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SUBSCR ER IPT IN IO A N R S T COMPLIMENTS OF T !2!4/'! O L T IA H C E E 4HE S SP ARATOGA Year 8 • No. 28 SARATOGA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER ON THOROUGHBRED RACING Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Intangaroo and jockey Alonso Quinonez hit the Saratoga finish line in the Ballerina. California shipper takes down arks M Grade I Tod Ballerina-Roo! inside: wednesday stakes preview • entries/handicapping • sunday/monday recap ONLY horses by these stallions, who were conceived in Maryland and fully nominated to the Maryland Million program, are eligible to run in Maryland Million races. Aaron’s Concorde No Armistice Allen’s Prospect Norquestor Alster Northern Raja Ameri Valay Northern Wolf Amerrico’s Bullet Not For Love Another Reef Oh Say ® Appealing Skier One Golf Sierra Awad One Tuff Oop Bankbook Opening Verse Bishop Northcraft Ops Smile Bishop’s Other Boy Our Emblem Bowman’s Band Outflanker Call Again Parker’s Storm Cat Carnivalay Partner’s Hero Cat Country Perfecting Citidancer Pleasant Line Compelling Sound Polish Miner Over $1.8 million! Concern Polish Numbers Corridor Key Polish Payola IN PURSES AND NOMINATOR AWARDS Crowd Pleaser Precious Marque Cruisin’ Dixie Press Card Cryptoleen Private Key Crypto Star Proud Truth Maryland Million Day Dancinwiththedevil Pulverizing Deputed Testamony Purple Passion Saturday, October 4, 2008 • Laurel Park Diamond Rakeen Disco Rico Raykour (Ire) Domestic Dispute Regal American Dover Ridge Rinka Das For Condition Books and more information contact Racing Office at 800.638.1859 Dr. Best Rock Slide or Maryland Million Ltd. at 410.252.2100 Dumyat Root Boy Eastern Echo Rouse the Louse Eastover Court Rubiyat PRE-ENTRY DEADLINE: Firestar Same Day Delivery THURSDAY, September 25 Go for Gin Second Childhood Great Notion Secret Firm 3 $300K Maryland Million Classic Three-year-olds & up, 1 ⁄16 mi. Green Alligator Secret Odds 1 Hay Halo Seeking Daylight $200K Maryland Million Ladies Fillies & mares, 3-year-olds & up, 1 ⁄8 mi., turf Haymaker Shelter Half 1 $200K Maryland Million Turf Three-year-olds & up, 1 ⁄8 mi., turf Horatius Smart Alec Hurricane State Smarten $150K Maryland Million Distaff A handicap for fillies & mares, 3-year-olds & up, 7 fur. In Case Smart Guy $150K Maryland Million Lassie Fillies, 2-year-olds, 7 fur. Itaka Smelly Ivory Frontier (Ire) Sticks and Bricks $150K Maryland Million Nursery Two-year-olds, 7 fur. Jane’s Dilemma Storm Broker $150K Maryland Million Oaks Fillies, 3-year-olds, 1 mi. Jazz Club Strelka Knight of Ireland Swear by Dixie $150K Maryland Million Sprint A handicap for 3-year-olds & up, 6 fur. Larrupin’ Tamayaz 1 $100K Maryland Million Turf Sprint A handicap for 3-year-olds & up, 5 ⁄2 fur., turf Lion Hearted Thirty Eight Paces Lord Concorde Touch ’n’ Fly (Ire) $50K Maryland Million Handicap Three-year-olds & up who have started for a claiming price of $15,000 or 1 Louis Quatorze Trevor less since October 13, 2007, 1 ⁄8 mi. This is a Sweepstakes. Makin Money Trim Account $50K Maryland Million Distaff Starter Handicap Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds & up, who have started for Malibu Moon Two Punch Marciano Unbridled Jet a claiming price of $15,000 or less since October 13, 2007. 1 mi. This is a Sweepstakes. Marine Brass Valley Crossing $30K Maryland Million Sprint Starter Handicap Three-year-olds & up who have started for a claiming McKendree Waquoit price of $7,500 or less since October 13, 2007. 6 fur. This is a Sweepstakes. Meadow Monster Wayne County (Ire) Mojave Moon Who’s Your Daddy $25,000 in Maryland Million Premium Awards offered at SHAWAN DOWNS, SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 Mr. Shoplifter Wollaston Mr. Zill Bear Yarrow Brae CALL THE MARYLAND MILLION OFFICE TO CONFIRM YOUR HORSE’S ELIGIBILITY PRIOR TO ENTERING—410.252.2100 2 08MMPre-entry_SaratogaSpecial.indd 1 Wednesday, August8/21/08 27, 1:38:42 2008 PM Here & There at Saratoga 100 Lake Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 At the corner of Lake and Regent Phone: (518) 490-1175 Sean Mobile: (302) 545-7713 Joe Mobile: (302) 545-4424 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Internet: www.saratogaspecial.com Published Wednesday through Sunday during the racing season. Every day of Sales Week Aug. 4-10. The Staff Editors/Publishers: Sean Clancy, Joe Clancy Copy Chief: Jamie Santo Staff Writers: Brian Nadeau, John Panagot, Karen Johnson, Laura Pepper Graphic Designer: Carl Hott Proofreader: Melaina Phipps Photographers: Tod Marks, Dave Harmon, Connie Bush Distribution: Barry Watson, Ryan Clancy, Jack Clancy, Nolan Clancy, Jane Motion, Bryce Johnson Advertising Sales: Contact a Clancy or call Jon Bordeau (518) 812-4545 ST Publishing Inc. Home Office 364 Fair Hill Drive, Suite F, Connie Bush Elkton, MD 21921 Table for one (410) 392-5867 • Fax (410) 392-0170 A tired trackgoer repurposes a table to get a little shuteye. (We hear that wooden beds are great for the back.) www.st-publishing.com [email protected] The Saratoga Special Steeplechase/Eventing Times Worth Repeating Thoroughbred Racing Calendar “But we’re not quitters.” The Best of The Saratoga Special Exercise rider Nuno Santos to trainer Tom Saratoga Days and other acclaimed Voss, about stopping their smoking habit products and services “Not getting in anybody’s way, that’s for sure.” within the equine industry. “It’s not going to fill. It’s not like they don’t know Allen Jerkens, when asked how his horses are running Call us about your editorial needs. who it’s for.” Trainer Pat Kelly, on a potential 1 1/2-mile dirt race to suit Evening Attire “Editorial excellence is not a goal to be “I gave him no shot down the backstretch.” “You kiddin’? I need longjohns too.” Owner Barry Irwin, sought and one day acquired and then Trainer Rick Schosberg as a lead pony jigged retired to the trophy case. It is instead Another cold horseman, Rick Violette, on his King’s Bishop winner Visionaire, who off the track: “They having pony races today?” dressed in what appeared to be a parka came from far back to win the Grade I an ambition which must be pursued Bystander: “That one is even money.” each day, never ending, never totally Schosberg: “Mine would be 10-1 in a one-horse “So you want to go get it?” “This is why most of us went to nylon.” achieved. That striving, that ambition is race.” Racing fan, upon hearing about the Trainer David Donk, while an essential part of our newspapers, a (seemingly past) tradition of stealing cleaning leather tack Monday morning cornerstone of what we have been, “Well, she’s a California-bred. What do you the Travers Canoe Sunday morning what we are, and what we will be.” expect?” – Lee Hills, Pulitzer Prize winner, Brook Ledge’s John Dixon, Doc Cheney: “That golf course has a lot of blind about a bundled-up Aimee Dollase Knight Ridder chief executive, in 1974 spots.” More Here and There on Page 4 Tuesday morning (it was 50 degrees) Trainer Dave Carroll: “Not where I’m hitting it.” ANDROMEDA’S HERO s7/.ORPLACEDIN3TAKES2ACES INCLUDING'R)"ELMONT3TAKES 'R)*OCKEY#LUB'OLD#UP 'R)3UBURBAN(ANDICAPANDTHE 'R)$ONN(ANDICAP s"OOKEDFULLIN HISlRSTSEASON STANDINGIN.EW9ORK -ARES"RED /VERIN&OAL s&IRSTFOALSWILLSELLASWEANLINGSATTHE .EW9ORK"REEDERS3ELECT7EANLING 0/"OX *OHNNY#AKE(OLLOWs0INE0LAINS .9 3ALEIN3ARATOGA 3UNDAY /CT 0HONE s&AX E-mail:MAIL DUTCHESSVIEWSFARMCOMsWebsite:WWWDUTCHESSVIEWSFARMCOM Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3 FINAL AD 3-31-08:FINAL AD 3-27-06 4/1/08 11:03 AM Page 1 $255,000,000 Here & There at Saratoga From 2000 through 2007 in black type stakes races alone, trainers who fed Hallway Feeds Racing Products earned in excess of $255-million dollars in first place purse money. ® ® Hallway Feeds Lexington, KY (859) 255-7602 • (800) 753-4255 www.hallwayfeeds.com HISTORY Connie Bush Whoa, Nelly! A loose horse revels (momentarily) in its freedom. Take A Number 0 Times Ryan Clancy has made the school bus in two days of 10th grade – must be a Saratoga hangover License Plates of the Day THROFF • COLTS • STEEDS • WIRE2WIRE • COOLBRZE • WERIDEM Camden, South Carolina has been home Names of the Day to Thoroughbred excellence for generations. Overuled, third race. Whenever you mix the words judge, below and seventeen, a red light should shine. This filly is by Judge T C out of Seventeen Below (though owner/breeder Coppertreee Farm The tradition continues. should be penalized for leaving out an r). Stream Of Gold, sixth race. This Irish bred is the “feeling lucky” hunch play of the day. The 7-year- old is by Rainbow Quest out of River Dancer. Ài>}ÊÊUÊÊ/À>}ÊÊUÊÊ->ià Weather Donna Freyer PO Box 2254, Camden, SC 29020 Today: Mainly sunny. High 79. Winds light and variable. Tonight: A few clouds from time to time. Low 53F. Winds light and vari- s&AX able. 803-243-4848 Mobile Thursday: More clouds than sun. High in the low 80s and low in the up- 3TABLE per 50s. Friday: Few showers. High in the mid 70s and low in the low 60s. DJFREYER BELLSOUTHNET Saturday: Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. High in the mid 70s www.customcareequine.com and low in the upper 50s. Sunday: Sunshine. High in the upper 70s and low in the mid 50s. 4 Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Here & There at Saratoga The Special’s straw (well, hay) poll began back at Keeneland in April, The Big Horserace and we’ll keep a running total of the votes around town. McCain Pat Kelly Pam Ritter Jeanne Wood Conor Foley Sheryl Schwartz Bob Frieze Doug Cauthen Richard DePass Beth Fout Billy Badgett Nathan Wood Pat Turner Ann Macleod Danielle Rosier Tom Bush Danielle Hodsdon Barry Schwartz Daisy Phipps Vic Gilardi Jim Gallagher John DeStefano Norm Casse Joe DiAngelo Kip Elser Randy Romero Stuart Janney