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saturday, august 6, 2011 the saratoga special 5 PREVIEW dentials and angles galore. They hail from the usual Thoroughbred bastions of Kentucky and Florida, though there’s also a New York-bred, and an Illinois- bred. They’re trained by a Hall of Fam- er, a multiple Eclipse Award winner, New York stalwarts, plus a guy named “Scooter,” and another who prefers to wear shorts to the barn (and he won it last year). “This is the game we play and it doesn’t get much better than this race here,” said Jim Bond, who trains 6-1 shot , a powerhouse winner in Belmont’s Met Mile almost 10 weeks ago. “It’s pretty difficult to find a stand- out, but there are a whole lot of nice horses.” Indeed. The Whitney starters have won 60 races and more than $9.2 mil- lion.

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saturday, august 6, 2011 the saratoga special 7 ond start in 2011. He just missed when beaten a head by Friend Or Foe last out Whitney – in the Easy Goer. Ramon Dominguez Continued from page 8 rides the $1.1 million earner at 12-1. seconds in 11 starts. Listed at 10-1, the Headache: Ken and Sarah Ramsey son of gets leading jockey John take a shot with the 5-year-old Velazquez and has never been worse gelding, who is 20-1 despite winning his than second in four starts at the dis- last two easily for trainer Mike Maker. tance. Rodman: Second to Tizway, third Giant Oak: Midwest trainer Chris to Flat Out, he tackles them again for Block dispatched assistant Arthur Barry Schwartz and Mike Hushion at Coontz to Saratoga with the strapping 20-1. The son of Malibu Moon owns chestnut, the second choice at 5-1. The six career wins including a 2-for-2 mark Illinois-bred won the Donn early in the at Saratoga. year and exits a fifth in the Grade I Ste- Apart: From the same connections phen Foster. of 2010 race winner and champion Tizway: Bond leads Bill Clifton’s Blame, the 4-year-old won the Super 6-year-old over to the Whitney for the Derby as part of a four-win campaign second time (he was fourth in 2009), last year for Al Stall. The 6-1 shot exits but warrants more respect at 6-1 after a third in the Foster. laying waste to the Met Mile. Duke Of Mischief: The 8-1 shot Mission Impazible: The 4-year-old defeated Tizway in the Charles Town owns a win and three seconds (includ- Classic in April and was fourth in the ing his most recent start in the Foster) Foster for David Fawkes. The 5-year- this year for trainer and old owns seven lifetime wins and leads sits – like Tizway – on the verge of $1 the field with just shy of $1.7 million in million career earnings. The son of Un- earnings. bridled’s Song is 6-1. The Special caught up with several Rail Trip: Rick Dutrow’s entry of the players for quick looks, but take ships north from Aqueduct for his sec- your pick.

