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4 the saratoga special Sunday, july 31, 2011 diana STAKES recap Zagora zooms French-bred filly rallies late to give Brown first Grade I win BY joe clancy Chad Brown won his first Grade I stakes as a trainer Saturday and thought about everything – coach/ Tod Marks mentor/boss Bobby Frankel, the location of the trust- Zagora settles into a comfortable spot early in the Diana. ees’ room for the ceremonial toast, his pregnant wife and mares turned into a sprint late and Zagora (Javier pay attention.” Terrill, the introduction to owner Martin Schwartz via Castellano) rocketed through the stretch to win by 1 Brown put the lessons to good use with Zagora, a Michael Dubb here last year, all of it. 1/2 lengths over Aruna, who had a neck on Bay To diminutive chestnut who arrived in the United States And then he needed a Band-Aid. Bay. Zagora covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.19 to claim last fall for a try at Keeneland’s Grade I Queen Eliz- “I pounded on that table in the box so hard rooting her first American win in five tries. abeth and finished second behind Harmonious. The for her, I cut my thumb,” he said, wiping blood off Frankel, the Hall of Famer who died in 2009, daughter of the Green Dancer stallion Green Tune his hand and program. “That’s probably the first time would have loved it as his former assistant ably pre- came into the Diana off three quality starts – a second that’s happened.” pared a European import to take down a Grade I turf in the Grade III Hillsborough at Tampa Bay Downs in Head usher Joe Vernon confirmed that yes it was stakes in Saratoga. March, a third in the Grade II Jenny Wiley at Keene- the first time he brought Band-Aids to a trainer after “This is a race Frankel loved,” said Brown, 32. “To land in April, another second to Giants Play in the a stakes triumph, but you only win your first Grade I win this race, he’d be smiling, but maybe not if I beat Grade II New York at Belmont June 25. once. him because he would have probably been training Despite the losses, Brown liked what he saw and Brown collected his milestone, courtesy of an em- Aviate. He taught me everything I know, especially stuck to the plan – leaving Zagora at Belmont until phatic stretch run by Schwartz’s French import Za- about European horses. He was the master. I picked mid-week. gora in the $500,000 Diana. The turf stakes for fillies up everything I could. I listened, I learned, I tried to See diana page 5

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Sunday, july 31, 2011 the saratoga special 5 “It worked out great, I was able to cover up a little bit in the first turn,” Diana – said Castellano. “At the half-mile pole, Continued from page 6 they started to back up a little bit and I put her in daylight, gave her some “I don’t have any complaints about room. I waited a little bit to ask her for her three races, I liked all her races, I just that kick and she took off.” think she got bad trips,” said Brown, Bay To Bay went after Unbridled a native of nearby Mechanicville. “I Humor first, and brought a train with didn’t change anything for this race. her. Zagora swept three wide, reached Sometimes with these fillies, you Bay To Bay at the top of the go to Saratoga and I’ve seen stretch, lowered her head it before with Bobby and and pulled away late with my horses. Cer- Hey Chad Brown, as Aruna rallied for tain fillies, you take what makes Zagora good? second without them up here, making much they back out “She reserves her energy. She’s a very impact on the of the tub for winner. a week, they calm horse. You can’t rattle this horse. “She re- take awhile to laxed, that’s get used to it European horses can be so quirky. This important,” or something. said Castel- She was do- filly is so calm and composed. With turf lano. “She’s ing so good racing it comes down to reserving energy. tiny, not big, at Belmont I but she’s got wasn’t going They all run the last part of it. If you a big heart. to change any- When she made thing.” can save your energy until you that kick, she Zagora came to loaded up a little Saratoga Wednes- need it, you can be bit, got lower and day, went for a light zjhoom – a good feel- gallop or two and headed pretty tough.” ing.” to her first American Grade I Brown watched the stretch as the fourth choice in a wide-open run, and compared it to the filly’s other field of nine. Unbeaten Unbridled Hu- races. mor, sent off the favorite at just shy of “I just noticed in all three prior races 2-1, took the lead from the rail and set a she seemed to swap on to her left lead slow, pressured pace of 25.20 and 50.31 in the heat of battle for no apparent seconds over the good course. Bay To reason,” Brown said. “Today she didn’t Bay tracked in second, followed by do it so that probably helped us. She’s Dyna Waltz, Giants Play and Zagora. sound, nothing wrong with her, she just Tod Marks Second choice Aruna dropped to eighth did it. I’m wondering if she’s finally ac- Zagora picked up her first Grade I stakes victory in the Diana. early, just behind third choice Aviate. See Diana page 6 WE HAVE 125 REASONS YOU’RE GONNA LOVE MAKING YOUR WAGERS WITH

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6 the saratoga special Sunday, july 31, 2011 Sunday, july 31, 2011 the saratoga special 7 Diana – Continued from page 8 climated over here. I’m thinking she’s better about everything, she’s adapted.” Schwartz purchased Zagora through bloodstock agent (and co-breeder) Mi- chel Zerolo of Oceanic Bloodstock and was rewarded with his first Diana win – a race he’s coveted since Angara finished third to Sand Springs in 2005 and won the following year after Schwartz sold her to the Sangster family. “Six years I’ve wanted this race,” he said to no one in particular upon stepping into the winner’s circle. “Saratoga is everything, winning here is like winning the French Oaks or something. To do it in front of everybody, all the horse people who are here, it means something. I only keep a six- to eight-horse stable so I have to outsmart everybody.” He looks wise in choosing Brown, whom he met through owner Michael Dubb at Saratoga last summer. They talked horses, met a few more times throughout the season, talked some more. Halfway through the 2010 meet, Schwartz sent Brown a horse. The rest of the stable – which now includes stakes mare Stacelita and 3-year-old Bowman’s Causeway – came later. “I met him a year go here at Sara- toga, he was more or less interviewing me,” said Brown. “The more I won last year the more he interviewed me. He’d come over to my box, we’d talk – what about this? what about that? By mid- meet he sent one horse to me, then he Tod Marks sent the rest.” Javier Castellano folds up on Zagora late in the Diana. MIDDLEBURG REAL ESTATE Serving Our Clients Since 1943

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8 the saratoga special Sunday, july 31, 2011 KESL-11336-3 Saratoga Special.indd 1 7/21/11 9:49 AM Sunday, july 31, 2011 the saratoga special 9 jim dandy STAKES recap High Achiever Stay Thirsty speaks up, aces big test for Repole BY sean clancy Mike Repole hesitated for a moment and then kindly disagreed. “Oh, I wouldn’t say he’s an overachiever,” Repole said. “I don’t know what Todd Pletcher says, but I think he’s a late bloomer.” Maybe both. Repole Stable’s Stay Thirsty overachieved and bloomed late to crush six rivals in the Grade II Jim Tod Marks Stay Thirsty reaches for the finish line in the Jim Dandy. Dandy Saturday, cruising to a 4-length win in the $500,000 stakes. Canadian shipper Moonshine Mul- Dominus outside longshot Will’s Wildcat to inherit a Stay Thirsty to go after Dominus. That scrap didn’t lin, the longest price on the board, finished second stalking spot in second as the field went into the first last long as Stay Thirsty opened up at will through the with Dominus, the favorite, third. turn. Will’s Wildcat led through a quarter in 24 and a stretch. Castellano kept him to his task, cruising un- Stay Thirsty finished 9 furlongs in 1:48.78. half in 47.66 as Javier Castellano kept Stay Thirsty in der the line as much the best. At the wire, Castellano “Good, huh?” Pletcher said on his way down the fourth, just off Will’s Wildcat, Dominus and Moon- pumped his right first once and then snapped his right stairs to the winner’s circle. “We thought he had this shine Mullin. Brilliant Speed stayed outside in fifth as index finger down three times as Stay Thirsty galloped in him, he trained really well here the last three weeks. third-choice Alternation relaxed in sixth and Scotus out after the victory. I’m not surprised.” trailed. In his ninth career start, Stay Thirsty nailed it, Stay Thirsty broke well from the 5 stall and adopt- Leaving the backside, Castellano figured he bet- ed a spot in fourth as Julien Leparoux angled favorite ter get a jump on anything behind him and gunned See jim dandy page 11

