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2 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 here&there...at Saratoga BY THE NUMBERS 31: Stakes winners in the Old Friends “family” who won stakes at Saratoga, from the late Gulch in 1986 to Kharafa in 2018.

83: Old Friends’ horses who ran, but did not win a stakes race, at Saratoga.

63: Jalapenos picked in first “harvest” Sunday from Tom Law’s garden.

17: Wifi networks reachable at Tom Law’s house on Circular Street. LICENSE PLATES OF THE DAY RACE4ME, Florida. UWON1, Kentucky. NAMES OF THE DAY Soulmate, sixth race. Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s homebred is out of A Time To Love.

Swamp Rat, seventh race. Hey, sometimes a horse is named after a bull.

Award Winner, seventh race. The younger brother to Oscar Performance out of the Devine Actress.

Her Royal Highness, ninth race. Albert Frassetto’s is out of Joan Of Arc.

Fika, 10th race. A Swedish term for a coffee and cake break and, deeper, a state of mind. Sounds good to us. Tod Marks Awesome. The aptly named Awestruck gallops to the start – under some brewing clouds – before Wednesday’s Shine Again.

Stallions ranked by all-time Saratoga Black Type winners 1 A.P. Indy 19 2 Medaglia d’Oro 18 3 Danzig 16 It’s pronounced 16 5 Giant’s Causeway 15 Speightstown 15 ’s Song 15 Sarad’oga 8 Smart Strike 14 Tapit 14 10 Freud 13 Mr. Prospector 13

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Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 3 Matthew J. Nielsen Ed Kasperavich, CFA here&there...at Saratoga Deborah Stackpole Managing Directors WORTH REPEATING Sports & Entertainment Group [email protected] “They took me to the middle of the Oklahoma and I went over one of those little jumps and I almost fell off. I said, ‘I’m not doing this. No I’m not. I’m not a jumper.’ ” Trainer Luis Carvajal Jr., on schooling a horse (once) for trainer Leo O’Brien back in the day

“In the stall, he’s quiet. He walks quiet. Everything is quiet. He goes to the track and he can stand Your investment there with the rider and look. He can stand there for 10 minutes. He’ll walk and jog, whatever you want. Turn him around and start galloping . . . as soon as you hit the five-eighths pole, then future starts you’ve got to hold on. He’ll try you. He’ll switch leads and go. And then he’s ‘RRRRRaahhhh.’ We had a few problems with riders who couldn’t ride him the right way. He’s not easy.” here… Securities offered through Stonecrest Capital Markets, member FINRA/SIPC Advisory services offered through Stonecrest Advisors, Inc. Carvajal, on training Imperial Hint

“That was the last time you talked to me.” Hall of Fame trainer Carl Nafzger to The Special’s Sean Clancy QUOTE OF THE DAY when signing a photo from the years

“I’d really worked on my speech. I wanted it to be right and I didn’t “Tomorrow.” Retired trainer Mike Hushion on when agent Winston Heslop’s want to read it so I had put a lot of time into that and I was ready 15-year “suspension” for spinning him would be over to get it over with. Exciting day, exciting time, still is.” Trainer Shug McGaughey, on his Hall of Fame induction “I spun Joe Pesci. Can you believe that? Joe Pesci. Wesley Ward is still mad at me for that one.” Heslop, about the owner/actor

“I know. I know. Land the plane.” Gabby Gaudet, reiterating deadline advice she learned at The Special

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Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 5 Country Life Stallions here&there...at Saratoga WORTH REPEATING “Today’s Cup of Coffee doesn’t fit on one page. You guys are really enjoying the five-day week.” Longtime reader and advertiser Matt Nielsen after Sean Clancy’s Cup of Coffee about watching 13 races ran overtime

“As they say, I didn’t have time to write it short.” Clancy, on his two-page spread

“That guy right there changed it all.” Trainer Phil Gleaves, pointing to D. Wayne Lukas Thursday morning

“Sign him up.” Trainer Mike Trombetta when The Special offered his son a job

“Loved reading Saratoga Moments this morning…that sure was a moment to remember! Right

ELLEN B. PONS B. ELLEN up there in my 39 years of coming here.” Rich Cristiano after reading Martin Panza’s memory of Divining Rod by Tapit out of $2-milion earner Precious Kitten. Third galloping at Saratoga in American Pharoah’s Preakness. Second by a head in Gr. 1 Cigar Mile. Earner of $882,604. Owned by Roy and Gretchen Jackson, Gainesway “Another feature on Rusty Arnold?” Farm, and Country Life Farm.Well-supported in the Mid-Atlantic, Sarah Campion as The Special interviewed her favorite trainer Divining Rod enters his third season at stud in 2020. she’s not employed by Thursday morning Find out more at countrylifefarm.com “All toe-ins are fast – you heard it here.” Doc Richardson, conformation expert, giving a dissertation Thursday morning Josh Pons 443-807-0644 v Mike Pons 410-459-8517 Christy Holden 410-808-1325 v Bel Air, MD 21014 “You’re right, Mickey River was fast.” 410-879-1952 v [email protected] v countrylifefarm.com Dick Knapp, baseball fan, in response to Richardson’s assessment “If he hadn’t picked me up, I might still be going.” Trainer Bill Mott, about the time he got some help with a runoff from trainer Richard Hazelton (and a lead pony); the -based Hazelton, who died Tuesday at 88, won more than 4,700 races in a 54-year career as a trainer.

“All three of us wouldn’t fit on the bike.” Saratoga Moments . . . Trainer Phil Gleaves, driving visitors around in his car for a change

“Two come to mind. When Heart To Heart won the Better “He’s got good taste.” Talk Now (in 2014), he really announced his arrival as a nice Sarah Arnold as a studdish colt noticed Concrete Rose Thursday morning 3-year-old and then when Grand Arch won the Fourstardave (2015). That was a good field of horses he beat that day. He really took a step forward to show us he was the real deal. From there he went on to win the Shadwell and was third in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. He was an awesome old horse, had a great . A big independent bugger, didn’t want anybody to have too much to do with him.” – Trainer Brian Lynch

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Golden Award: Shuvee heroine 5. part of strong start by Mott barn. The Chief . . . Day 13 Tax: The Travers gets another “William Blocker, he was a good groom, he used to 6. player after Jim Dandy score. watch me like a hawk, he’d say, ‘You’re paying extra special attention to this one, ain’t you?’ I said, ‘What Highest Honors: Tapit colt may do you mean? I pay attention to all my horses?’ He’d 7. have stamped Travers ticket. say, ‘Yes, you do, I’ll give you credit for that, but you’re Mominou: Quick Toner filly paid paying extra special attention to this one, must be 8. $61.50 in Caress. Who bet? near time ain’t it?’ Those old guys all thought you pre- pared horses to win a bet, there was nothing further Channel Cat: Enterprising ride, from the truth.” 9. game horse pay off in Grade 2. – Trainer Allen Jerkens, 1929-2015 Mr Havercamp: Scored like 10. Gretzky in Forbidden Apple.

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Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 7 Every day at Saratoga, The Special with presents an exclusive Stable Tour Ray Handal with a Saratoga trainer.

The annual tradition of the Fasig-Tipton going to do. You can see in the stall, he’s good looking Stable Tour calls for the final feature to fo- and very imposing. Good balance and a perfect hind cus on the “Little Guys,” who didn’t grab the end. High hip, huge gaskin and a sexy walk. It’s all the headlines but earned recognition and respect. right stuff for me. I don’t know if we’ll make a start The 2016 installment of the Little Guys here or not because he’s going to be a longer distance dirt horse but maybe we’ll sprint him once and get his tour featured many of the usual suspects, legs under him. I’m 0-for first-time out in my career veteran trainers with a handful or even just and close to 30 percent second-time out. I guess my one horse. We also included a trio of horses horses just do better with a run.” trained by Ray Handal, who made his Sara- toga debut in 2015 and won his first race Shamrocked: Randall Manor Racing’s 5-year-old here the day we stopped by his barn at the Trappe Shot gelding improved to 4-for-14 with victory harness track for a chat. in starter allowance July 3 at Belmont. “We’ll be look- Tod Marks ing for a 1x up here. Training super. He’s won three Handal came with more horses in 2017 Trainer Ray Handal and Saratoga winner Chestnut Street. and 2018 and earned a solo Stable Tour. He’s times for us and hit the board almost every start. He’s back for another edition, thanks to a full Kansas Kis: Perrine Time spent $57,000 for 2-year-old by in good form and I’m expecting a good run. He ran third to Chateau in February. They went head-to-head and you barn inside Horse Haven on the Oklahoma Train- Constitution. She also breezed a half in :49.47 Wednesday, her third work in Saratoga and fifth overall. “She was a little im- can see how fast that horse is. That was off a four-month lay- ing Track, stalls for overflow at the harness track off. This guy is well capable.” and more back at his main base at . mature when we bought her. She’s a (late April) foal so we’re banking on the fact she’s going to grow up a bit and we got “From the small page to the big page,” Han- her for a reduced price. She has all the right parts and breezed Sevnteeneightysevn: A $120,000 purchase by Ora- dal said this week. “I’ve got 34 here and 45 total. well, she’s just on the shorter side. Since she’s come in she’s cle Bloodstock in April, 2-year-old daughter of Constitution Things are going well. It’s awesome.” grown up, muscled up, toned up. She’s a little bit of a nut but breezed 3 furlongs in :37.55 on the main track July 29. “She’s Handal won his second race of the 2019 meet when she goes on the track is very professional and trains the progressing nice after a few setbacks. She got a little sick on Wednesday when Theaterintheround took the right way.” us when we got here, then she had an abscess on the side of eighth, a 5 ½-furlong allowance on the grass for New her mouth so we had to walk her until we got that cleared up. The Big S: Third in the Stakes at Monmouth She just had her first three-eighths. Coming back nice. She’s York-bred and . He trains the daughter owned by Zilla Racing with Madaket in for a piece.” of Majesticperfection for Cutair Racing, one of sev- Park in early June, 3-year-old colt by Jimmy Creed finished fifth eral clients that keeps Handal’s string stocked. in Grade 2 Amsterdam Sunday for four-part ownership group. “The big boy here. He ran a super fifth to that freak Shancelot Kemba: Unraced 2-year-old Hard Spun filly named for NBA the other day. This colt is talented. I was really pleased with star Kemba Walker. She breezed a half in :49.47 on the Okla- Ekhtibaar: Claimed by Paul Braverman and Handal for his performance in the race. He’s had a lot of circumstantial homa Wednesday. “Hopefully we get a little PR from that side $40,000 last October at Belmont, 6-year-old son of problems, issues in his races. Blinkers, one race he was too of it. She’s done well. Ready to drive right on. Galloping and won back-to-back starts at Belmont and Laurel before shipping aggressive, a Keeneland allowance race he broke a step slow breezing. Even though she came in from a sale in June she’s north. “He’s a really nice horse we claimed last fall from Chad and hated the kickback. And it was the first time he had horses getting ready really quick. We can have some fun with her.” Brown. We played around with him over the wintertime on the in front of him. Joel had to go like eight wide that day. Down grass, tried to do some different things with him, stakes and the lane he got green, switched to his left lead, then to his right English Soul: Second in allowance race Wednesday behind allowance races. He just wasn’t running up to par. We got ag- and wanted to lean on horses. This time he was super profes- Mascha, Zilla Racing Stable’s 4-year-old English Channel fil- gressive, dropped him in for 16 at Belmont and he won. Didn’t sional. We schooled him a bunch, put him behind and he made ly was previously entered in similar race July 25 before races get claimed. Then we ran him in a starter at Laurel and he won a run in the race. He got shuffled a little down the backside, were canceled due to heavy rains. She won the Fleet Indian that. We have a pretty good spot picked out for him this week- lost a length and a half. That definitely cost him fourth. Those here and East View at Aqueduct as a 3-year-old. “The big mare. end. He should be pretty live. He’s a big good-looking colt. Paul were legit horses and he’s going to be something serious down She’s back in action. I’m super bummed we got taken off the is great, he lets me do what I want.” the line. I don’t have a set plan. Potentially a 1x. Maybe a lot grass and then two races later they canceled it. The (July 25) of people will dodge Shancelot in the Allen Jerkens so maybe I race was basically a paid workout for a $100,000 purse. I Onthewingsoflou: Greg Pulaski’s VinLaur Racing Stable won’t mind rolling the dice if it’s a five-, six-horse field.” think it was down to four or five horses in there, all the MTOs bred and own 2-year-old -bred colt by Cairo Prince, scratched and that would have been a walk in the park for her. who breezed a half in :49.43 on the Oklahoma Wednesday. Celtic Striker: Oracle Bloodstock paid $100,000 last year She’s training super. Such a nice horse. She’s good, we’ll keep “He’s one of my better 2-year-old colts. He’s been breezing for 2-year-old son of Congrats. He’s breezed three times in her in the New York-bred ranks and try a stake eventually.” nice. I had Manny Franco breeze him (July 24) and he thought Saratoga, including half in :49.43 Wednesday on the Oklaho- he was pretty nice. I have like seven 2-year-olds that are on the ma. “He was bought for Imperial Racing, they won the UAE Morality Clause: Cutair Racing’s and Randall Manor Rac- same pattern. He might be a grass horse. I’m going to keep Derby with Brendan Walsh’s horse, Plus Que Parfait. Nice cli- ing’s 2-year-old Verrazano filly finished second in back-to-back pressing on with the dirt. We’re in buildup mode so sometimes ent, awesome to deal with and lets me do my thing with him. starts, including Wednesday’s fifth behind Girlntheyellowtaxi. grass horses will look like dirt horses until you really make I’ve had him three months, taking my time and been building “She ran a fast-closing third first time out and then ran sec- them work. He could make a start at the meet.” him up. Starting to press on him. I’m excited to see what he’s ond after that. Weird race, Wesley Ward’s horse had a heart

