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Tod Marks Asmussen feels ups, downs as fillies run first, last BY sean clancy Schuylerville stakes recap Inside chuylerville favorite Ocean Colors wobbled to Wednesday, July 23 a stop, spread-legged just past the finish of the 6-furlong Opening Day stakes. The previously to a short lead on the congested field through a quarter ❱ Opening Day rain can’t undefeated daughter of Kentucky Derby win- mile in 22.44 seconds. Aboard Jardin for the first time, ner Winning Colors emptied to finish last, and Robby Albarado knew in three jumps she was handling dampen enthusiasm for Sthen felt the pangs of the effort. Her legs looked like four the surface, then just looked around to see who wasn’t. poles holding up a sagging tent as the early evening rain The first one he saw was Ocean Colors, then Cameron Saratoga 2008. pelted her. Assistant trainer Scott Blasi slipped the bridle Crazies, then second choice Collegiate. from her muddy head. Trainer Steve Asmussen helped “The best way to describe the race is she was one of ❱ dump buckets of water over her back. Chief veterinarian them who really handled it well. You never know what Sanford Stakes Preview. Dr. Anthony Verderosa choreographed and analyzed the to expect with 2-year-olds, but Steve thought she might hectic scene. handle it, the way her action is in the morning. She’s got a ❱ Entries & Handicapping All while Asmussen’s other runner, Jardin, sauntered to deer-like action,” Albarado said. “She didn’t break good, the winner’s circle. but she positioned herself right where I wanted to be. for Thursday. That’s life as a horse trainer – two runners, one in the About the third or fourth jump, I knew – she grabbed the winner’s circle, the other in distress. bit and tugged on me. A good tug, one of those aggressive Padua Stables’ Jardin handled the sloppy going better tugs.” ❱ Checking in with trainer than her eight rivals, skipping to a 4-length score over Outside and untouched, Jardin stalked in third while Cameron Crazies (Julien Leparoux) and Girlfrienonthe- Ocean Colors plummeted from first to fifth and then last. Wesley Ward. side (Cornelio Velasquez). Edgar Prado shoved second-choice Collegiate through on Ocean Colors broke sharply under Shaun Bridgmohan and did what she had to do from her rail spot, gunning See schuylerville page 4 Th e ARATOGA Here & There at Saratoga
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2 Thursday, July 24, 2008 Here & There at Saratoga The Big Horserace The Special’s straw (well, hay) poll began back at Keeneland, and we’ll keep a running total of the votes around the town. Yesterday, John McCain took a quick early lead. Today, Barack Obama ral- lied into the picture a bit with Undecided and Nei- ther settling off the pace. McCain Richard DePass beverly’s Danielle Hodsdon Kip Elser 47 Phila Street Bruce Brown Saratoga Springs Steve Adika Pat Reynolds 583-2755 Al Stall “Saratoga’s breakfast place Matt Muzikar to be since 1989” Lenny Pike Bill Mott Mark Hennig Stan Hough “Schooling Mitch Friedman in the Paddock” Robby Albarado Rusty Arnold Don Nichols Cindy Nichols Obama Helen Richards Del Carroll Winston Heslop Jorge Chavez Keith O’Brien Carlos Martin Undecided Skip Dickstein Mike Trombetta Dave Grening Tod Marks ASHADO Neither WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE. The drainage Doc Danner ditches got a workout Wednesday. Doug Fout
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 3 Asmussen picked up the overnight for Wednesday and thought he knew Schuylerville – polar opposite – Ocean Colors drew the Continued from page 1 inside post, Jardin drew the outside post – nine fillies in between. After the race, the rail and opened up a short-lived lead his gut knew polar opposite. turning for home. “It’s a crazy deal. Saratoga and “I could see Bridge struggling with you’ve got two fillies coming off im- Ocean Colors and Cameron Crazies is pressive maiden wins and the overnight a nice filly but I always had her,” Alba- comes out and you’re the 1 and the 11,” rado said. “Edgar ran up on the inside, Asmussen said. “I was very worried but he was in a tough spot the whole with Jardin because she doesn’t break way, that’s like running on the edge of extremely sharp and usually you get the ocean.” yourself caught four- or five-wide here After a half in 46.97, Jardin rolled off and it eliminates you. But it ended up the turn and dispatched Collegiate and being the place to be today.” Cameron Crazies to draw off to a com- Asmussen needed to be in two places fortable victory in the Grade III stakes. at the same time after the Schuylerville. A Florida-bred daughter of Mont- He tended to Ocean Colors and then brook, Jardin completed the 6 furlongs switched places – and moods – to pose Tod Marks in 1:12.79 to earn the winner’s share of Jardin stays in the clear as she leads the field down the sloppy stretch in the Schuylerville. for the win picture. After that, he hus- the $112,900 purse. tled his way through the grandstand to get back to the barn. “It’s certainly bittersweet,” Asmussen said. “It appears she’s tying up, I guess she didn’t like the going. She looked like she was on the lead very easily the first eighth of a mile but Shaun said she came out of the bridle before anything hap- pened, before anything came to her. She just wasn’t herself and he let her lope in. I hope it’s just her fighting the going.” Asmussen runs a lot of entries and has grown accustomed to seeing two horses, two very different results. “Yay and boo,” Asmussen said. “You go back and check on the winner and the other filly, and then hope everything is all right.”