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10 the saratoga special Sunday, july 31, 2011 Jim Dandy – Continued from page 10 breaking through for a major score to go along with his Gotham win and seconds Where in the Hopeful and Belmont. It was a flawless performance, other than switching to his left lead late. Not that Pletcher worried about that. “He does it every morning, right about there, just before the wire,” Pletcher winning said. “It drives me nuts but I told Patti (Krotenko) not to mess with him. I don’t know why but he’s always done it.” Stay Thirsty entered the Jim Dandy with exactly $500,000 in career earnings but has lived under the wingspan of champion 2-year-old Uncle Mo. Repole knows if begins. the son of Bernardini was owned by somebody else or trained by somebody else, he would have at least established his own identity. Instead he’s the afterthought in the Pletcher/Repole behemoth. Available everywhere books “This is special. Because I’ve always felt like the horse has been overshadowed and ebooks are sold. by his stablemate Uncle Mo,” Repole said. “Today was his day of saying, ‘Hey, I’m a good horse too. Uncle Mo is super, but guys if I wasn’t owned by Mike Repole and I wasn’t trained by Todd Pletcher, people would be talking about me as one of the best 3-year-olds.’ Today was his breakout. Today was for him. Today was the day Stay Thirsty went from being Uncle Mo’s stablemate to Jim Dandy 2011 winner.” Stay Thirsty broke his maiden here last summer in his second start. The $500,000 2-year-old purchase returned to finish second in the Hopeful and fifth in Uncle Mo’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. He opened the year with an easy win in the Gotham before Pletch- er got creative, adding blinkers and sending him to Florida, where he finished seventh in the Florida Derby. Un- deterred, Pletcher and Repole swung at the Kentucky Derby where he never threatened, winding up 12th, beaten a reasonably respectable 11 lengths. Five weeks later, he nearly ran down Ruler On Ice in the Belmont, falling three- quarters of a length short at the wire. Pletcher took dead aim on the Jim Dandy, giving Stay Thirsty four published breezes, including a 5-furlong move July 17 when he went in 59 1/5 with Fourstardave favorite Sidney’s Candy. Pletcher thought the mortar was starting to dry. “I wasn’t positive, some horses you know it’s going to happen or you know it’s there, this guy I kept thinking, ‘yeah, it could be there.’ Then his last couple of breezes, I was thinking ‘yeah it’s there,’ ” Pletcher said. “We just waited to see if it’s going to continue to come, he came up here and worked with Sidney’s Candy and it was like, ‘Wow, he’s on his game now.’ He’s been showing us that he’s getting better and better.” Pletcher was impressed by Stay Thirsty’s accomplishments in his 2-year-old season and hoped his pedigree would carry him farther, faster and deeper into his 3-year-old year. See jim dandy page 14

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Sunday, july 31, 2011 the saratoga special 11 saturday’s Saratoga results Saturday July 30. Seventh $58,000, AOC $75,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6F First $59,000, AOC $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/16M 8 Dark Thunder J. Velazquez $6.20 $3.60 $2.80 3 Hit It Rich A. Solis $16.20 $8.40 $6.60 4 Despite the Odds J. Castellano $5.00 $4.00 6 La Reine Lionne J. Leparoux $4.70 $3.60 5 Flat Bold R. Maragh $6.50 2 Exclusive Love S. Bridgmohan $7.30 B Gelding 2007, by Trippi - My Secret Brook by Montbrook Gr/ro Filly 2007, by Smart Strike - Cuando Puede by Lord At War (ARG) Owner: Bernardini, Joseph. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Owner: Janney, III, Stuart, S.. Trainer: Claude McGaughey III. Breeder: Montgomery Farm & Craig L. Wheeler (FL). Breeder: Stuart S. Janney, III LLC. (KY). Late Scratches: Strapping Groom, Just Hold On Time: 1:42.83 Time: 1:09.94 Exacta (3-6), $112.50; Superfecta (3-6-2-7), $7,012.00; Trifecta (3-6-2), $928.00 Daily Double (6-8), $19.00; Exacta (8-4), $35.20; Superfecta (8-4-5-9), $1,162.00; Trifecta (8-4-5), $332.00; Pic 3 (6-6-8), $68.50 Second $54,000, Maiden special weight, 2 yo, 6F 1 Giant Surprise J. Velazquez $7.80 $4.20 $3.60 Eighth $80,000, Stakes - Hattie Moseley S., 3 yo, 1M 3 Officer Prado C. Nakatani $3.50 $2.90 9 My Redbyrd J. Leparoux $39.20 $14.80 $7.90 7 Invocation D. Cohen $8.00 6 Ruthenia A. Garcia $4.80 $3.50 B Colt 2009, by Giant’s Causeway - Twisted Sis by A.P. Indy 8 Starformer J. Lezcano $3.40 Owner: Repole Stable. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. B Filly 2008, by Royal Academy - Polar Bird (IRE) by Thatching (IRE) Breeder: George Bolton & Charles Bolton (KY). Owner: Newtownanner Stud Farm. Trainer: John Terranova, II. Time: 1:10.23 Breeder: Swettenham Stud (KY). Daily Double (3-1), $88.50; Exacta (1-3), $28.40; Quinella (1-3), $16.00; Time: 1:37.90 Superfecta (1-3-7-5), $655.00; Trifecta (1-3-7), $251.00 Daily Double (8-9), $104.00; Exacta (9-6), $181.50; Superfecta (9-6-8-4), $11,249.00; Trifecta (9-6-8), $726.00; Pic 3 (6-8-9), $372.50 Third $56,000, Allowance, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/8M 8 Malibu Glow C. Velasquez $4.80 $3.10 $2.50 Ninth $500,000, Stakes - Diana S., 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/8M 1 Windswept S. Bridgmohan $5.30 $4.20 4 Zagora (FR) J. Castellano $13.60 $5.90 $3.60 2 Jack London R. Dominguez $3.40 6 Aruna R. Dominguez $4.40 $2.90 B Colt 2008, by Malibu Moon - Golden Locket by Storm Creek 5 Bay to Bay A. Garcia $4.60 Owner: Jim and Susan Hill. Trainer: George Weaver. Ch Filly 2007, by Green Tune - Zaneton (FR) by Mtoto (GB) Breeder: G. Watts Humphrey Jr. (KY). Time: 1:50.18 Owner: Schwartz, Martin, S.. Trainer: Chad Brown. Daily Double (1-8), $28.20; Exacta (8-1), $28.60; Superfecta (8-1-2-4), Breeder: E. Puerari & Oceanic Bloodstock (FR). $452.40; Trifecta (8-1-2), $86.00; Pic 3 (3-1-8), $248.50 Late Scratches: Romacaca Time: 1:49.19 Fourth $28,120, NY-Bred Maiden Claiming $20,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6F Daily Double (9-4), $285.00; Exacta (4-6), $50.00; Superfecta (4-6-5-9), 8 Sebago Bay C. Nakatani $5.50 $3.90 $2.80 $2,811.00; Trifecta (4-6-5), $331.00; Pic 3 (8-9-4), $651.00 11 Keyaly J. Sanchez $22.40 $9.80 3 With a Cape I. Ortiz, Jr. $3.00 Tenth $500,000, Stakes - Jim Dandy S., 3 yo, 1 1/8M Gr/ro Colt 2008, by Rockport Harbor - Legit by Seattle Slew 6 Stay Thirsty J. Castellano $7.00 $4.20 $2.90 Owner: Seltzer, Edward, A., Horner, Jason, Wiengarten, Mike. 1 Moonshine Mullin E. Wilson $23.40 $7.60 Trainer: Larry Rivelli. Breeder: Edward A Seltzer & David Cassidy (NY). 2 Dominus J. Leparoux $3.00 Late Scratches: Haya’s Boy, Ess Shape, Zeppe, Centripital, Tinto Dk B/ Br Colt 2008, by Bernardini - Marozia by Storm Bird Claimed: Sebago Bay claimed by Rice, Linda for $20,000 Owner: Repole Stable. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Time: 1:11.60 Breeder: John D. Gunther & John Darren Gunther (KY). Daily Double (8-8), $12.60; Exacta (8-11), $193.00; Quinella (8-11), $152.00; Time: 1:48.78 Superfecta (8-11-3-5), $3,144.00; Trifecta (8-11-3), $949.00; Consolation Daily Double (4-6), $60.00; Exacta (6-1), $163.00; Superfecta (6-1-2-7), Double (8-13/14), $5.20; Pic 3 (1-8-8), $53.00; (1-8-13/14), $21.60 $2,248.00; Trifecta (6-1-2), $558.00; Pic 3 (9-4-6), $1,228.00; Place Pix Nine (4/5/8-6/8/9-4/5/6-6), $45.40 Fifth $52,000, Claiming $60,000-$50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/16M 6 Radical Sabbatical R. Dominguez $6.80 $3.50 $2.80 Eleventh $47,200, Claiming $20,000, 3 yo’s & up, 5 1/2F 7 Monument Hill E. Castro $3.70 $2.90 1A My Golden Opinion C. Velasquez $5.00 $3.40 $2.60 10 Formulaforsuccess D. Cohen $6.20 7 System Restore S. Bridgmohan $8.20 $5.30 Dk B/ Br Gelding 2005, by Harlan’s Holiday - Radical Chick by Danzig Connection 15 Hero Figure A. Garcia $3.50 Owner: North Shore Racing. Trainer: Barclay Tagg. Ch Gelding 2004, by High Yield - Distant Breeze (CHI) by Distant View Breeder: Elmer Miller, Sanborn Chase Inc., KarenCrouch & Joseph Seg (KY). Owner: Dubb, Michael, Joscelyn, Robert. Trainer: Rudy Rodriguez. Late Scratches: Waywardwillie, Slevin, Regal Warrior. Time: 1:43.62 Breeder: Kildare Stud, F. Galvin & D. Owens (KY). Daily Double (8-6), $22.40; Exacta (6-7), $22.60; Superfecta (6-7-10-11), Late Scratches: Count Catamount, Sumfun, Free Brave, Stormy Success, $1,676.00; Trifecta (6-7-10), $363.00; Consolation Double (8-2), $5.30; Scorper, Kingsdale Ocean (IRE), Sly Pic 3 (8-8-6), $46.00; (8-13/14-2), $4.30; (8-13/14-6), $17.20; (8-8-2), Claimed: My Golden Opinion claimed by Baker, Candie A. for $20,000 $11.80; Pic 4 (1-8-6/8/10/13/14/16-2/4/6/12), $173.48 Time: 1:04.69 Daily Double (6-1), $26.40; Exacta (1-7), $44.20; Superfecta (1-7-15-13), Sixth $56,000, Maiden special weight, 2 yo, 1 1/16M $691.00; Trifecta (1-7-15), $163.00; Pic 3 (4-6-1), $172.00; Pic 4 (9-4-6-1), 6 Captain Webb J. Velazquez $5.10 $3.60 $2.70 $3,672.00; Pic 6 (6-8-9-4-6-1), $190.00; Pic 6 (6-8-9-4-6-1), $31,391.00 10 Daddy Nose Best J. Leparoux $7.00 $4.70 Attendance: 30,048 3 Saturday Classic S. Bridgmohan $4.90 B Colt 2009, by English Channel - Miss Mary Pat by Service Stripe On Track Handle: 4,678,603 Owner: Scatuorchio, James, T. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Intra-State Handle: 3,069,482 Breeder: James T. Scatuorchio (KY). Inter-State Handle: 14,171,965 Late Scratches: Takemebaktoartemus, Street Fight, Winston C, Dullahan, Speightscity. Time: 1:45.25 Copyright 2011 EQUIBASE Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Daily Double (6-6), $19.00; Exacta (6-10), $46.40; Superfecta (6-10-3-8), $3,885.00; Trifecta (6-10-3), $318.00; Pic 3 (8-6-6), $57.50; (8-2-6), $14.20