8 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 A.G. VANDERBILT ALICIBIADES ARLINGTON MILLION AWESOME AGAIN Stable Tour – BREEDERS’ CUP TURF BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC BREEDERS’ Continued from page 8 CUP FILLY AND MARE TURF DELAWARE HANDICAP DONN HANDICAP attack, bolted and went to the outside edge. It was really tragic. As far as the race they walkedDUBAI WORLD CUP FRIZETTE FOREGO FRANK KILROE MILE GARDEN CITY on the front end. … I told the owner she was just saving the race for Saratoga. She’s in GRANDthose NATIONAL HURDLE HASKELL INVITATIONAL HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP auction races. I got her for $40,000 last fall. It’s cool they did those. When she wins we could go IROQUOIS HURDLE TURF CLASSIC to stakes company. I told the guys I wanted to Winning when it matters. backdoor into the Breeders’ Cup.” KING’S BISHOP LONESOME GLORY HURDLE MAKER’S 46 MILE MANHATTAN Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center horses I’llhandalthecash: Named for her trainer MAN O’ WAR MATRIARCH METROPOLITAN MILE NEARCTIC STAKES and campaigned by partnership that includes include 64 individual Grade 1 winners VinLaur Racing, the 3-year-old Point Of Entry PRIORESS QUEEN ELIZABETH II SHADWELL TURF MILE SPINAWAY filly finished fourth in allowance going 5 1/2 and the winners of 99 Grade 1 races. furlongs on the grass the first SaturdaySPINSTER of the TEST UNITED NATIONS VANITY HANDICAP WHIT- meet. “She ran super here the other day. A su- per-aggressive Wesley Ward horse brokeNEY out HANDICAP WOOD MEMORIALJust some A.G. of theVANDERBILT races they’ve ALICIBIADES won… ARLINGTON MILLION of the gate with her and they knocked heads. That one faded back and she hung in there. She AWESOME AGAIN BELMONT DERBY BREEDERS’ CUP TURF came out of the race with a little bit of a foot bruise, had to walk a few extra days. There’sBREEDERS’ a CUP CLASSIC BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY AND MARE TURF DELAWARE 3-year-old filly stakes here Aug. 11 (the Galway) but I’m probably going to pass. MaybeHANDICAP a 1x or DONN HANDICAP DUBAI WORLD CUP FRIZETTE another stakes in the next book. She’s going to keep getting better with every start.” FOREGO FRANK KILROE MILE GARDEN CITY GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE

Jazzy Lady: Rainbow View Racing’s 2-year-HASKELL INVITATIONAL HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP IROQUOIS HURDLE JOE old by Cairo Prince shows two breezes on her tab, including a half in :52.10 on the OklahomaHIRSCH TURF CLASSIC KENTUCKY DERBY KING’S BISHOP LONESOME July 24. “She was a steal, got her for $32,000. Big, strong and imposing. Does everythingGLORY right HURDLE MAKER’S 46 MILE MANHATTAN MAN O’ WAR MATRIARCH in the morning. Probably going to be a long-dis- tance horse. She may make a race here, I mightMETROPOLITAN MILE NEARCTIC STAKES PRIORESS QUEEN ELIZABETH II sprint her once on the grass, tighten her up and stretch her out for Belmont fall.” SHADWELL TURF MILE SPINAWAY SPINSTER SWORD DANCER TEST

Binkster: Four-year-old Bluegrass CatUNITED New NATIONS VANITY HANDICAP WHITNEY HANDICAP WOOD MEMORIAL York-bred gelding finished second to T Loves A Fight in optional going 6 1/2 furlongs on theA.G. VANDERBILT ALICIBIADES ARLINGTON MILLION AWESOME AGAIN dirt July 14. “He’s one we claimed last year. He’s done well after like a three-month BELMONTbreak for DERBY BREEDERS’ CUP TURF BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC BREEDERS’ some bone-bruising. He’s come back and has been an absolute beast, first off the claim ran CUP FILLY AND MARE TURF DELAWARE HANDICAP DONN HANDICAP a 97 Beyer and won wire-to-wire at Aqueduct. We were unfortunate to keep running against H DUBAI WORLD CUP FLORIDA DERBY FRIZETTE FOREGO FRANK Man. He kind of ran us into the ground. Jason Servis found the fountain of youth KILROEwith that MILE GARDEN CITY GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE HASKELL INVITATION- horse. He was running some monstrous races and burned us up on the front end. … Orlando AL HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP IROQUOIS HURDLE JOE HIRSCH TURF Noda’s T Loves A Fight ran us down the last six- teenth of a mile the other day. That’s how thatCLASSIC KENTUCKY DERBY KING’S BISHOP LONESOME GLORY HURDLE stuff goes. I love a 6-furlong race in this next book. You can’t say no to him, he’s a stone-coldMAKER’S 46 MILE MANHATTAN MAN O’ WAR MATRIARCH METROPOLITAN speed horse.” MILE NEARCTIC STAKES PRIORESS QUEEN ELIZABETH II SHADWELL TURF Happy Danza: A $55,000 buy at last year’s MILE SPINAWAY SPINSTER SWORD DANCER TEST UNITED NATIONS Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy | AquaPacer | Cold Saltwater Spa | Dry Salt Room | Vibration Therapy | Training Center son of Danza breezed five times at Belmont VANITYbe- HANDICAP WHITNEY HANDICAP WOOD MEMORIAL A.G. VANDER- fore three more works at Saratoga. “He’s get- 721 Training Center Drive, Elkton, 21921 ting ready to run. He’s been lighting it up.BILT We ALICIBIADES ARLINGTON MILLION AWESOME AGAIN BELMONT DER- breezed him on the grass with some nice horses Phone: 610-496-5080 www.fairhilletc.com and he held his own. Ready to fire first timeBY out. BREEDERS’ CUP TURF BREEDERS’PHOTO © KATHEE RENGERT CUP CLASSIC BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY I don’t win first time out but he’s the kind of horse that should be right there. He’s fastAND out of MARE TURF DELAWARE HANDICAP DONN HANDICAP DUBAI WORLD CUP the gate, he’s very competitive and mentally he’s ready to rock.” FLORIDA DERBY FRIZETTE FOREGO FRANK KILROE MILE GARDEN CITY Friday, August 2, 2019 GRAND NATIONAL HURDLEThe Saratoga S HASKELLpecial INVITATIONAL HOLLYWOOD TURF9 CUP Sturdy Filly Concrete Rose puts win streak on line in rich new turf stakes BY SEAN CLANCY SARATOGA OAKS PREVIEW Bo Bromagen is a lifer. “I have win pictures from 1985 old sale for his family’s stable, Ash- when my mom is holding me as a brook Farm. BBN Racing, a Ken- baby and Rusty Arnold has a full tucky-based partnership, jumped on head of hair,” Bromagen said Thurs- board after her debut win here last day morning as Concrete Rose cooled summer. The dark bay filly has lost out from her final gallop before going once in six starts and rolls into the off as favorite for today’s Saratoga $750,000 stakes undefeated this year Oaks, the ninth race on a packed Fri- with a half-length win in the Grade 3 day card. Florida Oaks and romps in the Grade Bromagen is now 36. Arnold, well 3 Edgewood and the Grade 1 Belmont let’s just say he doesn’t have a full Oaks Invitational. head of hair, yet the win pictures have For Bromagen, it’s as sweet as it continued to click. Concrete Rose has gets. done her share. “This is it, this game is so much Bromagen purchased Con- fun when it’s going right, it’s horses Sean Clancy crete Rose for $61,000 at the 2018 Concrete Rose trains on the Oklahoma Thursday morning. Continued On Page 10 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-year-