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Bluegrass graduate Blue Bunting. Nicholasville, KY John Stuart, PreSident Peter Bance, Vice PreSident [email protected] 859-885-5525 or 859-321-4040 www.bluegrasstbred.com saturday, august 6, 2011 the saratoga special 9 Whitney Preview Friend Or Foe changes plans After an afternoon rain show- er, John Kimmel elected to scratch Friend Or Foe from an easy spot against New York-bred stakes horses last week and take part in the Whit- ney. The winner of five races compet- ed in the Jim Dandy and Travers last year, before taking the Empire Classic in the fall. Bred and owned by Ches- ter and Mary Broman, Friend Or Foe has only lost three times, all against open stakes horses. Friend Or Foe returned this year to take the Easy Goer by a head over Whitney starter Rail Trip. Kimmel is confident the progress will continue. He breezed an easy 3 furlongs three days ago that came top a strong 5 fur- Tod Marks long breeze July 27. Friend Or Foe takes a stroll. Tod Marks “The horse is doing well, he cer- Duke Of Mischief aims to go over the $2 million mark in earnings. tainly fits even though he’s not a grad- and others in the race. Like bettors ed stakes winner, he’s beaten plenty this afternoon, he sees it as wide open. Fawkes dials up formula for Duke Of Mischief of graded stakes horses in his career, “You look at the races and the I’m real happy with the draw and he’s horses have a lot of question marks, David Fawkes unsnapped Duke Of tion that it was a quarter of a mile run coming into it in great shape,” Kim- is Flat Out’s race an aberration? It Mischief from the back wall and ar- from the head of the lane to the wire so mel said. “It’s just his second start of was quite a change of form. Can Tiz- ranged the stout chestnut to the edge I told (Joe) Bravo to get moving in the his season but I think he’s pretty much way show the same kind of form he of a leg-length ice tub, then readied a turn,” Fawkes said. “He made his usual right where he needs to be, I’m ex- showed in the Met Mile going two dusty whirlpool machine that looked move and made the lead at the eighth pecting a move forward from the last turns? Some of the other ones need to like it belonged in a small-engine repair pole and that was it, his race was over. one. I’m pretty confident he’s going to take it up a notch because they’re just class. The horse looked great, strong as He hung in there to be fourth. Not bad. put a very big effort in and it’s prob- not fast enough. I don’t think there a blocking sled. The machine looked He’s got plenty of turn of foot, if you ably going to take a pretty big effort are any killer type horses in there, old – like, Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons old. watch some of his races, when he goes, to beat him.” doesn’t mean one won’t emerge from Fawkes scoffed at the evaluation. he goes, and he’s quick, he swoops past Kimmel has been judicious about the race.” “This is the best piece of equipment horses and draws off.” studying the form of the Whitney, – Sean Clancy I’ve got,” the trainer said, as he pressed Owned by Alex and JoAnn Lieblong watching replays of Friend Or Foe the button and bubbles began coursing and breeder Marilyn McMaster, Duke up Duke Of Mischief’s legs. “I’ve won Of Mischief won the Charles Town more races because of this machine, I Classic, a Grade III 9-furlong stakes, took a filly to Canada and they were in his start before the Foster. Rallying teasing me about this machine.’ from ninth, he drew off to win easily Favorite Flat Out puts best foot forward Duke Of Mischief loves it. The over the sloppy surface. Charles “Scooter” Dickey made a “We battled all these injuries with him, 5-year-old aims for his eighth career Fawkes included Duke Of Mischief plan to come to the Whitney about the he won the Smarty Jones like he did this victory today, breaking from the out- in his deep Saratoga string and was a time Flat Out ran past the eighth pole in one at Belmont. He got a quarter crack side stall in the Whitney field of 11. If originally going to bypass the Whitney the Grade II Suburban at after the Southwest and we went on he wins, he’ll push his career earnings but changed his mind. July 2. Preston Stable’s 5-year-old son with him, patched it, he wasn’t training to more than $2 million. “This wasn’t exactly on the radar at of Flatter drew off to a huge score that quite right and we ran him in the South- The leading earner in the field, Duke first but I think it’s a good spot, it’s a day, taking his first stakes since winning west and . He wasn’t Of Mischief exits a fourth in the Ste- wide-open race,” Fawkes said. “There’s the Smarty Jones back in January 2009. training right, we blocked his foot, be- phen Foster, finishing behind Mission plenty of talent in the race. If your horse In just his third start, Flat Out won cause we were looking at his feet, the Impazible and Apart. Fawkes blames shows up with his A game, he can win the Smarty Jones and then derailed in quarter crack, well, we blocked him to himself for that loss. it. If you don’t come with it, you’re go- the Southwest and Arkansas Derby. his knee and he still wasn’t right so we “I was disappointed that I, in my ing to be in the middle of the pack.” Dickey discovered a shoulder ailment, did a full-body scan and found a little own ignorance I wasn’t paying atten- – Sean Clancy then battled hoof problems throughout crack in his shoulder. We turned him the rest of 2009 and most of 2010. Flat out and got over that, had him about Out returned from a 20-month layoff to ready and he blew the foot out again. win an optional claimer at Fair Grounds That’s why he’s been this long.” Mission Impazible aims to erase miss this . He came back to finish sec- Flat Out’s feet have come a long way No Saratoga stakes would seem ary, finishing second twice before ond in the Lone Star Park Handicap, and subsequently so have the results. If complete without a Todd Pletcher taking the New Orleans Handicap in then failed to land a blow in the Fos- he can duplicate his Suburban perfor- charge. This year’s leading trainer March. Twin Creeks Stable’s colt fin- ter. Dickey breezed him on the turf at mance, he would join a muddled handi- readies Mission Impazible, who exits ished seventh in the Alysheba before , and took a shot in cap division. a tough loss in the Foster, when fail- his tough loss in the Foster. the Suburban. Sent off 13-1, Flat Out “In January, he had four bar shoes ing by a neck to longshot Pool Play “With the exception of the Aly- crushed Hymn Book and Rodman. on, had a quarter crack on every foot,” who rallied late to nail last year’s sheba, he’s run well every time, we With the Whitney as his target, Dick- Dickey said. “He’s not having any now, Louisiana Derby winner. couldn’t quite figure that one out ey found a vacancy sign on the backside I sure don’t want any more. Hopefully After winning Fair Grounds’ big- because he trained well leading up of Fawkes’ barn, taking a stall among that’s all in the past. When we got to gest Derby prep, Mission Impazible to it,” Pletcher said. “He’s trained Steve Margolis’ string. Flat Out got re- Belmont, he was training real good, and joined a Pletcher brigade for last well here and we expect him to show acquainted with jockey Alex Solis Fri- we were hoping for a good race but he year’s Derby but failed to challenge up in a race that’s pretty tough, you day and appeared as though everything ran better than we even thought. He Super Saver, winding up ninth of 20. wouldn’t be surprised if four, five, six was on target. Dickey had one thought missed most of his 3-year-old and all Shelved after the Derby, the son of different horses won it.” in mind when the Florida-bred domi- of his 4-year-old, hopefully he’s a late Unbridled’s Song returned in Janu- – Sean Clancy nated five rivals in the Suburban. comer.” “That was his old self,” Dickey said. – Sean Clancy