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1Hit It Rich 2 Giant Surprise 3 Malibu Glow 4 Sebago Bay 6 Captain Webb

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Sunday, july 31, 2011 the saratoga special 13 breakthrough and I think we got it today.” Jim Dandy – Just don’t tell Repole he’s an over- Continued from page 11 achiever. “Today tells you this horse is for He ran his best race when closing to real,” the owner said. “Who’s the best be second in the Belmont and certainly 3-year-old in the country? I don’t know, looks poised for a start in the Travers in but Stay Thirsty’s in that debate.” a month. Stay Thirsty completed a four-win By Jim Dandy and Travers winner day for Pletcher and a double for Re- Bernardini, Stay Thirsty should handle pole. The owner/trainer duo unveiled the extra quarter-mile he’ll tackle in the impressive debut winner, Giant Sur- Travers. prise, to win the second but the 2-year- “A horse like this just keeps plugging old colt was hurt in the process. away, plugging away, sticking around “This game is a great cure for over- and getting better,” Pletcher said. “He confidence,” Repole said. “By Giant’s flies below the radar a little bit, that’s Causeway, ran a good time, won by his personality, laid back, unassuming 5 lengths and fractured a bone. I’m in some ways, we’ve always liked him depressed for three hours, then three and always felt like we need that one hours later I’m drinking champagne.”

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Sunday, july 31, 2011 the saratoga special 15 Irish Red My Redbyrd comes through in turf stakes for Regan, Terranova by katie bo williams Saturday racing RECAP Things were right on track for John Terranova and Maurice Regan after the “We have a couple of secret weap- $75,000 Hattie Moseley Stakes. Re- ons,” Regan said with a sly chuckle. gan’s 3-year-old filly My Redbyrd had The Newtown Anner poster child obligingly galloped past the post three- was a $220,000 yearling purchase with quarters of a length clear of the rest of a big European pedigree: by Royal the field in the mile contest and given Academy, My Redbyrd is a half-sister Newtown Anner Stud a third U.S. win- to Group 1 Coronation second Ocean ner for the year. Ridge and a full-sister to Group 2 Gim- Regan is a relative newcomer to rac- crack second Fokine. The bay filly put ing in the U.S., but not to the sport. A together a pair of wins at Tampa Bay native of County Kerry, Ireland, Regan Downs early in the year before missing began purchasing yearlings in the Unit- the board in the Appalachian at Keene- ed States in 2009 and currently has 18 land and the Edgewood at Churchill. Despite a bad break and a wide trip, she in training with Terranova. The inten- Tod Marks tion has been to purchase fillies with came within 3 lengths of scoring last My Redbyrd hits the finish line with a stakes win in the Hattie Moseley. quality pedigrees to build up a brood- time out, a $60,000 stakes at Belmont. mare band at Regan’s U.S. farm in Mill- “She’s just been coming forward lit- mark waiting race by Julien Leparoux, Terranova indicated that the result brook, New York. tle by little, always trying. She caught a My Redbyrd was still sixth coming into was a fair representation of Regan’s “I have great faith in John so I’m in- couple soft turfs down in Kentucky and the straight. Second-choice Ruthenia charge. vesting a lot of money in him and horses she wasn’t really too fond of them, like made her move at the same time as the “I think she’s a miler. A couple of going forward for the future,” Regan the one in the Edgewood there. It was two stomped on the accelerator down these races, she hasn’t caught the pace, said. “It’s just fun, come out for the kind of a bad race for her. Every other the lane. It was the cream-colored silks even though the pace wasn’t too strong weekend and have a couple of horses, race has been a pretty good effort for of Newtown Anner that won the duel, here, she’s gotten stronger herself. The do a bit a breeding.” her,” Terranova said. however, and returned $39.20 to those turf seems honest enough. I was a little My Redbyrd is the star of the opera- The Swettenham Stud-bred sat well savvy enough to back her. concerned with the rain last night, but tion so far, but Terranova indicated that off the pace as Japanese Garden led “I didn’t think she’d be 18, 19 to 1. It it needed it, it probably made it perfect. through moderate fractions of 24.92 was a pretty evenly matched bunch on there were a few nice 2-year-olds in the See saturday page 19 pipeline.ETR_4.875x6.75 1-4 page local ad:Layoutand 1 50.07.7/7/11 Unhurried 2:26 PM underPage 1 a trade- paper,”trf_SS7.23 Terranova 7/22/11 said. 1:27 PM Page 2

