable for $40,000, Frazil claimed by Hibiscus Stables for $40,000, Back Forty Copyright 2014 EQUIBASE Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. claimed by Drawing Away Stable for $40,000 Time: 1:11.81 Daily Double (3-1), $45.80; Exacta (1-5), $38.20; Trifecta (1-5-6), $157.50; Pic 3 (7-3-1), $134.00; (7-6-1), $24.00; Pic 4 (6-7/8-3-1), $666.00; Pic 5 (6/7-6-7/8-3-1), $2,483.00 thisishorseracing.com | The Special and so much more
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 41 GUEST COLUMN Summer Dreams A dozen years later, a staffer remembers allure of Saratoga BY LIZ RONK It’s hard to believe that 12 years ago I was just getting started on my masters thesis – my opus to the backstretch of Saratoga – the people, the place, the horses, the culture and my place within as a native Saratogian. Liz Ronk I remember vividly meeting up with Sean Clan- An image from the summer of 2002 at Horse Haven. cy at the Parting Glass right before the season was about to start. in the backstretch dorms and document life. He of- but my summer spent from before sunrise to well Not only had I never spent time at the racetrack fered me a job at the paper, a press pass that gave after sunset was an education in life that I will for- growing up, I also had never stepped foot into the me all access and the best of all, set me up as a hot- ever treasure. legendary watering hole. I met with him a few walker with the wonderful Leo O’Brien. See SUMMER page 44 months before in Delaware with grand plans to live Saying I was green would be an understatement,
42 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 43 recreate the experience elsewhere, it fails miserably. Take for instance this Summer – year’s Belmont Stakes. Don’t get me Continued from page 42 wrong – it’s great for a horse fix for a city dweller like me. But I made the Kentucky…….Still the Best Place in the World to Raise a Horse For all the longtime readers of The dire mistake of wanting to introduce Saratoga Special, you may remember a friend to the magic of racing with all me as the author of “Turning Left,” the excitement surrounding a possible
Brittany Farm , Versailles, Kentucky a weekly column about the ups and Triple Crown winner and California downs and discoveries from my ad- Chrome. ventures. Whether I was walking hots Long story short – it was over- for Leo O’Brien or shooting pictures crowded, hot, litter everywhere, and (with film!) from the rail, the reader we got trapped for hours at the end got an inside view to my project and thanks to the “magic” of the Long Is- process. My photographs appeared land Railroad. through out the summer on the pag- One is never stuck at Saratoga – es of The Special. I can’t mention my just walk over to Siros, the Horse- photos without special thanks to Tod shoe, head down Union Avenue and 1582 Pisgah Pike, Versailles Marks, who was so generous and gawk at the majestic homes and hit We are pleased to offer Brittany Farm for purchase, one of the most productive kind, teaching me the ropes of racing up Broadway where music goes well Horse Farm Properties in the world having produced 100′s of Stake winners, several etiquette when it comes to shooting. into the night. There is always some- champions, and winners of Horse of the Year Awards. Located in Woodford County Trust me, there is such a thing, and and just 2.5 miles from Keeneland and the Bluegrass Airport. Property improvements thing to do. not everyone is so generous to share Amongst the misery of the con- include a wonderful, historic main residence with over 6600 sqft, 6 bedrooms & 5 their secrets. baths, 4 employee residences, a modern 2590 sqft office, a state of the art Breeding fused New Yorkers trying to get a I could wax poetic for days about train back to the city after the Bel- shed/stallion barn, 107 stalls, 43 paddocks and 16 fields all with plank fencing and my Saratoga memories, but I’ll share auto waterers. Listing Price………….