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2 14-0555.CLB.WarFront.SarSp.Aug16.indd 1 The Saratoga Special SATURDAY, August8/13/14 16, 4:02 2014 PM here&there... at Saratoga NAMES OF THE DAY Can’t Happen Here, fourth race. Klaravich and William Lawrence name their horses after eco- nomic terms. They doubled it here, 2-year-old colt is out of Forbidden Kiss and perhaps also named after Sinclair Lewis’ book It Can’t Happen Here, a semi-satirical novel about drastic economic reforms.

Security Risk, fourth race. Phipps Stable homebred is by War Front out of Smuggler. Now that’s a security risk.

Baratti, fifth race. Darley homebred is out of Surf Song. Baratti, along the Tuscan coast, sounds like a nice place to surf and sing. BY THE NUMBERS – FOILED AGAIN DIVISION Star pacer Foiled Again runs in tonight’s sixth annual Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Pace at Sarato- ga Raceway. The 1-mile pace is worth $250,000 and lured the best pacer in training Foiled Again. He’s 5-2 in the Gerrity, the ninth race on tonight’s card, which starts at 7:05 p.m. A look at the 10-year-old’s career: 80: Lifetime wins. 212: Lifetime starts. 6.33: Million dollars in earnings, the most of any harness horse in North American history. 1:47 1/5: Time of his fastest mile, when third to world-record setter Sweet Lou in June.

Saturday’s card includes 15 races, headed by several New York Sire Stakes events, a T-shirt Tod Marks giveaway and a visit from former harness racer Jupiter, now a member of the Saratoga Springs TheDAR6945 Master. Saratoga Special Announcer Street Tom Cry Durkin16 AUG14 checks 15/08/2014 his notes during18:26 Pagea race 1 Thursday. Police Department. Special thanks to reader Joe McVey for the tip. Street’s Street Cry $344,000 Distorted Humor $311,000 ahead! War Front $305,000 The number one Bernardini $298,000 $293,000 leading sire by US Medaglia d’Oro $273,000 Unbridled’s Song $213,000 yearling average Speightstown $147,000 since 2011. Kitten’s Joy $104,000

Sixteen more potential stars sell at Keeneland this September. STREET CRY Machiavellian – Helen Street (Troy) 859-255-8537 www.darleyamerica.com Darley SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 The Saratoga Special 3 here&there... at Saratoga “You love Italian. Clancy’s Italian, right?” “It’s 56 degrees.” BY THE NUMBERS Garlic Rob, as The Special’s Sean Clancy Mimi Voss, Friday morning 1: Morning at Saratoga (yesterday) this summer where blan- said he smelled like an Italian restaurant kets were relatively standard attire on the backside. “The best race of the meet.” “I thought Roll Bounce was a movie, but I was living it.” Robert Cutler, former assistant to Mickey Walsh, Jump jockey Xavier Aizpuru, after a rolling and bouncing before Thursday’s novice stakes named after WORTH REPEATING fall with Sporty in Thursday’s first race; Jockey the Hall of Fame trainer “It’s the least I could do for all those free papers you’ve given and horse emerged relatively unscathed (though we (Cutler helped present the trophy) me over the years.” are a bit worried about Aizpuru’s movie choices – Roll Trainer Dallas Stewart, when buying a Bounce is a 2005 film about a roller skating crew). “Jackie Gleason-like.” round of drinks for The Special’s Sean Clancy John Fahey, describing trainer Merrill Scherer “You could tell it was finished at 8:30.” “We’ve got this area covered.” Trainer Todd Wyatt, after reading Thursday’s Special “Punchestown’s time will come.” The Special’s Nolan Clancy, which was finished at 8:30 Wednesday night Airdrie Stud’s Bret Jones, after a as five “reporters” from The Special hovered potential jumper won again on the flat at the quarter pole of the main track Friday morning Doctor after a jockey clears a physical: “He can ride.” Assistant clerk of scales Eddie Brown: “We’ll see about that.” “A steak at Prime at Saratoga National.” “A hit man in Florida wanted to buy it off me, he said it’s a Trainer Phil Serpe when asked what he was going three-body trunk.” “What can I do to make The Special? I want to make The Spe- to pick out next after Weekend Hideaway Agent Mike Kelly, after slamming the trunk on cial.” won Friday’s John Morrissey his Lincoln Continental Friday morning Jockey Dylan Davis, Wednesday morning QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Photographers: The Chief . . .Day 24 Tod Marks, Dave Harmon, Connie Bush Handicappers: “I always had my pony and a working pony. I bought that old white pony, Whitey, for $425 Charles Bedard, Gaile Fitzgerald, Tom Law, from a cowboy in California. He had a nice little way of going, you could sit to his trot, I got to John Shapazian, Chad Summers liking him so I bought him. Sure enough, my pony boy clips him and I go to get on him the next Chief Head Honcho of Circulation: day. He was only 4 at the time, he had that little round back, the saddle Jack Clancy wasn’t quite tight, I put my foot in the stirrup and it kind of turned a little Help When We Need It: bit and he went to crow hopping, it wasn’t three minutes and it was Nolan Clancy, Ryan Clancy, Miles Clancy. all over Santa Anita, how the cowboy (screwed) Allen Jerkens, sold him a bronc. If he knew I was going to still have him 20 years later, he would have asked more than four and a quarter.”