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18 the saratoga special Sunday, july 31, 2011 • Running Malibu Glow in stakes taken. A veteran of only one start, a “He’s a trier. He loves his job, he was just too enticing for George Weav- fourth at Woodbine as a 2-year-old last loves to be on the track. If you see Saturday – er. The 3-year-old broke his maiden year, Sebago Bay came to Saratoga as him in the morning, he’s happy as can Continued from page 16 in his second start over a field that in- part of Larry Rivelli’s bid for Saratoga be. Everyone loves this horse,” North cluded yesterday’s Curlin second Rai- purses. Shore’s Alan Quartucci said. She handled it great,” Terranova said. son d’Etat. Weaver immediately sent “Ed Seltzer called and said, I’ve got High-running emotions were no sur- The final time for the inner turf com- Malibu Glow to the Spend A Buck at this New York bred that had some surprise. The aptly-named gelding had not petition was 1.37.90. Monmouth, where he finished third. A gery, had some problems last year if you seen a racetrack in the afternoon in a fifth to Dominus in the Dwyer last out want to take it up to New York, because year before Saturday and, appropriate- left Weaver to re-evaluate his strategy, I told him I was going to come up this ly, the site of his last race was also the Saratoga Leaders but not his enthusiasm. year, was toying with the idea of run- site of his comeback. The 6-year-old ran “We ran him over his head a little ning for a little bit more money than a game third to Get Stormy in last year’s Through Saturday bit the last two times. It’s very tempting Chicago,” Rivelli said. Bernard Baruch in his last start. Jockeys when you have a 3-year-old that runs Owner/trainer Linda Rice claimed “He had a little injury that needed fast numbers to try some of the short Sebago Way. Rivelli, who runs a New some time off, he had a little surgery, John Velazquez 15 fields that come up in the stakes races,” York-bred 2-year-old Sunday, was but he’s OK. He tries hard every time,” Weaver said. “We did that twice and pleased but realistic about Sebago Bay’s Quartucci said. “We weren’t a hundred Javier Castellano 14 we weren’t embarrassed but we wanted runaway score. percent sure we would get him back, Ramon Dominguez 8 to drop back a little bit in class and try “We got an easy field, I think. He’s a to be honest with you. We didn’t know Rajiv Maragh 6 to give the horse some confidence. We pretty nice horse. This is probably what where to go with him, so we wanted to still believe he could be a stakes kind he’s worth,” Rivelli said. “I didn’t think give him as easy of a spot as we could.” Julien Leparoux 6 of horse later in the year and hopefully he’d show as much speed as he did Eddie Castro 5 getting him back to the winner’s circle when I worked him. He wasn’t working Cornelio Velasquez 5 will help him do that.” really good, just so-so at Arlington, he Jim and Susan Hill’s $100,000 worked good here last time, and in the Jose Lezcano 4 Keeneland September purchase came right company, he’s going to beat up on Kent Desormeaux 3 back to the winner’s circle in the mile those other guys.” Corey Nakatani 3 and an eighth allowance coated in a fine layer of grey grit. The colt came from • Enthusiasm was the word du jour off the pace to justify his favoritism, de- after the fifth when Radical Sabbatical Trainers spite a few brushes with Jack London in got up at the last second to give Bar- the stretch. clay Tagg and North Shore Racing a Todd Pletcher 11 feel-good score. A dozen or so partners Chad Brown 4 • Sebago Bay stood happily in front crammed into the winner’s circle to get Steve Asmussen 3 of the paddock as Corey Nakatani their photo taken with the stable favor- angled the nozzle of the hose over the ite. Graham Motion 3 horse’s poll and sprayed. The massive The horse is no slouch: in 2009 he Rudy Rodriguez 3 gray son of Rockport Harbor had just ran a good second to Bernard Baruch George Weaver 3 broken his maiden in another contest winner Justenuffhumor at Aqueduct, where the bettors knew best on Satur- as well as filling the show slot behind day and seemed more than content to dual Grade I winner Fluke over a mile Tod Marks beat the heat before having his picture at Belmont. Radical Sabbatical tries to toss Ramon Domin- guez – and the bucket – after winning the fifth.

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Sunday, july 31, 2011 the saratoga special 19 Get Sunday’s Saratoga entries Sunday, July 31. Post time 1 p.m. Entries with program number, post 7th (4:21PM). $22,000, CLM $15,000, 3 yo’s & up, 7F position, horse, jockey, trainer and morning-line odds. 1 1 Market Analysis J. Chavez C. Martin 20-1 2 2 Putitonwaynestab M. Cruz M. Scherer 15-1 1st (1:00PM). $27,000, CLM $14,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/8M 3 3 Awesome Merger S. Bridgmohan E. Barker 12-1 1 1 Merlin Bay R. Maragh D. Shivmangal 15-1 4 4 Hopeful Boy A. Solis T. Albertrani 5-1 at these and other fine 2 2 Miner’s Escape C. Nakatani N. Zito 12-1 5 5 Make Note I. Ortiz, Jr. P. Quick 8-1 distribution stops in and 3 3 Marquet Rebel D. Cohen B. Levine 5-1 6 6 Beau de Beaupre J. Lezcano J. Jerkens 12-1 4 4 Show Trial R. Dominguez B. Callejas 4-1 7 7 Fiery Rebel J. Espinoza R. Metivier 15-1 around Saratoga 5 5 Stud Muffin C. Velasquez R. Rodriguez 7-2 8 8 Stormy Success M. Studart J. Toscano, Jr. 30-1 6 6 Most Happy Fella J. Lezcano W. Badgett, Jr. 8-1 9 9 Golden Ghost J. Rocco, Jr. M. Gorham 15-1 7 7 French Transition I. Ortiz, Jr. F. Martin, Sr. 30-1 10 10 Emma’s Posse J. Castellano D. Galluscio 8-5 Adirondack Inn 8 8 Paisano Creek R. Albarado L. Rivelli 20-1 11 11 Kiln Creek E. Castro E. Barker 30-1 Beverly’s 9 9 Security Guard M. Mena O. Barrera, III 30-1 12 12 Unbridled Danger G. Saez R. Young 15-1 10 10 Sheraguska M. Studart N. Terracciano 10-1 13 13 Sheriff Bullock F. Lenclud J. Scott 8-1 Brunswick B&B 11 11 Hill Crossing E. Castro E. Barker 10-1 14 14 Mount Karakorum J. Samyn J. Parker 50-1 12 12 Wishful Tomcat J. Castellano D. Jacobson 6-1 15 AE Never Right Joey J. Velazquez T. Pletcher 9-2 Country Corner Restaurant Exacta, Trifecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 16 AE History Starts Now D. Cohen D. Jacobson 6-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Pic 3, Pic 4, Daily Double Crush & Cask wine store 2nd (1:33PM). $40,000, MSW, 2 yo, F , 6F 1 5 Beautiful But Blue J. Castellano T. 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20 the saratoga special Sunday, july 31, 2011 the Power grid John Gaile Dean Erin Charles Race # Shapazian Fitzgerald Keppler Finley Bedard

Stud Muffin Show Trial Marquet Rebel Stud Muffin Wishful Tomcat 1 Show Trial Sheraguska Show Trial Marquet Rebel Show Trial Most Happy Fella Stud Muffin Wishful Tomcat Wishful Tomcat Merlin Bay Goldie’s Reward Erin Enchanted Shesebronxbomber Shesabronxbomber Sally’s Dream 2 Shesabronxbomber Princess Phoebe Erin Enchanted Erin Enchanted Erin Enchanted Broman Entry Broman Entry Goldie’s Reward Goldie’s Reward Shesabronxbomber Queens Or Better Queens Or Better Stormin Esther Seattle Dynasty City Vice 3 Drinksonthehouse Seattle Dynasty Queens Or Better Queens Or Better Queens Or Better Seattle Dynasty Drinksonthehouse Seattle Dynasty Stormin Esther Seattle Dynasty Moreforyourmoney Moreforyourmoney Enrico Pallazzo Silver Max Enrico Pallazzo 4 Professor Fate Professor Fate Moreforyourmoney Moreforyourmoney Yonder ‘tis Silver Max King And Crusader Afleet Bandit Professor Fate Seawalker Singmeasong Drink Of The Day Singmeasong Drink Of The Day Drink Of The Day 5 Drink Of The Day Turbo Tweaked Queen for Life Turbo Tweaked Turbo Tweaked Turbo Tweaked Pray For Grace Drink Of The Day Pray For Grace Simsational Bishop of Nola Time Trial Hyper Hyper Versailles Road 6 Hyper Hyper Bishop of Nola Bishop of Nola Twojohnsandajack Versailles Road Bishop Of Nola Perfect Joiski Middle of the Nite Bwana Brave Emma’s Posse Emma’s Posse Hopeful Boy Emma’s Posse Emma’s Posse Hopeful Boy History Starts Now Fiery Rebel Hopeful Boy Hopeful Boy 7 Sheriff Bullock Sheriff Bullock Sheriff Bullock Sheriff Bullock Make Note Sidney’s Candy Sidney’s Candy Voodoo Swinge Sidney’s Candy Beau Choix Blues Street Blues Street Sidney’s Candy Turrallure Sidney’s Candy 8 Turallure Voodoo Swinge Beau Choix Moryba Voodoo Swinge Payton d’Oro Tiz Miz Sue Payton d’Oro Tiz Miz Sue Tiz Miz Sue Super Espresso Payton d’Oro Tiz Miz Sue Payton d’Oro Payton D’oro 9 Dynazaper Dynazaper Super Espresso Dynazaper Super Espresso Writingonthewall Writingonthewall Lonely Whistle Writingonthewall Sky Blue Pink Hear The Footsteps Sky Blue Pink Midnight Billy Hear the Footsteps Writingonthewall 10 Lonely Whistle Hear The Footsteps Sky Blue Pink East of Danzig Hear The Footsteps Records 24/71 21/71 15/71 18/71 10/71

Handicapper Report Card The Special’s leading handicapper John Shapazian had a superb Saturday afternoon of selections – rattling off six straight winners from race two through seven. Shapa- zian’s cold early pick 4 returned $173.48 for each $2 wagered. He took a short lead over Fitzgerald 24-21, as the top two attempt to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the Special handicapping staff. Shapazian paid credit to his old “47 Star System” that had been ice since the 1968 meet at Narragansett Park. Overall it was a good afternoon for our handicappers as many double-digit priced horses selected filled out the exotics. Trainer Todd Pletcher had four winners on the afternoon to take a commanding lead in the trainers’ race. The pick six paid $31,391 Saturday and there is no carryover this afternoon.

