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1: iPhone owned by trainer David Donk. NAME OF THE DAY Therapist, second race. Oak Bluff Stables’ 3-year-old colt is by Freud (by the way, the sire is a Name of the Day machine) RELATIVE OF THE DAY Osare, seventh race. Bridlewood Farm’s 3-year-old filly, a winner last time for trainer Jonathan Thomas, is a half-sister to Arrogate. Tod Marks Now That’s a Horse. Saratoga Springs Police Department’s King Tut greets some fans at the track Saturday.

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“I like the idea of training horses there as babies, I like the pedigrees, I like the stallions there.” Owner Peter Brant, describing his approach to European racing

“I ride him, ride him, ride him, he gave it to me, but it took a long time. He was fighting to hold Now on Broadway. his position in the ground. The thing with him, he never gives up, he tries, he tries, he tries.” Joel Rosario about Hall of Fame winner Raging Bull

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 5 QUOTE OF THE DAY here&there...at Saratoga “You have an audience. They’ve been watching for two days.” Presented by Neuman Equine Insurance...... equineinsurance.com Gainesway’s Neil Howard, as two children watched from WORTH REPEATING a window in the house next door to the consignment “Is he on the correct side?” Trainer , about a kid working in politics

“He doesn’t know what a Polaroid is.” Romans, after someone suggested Ortiz needed an instant camera

“Maybe (Jose and Irad) weren’t going to win, so they canceled the last two races.” Jock’s agent Steve Rushing, after the Lure and Waya were rained out Saturday 800-523-8143 (the Ortiz brothers swept the three other stakes on the card) “If I don’t come back, you’ll know where I am.” The Daily Gazette’s Mike MacAdam, heading to a history tour at Greenridge Cemetery on Lincoln Avenue after working the beat on the backstretch Sunday morning

Maryland, My Maryland “I’ve come up with a new slogan and I’m going to make t-shirts - 3 months, 3 lengths.” Country Life Farm Trainer Chad Summers, hoping to turn the tables on Diversify with Mind Your Biscuits in the Breeders’ Cup Classic after a 3 1/2-length loss in the Whitney

“If you knew how many times in my professional career I’ve asked that, ‘Where’s Dennis?’ If I had a dollar for every time …” Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning Jr. when The Special’s Tom Law went looking for Dennis Lynch

“I’ve held off so far. I’m going in.” Fasig-Tipton auctioneer Tom Biederman, sampling some Mill Ridge rum cake Sunday afternoon (see By the Numbers)

“It’s good for the paper right?” Tristan Barry, assistant to trainer , waiting out the Whitney lightning delay with a group from The Special

“If we add up all the placings together do they add up to a win?” Owner Ike Thrash to trainer Brad Cox after their Kelly’s Humor finished third in Saturday’s Grade 1 Test ELLEN B. PONS B. ELLEN We’re two fabulous first-crop foals by Mosler (War Front). “They actually do, if we get to the end of the year and we’re still around.” There are a lot more just like us on farms all over the Cox responding to Thrash’s question Mid- (he bred 102 mares his first season). “I’ve got a lot of bullets. I don’t have many big bullets, but I’ll fire them.” Everyone is talking about us – you’ll see why Trainer David Donk, launching into a stable tour when we start showing up at the sales! “They know when you win here. They also know if you didn’t win.” Josh Pons 443-807-0644 v Mike Pons 410-459-8517 v Christy Holden 410-808-1325 Donk, on a trainer’s life at Saratoga compared to Belmont or Aqueduct Bel Air, MD 21014 • 410.879.1952 v countrylifefarm.com v [email protected]

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6 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 6, 2018 The Top 10 Presents the Photo of The Special keeps up with a list of the meet’s best – performances, achieve- the Day ments, oddball feats of human or equine wonder. We’ll update it daily, or try to any- way. Bold means they’re new. And congratulations 1. Imperial Hint. Vanderbilt July 28. You Congratulations to Kirkwood-sold going to argue with that performance? Kirkwood pinhook Special, small sprinter won Grade 1 with Realm and his connections on speed, style, simplicity. And we wrote Monday’s Alydar Stakes win! about him 18 months ago. I’m Betty G stakes win at Ellis Park 2. Diversify. Yo. Now that’s a Whitney. on her Best older horse on the grounds breaks on top and rips it up from there – winning in hand and stretching his streak to three. 3. . C.C.A. Oaks July 22. How good was that? Unquestioned queen of the meet. As Dylan sang, somebody get her a brand new leopard skin pillbox hat. 4. Weekend Hideaway. John Morrissey July 26. Who you callin’ old? Dismissed at kirkwoodstables.com 10-1, he won the N.Y.-bred stakes for the (859) 312-3414 second time – four years after the first one. Yearling to 2-year-old prep 5. Chad Brown. Just when you thought Steve Asmussen and others had a chance, 2-year-olds in Pinhooking the training-title favorite seized control. He training sales Partnerships won two stakes Saturday, including a 1-2 Photo: Tod Marks in the De La Rose and is up by seven in the standings. 6. Turf tie. Even 1 3/8 miles couldn’t de- cide who won the Bowling Green July 28. Glorious Empire and Channel Maker dead The Chief . . . Day 12 heated, as trainer Chuck Lawrence won his “If you go to the wire and they’re galloping out a hundred miles an hour, it’s a much longer work. That’s first graded stakes since 1996 and Bill Mott won his first since two Saturdays earlier. why a lot of people only breeze from the half mile or the five eighths, that’s all it shows in the paper, but they’re really working seven eighths, like it’s against the law if they did it, I don’t know where that 7. Sistercharlie. Wait, wait, wait some concept came from. If you look at it, a horse works five eighths, are we running in the more, then pounce. Irish-bred mare caught Ultra Brat in the final half-stride to win the or a 2-year-old race? If you were a person just learning about the Grade 1 Diana July 21. Chad Brown trainee game you would wonder about it. We used to work them the distance of the is a head from being 3-for-3 this year. race, or almost. Doesn’t matter how you do it as long as it suits you and works 8. Irad Ortiz Jr. The meet’s leading for you. Parcells said that, didn’t he?” jockey warmed up to push his total to 19 wins, three in front of early leader Luis Saez and Javier Castellano. – Trainer Allen Jerkens, 1929-2015

9. Catherinethegreat. Opening Day’s first star, she won the Schuylerville with dis- dain. Can’t wait for the Spinaway. 10. Hofburg and Tenfold. Curlin and Jim Dandy winners are the local leaders for the Travers, though Haskell winner Good Magic is on the grounds too. Midsummer Derby might turn out OK after all.

