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Tod Marks 2 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 5, 2019 here&there...at Saratoga BY THE NUMBERS 5,253: Words written by The Special’s Tom Law in Sunday’s issue.

31,835,863: Dollars wagered on the Whitney Day (all-sources) card at Saratoga Race Course Saturday. The figure established a new Whitney Day record, topping the 2017 mark by more than $1.6 million. LICENSE PLATES OF THE DAY UNSPURND, Ontario. Racing for owner/breeder Christine Hayden and trainer Roger Attfield, Unspurned the Ontario-bred mare won four of 16 starts including two stakes. We’ll assume the car is named after the horse.

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FTSAUG, Maine. T-SHIRT SLOGAN OF THE DAY Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open. NAMES OF THE DAY Isn’t She Lovely. The bay filly is by Into Mischief and out of Lovely. Consigned by Bridie Harrison for Peter Blum Thoroughreds, she’s Hip 52 in tonight’s sale. Flightline. The bay colt is by Tapit out of Feathered. Consigned by Connie Bush Lane’s End, he’s Hip 80 tonight. And, yes, you can change his name Water Color. The wash pad at the Oklahoma Annex looked like art this week. but why would you?

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 3 here&there...at Saratoga WORTH REPEATING “I’m happy for the connections, there are a lot of them here, it’s a great thing.” Jockey Julien Leparoux, after winning the Saratoga Oaks with Concrete Rose

“I really wasn’t concerned about her being in front, she turns it off, they turned it into a sprint, and she’s a fast horse. People got to remember she won going 5 ½ as a 2-year-old, she’s got a quick turn of foot when you ask it. When she got three quarters in 16, hell, she worked in 49, you don’t think about running in a race slower than you worked them the other day, that usually doesn’t happen.” Trainer Rusty Arnold, about the pace setup of the Saratoga Oaks

“It was more about how do you build a discipline around horse ownership, eliminate the month- ly bills, budget out through three years and treat purse money and sales as return of capital. Do the reverse of what traditional horse ownership looks like.” QUOTE OF THE DAY Brian Klatsky about the impetus to start BBN Racing “Pay it forward.” “He can’t live forever, we need to find the next one.” Father, as his son grabbed a Special from the paper box Saturday morning Gainesway’s Brian Graves, on leading sire Tapit “Don’t let Dr. Richardson, Laue and Mollica get their tongues over the bit, literally and figuratively.” Hermitage Farm’s Bill Landes, on dealing with backstretch conversationalists

“Fast horses.” Bloom Racing Stable’s Jeff Bloom on what he (and everyone) looks for at the sales

“Don’t pee on the feed sack.” Overheard at Robertino Diodoro’s barn Sunday morning

“Ever read the one where they ask the trainer, ‘Are your horses trying?’ And he says, ‘Very.’ ” 800-523-8143 Trainer Jimmy Jerkens Sunday morning

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 5 here&there...at Saratoga Country Life Stallions WORTH REPEATING “Next time.” Trainer Tom Amoss, moments after Serengeti Empress lost a heartbreaker in the Test

“What is this?” Miles Clancy, 10, on Caroline Street late Saturday night

“Keep moving. Keep moving.” Jockey Mike Smith to his escort on the way to the Saratoga Room after the Whitney

“I said, ‘I can see him. I can see him.’ I had eye surgery the other day.” Smith, when Yoshida ranged up on his outside in the Whitney

“He felt good today, he was on the money. He was warming up on the bridle, I took him away

ELLEN B. PONS B. ELLEN from the pony. Johnny (Velazquez) said, ‘Man, I’ve never seen him look like that.’ ” Smith after McKinzie warmed up and ran on in the Whitney Divining Rod by Tapit out of $2-milion earner Precious Kitten. Third in American Pharoah’s Preakness. Second by a head in Gr. 1 Cigar Mile. “Might name a horse that, finally got a Whitney.” Earner of $882,604. Owned by Roy and Gretchen Jackson, Gainesway Bob Baffert after winning his first Whitney Farm, and Country Life Farm.Well-supported in the Mid-Atlantic, Divining Rod enters his third season at stud in 2020. “Everybody is trying to buy him as a stallion but we’re thinking, maybe we’ll run him another year if he’s healthy. Have some fun with him.” Find out more at countrylifefarm.com Baffert, about 4-year-old McKinzie

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“Genetics is not an inexact science but that’s as close as that saying, ‘The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree’ that I’ve seen. I don’t think it did there.” Stone Farm’s Arthur Hancock on Hip 174, a colt by Curlin who looks like his two-time Horse of the Year sire

Saratoga Moments . . . “It probably bothered you all, we were over there partying at our cocktail party and you guys were working.” “My best Saratoga moment? Wow. I would have to say . . . I could Fasig-Tipton’s Boyd Browning Jr. about Saturday night outside The Special office go Affirmed Success, Giant Moon . . . but when Maria’s Mon won “When the game is good you can’t keep them from buying ’em. When the game is bad you can’t the Sanford (1995), it started off his 2-year-old championship make them buy ’em.” campaign. He had broken his maiden on the Fourth of July, came Browning on expectations for any sale up here and won the Sanford, got beat in the Hopeful but then he won the Futurity and the Champagne. That was a graded stake at Saratoga. I was a young trainer and it really, really meant some- thing. Me and Robbie Davis. Can you believe it? That stamps you. We belonged and so did he.”

– Trainer Rick Schosberg

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McKinzie: He can do it all, giving 3. Baffert his first Whitney win. Proud to support Tod Marks Thoroughbred aftercare www.thoroughbredaftercare.org Shancelot: After the Amsterdam, 4. make that Sir Shancelot.

Guarana: Unbeaten filly was 5. perfect again in CCA Oaks. The Chief . . . Day 16 Sistercharlie: Make that TWO 6. Dianas for the champ. “I had a good groom, Silly Willie. He would walk in the receiving room with his horse and look at the guy next to him and the other guy next to him and as Concrete Rose: The first Saratoga much as tell them, ‘Go back home.’ I’d say, ‘You’re jinxing us, what 7. Oaks was a laugher. are you doing that for?’ He said, ‘Don’t worry about it.’ The old black grooms used to always say, ‘Hey, boss, come in here and look Golden Award: Shuvee heroine at this thing here.’ It was always when they wanted to borrow 8. part of strong start by Mott barn. money. I wished he was asking for money Tax: The Travers gets another when he called me in there to see Onion’s 9. player after Jim Dandy score. legs, when he bowed, oh God…”

Serengeti Empress: Loss to top – Trainer Allen Jerkens, 1929-2015 10. one proved mettle.

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 7 Every day at Saratoga, with The Special presents an exclusive Stable Tour Rick Schosberg with a Saratoga trainer.