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Sunday, july 31, 2011 the saratoga special 21 Ruffian STAKES PREVIEW Forest Girl Payton d’Oro dodges limb, tackles Grade I by katie bo williams The sky was literally falling at Larry Jones’ barn the morning before the Ruffian. Payton d’Oro, still damp from her bath, grazed on the end of a loose line while her caretaker drank a cup of coffee. Jones, who had just handed her off, took a phone call, adjusted her blanket, cogitated on what a breath of fresh air it is to train a 5-year-old lacking in all the neuroses of youth. Then a 6-foot tree branch plummeted out of the Eclipse Sportswire canopy, slammed onto the roof of the barn, rattled Super Espresso (left) and Payton d’Oro renew acquaintances in Sunday’s Grade I Ruffian. down the incline and crashed to the ground 10 feet “This is her first trip to Saratoga, but she’s been ner Mike Pressley stayed in, Taylor Made’s Duncan from a startled Payton d’Oro and an even more star- around everywhere. Coming out here, with the horses Taylor bought in and Payton d’Oro went back to the tled Jones. Coffee went flying, but Payton d’Oro re- training right there, she’s still very laid back,” Jones racetrack. She finished third in her 5-year-old debut, mained connected to her handler, albeit on her toes said. “She says, ‘That ain’t me, I know when it’s my after nearly a year off, then strung together two sec- and eyeing the tree distrustfully. Thank heavens for turn to be out there.’ She’ll come and graze. It’s neat onds in graded company. Ruffian contender Super age and maturity. to fool with an older horse who knows what the score Espresso beat her in the DuPont Distaff at Pimlico, “My truck was setting there yesterday!” Jones said. is vs. having 2 and 3-year-olds that we always have.” but Payton d’Oro reversed the form in the Phipps, fin- “What was the size of the bird that landed on that Maturity suits the daughter of Medaglia d’Oro ishing second and relegating Super Espresso to third limb? Son of a gun.” well. A winner of the Black-Eyed Susan at 3, she ran behind Awesome Maria. Once composed, Jones continued to talk about the into a few issues during her 4-year-old year that kept six-time winner. her sidelined and ear-marked for the sales ring. Part- See ruffian page 23

22 the saratoga special Sunday, july 31, 2011 “I wasn’t going to gallop today be- Penna has had Bruce Lunsford’s switching from turf to dirt. Dynazaper cause I thought the track was horrible, homebred in his stable since last fall, made nine starts on the turf and syn- Ruffian – but it’s not that bad,” Penna said, think- and when she got off the van, visions thetic tracks before switching back to Continued from page 22 ing of the 30-minute monsoon that hit of Grade I tries were not dancing in the the dirt for an allowance race at Bel- Saratoga Friday. trainer’s mind. mont in June. Lakland Farm’s 4-year- “We could definitely tell this was her The daughter of Distorted Humor “I don’t want to tell you what I old aired by 9 1/4 lengths and aims at best year, when she came back, all the enters the race off two wins from the thought when I first saw her,” he said. her fourth career victory. issues that had plagued her as a young back of the pack at Belmont, including “The poor filly came from Canada, had As in most Saratoga stakes, Todd horse were healed and done. She’s been a the Sky Beauty, a $60,000 stakes July to go through customs, a nine-hour trip Pletcher entered a live one. Bobby Flay’s different horse this year,” Jones said. “A 1. Penna calls her a “one-style” horse took 15 hours. Six days later she ran, Super Espresso spent the winter in New lot of these horses, if that could be done and expects her to take up the same off- because they had already picked out the York, winning twice at Aqueduct before with all of them, you’d be surprised how the-pace position under Rajiv Maragh race. I didn’t do anything with the filly, a dismal effort on the turf at Keeneland. many of them would be good 5-year- Sunday. just feed her and take her to the pad- In her two most recent starts, Super olds. I thinks she’s from a line, the Med- “On the turf she is an eighth of a dock.” Espresso won the DuPont at Pimlico aglia d’Oro line, he was better with age. mile last and she has to make up all Sent to Florida, Distorted Legacy and finished third in the Phipps. We’re real proud of her. Looks like we’ve the ground,” Penn a said. “On the dirt, took awhile to come around. “This filly has gotten a little bit bet- still got a few more good races in her.” she’s a little closer, but she’s still going “The filly, she was like this,” said ter each start for us, with the exception Payton d’Oro enters the Ruffian on to be coming from behind.” Penna touching his index finger to his of our turf experiment that went awry,” the back of a 5-furlong move in a 1:00 Distorted Legacy is not a big filly, thumb and shaking his head, “the hair Pletcher said. “I think it’s a favorable 4/5 at Delaware Wednesday. but she’s deceptive: she moves out for- was rotten. It took a long time to get the setup, there’s plenty of pace, she’s a “She doesn’t normally work great wardly on the track and gives you the shine, to get the health. The funny part settle-and-make-one-run kind of horse, at Delaware, and I’m not saying that impression she’s larger than she is. is, she couldn’t make two steps in Palm the mile-and-an-eighth should be right was a great work, but it was by far the “She grows a little bit in the pad- Meadows. She didn’t like that track, I in her wheelhouse.”: best work she’s had since we’ve been in dock,” Penna said. guess, or she was just in the process of Marty Wolfson entered Ask The there,” Jones said. “The way she came He’s got some respect for the chest- recuperating.” Moon in the Ruffian and in the Lady’s back, the amount of water she drank, nut filly. A little time, patience and care put Secret at Monmouth. Owned by Farn- and it was pretty hot that day and that “I’m checking this filly one day in Distorted Legacy on the bit with a good sworth Farm, the 6-year-old daughter of work acted like it took nothing out of the morning – I get goosebumps think- summer shine on her coat. Penna ad- Malibu Moon was claimed for $75,000 her at all. Matter of fact, I galloped her ing afterwards – I went down and she mits that the leap to a Grade I is a “huge in June and came back to finish third in the very next day because I knew she was kicked and took my glasses off of my jump” for the filly, but timing, distance the Sky Beauty. going to have to walk here yesterday.” head. Wow. It was nothing at the time, and the defection of Awesome Maria Absinthe Minded returns off a dull Payton d’Oro squares off against six then you start thinking, we’re talking and a few other big horses made the performance in the Phipps where she fin- fillies, including Angel Penna Jr.’s fast- about another inch and God knows Ruffian look like the ideal spot. ished fifth, beaten 17 lengths by Awesome improving 4-year-old Distorted Legacy, what would have happened,” Penna “Cross our fingers,” Penna said, Maria. Four times a winner in 17 starts, in the Grade I contest at 1 1/8 miles. Pen- said. “But you know, every good horse wheeling his golf cart to follow his she adds to the potentially hot pace. na parked in his usual spot in the gravel has a little personality. I never saw a charge back to the barn. Steve Hobby shipped Tiz Miz Sue by the gap Saturday to watch the chest- good horse that was a pet. They all have Distorted Legacy made five con- from Delaware Park for her first Grade I nut filly canter around the main track. something, some peculiarity.” secutive starts on the turf before Penna attempt after 17 starts. The daughter of switched to the dirt where she won Tiznow closed ground in the Grade III twice at Belmont during the spring. Obeah, finishing second behind Havre Bill Mott entered another Ruffian de Grace. starter who seemed transformed when Additional reporting by Sean Clancy.

Connie Bush Distorted Legacy rides a two-race winning streak into the Ruffian.