10 the saratoga special saturday, august 6, 2011 saturday, august 6, 2011 the saratoga special 11 the son of Flatter getting 9 furlongs. Speedy Tizway finds his way “A strong last eighth,” Stall said when asked what it would take to win Trainer Jim Bond sees Tizway every day, knows the horse’s stride, his breath- today’s race. “There will be some horses ing, his attitude, his potential. getting a little wobbly, some horses that But he also gets the message when observers question his horse’s limitations. don’t quite stay for one reason or an- “He’s a super, super horse, but the million-dollar question is the distance, the other and if you can be there or there- mile-and-an-eighth; in my heart I believe he can do it,” he said. “I understand abouts and try to go forward the last saying he won’t. If I was just looking at his chart, I would say the same thing. part . . . that’s the kind of horse that Training the horse in the morning, he has an endless supply of oxygen and might win the thing. He sure acts like he has a very high cruising speed. You don’t find many who have his cruising he wants to stay, he’s got that big, huge speed and can carry it.” stride and gallops out like no horse I’ve Tizway seemingly found a home as a dirt miler, winning at the distance four Connie Bush ever had.” times including stakes scores in the Grade II last year and Grade I Met Apart attempts to emulate champion Blame. Apart had minor surgery to repair a Mile this year. Bond and owner William Clifton tried the Whitney two years small condylar fracture as a 2-year-old ago (fourth to Bullsbay) and return with a better horse. Blame II? Apart takes and won his first start at 3 last May. Bond expects the 6-year-old son of Tiznow to break running, then sit and After two failed allowance attempts, he wait. He could put that miler speed to work and lead, or he could sit off Rail swing at Grade I repeat put together a three-race winning streak Trip or another aggressive leader. in the Prelude Stakes, the Super Derby “I’m very happy with the post, it looks like he’ll be the second-to-last horse Don’t blame Apart for not being and the Ack Ack against older horses to load, I like that,” the trainer said. “Hopefully he can leave there running and Blame. Apart is happier being apart in November. His only bad race came make a decision pretty quickly. It’s a good spot. If they’re going too quick, he now anyway. in the Clark Handicap late last year can sit in the pocket. He’s very adjustable. Owner/breeder Adele Dilschneider at Churchill Downs, when he finished Bond bought Tizway for Clifton at Keeneland September in 2006, spend- and trainer Al Stall return to the scene eighth (some 10 lengths behind Success- ing $140,000 in part because the horse’s dam is a half-sister to former Clifton/ of their 2010 Whitney triumph with ful Dan and today’s rival Giant Oak). Bond charge Will’s Way. eventual champion Blame. In his place, “I should not have run him, he got “That was the first thing,” the trainer said. “I like Tiznow, he’s a great stal- sort of, stands Apart – a 4-year-old sick – just for 48 hours, but it’s enough lion and he’s going to get you that classical horse. When you look at (Tizway) “linebacker” of a horse who is forging and I should have known it,” he said. he’s got excellent balance. Some of the Tiznows to me are a little long, the a path from beyond the shadow of his “We were shooting so good then that Dayjur (on the dam’s side) puts him kind of square – he’s a picture.” former stablemate. we thought we were bulletproof. We Tizway opened 2011 with a third in the Handicap at a mile, “He’s not as good as Blame, I can won the Whitney, we won the Breeders’ then finished third again in the slop at Charles Town in April. He returned to tell you that right now,” Stall said while Cup, we couldn’t lose, it was impossible Bond’s Saratoga base on Gridley Street in mid-April (“he probably saw snow”) watching his charge munch hay. “May- to lose. Guess what?” and six weeks later produced a massive effort in the Met Mile – skating away be next year, maybe going a mile-and-a- You can always lose. Along the way late to defeat today’s rival Rodman and others by nearly 3 lengths. quarter, but as we stand here today he’s last year, Apart got acquainted with a Will’s Way gave Bond a Whitney win in 1997 and the trainer recognizes the not as good as Blame. But he’s not done, certain accomplished stablemate while meaning of returning with another major player. and that’s the beauty of it.” trying to find an identity. “That’s the most exciting part of this whole story,” Bond said. “Mr. Clifton After making just one start at 2, “I breezed him with Blame 10 times has been so good to me, to my staff, he’s just a wonderful man to train for. God Apart won three stakes including the last year,” Stall said. “We weren’t even knows you make a lot of mistakes training horses and I’ve made a lot of them. Super Derby last year and returned looking at him, we were looking at the You don’t know what’s going to work or not, but he knows how hard you’re in 2011 to take the Grade III William other horse the whole time. Poor thing. trying and appreciates it. It means a lot to me.” Donald Schaefer at Pimlico in May. Un- Now it’s his turn.” – Joe Clancy like Tizway, there are no concerns about – Joe Clancy Saratoga sold by Stars Eddie Woods Midnight Lute Harmony Lodge Kantharos Big Brown and more...