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6 The Saratoga Special SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 The Saratoga Special 7 Saratoga Fall Mixed & Horses of Tod Marks Stopchargingmaria seeks to give the Pletcher stable back-to-back sweeps of the CCA Oaks Racing Age and Alabama. Tuesday, October 7, 2014 ENTRIES CLOSE Back JULY 25

for More Pletcher, Stopchargingmaria aim at Grade 1 stakes double BY SEAN CLANCY ALABAMA STAKES PREVIEW “Compare last year to this year.” Walking and talking Friday after- A notch below noon, Todd Pletcher stopped. Then is still lofty territory. laughed. Stopchargingmaria aims for her The question needed to be asked. third consecutive win and sixth A year after turning the Coaching overall. Twenty-seven days ago, the Club American Oaks/Alabama dou- daughter of Tale Of The Cat stormed ble with Princess Of Sylmar, Pletcher to a 5-length win over Alabama rivals tries to do it again, this time with Re- Unbridled Forever, Miss Besilu and pole Stable’s Stopchargingmaria. America. Pletcher noted the speed Last year, Princess Of Sylmar sand- figures, marked the calendar and wiched the CCA Oaks and Alabama watched his horse. between the Kentucky Oaks and Bel- “She’s given every indication com- dame in the midst of an 8-for-9 skein ing out of the Oaks that she’s every of brilliance. bit as good as she was going in, she’s “She was on such a roll at the trained well, she’s acted well, but you time, she trained really well, we were always worry off a lifetime best per- 859.255.1555 fasigtipton.com supremely confident,” Pletcher said. formance, which by all the figures In Saratoga 518.584.4700 “We’re very confident this year. I guess we’ve toned it down a notch.” See MARIA page 10