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Midway through a tour of his TLore new York-bred maiden here July 25. An RNA software list, trainer David Donk lands at Fasig-Tipton October in , she is by on a colt whose dam was part of the Run Away And Hide and eyes another start at the barn 16 years ago and thinks about meet. “She ran really, really well first time out. I what it means. bought in on half of her and then I brought an- “It means I’m getting older,” he said other partner in. She was second first time out, with a laugh. It also means Donk’s busi- really encouraging. I thought she’d run decent, ness model continues to work with loyal and it was a really good race. She’ll probably run clients, solid production and a hands- back here in a couple weeks or so.” on approach that goes back to his days Early Retirement: Donk may want to nick- with Hall of Famer Woody Stephens. name this one Paperboy. Two-year-old Freud The big fans hum in the shedrow, the gelding was fourth in an off-the-turf maiden here horses wear loose black hoods with ear (behind runaway winner Dugout) July 23 and covers and Donk and his wife Fay work. is entered in Wednesday’s fifth race going long If one is not walking a horse or giving a King Kreesa: Gerry and Susan Kresa’s New York-bred star on the turf for owner Charlie Engel. “He’s pretty rider a leg up, the other is. is winless since 2016, but on the comeback trail as a 9-year- cool, improves when he gets to the grass. He ran once, off the A trainer since 1980, Donk is in his usual spot old. He’s won 11 times (10 stakes) and earned $1.4 million in grass and was an encouraging fourth. Most of them you’d love to educate (with a race) because second start on the grass along the far turn of the main track and picked up 41 starts and finished fifth in his only start this year, a deep optional claimer at Belmont in June. Donk said this will be the you’re ahead of the game. You see what Steve Asmussen’s a win last week with Merlins Muse. done here. They’ve run once in Kentucky and he’s beating up last season on the track for the son of King Cugat, who will be The 2018 squad includes numerous New York- on everybody here. They’re very well-meant. It’ll be interesting retired to Old Friends retirement farm in Kentucky – where his breds, several 2-year-olds, some allowance types to see him run.” and even 9-year-old New York-bred turf star King old rival Lubash resides. “I’ve entered him the last few days to try and run him in an allowance race and it hasn’t filled. There Veterans Beach: Frank and Patricia Generazio homebred Kreesa. are some New York-bred stakes, but let’s face it, Father Time 2-year-old colt by Big Brown (out of the Sky Mesa mare Sky If you press, Donk will try to say he doesn’t have is catching up to him. The plan is to run him a few more times. Gazer) was originally going to run in the same race as Early any good horses but his definition of good sets a He’s really sharp, a little bit too sharp. He’s doing pretty well high bar. Retirement, but scratched due to the surface change. Donk here.” plans to enter again for Friday. “It’s the first time I’ve gotten “I have nice horses, but I don’t have any that will a couple horses for them. Frank just said they had too many win a graded stakes,” he said. “I’m a little bit light Kreesie: Another from the Kresa stable, 3-year-old Cosmo- and Christophe Clement was nice enough to recommend me. in quality that way, but I’ve got a bunch of horses, naut filly won a New York Stallion Stakes at Belmont in June, They’re hard-running, solid horses so I was more than happy I have very good clients. I love what I do, I run it and is entered in Thursday’s Saratoga edition going a mile on to take a couple. They’ve got all those grays, but I’ve got a bay as a business and my business model works for me the turf. “I’ve always been a fan of Cosmonaut, he didn’t have and a chestnut.” because the purse money is good. My win percent- that many foals, but they can all run. She’s been a really good one-turn filly with a big turn of foot, but I think she’ll stretch Merlins Muse: Donk’s winner scored in a $40,000 maid- age is not going to look pretty, but I’m not going out.” to worry about that. I’m able to train nice horses, en claimer for New York-breds sprinting on the turf. Owners Wayne and Tina Evans bred the 3-year-old daughter of Cape make a living and do what I love.” Jc’s Shooting Star: Hard-hitting New York-bred has Blanco and their mare Davanti, who started once (and finished And the graded stakes winners – like Awad, Hes- banged out $534,456 in 37 starts for Shooting Star Stable. The 12th) for Donk in 2013. “She’s neat. She had one race last year sonite, King Kreesa, Pinnine Ridge and others – can 6-year-old daughter of Miracle Man broke her maiden (at 18-1) and then she had a condylar fracture. Patty Hogan repaired always show up. If they don’t, Donk has a back-up in the Fleet Indian Stakes here in 2015 and has won at least one her, she got the winter off. She came back, that was her third plan. race a year in all four seasons. Her most recent score came at start the other day, with a big turn of foot. She’ll come back “I’m also positioning myself,” he said. “I never 6 furlongs on the turf at Belmont in June. “She’s turned into here somewhere. I guess I’ll always remember she got me off thought I’d say this five years ago, but if I had to re- a really good off-the-pace sprinter. Ideally, she runs back here the duck.” tire in 10 years I’d be able to. I’ll retire in Saratoga, on the 12th in a three-other-than allowance race. She’s an ATM machine. The people that own her bred her, and they own the and I can deliver papers for The Saratoga Special.” Eloweasel: Bred by Fox Ridge Farm, 5-year-old City Zip stallion. They kind of clean up when she does well. Pretty cool mare runs for a partnership of Donk, Suzy Haslup and Sean The Special isn’t sure of its 10-year plan, but if filly.” Carney. Second last time at Belmont, she’s entered in today’s the paper is still around Donk can have the job. eighth race. “She’s been knocking on the door, second last Saturday morning, in between career discussions, Elegant Zip: Two-year-old filly owned by Donk and sev- Continued On Page 9 he talked horses with The Special’s Joe Clancy. eral partners including Mike McMahon finished second in a