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14 the saratoga special saturday, august 6, 2011 saturday, august 6, 2011 the saratoga special 15 Test – Continued from page 14 just keep her happy. She’s very easy to maintain.” Turbulent Descent made a half- hearted cow-kick at her groom, making contact, but without a whole lot of mal- ice in it. “What’s that all about? That’s not like you,” Puype said. “She’s pretty kind, I’m surprised that even came from her.” Regular rider David Flores will take the reins of the Blinkers On Racing filly in the Test. With Savvy Supreme a likely scratch, Turbulent Descent will square off against seven others, including Amy Tarrant’s salty contender Pomeroys Tod Marks Pistol. Winner of the Forward Gal at Trainer Mike Puype 7 furlongs in January, the daughter of when she washes out, she doesn’t run Pomeroy was a narrow second to Test well,” Tarrant said. “The thunderous contender Her Smile last out in the Pri- crowds, it was just mobbed that day, oress. it was unbelievable. It just made her a “She was still coming at the end, little bit of a wreck. I think she’s a little we just didn’t have the luck that day,” older now, a little more experienced. At Tarrant said. “(Her Smile) found the Belmont, she was quiet as a mouse.” rail and we had been on the rail but we Tarrant counts the occasional snafu moved away because we couldn’t get in the paddock as the sole defect in through and didn’t an opening come, Pomeroys Pistol’s character. and he shot through, meanwhile we’re “She’s the kind of horse kids want to four or five wide. He saved ground, we give carrots to,” Tarrant said. The easy- didn’t. She was still coming, we just ran going filly shipped in Friday morning, out of racetrack.” had a walk and a bath and slipped into Tarrant’s filly has been consistently in her stall for the afternoon. the money for all six of her 3-year-old “She doesn’t have to do much,” Tar- starts, with the exception of the Eight rant said. “I’m a believer in not drilling Belles at Churchill, where she placed sixth to Victoria’s Wildcat. See test page 18 “She washed out in the paddock, and

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16 the saratoga special saturday, august 6, 2011 saturday, august 6, 2011 the saratoga special 17 the only horse in the race that didn’t have speed, it was one of those rare cas- Test – es where you look at it and say, ‘Wow, Continued from page 16 if this unfolds the way it’s supposed to, she’s going to be the lone closer.’ And on them too much. It’s like a teakettle, that’s what happened, everybody went let it build up a head of steam.” and she sat back and made her run. I Tarrant bred the Florida-bred filly don’t know if this race is quite as loaded at her Hardacre Farm in Ocala and has with speed but it still looks like it should kept hold of her ward ever since. Im- have a favorable pace setup for her.” pressed from the moment Pomeroys Pis- Pletcher contemplated the tactics tol started galloping, Tarrant continues that went behind the decision to try to be impressed with the filly’s profes- shorter races. sional approach. “A lot of times, it’s an easy proj- “She’s quiet going to the track in the ect, you don’t have to train them that morning, you’d think she’s going on a much, they have a big foundation of fit- trail ride,” Tarrant said. “Then she gets ness and you just try to sharpen them out there and she’s just going, dragging up a little but it’s more about identify- the rider around. Then she comes back ing what their specialty is as opposed the same way, like a little trail horse. to any clever training secrets,” Pletcher She’s very professional for a young said. “It’s always easier to run the hors- horse.” es in the races that they’re designed for, John Velazquez will partner with you’re going to occasionally find some Pomeroys Pistol for the first time. Todd horses who do a lot of things exception- Pletcher enters Pomeroys Pistol’s Prior- ally well, but for the most part, all of ess foe Her Smile for Bobby Flay. The them have a specialty. It’s your job to daughter of Include opened her stakes find it.” career with a win in the $75,000 Donna Other entrants in the $250,000 con- Freyer in November for Leigh Delacour. test include a team of performers for The Virginia-bred came to Pletcher in Mike Hushion, triple stakes winner Ava May of this year, just in time to run up K. and Roman Treasure, winner of the the track in the Kentucky Oaks. Bounc- Miss Royal at Belmont in June. Ken ing back to be a distant third in the McPeek enters Dogwood winner Salty Acorn, Her Smile responded favorably Strike, coming off of a fourth in the to the abbreviated distance of the Prior- Mother Goose. sends the ess. lightly raced American Lady straight “I think she might have found her out of a 6 1/2-furlong allowance score niche as a come-from-behind sprinter, at Hollywood. Maryland-based Chuck the last race was one of those races we Lawrence enters Coax Liberty, winner were contemplating if we should run of the 7-furlong Sometime Thing at Bel- there or try to stretch her out one more mont July 15. time in the Delaware Oaks,” Pletcher THE said. “When you looked at it, she was Additional reporting by Sean Clancy. ULTIMATE S.U.V. Get the premium sport package for off-road adventure. Find out about Vinery Thoroughbred Racing partnership and how you can be a player.