Barn 9 way back behind the main years ago. Half-brother to Awesome News, track’s kitchen and almost to Green- who won nine races (six for Schosberg and tree has been home to trainer Rick Black Swan Stable). “He broke bad, made up Schosberg’s horses for the better part a lot of ground and finished fifth going 5 1/2 of 25 years – Maria’s Mon, Affirmed (furlongs), which is probably a mile shorter than what he wants. He’s that kind of horse. Success, Pentatontic, Mossflower, He’s very big and will be OK. Kendrick stayed Giant Moon and so on. He no longer with him and he picked up horses late and fills it up, but he’s still there with a galloped out really well.” string of eight ranging from a home- bred with a regal pedigree to 2-year- Royal Inheritance: Five-year-old mare olds with potential. owned by Schosberg’s orthopedist Dr. Herb “This is it right now,” he said Sherry and Five Ways Farm has earned with a nod toward the eight-horse $274,167, but is winless in four starts since string. “Over the course of the next being claimed here last summer. She was 12 months, we’re going to build up second off the claim at Belmont, then placed in a stakes at Finger Lakes before getting a our stock. We’ve got some things in Tod Marks winter break. She makes her first start since the fire and hopefully we’ll start in- Trainer Rick Schosberg (right) with Riendo and owner Vivien Malloy after a Saratoga win. December in Thursday’s second race. “She creasing our power. I don’t think I’ll threw in some bad races and we laid her up. the purses aren’t great for him. He’s a New York-bred and he ever be as big as I was when I had this whole barn She’s making her first start off the little break. And her owner should run in New York. He learned a little bit, the blinkers filled, but we’ve got some horses with potential and Dr. Sherry is very worried about my knee.” helped. He came to New York, won immediately. He’s had one some things coming along.” bad race since he’s come back (a sixth July 4). I felt bad for the When he’s not training, Schosberg helps manage Tapin Through Life: Bred and owned by Schosberg’s jock (Reylu Gutierrez) because the horse’s head weighs about mother Jane, 5-year-old mare is still looking for her first win, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Associa- a thousand pounds and when he saw daylight he just made this tion’s Take The Lead program for retired racehors- but is making progress with a fourth and a third with Bill Mott middle move that was ridiculous and of course faded. Kendrick in Florida this winter. Her dam Sunshine For Life won a Grade es. It’s a cause he believes in, and works at, with Carmouche wanted another shot with him and said, ‘I’m going 3 and earned $221,700 for the Schosbergs. “She’s by Tapit so the goal of identifying and facilitating horses for to get him covered up.’ He runs really well covered up. Even that makes her talented and very difficult. She looks just like second careers while that possibility is still viable. when he’s out jogging, if he doesn’t have a horse in front of Rusty Arnold’s filly (Awestruck) that ran in the sprint stakes “Our main focus is the horses that are on the him, he’s going to jog like a jughead. If there’s a horse in front the other day, other than that filly is accomplished and this filly track that don’t need to run that one more race, of him, he’ll relax and jog right behind him. The race here, we still hasn’t broken her maiden. She got in a ton of trouble in her don’t need to try that one more workout,” he said. get an inside post, we get him covered up and they go :26 (for first start (in Florida) and got beat like a length and then she “We want to get them before they need the sanctu- the first quarter) and they’re tripping over each other. His head ran back and was third. Those were good races. She went to was over the inner rail because there was a horse in front of the farm for a couple months and is back training now. She’s ary. We want purposeful retirement and I think the him and there was no room. He got him outside about half-a- message is really getting out there.” going to be white before she breaks her maiden, and my hair’s mile from the finish line and against a glacially slow pace he going to be white too.” Schosberg’s Saratoga horses are still in their first got up in the last jump. I was so pleased for him and for Mrs. career, and he grabbed the feed cart and started in- Malloy to win a race up here is great. That’s what she lives for.” Mary’s Girl: Owned by Clear Stars and Schosberg, 3-year- troducing them to The Special’s Joe Clancy Sunday old filly is named for racing fan and artist Mary Chamberlain, morning. Oneshotatforever: Clear Stars Stable’s 2-year-old Mine- who has cerebral palsy. She’s perhaps the world’s biggest Mike shaft colt cost $77,000 at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic’s 2-year-old Smith fan, and connected with Clear Stars through artist Mike Riendo: Edition Farm’s homebred 4-year-old came through sale in May, after bringing $27,000 as a yearling at Fasig-Tip- Geraghty. “Her” horse, a 3-year-old Shanghai Bobby filly pur- with a wild win here July 21 in a New York-bred allowance. ton Kentucky’s October sale and has yet to race. New York- chased at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic’s May sale last year, owns a Son of Kitten’s Joy sports a chestnut coat, white face and a bred did his early work with Clovis Crane in Pennsylvania. “I win in 12 starts and has earned just shy of $100,000. “She’s big personality. Lost a dozen starts before breaking maiden at absolutely love him. He popped a little split at Belmont about one of those middle-distance horses. We ran her 6 furlongs Aqueduct in April, but has now won two of his last five (with three weeks before the meet here. That’s calmed down now. here the other day and she got beat 4 lengths. She ran out of a second and a third) and earned $101,335. “The hero of the He’s a beautiful-moving horse. He went a little quarter-mile this racetrack and the next race is going to be a little farther for her. group. He won a very, very difficult allowance race. It was like morning and I think he galloped out in :37 and change. He’s put She’s got all her conditions, she chips away and has made a bumper cars. He took absolutely forever to learn to be a race- on a little weight and he’s doing well.” lot of money really. She’s got a wonderful personality. Mary horse. He couldn’t figure it out, the jocks couldn’t figure him comes in here in her motorized wheelchair and she doesn’t bat out. (Owner) Vivien Malloy is so patient and loves this horse. Bulwark: Edition Farm homebred 3-year-old Hard Spun colt an eye. She’s a sweetheart. It’s pretty cool to be part of.” We sent him to Tampa for the winter, just because he needed to finished fifth in his debut here July 18. The bay gelding was a Continued On Page 9 run and keep learning. I was hoping he wouldn’t win because $120,000 RNA at Fasig-Tipton’s New York-bred sale here two

8 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 5, 2019 A.G. VANDERBILT ALICIBIADES ARLINGTON MILLION AWESOME AGAIN Stable Tour – BELMONT DERBY BREEDERS’ CUP TURF BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC BREEDERS’ Continued from page 8 CUP FILLY AND MARE TURF DELAWARE HANDICAP DONN HANDICAP Hurricane Dorene: Unraced 2-year-oldDUBAI WORLD CUP FRIZETTE FOREGO FRANK KILROE MILE GARDEN CITY Gemologist filly cost Clear Stars $92,000 at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic’s May sale and is nearingGRAND NATIONAL HURDLE HASKELL INVITATIONAL HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP her debut off two works at Saratoga including three-eighths from the gate in :36.88 July 25. IROQUOIS HURDLE JOE HIRSCH TURF CLASSIC KENTUCKY DERBY “She’s absolutely terrific. She’s close to getting Winning when it matters. her gate card, breezed a couple of times upKING’S here BISHOP LONESOME GLORY HURDLE MAKER’S 46 MILE MANHATTAN nicely and really moved forward since she got to Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center horses Saratoga. We’re probably looking to get a gate MAN O’ WAR MATRIARCH METROPOLITAN MILE NEARCTIC STAKES card sometime this week.” PRIORESS QUEENinclude ELIZABETH 64 individual II SHADWELLGrade 1 winners TURF MILE SPINAWAY Shamrock Kid: Four-year-old Dublin gelding and the winners of has won two this year while running hisSPINSTER career SWORD DANCER TEST UNITED99 Grade NATIONS 1 races. VANITY HANDICAP WHIT- earnings to $136,352. He won at Belmont Park in May and was claimed by SchosbergNEY and HANDICAP WOOD MEMORIALJust some A.G. of theVANDERBILT races they’ve ALICIBIADES won… ARLINGTON MILLION Clear Stars for $30,000. Won his first start for the new barn in June and was seventh behind AWESOME AGAIN BELMONT DERBY BREEDERS’ CUP TURF T Loves A Fight going 6 1/2 furlongs here July 14. Schosberg would like to find a longerBREEDERS’ race, CUP CLASSIC BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY AND MARE TURF DELAWARE and thought he had it July 25. “I had him in on the grass because he’s run second aHANDICAP couple DONN HANDICAP DUBAI WORLD CUP FLORIDA DERBY FRIZETTE of times and it’s hard to get a long race to go on the dirt here. Zero percent chance of rain,FOREGO I FRANK KILROE MILE GARDEN CITY GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE changed his shoes from dirt to turf at 9 in the morning. At 1 in the afternoon, the zero percentHASKELL INVITATIONAL HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP IROQUOIS HURDLE JOE chance went to 100 percent and we had an inch of rain. I flew over here, found one blacksmith,HIRSCH TURF CLASSIC KENTUCKY DERBY KING’S BISHOP LONESOME went to the ATM to pay him because he’s not my normal blacksmith and I paid him to putGLORY dirt HURDLE MAKER’S 46 MILE MANHATTAN MAN O’ WAR MATRIARCH shoes back on him. We went from 20-1 on the turf to about 8-5 on the dirt because he reallyMETROPOLITAN MILE NEARCTIC STAKES PRIORESS QUEEN ELIZABETH II likes it wet. And five minutes after we tacked that last nail in there, they canceled racing. Not SHADWELL TURF MILE SPINAWAY SPINSTER SWORD DANCER TEST our best moment. When they took it off the turf I was like (rubs hands together) andUNITED all we NATIONS VANITY HANDICAP WHITNEY HANDICAP WOOD MEMORIAL did was get soaked. The new (condition) book comes out tonight and I’m looking for anythingA.G. VANDERBILT ALICIBIADES ARLINGTON MILLION AWESOME AGAIN he’s eligible for. I’d love to run him a mile-and- an-eighth on a wet track.” BELMONT DERBY BREEDERS’ CUP TURF BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY AND MARE TURF DELAWARE HANDICAP DONN HANDICAP DUBAI WORLD CUP FLORIDA DERBY FRIZETTE FOREGO FRANK KILROE MILE GARDEN CITY GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE HASKELL INVITATION- AL HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP IROQUOIS HURDLE JOE HIRSCH TURF CLASSIC KENTUCKY DERBY KING’S BISHOP LONESOME GLORY HURDLE MAKER’S 46 MILE MANHATTAN MAN O’ WAR MATRIARCH METROPOLITAN MILE NEARCTIC STAKES PRIORESS QUEEN ELIZABETH II SHADWELL TURF MILE SPINAWAY SPINSTER SWORD DANCER TEST UNITED NATIONS Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy | AquaPacer | Cold Saltwater Spa | Dry Salt Room | Vibration Therapy | Training Center VANITY HANDICAP WHITNEY HANDICAP WOOD MEMORIAL A.G. 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Great timing between the winner’s Tod Marks last race, the Penn Mile June 1 and the Saratoga A Thread Of Blue (right) keeps everyone at bay in the Saratoga Derby Sunday. Continued On Page 12