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SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 The Saratoga Special 9 “It’s hard to identify sometimes, I’ve had some Saratoga in April, she came around and rebound- fool me, they’ll act good, train good, eat good, they ed with a win in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan in Maria – breeze good and then they can’t duplicate,” Pletch- May. Pletcher entered her in the Grade 1 Mother Continued from page 8 er said. “For her case, I don’t think that race was Goose June 28 but scratched, avoiding Kentucky so-far-off-the-charts better than anything she’s done Oaks winner , and aiming at Saratoga. the Oaks was to her, are they going to be able to to make me think she’s a big bounce candidate. It “The way it worked out when she won the Black- put that back together?” Pletcher said. “Sometimes didn’t look like a gut-wrenching performance.” Eyed Susan, the logical spot was the Mother Goose, they’ll fool you, they’ll train well, act well and you Stopchargingmaria simply ran away from the we entered, Untapable was in there, (Mike) Repole get to the top of the stretch and it’s not there, but CCA Oaks field, drawing off by 5 lengths to col- was on it and said, ‘Who’s going to run in the CCA there’s certainly no indication for what she’s done lect her fist Grade 1 and pass $1 million in lifetime Oaks in three weeks?’ We entered with the idea that for us to say she won’t run her race.” earnings. we were only going to run if Untapable didn’t run, Thirteen days after the CCA Oaks, Pletcher She won three of her five starts last year, closing we had worked her up to it but we didn’t squeeze it.” sent out Stopchargingmaria for a routine half-mile with back-to-back scores in the Grade 3 Tempted John Velazquez replaces Javier Castellano who breeze in :49.3 and returned seven days later with a and Grade 2 Demoiselle. Shipped to Florida for the travels to Arlington Park to ride Real Solution in quicker half in :47.52. Pletcher is confident – “very winter, the $220,000 2-year-old purchase trained the Arlington Million. Velazquez guided Stopcharg- confident” – but knows there are hidden rocks be- fair, looked fair and posted two weak efforts in the ingmaria to her debut win here last summer and low. Grade 2 Davona Dale and Grade 3 Fantasy. Sent to again when she was fifth in the Davona Dale. PPaarrttiinngg GGllaassss RRaacciinngg iT’S GO TiME!! Be an OwNER at e SPA Mornings on the backstretch. Aernoons at the races. Evenings celebrating. Join the Fun and Excitement that is at the Best track in the world. Hiigh Earniing Horses Join us NOw! Top Cllass Trainers Leading Jockeys For more information, call or email 877 RACE wiN • 877 722 3946 Raciing iin NY,, LA and FL [email protected] Or Go To: PartingGlassRacing.com

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Fortune Pearl adds Grade 1 start “ to big climb up career ladder Kentucky Derby winner looks like a sire. “ BY JOE CLANCY ALABAMA STAKES PREVIEW – Bill Oppenheim Want a runner in a Grade 1 at Sara- TDN 8/13 toga? You could do worse than troll After the Tampa win, Fortune for prospects at Tampa Bay Downs Pearl lost her next three in Florida in December. Fortune Pearl, 8-1 in before heading north with trainer today’s Alabama, could have been Graham Motion’s string. Off a near- claimed for $32,000 in her career de- ly two-month layoff, she won an op- but a day after Christmas last year. tional claimer on the dirt at Pimlico She won that race and since then May 2 and then finished a game third, has climbed a ladder to Grade 1 com- 3 lengths behind Alabama favorite pany with an allowance triumph, a Stopchargingmaria, in the Black-Eyed Grade 2 placing and then a Grade 2 Susan Stakes two weeks later at Pim- win in her most recent start for own- lico. er/breeder Zanim Ralphy Meahjohn. Off another short layoff, she swept She earned her way into the Alabama past in the stretch to win the Dela- with a victory in the Delaware Oaks ware Oaks July 5 – completing the July 5. Regular jockey Trevor McCar- rise from claimer to graded stakes thy ships in to ride the Kentucky-bred winner in about six months. from post six in the $600,000 Al- It’s funny now. www.WinStarFarm.com abama, the 10th of 11 races on the “She showed very little to me in card and a 1 1/4-mile test for 3-year- See ALABAMA page 14 old fillies. 12 The Saratoga Special SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 KEENELAND SEPTEMBER • WEEK 1

