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Year 16 • No. 15 Tuesday, August 9, 2016 T he aratoga Saratoga’s Daily Newspaper on Thoroughbred Racing Little Pharoah? Pioneerof The Nile colt tops first night at $950,000 Fasig-Tipton/Photos by Z Fasig-Tipton/Photos 2 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 here&there... at Saratoga BY THE NUMBERS 1: Lawn jockey with green pants in front of a house on Caroline Street. 1: Worth Repeating (hand-written on a Mohawk Heating Co. notepad) delivered to The Special via photographer Connie Bush. It made us laugh, but this is a slippery slope. Thanks Katierich Farms for thinking of us though. 4: Special staffers wagering (Price Is Right rules) on the price of the Monday night sales-top- per) while putting together this newspaper. We’ll let you know who won. NAMES OF THE DAY (SUGGESTED) There’s no racing today, so we dove into the sales catalogue and offer a few suggestions. Feel free to send us a reward if you use one. Allstarmvp: Hip 1, a colt who started the sales session last night, is by Into Mischief out of Dance Team. Seacrets: Hip 5, a filly by Into Mischief out of Delmarva, could be named for the popular Ocean City, Md. club. Strike Breaker: Hip 134, who sells tonight, is by Mineshaft out of Restraining Order. Pedro And Zimm: Hip 197 is by Violence out of Yawkey Way. For the uninformed, Yawkey Way is the street behind Fenway Park in Boston (and is named for former team owner Tom Yawkey), where pitcher Pedro Martinez and 72-year-old coach Don Zimmer scuffled in 2003. Catnip: Hip 250, a bay colt, is by Kitten’s Joy out of Crumbs Of Comfort. He’s been withdrawn from the sale, but save the name for Keeneland September or wherever he shows up next. Connie Bush Hip 0. Pierre The Pig is part of the Summerfield consignment – but is NOT for sale. HIT PAY DIRTBernardini, Curlin and Tapit with six. Then Street Sense on five. The top sires of G1 winners on dirt since 2013. Street Sense has the highest percentage of G1 horses among stallions standing for less than $75,000. STREET SENSE Street Cry – Bedazzle (Dixieland Band) 859-255-8537 www.darleyamerica.com Darley TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 3 QUOTE OF THE DAY & at Saratoga “He’s an old-fashioned horse, he thrives on it, here there... the more you ask of him, the more he says he likes it.” WORTH REPEATING Godolphin’s Jimmy Bell, after Frosted won the Whitney “Don’t steal the thunder of every other place I draw.” Miles Clancy after being told ‘You love drawing on our chalkboards here at the office’ “When is this sweat over?” Andrew Pulito, 6, to his mother, Daisy, while watching one too many “sets” of Shug McGaughey’s Friday morning “He’s allowed to ride up front today.” Jock’s agent Kidd Breeden, who put 800-523-8143 Kendrick Carmouche in the front seat of the golf cart Monday “Dad, have you ever seen a horseman on the phone that didn’t look stressed?” Chappy Motion, after his father Graham NAME OF THE DAY said a guy looked stressed on the phone “Mother of the Year, right here.” Suggested for Hip 152, who sells tonight: Jason Bourne Hillary Jones, who sent her sons to Sunday night’s The colt is by Liaison out of Smolensk Snoop Dog concert (and had to pick them up early) (Treadstone and Black Briar would work as well). “You know how it goes, it’s a horse race and we’re always trying to find the right one. We found him.” YOUR SOURCE FOR NY-BREDS Jockey Joel Rosario after winning the Whitney aboard Frosted Phone: (518) 423-2028 www.saratogaglenfarm.com “I love the horse.” Rosario about Frosted “Oh man, that’s what we need for Santa Anita, speed, that’s California style.” Assistant trainer Neal McLaughlin, after Frosted won the Whitney from the front end A Rich History A world-class facility where the winners of TEN Classic Races and over 80 Group Winners have been foaled and raised. Building Speed for the Future SHADWELL FARM Rick Nichols, Vice President/General Manager Gregory Clarke, Farm Manager | Kent Barnes, Stallion Manager | www.shadwellfarm.com Editors/Publishers The aratoga Sean Clancy: (302) 545-7713. [email protected] Joe Clancy: (302) 545-4424. [email protected] Managing Editor Tom Law: (859) 396-9407. [email protected] 112 Spring Street, Suite 205 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Writers/Handicappers: Charles Bedard, Gaile Fitzgerald, The Saratoga Special, thisishorseracing.com Teresa Genaro, Annise Montplaisir, John Shapazian, www.thisishorseracing.com Thoroughbred Racing Calendar, The Best of The Saratoga Special. Michael Smith, Chad Summers, Shayna Tiller, Brandon Valvo. Published Wednesday through Sunday* Call us about your editorial needs. Photographers: Tod Marks, Dave Harmon, Connie Bush. during the racing season. Home Office: 364 Fair Hill Drive, Suite F, Elkton, MD 21921 Layout/Design: Linzay Marks. Every day of Sales Week Aug. 8-14. (410) 392-5867 • Fax (410) 392-0170 *No edition Aug. 11, Sept. 1 Distribution: Jack Clancy, Gabe McGarry. 