$8,500,000 mont, I kept hearing – “this would just a few … never happen at Saratoga” and “Just 1000 Pisgah Pike, Versailles • I fell in love with a horse named wait until Saratoga starts.” And I Portion of Brittany Farm featuring a reno- Battier. found myself apologizing profusely to vated 15 stall 24’ aisle-way barn, 24 stall • I had one crush after another my friend, promising a weekend jaunt training-style barn, renovated managers/ with those boys on horses. upstate this summer. owners residence, employee residence, 6 • That amazing smell first thing in plank fenced paddocks, 5 fields & excellent Saratoga in the summer is a spe- the morning – a combination of clean cial, magical place. Never take that soils. Only 2.5 miles from Keeneland & the Saratoga air, sweet feed, Lipton’s tea Bluegrass Airport. Listing Price $2,000,000 for granted. and horses, of course. If you’re lucky enough to get to 510 Pisgah Pike, Versailles • The roar of Tom Durkin’s voice the backstretch, that is where the Portion of Brittany Farm located in both in the afternoon heart and soul lives. Sure it’s fun to Woodford & Fayette Counties in an excellent • The quiet murmur of “Span- get dressed up, wear a pretty hat, sip location just 2 miles from Keeneland & the glish” spoken around every corner, gin and tonics from a box seat all day, Bluegrass Airport. Improvements include morning and night. but listening to the thunderous gallop plank fencing, 3 large run-in sheds, city wa- • Learning the customs and super- on the Oklahoma as the fog lifts from ter, employee residence, creek frontage & stitions, like never shell a peanut un- beautiful views. Listing Price... $1,800,000 the grass, the smell of sweet feed in der the shedrow. the air, the sun rising in the distance? • Wandering around the Fasig Tip- 5107 US Highway 27, Cynthiana Now, that’s magic. ton barns dreaming of a million dol- Beautiful Turn-Key Thoroughbred Horse My best advice to anyone spending Farm featuring 3 identical 20 stall barns, 4 lars in my back pocket to buy one of time in Saratoga this summer is to get residences, 21 fields & 19 paddocks, 2.5 miles those beautiful babies. up early, grab your coffee to go and of asphalt, 2 hay/bedding storage sheds, lg. • Evenings spent with Sean, Joe, stand by the rail to watch that first shop/equip. building & fresh spring water, and Susie Alexander in the office on horse enter the track for a morning surrounded on 2 sides by Silas Creek & the Broadway – back in the day when workout. In the meantime, I’ll be sit- Licking River. Listing Price... $4,500,000 someone had to run the paper down ting at my desk at the offices of TIME to Clifton Park on a disc in order to 610 Calloway White Rd., Winchester Magazine, dreaming of my next trip get it printed. Those were the days … to Saratoga. Ivy Hill Farm, a beautiful, private Estate • That one time an exercise rider located in Irouquois Hunt Country featuring a came up to me when I was shooting Liz Ronk is a native Saratogian. meticulously restored Federal residence (c. early in the morning and said – “Hey, 1830), 6 stall barn, sand riding ring, utility Since leaving her post at The Saratoga barns, equipment sheds & cattle working I know you. Loved your article” – re- Special, she secured a Master of Fine pens, all surrounded by Boone Creek. ferring to my humble piece in the pa- Arts, lived in Los Angeles, ran a mar- Listing Price... $2,495,000 per where I most likely spelled out my athon and is the Photo Editor of the most recent, embarrassing fumble. LIFE Magazine Archives (LIFE.com) BiedermanRealEstate.com I could go on, but if you’re reading in New York. Her personal work can this I’m sure you can fill in the blanks. be found at lizronk.com. Follow her (859) 277-2030 1076 Wellington Way Saratoga Race Course is so damn Tom Biederman, Broker on twitter @lizabethronk and insta- Lexington, KY special and unique. Every time I try to gram @lizronk. 44 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 If you miss our yearlings this summer, don’t worry. You’ll see them again. In the Winner’s Circle! Quality yearlings bred and raised by Edition Farm in New York selling August 9-10 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga
Hip 206. Flatter-Vivi’s Book filly Hip 232. City Zip-Awesome Bull filly Out of stakes-placed winner. Out of winning Holy Bull mare. From family By sire of Flat Out, Apart, Lucy’s Bob Boy, etc. of stakes winners Mine Tonight, Pooska Hill, etc.