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 11 picked up his hands on the headstrong favorite Rockemperor, losing a tacti- Saratoga Derby – cal spot going into the first turn. Continued from page 10 A Thread Of Blue, ears flicking, loped through the first quarter-mile in Derby Aug. 4. Great timing to win :23.62 and a half in :48.54. Leaving for owners Leonard and Jon Green, the backside, Saez nudged, creating a relatively new in McLaughlin’s barn. bigger gap in front of Flying Scotsman Great timing of the $1 million stakes, and Social Paranoia. After three quar- added to the stakes docket for the first ters of a mile in 1:12.32, Saez stole time this summer. Great timing in the a look over his right shoulder and Saratoga pressure tank, there’s noth- went on the offensive, not allowing ing like a stakes win during sales week any of his rivals to get within his slip- when the racing world congregates. stream. Rolling past the quarter-pole, Great timing to help temper the ev- A Thread Of Blue pivoted around the er-present issues a trainer faces in to- corner as Digital Age swung three day’s world of Thoroughbred racing. wide and Cape Of Good Hope spurt- Yeah, great timing. ed through an inviting hole along the A Thread Of Blue earned his fifth hedge. They had their chance but the win in his 10th start, producing a winner had the switch, lowering and cocktail of speed and stamina that put accelerating to easily stave off Irish- his 10 rivals on the shuffle early and breds Digital Age and Cape Of Good chasing in vain throughout. Hope. Passing the wire, Saez pumped The only true speed horse, A his fist. Thread Of Blue broke well from “I was watching the form a lot, I post 3 as Saez opened up his hands didn’t see much speed on the outside, and changed his cross in the opening but a big race, you never know,” Saez strides. Ears pricked, A Thread Of said. “I saw everybody was coming Blue took control of the race as Fly- but he was responding. Today was ing Scotsman, the only other horse easy.” with possible speed, slid into second Tod Marks from his outside post. John Velazquez Continued On Page 14 Shaded by an infield bush, A Thread Of Blue and Luis Saez score in the Saratoga Derby.

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 13 McLaughlin and the Greens discussed Tod Marks Saratoga Derby – A Thread Of Blue flies three options, the shorter Hall of Fame a different color now. Stakes Friday, the Secretariat at Arlington Continued from page 12 Park going a mile or aim at the Derby. “Kiaran really wanted to run here, he felt A Thread Of Blue finished the longest like the added distance wasn’t going to be an distance he ever tried in 1:52.08, justifying issue, which it wasn’t,” Jon Green said. “We a plan that McLaughlin and owners Leon- were concerned about the race, we were 10, ard and Jon Green had made after the Penn Mile when A Thread Of Blue finished fourth. 15-1 going into the race, there were a lot of The Belmont Derby, the first leg of the newly great, phenomenal horses, we knew he would minted Turf Trinity, loomed five weeks after have to run a lifetime best in order to achieve the Penn Mile. McLaughlin thought about it, what we were trying to accomplish. Kiaran decided against it and aimed here. had the utmost confidence in him, Saez had “We decided to watch the Belmont Der- the utmost confident in him, when you have by. After it, looking at figures and numbers, professionals like that on your team, you I said, ‘Wow, we belong with these,’ ” Mc- have to go with their gut, their direction.” Laughlin said. “And knowing we were going The Greens, who own last year’s champion to be on an uncontested lead, it looked like. 2-year-old filly Jaywalk, followed Mike Ry- Tight turns. I thought it was a benefit to be in an’s directions the OBS Mach Sale last year, here and going further, they’re going to leave securing A Thread Of Blue for $430,000. us alone.” “Mike picks out a number of horses and A Thread Of Blue became a frontrunner chill Downs May 4. The Penn Mile, over yielding then my dad and I go through the pedigrees, the first time Saez rode him. The jockey gunned the turf, accounted for his first off-the-board finish in what we feel like they’ll project to be and how son of Hard Spun to the lead in a first-level allow- seven turf tries. much they’re going to cost,” Jon Green said. “We ance at Gulfstream Park in December, he opened McLaughlin thought he knew why. stretched for this one, we went to the uppermost up and kept going. They did it again in the Dania “He doesn’t like to ship and that was a long limits of what we’ve ever spent on a horse in the Beach at Gulfstream in February. A month later, ship. Things didn’t go well at Penn National so we 30 years we’ve been in the business. We felt like he Saez engineered a stalking trip to make it three in gave him a little more time into this,” the trainer was that nice of a colt and he had enough pedigree a row taking the Grade 3 Palm Beach. On the road said. “He’s a very talented horse, he likes it firm, where it warranted it. Winning this, here. It’s surre- from there, the Flaxman-bred colt, succumbed to obviously, winning three in Florida. He had been al. It’s surreal.” Digital Age in the Grade 2 American Turf at Chur- training unbelievable for this.” And great timing. TAmAerica’s moPst dominaInt sirTe N.A.’s LEADING SIRE BY LIFETIME:

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14 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 5, 2019 Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 15 Survival Mode Perfect Alibi benefits from opponents’ rough trip in Gr. 2 BY PAUL HALLORAN ADIRONDACK STAKES RECAP Go to the Fasig-Tipton Sarato- ga sale. Buy a yearling filly. Win the bought the filly for $220,000 last year Grade 2 Adirondack Stakes a year lat- at Saratoga. er. What’s so hard about that? Asked what about the horse ap- That may look easy on paper, pealed to him going into the sale last but it was anything but the way the year, Farmer quipped, “What she did 103rd Adirondack Stakes played out today.” Sunday at Saratoga Race Course as Farmer later admitted to being fond Perfect Alibi defeated two previous- of progeny of Sky Mesa, campaigned ly unbeaten and well-backed fillies to by his good friend John Oxley. take home the winner’s share of the “I have several,” he said, after toast- $200,000 purse. The daughter of Sky ing the win in the Saratoga Room. Mesa came from behind and between Perfect Alibi broke her maiden at rivals in a rough stretch run to defeat Churchill Downs May 16 before fin- one of those prior unbeaten, Frank’s ishing second as the 6-5 favorite in Rockette, to win by a half-length. the Astoria Stakes the Thursday of “I was worried that she wouldn’t the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. get through,” said owner Tracy Farm- Tod Marks Continued On Page 18 Perfect Alibi (right) leads everyone home in Sunday’s Adirondack. er, for whom trainer Mark Casse