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Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 11 pole and cantering once around. “This is their first day out, not a bother on them. Saratoga Oaks – In Belmont, Coral Beach didn’t get a great run,” Continued from page 12 assistant TJ Comerford said while walking to the track. “We tried to drop in and she got a knock, like this that make everything worthwhile, it’s so that ruined her confidence, she needs things to go much fun for everybody involved,” Bromagen said. right. We ran her at the Curragh, I suppose to get “Any time you’re going to a sale, this is what you’re her confidence back.” hoping, unrealistically so, for the most part. We Eight points lower on the morning line, Hap- know what we have and we’re trying to enjoy it in pen makes her American debut after finishing sixth the moment as opposed to the retrospective look.” in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot June 21. Concrete Rose won her debut going 5 1/2 fur- Whereas Coral Beach makes her 19th career start, longs here last summer, came right back to win the Happen makes her seventh. The Kentucky-bred Grade 2 Jessamine at Keeneland before fading to daughter of War Front won once last year, returned eighth in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies this year with a second in the Guineas Trial before Turf. Freshened, she returned in the Florida Oaks winning the Athasi Stakes by a nose at the Curragh. and has placed round pegs in round holes ever Wayne Lordan travels from Ireland for the ride. since, capping it off with a facile win in the Bel- Tod Marks Happen ships in from Ireland for the Saratoga Oaks. “I suppose Happen is probably a better filly. mont Oaks, stretching to 1 1/4 miles for the first She had a good run in the Curragh and she was time. The next day, she shipped to Saratoga and ‘Sold.’ She got into Rusty’s barn two days later and only beaten 6 lengths in the Group 1. She’s very has followed the plan like a good soldier, breezing he loved her.” well,” Comerford said. “We have a lot of 3-year- twice over the Oklahoma turf, motoring through Arnold considers Ashbrook Farm one of his old- old fillies, I suppose Aidan tries to split them up the routine gallops on the Oklahoma Training Track est clients and the Bromagens as some of his closest best he can. You bring one here, she’s probably not and sleeping her way through two trips to the gate. friends. A good horse for good clients, good friends, a Group 1 filly at home, she would run well in a “Everything has gone well since she’s been here, it’s not lost on the veteran trainer. Group 1 if you know what I’m saying.” breezes were on schedule, we put her last work a “You appreciate it as you get older, you appre- Chad Brown unveils Olendon for the first time day later because of the rain, but other than that ciate good horses a lot more the further you get since the French-bred filly finished eighth in the Bel- everything’s gone perfect,” Arnold said. “She had in your career,” Arnold said. “She’s taken us on a mont Oaks in her American debut for trainer Pascal shown talent but you have a lot of them show tal- great ride.” Barry. The two-time winning daughter of Le Havre ent and they don’t reach that level for one reason or While the Belmont Oaks drew nine, the Saratoga has posted two local breezes on the turf. In the Tri- another, whether it would be a soundness issue or Oaks drew just six but that includes a pair of raid- ple Crown of changes, Olendon gets blinkers, Lasix they’re just not as good as some of the others. She ers from Aidan O’Brien’s globe-trotting arsenal. and meet-leader Irad Ortiz Jr. for the first time. has steadily progressed and gotten better. I’m lucky Coral Beach went off at 41-1 in the Oaks and Florida-based Patrick Biancone ships Kelsey’s she fell in my barn.” wound up 9 3/4 lengths behind Concrete Rose af- Cross to Saratoga after finishing third in the Martha Bromagen made sure of that, mining her out of ter a rough trip. While Concrete Rose sat poised Washington at Gulfstream Park in her most recent a minefield at Timonium. Bromagen bid on three for this, Coral Beach went back to Ireland and start. The daughter of Anthony’s Cross breezed an horses that day, they went out of his orbit and he finished fifth in the Kilboy Estates Stakes July 21. easy 3 furlongs on the main track Sunday. Florent wound up buying her privately from Justin Wo- The daughter of Zoffany accompanied three oth- Geroux rides for the first time. jczynski’s White Pine for a Price is er O’Brien runners for the weekend . John Graham Motion, fresh off a Thursday double, Right bid of $61,000. Velazquez picks up the ride aboard the two-time sends out Her Royal Highness. The daughter of “It was a tough market, it’s real tough at the top winner. Paddy O’Prado has lost her last five but rallied to of the market, the athletes bring a lot of money, we Thursday morning, the foursome made their way finish second in the Open Mind at Monmouth Park had been getting kind of , through March, to the main track on their first day out of quaran- Jun 30. Her Royal Highness faced Concrete Rose April and into May,” Bromagen said. “I talked to tine. Saratoga Derby entrants Cape Of Good Hope once before, finishing seventh, beaten just 2 1/4 Justin who was selling her and said, ‘Call me if any- and Mohawk led the fillies Coral Beach and Hap- lengths, in the Florida Oaks at Tampa Bay Downs thing changes.’ He calls me and says, ‘Somebody pen in a head-to-tail European congo line, entering in March. Joel Rosario, aboard that day, takes the offered me 60.’ I said, ‘I’ll give you 61.’ He said, at the quarter pole gap, jogging slowly to the mile call.

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12 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 13 All Access Trombetta 3-year-old faces off with seven others in turf feature BY SEAN CLANCY HALL OF FAME STAKES PREVIEW “Hall of Fame if he works good today.” Moon Colony, Kent runner-up Award With a stopwatch in one hand, a Winner and Jimmy Murphy winner En- walkie-talkie in the other, Mike Trom- glish Bee. John Velazquez takes the call. betta waited for the answer to where Global Access won one of three he was going with Global Access. starts last year, breaking his maid- Sarah Shaffer hunched low in the en and finishing third in the mane of the three-time winner as they over Woodbine’s synthetic surface. rattled off fractions in easy cadence He failed to threaten in a Gulfstream over the Oklahoma turf Saturday. Park allowance before a brief freshen- “49 and 2,” Trombetta said. “Very ing. This winter, he served as a work- good.” for Triple Crown hopeful Win Owned and bred by Charlotte We- Win Win while paying his way with ber’s Live Oak Stud, the chestnut son a third in the Columbia and a win of Giant’s Causeway had answered against Florida-breds in the Sopho- the question in his second turf breeze more Turf at Tampa Bay Downs in since crossing the border from Wood- March. Sean Clancy bine. Trombetta had sent the compact “He’s been well-traveled, he was Global Access makes his next stop in today’s Hall of Fame Stakes. colt north for a spring/summer stint, Win Win Win’s workmate, I pulled sent him back to Tampa. And he won away again,” Trombetta said. “He which produced a win, a second and him out of south Florida and that was the race. That was to Bruce’s credit.” didn’t do anything wrong, he just ran a third in three stakes tries. his job for about four workouts,” Off that win, Trombetta sent Glob- at horses that had a little more to give. “I had him shipped down here Trombetta said. “I ran him in the first al Access north to take advantage of They went a half in almost 47, that’s at the very beginning of the meet,” stake and he ran huge, then I sent kind of slow for a flat mile race.” Trombetta said. “He’s trained good him back home without really think- the synthetic surface at Woodbine where he finished second in the Wan- Out of 2011 Ballston Spa win- here, his works have been adequate, I ing about the Florida-bred stake that ner Daveron, Global Access is a haven’t put any huge pressure on him. came back. I felt terrible, I was like, do, won the Grade 2 Marine and fin- ished third, beaten a half-length in the half-brother to Stakes win- He worked, scoped all right and here ‘Oh, no, this is going to be a good ner March To The Arch. Thursday Charlie Barley as the favorite in his we are.” spot.’ I called (Live Oak’s) Bruce Hill morning, the chestnut colt relaxed in most recent start. Global Access takes on seven rivals and said ‘I know you have another the back of his stall in Trombetta’s in the Grade 2 stakes going a mile on one nominated, if you tell me no, I get “His last race was a little peculiar, small diagonal barn tucked in Horse the inner turf. He’s the fifth choice on it.’ He said, ‘Michael, if the horse is I think it caught the rider by surprise, Haven near the maintenance shed. the morning line behind Manila run- doing well, then two chances are bet- they geared it down the first half mile, Continued On Page 16 ner-up Casa Creed, Penn Mile winner ter than one.’ I put him on a van and he made his run but they spurted

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C1_0918.indd 1 8/17/18 4:36 PM C1_1018.indd 1 9/19/18 9:24 AM Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 15 Thursday morning. Bryan Hilliard’s homebred Hall of Fame Stakes – son of Hat Trick won his debut Continued from page 14 before finishing second in the Skidmore and fourth in the With About eight years ago, Trombetta received a phone Anticpation at Saratoga last call from Hill that eventually led to the likes of summer. Global Access and other Live Oak burners. A 10th in the Futurity at “I got a call that they were looking to put some Belmont led to the break. This horses in the Mid Atlantic,” Trombetta said. “They year, he finished second behind interviewed two of us at Fair Hill, Bruce spent an Global Access in the Sophomore hour or two and two days later they called and said at Tampa before a fourth in the they wanted to send eight or 10 horses, which does Tale of the Cat and a game sec- not happen often. That’s huge. It’s a great oppor- ond, beaten a nose, in an allow- tunity and I appreciate it every day. That’s the cool ance race earlier in the meet. thing about training young horses, anything can “We had this in mind after happen. This year was a good example.” the allowance race, we want- Win Win Win took Live Oak and Trombetta to ed to see how he ran, we were the Blue Grass, the Derby and the Preakness. On bummed with the Monmouth the turf, the son of Hat Trick won the Manila at race, we expected better. Jose Belmont Park this summer. Those efforts earned Ferrer, to his credit, at Mon- him a vacation at Live Oak. mouth said this horse needs “Mrs. Weber wants her horses to rest. When Connie Bush blinkers,” Gleaves said. “Then they go to the trainer, she wants them to race. When Swamp Rat is part of the Hall of Fame field for trainer Phil Gleaves. he ran a super race and the turn they need a break, she wants them back home. And back to a mile and this race start them back when the season changes and he’s she’s absolutely right,” Trombetta said. “The real- being a few days before the Saratoga Derby, we ity was he had been in my barn at Fair Hill for 14 in the right place for it.” thought the better ones might go in there, we said months, it was the elephant in the room and it was Phil Gleaves turned out Hall of Fame contender we would take a look and decide, we took a look time to plan a schedule for him. He’s going to get Swamp Rat for four months this winter and saw and we decided. There’s nothing wrong in life when a proper rest. A lot of times we have to fast track the benefits immediately. you’re third or fourth choice in a $200,000 Grade them, 30 days, 45 days, 60 days, but it’s just not “We turned him out and he came back a beast,” 2 at Saratoga. It could be way worse. It doesn’t get enough. It’s better to completely unplug them and Gleaves said from his picnic table outside his barn any better than this.”

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16 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 17 Confidence Booster Stall looks to get Tom’s d’Etat back on track in Friday stakes BY TOM LAW STAKES PREVIEW Tom’s d’Etat strolled under the shedrow of Al Stall Jr.’s barn on the off placings in the Grade 2 backstretch of and Grade 2 Stephen Foster in his last before the break Thursday morning. two starts at Churchill, noticed more He’d cooled out from training in than the cool temperatures his first an early set and put on a show for two days back in Saratoga. Stall and his team the day before the “I’ll tell you, I took him to the $100,000 Alydar Stakes. track yesterday and he went by the “He’s handled everything great 1863 … positively he’s a smart horse. coming in here,” Stall said of the 7-5 He said, ‘Wait a second, this is dif- morning-line favorite for the 9-fur- ferent,’ ” Stall said. “Nothing else long stakes. “He’s carrying his weight bothered him. He threw his ears up, and was putting on a little show out looked at that new building and was there a few minutes ago. like ‘whoa, wait a second.’ Like we “He was sky leaping, kicking up. He was; 6 years old doing all that. all did. That was my first reaction “We’re looking forward to tomor- when I saw the building. My ears went straight up.” Tod Marks row. It’s going to be a beautiful day. Tom’s d’Etat, a winner here in 2017 and 2016, returns in today’s Alydar. What’s it supposed to be, like 55, 57 The 1863 Club might have only in the morning? For a horse coming been a dream the last time Tom’s Tom’s d’Etat started rolling again Stall pondered the Grade 1 Wood- out of Churchill, he’s going to be like, d’Etat spent time in Saratoga. in the spring and summer of 2017, ward at the end of the meet off that ‘wait a second now.’ ” Tom’s d’Etat broke his maiden here winning his return at Fair Grounds 9-length victory, a race won by even- Tom’s d’Etat trained Wednesday in 2016, rolling to a 3-length score in in March before a close fourth on a tual Horse of the Year Gun Run- and Thursday after arriving on the his third start going 9 furlongs. sloppy-track optional on Kentucky ner, before another minor setback same plane that brought Whitney Stall considered running the then Oaks Day. He rebounded to win a changed those plans. contender McKinzie and others from 3-year-old back in the Grade 2 Super similar race on a fast track June 10 “It was always a little of this, little Kentucky Tuesday. Derby off that effort before a minor at Churchill to set up another victory, of that, but that’s getting further and The 6-year-old son of Smart Strike, physical setback put the colt on the again at 9 furlongs, at Saratoga in late Continued On Page 20 who could have run in the Whitney shelf until the following March. July. RACING RETURNS AUGUST 8 - SEPTEMBER 7 | THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS AT 5PM $500,000 in Daily Purses $1.8 MILLION in Stakes Purses $250,000 G-3 Virginia Derby on Saturday, August 31 Owner/Trainer Participation Incentives

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Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 19 ney. Hopefully, and I don’t think that far ahead with this type of horse, he Alydar – could be in the Woodward. Continued from page 18 “We’re happy with him. Very hap- py. I trained on him a little bit after further in the rearview mirror now,” the Stephen Foster. I’d kind of babied Stall said. him. I’ve always worried about him. Tom’s d’Etat comes into the Alydar, He’s been a day-to-day type of horse. restricted to 4-year-olds and up that He’s been good since last summer have not won an open sweepstakes in basically. We thought we’d do some- 2019, off those back-to-back graded thing different. Gave him a couple stakes tries at Churchill that followed five-eighths in a minute between rac- a ninth in near washout conditions es, he didn’t even blink an eye. He’s fit at Gulfstream Park in late January and as sharp as he’s been in a while.” for the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup. Tom’s d’Etat stands out in the Al- He won two starts before that for G ydar field that also includes three en- M B Racing, an off-the-turf optional trants from trainer Todd Pletcher’s the Sunday after the Breeders’ Cup at barn in Wooderson, American Tattoo and a small stakes and You’re To Blame. at Fair Grounds to earn the trip to the The latter of that trio is 4-1 off a Pegasus. fifth behind stablemate Marconi in Stall said he purposely trained the Grade 2 Brooklyn Invitational the Tom’s d’Etat a little harder for the Al- race after the June 8 . ydar, which he chose over Saturday’s Candygram, the 9-2 third choice Whitney. The race could lead to a for Jimmy Jerkens, comes off a sec- start in the Woodward at the end of ond in the State Dinner on the Closing the meet. Day card of the Belmont spring-sum- “I wanted to try and get him back mer meeting. Facebook, yelp, Instagram, Trion- track,” he said. “We thought The others in the Alydar’s field pAdvisor about the Whitney for a while. It’s the of nine are Tour de Force, Golden case where he’s 7-5 in the program Brown, Carlino and Backyard Heav- here and he’ll be 15-1 in the Whit- en.