Hip 397. Henrythenavigator-Ouchy Night filly Hip 495. Colonel John-Talkin Indian filly Hip 503. Smart Strike-Then She Laughs colt Out of stakes-placed winner Ouchy Night. Out of stakes-placed half-sister to G1 winner Out of stakes winner and stakes producing From family of Mine Tonight, etc. Better Talk Now and stakes winner B.A. Way. Distorted Humor mare Then She Laughs.
Can be seen at Denali Stud, consignor Photos by Barbara Livingston and Sara Fagan EDITION FARM Vivien Malloy • 90 Spooky Hollow Road • Hyde Park, N.Y. 12538 (845) 266-9989 • (914) 763-6554 • Fax (845) 266-4609 • [email protected] • www.editionfarm.com
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A NYRA placing judge, Taylor will receive the third annual Frankel Award for Lifetime Achievement. He also helped place Old Friends retirees Ogygian, Gulch, Kiri’s Clown, Awad, Hidden Lake and others. www.oldfriendsequine.org • www.saratogawashingtoninn.com Tod Marks photo Tod
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 45 Fort Larned Winning the Homecoming Classic All Aboard The Saratoga Coaster proves to be well worth the wait, again BY JIMMY DINTINO slowly, inexorably, finally, the steady climb to the top of the hill begins. Editor’s Note: Longtime Special The steel cables pull the old, wooden reader and occasional contributor coaster along … the grind a staccato Jimmy Dintino sent in the following “clinkety clack, clinkety clack”. 2014 September Stakes Schedule ode to Saratoga Race Course. We’re a Your heart begins to pace a beat long way from the end, but he writes POCAHONTAS (GII) faster as you see the ground mov- for plenty who flock here every sum- ing further below you, just moments 2014 “Win and You’re In Juvenile Fillies Division” mer. 2015 KY Oaks Point Race away from that first, exhilarating plunge and the burst of kinetic ener- Runs Sat., Sept. 6 Closes Aug. 20 The Coaster waits patiently on the gy that wishfully propels you through $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) platform, ready to begin its journey. Fillies, Two Years Old 1 1/16 Miles your given rise. The tandem train cars are filling up The true Spa devotee waits all quickly. Reservations were made long year for this chosen moment. IROQUOIS (GIII) ago. Eager patrons come from near 2014 “Win and You're In Juvenile Division” Instantaneously, the wind pulls at and far. They possess different back- your face. Your eyes widen, breath- 2015 KY Derby Point Race grounds, they enjoy different life- ing becomes labored; yet, the shear Runs Sat., Sept. 6 Closes Aug. 20 styles; yet, all share the same purpose. $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) joy of knowing you are once again Two Year Olds 1 1/16 Miles back where you have longed to be It is Summer in Saratoga and the outweighs every sacrifice made along ACK ACK HANDICAP (GIII) coaster is ready to roll. the way. Runs Sat., Sept. 6 Closes Aug. 20 Some choose to ride for an after- The Saratoga racing season is un- $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) noon, others a few days; some extend derway! Three Year Olds and Up 1 Mile their ride to a select weekend or two. Alas, time has a way of playing Still others, the lucky ones, get to ride tricks in this old, enchanted forest. LOCUST GROVE the coaster from beginning to end. Runs Sat., Sept. 6 Closes Aug. 20 The scoundrel advances quickly with- Regardless of the duration, the out permission. The coaster rolls fast- $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) incomparable jaunt takes your mind Fillies & Mares,Three Years Old & Up 1 1/16 Miles er and faster, unhesitatingly, then a and body to a mystical inner place, a sudden realization . . . the Diana and OPEN MIND place where you are young and care- Jim Dandy have come and gone. You Runs Sat., Sept. 13 Closes Aug. 27 free again. The passengers are queued try to catch your breath as the coaster $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) randomly, impatient to board. Most temporarily slows in anticipation of Fillies & Mares,Three Years Old & Up 6 Furlongs have waited an entire