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Sunday, August 16, 2009 7 Sword Dancer – Continued from page 6 10-race losing streak. It’s all about trip. German-bred Lauro bounced from the gate to take an early lead but was quickly pressured by Canadian invader Musketier and Americain, who was making his start since imported from France by Wertheimer and Frere. Qui- jano raced unsettled in fourth with Tell- ing pulling and then settling for Castel- lano. Fractions went up quickly, Lauro zipped through wicked splits for the distance, his fate was sealed with 23.48, 48.80 and 1:11.13 postings. Turning down the backside, Castellano made the key move, or actually made the key non-move. He sat still as Rising Moon rolled past to join the impending fra- cas on the lead. On the turn, the leaders started retreating and Castellano ducked inside Rising Moon and opened up in a flash. Telling achieved first run on the closers, led by the venerable Bet- ter Talk Now, trying to become the first 10-year-old to win a Grade I stakes. He swung into the clear but couldn’t run down Telling. Brass Hat, Gentleman Chester and Grand Couturier rallied but ultimately finished in that order behind Telling and Better Talk Now. The winner finished 12 furlongs in 2:25.43. The key was the balancing act between flights. Just like Castellano hoped. “I had a perfect trip, midpack, covered up, he settled down perfectly,” Castellano said. “Handicapping the Tod Marks race there were four horses, two speed Javier Castellano cools off Telling after winning the Sword Dancer. horses and two come-from-behind have such a jockey colony, that was one horses, so I said to myself, get a good of the things that drove us here. I al- spot, midpack, between those horses, ways wanted to see Saratoga, It worked let them tire in front of me and get the out well, I had some business interest jump on the horses coming from be- in Albany so I could . . . now I don’t hind. The picture I imagined before the OKLAHOMA have to worry about writing the trip GREAT RACING - REMINGTON PARK HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST race is exactly what happened in the off. What a lovely area, I was really im- STARTERS PER RACE FIGURES IN THE NATION race.” pressed.” The leaders stopped, the closers Making his first trip to Saratoga as closed and only one horse was good well, Hobby figured Telling was better GREAT BREEDING PROGRAM – KIP DEVILLE, BREEDERS’ CUP WINNER enough to hang with the former and than 33-1, but still had plenty to prove. AND GRADED STAKES WINNER; MILLIONAIRES: LADY’S SECRET, defend the latter. Fifth in his previous start, the Arlington CLEVER TREVOR, MR. ROSS AND SILVER GOBLIN. Making his first trip to Saratoga, Handicap, Telling had closed wildly but Alex Lieblong hoped Telling would fell 1 1/2 lengths short of Just As Well, GRADED STAKES WINNERS PEACH BREW, BELLE OF COZZENE thrive at the distance, one he’s tackled who came back to finish second in the AND MANY OTHER STAKES WINNERS. twice on the turf and finished second Arlington Million. and third in Grade III stakes, but knew “I honestly think, as silly as it the Sword Dancer carries a Grade I sta- sounds, he thinks he won the last race, Come Join Us In Our Great Racing Legacy tus for a reason. he turned the corner after that race, he “He always liked a mile and a half. ran by those horses so fast, he’s been It’s hard to get mile and a half races, pumped up ever since,” Hobby said. we knew we were stepping into awfully deep waters,” Lieblong said. “They See Sword Dancer page 10

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Sunday, August 16, 2009 11 Phipps catches Spa win with ‘Fever’ by Colin Beaury & Brian Nadeau Will Phipps stood in the winner’s circle as the crowd walked away from another exciting day at Saratoga Race- course. Hands on hips and smiling, Phipps nodded as he watched the replay on the infield monitor. He accepted con- gratulations with his eyes still on the giant screen as the head-on occupied his attention. Phipps just wanted to take in the moment. Saturday’s “My first win at Racing Saratoga, it’s a dream come true,” he said. recap He won Saturday’s 11th race with Cops Fe- ver (Kent Desormeaux), who had been knocking on victory’s door but kept getting left out in the cold. Owned by Trade Winds Farm, Cops Fever won the 1 1/16-mile maiden for state-breds on the turf to notch his first win in 11 tries. The son of Quiet American faced traffic in the backstretch and seemed destined for another close loss, but Desormeaux found room on the outside and moved up for a stretch effort. Cops Fever used the racing room for a 1-length win over J L Bernstein (Rajiv Maragh) and Spa City Fever (Jorge Chavez). “He rode a perfect race,” Phipps said. “Kent’s agent called me about this horse. He said ‘there’s word that this horse is Dave Harmon See Saturday page 13 Will Phipps and the rest of the Cops Fever team celebrate winning the 11th race on Saturday.

105822-EddieWoods-HalfPg-SaratogaSpecial.indd 1 8/4/09 3:07:48 PM 12 Sunday, August 16, 2009 tofcompromise cruised past a tired Hot Minute with Close Encounter (Maragh) Saturday – in hot pursuit. The two battled to the Continued from page 12 wire but Theartofcompromise scored by a neck with Pegasian up late for third. coming your way and we’d like to ride Theartofcompromise had not won him.’ ” since breaking his maiden at Saratoga Cops Fever was making his first start last July. He ran his last two races at 1 since coming to Phipps’ barn in July. 1/16 miles at Belmont and finished fifth “We’ve been putting him behind hors- in an allowance June 13 and second July es, and teaching him to rate hoping that 22. The winner’s circle had eluded Serpe we could conserve some of that natural and his gelding for more than a year speed.” coming into Saturday. Phipps made his Saratoga debut at the “He ran well in his last start,” Serpe 2009 meet after working under Hall of said. “We were trying to get a race long Famer Bill Mott for five years. Phipps de- on the dirt for him and the entrymate cided to go out on his own in September, (Pegasian), but they just haven’t been go- 11 months ago. Dave Harmon ing here at Saratoga. We really had no “I’m really excited for sure,” Phipps Cops Fever wins the 11th race with Kent Desoreaux aboard. other option. He ran a good race. He said with a smile that he’s probably still won here last year, so he came back here wearing. after Liston won the second. Spa’s 2-year-old division, which is hardly The late gate scratch of My Piano a surprise when you look at his pedigree. to where he won his first race.” Man left the field of seven first-time The son of the immortal Storm Cat is • “Isn’t it great to win at Saratoga?” • Heavenly Blaze has taken a liking to Gary Gullo asked after the first race, and starters with a little extra time on their out of the Metfield mare Rings A Chime, hands and left McLaughlin wondering who won the Ashland as a 3-year-old in upstate New York. at the time nobody could answer it bet- The 3-year-old son of Judge T C won ter. Gullo won the 7-furlong claimer with how the precocious Liston (Alan Gar- 2000 and has produced Liston’s half-sis- cia) would react. The son of Storm Cat ter and multiple Grade I-winner Country 13 days after finishing second at the Spa. Hurricane Heat, a 4-year-old owned by Trained by Jimmy Ferraro, Heavenly Winpress Stables, John Saggio and Man- hadn’t exactly been a model of perfect Star. behavior in the morning but showed no Blaze (Jean-Luc Samyn) took the sixth, a orwood Stables. Hurricane Heat broke 6-furlong maiden for New York-breds in farthest from the rail under Chavez, problems in the afternoon when he ran • Theartofcompromise (Jose Lezcano) away from Chief Counsel (Desormeaux) took down heavy favorite Hot Minute 1:10.69. Favorite African Knight seemed drifted wide and won by 2 lengths over to be running off in the stretch, but Heav- Bebob (Sebastian Morales) and Chief and Brother Bird (Ramon Dominguez) in the third, a 7-furlong allowance for to win the second. New York-breds. Trained by Phil Serpe, enly Blaze came on strong for the neck Export (Maragh). win over Star Of New York (Maragh) Hurricane Heat has been hot. He “He had shown some good speed in Theartofcompromise sat in fifth just his works and we knew he could run a ahead of entrymate Pegasian (Julien Lep- and African Knight (Javier Castellano). romped by 8 1/2 lengths in a claimer at Owned by Jane Sessler, Roger Bogsted Belmont Park June 19 and won again at bit but we were just concerned with the aroux) as the two lingered off a steady inside draw and how he would get out opening quarter-mile of 22.74 seconds and Tom Flatley, Heavenly Blaze finally Belmont July 1 in a starter handicap at a broke through in his eighth start. mile. The son of Eltish carried the mo- of the gate,” McLaughlin said. “Once he by Hot Minute. got out there and showed some speed he Theartofcompromise, a 4-year-old “It seems like he’s maturing. In the mentum into Saturday where he made it last race he really showed some aggres- three in a row. put on a pretty good run. He’s got that gelding by Broken Vow, moved up a spot ability and has the look of a really nice to fourth at the half-mile mark, while siveness,” Ferraro said. “It seems like he likes Saratoga; that’s why I ran him back • “We got in a little extra schooling horse.” Hot Minute still worked on the lead. See Saturday page 14 at the gate,” Kiaran McLaughlin joked Liston heads to the forefront of the Lezcano shook the reins, and Thear-

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Sunday, August 16, 2009 13 Prince Dubai had run only once on wasn’t as worried about the two turns, I seven starts. Lukas dropped him into an turf through his first 20 starts when was worried about the pace. He’s shown entry-level allowance Opening Day but Saturday – Gyarmati switched him to the grass at he can close into the fast fractions but the son of Malibu Moon struggled and Continued from page 13 Belmont May 28, where he closed from stretching out, and looking at the race on finished a distant ninth. Lukas dropped 18 lengths out of it to finish fourth against paper, I was concerned there would not Ninth Client again Saturday and he re- in two weeks. I kind of figured being on $25,000 claimers. He ran fifth in his next be enough pace for him to run at. But he sponded with a game front-running the outside was good, and we would just start at that level and then closed furi- showed that he can close when they go score after being passed in the stretch to keep him there.” ously from ninth to finish a close fourth fast or when they go slow.” defeat Stroll For Acure (Desormeaux) going 7 furlongs at Belmont July 25. and Spartan King (Leparoux). • The public thought the claimer Gyarmati looked for another spot and • Wayne Lukas continued a strong “We’ve gotten our teeth kicked in a Prince Dubai was in a bit over his head couldn’t find one so she took a chance meet when he sent out Marylou Whit- few times at the meet but we’ve held our against state-bred allowance foes in the Saturday in the two-turn allowance. ney’s Ninth Client (Rajiv Maragh) to own as well,” Lukas said. “With this seventh, sending the gelding off at 27-1. “It was a step up, but there were no take the eighth, a $35,000 claimer on the horse it’s just been finding his comfort Leah Gyarmati didn’t agree and left two-lifetime for $25,000 claimers for grass. The win was the fourth of the meet level and figuring out what he wants to the winner’s circle with the photo to him on turf, so we didn’t have anywhere for Lukas, who brought a mix of classy do. We’ve tried a lot of different things prove it when Bona Venture Stable’s to go with him. To be honest I don’t 2-year-olds and older claiming horses to with him and he hasn’t run that well. 4-year-old raced just off the early pace know how much tougher a race like this the Spa this season. Today was really the first time he dug under Norberto Arroyo Jr. and held on in would be to one of those. Add in the big- Ninth Client broke his maiden here in and showed some heart after he was a frantic finish over Tobruk (Eibar Coa) ger purse and it made sense to try it,” last summer and then was fed a steady challenged and that’s what we’ve been and Quiet On The Tee (Dominguez). Gyarmati said. “Going into the race I diet of stakes races in six of his next looking for.”