8 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 6, 2018 He’s a pretty useful horse, he was just kind of Stable Tour – figuring it out and developing a turn of foot on the grass.” Measuring your way to Continued from page 8 Danielle’s Pride: Youngs Racing Stable’s the Winner’s Circle… time in a two-other-than New York-bred. She’s 4-year-old Mission Impazible filly, a graduate a useful filly. Sometimes I feel like I’m playing of the Fasig-Tipton New York mixed sale in in the major leagues with a lot of Double A and 2015, runs in today’s fourth race after finish- Triple A ballplayers, but the purse money is so ing second last time at Belmont July 15. “I’d good, seconds, thirds an fourths are good for love to see her move forward a little bit. She’s my clients’ bottom line and mine. She’s got useful too. Maybe that wasn’t a fast race last a decent chance. She’s got some value as a time, but she seems to be pretty honest.” broodmare too.” Riken: Two-year-old colt has been working toward his debut for Siegel Sez. Donk likes The Other Kessler: Named for a friend of what he sees from sire Central Banker, who owner/breeder Bob Spiegel, 2-year-old More stands at McMahon of Saratoga. “He could be Than Ready colt shows a string of works at a useful sire in New York. He’s a dirt horse and might make his debut by and I’m always looking for a dirt horse. I’ll be the end of Saratoga. Donk trained his dam curious about some of them coming up in the Ruff, who won the Grade 3 Miss Grillo in yearling sales too and he’s had a couple of 2000. “He’s probably the best-bred horse that winners. This one is coming along.” I have – big, solid colt.” Honorable Dillon colt: Out of four-time Hoboe: Four-year-old won a maiden race winner Tap All Night, the unnamed 2-year-old here last summer for Donk and Siegel Sez cost $27,000 by John Behrendt at last year’s Stables, and backed that up with a win at Bel- Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale. “He’s not mont in September. Idle since, New York-bred very big, but he’s kind of handy. He might run gray could make the end of the Saratoga sea- by the end of the meet. It’s the same thing as Biomechanical and Cardio Score Services son. “He’s back breezing. I’m not sure he quite Central Banker, Honorable Dillon could be a at Saratoga Select & New York-Bred Sales makes the end of the meet but he’s got a shot. useful New York sire.” Frank Mitchell (859) 420-1220 ~ Jay Kilgore (859) 333-5430 ~ Bob Fierro (917) 705-1108 thisishorseracing.com • Home of The Special & more [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 9 Sale Season Expectations high for positive returns on eve of two-day auction BY TOM LAW FASIG-TIPTON SALE PREVIEW The major players from the Thor- oughbred auction world hit town be- slated to go through the ring as of fore the weekend, if not sooner, and Sunday evening after scratches. just in time for the Fasig-Tipton Sara- The Saratoga sale features a cata- toga sale of selected yearlings. log of 255 yearlings, up 12.3 percent The right horses are around, too, from last year’s catalog of 227. An or at least the ones everyone feels fit increase in the amount of stabling, the Saratoga market best. thanks to construction of Barn 10 The combination of those two across George Street from the full factors – combined with an overall sales grounds, and added interest in sense of positive energy about the consignors looking to sell in Saratoga Thoroughbred industry, strong global played a role in the bulked up catalog. purse structure and robust American Expectations are high heading into economy – figure to pave the way to tonight’s session. Activity on the sales a strong two nights of selling at the grounds was busy all weekend, giv- corner of East Avenue and Madison ing sales company officials and sellers Avenue. The Saratoga sale starts at reason for optimism. 6:30 p.m. today inside the Humphrey Tod Marks Continued On Page 12 The pavilion – dedicated 50 yeas ago – is ready for two nights of sales. S. Finney Pavilion, with 117 yearlings

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 11 more than it is. Plenty of people have looked. Whatever it is it is and you Sale – have to accept it. There are no ex- Continued from page 10 cuses really. Either you brought the wrong horse or it’s the wrong timing “The mood, the market, the feel if it doesn’t work. There are no guar- is very good 30 hours, 28 hours or antees which we know.” whatever we are before the start of The general consensus of the group the sale,” said Boyd Browning Jr., as a whole is that it’s typical of Sara- Fasig-Tipton president and chief ex- toga – athletic, well conformed and ecutive officer. “We came out of our packing some pedigree and sire pow- July sale and I talked to folks after er. and told them I couldn’t wait to get Just about every top trainer sta- to Saratoga. bled across the street, and oth- “In July the quality offerings sold ers from around the country, went pretty well with legitimate compe- through yearlings over the weekend, tition from a number of bidders as along with representatives from such opposed to a thin market. We’ve seen top ownership groups as Coolmore, some indication of that again by the Godolphin, Stonestreet, WinStar level of traffic here. I don’t expect it to Farm, China Horse Club, Klaravich be like, where we’re going to have the Stable, Winchell Thoroughbreds, spectacular old days of $4 and $5 mil- Tod Marks Three Chimneys, , lion yearlings but I think we’ll have a A yearling arrives in Saratoga last week. Stronach Stables, John Oxley, e Five very solid horse sale. Folks that bred Thoroughbreds, Live Oak, Repole Headley and Price Bell saw plen- ful,” Headley Bell said. “We showed a good horse will be happily reward- Stable and many others. ed.” ty of action at the Mill Ridge Sales 72 times (Saturday), which is a really China Horse Club’s Michael Wal- The small number of horses in the consignment in Barn 5 Saturday and positive thing . . . I’m very encour- lace, the primary buying agent for Saratoga sale allows prospective buy- Sunday, and not just for the Lexing- aged with the seconds looks. Not ev- the co-owners of Triple Crown win- ers and their representatives to go ton farm’s famous rum cake shipped erybody will stay on but that’s OK, it ner Justify, took a breather late Sun- over them hard, take multiple looks in special from the Bluegrass State. doesn’t take everybody. day afternoon after combing through and finish inspections with a pretty “I don’t like to be too bullish by “It’s going to be a fair market, Continued On Page 14 good idea of how much they’re worth. any means, but I’m cautiously hope- whatever it is, you can’t ask for

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in general helps fuel some of the inter- est in the yearling market. Sale – “Traffic has been awesome. I’m Continued from page 12 excited about our bunch,” Cary said. “Enthusiasm for racing is super high, the sales grounds on first and second July was strong, the economy is good. looks with Mick Flanagan. Wallace, It’s good to see the people who have a native of New Zealand and now stepped up having success. People like a Saratoga regular, agreed that the Mr. Best from OXO Equine, Klara- overall group was strong. vich is kicking butt. When those kind “It’s always a select group and of operations have success it gives ev- you’re dealing with a bunch of smart eryone a boost. When you have ex- people who know what to do,” Wal- pensive horses that perform, it makes lace said. “This is my fifth year here everybody feel good about buying now and this is the best bunch of those kinds of horses.” horses as a whole I’ve seen. I’m very The buyers liked the horses last impressed. Traffic seems busy, ven- year, too. dors are hustling, the cards are flow- Fasig-Tipton reported significant ing. I can’t see any reason why it can’t gains in total sales, average price be solid. It’s a good bunch of solid and median, with a welcome drop in horses here to have a look at.” buy-backs. The 2017 sale saw 156 The Select Sales consignment, yearlings sell for $52,995,000, an which debuted at the 2012 sale with average of $339,712 and median of three horses that included eventu- $300,000. The buy-back rate finished FOR THOSE WHO TAKE THE RISK al two-time Eclipse Award winner at a low 19.6 percent. Tepin, continued to show horses to Two yearlings brought $1 million WITHOUT KNOWING THE REWARD. prospective buyers willing to look late each to top the 2017 sale – a colt by into the afternoon Sunday. Curlin out of Grade 1 winner River’s Andrew Cary, a partner in Select Prayer bought by Eric Fein and a colt WWW.SAGAMORESPIRIT.COM | #SHAREYOURSPIRIT with Carrie and Craig Brogden, said by Orb out of Grade 3 winner Flashy

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14 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 6, 2018 Purveyors of Equine Excellence Preview begins Friday August 3rd Barn 10 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sales Grounds

Day 1 (August 6th)

Hip 50 Blame-My Mammy: Full Brother to SWEET VICTORY (MSW) and half sister to current stakes placed filly Ferdinanda.