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4 Thursday, July 24, 2008 wednesday racing recap Sunny for some BY brian nadeau & John Panagot When you peer out from the grandstand and think you see Noah’s Ark floating down the stretch, it’s pret- ty apparent the rains hit hard. Opening Day 140 at Saratoga was greeted by tor- rential downpours that strengthened throughout the card, rendering the main track sloppy and the grass races off the turf. Nonetheless, 18,127 brave souls Tod Marks dodged the puddles and raindrops to usher in another The aptly named Stormin Normandy floats through the Saratoga mud to win the High Rock Spring Stakes. historic season of world-class racing. The day’s supporting feature, the $86,650 High 1:03.95 en route to his second consecutive state-bred • The meet opener gave former Bobby Frankel as- Rock Spring Stakes for New York-breds was supposed stakes score for the partnership of IEAH Stable, An- sistant Chad Brown a day to remember as he saddled to be a 5 1/2-furlong dash on the Mellon turf course, drew Cohen and Pegasus Holding Group Stable. Finger Gary and Mary West’s Star Player to a 2 1/2-length but lost seven entrants when switched to the main Lakes invader Johnie Bye Night (Dennis Carr) chased score – the trainer’s first Saratoga win since opening track. It also lost its drama. the winner throughout and held second, with Victori- his own stable late last year. Stormin Normandy ($3.30) drew into the field ous Affair (Javier Castellano) checking in third. Originally carded for 1-mile on the inner turf, the and looked much the best on paper. He looked that Velasquez, who won his first Spa jockey title last $66,000 starter allowance was converted to 7 furlongs way streaking down the stretch as well, as the Rick year, was merely a passenger as Stormin Normandy on the main track and Star Player took full advantage, Dutrow-trained 4-year-old coasted to an easy 8 1/4- improved to 5-for-8 on the season. stalking Saint Barr (Edgar Prado) and taking charge length score under Cornelio Velasquez. “Easy race, easy race. He went straight to the lead inside the eighth-pole under Eibar Coa. With little early speed elsewhere, Velasquez sent and just galloped. The track seems OK but the key Saint Barr salvaged second, with Fijonnes (John Ve- Stormin Normandy to the point immediately and carved was to be up close or on the lead,” Velasquez said. lazquez) third. out honest splits of 22.20 and 45.58 seconds. Tipping “The inside is no good, there’s a lot of water down wide entering the stretch, Stormin Normandy never al- there, so I wanted to stay outside at all times. He was lowed for an anxious moment, stopping the clock in just much the best today.” FINAL AD 3-31-08:FINAL AD 3-27-06 4/1/08 11:03 AMSee wednesdayPage 1 page 6 Need New Options for Your Horse? $255,000,000 Wheels Up At Noon joined our program as a From 2000 through 2007 in black type steeplechase prospect. stakes races alone, trainers who fed Now he’s a two-time turf stakes winner & aiming Hallway Feeds Racing Products for bigger things. earned in excess of $255-million dollars in first place purse money.