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 17 ic Dance, who recovered after stum- bling at the break. Adirondack – Turning for home, Perfect Alibi Continued from page 16 was between horses, with Frank’s Rockette, who took a body check Casse worked her twice on the Okla- from Just Fly, on the rail and Magic homa Training Track turf course after Dance on the outside. Perfect Alibi she arrived from Belmont and consid- prevailed after Frank’s Rockette re- ered running her on the grass. covered from being bumped and shut “My thought was that she is going off. The win most likely earned her a to be better going further,” he said. return start at Saratoga for the Grade “If she worked good on the grass I 1 Spinaway the last Saturday of the figured she could run longer (on the meet. turf).” Ortiz timed it just right, but he The turf works proved uninspiring still had to deal with the favorite who – 3 furlongs in :40.20 July 13 and 5 romped to an 8 3/4-length maiden furlongs in 1:06.20 July 27 – so Casse win at Churchill June 21 for Hall of kept her on the dirt. Now he has Fame trainer Bill Mott and owner another stakes winner and collect- Frank Fletcher. ed a second stakes victory after Got “I got a good trip,” said winning Stormy won the Fasig-Tipton De La jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., aboard the filly Rose Saturday. for the first time. “She broke running. “I told Mr. Farmer, ‘She looks She’s big with a good stride. I had great. She feels good,’ ” Casse said. good position on the turn and I want- “She never gets too excited about ed her to relax. Turning for home I training in the morning, but she runs didn’t want to make a premature really well in the afternoon. I didn’t move.” get excited until the last 100 yards.” Bred by Josephine Abercrombie’s Perfect Alibi raced behind longshot Pin Oak Stud and consigned by Craig frontrunners Integral and Just Fly, and Holly Bandoroff’s Denali Stud, never too far from odds-on favorite Perfect Alibi improved to 2-for-3 and Tod Marks Irad Ortiz Jr. (right) makes a point to trainer Mark Casse. Sarai Ortiz is not impressed. Frank’s Rockette and 2-1 shot Mag- boosted her earnings to $188,488.

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 19 Smart Money Fools Gold rewards patience of connections with stakes win BY BEN GOWANS WAYA STAKES RECAP The pinnacle for most owners en- tering the horse business is winning few years of experiencing the ups and a stakes at Saratoga Race Course. downs of the business, Wise bought That was evident Sunday as Allen his first Thoroughbred in 2015. Fools Wise described the feeling reaching Gold’s Waya victory was the owner’s that mountaintop after the Grade 3 first stakes win. Fasig-Tipton Waya Stakes. “I’ve been coming here every year “It’s the moment of a lifetime,” he since 1975. Maybe for a day or two, said. “I never could have thought 30 maybe for a week. It’s where my boys years ago when I didn’t have enough grew up, it was our family vacation money for a vacation that I’d be every year,” Wise said. “I built a standing here with Fools Gold. I’m house here 10 years ago. It’s a fami- new to this. You can’t describe how ly thing with my two sons and their tough this business is. You can’t de- families. Today is the best day in four scribe how many disappointments years. I’ve gotten into it very late in there are so nothing in the world feels life and love it.” like this.” Fools Gold was sent off as the 3-1 Wise races under the name Wise second choice with only stablemate Racing and enjoys having sons Brian Tod Marks Continued On Page 22 Fools Gold arrives with a stakes win in Sunday’s Waya. and Marc involved. Still in the first CENTRAL KENTUCKY’S FINEST HORSE FARMS Hill & Regan Parker (859) 608-8039 www.LexHorseFarms.com “Real Horse People helping Real Horse People”

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 21 Waya – Road Trip Woodbine-based trainer Barbara Continued from page 20 Minshall thought she had a shot in the Waya. Saturday her assistant Chad Elder Santa Monica a shorter price in the and groom Dexter Brawiter spent the day $200,000 stakes for fillies and mares driving to Saratoga from Toronto with the run over 1 1/2 miles on the inner turf 4-year-old filly Get Explicit. course. The daughter of Medaglia They moved the filly into her stall and d’Oro raced second until taking the checked into a motel on the outskirts of lead when turning for home under Saratoga. Javier Castellano. Fools Gold drew 2 “One-seventy-five a night – U.S. dollars!” lengths clear of oncoming traffic with said Elder, who figured with the conversion a furlong to go and held on win by it amounted to about $240 Canadian. Elder has an impressive Canadian horse pedigree. three-quarters of a length. His grandfather, Canadian equestrian Jim The longest shot in the six-horse Elder, won a gold medal for Canada at the field at 23-1, Canadian invader Get 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Explicit, broke up the Chad Brown Being given no credit for the effort of exacta with 6-5 favorite Santa Mon- the long drive from Woodbine, Get Explicit ica in third. was the longest shot in the six horse Waya Eleven of the 12 horses owned by field at 23-1. She didn’t run like it. She fin- Wise Racing to have started are fillies. ished second to Fools Gold and her con- Clearly Wise has some strategy behind nections earned $40,000 for place money. his decisions and employs only those “That should cover the motel and gas. Worth the trip.” said Elder with a smile. at the top of their profession, trusting – Terry Hill agent Mike Ryan with the bloodstock work and Brown with training. Aqueduct, her first start as a 3-year- “We love animals and I’m able to old. The bay filly won twice on Gulf- have the means to get some horses stream Park’s turf this past winter and found a trainer in Chad Brown and then finished off her South Flor- that’s very good with the animals,” ida campaign with a second in the Wise said. “That’s very important to Powder Break Stakes. She was third us.” a month later in Monmouth’s Miss Fools Gold broke her maiden in a 1-mile dirt maiden in January 2018 at Continued On Page 24

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 25 Swag Horse Celtic Chaos, Zilla partners revel in NY-bred stakes triumph BY PAUL HALLORAN JOHN MORRISSEY STAKES RECAP Score one for free stuff. It was seven years ago and Mike pens and cards he had given out I was Piazza, who had just started Zilla the only person who called.” Racing Stables, was in the backyard Brock bought in and she hasn’t at Saratoga Race Course, handing out stopped, owning a piece of all 13 free pens and postcards offering tick- horses currently in the Zilla partner- ets to the Travers. The entries would ship which now includes more than at least give Piazza contact informa- 100 investors. That led to the honor tion for potential partners, though of walking Celtic Chaos into the win- he was hoping some people would ner’s circle Sunday after the 6-year- Tod Marks inquire. old won a head bob with Build To Celtic Chaos (left) digs in late to win Sunday’s John Morrissey. Thankfully, one did. Suit in the John Morrissey Stakes. his head in the Saratoga Room, joined That workmanlike approach has “I brought the card home to Mon- Celtic Chaos, who officially won by his wife, Jolene, 2-year-old son paid off, as Celtic Chaos – a $55,000 treal and I thought (buying a share by a nose, is an important part of the Zaiden and 2-month-old daughter buy at the 2015 Ocala Breeders Sales of a horse) that would make a great Zilla team. Aria. “He’s like the guy who shows Company’s April sale of 2-year-olds Christmas present for my husband,” “I call him our blue-collar super- up for work every day. He doesn’t do – has earned $659,947 in a career in Joy Brock said. “I ended up calling star,” said Piazza, while sipping cham- anything too flashy, just punches the Continued On Page 28 Mike and he told me of the 250-300 pagne and wiping the perspiration off time clock.”

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26 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 5, 2019 Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 27 Morrissey – Continued from page 26 which he has won nine of 35 starts, with five sec- onds and eight thirds. The win Sunday set off a raucous celebration in the winner’s circle, with at least 20 Zilla partners sweating out the photo then whooping it up when the “2” was posted. The winning time was 1:15.45 for the 6 1/2 furlongs. “We feel the energy amplified to another level when you win here,” said Piazza, who credited bloodstock agent Conor Foley with convincing him to spend an extra $5,000 to buy the son of 2009 Hopeful winner Dublin and the Awesome Again mare Let Joy Reign. The victory was welcome news for Dylan Davis, who entered the day with only two wins from 69 Tod Marks mounts, with eight seconds and nine thirds. Zilla Racing Stable filled up the winner’s cirle after the New York-bred stakes score. “I thought I was on the losing side, but we got For The King, Eye Luv Lulu and T Loves A Fight. make a million dollars. They’re having fun.” the bob,” said the jockey, who is taking the tough Davis made a wide move on the turn, took the lead Of course, nobody told Celtic Chaos about the start in stride. inside the eighth pole and looked like he came up million-dollar part. “I haven’t changed anything,” he said. “I had a just short, but the camera told a different story, He’s fired off at least $110,000 in earnings for good Belmont and I thought I would get off to a much to the delight of the Zillamaniacs. four consecutive seasons and has double the career better start here, but there’s always been one horse “These guys love the game,” said winning train- earnings of any other Zilla runner. Rescheduled a little better than mine.” er Brad Cox, who pulled off a coast-to-coast daily from a rained-out card July 25, the Morrissey was That changed Sunday, albeit by the smallest of double Saturday, winning the Test by a half-length restricted to New York-breds but proved plenty big margins. Davis had Celtic Chaos, a troubled third with Covfefe and the Yellow Ribbon at Del Mar a enough for the owners. in last year’s John Morrissey, sitting a relatively few hours later when Beau Recall won by a nose “For us at this stage,” said Piazza, “this is our close fourth down the backstretch, behind Gold and survived a foul claim. “They’re not trying to Kentucky Derby.”