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20 the saratoga special saturday, august 6, 2011 saturday, august 6, 2011 the saratoga special 21 With cotton in her ears, Dynaslew peaks around “She’s a lot more talented than her mother. Her moth- the lead pony while exercising Thursday. er had a lot of talent, but nothing like she has. Her De La Rose – mother was easy, she’s a little bit more sassy.” Continued from page 20 The 4-year-old was a promising 2-year-old, win- ning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in 2009 has to get out of her system, part of that, just that in addition to the $75,000 P.G. Johnson at Saratoga. energy. Then it lets her settle.” A few growing pains kept her out of commission as a Ramon Dominguez will take the ride aboard the 3-year-old, but she returned to the racetrack this year 6-1 shot. with a win, a second and a third in five starts. Outside ’ barn, flopped “She just got sore and we had to give her some down in the sand, wriggled one side into the grit, then time. She had a rough 3-year-old year, just took a little popped up and started nosing around for sprigs of longer than we expected. These are the horses we need grass. The gray filly, damp from her workout, showed to run with,” Romans said. He stood in front of his pink under the sweat. barn on the turn to watch the slight gray filly stand in “She’s a little bit evil, to tell you the truth,” Romans Sean Clancy the gate and tick off an easy 1 1/2-mile gallop. said. “She doesn’t want to be messed with. She likes to winner in 2002 and 2003, and planned the mating to Robby Albarado takes the reins on the 4-1 second pin her ears and bite. I think that’s why she’s so gritty Tapit for owner Frank Jones. choice. on the racetrack.” “I just liked Tapit as a racehorse and it crossed well Angel Penna watched Prize Catch gallop Thursday Romans has known Tapitsfly from the beginning. and he was the right price at that time, he was only He trained her mother, Flying Marlin, a three-time like 12-5,” Romans said of the now $80,000 stallion. See de la rose page 23

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30 the saratoga special saturday, august 6, 2011 saturday, august 6, 2011 the saratoga special 31 Sales – Continued from page 24 sits outside the stall of her New York-bred Bluegrass Cat colt. Hip 41 is not only Gurney’s first select of- fering, but representative of a fledgling consignment – Gurney began selling under her banner in 2010. “My cousin and his partners bought this colt and they decided to start pinhooking Thoroughbred wean- lings under the notion with the VLTs going in, it would be a pretty good prospect to sell them well,” Gurney said. “They went down to Keeneland November and bought two colts, one for $50,000, one for $55,000 and this is one of them.” Gurney, who managed Stonewall Farm for 10 years, began Avandelle Farm in Cazenovia six years ago. The decision to operate her own business came with the realization that she was already doing the leg work on the farm and resulted in a $105,000 payday at the Preferred Sale last year. “I’ve always done all the prep work myself and I decided I was passing the baton at the last minute, why don’t I try to do it myself?” Gurney said. “So I had a new client out of Chicago that had a really nice Afleet Alex filly and I had one of my own and they Tod Marks gave me a chance to take their filly down and she was It’s always a blur at sales time at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga. the highest priced filly of the sale, so . . . easy game, right?” out of the business,” Gurney said. “It might be a situ- Gurney runs a small, boutique operation of 25 ation of last man standing. Not as many mares were horses on the 30-acre farm. She prides herself on put- bred, not as many foals were born, so hopefully they ting her hands on every horse, every day. The Blue- will be a little bit of a hotter commodity, just because grass Cat colt is proof of that kind of rearing: Gurney of supply and demand. invites visitors in the stall for a pat and remarks that “Hopefully people will realize New York is back in Sallee Horse Vans her kids feed him carrots over the fence. As for the rig- full force. For 10 to 12 years, the business up here was ors of hanging out her own shingle, Gurney chuckles. so combustible with everybody wanting to get things “I haven’t slept in six months.” done but not getting it done, and now that it’s finally 1-800-967-VANS She is realistic but hopeful about the opportunities getting done, hopefully things will level off and the that the financial crisis and the incoming incentives of- horses will be more valuable if they are running for fer her business. more money.” (772) 260-2586 “I think a lot of people had a hard time weathering The Select Sale, Monday and Tuesday evenings, in- the storm of the financial crisis and a lot of people are cludes eight New York-breds.