MONDAY • 9/8 7 c. STREET CRY – Lady Lochinvar Half to two GSWs and G1-placed winner; family of AL MAMOON (G1), LA GUERIERE (G1), etc. The Hunt 52 f. CONGRATS – Lucky Soph Half to LUCKY PULPIT (SW, G2-pl); family of UNBRIDLED’S SONG 181 c. BLAME – Quippery Begins Here Second foal from daughter of multiple GSP half-sister to STREET BOSS TUESDAY • 9/9 195 c. WAR FRONT – Red Hot Buddha Second foal from SW and half to two stakes horses; family of GSWs ALLAMERICAN BERTIE, HURRICANE BERTIE 284 f. SCAT DADDY – Stayclassysandiego First foal from SP half to SEAN AVERY (Vanderbilt H-G1, etc.), etc. WEDNESDAY • 9/10 385 c. SKY MESA – Westling By 2nd Leading 2YO Sire in 2014, out of half to champion PEAKS AND VALLEYS, SW ALTERNATE (dam of GSW ALTERNATION), etc. 390 f. ARCH – Whisper to Me Half to 2014 G2 SW OVERHEARD, won/placed in five graded stakes 406 c. CANDY RiDE – Winsome Ways Out of $166,799 earner and half-sister to three stakes horses; family of MS. ELOISE (G1), etc. 444 c. ELuSivE quALiTY – Ansong First foal from SP half to three SWs; family of RUSH BAY (G3), BELIEVE YOU CAN (G1) THURSDAY • 9/11 615 c. DiSTORTED HuMOR – Emptythetill Half to GSW CONVEYANCE and SP Atlantic Bull; Family of SILENT ACCOUNT, PLUM PRETTY, etc. SATURDAY • 9/13 865 f. COLONEL JOHN – Repeat First foal from Bernardini daughter of G2 winner LETGOMYECHO 868 c. TRAPPE SHOT – Revel in the Win Half to 2YO Graded SW, POKER PLAYER, also SP in 2014 909 c. ARCHARCHARCH – Silk Briefcase Half to G2 winner, G1-placed BRIECAT (10 wins, $683,263) 912 f. TAPiT – Silver Wolf Out of half to G1 SW CORINTHIAN (by Pulpit), by 2014 Leading Sire 945 f. SKY MESA – Tap Mate Out of sister to G2 SW, G1-placed TAP DAY (11 wins, $784,897); by 2nd Leading 2YO Sire in 2014 983 f. CONGRATS – Winter Forest Out of half/full sister to two SWs; family of champion BIG DRAMA 1150 c. LEMON DROP KiD – Hi Beautiful Mr. and Mrs. Jody Huckabay Half to undefeated 2YO and stakes-placed at 3, MALIBU HIGH 566 Hume-Bedford Road, Paris, KY 40361 1171 f. – Kauai Calls (859) 987-4856 • Fax (859) 987-0374 • E-mail: [email protected] Out of half to G2 SW and successful young sire OLD FASHIONED

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SATURDAY,14-0602.ElmTree.SeptSale.SarSp.Aug9.indd August 16, 2014 1 The Saratoga Special 8/8/14 9:43 AM13 forward and uncomplicated, though dled everything her connections have she cooled out in a set of fresh polo tossed her way, and races beyond 1 Alabama – bandages because she’s been known 1/8 miles for the first time – like ev- Continued from page 12 to hop around the shedrow corners eryone else in the Alabama. for the sport of it. “Being by that stallion, it certainly the morning and that’s why I ran her Motion liked Fortune Pearl’s prog- shouldn’t bother her,” Motion said of in a claiming race, that’s why I ran ress this spring, and called the Pimlico the distance. “You don’t know until her on the grass too because I was allowance race the career corner she you try it, but you’d certainly think hoping it might help her,” said train- turned. that she should handle it. Does she er Graham Motion of Fortune Pearl. “They were kind of disappointed have to? No. But you’d think she with her and I said we should try her “She’s always been just an average would.” one more time on the dirt and give her work horse. She’s a much better work Trainer Bill Mott won the Alabama a proper chance because you’d think horse now than she use to be, but still in 2005 with Sweet Symphony and in she was a dirt filly, not a turf filly,” wouldn’t dazzle you in the morning – 2011 with eventual champion 3-year- the trainer said. “She seemed like she old filly and he sends out 1:02, 1:03 would be a fairly standard was improving a little bit so we took work for her.” three for this year’s edition. her to Pimlico. She won, she ran a big Two – Miss Besilu and America – Fortune Pearl put in two fairly race (in the Black-Eyed Susan) and Tod Marks were no match for Stopchargingmaria standard 5-furlong works at Sara- Iowa Oaks winner Size gallops at Oklahoma she’s improved again since then.” in the CCA Oaks, finishing third and toga the last two weeks, plus a half- this week. Fortune Pearl is the first American fourth, respectively. The third fil- mile move (:48) July 25. Motion used graded stakes winner for Meahjohn, born this year and was bred back to ly from Mott’s barn is Size, winner a similar strategy for the Delaware who lives in Trinidad and Tobago. He Mineshaft. of the Grade 3 Iowa Oaks at Prairie Oaks preparations, moving Fortune foals his mares at Crestwood Farm in “Everything that made the track Meadows in her last start. Pearl from Fair Hill to Delaware Park Kentucky. He raced Fortune Pearl’s has shown us they could run,” said Size was unraced as a 2-year-old leading up to the race. dam Chelsea’s Pearl, a North Caroli- Crestwood’s Marc McLean after the and has come to hand rapidly for Friday morning, she galloped 1 na-bred who won twice and placed in Delaware Oaks. “Carrying it further Mott and owners/breeders Claiborne 1/2 miles on the main track – look- a small stakes. As a broodmare, she’s has been the problem. Maybe that’s Farm and Adele Dilschneider this sea- ing professional, calm, cool, fit. As produced four winners and two foals starting to change now.” See ALABAMA page 16 Motion puts it, she’s fairly straight- that died. She has a First Defence colt Fortune Pearl has certainly han-