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Margotta, Jr...... 8-1 5 ..... 5...... American Tattoo (ARG)... L. Saez...... T. Pletcher...... 12-1 9 ..... 10...... My Sassy Sarah...... M. Franco...... M. Nevin...... 5-1 6 ..... 6...... Carlino...... M. Franco...... M. Hennig...... 8-1 10..... MTO...... Graphite Dutchess...... L. Saez...... B. Brown...... 7-2 7 ..... 7...... Backyard Heaven...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... C. Brown...... 6-1 11..... MTO...... Astarte Gold...... J. Lezcano...... M. Trombetta...... 5-1 8 ..... 8...... Candygram...... J. Alvarado...... J. Jerkens...... 9-2 9 ..... 9...... You’re to Blame...... J. Ortiz...... T. Pletcher...... 4-1 4TH (2:48PM). $83,000, AOC $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1M (INNER TURF) Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 9TH (5:51PM). $750,000, STK - THE SARATOGA OAKS INVITATIONAL, 3 YO, F , 1 3/16M 1 ..... 1...... Macagone...... J. Lezcano...... J. Servis...... 5-2 (TURF) 2 ..... 2...... Mr. Massena...... J. Rosario...... M. Miceli...... 12-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Daily Double 3 ..... 3...... Ides of Arch...... R. Maragh...... B. Levine...... 15-1 1 ..... 1...... Olendon (FR)...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... C. Brown...... 6-1 4 ..... 4...... Storm Prophet...... R. Santana, Jr...... R. Atras...... 8-1 2 ..... 2...... Happen...... W. Lordan...... A. O’Brien...... 4-1 5 ..... 5...... We Should Talk...... C. Landeros...... G. Gullo...... 12-1 3 ..... 3...... Coral Beach (IRE)...... J. Velazquez...... A. O’Brien...... 12-1 6 ..... MTO...... Shamrock Kid...... L. Saez...... R. Schosberg...... 8-1 4 ..... 4...... Kelsey’s Cross...... F. Geroux...... P. Biancone...... 12-1 7 ..... 7...... Appealing Briefs...... J. Ortiz...... J. Abreu...... 10-1 5 ..... 5...... Concrete Rose...... J. Leparoux...... G. Arnold, II...... 2-5 8 ..... 8...... Way Early...... M. Franco...... G. Weaver...... 2-1 6 ..... 6...... Her Royal Highness...... J. Rosario...... H. Motion...... 15-1 9 ..... 9...... Leaveematthegate...... D. Davis...... L. Gyarmati...... 20-1 10..... 10...... Minsky Moment...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... C. Brown...... 4-1 10TH (6:25PM). $48,000, MCL $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 1 1/16M (INNER TURF) 11..... MTO...... Playthatfunnymusic...... B. Hernandez...... M. Kantarmaci...... 8-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta 12..... MTO...... Manifest Destiny...... Rider TBA...... R. Rodriguez...... 4-1 1 ..... 1...... Crater Rim...... J. Bravo...... J. Pregman, Jr...... 20-1 2 ..... 2...... Katook...... M. Franco...... R. Handal...... 15-1 5TH (3:28PM). $34,000, CLM $12,500, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M 3 ..... 3...... Wicked Waters...... R. Santana, Jr...... H. Bond...... 20-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 6, Daily Double 4 ..... 4...... Report to the Rail...... J. Lezcano...... M. Hennig...... 10-1 1 ..... 1...... Tactical Pursuit (IRE)...... L. Saez...... J. Sharp...... 6-1 5 ..... 5...... Tarallucci...... J. Rosario...... R. Handal...... 8-1 2 ..... 2...... Halloween Horror...... M. Franco...... R. Rodriguez...... 3-1 6 ..... 6...... Recess...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... T. Pletcher...... 5-2 3 ..... 3...... Quality Asset...... J. Ortiz...... J. Taylor...... 8-1 7 ..... 7...... Mrs. Orb...... J. Ortiz...... M. Miceli...... 3-1 4 ..... 4...... Scatoga...... M. Luzzi...... G. Goodwin...... 30-1 8 ..... 8...... Fika...... L. Saez...... J. Sharp...... 8-1 5 ..... 5...... Enduring Honor...... J. Martinez...... D. Ryan...... 12-1 9 ..... 9...... Handle With Care...... B. Hernandez...... M. Kantarmaci...... 12-1 6 ..... 6...... Chief Know It All...... T. Gaffalione...... E. Kenneally...... 7-2 10..... 10...... Big Expense...... T. Gaffalione...... D. Schettino...... 4-1 7 ..... 7...... Beyond the Green...... B. Hernandez...... C. Englehart...... 10-1 11..... AE...... Farcical...... J. Castellano...... R. Aguayo...... 6-1 8 ..... 8...... River of Dreams...... K. Carmouche...... L. Gyarmati...... 12-1 9 ..... 9...... Planet Trailblazer (BRZ).. J. Rosario...... M. 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22 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 the Power grid John Charles Tom Rob Joe Race # Shapazian Bedard Law Whitlock Burke Justice Of War Odie Justice Of War Justice of War Odie 1 Odie Justice Of War Northern Haze Go Get That Justice Of War Northern Haze Go Get That Odie Northern Haze Power Boss Cool As You Like Cool As You Like Cool As You Like Flippity Flop Cover Photo 2 Promise Me Roses Promise Me Roses Flippity Flop Cool As You Like Cool As You Like Cover Photo Flippity Flop Cover Photo Promise Me Roses Flippity Flop Cake My Sassy Sarah Light In The Sky Light In The Sky Light In The Sky 3 Light In The Sky Stuy Town Baby Cake Cake Good Credence Graphite Dutchess Light In The Sky Stuy Town Baby Imincomunicado Cake Macagone Macagone Way Early Way Early Macagone 4 Way Early Appealing Briefs Macagone Macagone Minsky Moment Minsky Moment Way Early Minsky Moment Minsky Moment Mr. Massena Tactical Pursuit Planet Trailblazer Halloween Horror Chief Know It All Planet Trailblazer 5 Halloween Horror Beyond The Green Chief Know It All Tactical Pursuit Chief Know It All Beyond the Green Chief Know It All Planet Trailblazer Quality Asset Beyond The Green The Green Mo’ster The Green Mo’ster The Green Mo’ster Bemma’s Boy The Green Mo’ster Herecomesyourman Bemma’s Boy Herecomesyourman Somekindofmagician Bemma’s Boy 6 Bemma’s Boy Stormy Justin Bemma’s Boy Bootlegger Nutzforboltz Casa Creed Global Access Casa Creed Casa Creed Award Winner Award Winner Casa Creed Award Winner Moon Colony Sombeyay 7 Swamp Rat English Bee Moon Colony Award Winner Limonite Tom’s d’Etat Tom’s d’Etat Tom’s d’Etat Candygram Tom’s d’Etat You’re To Blame You’re To Blame You’re To Blame Tom’s d’Etat Wooderson 8 Candygram Golden Brown Candygram You’re To Blame Carlino Concrete Rose Concrete Rose Concrete Rose Concrete Rose Concrete Rose Happen Coral Beach Happen Olendon Her Royal Highness 9 Coral Beach Olendon Olendon Happen Coral Beach Recess Recess Recess Mrs. Orb Recess Farcical Farcical Mrs. Orb Recess Big Expense 10 Mrs. Orb Mrs. Orb Big Expense Fika Tarallucci Our fifth handicapper will be a special guest each day. 2019 Records 44/151 28/151 34/151 31/151 30/122*

Guest Handicapper Today’s guest handicapper is Joe Burke, men’s basketball coach at Skid- * The guest win total does not include Wednesdays, when only The Spe- more College. Burke took over Skidmore in 2010 and during his nine-year cial’s regular handicappers picks appear at thisishorseracing.com. tenure the Thoroughbreds have made six NCAA Division III Tournament ap- pearances and won five Liberty Conference championships. Thursday, Acacia Top Guest Handicapper of 2019: Jude Feld with four wins. Courtney picked three winners.

Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 23 STAKES RECAP Dictator King Zachary rolls in record-setting win BY BEN GOWANS Move over Imperial Hint. Five days after the sprinter set a 6-furlong track record in winning his second Grade 1 Vanderbilt, King Zachary set another track record on Saratoga Race Course’s main track in Thursday’s Birdstone Stakes going more than twice the distance Imperial Hint traveled Saturday. Thomas Conway’s 4-year-old colt ran also ran beyond 1 1/4 miles for the first time in the 1 3/4- mile Birdstone and handled the added distance with ease. The Graham Motion-trained colt traveled kindly beneath John Velazquez around the final of three turns and any questions of stamina were nixed when King Zachary drew away in the stretch to win by 8 1/2 lengths. King Zachary won in 2:52.97, breaking Hall of Famer ’s previous mark of 2:55 set Sept. 1, 1928. Tod Marks King Zachary leads everyone home in Thursday’s marathon Birdstone Stakes. “Like I told Johnny in the paddock, ‘if this isn’t what he wants to do, I don’t know what is,’ ” Mo- King Zachary showed no signs of an 8 1/2-length snuck in the turf experiment and when that didn’t tion said. “He acted like a horse that just wants to or $100,000 stakes victories just eight days earlier. work out I didn’t see any reason why he couldn’t go all day.” He finished last of seven when trying turf for the run back if he was doing well. He’s such a cool The son of Curlin did that. first time after shipping to Saratoga from his Fair horse, I knew he could handle it and the really the King Zachary advanced forward leaving the Hill base. Eight days later, 4 1/2 more furlongs and grass race just ended up being a bit of a tightener to backstretch into second and set his sights on pace- a switch back to his preferred surface was the per- go into today.” setting Marconi. Velazquez gave King Zachary one fect recipe to get the big chestnut back in the win- King Zachary’s owner always thought highly of back-handed pop as he passed the eventual run- ner’s circle for the first time since June 18, 2018, him. The chestnut colt was bred Waymore LLC, a ner-up and that was all it took. Velazquez took a when he won the Grade 3 Matt Winn Stakes. partnership between Thomas Conway and Charlie look under his right shoulder passing the eighth “I have to be honest it was my idea. It had kind Moore. Conway couldn’t let the colt go as he went pole and only showed his mount the whip from of been in the back of mind for a while,” Motion Continued On Page 26 there until the wire. said of running King Zachary in the Birdstone. “I TRIPS OF THE MEET Presented By Private Jet Professionals Call Me Harry Monmouth Park-based Kelsey Danner shipped 3-year-old TAKE YOUR NEXT TRIP WITH New York-bred to Saratoga for a stylish PRIVATE JET debut win for owner/ PROFESSIONALS LLC FLY PRIVATE YOUR WAY Tod Marks breeder Newtown Anner Stud. privatejetprofessionals.com