Sunday, july 31, 2011 the saratoga special 23 Sweet Sidney’s Candy eyes the lead as favorite in Grade II turf test by sean clancy & Katie Bo Williams

Todd Pletcher and Elliott Walden Fourstardave preview leaned on the rail of the trainer’s stand at the Oklahoma track Saturday morn- Stormy in there, it looks like a good ing and watched as Patti Krotenko ca- setup for him,” Pletcher said. “Hope- joled Sidney’s Candy through his final fully the little bit of rain we had yes- gallop before today’s Fourstardave terday didn’t soften up the turf course Handicap. too much. He’s a horse who’s been suc- The chestnut fireball, who’s been in cessful on all surfaces so it’s just kind front at every call of every race on his of getting to know him and see what chart other than the Kentucky Derby, we felt like was the best spot at the best fussed for the first part and then sub- time and it all led to this, we were think- mitted to an easy round, a day before ing maybe Whitney, maybe Vanderbilt. making his first start for WinStar Farm When he worked so well on the turf, we and Pletcher. figured let’s do this and open some op- The six-time winner in California re- tions.” Tod Marks located to Pletcher’s East Coast barn af- Sidney’s Candy blitzed 5 furlongs Sidney’s Candy tackles the turf in the Fourstardave, one of two graded stakes Sunday. ter being purchased by WinStar and Ru- over the Oklahoma turf in 57 3/5 last bio B Stable this summer. A winner on Sunday, ending all conversation about fore finishing sixth in the Breeders’ Cup him in company, no problem, he’s not grass, synthetic and dirt for John Sadler, the Whitney or Amsterdam. The 4-year- Mile. He won the Sir Beaufort and fin- unreasonable. From what I’ve seen of Sidney’s Candy looks locked and loaded old son of Candy Ride swept the Cali- ished second in the Mervyn Leroy and his races, I think he’s a horse who wants for the $150,000 stakes, especially after fornia 3-year-old races last spring, second in the American Handicap be- you to stay out of his way a little bit, highweight Get Stormy did not enter in wiring the San Vicente, San Felipe and fore coming east. I wouldn’t say he’s an absolutely free- the Grade II. Santa Anita Derby. He drew the outside “Natural speed and talent, he’s just running horse but you want him to find “The horse has trained well since we post in the Derby and faded to 17th. a naturally speedy, free-running horse,” his rhythm, you don’t want to grab too got him, I thought his turf breeze here Regrouped, he just missed in the Swaps, said Pletcher when asked about his much hold of him.” was extremely impressive. Without Get then won the La Jolla last summer be- weapons. “He’s kind, we’ve worked See fourstardave page 25

24 the saratoga special Sunday, july 31, 2011 “He’s a teddy bear,” Tagg said. “He starts. he was a decent second in an allowance did kick me in the ribs one time.” “I think he’s a low 90s horse. I keep at Delaware Park. Robby Albarado Fourstardave – It was last spring and Tagg had the hoping he’ll make the next step and get picks up the ride. Continued from page 24 horse on the end of a line for a post- into the triple digits but he hasn’t yet,” Moryba and Voodoo Swinge drew workout roll. Beau Choix leapt to his said Tagg, trotting out speed figures. the outside stalls in the field of seven, Of the seven starters, only Sidney’s feet in a fit of enthusiasm and cow- “But he’s very honest. He runs hard all and are also entered in the Oceanport at Candy has led at first call in any race kicked the trainer on his way up. The the time.” Monmouth. on their charts. Without Get Stormy, incident hasn’t altered Tagg’s positive Charlie Lopresti booked five stalls Trained by Bill Mott, the Brazilian- who possessed tactical speed, the pace opinion of the colt. at Saratoga this summer and kept one bred Moryba won his American debut and subsequently the race looks like it’s “He takes a lot of work, he takes a reserved for Donna Arnold’s Tural- at Gulfstream Park in January before at the mercy of Sidney’s Candy. Pletcher lot of handling. We ice him every day. lure. The 4-year-old son of Wando won missing in three consecutive stakes starts recruited stable jockey John Velazquez But he’s responded to it, and we run him Churchill Downs’ Opening Verse in his including a narrow Grade II stakes to breeze Sidney’s Candy in the morn- almost every month and he seems to most recent start. Alex Solis rides the loss at Fair Grounds. Rajiv Maragh is ings, figuring it couldn’t hurt to get a be standing up to it pretty well,” Tagg four-time winner. named. feel of his natural speed. said. “He’s balanced perfectly. When Merriefield Farm’s Paris Vegas makes Voodoo Swinge, bred and owned by “Johnny has worked him a couple he’s running, he’s fast as lightning, he’s his third start off a layoff and third for Green Hills Farm, made his debut for of times, he gets it. He worked him on smooth as glass. The faster he goes, the trainer Tom Voss, who purchased the trainer Michael Matz in the Rob N Gin the dirt and the turf, I just wanted him smoother he is.” 4-year-old son of Maria’s Mon from at Belmont in July, finishing fifth be- to get a little feel for him since he’s never Beau Choix won the Quick Call go- Fabrice Chappet after a six-start stint hind Beau Choix. Alan Garcia rides the ridden before,” Pletcher said. “Analyz- ing a mile here last summer and rarely in America. Voss tried the gray gelding 5-year-old son of Unbridled’s Song who ing the race before we went in, I felt like runs a bad race, compiling five wins, on the dirt at Pimlico, where he finished won five in a row over parts of three we would be the controlling speed in three seconds and three thirds from 14 sixth, before switching to the turf where seasons. there but Get Stormy would have put a little more pressure on us than anybody else on paper looks like they will. Of course, you never know, the gates open and people change strategies.” Pletcher entered veteran Blues Street in the Fourstardave as well. A winner of nine races over his 26-start career, Blues Street returned from a six-month break to win an optional claimer in June. Ja- vier Castellano rides for Anstu Stable. “He’s one of those horses that’s hard to keep in form for an extended period of time, he’s always had a fragile immune system, he takes his races sometimes a little harder, he responds well to time off and comes back in good shape,” Pletcher said. “The pace scenario favors Sidney’s Candy and works against him a little bit, he’s one-dimensional closer, drop back and make one run. “ Barclay Tagg enters Beau Choix, a carefully managed son of Elusive Qual- ity. The solid chestnut colt took an easy tick around the main track Saturday morning. “I like to keep him right around a mile or a mile and a sixteenth as much as possible. I was hoping he’d go on and be a graded stakes winner but I’m trying to keep him in a little easier stake races,” Tagg said. “Last time he only won by a nose and (Ramon) Dominguez saved all the ground with him, which was a good thing, he managed to eke it out.” Dominguez returns for Belle Mead- ow Farm and Lael Stable and is a veteran of tight turns, running one of his best figures over 1 1/16 miles at Monmouth, and should take to the inner turf course. The 4-year-old is an obvious favorite of Tagg’s, who personally hand-grazes him every afternoon.

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Sunday, july 31, 2011 the saratoga special 25 Crossroads Three-year-olds regroup, sprint in Grade II feature at Spa Monday by sean clancy amsterdam stakes preview Trainers, look both ways, wait for green. earnings past $300,000. That’s when At 6 1/2 furlongs, Monday’s Amster- Von Hemel made a decision. dam Stakes provides an intersection for “We knew we had to make a choice sprinters and routers, now horses and of which direction to go, we knew we later horses. were coming here with Alternation, that The Grade II stakes attracted another made it a little easier. We thought as an eclectic mix of 3-year-olds with defined older horse he’d probably be a one-turn sprinters Arch Traveler, Redeemed, Wine horse, so it looked like a good time to Police, Travelin Man and Justin Phillip shorten him up,” Von Hemel said. “I trying to take it to previous routers To think it’s something he can do real well, Connie Bush Caleb’s Posse and trainer Donnie Von Hemel try to take a bite out of the Amsterdam Monday. Honor And Serve and Caleb’s Posse. we’ll probably have to hustle him a little Donnie Von Hemel made his first bit more the early part of the race to keep the spring when Caleb’s Posse was try- lightly raced Wine Police and the battle- foray to Saratoga this summer because in contact because he’s been settling off ing to go two turns and now answering tested Justin Phillip. of Jim Dandy starter Alternation. Book- the pace in the longer races, it’s certainly questions about whether he can sprint. Owned by Judy and Kirk Robison, ing travel partners, Von Hemel made an something he can do, I wish it was a little “All spring long, that was always the Wine Police burst onto the scene last easy selection and put Caleb’s Posse on further but this is where we are.” topic,” Von Hemel said. “I said, ‘Look summer, breaking his maiden by 7 the shipping slip. The 3-year-old son of The son of Posse hasn’t shown early that’s not going to change, he’s going to lengths over future stakes horses Soldat Posse gets his chance to prove he’s worth speed in his two-turn races. Von Hemel be by Posse for the rest of his life, he’s and Santiva. The son of Speightstown it, taking aim at the Amsterdam. considered his speedy sire in the deci- doing well, he’s running two turns and finished third in the Hopeful before a Owned by McNeill Stable and Chey- sion process and has tried to sharpen he’s doing well, let’s just leave it at that.’ long gap until returning in an allowance enne Stable, Caleb’s Posse dabbled on the bay colt in his most recent drills. I think he’ll be a better one-turn horse, race at Churchill Downs in June where the Triple Crown trail this spring, finish- He breezed a half in a bullet 47 2/5 at we’ve tried to put a little more zip in his he won easily. ing second in the Rebel at Oaklawn. Af- Arlington July 11, then came back with works and his gallops weren’t quite as “Fast horse. Nice horse and he likes ter finishing 12th in the Arkansas Derby, two 5-furlong works, including a bullet long, just simple things but mostly you it here,” Asmussen said Saturday morn- Caleb’s Posse switched to summer mode, 1:02 over the Oklahoma eight days ago. just have to rely on your horse.” ing. “Got a nice tune up for this and is winning the Ohio Derby and finishing Von Hemel laughed at the irony of Steve Asmussen draws from two hol- fourth in the Iowa Derby, increasing his answering pedigree questions during sters in the Amsterdam, sending out the See amsterdam page 27