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 5 • Garcia and Kiaran McLaughlin are pace but tired while finishing the best of up late for second over Fiddlers Afleet winning races at 29 percent together the rest. Longshot Bonaventure Dreams (Kent Desormeaux). Wednesday – over the past two years and they were (Jean-Luc Samyn) was up for third. Continued from page 5 at it again on Opening Day with Darley • Jazz Nation showed an affinity for Stable’s Accredit, who took the $67,000 • Lookin At Her turned the tables a sloppy track last fall at Monmouth, • Steve Asmussen has held a hot hand allowance/optional claiming field by 4 on favored Fiddlers Afleet in the fifth, running a huge second in the $250,000 in the Spa’s juvenile races over the past 3/4 lengths in wire-to-wire fashion. a $56,000 state-bred dash for freshman Favorite Trick Breeders’ Cup. few seasons and Cognito continued the Garcia took a look over his shoulder, fillies: taking charge in mid-stretch and He did the same Wednesday in the trend in the second, a $62,000 dash for urged the son of E Dubai a bit in deep posting a three-quarter length win un- sixth, a $66,000 entry-level allowance, freshman colts. stretch and drew clear over Golden Age der Velasquez. bounding clear under Desormeaux for Cognito (Shaun Bridgmohan) broke (Jeffrey Sanchez), with Icetate (Bridg- Mike Hernandez sent out the winner, a 3 1/2-length win for Steve Asmussen from the rail and quickly took the lead mohan) completing the triple. a Chester and Mary Broman homebred and Zayat Stable. under, clicking off a quarter-mile in daughter of Hook And Ladder who had Of All Times (Desormeaux) set the 22.64 seconds. The Langfuhr colt dug • Garcia completed a personal dai- finished third behind Fiddlers Afleet at early splits with Jazz Nation glued to deep down the stretch to hold off late- ly double when he drove Flying Zee Belmont on June 26. the leader outside through a half-mile charging Brave Victory (Prado), who Stable’s Theartofcompromise to an Wednesday, Lookin At Her jumped in 45.70. was well clear of Gone Astray (Alan 11 1/2-length victory in the fourth, a into the race immediately and stayed The winner assumed command in Garcia) in third. Stonestreet Stables $68,400 state-bred maiden affair that close to Fiddlers Afleet early through mid-stretch and was never challenged. purchased Cognito, a half-brother to was washed off the turf. The Phil Serpe- a half-mile in 46.50. The winner put Good Card (Ramon Dominguez) ral- Grade II winner Cool Coal Man, for a trainee left his challengers running for away that rival inside the eighth-pole, lied mildly for second while Of All sales-topping $700,000 at the Keenel- second with a strong move on the turn. and was all-out to hold off the rush Times (Coa) held third. The win was and 2-year-old in training sale in April. Favored Cops Fever (Mike Luzzi) set the of Vinnie Van Go (Sanchez), who was the 4,999th for Desormeaux, who will soon add another milestone to his Hall of Fame career.
• Building New Era (Prado) drew into the seventh and then drew clear in the stretch, powering home to a 5 1/4- length victory in a $64,000 allowance/ optional claimer for New York-breds. Gary Contessa trained the winner, who has seen three of his five lifetime wins Finally, A Comprehensive Approach to Muscle Health come over an off-track, for Vincent Scu- deri and Sullivan Lane Stable. Prado had Building New Era in sec- ond early, right off the flank of Oedipus O’Neal, and then used a sudden burst late to put the race away. Lee Stewart (Garcia) rallied for second with Opti- mistic Steve (Coa) doing the same for third. On a day that saw an inordinate amount of water descend upon the main track, Prado was quick to praise the grounds crew. “It’s muddy but it’s still nice and tight all the same. The track is holding on pretty good and they did a good job with it,” Prado said. “The rail is hold- ing a little more water than the rest of the track so you have to steer clear of it but I think the track is playing fair; a couple of horses came from way back earlier to win.”
• Sonny Pajamas did the dirty work in the nightcap, only to see Debating reap the rewards and claim the photo in the $35,000 claimer. Last after a half-mile, Debating be- gan a wide, sweeping move under Javier Castellano to nail Sonny Pajamas on the wire, after the latter opened up a 3 1/2-length lead in mid-stretch under Se- bastian Morales. Red Hot Dawn (Jorge New Chavez) took third. “It was close, very close. He ran like he was in slow motion but he was gain- ™ ing with every stride,” Castellano said. Muscle Fortifier “The track is tiring and no question about it, I made a conscious effort to be Complete Muscular System Support outside. Inside there was too much water and I didn’t want to be down there and Exclusive formula for horses with high performance lose any motion because it’s so tiring. I ™ rode a couple before and tried to save demands. Muscle Fortifier supports: ground but in the meantime they just - Rapid Muscle Recovery got tired. So, I said I’m just not going to - Normal Lactic Acid Levels worry about them losing ground because I don’t want them to tire down there.” - Proper Ionic Balance and Body Fluid Levels - Proper Muscle Contraction NOTES: The rain further cramped the first week when management an- nounced the cancellation of Thurs- day’s opener, the first steeplechase of the meet. The race was rescheduled for Vita Flex Nutrition 1302-B Lew Ross Road, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501 Wednesday, July 30. Saratoga last can- For more information, product details and study results, call 1-800-848-2359 or visit our web site at vita-flex.com. celled a steeplechase race (which can’t ©2008 VitaFlex Nutrition 08-0112 be switched to the main track) in 2005.