year or more to the next series of tosses, turns, plung- journey back. Some carry with them DOGWOOD (GIII) es . . . photo finishes and radiant race a year of sadness; some bring a year days. Runs Sat., Sept. 20 Closes Sept. 3 of joy. $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) So much has been told about the Fillies, Three Years Old 7 Furlongs All come back a little older with relationship between time and Sara- reflections of time gone by: toga. The indisputable truth is that HOMECOMING CLASSIC Our friend’s sad farewell, my son’s the hours pass like the wind through Runs Sat., Sept. 27 Closes Sept. 10 birthday, that crooked Douglas fir, your face – here before you know it, $125,000 ($125 nomination fee) the party with no beginning and no Three Year Olds & Up 1 1/8 Miles gone before you fully appreciate the ending, the epic battle between a moment. JEFFERSON CUP (GIII) game old car and a cold, harsh win- Time is just not the same here; I Runs Sat., Sept. 27 Closes Sept. 10 ter, the near miss in the Belmont… guess when you really love something, $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) again. you long to freeze the moment that Three Year Olds 1 Mile Turf Now the calendar is finally at a you finally hold it . . . to somehow place where you wish the pages would extend the hour, to pause the timer.
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46 The Saratoga Special Tuesday, August 5, 2014 people, the coaster is mostly empty now. Most have left the ride. Coaster – How quickly it seemed to pass . . Continued from page 46 . Tommy, Jack and Brian have gone home . . . So have Lynn and Bruce . . like the coaster, keeps bounding along . Chris, Lois and the baby . . . Danny . . . the running wheels keeping the and Ronnie are headed back to Long Coaster moving just ahead of our per- Island and Brigantine . . . Bill and ception of where we are. Mary are on their way downstate. Funny thing, people have been riding this Spa coaster for 151 years; How rapidly the ride, how rapidly however, no one has learned to con- the time passes! trol or even understand its speed. The brake wheels are applied as The coaster keeps churning along, twilight sets on the Hopeful. Septem- swirling around the Whitney, through ber in Saratoga immediately reminds the yearling sales, looping over the you that summer is over. Hall of Fame inductions and straight The coaster breaks one final time toward the Alabama. Before you and comes to a stop. know it, you are closer to the end of I look around, the few wistfully the ride than you are to the beginning. bittersweet faces remaining seem re- The penultimate plunge, the Tra- luctantly resolved to gather their be- vers, climaxes the summer show. As longings and begin their trek home. the coaster pulls past that feature, you Most will just go quietly, afraid to notice the changing movements of the look too far into the future or dream train cars . . . the turns are slower, the of another ride. surface is flatter. Gradually, the coast- For now, as the coaster prepares er is returning to its beginning, which to slumber into a long winter’s nap, now represents its ending. I take one last look back, grateful for With a glance around, you abrupt- the friendships, thankful for the expe- ly realize the ranks of passengers have rience and blessed to have ridden on thinned. No longer overflowing with the Saratoga Coaster.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Saratoga Special 53 cupofcoffee BY SEAN CLANCY Paying tribute Today’s column is about Eric Guillot. Underneath all that, Guillot is a horse trainer. Laugh. Scoff. Scream. Run. Hide. Love him or hate him, he pulled off a training coup Finished? OK, let’s move forward. Saturday. Moreno entered the Whitney on an eight- In the eclectic world of horse trainers, Guillot is race losing streak. They weren’t just races, they on his own continent. Born in New Iberia, Louisi- were wars – the Jim Dandy, Travers, Pennsylvania ana, 30 miles southeast of Lafayette, Guillot looks Derby, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Charles