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 29 Second Score Better Lucky’s full-brother wins another turf sprint for Albertrani If a Tom Albertrani-trained, SUNDAY RACING RECAP Godolphin Racing-owned horse by Ghostzapper out of Sahara Gold making a trip to the winner’s circle her. She was versatile, she won long, sounds familiar, it’s because it is. short, dirt, turf. But this horse, since That’s happened nine times, first we shortened him up on the turf, with $1,278,950-earner Better Lucky that’s what we found was his best stride.” and now with her full-brother, Final Final Frontier broke his maiden at Frontier. Tampa Bay Downs in his second start Albertrani watched the replay of followed by a sixth on the dirt at Bel- the win in Sunday’s seventh race and mont Park, a disqualification at Sara- discussed the similarities between the toga Sept. 1 and a fifth at Belmont colt and his Grade 1-winning sister. Oct. 4, the latter two starts on turf. “He’s a little bigger built horse,” Albertrani and Jimmy Bell, president he said after Final Frontier won the of Godolphin America, decided to 5 1/2-furlong optional by 2 lengths run the colt in turf sprints after those from Pagliacci. “They are both kind starts last year. He won a 6-furlong of plain, brown. He’s a little different. allowance on the grass at Aqueduct in Tod Marks They are both just very talented hors- Final Frontier zooms to a win in Sunday’s seventh. Continued On Page 32 es. I see the same in him as I saw in

30 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 5, 2019 Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 31 Sunday – Saratoga Leaders TRAINERS...... 1ST Continued from page 30 Chad Brown...... 18 2019 September Meet November and finished third in late Bill Mott...... 8 May at the same distance at Belmont. Todd Pletcher...... 8 “I was a little disappointed in his Linda Rice...... 7 Stakes Schedule races going longer,” said Albertrani. Jim Bond...... 6 SEPTEMBER 13 - SEPTEMBER 29 “So I ran him short and he ran a pow- Jeremiah Englehart...... 6 erful race. He knew that he definitely Danny Gargan...... 6 wanted to go short on the grass and Jason Servis...... 6 POCAHONTAS (GII) he showed that today.” 2019 “Win and You’re In Juvenile Fillies Division” Bell seconded Albertrani’s decision 2020 Kentucky Oaks Points Race JOCKEYS...... 1ST to give the horse some rest and try a Jose Ortiz...... 27 Runs Sat., Sept. 14 Closes Aug. 31 new approach. Irad Ortiz Jr...... 22 $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) “You can never give a good horse Fillies, Two Years Old 1 1/16 Miles Javier Castellano...... 17 enough time off and if you’re patient Luis Saez...... 17 enough, they’ll come back,” said Bell. Jose Lezcano...... 16 IROQUOIS (GIII) “(Sunday) he kept going and leveled Joel Rosario...... 14 2019 “Win and You’re In Juvenile Division” off down the lane, that was visually Junior Alvarado...... 10 2020 Kentucky Derby Points Race very impressive as well as fast on the Manny Franco...... 8 Runs Sat., Sept. 14 Closes Aug. 31 teletimer. Tyler Gaffalione...... 8 $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) “It doesn’t matter weekday or Two Year Olds 1 1/16 Miles weekend, any race you win at Sara- Through Sunday toga is very treasured, very coveted. LOCUST GROVE (GIII) They don’t give away too many easy • Trainer Jeremiah Englehart knew spots up here. Everybody is bringing Runs Sat., Sept. 14 Closes Aug. 31 Daphne Moon would debut Aug. 4. $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) what they think is their best and we’re “She’s a really nice filly that we Fillies & Mares, Three Years Old & Up 1 1/16 Miles no different. We’re always very grate- bought in April,” he said in The Spe- ful to be in the winner’s circle.” cial’s Opening Day Fasig-Tipton Sta- – Catherine Galbraith OPEN MIND (Listed) and Ben Gowans Continued On Page 34 Runs Sat., Sept. 14 Closes Aug. 31 $125,000 ($125 nomination fee) Fillies & Mares, Three Years Old & Up 6 Furlongs

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32 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 5, 2019 Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 33 • Data Driven and Manny Fran- co rolled to a 13 3/4-length victory Sunday – in the second race, a $12,500 claim- Continued from page 32 er named after the late well-known Saratoga bartender and racing fan ble Tour. “Looks like she might make Frank Carcaterra. her first start in the Adirondack. I Carcaterra moved to Saratoga in think so, it’s a stakes but the distance the late 1980s and spent the next 30 is going to suit her.” years bartending and playing drums Englehart was accurate in calling in the area. Beloved in town by reg- her a nice filly but Daphne Moon ulars and out-of-towners, he was fa- started her career in Sunday’s first not mous for buying Saratoga newcom- the 10th, the Grade 2 Adirondack. ers their first drink and then talking Daphne Moon won the 6 1/2-fur- horses. long maiden, instead of being put into He picked the right places to do the middle of what turned out to be it, working at famous racetracker the Adirondack mosh pit. hangouts The Wishing Well, Sperry’s The daughter of Cairo Prince broke and The Parting Glass, where he also slowly but caught up to the field soon played drums on occasion. enough. Carcaterra died in September Jose Ortiz guided the first-time 2018. starter into the clear around the turn – Terry Hill and Daphne Moon completed her last-to-first move by the sixteenth • Crystalle rallied from last to win pole. The filly who cost $525,000 ear- the fourth under Chris Landeros in lier this year at OBS April drew clear her first start for trainer John Kim- to win by 3 1/4 lengths. mel and owners Tobey Morton and Maybe stakes competition comes Chuck Hovitz. next for the filly owned by Gold The impressive 2 1/4-length win Square and Double O Racing Stable. in the 1 1/16-mile maiden didn’t hold Tod Marks – Ben Gowans Data Driven wins Sunday’s second, run in memory of the one and only Frank Carcaterra. Continued On Page 36

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34 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 5, 2019 Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 35 • Brown’s instructions to Jose and Irad Ortiz in the nightcap were for Sunday – the brothers to follow each other on Continued from page 34 the trainer’s two entrants. They were the favorites in the race and Brown up with the filly disqualified to third thought each was going to run well for what the stewards deemed inter- and end up close at the finish. They ference that cost original third-place did, running 1-2, but it was an adven- finisher Sparkling Sky a placing. turous route to get to that result. Kimmel wasn’t happy. Twitter’s Drawn to the outside of the starting racing personalities certainly didn’t gate just one slot outside his brother, agree. Pundits and reporters couldn’t Irad tried to follow Jose into the first figure it out either. turn but Jose’s mount Doswell got Peter Brant’s Sketches Of Spain carried out at least six paths off the was elevated to first. The daughter of inner turf course rail and that meant Lope de Vega wasn’t affected by Crys- Irad aboard Good Governance was talle’s slight drift inwards but finished even farther out. a head in front of Sparkling Sky. The After the field turned into the back- adjudged victory was trainer Chad stretch, the plan was back on. Irad Brown’s second of three winners on followed his brother’s every move and the day. they advanced simultaneously around the turn while racing wide. Doswell • Way Smart continued a strong and Jose took the lead just past the meet for her trainer Jim Bond by win- eighth pole with Good Governance ning the eighth, a first-level allowance and Irad making their move. A duel for New York-bred fillies and mares. transpired, with first-time starter Good The victory was Bond’s sixth of the Governance barely getting the better meet from 21 starts. of in the 1-mile maiden by a nose. – Ben Gowans Tod Marks Chris Landeros (left) and John Kimmel wait to be disappointed during the stewards’ deliber- ation after Sunday’s fourth.