4 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 Featured Properties $1,750,000 $1,390,000 $2,750,000 748 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs 58 Fitfth Avenue, Saratoga Springs 149 Fitch Road, Saratoga Cindy Manz | 225.0140 Chris Bention | 429.8555 Amy Sutton | 527.3564 7 7 6 5 6 5 $1,049,000 $1,500,000 $2,375,000 2160 Rowley Road, Malta 402 Washington County Route 74A, Greenwich 2 Clement Avenue, Saratoga Springs Meg Minehan | 366.3325 Meg Minehan | 366.3325 Kate Naughton | 441.8527 5 3 5 8 6 5 $2,900,000 $1,290,000 $659,000 55 Myrtle Street, Saratoga Springs 155 Union Ave, Saratoga Springs 14 Victoria Lane, Saratoga Springs Mara King | 527.4003 Peter Maioriello | 428.4057 Palma Pedrick| 669.5199 5 6 3 5 4 3 519 Broadway | RoohanRealty.com | 587.4500 TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 5 “Do you know much about the backside of a racetrack? I’ll tell you this … (about 10 minutes later, a horse ran loose at the south end of the Clare Court barn area on cue) … you’ll always see something interesting.” here&there...at Saratoga Hall of Fame trainer Carl Nafzger, greeting some first-time visitors WORTH REPEATING “You don’t need me now; he’s here.” “After a long week of time zone adjustments and missing the action in Saratoga, (The Saratoga Ian Wilkes gesturing to Nafzger Special) hit my inbox at 12:18ET/9:18 PT, and it makes being up at all hours worth it to be able to read it at first release. Thank you for making my night/morning!” “We should pool our money and buy one of these houses. Maybe this one right here. Then we Reader Jessica DiLorenzo, an email subscriber could invite Shug to come over some night and have a burger.” Joe Battaglia, part of a small group getting a tour Sunday night in the office (Spoiler alert, we’ve reached this point) of the Oklahoma Training Track Monday morning, looking Sean: I called Spring Street and they put me on hold for two minutes. I hung up. at the house with a backyard and pool adjacent to the Phipps Stable Tom: Eat an apple, there’s some in there. Sean: I’m going with a feta sandwich. “Hey, well played cowboy.” David Loder, to trainer Kiaran McLaughlin after winning the Whitney “Let’s watch that Whitney again.” Darley’s Dean Roethemeier, as Robillard faded in the final stages of the Waya (the entire team group turned to watch the replay of the Whitney) “I just wear what she lays out on the bed.” Kirkwood Stables’ Kip Elser, after getting a compliment on his shirt (nice choice, Helen) Claire Kimok Jalopy Kitten. The Ramsey Farm motor pool has a new addition. Raising and Selling Racehorses Since 2005 Saratoga … – 64% winners ® – 4.5% G1 or G2 – 16% graded placed, 24% stakes placed NICOMA® and its affiliate 33 166 CANDY RIDE - Stormy West c. Visit us at Barn 5 GWINN1ERS 237 CANDY RIDE - Christmas Ship c. © Contact: Headley c: 859.221.5108 t r e b l Price c: 859.321.5117 Just since 2000 i G B millridge.com nicoma.com y o J 6 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 The Chief . .Day 15 Building two-year-olds one individual at a time (859) 312-3414 | kirkwoodstables.com “My father had a saying, ‘He wouldn’t cut your throat, he might Proud to support Thoroughbred aftercare nick it a little bit.’ I remember a jillion years ago, the guy says, ‘Can you loan me a stall?’ I say, ‘I don’t have any empty stalls.’ He says, Blackfoot Mystery started his racing career on the West Coast at ‘You will have.’ He’s going to claim my horse. His name was George Hollywood Park, retiring after 3 starts to TAA-accredited organization Weber, he didn’t last long. He claimed my horse but he didn’t put Thoroughbred Rehab Center. Earmarked as an eventing prospect, him in back in my stall, I guess, he found a stall somewhere else.” Blackfoot Mystery later caught the eye of international rider Boyd Martin and is now his mount for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. – Trainer Allen Jerkens 1929-2015 The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association www.nytha.com | 516.488.2337 visit us on Facebook (859) 224-2756 www.thoroughbredaftercare.org of the day nytbreeders.org | 518.587.0777 For more information visit our website or call 518.388.0174 TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 7 with David Cannizzo Every day at Saratoga, The Special presents an exclusive Stable Tour with a Saratoga trainer.