Town Clas- like a bouncer at a college bar and acts like the sic, Pimlico Special, Met Mile and Suburban in that bounced from the college bar. order. He finished second, third or fourth in all but Guillot and his posse hosted their annual jam- the Breeders’ Cup (when he got hurt) and in the Met balaya party for anybody who wanted to come Fri- Mile (when he was outgunned). day morning, the day before the Whitney. Guillot Most horses would have turned the other way, asked us to run an announcement in the paper – for Moreno stepped up yet again and won the $1.5 all horsemen. Attendees included Barry Irwin, half million stakes. It was a stellar training job. And a the staff at The Special and Scott Blasi. Now, that’s brutal training day. a guest list. Earlier in the morning, Rusty Arnold surfaces, “Kryptonite for horses.” He’s been enter- Earlier in the day, Guillot ran a first-time start- heard a clattering – perhaps the wooden oar stirring taining for sure. er in the fifth race. Sir William Bruce finished fifth, the gumbo – and worried about his horses. None of After the Whitney, he pulled out his phone to a came back, was distressed, wobbled and died. them moved. “He’s having a gumbo party, I hope barrage of texts. On his phone, there’s photo of him “That colt hurt, a homebred, he ran well, he was it doesn’t upset my filly in the Test Saturday. Of in his 20s, he looks like Paul Newman. just going to get better and better. I thought he was course, he’s got a horse in the Whitney, I guess if he “What happened?” I asked. having heat exhaustion, we hosed him down, cooled isn’t worried…” “Pizza,” he answered. his head, looked like he was going through it, then Guillot doesn’t worry. At least, publicly. He’ll make you cringe and laugh in the same con- he fell down…” Guillot said. “Heart, I guess. Valve About the time the jambalaya was ready, More- versation. problem. Artery problem, I don’t know. Talk about no was returning from schooling in the paddock. After the Whitney, he started thanking his help, the ups and downs. Man, I loved that colt. I loved Guillot at his side. rattling off names like he was ordering po boys in that colt. That hurt my emotions.” People who know him say his brash and bombas- the bayou. … The day after the Whitney, Sir William Bruce’s tic public persona is simply an act, a cover up for a “I want to thank Sixto…I want to thank Mar- name was still on the set list, on the dry erase board hard-working, good-hearted horse trainer. lin… I want to thank…Jose 1, Jose 2, Jose 3, Jose hanging on the tack-room door. A capital W writ- “If you don’t know him you will think different, 4…I want to thank Juan 1, Juan 2, Juan 3… I want ten next to it. The 2-year-old colt was scheduled but he is a very great person,” said Junior Alvarado to thank all my guys, they’re second to none,” he to walk, the day after making his debut. Instead who rode Moreno to win the Whitney. bellowed from the bottom of the clubhouse stairs. he was gone. Three stalls from the tack room, two Mike Moreno, who owns Moreno, has known Guillot hung a photo of Marylou Whitney in down from Moreno, his stall sat empty. Well, empty Guillot forever. a tree by his barn, with “I HEART MORENO” of Sir William Bruce. “Eric is as good a horseman as there is out there,” scrawled on it. He has indeed pulled out a voodoo Moreno’s Whitney saddle towel and blanket of Moreno said. “Most people don’t take the time, to doll of Todd Pletcher and others perhaps, we aren’t pink roses, drying but still fragrant, lay across the peel the onion and see what kind of person he is, sure and won’t ask. And, yes, he did accuse jockey straw. Arranged delicately, precisely. he’s hard working, he’s loyal, he’s colorful.” Luis Saez of using an electrical device aboard Will Guillot looked at the stall and shook his head. The Special met Guillot in 2010 when he won the Take Charge when he beat Moreno by a nose in last “It just seemed right,” he said. “A tribute, you Test, right after he fled California, calling synthetic year’s Travers. know.”
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