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Saturday’s Saratoga results Saturday’s Saratoga winners • Photos by dave harmon Saturday, August 16 7TH. 1 1/16 MILES. TURF. 3&UP. NY BREDS. ALW. PURSE $49,000 1ST. 7 FURLONGS. 3&UP. CLM. PURSE $25,000. 8 Prince Dubai Arroyo N Jr 57.50 26.00 9.60 Hurricane Heat Liston Theartofcompromise Jenny Mirling/Charlie Goodridge 1A Hurricane Heat Chavez J F 8.40 4.80 2.70 3 Tobruk Coa E M 7.50 4.70 1 3 2 Bebob Morales S 4.00 2.70 6 Quiet On the Tee Dominguez R A 2.90 2 #SPBEXBZt4BSBUPHB4QSJOHT"'4:!2'%+#. .#%' 9 Chief Export Maragh R 2.50 Finish Time: 1:43.88 518-691-0254 Finish Time: 1:23.26 Trainer: Leah Gyarmati. Owner: Bona Venture Stables. Trainer: Gary Gullo. Owner: Winpress Stables, John Saggio & Manorwood. B. g. 4. E Dubai-Princess Caveat, Caveat. Bred by David Cassidy (NY). B. g. 4. Eltish-Cindanzri, Bahri. Bred by R G Lundock DVM (Fla). $2 Exacta (8-3) Paid $463.00; $2 Trifecta (8-3-6) Paid $2,285.00; $2 Exacta (1-2) Paid $26.60; $2 Trifecta (1-2-9) Paid $58.50; $2 Daily Double (9-8) Paid $1,423.00; $2 Pick 3 (9-9-8) 3 Correct Paid $2 Superfecta (1-2-9-4) Paid $254.00 $5,066.00; $2 Superfecta (8-3-6-1) Paid $17,008.00

2ND. 6 FURLONGS. 2YO. MSW. PURSE $50,000. 8TH. 1-MILE. TURF. 3&UP. CLM. $30,000. 2 Liston Garcia Alan 5.90 3.20 2.30 1 Ninth Client Maragh R 18.80 7.40 5.60 6 Chief Counsel Desormeaux K J 3.00 2.50 2 Stroll for Acure Desormeaux K J 3.70 2.70 7 Brother Bird Dominguez R A 2.60 10 Spartan King Leparoux J R 4.30 Finish Time: 1:10.49 Finish Time: 1:36.44 Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin. Owner: Darley Stable. Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas. Owner: Marylou Whitney Stable. Sean Avery Peace Wine Heavenly Blaze Dk. B. or Br. c. 2. Storm Cat-Rings A Chime, Metfield. 28 Hill Road, Stillwater NY Ch. g. 3. Malibu Moon-Bird Cage, Kris S. Bred by Marylou Whitney Stable (Ky). 4 5 6 $*3$6-"3453&&5 Bred by Stonerside Stable (Ky). Spectacular Lake Sunsets. $2 Exacta (2-6) Paid $16.20; $2 Quinella (2-6) Paid $8.80; $2 Trifecta (2-6- $2 Exacta (1-2) Paid $56.00; $2 Trifecta (1-2-10) Paid $396.50; $2 Pick 3 This landmark Saratoga property overlooks (9-8-1) 3 Correct Paid $22,193.00; $2 Daily Double (8-1) Paid $658.00; $2 CongressCountry Park Club and feel invites to the you back to experience yard. 7) Paid $38.40; $2 Daily Double (1-2) Paid $23.80; $2 Superfecta (2-6-7-3) Paid $107.40; $2 Consolation Double (1-4) Paid $7.50 Consolation Pick 3 (9-8-4) Paid $1,262.00; $2 Superfecta (1-2-10-6) Paid a spaciousA most and special grand home Italianate with villa opulent from the $1,668.00; $2 Consolation Double (8-4) Paid $70.50 Victorian era. Currently a 2-unit and easily convertibleinterior to a one.spaces both formal 3RD. 7 FURLONGS. 3&UP. NY BREDS. ALW. PURSE $48,000. and informal. 1A Theartofcompromise Lezcano J 15.40 5.70 8.00 9TH. 1 1/16 MILES. TURF. 3&UP. ALW. PURSE $61,000. 5 Close Encounter Maragh R 11.20 11.60 7 Expansion Maragh R 14.00 5.50 3.80 Beautiful 20x40 pool! 1 Pegasian Leparoux J R 15.40 5.70 8.00 3 Lease of Life Castellano J J 6.10 4.70 9 Hotstufanthensome Dominguez R A 4.20 Nature galore. Finish Time: 1:23.13 Trainer: Phil Serpe. Owner: Flying Zee Stable. Finish Time: 1:54.34 4 Bedroom, 2 ½ baths B. g. 4. Broken Vow-Veiled Promises, Scarlet Ibis. Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin. Owner: Gary and Mary West Stables. Bred by Flying Zee Stable (NY). B. c. 4, Maria’s Mon-La Sylphide, Barathea. Bred by Darley (Ky.). $2 Exacta (1-5) Paid $116.50; $2 Trifecta (1-5-4) Paid $262.00; $2 Exacta (7-3) Paid $70.00; $2 Trifecta (7-3-9) Paid $380.00; $2 Pick 3 Prince Dubai Ninth Client Expansion $2 Pick 3 (1-2-1) 3 Correct Paid $205.50; $2 Daily Double (2-1) Paid (8-1-7) 3 Correct Paid $5,173.00; $2 Daily Double (1-7) Paid $110.00; $2 (&',*,&/ 0%(% $61.00; $2 Consolation Pick 3 (1-4-1) Paid $59.50 Consolation Pick 3 (8-1-1) Paid $793.00; $2 Consolation Pick 3 (8-4-1) 7 8 9 Paid $76.00; $2 Consolation Pick 3 (8-4-7) Paid $627.00; $2 Superfecta (3"/%"7&/6& 4TH. 6 FURLONGS. 3&UP. MSW. PURSE $55,000. (7-3-9-8) Paid $2,516.00; $2 Consolation Double (1-1) Paid $14.40 Just-built intown 3-family. Each unit is 2-level, 7 Sean Avery Dominguez R A 14.00 7.50 5.20 large, elegant and expandable. Live in one and 3 Saratoga Lightning Chavez J F 22.60 9.50 10TH. 1 1/2 MILES. TURF. THE SWORD DANCER. 3&UP. PURSE collect rent, purchase with 2 friends as your 6 Keep Thinking Leparoux J R 4.90 7 Telling Castellano J J 68.00 28.00 13.40 “summer place to be.” Finish Time: 1:09.47 4 Better Talk Now Dominguez R A 11.00 6.90 Trainer: Mike Hushion. Owner: Black Swan Stable. 9 Brass Hat Borel C H 7.80 B. g. 3. Cherokee Run-Latin Lynx, Forest Wildcat. Bred by Darley (Ky). Finish Time: 2:25.43 $2 Exacta (7-3) Paid $370.50; $2 Quinella (3-7) Paid $194.00; $2 Trifecta Trainer: Steve Hobby. Owner: Alex and JoAnn Lieblong. '00:+4.+0) (7-3-6) Paid $2,765.00; $2 Pick 3 (2-1-7) 3 Correct Paid $397.50; $2 Daily B. h. 5. A.P. Indy-Well Chosen, Deputy Minister. Bred by Darley (Ky). Associate Broker Double (1-7) Paid $150.50; $2 Superfecta (7-3-6-2) Paid $9,480.00 $2 Exacta (7-4) Paid $645.00; $2 Trifecta (7-4-9) Paid $9,045.00; $2 Super- fecta (7-4-9-2) Paid $79,644.00; $2 Pick 3 (1-1-7) 3 Correct Paid $837.00; 5TH. 1-MILE. TURF. 3&UP. MSW. 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Sunday, August 16, 2009 17 Bush, Banrock could handle Loking for the rain some wet weather by Colin Beaury Tom Bush wouldn’t mind a little rain this weekend, though he might be the only one. The eight other trainers in Sunday’s $100,000 West Point Handicap for New York-breds better hope Bush doesn’t get his wish. Bush sends out 2-1 morning- line favorite Banrock, winner of the 2008 West Point for Nyala Farm with a close eye on the weather. “He’s seems to West Point have excelled on softer ground. That or other stakes horses just don’t han- preview dle soft ground like he does,” Bush said.“If I – Sunday – had a little question in my mind it would be, ‘will the hard ground impact his performance?’ I wouldn’t mind a little rain and the turf needs it anyway. If I had a concern, it’s that he’s going to be running on much firmer ground this time, which he’s shown in the past he can handle.” The 6-year-old gelding and fan favorite won this race last year by 2 lengths under Kent Desormeaux, who has the return call. From there, Banrock won by a nose in the Ashley T. Cole for state- breds at Belmont Park. A fourth in the Mohawk, over firm ground, followed by Tod Marks See West Point page 22 Banrock looks to be the one to beat in today’s West Point Handicap for New York-breds.