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 37 taker claimed by Taste Of Victory Stables LLC for $25,000, Blue Belt SARATOGA RESULTS claimed by Noda Brothers, LLC for $25,000, Summer Bourbon claimed by Drawing Away Stable for $25,000 Time: 1:10.02 Sunday August 4. Daily Double (2-8), $23.20; Exacta (8-2), $21.50; Superfecta (8-2-4- 12), $72.75; Trifecta (8-2-4), $65.12; Pic 3 (5-2-8), $214.75 FIRST $90,000, MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 2 YO, 7F 4 Daphne Moon J. Ortiz $6.30 $3.60 $2.90 SEVENTH $95,000, AOC $62,500, 3 YO’S & UP, 5 1/2F 7 Weekend Fun R. Santana, Jr. $3.00 $2.60 1 Final Frontier J. Lezcano $7.00 $4.10 $3.10 5 Lucky Dime J. Alvarado $3.40 2 Pagliacci I. Ortiz, Jr. $4.80 $3.30 Dk B/ Br Filly 2017, by Cairo Prince - Crozat by Street Sense 4 Stolen Pistol L. Saez $4.70 50 B Colt 2015, by Ghostzapper - Sahara Gold by Seeking the Gold Owner: Gold Square, LLC and Double O Racing Stable, LLC. StalDestiny. Time: 1:42.46 Offering our Clients a Daily Double (1-2), $26.00; Exacta (2-13), $45.50; Superfecta (2-13-8- THIRD $100,000, NY-BRED STAKES - JOHN MORRISSEY S., 3 & UP, 6 1/2F 6), $199.90; Trifecta (2-13-8), $50.62; Pic 3 (8-1-2), $122.25 �� 2 Celtic Chaos D. Davis $13.20 $5.00 $3.30 4 Build to Suit M. Franco $4.90 $3.10 NINTH $1,000,000, STAKES - SARATOGA DERBY INV., 1 3/16M in 6 Gold for the King J. Rosario $2.50 3 A Thread of Blue L. Saez $28.40 $12.20 $9.90 Ch Horse 2013, by Dublin - Let Joy Reign by Awesome Again 8 Digital Age (IRE) I. Ortiz, Jr. $6.00 $4.10 Yearling Selection Owner: Zilla Racing Stables. Trainer: Brad Cox. 7 Cape of Good Hope (IRE) J. Leparoux $12.80 Breeder: Spendthrift Farm LLC (NY). Late Scratches: Vincento Dk B/ Br Colt 2016, by Hard Spun - Enthused by Seeking the Gold 2YO ProStride Data Time: 1:15.45 Daily Double (2-2), $15.50; Exacta (2-4), $23.80; Super- Owner: Green, Leonard, C.. Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin. fecta (2-4-6-1), $19.27; Trifecta (2-4-6), $31.12; Pic 3 (4-2-2), $47.25 Breeder: Flaxman Holdings Limited (KY). Time: 1:52.02 Daily Double (2-3), $67.75; Exacta (3-8), $92.75; Superfecta (3-8-7-2), OptiMatchPro Matings FOURTH $90,000, MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 2 YO, 1 1/16M $879.40; Trifecta (3-8-7), $868.75; Pic 3 (1-2-3), $232.00 5 Sketches of Spain (IRE) I. Ortiz, Jr. $12.80 $6.00 $4.10 8 Sparkling Sky J. Ortiz $4.60 $3.90 10TH $200,000, STAKES - ADIRONDACK S., 2 YO, 6 1/2F Biomechanical Analysis 3 (dq)Crystalle C. Landeros $13.00 3 Perfect Alibi I. Ortiz, Jr. $15.40 $4.00 $2.40 *Crystalle disqualified from first for interference. 2 Frank’s Rockette J. Leparoux $2.60 $2.10 CardioCapacity B Filly 2017, by Lope de Vega (IRE) - Janicellaine (IRE) by Beat Hollow (GB) 8 Magic Dance R. Santana, Jr. $2.30 Dk B/ Br Filly 2017, by Sky Mesa - No Use Denying by Maria’s Mon PerHip � A� Owner: Brant, Peter, M.. Trainer: Chad Brown. Breeder: Ballylinch Stud (IRE). Late Scratches: Tonapita Owner: Farmer, Tracy. Trainer: Mark Casse. Time: 1:41.17 Daily Double (2-5), $37.25; Exacta (5-8), $21.90; Breeder: Pin Oak Stud, LLC (KY). Time: 1:18.39 Daily Double (3-3), Quinella (5-8), $9.70; Superfecta (5-8-3-4), $118.75; Trifecta (5-8-3), $151.50; Exacta (3-2), $19.80; Superfecta (3-2-8-6), $10.20; Trifecta $170.50; Pic 3 (2-2-5), $75.00 (3-2-8), $16.37; Pic 3 (2-3-3), $291.00; Place Pix Nine (1/2/4-2/8/13- 3/7/8-3), $30.75; Pic 6 ((WHITNEY-SARATOGA DERBY 3-4/6-), $36.60; �TI FIFTH $200,000, STAKES - FASIG-TIPTON WAYA S., 3 & UP, 1 1/2M Pic 6 ((WHITNEY-SARATOGA DERBY 3-4/6-), $5,835.70 2 Fools Gold J. Castellano $8.40 $5.20 ContactAuction Usfor Services 1 Get Explicit R. Santana, Jr. $16.80 11TH $90,000. MDN SPC WGT. 3&UP. 1M INNER TURF. 4 Santa Monica (GB) J. Ortiz 11 Good Governance (GB) I. Ortiz Jr. 7.50 4.50 3.00 B Filly 2015, by Medaglia d’Oro - Moment of Majesty by Saint Liam 10 Doswell J. Ortiz 3.70 2.30 Owner: Wise Racing. Trainer: Chad Brown. Breeder: Regis Farms (KY). 3 Malthael J. Rosario 3.00 Time: 2:27.21 Daily Double (5-2), $29.00; Exacta (2-1), $61.25; Su- B. c. Kingman (GB)-Please Sing (GB), Royal Applause (GB). perfecta (2-1-4-6), $43.40; Trifecta (2-1-4), $77.87; Pic 3 (2-5-2), Owner: Klaravich Stables. Trainer: Chad Brown. Breeder: Michael Wates $163.00; Pic 4 (2/8-2-5-2), $193.25; Pic 5 (4-2/8-2-5-2), $763.75 (GB). Time: 1:34.30. Exacta $9.20. Trifecta $14.37. Superfecta $49.30. Double $41. Pick 3 SIXTH $52,000, NY-BRED CLAIMING $25,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 6F $562. Pick 4 $880.75. Pick 5 $13,252.50. Pick 6 $63,041. Pick 6 (5 8 Tribecca K. Carmouche $10.00 $4.80 $4.00 correct) $818. Scratches: Alfons Walde (Ire), Bad Dude, Duress, Mo- Suzanne 2 The Caretaker L. Saez $4.20 $3.30 tataabeq, Patagonia. Smallwood 4 Blue Belt C. Landeros $4.80 Paid Attendance: 28,123. President Ch Gelding 2014, by Bustin Stones - Heck by Heckle Owner: Bran Jam Stable. Trainer: John Toscano, Jr. On Track Handle: $4,558,361. (859) 227-2854 Breeder: Laurel Least & Joseph Lech (NY). All Sources Handle: $23,662,521. Late Scratches: O Shea Can U See www.EOUIXBio.com Claimed: Tribecca claimed by Brown, Ronald A. for $25,000, The Care- Copyright 2019 EQUIBASE Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. 38 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 5, 2019 SARATOGA RESULTS PHOTOS BY TOD MARKS AND DAVE HARMON 1 2 3

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 39 uction ction ASelect yearling sale set for launch BY TOM LAW FASIG-TIPTON SARATOGA PREVIEW The word sustainability gets thrown around a lot these days. It Stud fees have stayed at a sustain- means different things to different able level the last several years, which people in all walks of life, from farm- allows commercial breeders to pro- ers to environmentalists, politicians duce horses to sell at auction at a re- to scientists, non-profits to corporate alistic level and buyers to purchase at behemoths and just about everyone in a tolerable price. The days of monster between. high prices at the top of the blood- The Thoroughbred industry, spe- stock market, a la the mid 1980s, late cifically the commercial segment of 1990s and early 2000s, might be few the business, is no exception and the and far between but a solid market public auction realm continues to continues to grow at a steady rate. Public auctions are a good test of chug along at a steady pace thanks to the Thoroughbred industry’s sustain- sustainability practices implemented Tod Marks Continued On Page 42 Loosen up, it’s sales time in Saratoga. on purpose or by happenstance.