Hip 61 City Zip-One for London:The first foal out of a half sister to NICOLE H (G2).

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 15 my iPad in, talk about the horses that we’d gone to see. He loved that level Sale – of engagement. Everybody asks me, Continued from page 14 ‘what were you doing bringing the iPad, making him work?’ Bill was American bought by Kerri Radcliffe like, ‘shut up.’ He was like the rest of Bloodstock on behalf of Phoenix us, he got to do something he loved.” Thoroughbreds. Another eight year- Fasig-Tipton mounted a plaque in lings sold for $750,000 or more in Graves’ memory on the back walking 2017. ring, joining other company legends The Saratoga sale hit its zenith Humphrey Finney and John Hetting- in 2009 when total receipts were er with signs of remembrance on the $52,549,500 and average price historic grounds. reached $328,434. The sale dropped “You don’t replace somebody off a bit in 2010 and hovered around of Bill’s stature or Bill’s abilities,” $32 million for total sales for five Browning said. “Fortunately there’s a years before rising to the $45 million part of Bill in each and every one of range in 2015 and 2016 and to an- us that work with the company. Lit- other record of nearly $53 million last erally eight or 10 of us have looked year. at horses with him and he’s provided “It’s essentially more sustained Tod Marks guidance and mentorship to virtually growth now,” Browning said. “We Mill Ridge’s Hip 23, a Carpe Diem filly, looks for a new owner. everybody that’s been associated with haven’t seen any dramatic spikes. If the company. you looked at the slope it would be the first conducted in more than two Graves was involved in the selec- “Bill’s presence will carry on. fairly gradual. Not all boats have decades without the presence of Bill tion process this spring, prior to and Frankly it’s one of the reasons we’ve been lifted. There’s certainly still an Graves, Fasig-Tipton’s longtime vice during his hospital stay. all been together for so long – and I emphasis on quality, certainly this president and director of yearling “It was pretty much put together don’t know if we’ve been successful sale has an emphasis on quality, so sales. with him. Bill passed in late May, got but at least we haven’t screwed it up it should bode well this year in that Graves passed away May 31, leav- sick in late April and we had most of too bad – is we have a similar ap- regard.” ing a sizable void in the Fasig-Tip- the sale put together,” Browning said. proach: shut up, try to work hard, try The 2018 Saratoga sale features ton executive team and a legacy of “He was very involved in the process. to do the right thing. We’ll continue a bit of a unique twist this year as respected horsemanship and humor. When he was in the hospital I’d take to do that.”

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 17 New Digs Creation of Barn 10 expands historic sales grounds at Saratoga BY TOM LAW FASIG-TIPTON SALES PREVIEW Change doesn’t roll around often in most parts of Saratoga Springs. struction of a new building to re- Oh sure, there are chain stores place dining tents near the finish line. and restaurants now on Broadway, Fasig-Tipton also looks a little differ- McMansions on Union Avenue and ent in 2018. even a small form of urban sprawl The addition of a new barn, behind that spreads out Lake, West and Ball- the old Thorobred Feed building on ston Avenues. The area on the east East Avenue and adjacent to the main side of town in and around Saratoga sales grounds on its southern side on Race Course and Fasig-Tipton, his- George Street, added stabling and an torical treasures despite some recent open show area in the first major ren- modernizations and improvements, ovation to the facility since 2010. are largely the same now as a century Work on a 19-stall, 2,580-square ago. foot barn started May 24 and was The racetrack rolled out some sig- completed in time for yearlings con- nificant changes this year with the signed by Blake-Albina Thorough- addition of The Stretch and another Fasig-Tipton Photos Continued On Page 20 The new Barn 10 welcomes sales-goers. modification next year with the con-

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 19 Help protect your tive owner and say, ‘This is the environment that we’re Barn – creating. This is the sizzle on the steak we’re offering you.’ sport’s integrity The expansion and thoughtfulness they put into this barn, Continued from page 18 the trees are very expensive trees, detail in the barn shows. They took pride in it and it shows. That’s the way they do bred Services, Runnymede Farm, Small Batch Sales and things, first class.” Stuart Morris to move in late last week. The project, which Browning said the goal of Barn 10 was to increase sta- includes sidewalks, curbs, streetlights, trees and landscap- bling but also to improve the look and integrity of the ing on George Street and Case Street, was designed and managed by two local firms – Frost-Hurff Architects and neighborhood. The size of the Saratoga select sale catalog LA Group – with construction by Kodiak Construction. increased, from 227 yearlings last year to 255 this year; “We came out of the sale last year, felt like we had a real- while the New York-bred sale increased significantly from ly good sale, and talked to a number of folks who gave the 296 in 2017 to a record 327 in 2018. indication they might bring more horses up here than they The new sidewalks, curbs and streetlights are also part did last year or didn’t sell here last year that wished they’d of Saratoga’s “Complete Streets” program, which is de- If you suspect or know of been here,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning Jr. signed to offer pedestrians safe access throughout the city. any wrongdoing within the racing “It gave us the sense we were going to have some growth. “We felt like the time was right,” Browning said. community, send us an email With that growth, particularly with a premium product “We’re pleased with how it turned out, our goal was to or call toll-free. All emails and calls like this, is a need for quality stabling, quality show area make it look like it’s been there forever. We’ve kind of are treated confidentially and you and quality presentation. This is a premier yearling sale accomplished that. We’ve gotten very good reviews from may remain anonymous. for us and we want to do it right.” people selling over there. Hanzly Albina, a partner with Ron Blake in Blake-Al- “We’ve really enhanced the neighborhood with that. It had been an empty parking lot and it kind of fulfills the bina, is stabled with six yearlings in the new barn and goal of improving the area. Some folks always speculated Protective Bureau Integrity Hotline couldn’t say enough about it Sunday afternoon. “It’s a fantastic barn. It’s in the theme and respectful to what we were going to do with it, build a hotel, or some- the other barns,” Albina said. “In a few years people who thing. We were like, ‘No, we’re in the horse-sale business. 410-398-3647 are new may not even know that another was built in a We’re not trying to do things like that.’ The tradition, the www.trpb.com different era. That’s what you want. Fasig-Tipton’s facility culture of this town and this company means a lot to us. Email: [email protected] over the last 15 years has become a showplace and a place We’ve proven that for 100 years, that we’re going to try También disponsible en español the horse industry can point to and be proud of where we to do the right thing and we’ll try to do right by the Thor- conduct business. oughbred world and this local community. I can look any- “It’s really a place now where you can bring a prospec- body in the eye and say we’ve done that.”