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26 the saratoga special Sunday, july 31, 2011 “We need him to duplicate his races at Belmont should give him some options. We are anticipating he’s here, he hasn’t run nearly as well anywhere else,” back to himself which he would need to be and a little Amsterdam – Asmussen said. “Maybe the off track last time, not a more in this race.” Continued from page 26 good race here, second in a maiden race here, didn’t Bill Mott chose the Amsterdam for the return of think he could lose, then goes and runs a 4 on the three-time winner To Honor And Serve. Owned by training well. We had him in New Orleans this winter sheets at Belmont, never duplicated it again until the Live Oak Plantation, the son of Bernardini won three and got a quarter crack, we needed to let it grow out Woody Stephens. Trains great, good horse. If it’s wet of four starts including the Nashua and Remsen, last and it took forever, he came back and ran well, the . . . ” year. Freshened, he failed to make any impact in the timing of it and how well he ran here last year, this Todd Pletcher doesn’t want to see rain for his Am- Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby, winding up was pretty obvious.” sterdam runner, Travelin Man. Bred and owned by E. third each time. Shelved for an injured suspensory, To As confident as he is about Wine Police’s approval Paul Robsham Stable, the son of Trippi crushed his de- Honor And Serve tries to salvage his 3-year-old sea- of Saratoga, Asmussen still has lingering doubts about but at Gufstream and went straight to the deep end of son, starting in the Amsterdam. whether Zayat Stable’s Justin Phillip relishes the Spa the pool, finishing second in the Hutcheson and win- Jimmy Jerkens sends out Arch Traveler, who also oval. The son of First Samurai lost his debut while bet ning the Swale Stakes in his next two starts. He flopped made a quick guest appearance on the Triple Crown down to favoritism here last summer. He returned to in the Derby Trial, when sixth and then flopped again trail, finishing sixth in the Florida Derby. He sand- break his maiden effortlessly at Belmont, then sniffed when fourth in Justin Phillip’s Stephens romp. wiched that effort with wins at Gulfstream Park and at the Triple Crown at Fair Grounds before return- “Derby Trial, we felt like the surface was dry and Belmont Park. Centennial Farm’s son of Sky Mesa fin- ing to sprinting in April. He finished third in the Bay cuppy and he didn’t run his race. Then we got a wet ished third to Justin Phillip in the Woody Stephens. Shore, third in the Jerome and then crushed four foes track in the Woody Stephens, he didn’t run great there Jay Em Ess Stable’s Redeemed aims for his fourth in the Woody Stephens in the mud on Belmont Stakes either,” Pletcher said. “The horse continues to train victory in a row for trainer Rick Dutrow. The Virginia- weekend. well, he gets a little more favorable post position rath- bred son of Include broke his maiden in March, then Always pragmatic, Asmussen needs to see it happen. er than being drawn on the inside like he’s been doing, took two allowance races at Belmont Park this spring.