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 41 Sale – Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Continued from page 40 Yearling Sales ability and the two-day Fasig-Tipton Monday, Aug. 5 & Tuesday, Aug. 6 Saratoga sale of selected yearlings 6:30 p.m. should give a hint into the health of Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion the business. The Saratoga sale starts East Avenue and George Street at 6:30 p.m. today inside the Hum- phrey S. Finney Pavilion at the corner “Walking around the grounds and of East Avenue and George Street, observing, there’s a very, very, very with 96 yearlings slated to go through high level of interest. People are try- the ring as of Sunday evening after ing to acquire high-quality racing scratches. That number is down a prospects. We’ll have a good horse bit from last year when 117 were set sale. I don’t expect any dramatic cra- to sell in the opening session and in- zy numbers on the tote board but dicative of an overall decrease to this we’ll see horses that are sold very well year’s catalog. that have significant upside should “We can expect a very good they perform on the racetrack, given horse sale,” said Boyd Browning Jr., their pedigrees and physical confor- Fasig-Tipton president and chief ex- mation.” ecutive officer. “We are in a world The prospective buyers were out and marketplace where spectacular in force Sunday morning combing is probably not realistic because the through the 198 yearlings remaining market has sustained growth over the from a catalog of 223 after scratches. last 10 years and has gotten very sol- The decreased number in the catalog id. In some ways to me it’s like the – down 12.5 percent from 255 last stock market, when you’re at 27,000, year – and on the sales grounds by the 26,000 (Dow Jones Industrial Aver- weekend provided a little more room Tod Marks age), how much higher can you go in Hip 36, an Upstart colt, takes a walk for some potential buyers at Gainesway. terms of that? Continued On Page 44 Cowboy Up Need attention? Hip 45 We provide C. by Kantharos complete equine, farm, and o/o Leh She Run liability coverages.

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 43 “I wouldn’t expect much differ- ent,” Graves said of the market. “I’d Sale – expect what we’ve been seeing the Continued from page 42 last year or two. It should be good at the top if we have what the buyers to show yearlings, but not much. Ad- want. Our Medaglia d’Oro colt is go- equate space was at a premium Satur- ing over well and the Upstart colt has day and Sunday during peak inspec- been very popular. We’ve got a bunch tion times. of nice fillies over there that are doing Consignors described the traffic at well. The Tapit filly especially. She’s the barns as busy or steady, two ad- been popular.” jectives that don’t guarantee positive John Sikura’s Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales results in the ring but indicate sell- Agency’s four-horse consignment ers brought an attractive product to buzzed Sunday morning at the end of the market. The activity lightened up Barn 2. Prospective buyers zeroed in around lunchtime each day, allowing on two colts selling early the second consignors and their staff a brief re- night – Hip 129, a son of American spite. Pharoah; and Hip 134, a son of Curl- “It’s been steady, but hasn’t been in. unbearable,” said Gainesway’s Brian “These boys, the yearlings, they Graves. “I guess we’ll find out what haven’t had a breather, they’ve been that means once the sale starts.” out all day,” said Hill ‘n’ Dale’s Rita Gainesway sold one of the five sev- Riccelli. en-figure yearlings at the sale last year Tod Marks The Curlin colt is the first foal out – a filly by American Pharoah out of Hip 44, a War Front filly, waits her turn to show at Eaton Sales. of the Flatter mare Taris, winner of multiple Grade 1 winner Life At Ten the Grade 1 Humana Distaff at Chur- bought by Larry Best for $1.2 million family Seeking The Gold mare Pen- graded stakes winner Upstart out of sion related to the likes of Dancing the stakes-placed Bellamy Road mare chill Downs in 2016. Bred in Ken- – and returns with its usual strong tucky by the Heider Family Stables, consignment. Spree, Fantastic Find, Furlough and Joyous Music, and Hip 157, a colt by Finder’s Fee. Two others buyers ze- Medaglia d’Oro and half-brother to the colt is related to stakes winners The group includes Hip 82, a fil- Theatre Star, Stoweshoe and Don’t Be ly by the farm’s and North America’s roed in on over the weekend were Grade 3 winner Mico Margarita from leading sire Tapit out of a Phipps Hip 36, a colt from the first crop of the family of champion Songbird. Continued On Page 46

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44 The Saratoga Special Monday, August 5, 2019 Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 45 to his father as I’ve seen. He’s got a and all the usual players are here,” yearlings last year for a Saratoga re- great disposition, beautiful body and he said. “We have eight and top to cord $62,794,000, up 18.5 percent Sale – is a powerful horse that moves unbe- bottom this is the best group we’ve from the previous year. The average Continued from page 44 lievably.” brought here across the board. We price of $369,376 also increased 8.7 Select Sales saw an equal amount sold Tepin here, we sold Maximus percent and wasn’t far off the record Silly. The American Pharoah colt is of traffic at its eight-horse consign- Mischief here, but across the board $385,259 set in 2001. The sale’s medi- also the first foal out of his mare, the ment Sunday. The group includes this is the strongest group. an price came in at a record $300,000 Grade 3-winning Super Saver mare three yearlings by Into Mischief, sire “I’m very high on these horses and to match the mark set in 2017. Super Majesty bred by Boama Corp. of Saturday’s Grade 1 Test winner I would be disappointed if all of these Whether the sale reaches those “We brought a good group of Covfefe and 2019 graded stakes win- don’t end up stakes horses. I feel that marks might depend on serious cash horses, as we always try to do here in ners Mia Mischief, Owendale and strongly about it. We try to be super at the highest levels since the num- Saratoga,” Riccelli said. “The Curlin Comical. Select’s Andrew Cary is hard on what we bring here. You have ber of yearlings available are down. colt, he’s a beautiful horse. The mare bullish about the group and the over- to be. The three by Into Mischief, that Recent history would indicate the was a runner and physically he looks all market. speaks for itself. We’ve been fans of number of seven-figure yearlings sold as good as a horse could look. The “Everything’s good, traffic is great his since the beginning, going back to between two and four. Five brought American Pharoah colt is as similar Vyjack, who we sold (at Fasig-Tip- $1 million or more last year with two ton’s Kentucky July yearling sale). in 2017 and 2016 and three in 2015 From little opportunity he did great and 2014. and now with a big opportunity he’s The 2018 sale was the first con- really getting it done.” ducted after the passing of longtime The deep potential buying base in- Fasig-Tipton executive and respected cluded agents for all the major racing horseman Bill Graves, who passed operations, including representatives away last spring and in the midst of of Coolmore, Godolphin, WinStar the process of putting the Saratoga Farm, China Horse Club, Stonestreet, catalog together. The 2019 sale will Three Chimneys, Eclipse Thorough- be the first without him being directly bred Partners, Centennial Farm and involved. West Point Thoroughbreds. Others on “It’s always been a team; a team the sales grounds included top owners of six or so people involved in the B. Wayne Hughes, Larry Best, John process,” Browning said. “There are Oxley, Roy and Gretchen Jackson a lot of different people with input. and Peter Brant, agents Alex Solis, Ja- Someone asked me the other day if son Litt, Mike Ryan, Niall Brennan, I’ll miss Bill’s fingerprints on the sale Liz Crow, Steve Young, Tom Mc- this year? I said no. They looked at Greevy, Tom Ryan and David Ingor- me kind of funny and I said, ‘His fin- do and trainers Michael McCarthy, gerprints are still on the sale.’ He’s Mark Casse, Todd Pletcher, Christo- worked with all of us. We all looked phe Clement, Graham Motion, Brad at horses together. Cox, John Servis, Steve Asmussen and “There’s a cumulative effect of several others. the relationships and the knowledge. Many of those same individuals I miss him terribly personally and or representatives – certainly not an professionally, but our company was exhaustive list of those on the sales built on the foundation of the men grounds Sunday – were on the scene and women who worked there. The last year when total receipts, average values and skills don’t erode, they get price and median all posted increases. passed along. He’s still very much a Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 170 big part of the selection process.”