24 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 25 his old friend to take over King Zach- won with three horses named with su- ary’s training at the beginning of his periority in mind. First at Laurel with Birdstone – 4-year-old year. American Pharoah first-time starter Continued from page 24 King Zachary made his first start King Of Egypt, next Empressof The for Motion on the first Saturday in Nile scored in Saratoga’s eighth and to $550,000 at the Keeneland Sep- May this year at Churchill Downs. finally King Zachary, who reigned su- tember yearling sale to keep him. He finished third in a 1-mile allow- preme in the Birdstone. For more than 40 years, King Zachary raced eight times for ance optional and returned to Lou- Engel Law Offices as a 3-year-old, follow- isville six weeks later to run on the ing up his Matt Winn victory with a night he won a year prior. It was not Saratoga Leaders has represented horsemen fourth in the Grade 3 Indiana Derby meant to be as he finished tenth in the and a finish in the same position here TRAINERS...... 1ST Grade 2 Stephen Foster. Chad Brown...... 15 with their legal issues, last summer in the Grade 1 Travers. The 4-year-old colt didn’t want “I knew the horse, I was there the Bill Mott...... 7 and continues to do so. any part of the turf in his next start Todd Pletcher...... 6 night of the Matt Winn when he won but clearly wanted to go 1 3/4 miles for Dale,” Motion said walking from Linda Rice...... 6 on Saratoga’s dirt. Christophe Clement...... 5 Licensing the winner’s circle to the paddock to “I thought he looked really com- saddle Zechariah in the last race. “I Danny Gargan...... 5 Partnership Formation fortable the whole way,” Motion Jeremiah Englehart...... 5 had a terrible night that night, it was said. “When you got Johnny riding, the night Irish War Cry was pulled up Gaming Comm. Hearings you have to feel confident because he JOCKEYS...... 1ST (in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster). I re- knows where to put them, especially Other Legal Matters member watching King Zachary win Jose Ortiz...... 20 in these longer races which can be a Irad Ortiz Jr...... 19 that race so I knew what a talented little tricky. horse he was. He is absolutely gor- Javier Castellano...... 16 “You don’t get many opportunities Luis Saez...... 15 “Lengths ahead of the field” geous, a beautiful animal. We knew to do this, let’s face it. It just goes to there was talent, it was just a matter Jose Lezcano...... 12 show how hard it is. You have hors- Joel Rosario...... 12 of figuring out what he wanted to es like this that appear like they don’t 518-430-0005 do.” Junior Alvarado...... 8 have talent, but they just don’t have Ricardo Santana Jr...... 7 855-677-5155 Motion trained General Jumbo many opportunities in these kind of for Conway to win the Grade 3 Ken- races, unless they run on the grass.” Through Thursday www.engelatty.com tucky Turf Cup at Kentucky Downs King Zachary wasn’t Motion’s in 2007. The owner reached out to only winner Thursday. The trainer

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Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 27 Experience pays Frosted Rose improves off debut to win first race for Trombetta Frosted Rose, a gray 2-year-old son THURSDAY’S RACING RECAP of , first attracted attention in the paddock, then with a come- from-behind win to give trainer Mike “He was running decent sprinting Trombetta his first victory of the meet so we kept it that way,” Miceli. “He’s in the opener Thursday at Saratoga bred to go two turns. We just haven’t Race Course. got around to it for one reason or an- “First one, we’ve run seven horses other.” so I’m glad to get this one,” Trombetta Miceli and I Love Jaxson got around said after Frosted Rose’s 1 3/4-length to it in the sixth and came away with a win in the 5 1/2-furlong turf maiden. victory in the $16,000 claimer. I Love Frosted Rose caught his trainer’s Jaxson raced fourth early under Chris eye when part of the Paramount Sales Landeros, moved up around the far turn and ran past the leaders on the consignment at the Fasig-Tipton Mid- way to a 7 3/4-length win. lantic fall yearling sale last year. The “We thought he would be close trainer went to $17,000 to buy the colt coming up and he laid there nicely, and brought in his father and brother, and then he asked him to run,” Mice- as R.D.M. Racing, as partners. li said. “We were looking for some year- Tod Marks I Love Jaxson gave Miceli his first lings at the end of last year,” said Frosted Rose surges to a win in Thursday’s first race. win from three starts at the meet. Trombetta. “He was a correct kind Miceli splits his time between his of horse. We bought him out of the downstate base at Belmont Park and back. He is very attractive.” a small string at Saratoga. He hopes Trombetta pointed the colt to Sara- for more success today with three toga after he finished fifth in his first runners - Mr. Massena in the fourth, start at Laurel Park June 28 Planet Trailblazer in the fifth and Mrs. “He was very green,” he said. “We Orb in the 10th – along with Love brought him back and added blinkers. And Love in the eighth race Saturday. Just the experience, of course the “I keep most of my horses at Bel- blinkers helped, but getting the expe- mont,” he said. “I keep three or four rience really helps them.” stalls at Saratoga and the rest come Frosted Rose raced seventh of up from there.” nine early from the gate until the – Catherine Galbraith turn, moved to the outside and ran past Summer Sangria late to win in • Irad Ortiz Jr. inched closer to the 1:03.16 under Joel Rosario. top of the rider standings – just one “This was more than we could behind his brother Jose – with three have ever asked for,” Trombetta said. wins on the card. “Now that he’s run like this, he’s wel- Irad Ortiz won the third aboard In- come to stay. And maybe we’ll try an- side Risk, fifth with Tiple and eighth other one in Book 3.” on Empressof The Nile. Jose Ortiz – Catherine Galbraith leads the rider standings 20-19 over his older brother, with Javier Castel- • Mike Miceli did not want to push lano third with 16 wins and Luis Saez I Love Jaxson into a two-turn race fourth with 15. until he showed the desire for added Four trainers won their first of the distance. The New York-bred Flat meet – Trombetta, Miceli, John Ter- Out gelding broke his maiden going 6 ranova in the seventh with Wished furlongs in his first start in November Upon and Mark Hennig in the fina- 2017 and hadn’t run past 7 furlongs le with Saltking. Christophe Clement since going 1 mile for Miceli later that won back-to-back with Pecatonica in same month. the fourth and Tiple in the fifth. 28 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 19th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Saratoga National Golf Club

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Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 29 SARATOGA RESULTS Thursday August 1. SIXTH $35,000, CLAIMING $16,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M 7 I Love Jaxson C. Landeros $13.60 $6.60 $4.50 FIRST $75,000, MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 2 YO, 5 1/2F 6 Curlin’s Knight J. Ortiz $4.70 $3.30 3 Frosted Rose J. Rosario $6.60 $3.70 $2.90 1 Eddy Dirt I. Ortiz, Jr. $3.30 9 Summer Sangria J. Velazquez $4.60 $3.70 Dk B/ Br Gelding 2015, by Flat Out - Procellous by 2 Get Smokin J. Castellano $5.70 Owner: Terrill, Sr., Robert. Trainer: Michael Miceli. Gr/ro Colt 2017, by Oxbow - Tapit’s Rose by Tapit Breeder: Saratoga Glen Farm, LLC (NY). Late Scratches: Fallingin- Owner: R. D. M. Racing Stable and Trombetta, Michael J.. loveagain Trainer: Michael Trombetta. Breeder: (KY). Claimed: I Love Jaxson claimed by Drawing Away Stable for $16,000 Late Scratches: Alex Love Candy, Nexus, Legend of Bam, It’s Pazible, Time: 1:49.99 Chimney Rock, Irishtown Time: 1:03.16 Daily Double (2-7), $40.00; Exacta (7-6), $35.50; Superfecta (7-6-1- Exacta (3-9), $16.50; Superfecta (3-9-2-7), $57.05; Trifecta (3-9-2), 8), $72.10; Trifecta (7-6-1), $77.50; Pic 3 (6-2-7), $469.00 $59.62 SEVENTH $83,000, NY-BRED AOC $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1M SECOND $60,000, STARTERS ALLOWANCE $25,000, 4 & UP, 6F 9 Wish Upon R. Maragh $14.80 $5.50 $3.20 4 Lady’s Island J. Lezcano $2.70 $2.10 $2.10 6 Lovely La La J. Ortiz $2.90 $2.30 1A Archumybaby L. Saez $2.40 $2.10 7 Dynamite Kitten T. Gaffalione $2.70 2 No Deal E. Cancel $2.20 Ch Mare 2014, by El Corredor - Red Hot Baby by Wiseman’s Ferry Dk B/ Br Mare 2014, by Greatness - Broadway Martha by Broad Brush Owner: That’s Amore Stable and Terranova, II, John P.. Owner: Matties Racing Stable LLC and Averill Racing LLC. Trainer: John Terranova II. Breeder: John P. Terranova (NY). Trainer: Danny Gargan. Breeder: Bailey Bolen (FL). Late Scratches: Passporttovictory, Broken Border, Turn and Bern, Late Scratches: Trouble for Skylar Time: 1:08.54 Cartwheel Time: 1:35.62 Daily Double (3-4), $4.75; Exacta (4-1), $2.50; Quinella (1-4), $2.35; Daily Double (7-9), $55.75; Exacta (9-6), $19.00; Superfecta (9-6-7- Superfecta (4-1-2-3), $.58; Trifecta (4-1-2), $2.02 2), $81.95; Trifecta (9-6-7), $28.37; Pic 3 (2-7-9), $358.00