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32 the saratoga special saturday, august 6, 2011 john’s call STAKES recap Late Arrival German-bred Sanagas charges through lane to win turf marathon BY sean clancy

Graham Motion thought he had an answer for Sanagas. The German-bred lugged in so badly in his first American start that Rajiv Maragh looked like he was trying to get the horse to the pole rather than win a Grade III stakes. Dave Harmon Motion went to his tack trunk and pulled out the Sanagas (foreground) rallies on the outside to catch Bold Hawk late in the John’s Call, Friday’s feature. extension blinker. He doesn’t use it often ( and Icabad Crane) but thought he had cured looked poised for a professional romp, he drifted out, and first on American turf. Sanagas from lugging in when Maragh breezed him, then came in a little, then out again. He looked like a Motion was awed and a little confused. blinker shrouding his left eye, over the Oklahoma turf kid chasing butterflies. “Last time he tried to lug in. Watching the race, I July 29. He didn’t lug in or out, and the Motion Camp Didn’t matter. was saying, ‘what the heck is he doing?’ ” said Motion, went home satisfied. Sanagas cruised under the line with Maragh mo- referring to Maragh. “He had never done it before. As always, in the morning, Sanagas didn’t put a tionless in his irons. Sanagas won by 2 1/4 lengths Then we got the extension blinker and we worked him foot wrong. over Center Divider who closed from last to pick up the other day, he worked awesome. I think he’s run- Sanagas ran straight and strong for about a mile second with veteran Bold Hawk third. Owned by An- and half in the John’s Call. Right about the time he dreas Jacobs, Sanagas picked up his fifth career victory See john’s call page 36 Daily Double

Congratulations to Jonathan Sheppard on Thursday’s Saratoga Daily Double with Divine Fortune and Royal Rossi. From Cathy and the team at Ashwell Tod Marks photos saturday, august 6, 2011 the saratoga special 33 friday’s Saratoga results