20 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 6, 2018 Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 21 Showtime in Saratoga Shop Again filly sells tonight BY ANNISE MONTPLAISIR FASIG-TIPTON SALE Editor’s note: Annise Montplaisir, on the staff at The Saratoga Special Fasig-Tipton sales grounds, tuckered in 2015 and 2016, spent the summer out from the 800-mile road trip from prepping yearlings at Kentucky’s Mill Lexington. Ridge Farm and documented the ex- Ben Gowans drove me to The perience in a multi-part series we’ll Saratoga Special office and parked, run up to and through the Aug. 6-7 and I power-walked (pumping arms Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected and everything) across the parking lot yearlings. This is part two. and George Street, past the pavilion, into the sales grounds, threw down Reunion day with Shop Again my jacket and copy of the paper next came last Thursday morning. While to her stall and marched inside. I watched training on the main track Facing the back of the stall, she at , Mill Ridge’s turned around and I’d like to think Price Bell sent me a text with a pho- Tod Marks Continued On Page 24 Hip 106, out of Shop Again, checks out the sales grounds. to of her resting in her stall at the

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 23 The sales environment is the op- posite of routine farm life. The sales Filly – grounds hum to the steady rhythm Continued from page 22 of agents, trainers, owners and oth- ers zig-zagging through the barns to looked at me with an expression of see the yearlings. Consignors man recognition like “Oh hey, I know cards and call out numbers. Yearlings you,” and pricked her ears. Ben pause, walk, turn, stop, have another snapped a photo to treasure forever. walk, go in and out of their stalls. By My interactions with Shop Again the end of the first day of showing, have changed since we arrived in some threw toddler-like temper tan- Saratoga. I’m no longer in the hands- trums, squealing, bucking, rearing, on role that I was at the farm, and in kicking out, expressing their tired- a way it feels similar to a helicopter ness and desire to return home to the mom sending her daughter off to col- farms they have known for the first lege. year of their lives. Instead, I’m going around with A few turf writer friends in town Bell, gaining a new experience by for the sales – who have endured two looking at every yearling on the months of Shop Again photos and grounds, absorbing his feedback and discussion – came by the Mill Ridge developing my eye for class, presence consignment to see my filly with the and potential ability. “important ears.” Those ears are in Showing has gone smoothly. All need of a glorious name when the three fillies (Shop Again ’17, Lemon time comes. Splendor ’17 and another filly Mill Tonight, Shop Again will be led Ridge consigns, by Tapit out of Seat- around the outdoor ring, down the tle Smooth) are in the capable hands path and into the sales pavilion. Miles of showmen Antonio Magallanes, of walking, hours of grooming, years Juan Lopez and Arsenio Lujan along upon years of breeding and racing to with foreman Grey Price. build her pedigree have prepared her The adaptability of horses always for this moment. Hopefully the bids amazes me. will fly high. NOMINATE YOUR UNSUNG HEROES NOW!

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 31 at Belmont. “We liked him, he trained forward- Calloway – ly, and he was impressive in that first Continued from page 30 race where he came from way off the pace,” Clement said. “We liked him gram returns to its normal channel even a bit more after the race.” today as Christophe Clement sends The son of Freud didn’t make an out 3-5 favorite Therapist in today’s afternoon appearance at last year’s feature for horses sired by New York Saratoga meet. The colt was instead stallions. routed to Laurel’s Futurity Stakes two Clement had every right to try the and a-half months after his debut. He state-bred in last week’s Grade 2 Hall beat open company by a head that of Fame but resisted that temptation day and six weeks later did the same and instead kept him in the barn until thing, beating nine foes in Belmont’s today’s 1-mile stakes. Awad Stakes at a mile. “We kept him eligible for the Hall “He’s always very playful, full of of Fame coming up,” Clement said life. Borderline being a touch difficult July 27. “But unless the Hall Of Fame because he jumps everywhere and falls apart, the plan is to run him in he’s not an easy horse to deal with,” the New York-bred stakes because it’s Clement said. “Maybe a touch more obviously an easier spot and it’s a lot mature now, but I still always have in of money, you know?” the back of my mind that maybe at Therapist has certainly made a lot some stage he’s going to need to be of money. The colt, who did not meet gelded. But he’s such a good horse so his reserve after fetching $8,000 at it’s a difficult decision.” the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York- Given the rest of the year off, Ther- bred yearling sale in 2016, has made apist prepared at Clement’s winter $308,725 in his seven-race career. base of Payson Park for his 3-year-old Owned by Oak Bluff Stables, Ther- debut. That effort came March 3 in apist debuted a winner in July of last the Grade 3 Palm Beach Stakes where year. He rallied from far out of it in a Tod Marks 6-furlong New York-bred turf maiden Continued On Page 34 Trainer Christophe Clement tries to win the Cab Calloway today.

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 33 Calloway – Continued from page 32 he finished a decent third. He won the Cutler Bay Stakes four weeks later with a powerful late rally down the center of the course. He was sent to Penn National for his next start, the Grade 2 Penn Mile. Things didn’t go his way that day and he finished sixth. “He relaxes in his races. Irad does a great job,” Clement said of rider Irad Ortiz Jr. who rides the colt for the sixth consecutive time today. “Just put him to sleep and he has a great turn of foot, which makes him a nice horse. He can go seven-eighths, a mile, a mile-and-a-sixteenth.” Therapist showed that versatility in his last start. Twenty-two days after his trip to Penn National, he won the first leg of the New York Stallion Stakes (the Spectacular Bid) contested at 7 furlongs over Belmont’s turf. Tod Marks Clement has been pleased with the 3-year-old’s Codrington (left) won at Saratoga last summer. local training. was second by 2 lengths to Therapist in last month’s “We have to do less with him than a normal New York Stallion Series Stakes at Belmont. Col- horse. So much energy, he keeps himself pumped lective Effort broke his maiden in his start before up all the time,” Clement said. “He doesn’t like the that, a 1 1/16-mile maiden special. heat too much. I think he trains better in Saratoga Tom Morley will saddle 5-1 third choice Ten thisishorseracing.com than he does at Belmont.” Eyck, who broke his maiden for a $40,000 tag last Ray Handal sends out Collective Effort, the 5-2 month by 8 lengths. Mike Maker’s filly Codrington, Home of The Special & more second choice in Monday’s stakes, the second of Presque Isle shipper, maiden Santo Antonio, and nine races on the day. The son of Mission Impazible Leah Gyarmati’s Beach Access complete the field.