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Contessa 10-1 6th (3:48PM). $40,000, MSW, 3 yo’s & up, 5 1/2F (Turf) 8 8 All Quiet R. Maragh R. Schosberg 5-1 1 1 Strolldownbroadway R. Dominguez H. Bond 4-1 9 9 Belle Muse R. Albarado J. Pucek 12-1 2 2 El Cuadro F. Lenclud D. Farrell 15-1 10 10 Gin Cat E. Castro M. Hennig 12-1 3 3 Diceman J. Castellano G. Weaver 9-2 11 11 Soldierette F. Lenclud J. Hertler 30-1 4 4 All Class A. Garcia C. Englehart 3-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 5 5 Pegasus Papou M. Studart R. Persaud 15-1 6 6 Angel Ray I. Ortiz, Jr. J. Terranova, II 5-1 2nd (1:33PM). $75,000, STK - SMART & FANCY, 3&up, F&M , 5 1/2F (Turf) 7 7 Chapel Chief E. Castro D. Conway, Jr. 10-1 1 1 Donna Getyourgun C. Borel I. Wilkes 12-1 8 8 Chase On Home J. Rodriguez M. Shevy 20-1 2 2 Button Girl J. Leparoux R. Nicks 15-1 9 9 Jaded Lover A. Lezcano J. Aquilino 6-1 3 3 Quebrada Shiner (arg) R. Dominguez R. Barbara 3-1 10 10 El Dreamer R. Curatolo G. DiSanto 12-1 4 4 Out Post C. Lopez A. Goldberg 5-1 11 AE Paci Di Notte R. Maragh G. 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Ortiz, Jr. G. Sciacca 30-1 6 6 Kid Kate E. Castro C. Brown 6-1 4 4 Fast Grievance J. Espinoza G. Contessa 6-1 7 7 Comic Marvel J. Lezcano W. Mott 20-1 5 5 Mightylover J. Velazquez D. Schettino 5-1 8 8 Worstcasescenario R. Maragh R. Violette, Jr. 12-1 6 6 Marmalade Sky A. Lezcano L. Alvarez 50-1 9 9 Ailalea E. Prado T. Pletcher 12-1 7 7 Nykid Time to Jazz J. Rodriguez D. Shivmangal 20-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 8 8 Knock Quietly R. Maragh S. Schwartz 8-1 9 9 Jacob’s Dream F. Lenclud C. O’Brien 20-1 8th (4:56PM). $150,000, STK - THE AMSTERDAM, 3 yo, 6 1/2F 10 10 Windafull A. Solis D. Duggan 5-2 1 1 Arch Traveler J. Lezcano J. Jerkens 4-1 11 11 Papa Freud M. Studart J. Toscano, Jr. 20-1 2 2 Redeemed E. Prado R. Dutrow, Jr. 7-2 12 12 Atitlan R. Dominguez C. Brown 2-1 3 3 Wine Police J. Leparoux S. Asmussen 8-1 13 MTO This Hard Land A. Lezcano R. Ubillo 3-1 4 4 Caleb’s Posse R. Maragh D. Von Hemel 12-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 5 5 To Honor and Serve J. Castellano W. Mott 4-1 6 6 Travelin Man J. Velazquez T. Pletcher 9-2 4th (2:40PM). $23,000, MCL $25,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 3/16M (Turf) 7 7 Justin Phillip R. Dominguez S. Asmussen 3-1 1 1 Willy Pay D. Cohen J. Kimmel 20-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Daily Double 2 2 Parcel F. Lenclud A. Stall, Jr. 5-2 3 3 Griffin Rock M. Cruz R. Sedlacek 50-1 9th (5:30PM). $22,000, MCL $20,000, 3 yo’s & up, F & M , 6F 4 4 Thomas Is Rockin R. Albarado N. Howard 6-1 1 1 Ohbabyobeyme R. Dominguez A. Dutrow 9-2 5 5 Go for Porter A. Solis K. Boniface 20-1 2 2 Dixieland Cowgirl E. Castro J. Hooper 12-1 6 6 Gunman E. Prado J. Baker 6-1 3 3 Sugar Beach I. Ortiz, Jr. R. Ubillo 12-1 7 7 Fu Pegs Baby R. Curatolo S. Everett 20-1 4 4 Bird in Hand J. Rodriguez K. LeBlanc 50-1 8 8 Halefellow Wellmet J. Leparoux H. Motion 6-1 5 5 Jilli’s Joy S. Husbands F. Raia II 30-1 9 9 Play It Smart J. Velazquez T. Pletcher 8-1 6 6 By M K J. Castellano M. Hennig 5-1 10 10 East Indies I. Ortiz, Jr. D. Schettino 7-2 7 7 Karakorum Ruffstuf A. 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28 the saratoga special Sunday, july 31, 2011 Checking In Racing’s summer season perks at Belmont, Aqueduct, Monmouth by todd simmons Guest column Editor’s Note: Writer Todd Simmons is stopping to check on the happenings at Bel- speaks, seeing no reason why they would mont, Aqueduct and even Monmouth Park tamper with something that fits so well. this summer. To Honor And Serve, who usually goes out at 6:30 in the morning will actually Friday, July 22 be going out later for some gate work. At 4:30, time becomes a yardstick There are 2-year olds here who have al- and this morning is a long measure from ready circled down from Saratoga, a lit- Monday. Already it is nearly 10 degrees tle backward in their training, they will Tod Marks hotter than it was four days ago. try for a stall there later in the summer. Belmont winner Ruler On Ice prepped for the Haskell with an afternoon workout. The starlings shriek like motion All this she explains as she keeps things wearing the pink and orange colors of on even terms and cross the finish, Pants alarms only as someone passes below moving along this morning. George and Lori Hall, and into the pad- On Fire getting the photo. in their trees, sending down a flurry of At 5:30, the temperature at the car dock where they are given instructions George Hall leans over the fence and leaves, feathers and droppings that give has risen five degrees already. by Kelly Breen. It is a scheduled work- thanks the jockeys as they head back to the road the smell of undercooked chick- At 5:45 at Aqueduct, there is a breeze out right after the fifth race, the Tyro, change. en. The barns are lit this morning as on that threads through the trees. The where Trujillo won on the Steve Asmus- “It just went perfect.” says Breen. Monday, and the lights shine through a cool-edged wind that blew Monday is sentrained She Digs Me. “They looked good, came back good, haze as everything is seen through the gone, and today the air saws like a but- “I need them head and head”, a hat- and have a lot of energy. They worked filter of dust. The horses are deep in ter knife. less Kelly Breen tells the jockeys. “In awesome. Pants On Fire is the Rodney their stalls, only the whirling fans out- Everyone wants to get their works 47 . . . 48.” People are standing along Dangerfield of Monmouth Park – not side the doors showing where they are. in early, and unless there is an excuse the fence wearing Ruler On Ice hats, as getting any respect.” A front-end loader passes, kicking up for them to wait until after the break Breen dashes through the crowd and While the Saratoga meet and the more dust that refuses to settle. to take a horse out, they are here now. up the stairs to watch the colt and the Travers are definitely sighted, next Sun- There is only one horse van out at Boys At Tosconova does a loop around gelding work from above. Just before day is the goal right now. “Noone could the track kitchen this morning, and few the track for trainer Rick Dutrow un- the half-mile pole, they come off their deny honors to anyone who won the of the tables inside are in use. There are der Michelle Nevin, the green sleeves of ponies, Pants On Fire grabbing just a Haskell and the Travers this year,” he signs on the doors warning against using her t-shirt visible from under her vest as little more momentum than Ruler On says, allowing himself to dream ahead a Nassau County tap water due to an E- she takes him through the stretch, there Ice to his outside, and he leads by a half- little, and he hopes that it is one of these Coli contamination, denying anyone the past the new building, across the finish length, until they come into the stretch two that will take him there. relief at the end of a hose. Still, the roost- line and into the turn, then along the ers are more enthusiastic this morning, backstretch, passing the weeping wil- crowing up a reluctant and mercifully low whose limbs lean over the rail like slow sun that edges into the sky. another trainer. 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goodluck by Sean Clancy to Merriefield Farm and trainer Tom Voss with Paris Vegas in today’s Grade II Fourstardave Handicap. Training Memories “Isn’t he a claiming trainer?” Always edgy, Toner finally relaxed That’s how John Phillips reacted for a moment, awed by her perfor- when his friend Arthur Seelbinder sug- mance. gested sending a daughter of Danzig to “She was just floating through there. Jimmy Toner back in 1992. The filly, I’m so fortunate to get this kind of filly. pumping blue blood from the Darby How do you get access to these horses, Dan line, failed to sell at Keeneland. a little guy training horses, just trying Seelbinder had horses with Toner and to make it,” Toner said. “John Phil- owned a piece of the filly, and con- lips is the greatest, because I’ve been vinced Phillips to send Tribulation to able to have that relationship with him Toner. and get these fillies. I’ve been fortunate Phillips didn’t really care one way to fall into the original bluebloods of or the other. He called him a claiming Darby Dan.” trainer, basically waved his hand and Toner and Darby Dan produced said that’s fine. champion Soaring Softly and graded At least that’s how Toner remem- stakes winners Memories Of Silver, bers the story. Wonder Again, Winter Memories and Tribulation broke her maiden on so many others. For most racing fans, the turf on June 28, 1993. Robbie Da- they’re simply those Darby Dan mares, vis partnered her that day. She went on regal names, flush pedigrees, major ac- to win the Boiling Springs, the Queen complishments. For Toner and Phil- Elizabeth and the Gallorette, earning lips, they’re everything. nearly $400,000, back when that was “Now, I’m a turf trainer. Because a lot of money. of them,” Toner said. “It’s a great Toner is no longer a claiming train- ride with these fillies. To win the Lake er. He’s a turf trainer. George with Memories of Silver, then Thanks to Phillips. come back to win it with her daughter. Of course, Phillips remembered The feeling that she’s given me . . . she sending a hard-knocking son of His just started to float and her ears came Majesty named Majesty’s Darby to up at the wire.” Toner before Tribulation. Just for the Winter Memories represents the record, Tribulation made her first start fifth generation for Darby Dan. It only for Toner on June 6, 1993 while Maj- seems like Toner has trained them all. esty’s Darby made his first start for “The thing with Jimmy is we just Toner on August 15, 1993. continue to have success, I don’t Either way, nothing has ever been know what the chemistry is but it the same for Toner. just works,” Phillips said. “We’ve had “It started with Tribulation, she other trainers and they’re all good, I was a buyback at the sale, a Danzig, think, and it’s worked on occasion but out of a His Majesty mare, the dam of when it comes to New York turf fillies, Bold Hawk,” said Toner, referring to I don’t argue with success.” the veteran turf horse in his care. “I Phillips’ grandfather, John Gal- knew how big it was, when I was com- breath started Darby Dan when he ing up, it was the Phippses, Greentree, bought the core property of Colonel Darby Dan, I was at Aqueduct and I E.R. Bradley’s Idle Hour Farm in 1949. finally got over to Belmont, I never had Family then, family now. horses like that.” Phillips and his sisters, Dianne Al- “I didn’t know Jimmy at all. Maj- brecht and Debbie Bower, own Win- esty’s Darby was just one of those ter Memories and turn each race into hard-knocking horses, he ended up a a family reunion. They watched the police horse in Washington D.C., you Lake George, crammed into a club- Thoroughbreds – flat or jump. could drop off a bomb under him,” house box, they stood should to shoul- Phillips said. “The first really good der in the winner’s circle and then horse was Tribulation, a big, tall, to- toasted champagne after the race. Din- tally offset horse, we bought her back ner at Sperry’s followed. for $37,000. When she ran, you could “Mom always liked grays and we literally see her drop her head, she was never had any grays. Mom died on so tall, she would lower her whole a Monday and this filly was born on frame and stretch out. She was amaz- Wednesday,” Bower said after the Lake ing.” George. “For us, it’s a family gather- Toner will never forget her. ing, different places, we get together. “She changed my life,” Toner said. We were all there for the Breeders’ “She really did.” Cup. I’ve already booked four days for National Steeplechase Assocation Phillips and Toner’s long and suc- the Queen Elizabeth, I have a feeling cessful relationship continued at Sara- we’ll have 150 family members there.” www.nationalsteeplechase.com toga Wednesday when Winter Memo- She was nearly crying when she ries lit up the place with a last-to-first pinned a button to my lapel – “Winter 410-392-0700 sweep in the Lake George. It was the Memories. A Winner’s Circle of Fam- performance of the season thus far. ily Memories.”

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