THIRD $52,000, MAIDEN CLAIMING $50,000, 2 YO, 5 1/2F EIGHTH $95,000, AOC $62,500, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 3/16M 2 Inside Risk I. Ortiz, Jr. $7.50 $4.20 $3.10 1A Empressof the Nile I. Ortiz, Jr. $4.20 $2.80 $2.10 7 Blues City J. Lezcano $8.60 $5.50 3 Ferdinanda L. Saez $5.50 $3.80 3 Vaya Con Dios D. Davis $4.00 8 Violet Blue M. Franco $4.50 Dk B/ Br Colt 2017, by Street Sense - Cruelmore by Forestry B Mare 2014, by Pioneerof the Nile - Argenta by Mineshaft Owner: Repole Stable. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Breeder: Repole Stable, Owner: Madaket Stables LLC, Manganaro Bloodstock and Masiello, Inc. (KY). Late Scratches: Rejected Again, Microscope Robert. Trainer: H. Motion. Breeder: Pam Doddridge (KY). Claimed: Inside Risk claimed by Braverman, Paul for $50,000, Baha- Late Scratches: Free Kitty Time: 1:54.89 mian Prince claimed by Dunn, Christopher T. for $50,000 Daily Double (9-1), $18.60; Exacta (1-3), $11.20; Superfecta (1-3-8- Time: 1:05.07 5), $9.77; Trifecta (1-3-8), $24.50; Pic 3 (7-9-1), $115.25 Daily Double (4-2), $6.00; Exacta (2-7), $38.50; Superfecta (2-7-3-6), $69.40; Trifecta (2-7-3), $84.87; Pic 3 (3-4-2), $20.50 NINTH $100,000, STAKES - BIRDSTONE S., 3 YO’S & UP, 1 3/4M 6 King Zachary J. Velazquez $18.80 $6.10 $3.30 FOURTH $48,000, NY-BRED MDN CLM $40,000, 3 & UP, 1 1/16M 1 Marconi J. Lezcano $3.60 $2.40 6 Pecatonica J. Rosario $10.00 $5.30 $3.10 8 Rocketry J. Rosario $2.20 2 Eighty Seven North J. Ortiz $4.10 $2.70 Ch Colt 2015, by Curlin - On My Way by Giant’s Causeway 9 Molly’s Nighthawk J. Alvarado $2.50 Owner: Conway, Thomas, F.. Trainer: H. Motion. Dk B/ Br Filly 2016, by Temple City - Sheboygan by Quiet American Breeder: Waymore LLC (KY). Late Scratches: Turco Bravo (CHI) Owner: Berkshire Stud. Trainer: Christophe Clement. Time: 2:52.97 Breeder: Berkshire Stud (NY). Daily Double (1-6), $25.25; Exacta (6-1), $34.00; Superfecta (6-1- Late Scratches: Disquiet, Handle With Care, Katook, Memories Eter- 8-3), $25.10; Trifecta (6-1-8), $26.25; Pic 3 (9-1-6), $219.25; Grand nal, Wicked Waters, Tarallucci, Ideational, Big Expense Time: 1:43.58 slam (1/6/7-3/4/6/7/9/11/12-1/3/6/8-), $30.25 Daily Double (2-6), $33.50; Exacta (6-2), $25.75; Quinella (2-6), $11.70; Superfecta (6-2-9-4), $60.85; Trifecta (6-2-9), $37.62; Pic 3 TENTH $78,000, NY-BRED MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 3 & UP, 1M (4-2-6), $49.50 7 Saltking C. Landeros $13.00 $5.90 $3.60 10 Klickitat J. Alvarado $7.30 $4.90 FIFTH $48,000, CLAIMING $30,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 5 1/2F 3 Waynes Footsteps L. Saez $2.90 2 Tiple (IRE) I. Ortiz, Jr. $7.40 $4.30 $3.60 Ch Colt 2016, by Animal Kingdom - Salty Talk by Midshipman 12 Avocado Toast C. Landeros $12.20 $8.40 Owner: Madaket Stables LLC, Bradshaw, Randy and Commonwealth 4 Appreciate B. Hernandez $8.30 Stable. Trainer: Mark Hennig. Breeder: Taylor Brothers Properties LLC B Filly 2016, by Requinto (IRE) - Pillars of Society (IRE) by Caerleon (NY). Late Scratches: Quiet Out East, Clare’s Son Peter, Worth a Shot, Owner: West Point Thoroughbreds, Peter Dorsman Racing, LLC, Ste- Risp, Vincent Gambini, Jimmy Jazz Time: 1:35.28 ven Bouchey and Robert Masiello. Trainer: Christophe Clement. Daily Double (6-7), $65.25; Exacta (7-10), $46.75; Superfecta (7-10- Breeder: Swettenham Stud, Carradale Ltd & T.Stack (IRE). 3-2), $62.50; Trifecta (7-10-3), $102.75; Pic 3 (1-6-7), $219.00; Pic Claimed: Tiple (IRE) claimed by WellSpring Stables for $30,000, Avo- 4 (9-1/6-6-7), $823.00; Pic 5 (7-9-1/6-6-7), $6,279.25; Pic 6 (2-7-9- cado Toast claimed by Murray, Robert for $30,000, Shanghai Bonnie 1/6-6-7), $2,171.00 claimed by Flying P Stable for $30,000, Galadriel’s Light claimed by Windylea Farm, LLC for $30,000 Time: 1:02.52 Paid Attendance: 23,148. On Track Handle: $3,141,886.68 Daily Double (6-2), $28.00; Exacta (2-12), $75.00; Superfecta (2-12- All Sources Handle: $14,090,157.74 4-5), $779.60; Trifecta (2-12-4), $342.75; Pic 3 (2-6-2), $151.50; Pic 4 (4/5-2-6-2), $135.50; Pic 5 (1/3/12/13/14/15/16-4/5-2-6-2), $513.50 Copyright 2019 EQUIBASE Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 31 HALL OF FAME INDUCTION Proving Ground Royal Delta rides success at Saratoga, beyond to Hall nod BY JOE CLANCY A Hall of Famer – regardless of era – proves her- self on the racetrack, and there’s no racetrack in North America quite like the one across the street from the Hall of Fame itself. Saratoga Race Course frequently resonates in the Hall of Fame resume of a horse and that’s true with Tod Marks Royal Delta, the lone contemporary horse in the Royal Delta rolls down the Saratoga stretch – and toward the Hall of Fame – in 2013. Hall’s class of 2019. Over three seasons, she made Kilroe, Gladys Mills Phipps, Ogden Phipps, Hel- ter the Breeders’ Cup, fetching $8.5 million from four starts at the Spa – winning the 2011 Alabama en Hay Whitney, Marylou Whitney, and Warren Besilu Stable but remaining with Mott for a 2012 and 2013 Personal Ensign as part of a career with a Wright Sr. campaign. She opened with a second at Gulfstream, dozen victories, $4.8 million in earnings and three The Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes prepping for the Dubai World Cup. She finished Eclipse Awards. The dark bay daughter of Empire place today at 10:30 a.m. at the Fasig-Tipton sales ninth, but righted her ship and closed with wins Maker and the A.P. Indy mare Delta Princess heads pavilion on East Avenue across from the Oklahoma in the Fleur de Lis and Delaware Handicap, a sec- an induction list of historic horses My Juliet and training track. The event is open to the public and ond (beaten a half-length while giving 10 pounds , jockey Craig Perret and pillars of the turf free to attend. Racecaller Tom Durkin will serve as to winner Love And Pride) in the Personal Ensign James E. “Ted” Bassett III, Christopher T. Chenery, master of ceremonies. at Saratoga and wins in the and Breed- Richard L. “Dick” Duchossois, William S. Farish, In a sign of things to come, Royal Delta won her ers’ Cup. This time, she was voted champion older John Hettinger, James R. Keene, Frank E. “Jimmy” debut for owner/breeder Prince Saud bin Khaled mare, while cultivating fans at every stop. by 12 lengths at Belmont Park in October 2010. “It makes it exciting, and it’s nice to have a horse She made seven starts the next season, winning or that they’re following,” Mott said that summer. placing in six ranging from a Keeneland allowance “The excitement builds for one like this. You start to the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic. In addition to to feel like ‘Oh boy, I’ve got a responsibility.’ She the Breeders’ Cup, she won the Black-Eyed Susan deserves it though.” and Alabama, finished third in the Coaching Club Her final season on the track followed a similar American Oaks and second in the Beldame. path. She won the Sabin at Gulfstream in February, All that success came without Khaled, who died told everyone she really wasn’t a fan of the desert in January, though she raced in his green and white with a 10th in Dubai, finished second in the Fleur Palides Investments silks. After finishing third as de Lis and won the Delaware Handicap before the favorite in the Coaching Club here, Royal Delta heading to Saratoga for the Personal Ensign. Royal ruled in the Alabama, a mile-and-a-quarter tour de Delta made like the race’s namesake – winning by 4 force by 5 1/2 lengths over favorite It’s Tricky and 1/2 lengths for Mike Smith at 3-5. four others. “Nice little horse,” Mott said with a smile on his It was the filly’s first Grade 1 win, and trainer way to the winner’s circle. Bill Mott though of Prince Khaled afterward. And The Beatles were a nice little band. “It’s just a shame he couldn’t be here to watch Post-race, owner Ben Leon Jr. tried to explain her,” the Hall of Famer told The Special then. “I what it was like to own Royal Delta – and nailed it. don’t know what happens when you leave this “It’s a feeling that is very difficult to explain,” place, but I hope he was watching.” he said. “A horse like this, it’s a horse that comes Natiional Museum of Racing To help close Prince Khaled’s estate, Royal Del- My Juliet wins the 1976 Vosburgh. Continued On Page 33 ta went to the Keeneland November sales ring af-

32 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 might not know but should. Initially campaigned by her own- Hall of Fame – er and breeder Daniel Wildenstein Continued from page 32 in – where she won three of eight including two group stakes – around once maybe 10, 20 years Waya came to the U.S. for her 3-year- globally. My job as the owner is just old campaign in 1978. She won six to give her the opportunity. It’s not times that season, including wins over because of me, it’s for her. Because she males in the Grade 1 Man o’ War and is so special. Special to me as the own- Turf Classic at Belmont for trainer er, special to Bill Mott as the trainer, Angel Penna Sr. Another victory came special to Mike as the rider, special to at the expense of the world record the breed in general.” for 9 furlongs on turf, a blazing 1:45 And a Hall of Famer to anyone 2/5 for her score in Saratoga’s Diana who saw her. Handicap. Fourth at the Breeders’ Cup, she Sold to and George won another as cham- Strawbridge Jr. after her 3-year-old pion older mare and retired to what season, Waya returned at 4 with train- was supposed to be a long career as er David Whiteley and racked up five a broodmare. Sadly, it never hap- more wins from California to New pened. She died while delivering a fil- Natiional Museum of Racing York and on turf and dirt. The victo- Waya wins the Man o’ War Stakes in 1978. ly by in 2017. Named Delta’s ries included two Grade 1s on dirt in Royalty, she has yet to race but was the Beldame and Top Flight and an- paign and ran against the best,” Brant Waya, who later produced graded in training with Roger Varian in En- other on turf in the Santa Barbara and said Thursday. “She ran against Late stakes winner De Niro for Brant and gland this year. helped her earn the Eclipse Award for Bloomer, who was champion the year Strawbridge, retired with 14 wins in champion older mare. before. She ran against Pearl Neck- 29 starts and $822,816. “She was great. She was good from lace on the slop, she was one of the Tony Black has collected 5,211 vic- Historic Stars the beginning, she did what very, very best slop horses I’ve ever seen, she tories in a riding career dating back Racing fans will pour over entries few horses have done, to be able to sprung a shoe and still beat her. She to the 1970s. Nine of the wins came and past performances for Sunday’s be a champion on the turf and a real was just great, great turn of foot, she aboard My Juliet, who won 24 of 36 Waya Stakes, a 1 1/2-mile turf stakes champion on the dirt, not just have could run a mile or she could run mile named for the French-bred mare they one, lucky race, she had a real cam- and a half.” Continued On Page 34

Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 33 borne Farm, Wheatley bred 11 champions under the direction of Mrs. Phipps: Seabiscuit, , , Bold Hall of Fame – Ruler, Castle Forbes, , Queen Empress, , Continued from page 33 Bold Bidder, Top Bid, and Autobiography. Ogden Phipps (1908-2002) bought horses from the estate starts and earned the Eclipse Award for champion of Col. E. R. Bradley’s dispersal in 1946 that served as the sprinter before separate titles existed for males and initial core of the operation that built on his family’s legacy. females. Like , which was brought to prominence by “Easiest horse you could ever ride,” Black said his mother, Phipps bred and developed his horses at . Phipps bred Hall of Fame members Buckpasser, Easy of the daughter of Gallant Romeo, who won from Goer, Heavenly Prize, and Personal Ensign, as well as Ancestor, 6 to 9 furlongs in her career that ran from 1974 to Impressive, Mako, Queen of the Stage, Vitriolic, Numbered Ac- 1977. count, Relaxing and Storm Flag Flying. Phipps was the leading Black rode My Juliet at the end of her champi- breeder in money won in 1988 and 1989. He won two Eclipse onship season in 1976, riding her to four straight Awards as outstanding owner (1988, 1989) and one as out- wins that included the Ta Wee at Monmouth, standing breeder (1988). He bred 108 stakes winners individu- Doylestown at Keystone and Grade 2 Vosburgh ally or in partnership. Phipps was a founding member of NYRA over males that included Kentucky Derby and Bel- and member of its board of trustees. He also served as the mont Stakes winner at Aqueduct. chairman of The Jockey Club for 20 years. “Riding her, it was all instincts, let her do what Helen Hay Whitney (1875-1944) married Payne Whitney and began to show an interest in racing a few years later. The first she did best, break, leave there running, relax and horse that was recognized as being owned by Mrs. Whitney kick. What else is there?” Black said. “She would was the jumper Web Carter who won six of 11 races at hunt stand in the gate like she was asleep, then she would meetings in 1911. By the early 1920s, her stable expanded into lower and push out of there from her hind end, you flat racing. She raced as and had her first were in top gear in 30 yards and then she would re- champion in 1923, Untidy, who won the and lax. You didn’t need to hit her, just wave it at her.” Alabama Stakes. Jolly Roger won the American Grand National Tod Marks in 1927 and 1928 en route to the Hall of Fame as a steeplechas- Trained for most of her career by Eugene Euster, Will Farish, with Honor Code, becomes a pillar of the turf. My Juliet returned as a 5-year-old in 1977 and won er. Homebred emerged in 1930 and went on to the Grade 2 Michigan Mile and One Eighth and kaskia, in 1967 and received his first major headlines as the a Hall of Fame career that included victories in the Kentucky three other stakes. owner of Bee Bee Bee, upset winner over in the Derby, Belmont, Travers, , and Jockey Club Gold 1972 . Farish has campaigned more than 165 Cup. Mrs. Whitney bred 79 stakes winners. stakes winners and Lane’s End has bred more than 300 stakes Marylou Whitney (1925-2019) took up her pursuit of racing Additional reporting and writing by Tom Law following the death of her husband, C. V. Whitney, in 1992. and Sean Clancy. winners, including Horse of the Year winners A.P. Indy, Char- ismatic, and Mineshaft, and champion . Farish Mrs. Whitney spent time and money trying to buy back mares was also the co-breeder of Danzig, the leading sire in North associated with the Whitney family for breeding. She pur- Pillars of the Turf America in 1991, 1992, and 1993. chased Dear Birdie, who proved to be the foundation for Ma- John Hettinger (1933-2008) took over Akindale Farm in Pawl- rylou Whitney Stables. she was named Broodmare of the Year James E. “Ted” Bassett III, 97, began working for the Keene- ing, N.Y. in 1973 and expanded the property to 800 acres and in 2004 and is the dam of Birdstone and champion Bird Town. land Association in 1968, initially as the assistant to Louis Lee campaigned stakes winners Chase the Dream, Genuine Regret, Mrs. Whitney also bred and campaigned Birdstone, winner of Haggin II. In 1969, Bassett became Keeneland’s president, Jazzing Around, Lady D’Accord among others. He founded the 2004 Belmont and Travers. As a stallion, Birdstone sired serving in that capacity until 1986, when he became chairman Blue Horse Charities to fight the mistreatment of horses and Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and champion Summer of the board. In 2003, Bassett became a Keeneland trustee. to set up adoption for many after their racing careers were Bird, winner of the Belmont and Travers. She was one of the He now holds the title of trustee emeritus. From 1988 through over. Hettinger was also honored with the Safe Home Equine founding members of The Thoroughbred Retirement Founda- 1996, Bassett served as the president of Breeders’ Cup Ltd. Protection Award by Equine Advocates in 2004 and given a tion and a major contributor to the opening of the Christopher T. Chenery (1888-1973) established Meadow Presidents’ Award by the New York Turf Writers Association. Center at the Kentucky Horse Park. Mrs. Whitney was an advo- Stud in Virginia and was one of the founders of what became Akindale remains a leading horse rescue and retirement farm. cate for finding retired Thoroughbreds new careers and homes. the New York Racing Association. In 1939, he bought Hild- James R. Keene (1838-1913) owned , winner of She has also done substantial charitable work with backstretch ene, for $750. She produced , the 1950 Horse of the Belmont Stakes in 1879. In the 1890s, his Castleton Farm workers. In 2010, she was awarded the Eclipse Award of Merit. the Year and a Hall of Fame member, and First Landing, cham- near Lexington, Ky., became one of the most important breed- She was elected to The Jockey Club the following year. Mrs. pion juvenile in 1958. First Landing sired Hall of Famer Riva ing operations in American history. He bred 13 champions: Whitney was at the forefront of various successful elements of Ridge. Chenery also owned Hall of Famer and (under Runnymede, Kingston, , Delhi, , Court the 2013 celebration of 150 years of racing in Saratoga. the direction of his daughter ) Meadow Stud Dress, , Peter Pan, Ballot, Maskette, , Novelty, and Warren Wright Sr. (1875-1950), converted his family Calu- campaigned the great Secretariat. Dominant. Overall, Keene bred 113 stakes winners. met Farm from Standardbreds to Thoroughbreds, setting it Richard L. “Dick” Duchossois, 97, purchased Arlington Park Frank E. “Jimmy” Kilroe (1912-1996) began his career at Ja- on a path toward greatness. During Wright’s lifetime, Calumet in 1983 and helped the track garner international acclaim maica Race Course, where his father was president. Kilroe was bred and raced 10 champions: Triple Crown winners through the continued development of its signature event, the the racing secretary at Arlington Park and Washington Park, and , as well as Nellie Flag, Mar-Kell, , Arlington Million. The Million brought tremendous popularity and became racing secretary and handicapper at Santa Anita , , , , and . An 11th to Arlington with a purse double that of the Kentucky Derby in for the 1953-54 meeting. Also in 1954, he was named racing champion, , became a yearling soon after Wright’s its early years, attracting horses such as two-time winner John secretary and handicapper for the tracks that became the New death and was one of the many distinguished horses raced by Henry. Under the direction of Duchossois, Arlington became York Racing Association. By the 1970s, he oversaw racing at Wright’s widow, Lucile Parker Wright. During Wright’s time, the first track to win the Special Eclipse Award in 1985 when it Santa Anita, Del Mar, and Hollywood Park. He became senior Calumet bred 73 stakes winners and matched Col. E. R. Brad- produced the “Miracle Million,” successfully running the race vice president of the Los Angeles Turf Club and Oak Tree Rac- ley by winning the Kentucky Derby four times. Of the 11 cham- less than a month after a major fire devastated the track. ing in 1982 until retiring in 1990. pions, eight are in the Hall of Fame (Armed, Bewitch, Coaltown, William S. Farish, 80, is the owner of the 2,300-acre Lane’s Gladys Mills Phipps (1883-1970) established Wheatley Stable Citation, Real Delight, Twilight Tear, Two Lea, Whirlaway). End Farm in Versailles, Ky. Lane’s End is recognized as one in 1926 with her brother, Ogden L. Mills, who died 11 years During Wright’s era, Calumet was the leading owner in money of the world’s leading breeding operations. A two-time Eclipse later. In 1927, Mrs. Phipps and her brother purchased eight of won seven times (1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949), Award winner for Outstanding Breeder (1992, 1999), Farish ’s homebreds, including Jockey Club Gold the leader in races won three times (1942, 1947, 1948), and served as the Chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs from Cup winner Diavolo, Wood Memorial winner Distraction, and the leading breeder in earnings six times (1941, 1944, 1947, 1992 through 2001. Farish raced his first stakes winner, Kas- Alabama winner Nixie. Breeding and raising its horses at Clai- 1948, 1949, 1950).

34 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 Getting His Due Perret earns Hall spot after 4,400-plus wins BY PAUL HALLORAN HALL OF FAME INDUCTION Craig Perret naturally used an equine analogy when asked how he felt when the call some might Twice to a victory in the 1987 Belmont. The win for argue came many years too late that he’d join other trainer Jimmy Croll avenged two losses to Alyshe- riding greats in the Hall of Fame. ba in the first two jewels of the Triple Crown by a “I feel like I’ve been on the AE list all this time and combined 1 1/4 lengths. I finally drew in,” he said Thursday, sitting on a bench “I changed my strategy and it worked,” Perret outside the silks room at Saratoga Race Course. said. “I kept letting Alysheba get to me and I would Even after failing to be elected the 12 times he’d move with him and he kept getting me by a jump. In been nominated as a finalist and being eligible for the Belmont, I told Jimmy, ‘we’re going to make him 25 years, Perret said he was never particularly upset earn it. I’m not going to wait for him to latch onto Tod Marks about not getting enshrined. me. I’m going to be gone and see if he can get me.’ ” Hall of Fame jockey Craig Perret. “My life wasn’t consumed by getting into the With 5 of the 12 furlongs still to be run, Perret Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey called Hall of Fame,” Perret said, admitting though he looked around, didn’t see Alysheba and, as prom- Perret “a good horseman,” whose style suited the knew of the late April date that the inductees are ised, asked to go. stable of quality horses owned by the Phipps fam- typically announced. “I always felt if it happens, “He never could get to me,” Perret said, in an ily and others. Perrett won major races aboard great, and if not I’ll move on with my life.” understatement considering they were 14 lengths and Awe Inspiring for McGaughey. Perret’s life is highlighted by 4,415 wins and clear at the wire. “He was a patient rider and that sort of suited 38 years in the saddle on some of the best horses Perret earned his second classic victory for fel- my training style a little bit,” said McGaughey. “He of his generation. Perret won the Kentucky Derby low Hall of Famer Carl Nafzger in the 1990 Ken- was a guy I always respected as a rider so I used aboard Unbridled in 1990, Belmont Stakes on Bet tucky Derby. He rode Unbridled early in the year, him, and we got lucky with him over the years.” Twice in 1987, four Breeders Cup races and two finishing fifth in the Tropical Park Derby at Calder, In 1990, Rhythm finished third in the Haskell at . He earned the Eclipse Award for before took over for back-to-back starts Monmouth Park which prompted a new plan for outstanding jockey in 1990 and was North Amer- in the Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby. Day the Travers at Saratoga. ica’s leading apprentice by purse earnings in 1967 committed to and Perret earned the “Let’s do something a little different,” Mc- as a 16-year-old. mount back for the Blue Grass and Kentucky Der- Gaughey told the jockey beforehand. “Let’s take “I thought the Derby was the biggest thrill I was by, which they won by 3 1/2 lengths over Summer him back a little farther.” going to get and I was grateful,” said Perret, 68, Squall. It worked as Perret and Rhythm came from far who lives in Kentucky and is part of a small group “He rode some horses for me back then,” Nafzger back to win the Travers. that buys and breeds horses. “That’s the major said Thursday morning at Saratoga. “Craig was a The Hall of Fame nod was not lost on Mc- event that every horseman wants to win.” good fit for him in the Derby. He knew Unbridled, Gaughey when he entered in 2004, and the trainer Still, Perret admitted, the Hall of Fame brings knew how to do it. It was good.” hopes the moment resonates with Perret too. him to a “different level.” Perret rode Unbridled to a second in the Preak- “I’m sure he’s excited, you’ve got to be, I was,” “Now, I’m at the pinnacle. There’s nothing else ness and a fourth in the Belmont then four times McGaughey said. “It doesn’t matter when you any bigger. I had a great career, a great livelihood, in 1991 before the son of Fappiano went on to a go in. You hear some people in other sports and raised my kids and have tons of friends,” said Per- successful stud career. stuff, they’re disappointed they didn’t get in right ret, who expects to have more than 30 friends and Well into retirement and on the eve of joining off the bat but if you’re in, you’re in. When you’re family from throughout the country present for racing’s other legends, Perret has not lost sight of gone that plaque is going to be there. They don’t today’s induction ceremony. “It’s a big group and where the real credit should go. remember whether it was the first round or the fifth they’re all fun.” “There’s only one real hero,” he said. “You have round.” Perret had plenty of enjoyment while wearing the trainer, the owner and the jockey, but when it Additional reporting silks, perhaps none more than when he piloted Bet all comes together, the horse is the hero.” by Tom Law and Joe Clancy.