Now Available Today’s Racing Digest for Saratoga Providing Unique Handicapping Information to Thousands of Horseplayers every race day since 1970. Make Better Handicapping Decisions Quicker and Today’s Free Race Analysis With More Confidence RACE # 3 Saratoga, August 16, 2009 John Kelly made start #2 a winning one vs. straight Maidens at Churchill Downs June 26. He has good early speed, a hot trainer/jockey duo and recency may give Expert Race Analysis Performance Ratings for him an edge over the four comebackers. 'Kelly is the HF 15a. Fitzaslew won his Paddock Profiles each horse debut sprint last June and tops the charting off his near miss vs. this kind Jan 30. Class and Pace Analysis Class and Pace Analysis He is coming off a layoff, but his barn can bring them back ready and Kent D. sticks with him. Tote and paddock checks seem in order. B Z Warrior went to the side- Claim Analysis Fractional Charting lines off his 6th in the Grade II Swale March 28. He ran well in his previous two Speed and Pace figures Quick Picks starts ,including a 3rd vs. this kind at one mile March 11. He is quick from the blocks and we'll tab the tote for clues as to his readiness. Pressure Point has worked fast for his comeback while Mythical Pegasus is another comebacker and he is a Saratoga winner. Both seem to have a look. All The Bases is back on dirt "I basically do three things, the first of which combines reading after two straight turf sprints and may make an impact as the charting suggests. by with statistical handicapping. I use the Racing Digest, which is Today’s Racing Digest my computer on paper, the Daily Racing Form, and a couple of by Today’s Racing Digest independent clockers who are pretty good." Professional Today’s Free Fractional Charting (Projected times at each point of call for today’s race) Handicapper James E. Allard AKA "Jimmy The Hat" - from an interview published in the March/April 2009 edition of Horse Player Magazine NAME- BY ORDER OF TRK, DATE & FINISH 1/4 1/2 3/4 FINISH LF RCS BK (Avg This Level) :22.1 :45.2 01:10.0 01:16.5

Different than Other Handicapping Publications 1 Fitzaslew 22.3 45.8 01:10.6 01:16.5 30.7 GP-01/30/09-2

2 Mythical Pegasus 22.9 46.4 01:11.4 01:17.3 30.9 FG-01/10/09-2 Running lines adjusted to Workout analysis (currently 3 All The Bases 22 44.7 01:10.2 01:17.3 32.6 GP-02/11/09-5 today’s race distance and only California) 4 B Z Warrior 21.8 44.7 01:10.2 01:17.3 32.6 GP-02/11/09-3 surface Running style stats and Unique jockey/trainer stats analysis 5 Repenthouse 23.5 46.2 01:10.7 01:17.6 31.4 AQU-04/24/09-5 Key race features Track Bias 6 John Kelly 22.2 45.5 01:10.5 01:17.6 32.1 CD-06/26/09-1 Paddock Profile Horses to Watch (BTL) 7 Pressure Point 22.5 46.2 01:11.2 01:18.1 31.9 CD-11/29/08-4 8 Top It 23.2 47.1 01:12.3 01:18.7 31.6 AQU-12/01/07-4

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Fe s t i va l o f Ra c i n g For 111 years an all-time great place to buy all-time great racehorses. “I had fun.” Sheikh Mohammed, at the end of the second Remembering the week that was night of sales “Hey, Sean. How you doing?” “Buyer” of Hip 151 to The Special’s Sean Clancy while being interrogated by Fasig-Tipton brass after bidding $1 million as a hoax Tuesday night

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“We knew that he was special and we’re “Oh God, now we’re looking at people look- “It’s humbling and very emotional.” so pleased that other people thought that ing at horses.” he was special too.” A tired buyer, trying to get her husband to Trainer Bob Baffert, after being inducted into the leave the salesgrounds Hall of Fame Summer Wind Farm’s Jane Lyon, after selling the sales-topper for $2.8 million “We just feel like it could be a pretty special “There’s no easy way in there.” sale this year.” Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott about getting induct- “He’s the best Storm Cat we’ve ever sold.” Dave Whitford on why Sam-Son Farm came ed into the Hall of Fame Bill Farish of Lane’s End Farm, consignor to Saratoga with its first consignment of Summer Wind’s colt “He had a tremendous desire to win.” “They’d look at her and be like, Chris McCarron about newly inducted Tiznow ‘that could be another Rachel Alexandra.’ ” Taylor Made Farm’s Mark Taylor about the $1.5 million daughter of Medaglia d’Oro

“She’s pretty and The Saratoga Special proudly produced this center spread for Fasig-Tipton’s Festival of Racing. she’s smart, too. The Special asked, horsemen answered. The Consensus Opinions: She’s not your Best Yearlings: Fusaichi Pegasus, A.P. Indy, Un- John Hettinger: Class. “To think I won a Grade I on average horse.” bridled’s Song, Vindication (in that order). Fasig-Tipton 5K: Rodney Paine, representing the dirt at Saratoga.” Biggest Surprise: The numbers were up in a the Rick Violette barn, ran hard to finish third Dalyn Jones, 13, Trainer Graham Motion, bad economy. overall. Dan Hall, Joey Migliore and Miguel about “his” filly, after winning the Whitney Personal Hall of Fame: Fathers. Clement made us proud. The stewards want to Hip 88, who brought with Bullsbay Conformation: Shoulder. talk to Dan Pride and Terence Collier. $1.5 million

20 Sunday, August 16, 2009 Sunday, August 16, 2009 21 on Sunday. “Banrock is the one to beat; he’s a serious horse,” West Point – Violette said. “We certainly won’t be alone on the lead Continued from page 18 with Gary Contessa’s horse and others, so we may have to tap on the brakes a little bit and get in a stalking a third in the Grade II Red Smith at Aqueduct in No- “He’s got a good running position. He’s doing great and this is a good spot. We vember closed the 2008 campaign. just need a little racing luck and someone to get in Ban- After a six-month hiatus, Banrock made his 2009 rock’s way.” debut in the Kingston Handicap at Belmont and the style for the distance. With One horse looking to get in the way is Kutais (Ed- gelding did not disappoint. He cruised to a 4 3/4-length gar Prado), who starts for William Gildin and Phil win in the May 10 stakes for New York-breds. Bush a clean trip he could very Birsh and trainer Rodrigo Ubillo. The son of Maya- shipped to Monmouth for Banrock’s next two starts. kovsky finished a close second in the Do It Fast, and In the 1 1/8-mile Monmouth Stakes June 13, Banrock well be a part of it.” has finished no worse than second in his last five out- ran into the notorious early speed of Presious Passion, ings. and lost by a nose at the wire. In his most recent outing, Rick Schosberg speaking about Rick Schosberg will take a chance and enter Mitre Banrock got his rematch with Presious Passion in the Dantastic’s chances in The West Point Box Stable’s Dantastic (Eibar Coa) into stakes compa- Grade I United Nations, but was a well-beaten fifth in ny. Dantastic has been living mostly at the allowance/ the 1 3/8-mile contest. claiming levels of late, but comes in off four solid tries. “He ran terrific against Presious Passion in the 1 The 5-year-old gelding has tallied two wins, a second 1/8-mile race,” Bush said. “In the other race, the whole and started running a lot better. We didn’t really do and a third including a runner-up effort here July 29. profile of the race changed with (Presious Passion) be- anything different; he just kept getting better and better. Positive signs have Schosberg willing to roll the dice ing 20 lengths in front of the rest of the field. It changed The Giant’s Causeways get better as they get older.” against stiffer competition. all the jockeys’ strategies behind him, and basically I William Coyro’s homebred Mission Approved “He’s in really good form and that’s why were taking thought we were laying too close. I’m pretty sure he’s should push the early pace under Ramon Dominguez. a shot with him,” Schosberg said. “He’s done really well going to handle everything fine Sunday, and he’s doing The 5-year-old, trained by Gary Contessa, has expe- lately for us; he only really had one bad race this season. very well.” rience against several horses in the field and finished It’s worth taking a shot. He’s got a good running style Hangingbyathread (Jose Lezcano) enters in top form fourth in the Do It Fast. Mission Approved drew the for the distance. With a clean trip he could very well be and on the heels of a win in the Do It Fast Stakes over rail and fires back just nine days after finishing fourth a part of it. He’s a New York-bred with good form right West Point rivals Kutais, Pennington, Mission Ap- in the John’s Call here Aug. 7. In that race Mission Ap- now, and he can be competitive in there.” proved and My Man Lars at Belmont July 8. Flying Zee proved went to the front early, but yielded in the late George Weaver starts two and hopes My Man Lars Stable’s homebred son of Giant’s Causeway, trained by stages of the 1 5/8-mile marathon. (Rajiv Maragh) can run similar to his last outing when Carlos Martin, has enjoyed success at the distance and Rick Violette sends Pennington (Alan Garcia), an- he won an Aug. 2 allowance here over the Mellon on turf. In his last nine starts since coming to Mar- other horse with some early speed, into the West Point course. He also ran a big race in the West Point last tin from Phil Serpe’s barn, the gelding has finished off mix. Owned by Michael Martin, Pennington is no year, closing late to finish third to Banrock. Weaver the board just once, an eighth over a yielding surface stranger to Banrock, having finished fifth to him in last also sends out Literary Lion Farm’s Solvent (John Ve- against allowance company June 6 at Belmont. That year’s Thunder Puddles Stakes. They also clashed in the lazquez), who looks for his first win since taking a state- also includes a heartbreaking neck loss in the Mohawk Kingston, where Pennington again took fifth. Violette bred allowance at Belmont last summer. last October. ran the son of Western Expression into an optional North Country (Jesus Castanon), who looks to build “He’s doing excellent; he’s coming to hand. Phil did claimer June 6 where he impressed while winning by on a second against open allowance foes in his last start a great job when he gave him to us as far as the physi- a length on the lead. The Do It Fast Stakes came next and Extra Zip (Jorge Chavez), who has won two op- cal conditioning of the horse,” Martin said “He looked and Pennington ran a decent third to West Point foes tional claimers and an allowance in his last three for super, but we just tried to change the atmosphere a little Hangingbyathread and Kutais. Violette is cautiously John Toscano, completes the field. bit. We dropped him down, and he got his confidence optimistic that Pennington has the versatility to succeed