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SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 The Saratoga Special 15 Dallas Stewart. The daughter of Un- bridled’s Song seeks her third career Plenty of reasons Alabama – win and second in a stakes from the Continued from page 14 inside post at 4-1. to go racing at Main Line Racing Stable’s Joint Re- son. The daughter of First Samurai turn finished second behind Fortune won her first two starts and was sec- Pearl at Delaware and adds blinkers. ond in the Jersey Girl Stakes at Bel- She was fourth in the Black-Eyed Su- this fall! mont, all at 6 furlongs. She stretched san, but rebounded to win the Our out to 1 1/16 miles in her most recent Mims at Delaware in June. Kendrick Fall Race Meet Dates: Sept. 5-Dec. 31 start and won the Iowa Oaks. Carmouche comes in for the ride at Mott trained Size’s dam, the Pul- 15-1. Hidden Brook Farm’s Catch LAUREL FALL STAKES SCHEDULE pit mare Extent, and her second dam, My Drift is unbeaten in two lifetime the Cox’s Ridge mare Limit for Clai- starts for trainer Chad Brown and Stakes Closing Thursday, August 28, 2014; To Be Run Saturday, September 6 is 12-1 in the Alabama. She exits an THIRTY EIGHT GO GO STAKES borne. $100,000 Guaranteed ; F&M;3&UP; One Mile “She’s very game,” Mott said of easy optional claiming win at Mon------Size. “She keeps coming, keeps com- mouth Park. Joe Bravo has the ride. DAVE’S FRIEND STAKES In addition to favorite Stopcharg- $100,000 Guaranteed; 3&UP; Six Furlongs ing. Whether she’ll keep coming at 10 ------furlongs, we’ve just got to wait and ingmaria, trainer Todd Pletcher en- JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION STAKES tered Got Lucky who won an allow- $100,000 Guaranteed; 3&UP; One Mile & One Sixteenth (Turf) see. She’s got a lot of natural speed.” Mott considered last Saturday’s ance here July 23. She’s 5-1 and adds Stakes Closing Thursday, September 18, 2014; To Be Run Saturday, September 27 Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks. She and blinkers off the win. LAUREL FUTURITY “It’s not something you do very of- $100,000 Guaranteed; Two Year Olds; Five & One Half Furlongs(Turf) three-time stakes winner Joint Return, ------trained by , scratched out ten,” Pletcher said of the equipment SELIMA STAKES of that spot in favor of the Alabama. change. “I had to get permission from $100,000 Guaranteed; Fillies Two Year Olds; Five & One Half Furlongs(Turf) the stewards. She’s a filly who is al------“She’s come a long way in a short LADY BALTIMORE STAKES period of time,” Mott said of Size. most too kind, she’s almost passive. $100,000 Guaranteed; F&M;3&UP; One Mile & One Sixteenth(Turf) She dropped way out of her last race, ------“And there’s not too many straight LAUREL DASH STAKES (LISTED 3-year-old races left with this impor- she can just go through the motions $100,000 Guaranteed; 3&UP; Six Furlongs(Turf) tance. We decided to give her an op- a bit, we worked her in blinkers and ------saw a fairly dramatic difference. I fig- LAUREL TURF CUP (LISTED) portunity right now. She was entered $100,000 Guaranteed; 3&UP; One Mile & One Half (Turf) last week down at Monmouth in the ured Grade 1, mile-and-a quarter, you ------Monmouth Oaks, but we felt it was don’t want to miss the opportunity to probably better to wait and go here.” say ‘Ah, I wish I put blinkers on her Stakes Closing Thursday, November 6, 2014; To Be Run Saturday, November 15 the last time.’ ” JAMES F. LEWIS III STAKES Chuck Fipke’s Unbridled Forever $100,000 Guaranteed; Two Year Olds; Six Furlongs finished second in the CCA Oaks, 5 Additional reporting by Tom Law ------FRANK J. De FRANCIS MEMORIAL DASH (LISTED) lengths behind the winner, for trainer and Sean Clancy. $350,000 Guaranteed; 3&UP; Six Furlongs ------SMART HALO STAKES $100,000 Guaranteed; Fillies Two Year Olds; Six Furlongs ------RICHARD W. SMALL STAKES $100,000 Guaranteed; 3&UP; One Mile & One Eighth ------CITY OF LAUREL STAKES $100,000 Guaranteed; Three Year Olds; Seven Furlongs ------SAFELY KEPT STAKES $100,000 Guaranteed; Fillies Three Year Olds; Seven Furlongs ------