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 47 MULTIPLE STAKES WINNER GIRLS KNOW BEST Legacy Filly First yearling in sale tied to Graves

BY CATHERINE GALBRAITH MEET A HORSE TRITON STABLE – STAKES RACING PARTNERSHIP The first yearling through the ring in tonight’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale marks not only the start of the next generation of racing but the end Why buy the dream, of an era. Hip 1, a filly by Exaggerator con- signed by Royal Bloodstock Sales, when you can buy is out of the winning Forest Wildcat mare Fashion Cat. Bill Graves, the late respected horseman and an ex- the reality. ecutive with Fasig-Tipton for nearly three decades, purchased Fashion Cat in the name of Bar S Ranch for Angus Glen Farm for $630,000 at the 2004 LINCOLN COLLINS JOE MILLER Fasig-Tipton Florida 2-year-olds in [email protected] [email protected] training sale. Fashion Cat made three starts for Angus Glen, winning her Call for More Info: 502-773-1989 debut and finishing second and sixth in allowance races. “Unfortunately she got sick at some point and didn’t get to run to Jack Clancy her potential but she ended up being Hip 1 carries a rich background into the sale. quite the broodmare for his client,” said consignor Royal Bloodstock’s the morning we come in and every- Save The Date Britt Wadsworth. one’s washing horses or whatever and Fashion Cat produced 10 foals, she’s just taking her nap. We get her including graded stakes winners Cor- ready and then she takes her morning fu and New York Central. Fashion nap, which I love.” Cat also produced Chic, a daughter The naps aren’t the only thing that of Orb who brought $750,000 and reminds the consignor of Fashion Cat. the eighth-highest price at the 2017 “She’s her daddy’s color, but she’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale. Fashion very athletic and balanced like her Cat and Graves died last year. mother,” she said. “Her mother was “I used to go visit the mare and see very fast. She’s classy and sweet. They almost every one of her foals,” Wad- are similar, very much in attitude and sworth said. “I galloped one of her the way she shows, in her walk and daughters. This is her last foal. She everything.” died and we lost Billy. So I saw her Wadsworth runs the Saratoga op- as a weanling and said, ‘It’s a sign.’ ” eration of Royal Bloodstock, while Guest of Honor Wadsworth paid $150,000 for the her partner Danzel Brendemuehl then weanling at last year’s Fasig-Tip- manages the Ocala operation. A re- Donna Barton Brothers ton Kentucky November mixed sale. cent seller at the Fasig-Tipton Sarato- She was bred by SF Bloodstock, which ga New York-bred yearling sale, the purchased Fashion Cat for $400,000 select sale is new territory. at the 2014 Keeneland November “She is in Ocala and I have a farm breeding stock sale. up here, we work really good,” Wad- Anyone walking past the one- sworth. “We have mares up here so horse Royal Bloodstock consignment we will have some in the New York- Friday, September 27, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. in Barn 4 might find Hip 1 snoozing bred sale as well. We do some pin- between showings. hooking from weanlings to yearlings. For Sponsorship ! Ticket information “She takes naps, her mother was She’s our first filly we’ve had in the visit www.bgfcky.org or call 859.219.0910 the same way,” said Wadsworth. “In Saratoga sale.”

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Monday, August 5, 2019 The Saratoga Special 49 cupofcoffee BY SEAN CLANCY Named He wrote the speeches, all of them, from the Hall sky), won the Sham Stakes in his third start and of Fame to the Eclipse Awards. finished second in the San Felipe. A strained hock He went to the father/daughter dances with Bob derailed him on the road to the Kentucky Derby. Baffert’s daughter, when the trainer went on the Disappointing then, a godsend now. road to Churchill Downs or Dubai or Belmont Park, “It was a blessing in disguise,” Baffert said. “He always calling his college buddy afterward and re- didn’t have to go through all the Triple Crown stuff minding him, “You owe me, brother. You owe me.” and Justify filled in great. Now we’ve got a nice old- When Baffert won his first Kentucky Derby with er horse.” Silver Charm, Baffert looked down from the infield McKinzie returned that fall, won the Pennsylva- celebration and there was his friend, his good-times- Tod Marks nia Derby, finished 12th in the Breeders’ Cup Clas- and-bad-times comrade, crying like a baby. McKinzie, the horse. sic in what Baffert calls a mistake. Since then, McK- Every time Baffert and his friends, Mike Pegram, inzie hasn’t been worse than second in five graded Karl Watson and Paul Weitman, won a race or heard The trainer was thinking about a bay son of stakes, including a romp in the Whitney Saturday. something funny, they called their friend, “Brad, Street Sense, purchased for $170,000 the previous Mike Smith has ridden McKinzie in every start, you’ve got to hear this one…” He would laugh and September. Light, athletic, he looked like an old- some have been brilliant and some have been brutal, one-up the punch line, the ultimate closer. He was a time Thoroughbred to Baffert. Those are the types but all have been poignant. natural at that. he likes. Arrogate, American Pharoah…they get “What makes me happy is we got that big Grade Baffert’s mother called him her fifth son. more oxygen, stay sounder. 1 win for him. It’s for Bob, he’s named after Bob’s All Baffert’s kids called him, Uncle Brad. Baffert reserved the name – McKinzie. best friend in life, that’s important to Bob and Mike His sense of humor was brilliant, his loyalty un- “We named him and I swear that horse got better and the guys,” Smith said. “It means that much to conditional, his death at 62…devastating. as soon as we named him,” Baffert said. “He started me because I know how much he means to them. At his funeral in the summer of 2017, Pegram, working better.” He’s extra special because of his name. The money Watson, Weitman and Baffert were reminiscing Offering a little help from above was nothing for is not the pressure, it’s the time and the meaning and reeling, there is nothing like mortality to jolt Brad McKinzie. behind it, that’s priceless. You can’t pay for that a man and his friends. You know the moments, A Longtime executive at Los Alamitos Race- kind of stuff. Money, I can make the money, I’m not over a drink, after you’ve been strong at the church, course, McKinzie was integral in getting Baffert, worried about losing a paycheck, that’s the least of strong for the bereaved, when you make proclama- then a Quarter Horse guy, to the Quarter Horse my worries. It’s how much it means to everybody.” tions about being a better man, about living right, track, was integral in lengthening the track from a To Baffert, McKinzie, the horse, is a tribute to about telling your loved ones that you love them. bull ring to a proper mile, was integral in finding a McKinzie, the man. For racetrackers, they say all those things and then new home, a new venue for Thoroughbreds after “He was the funniest guy, he was so smart. He they think bigger. Hollywood Park closed. was my number one fan. We all miss him so much “We need to name a good son of a gun after As for the horse, well, he came around like he because every time something happened, we’d call him,” Watson said. “I mean a good one.” knew he was honoring a best friend. Brad, ‘Can you believe this…’ ” Baffert said. “My Yeah, a good one. A burner who could replace “I always knew he was special before I ran him,” mother would always say that he was her fifth son. the likes of Hoppertunity, Real Quiet and Silverbul- Baffert said. That’s how close we were. His mother is still alive, letday for Pegram, Watson, Weitman. Well, at least McKinzie won his debut at Santa Anita, 83 days I’m sure she’s watching, the horse keeps her going. bring the trio of Baffert loyalists back to the top of after Brad McKinzie died. The Kentucky-bred colt He had a big heart, he took care of my kids when I the game. came back to finish second and moved up to first wasn’t there. I’d call, ‘Brad I need you.’ He would “I’ve got one who I think could be a good one,” through disqualification in the Los Alamitos Cash show up. He would always show up.” Baffert said. Call Futurity (nothing like having a steward in the Just like the horse.

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