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Sunday, August 16, 2009 23 the Power grid John Brian Pete Gaile John Race # Panagot Nadeau Fornatale Fitzgerald Shapazian

R Betty Graybull R Betty Graybull Jet’s Tradition R Betty Graybull City Spirit 1 Rizzi’s Twist City Spirit City Spirit Levine Entry R Betty Graybull Gattinara Jet’s Tradition R Betty Graybull City Spirit Jet’s Tradition Touching Beauty Bonita Donita Christmas Trip Bonita Donita Marabelle 2 Marabelle Mambo Fever Capitalism At Risk Marabelle Capitalism At Risk Souma Capitalism At Risk Touching Beauty Touching Beauty Touching Beauty Top It Fitzaslew Fitzaslew John Kelly John Kelly 3 Fitzaslew Top It B Z Warrior Top It Pressure Point John Kelly B Z Warrior Top It B Z Warrior Fitzaslew Thunders Dove Orinoquia American Queen Thunders Dove Thunders Dove 4 J Z Warrior Thunders Dove J Z Warrior J Z Warrior J Z Warrior American Queen J Z Warrior Orinoquia Orinoquia American Queen Cherokee Focus Targe Cherokee Focus Targe Gullo Entry Dutrow Entry Cherokee Focus Starforaday Cherokee Focus Dutrow Entry 5 Fuhrever Dancing Check It Twice Dutrow Entry Check It Twice Loquacious Lover Common Currency Fourseventeen Make Note Common Currency Common Currency One Not Samba One Note Samba Mineswept One Note Samba One Note Samba 6 Mineswept Common Currency Jim’s Applemartini Make Note Mineswept Antenna Antenna Antenna Epicurus Pletcher Enrty Seattle Mission Epicurus Steve’s Kitten Chairman Now Steve’s Kitten 7 Chairman Now Seattle Mission Seattle Mission Mott Entry Mott Entry Siren Serenade Feverish Flight Catigo Unrivaled Belle Siren Serenade Deputy’s Citizen Corporate Star Siren’s Serenade Siren Serenade Catigo 8 Whisked Away Siren Serenade Corporate Star Catigo Choice Play Five Towns Executive Search Five Towns Redefined Redefined Rice Entry Redefined Ziptronic Five Towns Five Towns 9 Elusive Fox Thunder Minister I’m Entitled Rice Entry Rice Entry Banrock Kutais Banrock Banrock Banrock Mission Approved Banrock North Country Hangingbyathread Hangingbyathread 10 Hangingbyathread Mission Approved My Man Lars Dantastic Dantastic We’re Hooked We’re Hooked Ghoul Smart Trade We’re Hooked Smart Trade Miss Redoubled Smart Trade We’re Hooked Smart Trade 11 Private Battle Smart Trade We’re Hooked Pea Stone Miss Redoubled

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SUNday’s detailed analysis By Brian Nadeau

Race 1: R BETTY GRAYBULL ran as fast in her 3yo debut as she Race 5: TARGE wheels back on 15 days after being claimed out of she did last fall in Europe. If on dirt: Feverish Flight, Adjacent, ever did at 2 and that’s usually a great sign. Looks poised to im- a 9-furlong spot and is 2-for-2 at 7 furlongs. Should have plenty Shine Soflty. prove off that run and should sit a nice trip just behind the speed. of speed to run at. CHEROKEE FOCUS is another that might get CITY SPIRIT ran some superior races this winter but hasn’t been set up by the anticipated quick splits. CHECK IT TWICE is a stakes Race 9: Somehow REDEFINED is in raging form at 8 and either of seen since. A threat if she can get back to that level. JET’S TRA- winner that has earned over 150k by winning 3-of-6 career starts. his last two would be much better than anyone in here can handle. DITION (there is one?) would be dangerous if allowed to shake He’s raced once in the past 19 months. He’ll also be about 9-5 on THUNDER MINISTER is an interesting longshot because they will loose early. the toteboard. No thanks. be flying early, which could set up his late run. Same holds true for CITIFEST, who might be coming up to a career run. If on dirt: Race 2: We got Kenny McPeek going on Friday so let’s try and Race 6: Check the tote on FOURSEVENTEEN because it usually Executive Search, Ziptronic, The Zipster. double up today with BONITA DONITA, who has the look of a tells you if this barn’s firsters are live. Son of young sire Grand live firster. Check out that gate drill over the track to start off the Reward cost 60k earlier this year so he’s probably a runner. ONE Race 10: KUTAIS has shown versatility in his brief career and with month. MAMBO FEVER ships up from Philly and you’d have to NOTE SAMBA blew the break in a well-bet debut but ran on to be only eight career runs he still has room for improvement. The barn think Cohen had been working her down there because he’s in for fourth. Should improve. COMMON CURRENCY was another ex- has just missed in a few spots already at the meet and deserves the ride. That should mean something. CAPITALISM AT RISK has pensive purchase that shows some snappy works but he’ll be a one of these big pots. BANROCK is the horse to beat but might been rumored to be a good thing for a few weeks now and goes big underlay. need a little give in the ground to deliver his best. MISSION AP- out for a strong first-out barn. Would be no surprise. PROVED wheels back on short rest and that worked for the barn Race 7: Contrary to popular belief, Todd Pletcher is much more earlier in the week. I just worry that he might get softened up a bit Race 3: McPeek again you say? FITZASLEW has been freshened potent with his 2yo’s firsters on turf (especially at two turns) and and yield to the closers late. since trying the Poly at TP. If you look at him just on his two dirt it looks like he has another live runner in EPICURUS, who goes runs he’s a big player, and that layoff and poor performance might out for potent grass debut sire More Than Ready. SEATTLE MIS- Race 11: WE’RE HOOKED was entered in the $150k Statue of Lib- get you a better price than you should. TOP IT gets first-Lasix and SION sold for almost 20 times his sire’s stud fee last summer and erty on Wednesday and scratched for this spot, which is a bit wor- drew the rail on the cutback so figure him to be involved from the shows some solid works. TRIPPO stretches out and tries turf for risome. But how in the world can you go against anything Linda opening bell. B Z WARRIOR tested heavyweights at GP in the Gr. Dogwood, who has won a few already this meet. If on dirt: An- Rice does these days? MISS REDOUBLED is a dangerous new- II Swale and should like the easier competition. tenna, Chairman Now, Drosselmeyer. comer for a shrewd barn that has already won once in the claiming ranks this meet. SMART TRADE is another in with a chance in a Race 4: ORINOQUIA goes out for a live barn and might benefit Race 8: Stabbing bigtime with CORPORATE STAR, who didn’t run perplexing nightcap. If on dirt: Smart Trade, Latest Secret, Miss from an intense speed duel that could wilt the favorite THUNDERS poorly from the parking lot in her debut at CNL and just fired an Redoubled. DOVE. The top choice was just third in the Gr. I Rooney behind a insane turf work the other day. She’s a stretch but lures Garcia and pair that ran 1-2 here in last week’s Gr. II Honorable Miss. The lat- it’s not like she’s meeting a bunch of tigers. SIREN SERENADE ter streaks in off four wins but has not been seen in 2009. Could is clearly the horse to beat and her last would win this for fun, need a race and could get leg weary late. J Z WARRIOR drew the but that’s been said about her before too. CATIGO cost a row of Sallee Horse Vans rail and can factor if she can work a trip. houses on Lake Avenue so you would think she’ll run better than 1-800-967-VANS (772) 260-2586