34 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 6, 2018 Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 35 Monday, August 6. 6TH (3:48PM). $75,000, MSW, 2 YO, 6F 1ST (1:00PM). $32,000, CLM $16,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 4, Daily Double Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 5, Daily Double 1 ..... 1...... Bustin to Be Loved...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... G. Contessa...... 15-1 1 ..... 1...... Over Rider...... R. Santana, Jr...... K. McPeek...... 5-1 2 ..... 2...... Red Zinger...... J. Rosario...... G. Contessa...... 8-1 2 ..... 2...... Save the Sangria...... R. Maragh...... J. Lostritto...... 30-1 3 ..... 3...... Just Right...... J. Velazquez...... T. Pletcher...... 8-1 3 ..... 3...... Major Attitude...... J. Ortiz...... H. Motion...... 6-1 4 ..... 4...... Stop Me If You Can...... J. Ortiz...... R. Rodriguez...... 5-1 4 ..... 4...... Bon Raison...... L. Saez...... T. Pletcher...... 5-2 5 ..... 5...... Oh K Funnybone...... M. Luzzi...... B. 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38 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 6, 2018 Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 39 Tagged Trainer hits double as Realm, Im The Captain Now post wins

BY BEN GOWANS ALYDAR STAKES RECAP Three trainers entered the paddock before the 10th race early Sunday eve- Then came Barclay Tagg’s entrant, ning. It wasn’t the three-horse 2017 Realm. The son of Haynesfield Tagg Shuvee Handicap, it was the 2018 Al- purchased as a yearling won the first ydar Stakes. 2-year-old open maiden race at the The $100,000 1 1/8-mile stakes 2015 Saratoga meet. featured three trainers and five hors- Then, before it even got started, his es. Barclay Tagg, Todd Pletcher times career went sideways. Realm didn’t two, Chad Brown times two. It was make another afternoon appearance a decent enough race on paper – until February at Gulfstream, where last year’s Curlin winner, last year’s he finished third in an allowance. Grade 3 Pegasus winner, runner-up in Third, second, fourth, sixth, second. this year’s Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Those were his next five finishes. Not Handicap and of course the one-eyed terrible, but not what you would Patch, third in last year’s Belmont Tod Marks Continued On Page 41 Realm (left) catches Kurilov at the finish of Sunday’s Alydar Stakes. Stakes.

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40 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 6, 2018 He was the only horse coming into Sunday’s Alydar off a victory. Out- Alydar – play was beaten 24 3/4 lengths in the Continued from page 40 Grade 2 Brooklyn, Timeline finished a disappointing second as the 3-5 fa- expect from a horse who broke his vorite in the State Dinner Stakes, Ku- maiden first-time out at Saratoga. rilov didn’t fire at 5-2 in the Grade Then it changed, for a little while 1 United Nations, and Patch never at least. At the end of 2016, Realm factored when seventh in the Grade 1 again had the look of a good horse in Stephen Foster. the making. “When the three-other-than we en- He won an Aqueduct allowance tered in only had three horses, we’re by 5 1/4 lengths and then was third thinking, ‘the three-other-than in the behind Connect and Divining Rod second book might not fill either.’ in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile. The 2017 Then we’re up here in Saratoga with campaign started with a third in the no race,” Smullen said. “So we de- Grade 3 Hal’s Hope and a second in cided to go ahead and try. We said to the Grade 3 Fred Hooper. the racing office, ‘if you need help in Then, it changed again. Sideways? there, we’re willing to go in there, and Try just down. they needed help.’ ” He shipped back north for the Realm broke on top, but John Grade 3 Westchester at Belmont and Velazquez was intent on making the was beaten 16 3/4 lengths. In six front aboard Outplay. He did, and his races from May 6, 2017 to October Tod Marks four rivals stacked up in a line right 12, 2017, Realm was beaten 84 1/2 Realm (right) breaks sharply inside of Outplay (center) and Timeline. around the first turn. Realm was on lengths. It was time for a rest. prior to the Alydar, a win, his first in it was just a whole conglomerate of the rail. Timeline and Kurilov both His 2018 winter at Gulfstream 20 months. things. raced keenly outside and Luis Saez al- was fine, a second and fifth in option- “We’ve done a lot of chiroprac- “Galloping him up here, I said to lowed Patch to settle at the back. al claimers, yet he still failed to get tic work on him. That has been the Barclay, ‘I think we should try two Outplay loped on the lead down back in the winner’s circle. Back in major thing,” Tagg’s assistant Rob- turns because 7 furlongs is so fast. I the backside through a :47.96 half- New York, he ran well to be third at in Smullen said. “He had some ribs think he can do it. He loves it up here, Belmont June 1. Then came his effort Continued On Page 42 that were bothering him, his withers, He gallops like a champion.’ ” “This thing could cure a broken heart.” – New Castle Farm’s James “J. J.” Crupi We can’t make any promises in that area, but the cold spa at Crupi’s New Castle Farm in Ocala, Florida will help your horse the same way it helped Liam’s Map, Army Mule and all the others over the years. Six-furlong Training Track • Starting Gate • Cold Saltwater Spa • Vibration Therapy Stalls Turnout Paddocks • All Levels of Training • “Halo Therapy” Salt Treatments

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 41 role in the win. “I’m a chiropractor, I do a tissue technique,” he Alydar – said. “I did it on professional Olympic athletes. I Continued from page 41 started doing it on horses and it started working so well. mile, Brown’s two were still together, head-and- “I ended up with Smitten Farm and he trains for head as if they were in a planned morning workout. them. I went down to Gulfstream this year for the Realm was 1 length back to their inside and Patch first time in January. I did four for Smitten and two began to come off the bridle. Kurilov was the first for him. I went down a couple months later and to move as he engaged Outplay on the turn and put did four for Smitten and six for him. He said, ‘You that rival away. coming to Belmont?’ I did four for Smitten and 16 He left Timeline back in third, while Junior Al- for him. Now I’m up here doing 20 for him. Every varado on Realm joined Luis Saez aboard Patch in time I go the races with him it’s super cool, but to- getting busy. day, man…” Kurilov and Irad Ortiz Jr. opened a 2-length While Realm was being readied for the Alydar, lead at the top of the stretch, Timeline continued Tagg was saddling Im The Captain Now for the to chase his stablemate while Outplay continued to ninth race. backpedal, Realm looked to be struggling but was “He’s a little tough to saddle. We school him a put into the clear, and Patch kept grinding away. lot,” Tagg said after the 4-year-old won the 1 3/8- It looked like Kurilov had the race won at the Tod Marks mile allowance to start the trainer’s double. “We eighth pole but Realm began to rally. Trainer Barclay Tagg doubled on the day. take him to the paddock about once a week.” Junior Alvarado kept after him with a right-hand- The paddock schooling paid off. The son of ing I’d be happy to beat one or two horses. He ed stick and Realm kept finding. When he found Trappe Shot surged clear during the late stages of the wire, his head was in front. Officially, a head seemed to be going backward.” the turf marathon over a soft course to win by 1 was the margin. Patch was 1 length back in third, Dattner applauded Tagg after the race. 1/4 lengths. it was the same margin to Timeline in fourth, and “I couldn’t have picked a better trainer,” Dat- “(Manny Franco) rode him perfectly,” Tagg said then 4 lengths back to Outplay in last. tner said of Tagg, who he has been with since 2000. of the gelding owned by Sure Thing Stables. “Let Tagg, Brown, Pletcher, Brown, Pletcher. “He selects all the horses we buy. He takes care of him creep up there a little bit. It takes nerve to do “I did think he got up but I didn’t expect that them like no other trainer I’ve been with. I can’t say that because most of the time that won’t work and kind of run in the stretch because he hadn’t shown enough about him.” then the trainer gets mad at the jockey.” that in the past,” said Eric Dattner, who owns Middleburg, Va., chiropractor Andy Smith, Tagg didn’t get mad at Junior Alvarado or Man- Realm with Tagg and Harry Astarita. “I was think- standing next to Tagg after the race, also played a ny Franco Sunday. Sharp Filly