Friday, August 05. Sixth $27,120, NY-Bred Maiden Claiming $20,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6F 2 Mr Ames J. Velazquez $11.60 $6.70 $4.70 First $46,000, NY-Bred AOC $25,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6F 3 Rocky Fortune R. Curatolo $6.20 $4.30 3 Dahlgren Chapel R. Dominguez $7.30 $3.70 $2.90 4 Calico Mountain J. Castellano $7.50 2 Wise Stop C. Velasquez $3.90 $2.90 Ch Gelding 2008, by Mineshaft - Pentatonic by Cure the Blues 1 Fifty Sense J. Castellano $4.70 Owner: Sherry, Sheila, Ames, Steven. Trainer: Richard Schosberg. Dk B/ Br Colt 2007, by Chapel Royal - Devoted by El Gran Senor Breeder: Dr. Herb Sherry & W. S. Farish (NY). Owner: Barry, James, J.. Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin. Claimed: Mr Ames claimed by Rice, Linda for $20,000 Breeder: Belvedere Farm Inc. (NY). Time: 1:12.80 Claimed: Dahlgren Chapel claimed by Bruce Golden Racing for $25,000 Daily Double (6-2), $88.00; Exacta (2-3), $56.50; Superfecta (2-3-4-10), Time: 1:10.86 $2,433.00; Trifecta (2-3-4), $509.00; Pic 3 (11-6-2), $528.00 Exacta (3-2), $22.80; Superfecta (3-2-1-7), $334.00; Trifecta (3-2-1), $114.00 Seventh $81,000, Stakes - John’s Call S., 3 yo’s & up, 1 5/8M 7 Sanagas (GER) R. Maragh $13.80 $7.00 $6.10 Second $46,000, Maiden Claiming $150,000, 2 yo, 5 1/2F 11 Center Divider R. Dominguez $9.50 $6.50 2 Singlet R. Dominguez $14.00 $6.10 $4.70 5 Bold Hawk J. Espinoza $8.40 8 Alydarla C. Nakatani $5.50 $4.20 Dk B/ Br Gelding 2006, by Lomitas (GB) - Scota (GER) by Marju (IRE) 5 Heart of E. Prado $6.70 Owner: Jacobs, Andreas. Trainer: H. Motion. Dk B/ Br Filly 2009, by Real Quiet - Taylor’s Choice by Conquistador Cielo Breeder: Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof (GER). Owner: Dubb, Michael, Brafman, Larry, N., Ryan, Daniel, M.. Late Scratches: Followmyfootsteps Trainer: Anthony Dutrow. Breeder: McKathan Bros. (FL). Time: 2:41.45 Late Scratches: Siberian Wildcat Daily Double (2-7), $147.50; Exacta (7-11), $125.50; Superfecta (7-11-5- Time: 1:06.24 6), $7,351.00; Trifecta (7-11-5), $1,673.00; Pic 3 (6-2-7), $897.00 Daily Double (3-2), $41.60; Exacta (2-8), $83.50; Quinella (2-8), $33.40; Superfecta (2-8-5-3), $3,195.00; Trifecta (2-8-5), $949.00 Eighth $48,000, NY-Bred Allowance, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/16M 6 Runaway Jim R. Maragh $10.00 $4.20 $3.60 Third $77,000, Stakes - Madame Jumel S., 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/8M 10 Seattle Mission R. Dominguez $3.10 $2.60 1 Arena Elvira J. Lezcano $5.70 $3.50 $2.50 7 Dual Citizen J. Leparoux $4.80 2 Acronym J. Velazquez $7.60 $4.10 Gr/ro Gelding 2007, by Freud - Miniconjon by 4 Sweet N Sour Nina R. Maragh $2.90 Owner: Seabrook Stables. Trainer: Timothy Hills. Dk B/ Br Filly 2007, by - Two Item Limit by Twining Breeder: Rich Scelfo & James Chatfield (NY). Owner: Wilson, Carolyn. Trainer: William Mott. Late Scratches: Crea’s Law, Bud White, Saratoga Squier, Lindsey’s Buck, Breeder: Northwest Farms LLC (KY). Tapitdar, Roaring Conquest Time: 1:51.48 Time: 1:42.40 Daily Double (2-1), $42.60; Exacta (1-2), $35.60; Superfecta (1-2-4-7), Daily Double (7-6), $56.00; Exacta (6-10), $32.00; Superfecta (6-10-7-5), $345.00; Trifecta (1-2-4), $120.00; Pic 3 (3-2-1), $128.50 $2,741.00; Trifecta (6-10-7), $197.00; Pic 3 (2-7-6), $538.00; Place Pix Nine (3/6/7-2/3/4-5/7/11-6), $673.00 Fourth $55,000, Maiden special weight, 2 yo, 5 1/2F 11 My Due Process M. Cruz $10.00 $4.90 $4.20 Ninth $45,000, NY-Bred Maiden special weight, 2 yo, 5 1/2F 4 Inny Minnie S. Bridgmohan $7.20 $5.50 1 Sportswriter R. Curatolo $14.40 $7.30 $5.30 1 Golden Rock A. Garcia $9.80 10 Little Dale M. Cruz $4.20 $3.60 B Filly 2009, by Henny Hughes - Easy Action by Crafty Prospector 4 Adriatic Spirit J. Velazquez $5.10 Owner: Vaccarezza, Priscilla. Trainer: Dale Romans. Gr/ro Colt 2009, by Maybry’s Boy - Point Spread by Point Given Breeder: Gulf Coast Farms, LLC (KY). Owner: Flying Zee Stables. Trainer: Carlos Martin. Late Scratches: Dancin N Prancin, Tap a Bay Yankee, Somali Lemonade Breeder: Flying Zee Stables (NY). Time: 1:02.85 Late Scratches: Western Tryst, The Prize Fighter, Adirondack Dancer Daily Double (1-11), $43.80; Exacta (11-4), $89.00; Quinella (4-11), Time: 1:03.39 $58.00; Superfecta (11-4-1-8), $9,335.00; Trifecta (11-4-1), $1,444.00; Daily Double (6-1), $128.00; Exacta (1-10), $62.50; Superfecta (1-10-4- Pic 3 (2-1-11), $235.50 11), $2,313.00; Trifecta (1-10-4), $365.50; Pic 3 (7-6-1), $696.00; Pic 4 (2-7-6-1), $5,649.00; Pic 6 (11-6-2-7-6-1), $6,890.00 Fifth $35,000, Claiming $35,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/16M 6 Ratoath Special R. Albarado $12.40 $5.80 $4.30 Attendance: 22,114 7 Vee R. Dominguez $3.80 $3.00 On Track Handle: 3,572,667 3 J C’s Queen J. Espinoza $9.80 Intra-State Handle: 2,057,394 B Filly 2008, by Include - Shocking Dunn by Wheaton Inter-State Handle: 7,477,829 Owner: Pucek, John, Paul, Kentucky Three Crowns Stable. Trainer: John Pucek. Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. P. A. Everard (FL). Copyright 2011 EQUIBASE Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Late Scratches: Demure Halo, Sweet Bibby, Royal Order Claimed: St. Lucy claimed by Turningforhome Stable for $35,000 Time: 1:44.58 Daily Double (11-6), $84.50; Exacta (6-7), $41.40; Superfecta (6-7-3-10), $9,482.00; Trifecta (6-7-3), $1,066.00; Pic 3 (1-11-6), $217.50; Pic 4 (2- 1-11-6), $2,776.00 Read The Special Online And tell your friends. www.saratogaspecial.com