24 Sunday, August 16, 2009 Sunday’s Saratoga entries Racehorses in your Blood? Sunday, August 16. Post Time 1 p.m. Entries with program number, post 7th (4:14) 1 1/16 Miles (Turf) 2YO Maiden Purse: $51,000 position, jockey, trainer, and morning-line odds. 1 1 Drosselmeyer...... Desormeaux K J.... Mott William I...... 3-1 1A MTO Antenna...... Mott William I...... 3-1 1st (1:00) 6 Furlongs F&M 3&Up Allow OC ($25,000) NY Bred 2 4 Epicurus...... Velazquez J R...... Pletcher Todd A...... 7-2 Purse: $50,000 2B MTO Forever Awesome...... Pletcher Todd A...... 7-2 1 4 Got Clearance...... Castellano J J...... Levine Bruce N...... 5-1 3 2 One Sky...... Dominguez R A..... Dutrow, Jr. R E...... 12-1 1A 6 Rizzi’s Twist...... Dominguez R A..... Levine Bruce N...... 5-1 4 3 Chairman Now...... Prado E S...... Violette, Jr. R A...... 5-1 Oklahoma Trackside residence on Fifth Avenue has 2 1 R Betty Graybull...... Lezcano J...... Seewald Alan...... 3-1 5 5 Trippo...... Leparoux J R...... Alexander Frank A....5-1 Thoroughbreds running past you every day! Enjoy 3 2 Gold for the Queen.....Coa E M...... Baker Charlton...... 8-1 6 6 Steve’s Kitten...... Castanon J L...... Ward Wesley A...... 6-1 the kitchen with granite counters & island. Guests 4 3 Blue Devil Bel...... Garcia Alan...... Clement Christophe.....8-1 7 7 The Peloton...... Lezcano J...... Ryan Derek S...... 15-1 will enjoy privacy in the “west wing” with master 5 5 Gattinara...... Maragh R...... Bond H James...... 8-1 8 8 Seattle Mission...... Velasquez C...... Tagg Barclay ...... 8-1 suite & two add’l bedrooms. 2nd ﬂoor master 6 7 Love Co...... Chavez J F...... Contessa Gary C.....20-1 9 9 Graysonia...... Maragh R...... Lukas D Wayne...... 15-1 retreat will more than please w/ spa bath,sitting room w/ FP, balcony overlooking track. $929,000. 7 8 City Spirit...... Desormeaux K J.... Hushion Michael E...7-2 10 MTO Highveldt Storm...... Arroyo N Jr...... Jerkens James A...... 6-1 8 9 Jet’s Tradition...... Prado E S...... Dutrow, Jr. R E...... 4-1 A-Coupled: Drosselmeyer and Antenna Dark Tuesday Open House, Noon-2 p.m. A-Coupled: Got Clearance and Rizzi’s Twist B-Coupled: Epicurus and Forever Awesome Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (1-3), Daily Double Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (7-9), Grand Slam Races (7-10) Janet Besheer (518) 265-9575 Daily Double Angela Brady (518) 428-1775 2nd (1:32) 5 1/2 Furlongs Fillies 2YO Maiden Purse: $50,000 1 1 Marabelle...... Dominguez R A..... Trombetta Mike J.....5-2 8th (4:48) 1 Mile (Inner turf) F&M 3&Up Maiden Purse: $51,000 2 2 Christmas Trip...... Luzzi M J...... Hough Stanley M....10-1 1 2 Whisked Away...... Desormeaux K J.... Mott William I...... 6-1 3 3 Hidden Value...... Theriot H J II...... Lukas D Wayne...... 12-1 1A MTO Unrivaled Belle...... Desormeaux K J.... Mott William I...... 6-1 4 4 Bonita Donita...... Albarado R J...... McPeek Ken...... 4-1 2 8 Siren Serenade...... Prado E S...... McGaughey III C R...5-2 5 5 Capitalism At Risk...... Desormeaux K J.... Violette, Jr. R A...... 7-2 2B MTO Adjacent...... Prado E S...... McGaughey III C R...5-2 6 6 Souma...... Bridgmohan S X.... Zito Nicholas P...... 6-1 3 1 Etincelle...... Velazquez J R...... Pletcher Todd A...... 5-1 7 7 Mambo Fever...... Cohen D...... Dutrow Anthony....12-1 4 3 Deputy’s Citizen...... Dominguez R A..... Badgett William Jr.. 10-1 8 8 Touching Beauty...... Prado E S...... Jerkens James A...... 5-1 5 4 Choice Play...... Leparoux J R...... Wilkes Ian R...... 10-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (2-4) Pick 4 Races 6 5 Pleasant Sister...... Arroyo N Jr...... Barbara Robert...... 20-1 (2-5), Daily Double 7 6 Corporate Star...... Garcia Alan...... Fout P Douglas...... 15-1 8 7 Catigo...... Maragh R...... Clement Christophe.....3-1 3rd (2:04) 6 1/2 Furlongs 3&Up Allowance Purse: $52,000 9 9 Aquitaine...... Lezcano J...... Matz Michael R...... 12-1 1 1 Top It...... Castellano J J...... Levine Bruce N...... 4-1 10 10 Mew’s Victory...... Morales S...... Verdecanna-Isomoto V...50-1 2 2 John Kelly...... Albarado R J...... Carroll David...... 3-1 11 MTO Shine Softly...... Dominguez R A..... Toner James J...... 6-1 3 3 Mythical Pegasus...... Theriot H J II...... Nicks Ralph E...... 10-1 12 MTO Feverish Flight...... Garcia Alan...... McLaughlin Kiaran...3-1 4 4 Fitzaslew...... Desormeaux K J.... McPeek Ken...... 9-2 A-Coupled: Whisked Away and Unrivaled Belle 5 5 Pressure Point...... Leparoux J R...... Maker Michael J...... 5-1 B-Coupled: Siren Serenade and Adjacent 6 6 B Z Warrior...... Velazquez J R...... Pletcher Todd A...... 7-2 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (8-10), Pick 4 Races (8-11) 7 7 Repenthouse...... Maragh R...... Arroyo Enrique...... 12-1 Daily Double 8 8 All the Bases...... Velasquez C...... Jerkens H Allen...... 12-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (3-5), Daily Double 9th (5:22) 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) 3&Up Allow OC ($50,000) NY Bred Purse: $50,000 4th (2:36) Addison Mallery S. 6 Furlongs F&M 3&Up Purse: $70,000 1 6 Ziptronic...... Velasquez C...... Rice Linda...... 12-1 1 1 J Z Warrior...... Desormeaux K J.... Mott William I...... 2-1 1A AE The Zipster...... Garcia Alan...... Rice Linda...... 12-1 2 2 Orinoquia...... Velasquez C...... Ritvo Timothy...... 4-1 2 1 Five Towns...... Garcia Alan...... Clement Christophe.....6-1 3 2 I’m Entitled...... Desormeaux K J.... Levine Bruce N...... 9-2 3 3 Reata’s Quik Punch....Castellano J J...... Orseno Joseph...... 12-1 4 3 Elusive Fox...... Castellano J J...... Manning Dennis J....5-1 4 4 Thunders Dove...... Velazquez J R...... Zito Nicholas P...... 5-2 5 4 Can’t Refuse...... Castanon J L...... Persaud Randi...... 20-1 5 5 American Queen...... Dominguez R A..... Iwinski Allen...... 5-1 6 5 Redefined...... Lezcano J...... Dutrow Anthony...... 8-5 6 6 A Rose for You...... Coa E M...... Trombetta Mike J.....6-1 7 7 That’s Rich...... Chavez J F...... Schwartz Scott M...30-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (4-6), Daily Double 8 8 Thunder Minister...... Prado E S...... Ubillo Rodrigo A.....10-1 9 9 Citifest...... Morales S...... Hertler John O...... 10-1 5th (3:08) 7 Furlongs 3&Up Claiming ($25,000) Purse: $36,300 10 10 Inside Info...... Coa E M...... Aquilino Joseph...... 20-1 1 2 My Golden Opinion.....Prado E S...... Dutrow Sydney...... 5-1 11 AE Golden Caesar...... Espinoza J L...... Kelly Patrick J...... 50-1 1A 3 Targe...... Prado E S...... Dutrow Sydney...... 5-1 12 MTO Executive Search...... Jacobson David..... 2-1 2 4 Fuhrever Dancing...... Chavez J F...... Gullo Gary P...... 3-1 A-Coupled: Ziptronic and The Zipster 2B 8 Hurricane Heat...... Chavez J F...... Gullo Gary P...... 3-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (9-11), Daily Double 3 1 Check It Twice...... Velazquez J R...... Pletcher Todd A...... 5-2 4 5 Jazz Nation...... Theriot H J II...... Lukas D Wayne...... 6-1 10th (5:56) West Point H. 1 1/8 Miles (Inner turf) 3&Up NY Bred 5 6 Cherokee Focus...... Leparoux J R...... Levine Bruce N...... 8-1 Purse: $100,000 6 7 The Vin Man...... Velasquez C...... Schosberg Richd....12-1 1 1 Mission Approved...... Dominguez R A..... Contessa Gary C...... 5-1 7 9 Loquacious Lover...... Dominguez R A..... Iwinski Allen...... 10-1 2 2 Hangingbyathread...... Lezcano J...... Martin Carlos F...... 7-2 8 10 Bill Place...... Morales S...... DeMola Richard...... 20-1 3 3 Dantastic...... Coa E M...... Schosberg Richd....20-1 9 11 Starforaday...... Maragh R...... Contessa Gary C.....10-1 4 4 North Country...... Castanon J L...... Duggan David P.....20-1 A-Coupled: My Golden Opinion and Targe 5 5 My Man Lars...... Maragh R...... Weaver George...... 8-1 B-Coupled: Fuhrever Dancing and Hurricane Heat 6 6 Pennington...... Garcia Alan...... Violette, Jr. R A...... 12-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (5-7), Daily Double 7 7 Banrock...... Desormeaux K J.... Bush Thomas M...... 2-1 8 8 Extra Zip...... Chavez J F...... Toscano John T Jr.. 12-1 6th (3:41) 6 Furlongs 2YO Maiden NY Bred Purse: $48,400 9 9 Kutais...... Prado E S...... Ubillo Rodrigo A...... 6-1 1 1 Johannesburg Smile..Luzzi M J...... Galluscio Dominic....8-1 10 10 Solvent...... Velazquez J R...... Weaver George...... 