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uB ER S ScR IN Ip A TI R o the T compLimEntS of N S ARATOGA T o T L H A E I SA Ec RATogA Sp year 11 • no. 8 SARATOGA’S daiLy nEwSPAPEr on thoroughBrEd racing Sunday, July 31, 2011 French Grade Zagora mows down field in Diana Dave Harmon Stay thirSty winS Jim dandy • EntriES & handicapping • Sunday/monday prEviEwS NOMINATE TODAY. DOMINATE TOMORROW. NOMINATE BY AUGUST 1ST AND SAVE $100. Nothing demonstrates the quality of your foal like a Breeders’ Cup nomination. Your investment today puts you in the running for over $30 million in prizes and awards each year. And you help support horseracing’s richest event, The Breeders’ Cup World Championships. To learn all the benefits of nomination, visit members.breederscup.com or call (859) 514-9423. 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Layout/design: Erin McNamee. photographers: Tod Marks, Dave Harmon, Connie Bush. handicappers: Charles Bedard, Erin Finley, Gaile Fitzgerald, Dean Keppler, John Shapazian Connie Bush Rainy Day Lovers. two fans braved the elements, and got some alone time at Saratoga friday. distribution: Ryan Clancy, Taylor, Hennig, Brian Badgett, The Special’s quotes from Saratoga Jack Clancy, Nolan Clancy, worth rEpEating Jane Motion, Emmy Cristiano. “Worthy of Jimmy Cannon’s, ‘nobody asked me but . .’ ” “I’ve never seen anything like that.” advertising Sales: ron miller, after reading the Special’s von hemel, about the turf breezes monday Contact a Clancy or call “i remember when” column in friday’s edition Kathy Rubin at (203) 650-6815. “I got the jump race.” “You have to have an attitude this morning?” the Special’s handicapper Erin finley when trainer gary Sciacca to the Special’s asked about her success on thursday’s card delivery service Saturday morning “It’s getting better.” “We were with you from the beginning and will be with you to the end.” retired jockey Jerry Bailey, when asked about his golf game trainer mitch friedman about reading the Special for 11 years The Saratoga Special “They call me, ‘One Take Mig.’ ” “You’re writing things down like it’s your job.” Steeplechase Times richard migliore about his television career Jane motion to the Special’s Sean clancy Thoroughbred Racing Calendar The Best of The Saratoga Special “Do you know how many times a day that question gets asked around “You better get more juice for that cart.” call us about your editorial needs. here?” doc danner to the Special’s golfcart crew of four morning Line Kitchen guest after hearing someone St publishing inc. home office ask ‘what happened with that horse?’ “Rajiv Maragh.” 364 fair hill drive, Suite f, name on the back of an exercise rider’s helmet Elkton, md 21921 “Looks like an Oreo.” (410) 392-5867 • fax (410) 392-0170 assistant trainer heather craig, looking at “Maybe I’ll deliver it.” www.st-publishing.com two black Labs sandwiching a yellow Lab owner roddy valente about the Special’s [email protected] delivery route in the afternoon SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2011 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 3 Continued from WHEN YOU FIND THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS®, here&there... previous page worth rEpEating The Special’s quotes from Saratoga “You won’t see that at Belmont.” comment about christophe clement walking a horse “You old people and your music.” PLUM PRETTY ANIMAL KINGDOM Liza hendriks, 15, when listening to a harry chapin song on youtube KENTUCKY OAKS WINNER KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER “Who was the trainer in the yellow shirt, carrying a leash?” asked on Saturday morning at the oklahoma track ZENYATTA HORSE OF THE YEAR “He does things like that.” LOOKIN AT LUCKY MALE CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD trainer colum o’Brien, when hearing about his brother Leo running into a pole at the barn REEDERS UP LASSIC INNER BLAME B ’ C C W “Always ride for Pletcher. That’s the story.” Edgar prado helping with the lede for the curlin Stakes, won by pletcher’s turbo compressor UNRIVALED BELLE BREEDERS’ CUP LADIES CLASSIC WINNER SHARED ACCOUNT EMIRATES AIRLINE BC FILLY & MARE TURF “I bought a roundtrip ticket but I didn’t want to use the second part.” Jockey Javier castellano about venturing to america to be a jockey (they did.) “You’re an Eagles fan? I thought you were a Maryland guy.” todd pletcher, talking football with Sean clancy “Oh they want to know who you’re bringing first. As soon as they knew Alternation was on the list, they were going to work with us.” trainer donnie von hemel, about being allotted five stalls at Saratoga “Like it matters around here.” trainer Steve asmussen, when asked about monday’s forecast “She’s different colors. She starts out gray and then she’s kind of brown at the end.” nolan clancy, 10, about gray (but multi-hued) filly winter memories By thE numBErS 25125 W. 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JUST SAYIN’ “If you’re only going to get up early in the morning once every 10 years or so, this is the place to do it.” – Vacationing race-caller Tony Bentley, at the Morning Line Kitchen Saturday Main Store Downtown Store M-F 10-8 SAT 10-5 SUN 12-5 115 Round Lake Ave 80 Central Ave AMEX, VISA, MC & DISCOVER Mechanicville, NY Mechanicville, NY & Financing Available HORSE TRANSPORTATION 518-664-7385 518-664-8109 800-523-8143 www.brookledge.com www.disienafurniture.com 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 train- er 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.