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 43 SUNDAY’S RACING RECAP Hollow Victory Sandy’z Slew vanned off after taking Troy Sandy’z Slew jumped from the gate, darted to the lead in Sunday’s $200,000 Troy Handicap at Saratoga, flew through the first half-mile over the soft Mellon Turf Course. Jose Ortiz asked for a bit more as they entered the stretch and Sandy’z Slew dug in to win the 5 1/2-furlong stakes by three-quarters of a length. Trainer Jeremiah Englehart and owner Jim Ric- cio flew into the winner’s circle, waiting for their $40,000 claim in 2017 to join them in celebrating his first graded stakes victory. But Sandy’z Slew Tod Marks didn’t join them. Sandy’z Slew (right) wins Sunday’s Troy Stakes for trainer Jeremiah Englehart. He finished the Grade 3 stakes well, but Ortiz there,” said Englehart. “He looks like he’ll be OK. of what’s happening because that’s all you want,” decided it would be best to pull up after the finish “He’s a champ, he really is. He’s a great horse.” said Riccio. “When I saw the ambulance, I thought instead of parading him back around the track. Riccio has owned horses for years and his I’d rather lose than have him not be OK. It’s a “He kept going in the stretch and showed a lot son, Jimmy Riccio Jr., is Ortiz’s agent. The owner tough game.” of heart,” said Ortiz. “I thought it was just a bad claimed Sandy’z Slew for $40,000 last year at Sara- – Shayna Tiller step and he felt good enough to win the race, but toga, and the gelding moved forward to win three when I started jogging him he felt like he hurt a additional races leading up to the Troy. • Scott Dilworth stated it simply when asked little bit.” “I just liked his ability,” said Riccio. “It’s hard what he liked about Lady T N T when he paid Englehart jumped into the veterinarian’s vehicle to explain. I look at the form and use sheets and he $335,000 for the Justin Phillip filly at the OBS and sped to his horse on the other side of the track was running higher. When we got him, he was in March 2-year-olds sale. as the horse ambulance approached. Sandy’z Slew good shape. Sometimes you get them and they’re “She was fast,” Dilworth said after Lady T N T walked onto the ambulance and rode back to En- a bit banged up but he was good and worked right won the first race, a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special glehart’s barn for further examination. into Jeremiah’s program.” weight. “I wanted her.” “He got onto the ambulance OK and we didn’t Sandy’z Slew improved to 10 wins in 43 starts He got her and she got him a win at Saratoga. even have to put the Kimzey splint on him so we’ll in the Troy and boosted his earnings to $684,487. Continued On Page 46 take a scan later on and see how he is and go on after “He’s going to be OK so that takes the sting out Watch for Upcoming Yearlings Selling Aug. 11-12 FT NY Bred Preferred Hip 335 • filly WE KEPT HER GIANTGiant’s Causeway –TwistedSURPRISE Sis, by A.P. Indy (by Victory Gallop) AVERAGE Earnings/Runner 1.78 AEI Hip 478 • colt LAKE TOCCET $ HIGHEST (by Toccet) 80,000+ of ALL New York Sires

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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 45 • Finger Lakes shipper Winston’s Chance stayed perfect at Saratoga Sunday – with a 2 3/4-length victory in the Continued from page 44 third, a 7-furlong state-bred optional claimer. The 5-year-old Roaring Fever Lady T N T won in her second start gelding came from off the pace under after a seventh via disqualification at Nazario Alvarado to run his record to Downs June 29. 2-for-2 at Saratoga for trainer Debra “I’d been watching her train all Breed and owners Char-Allie Stable winter leading up to the sale,” the and Kathy Haers. owner said of the filly consigned at Breed wasn’t on hand for the win OBS by McKathan Bros. “I partner as she stayed back at Finger Lakes with them, so I go down there a lot tending to her string. and I’d been seeing her come along. The gelding’s breeder Sherry Wash- I was in love with her at the sale, she burn, was ecstatic and in disbelief af- had a beautiful work, great gallop ter Winston’s Chance crossed the fin- out. We knew she had a lot of talent.” ish. Manny Franco rode Lady T N T, “I thought he lost it when he who ran for purse money only after backed up,” Washburn said. “With her Joe Sharp-trained entrymate Mo this distance he might have been hus- Wheels Up was scratched at the gate. tled a little too soon, but he just let Lady T N T broke well this time and the speed get away and saved him.” led at every call on the way to a 5 Washburn was confident she would 1/2-length victory. see a repeat performance of Winston’s “She didn’t break real sharp, we Chance’s victory in another state-bred weren’t using blinkers,” Dilworth optional last year going 9 furlongs on said of her debut. “But she settled and the main track. was running mid-pack, fixing to make “Because he’s a Finger Lakes horse her move and a horse cut in front of he is actually better than he appears her. She clipped heels and she darn on the form, especially this year,” near went down.” Tod Marks – Ben Gowans Continued On Page 48 Winston’s Choice pulls clear late to win Sunday’s third race.