20-1 1A 7 Fourseventeen...... Arroyo N Jr...... Galluscio Dominic....8-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Daily Double 2 2 Silenced...... Maragh R...... Lukas D Wayne...... 12-1 3 3 Junaluska...... Chavez J F...... Contessa Gary C.....10-1 11th (6:30) 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) F&M 3&Up Claiming ($35,000) 4 4 Make Note...... Castellano J J...... Weaver George...... 4-1 Purse: $29,000 5 5 Mineswept...... Leparoux J R...... Serpe Philip M...... 12-1 1 1 Judge’s Pride...... Gracia J A...... DiPrima Gregory....20-1 6 6 Jim’s Applemartini...... Dominguez R A..... Levine Bruce N...... 12-1 2 2 Pea Stone...... Espinoza J L...... Ramos Faustino F...10-1 7 8 Badgers...... Lezcano J...... Allard Edward T...... 15-1 3 3 Smart Trade...... Dominguez R A..... Clement Christophe.....4-1 8 9 One Note Samba...... Velazquez J R...... Pletcher Todd A...... 3-1 4 4 Miss Redoubled...... Albarado R J...... Scherer Merrill R....10-1 9 10 Common Currency.....Migliore R...... McLaughlin Kiaran...5-2 5 5 Ghoul...... Luzzi M J...... Cox L Craig...... 8-1 A-Coupled: Johannesburg Smile and Fourseventeen 6 6 Up for the Fight...... Castellano J J...... Delozier, III J W...... 15-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (6-8), Pick 6 Races (6-11), Daily Double 7 7 Private Battle...... Maragh R...... Levine Bruce N...... 9-2 8 8 Latest Secret...... Leparoux J R...... Hushion Michael E...5-1 9 9 We’re Hooked...... Garcia Alan...... Rice Linda...... 5-2 Sallee Horse Vans 10 10 Sinister Deance...... Arroyo N Jr...... 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Sunday, August 16, 2009 25 Monday’s Saratoga entries Monday, August 17. Post Time 1 p.m. Entries with program number, post 6th (3:48) 1 1/16 Miles (Inner turf) F&M 3&Up maiden position, jockey, trainer, and morning-line odds. Purse: $45,000 1 1 Dreary Day...... Arroyo N Jr...... Henriques David.....12-1 1st (1:00) 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) 3&Up Clm ($35,000) Purse: $29,000 2 2 Persky’s Love...... Morales S...... Ortiz Juan...... 20-1 1 1 Rizty Aly...... Medina J...... Disanto Glenn B.....12-1 3 3 Pretty Victory...... Rivera J L Jr...... Rossi Bobbi...... 50-1 2 2 Bohemia Street...... Maragh R...... Hushion Michael...... 6-1 4 4 Margaro...... Castanon J L...... Sciacca Gary...... 20-1 3 3 Natty Meboy...... Dominguez R A..... Schwartz Scott...... 5-1 5 5 Casa Di Vino...... Espinoza J L...... Garofalo Gregory...... 7-2 4 4 Voodoouthinkur...... Arroyo N Jr...... Reiff Eugene...... 3-1 6 6 Driven by Royalty...... Castellano J J...... Levine Bruce...... 8-1 5 5 Interference...... Espinoza J L...... Friedman Mitchell...15-1 7 7 Vaughndidit...... Prado E S...... Dutrow, Jr. R E...... 5-1 Saratoga’s Finest Selection of 6 6 Sinister Storm...... Chavez J F...... Toscano John Jr.....12-1 8 8 American Land...... Leparoux J R...... Contessa Gary...... 3-1 Sportswear, memorabilia, 7 7 San Naa...... Coa E M...... Sciacca Gary...... 12-1 9 9 Refinery Fire...... Garcia Alan...... Schettino Dominick...5-1 collectables, jewelry & gifts 8 8 Another Success...... Luzzi M J...... Parisella John...... 2-1 10 10 Staten Island Gal...... Lezcano J...... Hills Timothy...... 5-1 for horse racing fans. 9 9 Brave Indy...... Castellano J J...... Weaver George...... 12-1 11 AE Miss Saul...... Prado E S...... Carroll Del W II...... 6-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (1-3), Daily Double 12 AE Bird in Hand...... Theriot H J II...... LeBlanc Kirsten...... 20-1 13 AE Moon Drop...... Coa E M...... O’Brien Keith...... 6-1 2nd (1:33) 7 Furlongs 2YO Maiden Purse: $50,000 14 AE Cap the Thunder...... Dominguez R A..... Schosberg Richard...5-2 1 1 Successful Score...... Albarado R J...... Romans Dale...... 3-1 15 AE Playful Majesty...... Luzzi M J...... Tschan April E...... 4-1 2 2 Tuvia’s Force...... Lezcano J...... Zito Nicholas P...... 10-1 16 MTO Dear Marylou...... Lezcano J...... Dutrow Sydney...... 6-1 3 3 Exhi...... Arroyo N Jr...... Pletcher Todd A...... 4-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (6-8), Pick 4 Races (6-9) 4 4 Indian Council...... Theriot H J II...... Lukas D Wayne...... 5-1 Daily Double 5 5 Highveldt Storm...... Velazquez J R...... Jerkens James A...... 8-1 6 6 Antenna...... Desormeaux K J.... Mott William...... 7-2 7th (4:22) 7 Furlongs F&M 3&Up Allowance Purse: $55,200 7 7 Bunky...... Morales S...... Blusiewicz Leon J...12-1 1 1 Thin Disguise...... Desormeaux K J.... Albertrani Tom...... 12-1 8 8 Ready for Change...... Garcia Alan...... McLaughlin Kiaran...6-1 2 2 Banker’s Buy...... Velazquez J R...... Zito Nicholas...... 9-2 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (2-4) Pick 4 Races 3 3 Western Decision...... Arroyo N Jr...... Parboo Bisnath...... 20-1 (2-5), Daily Double 4 4 Rapid Beat...... Coa E M...... Galluscio Dominic....3-1 5 5 Worth a Shot...... Castanon J L...... Corrao James...... 50-1 3rd (2:06) 6 Furlongs 3&Up allow OC ($100,000) Purse: $61,000 6 6 Sister’s Speed...... Maragh R...... Brown Bruce R...... 7-2 1 1 Knights Cross...... Velasquez C...... Kenneally Eddie...... 8-1 7 7 Songstressofdubai.....Dominguez R A..... Hushion Michael....10-1 2 2 Lantana Mob...... Dominguez R A..... Trombetta Mike...... 4-1 8 8 Driven by Seattle...... Lezcano J...... Barbara Robert...... 5-1 Now a real 3 3 Americanrevolution....Velazquez J R...... Romans Dale...... 5-1 9 9 Vicarious...... Leparoux J R...... Jerkens H Allen...... 8-1 4 4 Gayego...... 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26 Sunday, August 16, 2009 Awakino Cat tries to become Spa’s first double stakes Double Dipping winner of 2009 by ben Meyers in both attempts. His last start came at Belmont June 6 in the Grade II True Awakino Cat leads a field of 11 older North Handicap where he broke in the horses into Monday’s Troy Stakes run air before going on to finish fifth. on the Mellon Turf Course at 5 1/2 fur- Storm Treasure is 0-for-2 on Sara- longs. toga turf and will have Shaun Bridgmo- Awakino Cat is try- han up. Troy ing to become the first Atticus Kristy (Julien Leparoux) is Stakes double stakes winner the most experienced runner in the field of the 2009 meet as with a career record of 62-14-13-12. Preview the son of Stormy At- The 8-year old Atticus gelding wheels lantic out of Ski Racer – Monday – back off of a win in the My Frenchman already has a 1-length at this distance at Monmouth Park Aug. victory in the Quick 8. Call July 30 to his credit. Our Friend Harvey (Rajiv Maragh) That day the 4-year-old gelding won was also part of the Quick Call field and at the same distance as today’s assign- despite placing sixth was only beaten 2 ment in 1:01 4/5 under Alan Garcia, 3/4 lengths. The 5-year-old gelding is also in the irons for Monday’s contest. 0-for-3 on the Saratoga turf and 2-for- This year Awakino Cat has three wins 16 at this distance. in six starts and for his career he has six Due Date (Jose Lezcano) tries the wins in 12 starts. Saratoga turf for the first time. I’ve Got Also entered Monday is the second Speed (Eibar Coa) fills out the field and place runner from the Quick Call, True rides a three-race win streak, all at the To Tradition. He dueled Awakino Cat Tod Marks Awakino Cat leads the field into Monday’s Troy Stakes. claiming level. down the stretch and was beaten a Ferocious Fires (Cornelio Velasquez) length that day. In three starts he does toga under his belt. The 4-year old Sil- in his last start. The 5-year-old gelding is a lover of Saratoga with a 6-4-0-2 have a win over the Saratoga lawn for ver Deputy colt finished fourth beaten 5 is 3-for-5 on the year and is now trained record for his career at the Spa. The trainer Scott Lake. Regular rider Kend- lengths in the James Marvin Stakes on by turf sprint specialist Linda Rice, also 6-year-old son of Lite The Fuse is 2-for- erick Carmouche ships in to retain the opening day. the trainer of Awakino Cat. 2 at the distance, but has four straight mount. Kaper Lake (Ramon Dominguez) Sixthirteen (Kent Desormeaux) tried thirds and the weather looks to be clear, Silver Edition (Jamie Theriot) also won a $25,000 claiming race at 6 fur- to break his maiden twice at Saratoga which will likely keep the main-track- comes into the Troy with a start at Sara- longs over the dirt at Saratoga July 30 in 2006 and 2007, but finished third only entrant on the sidelines.