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Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 35 Saratoga Memories, presented by Keeneland, is an ongoing series that looks back at some of the top moments from Keeneland Sales graduates among Saratoga’s best racing. Artie Schiller Hall of Fame Stakes 2004 BY JOE CLANCY Leave it to the two men closest to Artie Schiller on the day it happened to describe the 2004 Na- tional Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. “He kicked their butts that day.” “He was really good that day.” The first statement came from Richard Mi- gliore, who rode the even-money shot to a 4 1/4-length win in the Grade 2 stakes. The second was Jimmy Jerkens, who trained the bay to that win and nine others in a career spanning parts of four years. Artie Schiller, campaigned by Tommy and De- nise Walsh and Denise’s parents Bill and Tina En- tenmann’s Timber Bay Farm, shined on that day and plenty of others as he piled up $2 million in earnings, participated in two Breeders’ Cups and won six graded stakes. It all started at Keeneland September in 2002 when Tommy Walsh and his father-in-law went to $67,000 to land the son of consigned by Mill Ridge Sales. Eventually named for a family friend, who owned Schiller’s bar (now the Southside) in Bay Shore, Artie Schiller learned his early lessons in Tod Marks Camden, S.C., before joining Jerkens’ barn in Artie Schiller won the 2004 New York. National Museum of Racing “Loved him,” the trainer said Thursday morn- and Hall of Fame Stakes. ing while hosing a horse outside his barn on the Oklahoma training track side. “He was a big, and Migliore rallied from 7 lengths down in the “He had an eighth of a mile in him that I never beautiful, rangy horse.” stretch to win by a neck at Belmont Park in July. experienced on any other horse,” the retired jock- Jerkens was looking for a 2-year-old maiden They won again two starts later at Belmont in ey said. “I was fortunate to ride some really good race to get things started and went by the racing September, and Mike Luzzi was aboard for a sec- horses, but he’d give you an eighth like nothing office to make sure the registration papers were ond in the Pilgrim Stakes on the turf. On the dirt, else I’d ever experienced. The times he got beat on file. Artie Schiller finished fourth behind Read The were when his run got stretched out and it pulled “I was all set to run him on the dirt and I go Footnotes in the Remsen. a little starch out of the furlong he could give you. in there to make sure his papers are in the office As a 3-year-old, Artie Schiller ran once in Flor- His turn of foot was devastating.” and I didn’t have anything on him,” Jerkens said. ida in January before going on a tear. He won The Hall of Fame win was easy, and looked it “I didn’t realize he was out of a Majestic Light an Aqueduct allowance in May, Pimlico’s Wood- as Migliore pulled the video up on his phone. mare and I said, ‘That’s all turf.’ Unbelievably, lawn Stakes two weeks later and the Grade 3 Hill “They had moved this from the main turf there was a 6-furlong turf race they were taking Prince at Belmont in June. Second to Kitten’s Joy to the inner which I wasn’t thrilled about,” he entries for the same day that I went to check on going 1 1/4 miles in the Virginia Derby, Artie said. “Tighter course, the rails were out a little his papers. So I put him in.” Schiller went to Saratoga and dominated the Hall bit. Jimmy was like, ‘If you can be no more than In what was supposed to be an educational of Fame. Continued On Page 37 run for a longer race at Saratoga, Artie Schiller Migliore raved about the horse’s acceleration.

36 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 by three-quarters of a length over fa- vorite . Artie Schiller – “Garrett picked him up and got his Continued from page 36 Artie Schiller trip – in the pocket and then running when you needed him,” two wide the first turn that would said Migliore, who watched from the be great.’ The horse outside him was jocks’ room (with crutches). “Bril- keeping him keen. liant race. I was proud of the horse.” “He’d run up on heels and it would Jerkens was too, even if he sweated get him mad, it would excite him. the late changes. Then when you needed him – ignition “The Breeders’ Cup was incredi- . . . boom. He had a gear other horses ble,” he said. “We didn’t feel like we don’t have.” got a fair shake there the year before, He turned in a similar effort in the and what happens? Migliore gets hurt Grade 2 Jamaica back at Belmont, again in the paddock the week before drawing off to win as a 2-5 favorite or something. And he was supposed in his final prep for the Breeders’ Cup to be riding another horse owned by Mile at Lone Star Park in Texas. Sent Mr. Entenmann. It was crazy.” off as the favorite in a crowded field Horses like Artie Schiller will make of 14, he finished 12th while find- anyone look back. It’s been 15 years ing traffic on both turns. Migliore, since the Hall of Fame Stakes. Miglio- injured the day before at Belmont, re is retired. Gomez (2016), Tommy blamed himself. Walsh (2013) and Bill Entenmann “I rode him, hurt, and shouldn’t (2011) have all passed away. Artie have,” he said. “If I say anything oth- Schiller retired to stud in Kentucky, er than I shouldn’t have ridden him and stood at Hurricane Hall, Pauls it’ll sound like I’m making excus- Mill and WinStar Farm. He stands in es, but it was one of those turf trips Australia now. where you’re just stuck the whole “They were the greatest,” said way. I was stuck . . . Who knows? If I Jerkens of the Walsh/Entenmann was 100 percent maybe I would have team. “We had some nice ones for found the room.” them and they were fun to have hors- Diagnosed with a broken wrist es for.” afterward, Migliore didn’t ride Artie “I knew the Entenmann family Schiller again until the 2005 Bernard from the time I was a little kid riding Baruch at Saratoga, a half-length win pony races out on Long Island behind proven to be a over Silver Tree. Beaten a head in the the main Entenmann baking plant,” Kelso together back at Belmont, Artie said Migliore. “I remember Mr. and Schiller and Migliore looked to return Mrs. Entenmann coming out one day to the Breeders’ Cup Mile on their and watching the pony races. I knew home course – until bad luck struck Tommy later, and we were all friends again. and we did stuff together and I go Nine days before the race, Miglio- back to 1979 at Hialeah with Jimmy re suffered a broken leg in a freak and his family. There was a lot of his- lassic paddock accident involving a loose tory, a lot of levels to what that meant horse. Jerkens turned to Garrett Go- 0 and I just thought the horse was the mez, who steered Artie Schiller home coolest horse.” C

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Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 37 cupofcoffee BY SEAN CLANCY My Julie Gene Euster had a plan. The veteran trainer was “You know what, if Jorge don’t think enough of nursing My Juliet back to health after breaking her my horse today, he don’t have to come no more. cannon bone and needing two screws to patch it to- You’ll be on her.” gether. The daughter of Gallant Romeo hadn’t run Black cackles at the memory, 43 years later. since winning the Vagrancy at Belmont Park in May “What? What a reward. Now I’m on her. The 1976. That was her 15th win, spanning the circuits story unfolds from there.” from Hawthorne to Keeneland, Aksarben to Sarato- And, oh what a story. ga, spanning the stakes gamut from the Pocahontas My Juliet took her game on the road beating to the Black-Eyed Susan, the Test to the Cotillion. Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Bold The next one would be the toughest. Forbes in the Vosburgh, jaunted to Santa Anita to Euster, with a cigarette in his mouth, another one win the Las Flores on New Year’s Day before losing in his hand and another one about to be lit, called Museum of Racing twice in California. Back east and freshened for the for his stable jockey, Tony Black. My Juliet. spring, she won an allowance race at Belmont Park, “Listen, Tony, I want you to get on this filly. the Neshaminy at Keystone, the Endine at Delaware We’re going to see if we can get her back to the rac- I had ever been on,” Black said. “To ride her in a Park, the Michigan Mile and One Eighth. Yeah, she es. Just work with me.” race, oh, it was a thrill. All I had to do was break, stretched her speed to 9 furlongs, by accident. “No problem Gene.” sit on her, never move my hands, just sit from gate A day after winning the 6-furlong Endine, Weasel “Now, listen, you won’t get a chance to ride her to wire, she beat Foxy J G without me moving on had a plan. but your opinion is good. I know you’ll do the right her. Totally fun. I never moved on her. That was the “We’re going to run her in the Michigan Mile, thing, I know you’ll follow instructions.” instructions. Don’t move.” if she can go 6 1/2, 7, then she can go a flat mile.” “No problem, Gene. No problem. I ride every- He didn’t need to move. Black and Euster were flummoxed. thing in the barn, one horse I don’t ride, that’s fine.” Ten days later, Euster picked out the Ta Wee “George, you failed to read the small print. It’s Black worked with Euster, worked with My Ju- at Monmouth Park. Again, he called Velasquez’s the Michigan Mile and One Eighth.” liet, a push-button Cadillac. The dark bay filly came agent. And again, he was denied. “She’s running because I supplemented her.” around. Euster called Jorge Velasquez’s agent about “Guess what, Tony, you’re going get another She won easily. coming to ride her in an allowance race at Keystone chance to ride her, in a stake race.” Today, My Juliet gets inducted into the Nation- Oct. 1. The purse was $9,500. It was a sloppy track. “Wow, this is really great, I’m getting a chance to al Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. She’s the first And Velasquez stayed in New York. ride her again…” horse based at Keystone, et al, to be enshrined there. “Guess what, Tony, you’re going to get a chance “Yeah, you won’t ride her any more. Jorge will Black will accept the trophy. He only has one regret. to ride this filly. One time only.” be here next time.” “Barbara Livingston took a picture of her for her “Man, that’s great, Gene. That’s great. Black sat motionless again. My Juliet won the book, Old Friends. She looked like the grand old Nicknamed the Bionic Filly around the barn, $28,000 stakes with ease. matriarch. I said, ‘I’m going to go see her.’ I never partly because of her ability and partly because “Twenty-five, fifty, that was big money back went to see her,” Black said. “I regret that. It taught of the hardware in her cannon bone, My Juliet then,” Black said. me a lesson, tell the people who had a positive in- cruised to a half-length win over Foxy J.G. Black Euster wheeled her back in 12 days and you fluence on you when they’re here, tell them thanks, was thrilled to feel one moment of brilliance from a guessed it, gets brushed off again. Black and My thank you for helping me, tell them you love them, filly he was simply babysitting for a future Hall of Juliet win the Doylestown. Three joy rides, three don’t wait until they’re gone and say, ‘I should have Famer. bonuses, Black can’t believe his luck. In the winner’s told you.’ I would have put my hands in her mane, “I loved working her, beautiful horse, one of the circle, owner George Weasel Jr. makes a call that rubbed them down her neck, back to her withers fastest horses I’d ever been on and the nicest horse would change Black’s life. and said, ‘Julie, thank you.’ ”

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38 The Saratoga Special Friday, August 2, 2019 CELEBRATING JAMES E. “TED” BASSETT III

National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame 2019 Pillar of the Turf

“As simplistic as this sounds, it’s about believing in your mission. And it’s absolutely essential to your success to get your team, your people, believing in it too.”

— TED BASSETT

Your legacy exemplifies a relentless commitment to the mission of each organization you have served. Congratulations, Mr. Bassett, on this well-deserved honor. Your leadership, wisdom and grace have shaped Keeneland and the Thoroughbred industry and continue to inspire us.

Friday, August 2, 2019 The Saratoga Special 39 MAVEN won on debut at Aqueduct for Wesley Ward earning a Beyer speed figure of 84

ANOTHER MIRACLE won MSW at Saratoga for Gary Contessa earning a Beyer speed figure of 83 “rocketed from the barrier to immediately seize command of the lead, rattling off splits of :22.79 and :45.37” TDN MAVEN

MAVEN won the Prix du Bois [G3] at Chantilly, France on his second start MONARCH OF EGYPT won Maiden on debut for Aidan O’Brien and runner-up in the Railway Stakes [G2] at the Curragh, Ireland on his only subsequent start SWEET MELANIA won MSW at Saratoga for Todd Pletcher ANOTHER “exploded down the lane to take the MIRACLE opener at the Spa” TDN

Champion at 2. Triple Crown winner and Horse Of The Year at 3.

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