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Kim Valerio and Magna Graduate. saturday, august 6, 2011 the saratoga special 35 the same way if he wants to bear out as long as he’s running fast enough, I’m John’s Call – not going to get in his way. If it’s going Continued from page 33 to cost him the race, then I would have to adjust. I looked around and knew ning away from the other horses. Fair nobody was going to catch me so I let play to Rajiv, he just didn’t ride him, it be.” just left him alone, which was a pretty Motion experimented with the ex- cool move.” tension blinker before the race but af- Maragh has ridden Sanagas three ter watching Sanagas’ dazzling kick, he times. He has never let him run. wasn’t really looking to experiment af- The first time he couldn’t as the Ger- ter the race. man-bred lugged in badly during the “I don’t want to mess with him too Arlington Handicap, they finished sev- much, I don’t know if it’s greenness, sec- enth, beaten 3 1/4 lengths. ond start here, it’s so different, he’s still The second time, Maragh wasn’t a lightly raced horse,” Motion said. “I supposed to let him run, zipping 5 fur- think we have to look at a big race. At longs on the Oklahoma turf in 59 and this time of year, you have to find out if 4/5 seconds July 29. The third time, he’s that good, I thought that was a sol- Maragh didn’t dare, winning the John’s Call with ease. id group of horses, it was terrible what “I have absolutely no idea why he happened to (Bearpath). We thought does it. He’s an older horse, but I guess about running him in the Sword Dancer you could say greenness. It’s his second but felt like that was a big step and he American start. To me, it’s more like might not be able to get away with that his second career start,” Maragh said. against older horses.” “He lugged in so badly at Arlington, I Making his seventh career start, couldn’t ride him at all. Graham and his Sanagas spotted experience to each team were so surprised by that because horse in the race. He won four of five he’s never done anything like that be- starts in Germany, winning his final fore. I lost the race by 3 lengths and I start at Neuss in February. The son of Tod Marks Lomitas came to Motion because he didn’t get one chance to ride him in the Sanagas heads to the barn with a Saratoga stakes victory on his record. race. He should have won that day.” bled in Germany. Simon Stokes, farm He made up for it. rail. Leaving the backside, Sanagas still to viewers, but to the pilot, it was under manager for Jacobs, called Motion after Maragh angled Sanagas to the rail, waited, on the inside of the third flight control. the race and expressed his relief. well off the pace set by Viscount. Turn- of three horses. Maragh angled Sanagas “He’s got a quick acceleration. “They thought quite a lot of him, but ing into the stretch the first time, second through horses on the turn and rallied Throughout the whole race, I was about it was so hard to judge by where he was choice Bear Path broke down while rac- wide, still third as Bold Hawk collared 6 lengths from the leaders, I felt like any running,” Motion said. “His works were ing near the back of the field. Kindergarten Kid nearing the eighth time I wanted to pass them, I could. I very good, he seemed like a very straight- Viscount led through a half in 53.69 pole. always felt like I had enough horse to forward horse, Simon just said ‘I’m glad and three-quarters in 1:16.88. Third- In a flash, Sanagas accelerated and catch up easy,” Maragh said. “Hon- the horse is justifying what we thought choice Kindergarten Kid tracked in sec- the race looked over, then he drifted estly, the trip I got today was an ideal of him.’ They don’t send them over here ond as Sanagas bided his time along the out, providing a shred of doubt. Maybe kind of trip for the distance, I’ll ride him unless they think they’re worth it.”

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Dave Harmon Dahlgren Chapel got James Barry, Ramon Dominguez and Kiaran McLaughlin off the mark for the day, but went home with trainer David Jacobson and owner Bruce Golden via a claim. The 4-year- Broken old tried the Grade III in March, by August he was haltered for $25,000. Vow by Unbridled A Leading Sire Cowboy Cal by Giant’s Causeway G1 Millionaire

Tod Marks … And it’s two for Ramon Dominguez and another for Michael Dubb after the second. Tony Dutrow prepared first-time starter Singlet to nab the leaders at the wire in the $150,000 maiden claimer at 5 1/2 furlongs on the dirt. There were no claims. Dubb (left) and Dominguez met baseball leg- Sky ends Mickey Rivers (Yankees) and Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd (Red Sox) afterward. Classic by Nijinsky II 18% Stakes Horses Pin Oak Versailles, Kentucky (859) 873-1420 www.pinoakstud.com ———————————————————————————————————Stud

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Tod Marks A mere 24 hours after getting off the duck, Dale Romans came back with a vengeance in the fourth, a 5 1/2 furlong maiden. One of just two fillies with Dave Harmon previous racing experience, My Due Process drew away for a 5 length score Bill Mott and Jose Lezcano teamed up to send Arena Elvira to the winner’s circle in the Madame Jumel Stakes, the third for owner Priscilla Vaccarezza and jockey Manoel Cruz. The winner drew in race, at 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. The daughter of Ghostzapper played a waiting game, came wide and ran down Mott’s from the also-eligible list when Somali Lemonade scratched. Acronym. The winner scored under a hand ride for owner Carolyn Wilson.

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Dave Harmon Despite losing his whip in the stretch, Robby Albarado guided Ratoath Special to a cool front-running win in the 1 1/16-mile inner turf claimer for owner-trainer John Pucek. The 3-year-old filly snapped a five-race losing streak.T he winner was claimed by Rick Schosberg on behalf of Turningforhome Stable.

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