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Sunday, August 16, 2009 29 And they’re off... A few scenes from the Fasig-Tipton 5K

Photos by Connie Bush Left: Fasig-Tipton’s Dan Pride nears the finish line in Saturday’s Fasig-Tipton 5K at Saratoga. Center Top: The field breaks at the start of the race. Center bottom: Runners hit their stride on East Avenue. Right: Rose Hennig finishes off her 5K run with a smile.

30 Sunday, August 16, 2009 Running for Life What did you do Saturday morning? I got a reality check. And not just on THE OUTSIDE RAIL Fine Art Since 1974 my fitness level. The inaugural Fasig- Tipton 5K brought out a community of families, locals, out-of-towners, horse people, random fans. We all had a blast. By Joe f I could have run faster, could have trained more, could have gotten more Clancy sleep over the last week, could have eaten a Power Bar or something be- An Exhibition of Fine Sporting forehand. I placed third in the six-horse Clancy race and was no match for Rod- Paintings & Sculpture ney Paine, Joey Migliore and the rest of the Backstretch Education Fund, the the speedsters. Belmont Child Care Association and Still, there’s nothing like a 5K to lift the Backstretch Employee Service Team. your spirits. With 237 runners, each should receive I limped into Saturday on a string of solid contributions. 11 consecutive newspaper deadlines. Next year, I’m going to train. At The Special, Sales Week is a killer of late nights, early mornings, big papers, stressful decisions. We put things off, The Horse Race and they pile up. We eat cereal at 2 a.m. The Saratoga area runs, judging by We drink coffee at 10 p.m. We do noth- the number of people you see on the ing but keep the ship afloat and pointed roads, by the state championships Sara- in the right – sort of – direction. toga High owns and by the top two in Mixing a 5K into that picture might Saturday’s race. Mechanicville resident sound ridiculous, but there I was toeing Aaron Knobloch, 33, completed the the start line at about 8 Saturday morn- course in a lively 17:09 to take the win ing. Anna Seitz dropped the flag and we over Tyler Welsh, 20, of Pattersonville zoomed down East Avenue toward the in 17:29. track. Left on Union, past the far turn Rodney Paine claimed the top spot (got a nice cheer from trainer Graham among a slew of recognizable horse Motion aboard the pony), another left names on the result list, also running a on Henning Road, past the back gate to 17:29. An exercise rider for trainer Rick Oklahoma, left on Fifth Avenue (damn Violette, the 41-year-old warmed up in hill), past the Annex and all the way to sweatpants, switched to shorts by race Nelson (a long, straight haul), left on time and took first in his age group. He Nelson, left on George, left on Ludlow, probably rode five or six on the day right on Madison, up through the sales too. Kentuckian Dan Hall wound up barns, right on Madison and hit the fin- fourth in 18:12 with Migliore fifth in ish at the pavilion. 18:38. Son of jockey Richard Migliore, Wshew. Man, am I glad that’s over. the 18-year-old recently graduated from The run was great, but the release was Long Island’s Chaminade High, where even better. For 23:46, I forgot the dead- he ran a 4:39.40 indoor mile and a lines, the races, the previews, the recaps, 17:20 cross country 5K. the results, the advertising, the print bills, Owner Adam Newman, 48, shipped the lists, my filthy car and ran – just ran. I in from North Carolina to log a 19:54 certainly wasn’t alone. The Fasig-Tipton and take 13th. Miguel Clement, son crew, after a stressful week, must have of trainer Christophe, posted a 20:08. Other notables in the top 100 were Rose loved it. Dan Pride outsprinted Reed Henry Stull (American, 1852-1913) ‘Montana’, Oil on canvas, 22” x 28” Ringler to take 128th place. You know Hennig (23:18), Pat Costello (25:56) that felt good – no construction details, and Jeffrey Cannizzo (26:15). no phantom bidders to chase down, no Leona Velazquez clocked a 26:27 potential catastrophes (other than los- while running as 12-year-old Jane Mo- August 1 - 30, 2009 ing to Ringler on a foul claim), just 3.1 tion (they accidentally switched timing miles and lots of sweat. Walt Robertson chips). Britt Mulligan (27:14), Can- made it around the course a few hours tey Newman (27:23), Barry Ostrager Fasig-Tipton before firing up his auctioneer voice (had (30:34), 10-year-old Payton Pletcher to be relaxing). Spotters Steve Dance and (31:16), Tracy Attfield (31:31), Jane Bu- Humphrey S. Finney Tom Biederman banged out 5 kilometers chanan (32:45), Jane Motion (35:04), before spending the night trying to pull Sherry Ross, the Beaton family (Maria, Sales Pavilion money from buyers at the New York- Margaret and Michael) and Kate Mc- bred sales. Migliore bugged out on some Mahon were among the runners. Saratoga Springs, NY morning duties at Fasig to showcase his As for Clancys, 16-year-old Ryan running skill (rumor has it he can bang took first place with a 22:51 (Coach out miles in four minutes and change) Jadick will expect more in a few weeks); – though his co-workers did throw a Sean placed second based on the train- 9am- 2pm daily, mucksack at him. ing regimen of sunflower seeds and sleep At home in Maryland and Delaware, deprivation, running a 22:55; I wound 9am - 5pm during sales week

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Sunday, August 16, 2009 31 The Special puts On some of Saratoga’s the players on the spot hot with a quick Q & A. saddle 1. You’re inducted into the hall of fame. Who’s presenting the plaque to you? First Tod Marks of all, it’s nice to think that it would happen one day! My wife and daughter. Ken McPeek, left, seen here with his wife Sue answers a few questions. 9. Coke or Pepsi? Coke. 2. You’re down to your last $2. Do you bet it on Sheppard in the steeplechase or Pletcher in the 2-year-old stakes? Sheppard. 10. Who is your favorite horse? Mahmoud.

3. You steal the Travers Canoe. Where are you hiding it? On my pond on my farm. 11. What did your mom want you to be? Happy. Are you going to give it back? Never. 12. Yankees, Mets, or Red Sox? Cincinnati Reds! I was offered to throw out the 4. You’re making the drive from Belmont Park to Saratoga. Who do you want in first pitch for the Yankees when I won the Belmont, and I told them no, I was a the car with you? First of all, I never drive Belmont to Saratoga, I drive Keeneland Reds fan. to Churchill. 13. If you could have any other job, what would it be? I don’t want to do anything 5. Who’s the one (horse) that got away? Curlin. And Einstein. But I traded Magdale- else. na Farm for those two horses. The farm I wouldn’t trade for either one of them. 14. You’re a contestant on American Idol. What song would you sing? Free Bird! 6. What was your first job?Busboy for Malone’s Restaurant on Tate’s Creek Road in Lexington. It was called Nellie Kelly’s then. 15. What’s the scariest thing you do? The most dangerous thing I do is I buy horses at auction without clients! 7. What is your worst habit? I can’t say that one! Probably second-guessing myself when we run instead of just letting it role off. 16. Who’s the most famous person in your cell phone? Billy Gillispie, but he’s not famous anymore, is he? 8. What is your earliest racing memory? Secretariat. I remember watching him on TV as a kid. 17. What’s your favorite racing movie? Let It Ride.

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Sunday, August 16, 2009 33 A Special Summer by katie bo williams but what makes The Special a horsemen’s paper is its editors’ devotion. Every morning, when the mist is still A Virginian with deep roots in the horse world, Katie Bo down over the Oklahoma and across the infield, the Williams spent the first part of the meet working for The Spe- grandstand rises up out of the early morning fog like cial as a staff writer. The recent University of Virginia gradu- a spectral river boat, lit blue and gold by the perpetual ate hustled stories, quotes, news, names and notes. She left lights of pari-mutuel wagering, Sean is in his golf cart, last week for the Darley Flying Start program and will spend making the rounds. “Hey, man, what do you know?” the next two years learning all there is to know about working And because Sean knows horses and hard work, peo- in the industry while traveling the world. She liked what she ple tell him. And every night in the double-digit hours saw from the other side of the notebook, but could have used when the horsemen are in bed or at the Glass, Joe is more sleep. We’re glad we could help her pursue a Thor- hunched over his computer screen putting the paper oughbred career – thanks for the effort, Katie. together. That devotion is what makes The Special a horse- My friend Jesse Herrera once said to me, “This ani- Tod Marks men’s paper. It is a labor of love the way that every mal has been good to me.” barn is a labor of love. Worth Repeating and By The We were standing in the filly barn at Gainesway. the horse out after his race. We’re a tight-knit commu- Numbers or Take A Number or whatever it gets called Jesse had poultice on his hands and I held the com- nity but all it takes to get in is hard work. The notion depending on who writes it reinforce The Special’s po- forting leather width of the shank in my hands. He that true horsemen are born not made is a myth. They sition, but the legwork makes The Special a part of wasn’t talking about that filly. It was a good filly – she are not marked by some magical “touch.” They evolve Saratoga. sold for about $350,000 and has been throwing bul- from hard work and attention to detail. There are much easier ways to make money than lets lately – but he meant that horses have been good I have been lucky from the beginning of my career working with horses, but none of us can imagine doing to him, that the Thoroughbred had blessed him. He to work in barns with real horsemen who have by anything different. Moreover, Sean and Joe care in the meant that working with Thoroughbreds is a gift. It their impeccable example undone the “myth” of the way that every true horseman cares about the future is the best way I have ever heard that sentiment ex- horseman. Watching Brian Graves and Jesse taught of our sport – the politics, the issues, the things that pressed. me that what creates this culture of the horse is hard don’t show up in the summary results. Their integrity But it is not just love of the animal that makes this work. Sean and Joe Clancy put in that hard work and and their passion for both the future of the sport and sport possible. they have undone the myth of The Saratoga Special the welfare of the animals involved is a credit to them It has a lot to do with old-fashioned hard work. The for me just as Jesse and Brian undid the myth of the as horsemen, not merely journalists. Their loyalty to community of the horse – that universal, international horseman for me. the industry and its participants is remarkable. group of people who have chosen to make their lives So I never really had a choice but to work for The So remember that when you see Joe leaning on the with the Thoroughbred – is united by industry. The in- Special when I decided I wanted to leave the barn for rail or Sean in his golf cart, pad clipped to the steer- dustry you see at 5 in the morning, when the boss is in a while to work for a racing publication. ing wheel, Jane Motion and Jack hanging off the back a stall with a pitchfork in his hands just like the help, Joe Clancy said to me one morning of his brother, handing out papers. Give them something good. Be- the industry you see at 5 in the afternoon when the “The Morning Line is not going to burst into flames if cause The Special is part and parcel of what we love groom who rubbed on the horse in the morning cools Sean isn’t there at 5:30 every morning.” Probably not, so much about this business.