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 7 Wet & Wild Rain or not, Opening Day at Spa still delights racing fans, players by Laura Pepper ing an arsenal of umbrellas and pon- chos or accepting an inevitable soaking. The rain poured down on Saratoga Regardless, seemed as if the rain didn’t Springs like cold milk over cereal, leav- deter many people. ing the first day of the race meeting sog- “It’s Opening Day. You gotta do gy but still enjoyable, as exercise riders, what you gotta do,” Ziemniak said. backstretch workers, jockeys and fans “You can’t miss it just because of a few alike adjusted accordingly. raindrops.” Opening Day has been favored with Dressed in ponchos to protect them sunny skies of late, and while the less- from the rain, college students Alayna than-lovely weather kept the attendance Lewandowski and Caitlin Kane dished down from last year’s mark of 30,052, out steaming sausages covered with more than 18,000 fans still made their Laura Pepper peppers and onions for the Carolina This group of racegoers needed one more umbrella – but they still had a good time. way to Saratoga Race Course Wednes- Barbeque Co. day. “Our boss brought (the ponchos) the computer system yet that caused The rain forced 45 scratches, eight Barbara Ziemniak has attended al- to us and told us he loves us,” Lewan- store workers to keep the new items be- jockey changes and five races off the most every Opening Day over the last dowski said. “He brought them in the hind the shelves. turf, as sloppy conditions and reduced 35 years, though the weather conditions nick of time.” But because Saratoga is special and fields made handicapping a difficult and a crowded grandstand forced the Race fans streamed up to the stand, the fans love the racetrack, sales didn’t task. Rochester resident to settle and put her which is located alongside the jockey drop significantly. Portions of the track seemed to be chairs underneath the awning near the path, as the wet weather failed to slow “It slows your sales down a little bit filled with coffee by the end of the day, racing office. down business. because people do look for the new mer- while other sections looked awash in “This is a very different Opening Day “Despite the rain, it’s been really chandise, but it’s such a happy atmo- chocolate milk. Hooves and legs were from what it’s been for a long time,” Zi- fun,” Lewandowski said. “Everyone’s sphere that they’re going to come back covered in mud as horses sloshed their emniak said. spirits are high.” when it’s all fixed and they’re going to way around. Fans huddled together under picnic The majority of souvenir stands both pick it up then,” said Nancy Couvillon Jockeys wore rain pants for most of tents, snuggled in seats and squished in the grandstand and in the clubhouse said, four-year manager of the Carousel the day, though at times the benefit was chairs into the first floor of the grand- went most of the day without selling gift shop. minimal. Any jockey not aboard a front- stand trying to stay dry. Some even lined any new products. It wasn’t the rain “I love it. It’s unique. There’s no runner walked back to the jocks’ room up chairs along the curve of silks room. that hindered new sales, but the prod- place like it,” she said. “Anywhere else covered head-to-toe with mud. Others Others braved the rain, either utiliz- ucts not having been programmed into in the country that I’ve ever been to or such as Schuylerville winner Robby experienced, (Saratoga) is just unique. Albarado headed back to the jockeys’ It’s a special experience. Look at it. It’s room just wet. pouring out and people are here by the Jockey Channing Hill was on the thousands.” main track early Wednesday morning Saratoga added a gift-shop stand in when the rain began. LEGENDS the picnic area by the paddock to sell “I’m just happy to be here, rain or the new merchandise to eager custom- shine,” Hill said. “The track handled ers. well. (Tuesday) it was deep and slick. “ Program sellers at the grandstand- Hill was originally named to ride four only entrance opted to remain inside to races Wednesday, but was left with only sell for the entire day so as to not get the Schuylerville as three of his horses the programs wet. Fellow vendors at the were scratched. He can handle the rain, entrance near artists’ row got some of however. their programs wet despite having an “As long as I hit the wire first,” Hill umbrella overhead. said, “I don’t really care whether it’s Artists’ row was shut up like a ghost raining or not.” town, lacking the usual exhibits of art- Fans care about the weather, but they ists, paintings and jewelry inside and won’t let it stop them either. outside the booths.
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