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Ortiz $5.80 $3.00 Ch Colt 2015, by Power Broker - Catch the Spirit by Fusaichi Pegasus Dk B/ Br Filly 2016, by Justin Phillip - High Heeled Hope by Salt Lake Owner: Gary and Mary West. Trainer: Jason Servis. Owner: Dilworth, Scott. Trainer: Joe Sharp. Time: 1:04.92 Breeder: Gary & Mary West Stables, Inc. (KY). 48 Breeder: Castleton Lyons (KY). Late Scratches: Mo Wheels Up Claimed: American Power claimed by Rice, Linda for $40,000, Show Daily Double ((NY-NY DOUBLE) 5-6), $16.20; Exacta (5-3), $11.10; Me the Bucks claimed by Canzone, Sr., Peter J. for $40,000, Felix in Stakes Winners Superfecta (5-3-4-6), $4.62; Trifecta (5-3-4), $19.00 Fabula claimed by M and M Racing for $40,000. Time: 1:09.76 Daily Double (13-8), $25.00; Exacta (8-4), $14.00; Superfecta (8-4-6- 56 Stakes Placings SECOND $75,000, NY-BRED MDN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 3&UP, 1 1/8M 2), $20.27; Trifecta (8-4-6), $31.87; Pic 3 (7-13-8), $123.25 10 Gambler’s Fallacy J. Castellano $7.50 $4.70 $3.00 for 11 Local Counsel J. Lezcano $5.70 $4.10 EIGHTH $58,000, CLAIMING $32,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 3/16M 7 Okeamo D. Cohen $3.70 10 Master Plan J. Castellano $12.00 $5.80 $4.10 Dk B/ Br Colt 2015, by Violence - Fear This by Ghostzapper EQUIX Clients 4 Mr Maybe J. Rosario $6.50 $3.90 Owner: Doubledown Stables, Inc.. Trainer: Chad Brown. 5 Roman Approval L. Saez $3.90 at Saratoga! Breeder: Christopher Shelli (NY). Late Scratches: Bernardino, Perfect Joke, Santo Antonio, Jimmy Jazz, Testy Kitten. Time: 1:53.81 B Colt 2014, by Twirling Candy - Sage Mist by Henny Hughes Daily Double (5-10), $6.80; Exacta (10-11), $21.20; Quinella (10-11), Owner: WinStar Farm LLC, Al Shaqab Racing, China Horse Club Inter- Buying and Breeding $11.50; Superfecta (10-11-7-9), $44.90; Trifecta (10-11-7), $48.00; national Ltd., Head of Plains Partners LLC and SF Racing LLC. Consolation Double (5-4), $2.25 Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Breeder: Ernest C. Frohboese (KY). 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Monday, August 6, 2018 The Saratoga Special 51 theoutsiderail BY JOE CLANCY Blenheim The question came from across the way in a deep mix of Virginia, Kentucky and Thoroughbred ac- cents, “Who is Bloom?” “I remember going through the field one day, and I remember how he’d talk, he had that Virginia My mind scrolled its mental contact list and came accent, he said, ‘Grandson, see those are colts by Blenheim and there’s a filly by Blenheim and there’s up with Jeff Bloom, Bloom Racing, Bloomberg, another colt by Blenheim over there. You see how they look like they’ve been cut out with a cookie Bloomsburg, Bloomsbury, blooming onions, the horse Whisk Bloom (that’s not right, it’s Whisk cutter?’ I said, ‘Well, I’m not sure.’ He said, ‘Well you see how they all look like the same, they’ve been Broom) . . . stamped.’ I said, ‘Yes sir, I do.’ I didn’t. He said, ‘Generally that’s the mark of a good stallion.’ ” “I give up, who is Bloom?” I asked. “You tell me, it’s in your paper.” – Arthur Hancock Sr. to Arthur Hancock III Oh no. There it was on page six, a wistful quote from the The Special’s writer somehow heard Bloom, mouth of Arthur Hancock Sr. via his grandson and winner Mahmoud. my questioner Arthur Hancock III at Friday’s Hall which is understandable given the acoustics of the Arthur “Bull” Hancock Jr. and a group of vision- of Fame induction ceremony. room, a digital recorder that picks up everything, aries formed a syndicate and imported the stallion Hancock’s accent, pressure, whatever. That was the to the United States in time for the 1937 breeding “I remember going through the field one day, first mistake. The second was not looking up the season – and changed the game. and I remember how he’d talk, he had that Virginia horse’s name, because ideally every name, number, Blenheim’s first American crop included Triple accent, he said, ‘Grandson, see those are colts by date and place should be checked. The third was not Crown winner and multiple champion Whirlaway. Bloom and there’s a filly by Bloom and there’s an- reading the quote closely enough upon editing and North America’s leading sire of 1941, Blenheim other colt by Bloom over there. You see how they layout. The fourth was reading the Here and There ultimately sired 61 stakes winners from 536 foals. look like they’ve been cut out with a cookie cut- pages for commas and typos, not facts. Jet Pilot won the Kentucky Derby. Mark-Kell was ter?’ I said, ‘Well, I’m not sure.’ He said, ‘Well you But it’s a print medium. Ultimately, you only get a champion. Her full-sister Nellie L. won the Ken- see how they all look like the same, they’ve been one chance to be right. And, the brain only handles tucky Oaks. Blenheim’s daughter Easy Lass (dam stamped.’ I said, ‘Yes sir, I do.’ I didn’t. He said, so much. Everybody at The Special is overworked, of champions Coaltown and Wistful) was a Brood- ‘Generally that’s the mark of a good stallion.’ ” a little frayed and jangly around the edges and we mare of the Year. Another, Miss Rushin was the miss stuff. Lots of stuff. dam of Kentucky Derby winner Pensive. Yet anoth- Said by Hancock III while accepting his grand- But it’s definitely not Bloom, it’s Blenheim. We er, Sweep In, produced Derby and Preakness winner father’s Pillar of the Turf honor, the quote is gold, really should have gotten it right (it’s changed on Kauai King. And one more, Jane Gail, was the dam a look inside the world of raising Thoroughbreds the website version if you want to look there). And of Derby winner Hill Gail. and people at Kentucky’s historic Claiborne Farm. Blenheim was a total dude, who deserves another The English-bred Nasrullah ultimately followed The quote is also wrong. Bloom didn’t stamp his look even if – we’ll assume – he never made it to Blenheim to Claiborne in 1950, and took the farm’s colts, or his fillies. There was no cookie cutter. In Saratoga. – and racing’s – fortunes to new heights. Nasrul- fact, there was no Bloom. Well, there was a Bloom He was born in England in 1927, a son of Bland- lah’s progeny included Hall of Famers Bold Ruler, (several actually) but he wasn’t at Claiborne Farm ford and the Charles O’Malley mare Malva. Bred Noor and Nashua and a family tree that went on to and Hancock Sr. did not tell his grandson about the by the sixth earl of Canrarvon Henry Herbert, Blen- and Ruffian among others. Nasrullah led horse’s ability to stamp foals. Hancock III didn’t say heim won the 1930 Epsom Derby for his owner the North America’s sire list five times. Bloom in that speech Friday either. He said Blen- Aga Khan and retired to stud in France. His first But Blenheim – who died in 1958 and is buried heim as in Blenheim II, one of the most influential crop included Mumtaz Begum, who became the at Claiborne – started it all, and made a grandfather stallions in Thoroughbred history. dam of Nasrullah. The second crop included 1936 tell a grandson all about it long ago.

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