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Sunday, August 16, 2009 35 Thailand Statistics Racetracks...... 6 Fixtures...... 52 Races...... 480 Racehorses...... 805 Stallions...... 45 Thai Madness Mares...... 489 Foals...... 189 Racing in Thailand offers fair share of chaos Total prize-money...... $3.36m Betting turnover...... $66.75m by Nick Godfrey The country promised a gentle introduction, an en- vironment alien enough to have made it interesting but – All figures for 2004 In 2005 Nick Godfrey, the international editor of Britain’s still offering a fairly comfortable prelude to anything Racing Post newspaper, travelled the world visiting race- potentially more challenging. And Thailand does have courses in every corner of the globe. Here we present ex- a well-established racing scene, which is how I came to tracts from his book On The Racing Road. find myself one of only a handful of non-Asian faces in a crowd of about 14,000 who endured the sweltering The Thais have a word for the hordes of unkempt heat on a Sunday afternoon in late March 2005 at the www.racingpost.com/bookshop Westerners who visit Bangkok on a shoestring budget, Royal Turf Club’s Nanglerng racecourse in the heart making the place look untidy. Farang kii nok, they are of Bangkok. called. Bird**** foreigners. The Royal Turf Club is located in the Dusit govern- bers of the Asian Racing Conference in Tokyo in An extraordinarily diverse range of attractions ment district in the shadow of a flyover. It proved read- 1960. However, despite its employing around 300,000 ensures a glut of overseas visitors, bird droppings or ily accessible, about a mile’s walk from Ratchathewi people, the standard of offerings is routinely dismal, a otherwise, to the sprawling, chaotic, compelling Thai Skytrain stop, though the ugliness of the clogged significant level or three beneath more obvious racing capital. highways combined with the savage heat soon made nations like Hong Kong, where racing is both hugely Culture junkies head for the ornate temples and me wish I had engaged a tuktuk, the classic three- popular and a major contributor to the economy, or corncob spires; the much-derided backpackers head for wheeled, open-sided Thai conveyance, rather than even Singapore, where the sport is properly organized the cheap lodgings of Thanon Khao San, the ‘Street of playing chicken with the traffic. and regulated, but seldom classy. Uncooked Rice’; sex tourists still head for Patpong. Many of the regulars arrived on motorcycles, hav- Little quality, then, and even less variety. The first It came as little surprise to discover that few of ing threaded through the smog, where horses destined race, scheduled to start at 12.20 pm, was a 1,200-me- these visitors went racing. In general terms, the city to race later in the day poked their heads out of primi- tre handicap – and so were each of the other nine on is a young person’s destination, and horse racing, cer- tive horseboxes, seemingly oblivious to the noise, a card scheduled to end at 5.35 pm, all of them begin- tainly in Britain, is perceived as an old man’s sport, its fumes and exhausting midday temperatures. ning in the six-furlong chute on the far side of a tight, age demographic the stuff of a marketer’s nightmare. Alongside some of Buddhism’s most stunning ar- one-mile round turf circuit. Racing doesn’t so much have an image as an image chitectural creations, Bangkok specializes in such Longer contests were few and far between once the problem; its audience is less hip, more hip replace- concrete monstrosities, among them the decaying hot, dry season hit Bangkok. ment. Nanglerng grandstand. Although the entry fee was Not that this uniformity bothered the vociferous I had never heard of anyone visiting Thailand for published at between 50 baht and 100 baht (the latter locals who inhabited the main stand, lured by one of its horse racing and, given that the nation has never figure equated to about £1.35), the surcharge levied the few opportunities for betting legally in Thailand, been close to achieving anything of note in the equine on foreigners pushed it up to 300 baht for a day pass where only horseracing (on-course alone), muay thai world, it probably wasn’t the most obvious place to to the equivalent of the members’ enclosure, replete (kick-boxing, the gruesome national sport) and the lot- start, getting the nod on the basis of its long-held sta- with air conditioning, restaurant and numerous TVs. tus as a mainstay on Asian itineraries. Thailand featured among the seven founder mem- See thailand page 37

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36 Sunday, August 16, 2009 than illegal, it was actually bent. None of this seemed to concern the Thailand – locals who, after a delay of only 10 min- Continued from page 36 utes ahead of the first contest, weren’t slow to offer encouragement. Some, like tery were exempt from gambling bans. their counterparts in Britain, huddled While there is a huge black market, underneath TV screens; others started the sole legal place to bet was on the up a football-style chant almost as soon racecourse tote, at a minimum of 50 as the stalls opened, rising to a crescendo baht stake, simple win and place wa- when the runners hit the furlong-and-a- gers only. It seemed this lack of choice half run-in. The result was popular, a would make for a tiny betting pool victory for the heavily backed odds-on for the opening race, ahead of which I favorite. moved into the main stand to mix with Having found an English-language Lengths Ahead of the Field the hoi polloi. It was a strange scene: formcard ahead of the second race, it the betting windows remained inactive was time to start betting. The runners until a couple of minutes before the ap- moved out on to the track as soon as Engel Law Offices pointed start-time, when the figures on the previous race was over, having been the board started to move dramatically. walked around the sand circle that acts is a full service law office Hardly anyone had a bet until close as a rudimentary paddock for half an to the off – and post-times, it soon hour before that. Jockeys, declared only willing to serve your legal needs emerged, were works of utter fiction. just before the race, therefore could not The polar icecap could have melted ride two in a row. in the following practice areas: during the time horses were kept in the After many seconds’ scrutiny of the starting gate. fairly detailed form carried in Siam • Estate Planning Thoroughbred racehorses are often Racing, I plumped for a horse named fractious animals and even the most Cheeseburger – well, it said Cheese- • Business Development placid might not necessarily have en- burger in Siam Racing; the translation joyed being detained in the confined in the Thai racecard suggested Cheese • Civil Litigation space of a starting stall for such an ex- Baker - who was showing at 5-1 five • Criminal Defense/Traffic/DWI tended period. Such worries, though, minutes before the off. The tote teller, meant nothing to the Thais. Later on, having accepted my money, said some- • Equine Law the field for one particular race was in- thing that sounded worryingly close to stalled for upwards of 20 minutes – so “never mind.” Please contact us with your legal questions long, indeed, that two jockeys took the I could see why as Cheeseburger’s chance to jump off and urinate in the odds lengthened quickly to 25-1. This trees next to the back straight. drifter was unlikely to end up in any Engel Law Offices Later I was informed that the horses Thai punter’s little red book. After such 1104 Middleline Road, were deliberately held in the stalls until an unpromising market move, it was Ballston Spa, NY 12020 there was a worthwhile amount in the less than surprising to see Cheeseburger pool, which went a long way to explain- (or Baker) finish a hard-pushed sixth of 518-490-1770 ing why the card was to finish 80 min- 10. www.engelatty.com utes late, under floodlights. 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Sunday, August 16, 2009 37 Showing life in Showdown Vineyard Haven (Gr. l) Two trainers walk into Delaware Park for the nightcap. CUP OF COFFEE Zensational (Gr. l) Joe: “You like your horse?” Jerry: “No.” Racetrack tout: “I like the 3 in here. By Go Go Shoot Heard he’s been breezing lights out.” Joe: “That’s your horse, Jerry.” Sean Clancy Bustin Stones (Gr. l) Jerry: “Yeah, I’m going to the window.” Macho Again (Gr. l) Joe: “You just told me you didn’t like him.” in the same race. He ran well, finished Jerry: “Hey, that tout must know third, was nearly sucked into the under- Icabad Crane (Gr. l) something.” tow as Andiron rolled past to score and pay $19.20. Awesome Gem (Gr. l placed) How did I get here? That one chapped me. I tell myself, Three years ago, I got enlisted for bet horses you like, horses you’ve seen Buddy’s Humor (Gr. III) the Showdown at Saratoga, the annual in person. Keep it simple. handicapping contest in the New York I don’t think I cashed a ticket un- Post. Kind of like, miss a meeting and til Mixed Up took the A.P. Smithwick Dashing Debby end up the chairman of the committee. eight days into the meet. That was easy, The premise is easy; start with a $1,800 give Sheppard a target and wait at the Little Nick bankroll, bet $50 a day; man with the window. I thought that was going to most money at the end wins. give my confidence a jolt but nothing Forty Thieves My gut reaction was, ‘no way, I’m really changed. Losses. At the least, the not a handicapper.’ Then I got to think- math was easy – subtract $50 from the ing, the exposure would be good for The total every day for 36 days. Easy. The Sky Mystic Special and I can pick winners as well as only good days were when my picks anybody else, that was my first mistake. scratched, saving the bankroll and sav- Ten Most Wanted (Gr. l) Next thing I know I’m declaring my ing the pain. picks in the sixth largest newspaper in Handicapping publicly tests your hu- the country. My college roommate and mility. I can hear myself turning into that Stately Character (Gr. I) every friend I have are heckling me over guy. That guy at the track who’s mining my also-rans and chalk plays. his friends for tips, then lamenting every Hopeful Image (Gr. II) Being a writer, I put out a disclaimer missed hole and every wide trip. Damn on the first day. jockeys. Stupid trainers. Slow horses. Toccet (Gr. l) “I’m not a handicapper. If you’re fol- The fix is in again, and they won’t tell lowing my picks . . . you’re insane.” me about it. Amazingly, people follow my plays I dropped my bankroll to less than Soto (Gr. ll) in The Post, they read them and go to $1,400. I was starting to hate the Show- the window. I know because they tell down again, this happens every year. In Coach Jimi Lee (Gr. II) me I’m a bum. the past three days, I’ve climbed out of Three years later, I’m still not a hand- part of my hole. Still down, but I can see icapper. light at least. Don’t tell me it’s the train, Bella Bellucci (Gr. l) Now, if I could just remember that I’ve heard that one. when I open the Racing Form and start Dynaski contributed to the plus Fagedaboudit Sal to handicap. Why would I open the side when sweeping to an easy win in Form? Speed numbers, track biases, the jump race Thursday. Then Friday, Galloping Grocer bounces, ROI . . . leave that to John Bridgetown scored and Pick Six fol- Panagot, Brian Nadeau, Pete Fornatale, lowed, picking up the exacta as well. Gaile Fitzgerald and John Shapazian Saturday, Sean Avery contributed a Mazhilla (Gr. lll) in the Special’s grid. Me? Give me turf $140 ticket. Dynaski was easy, when works, long-striding sons of Dynaform- Tom Voss says a horse is good, he’s Acey Deucey (Gr. l) er, Johar and Smart Strike, jump races good. I hate to say it but Walter Blum and some backstretch chatter (if I re- Jr. tipped me on Bridgetown when he Moon Catcher (Gr. l) member to sift). That’s my only chance. whooped at the end of a turf breeze, The season started out like it always the horse did breeze like a good thing. does, with me zigging when I should Then, Sean Avery. I wised up when have been zagging, ducking when I Ramon Dominguez scored for Mike should have been jiving. I was out of Hushion earlier in the meet. Hushion CRUPI’S NEW CASTLE FARM my game from the start, trying to be a doesn’t waste calls from Dominguez. handicapper again. When will I learn? Sean Avery was a cinch. 4625 N.W. 110th Avenue I put Andiron on my stable mail last On all of them, I barely handicapped Ocala, FL 34482-1833 summer after seeing the rock of a horse the race. I bet horses (or horsemen) I at Bobby Frankel’s barn. I bet him in his like. Phone: (352) 840-5400 first two starts, desperate efforts on the Today’s a new day, and as we all dirt. He showed up this summer for Ki- know, it could crash as quickly as it Cell: (352) 427-1600 aran McLaughlin, off the shelf, a long climbed. string of breezes, making his turf debut. The bankroll stands at $1,727.50. Fax: (352) 840-0661 For the Post, I bet Across The Divide Just keep that tout away from me. Contact Jim Crupi 1 (866) 313-5400 The Special’s on Facebook at www.newcastlefarm.com facebook.com/saratogaspecial Ryan Clancy, Administrator

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