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BY RICHARD HOOPER The Alabama Stakes was initiated in 1872, mak- What’s in a name? ing it the second oldest stakes race at Saratoga and the second oldest stakes race for fillies in the U. S. Alabama name traces origin to deep south The oldest is the Ladies Handicap, inaugurated in 1868. racing. He rode in the first hurdle race in the U.S. was sponsored by the secretive Pickwick Club that The purse for today’s Grade 1 Alabama is at Bascombe Race Course in Mobile. He eventually was formed in New Orleans by a group of Mobile $600,000, quite a bit more than the $2,650 offered co-owned Bascombe after the Civil War with Sam gentlemen in 1857. for the inaugural edition won by August Belmont’s S. Brown, who inherited a coal mining fortune and Back at the Spa, the members of the Saratoga Woodbine. later was president of the Ohio Railway Co. Cot- Race Course wanted to honor the well-respected It’s no mystery how the Travers (named for track trill and Brown also co-owned the horse Buchanan, Cottrill, whose efforts had done much to rejuvenate founder William Travers) got its name, but where who won the 10th Kentucky Derby in 1884. Bu- racing. They suggested naming a race after him. did the Alabama Stakes come from? chanan was ridden by the African-American jock- All accounts claim that, because of his modesty, Animosities between the North and South still ey, Isaac Murphy, whose father had served in the he declined this honor and suggested naming it af- existed in 1872, even though the armed conflict had Union Army. ter his state of Alabama. It seems that it also could ceased seven years earlier. Cottrill served as a captain in the cavalry for the have been a very savvy move to soothe residual So how did a race in New York become named Confederacy during the Civil War. Afterward, he North-South rancor. That would have indeed been for a state in the heart of the Confederacy? earnestly expanded his racing interests, owned the modest, and noble. A few years ago an interesting and impressive Magnolia Stud in Mobile, a farm in Danville, Ky., There was, however, a Cottrill Stakes. Apollo, riding whip crossed my path. It had a 22-carat and raced horses in the north, the east and the south. winner of the 1882 Kentucky Derby, and 1885 Der- gold fill knob and collar in a Gothic design. The In 1871, the Metairie Race Track in New Orle- by winner winner Joe Cotton both won a Cottrill top of the knob is engraved “Pickwick Stake/Spring ans closed, subsequently becoming the site of the Stakes race as 3-year-olds. But where it was run, I Meeting/1874.” The side of the knob is engraved in famous cemetery. In 1872, the Fair Grounds Race have not yet discovered. Unfortunately, for us today, panels alternating with an arabesque floral design Course, where Gen. George Armstrong Custer Cottrill’s modesty has obscured much of his life. “Louisiana/Jockey/Club.” The collar is engraved raced his horse, Frogtown, that same year, opened “Pickwick Club/To/Wm. Cottrill/Winner/Bonaven- under the auspices of the Louisiana Jockey Club. Richard Hooper is an antiquarian book expert ture.” Fair Grounds was Cottrill’s epicenter of activity, and dealer in Middleburg, Virginia. He also special- William Cottrill immigrated to Mobile, Ala., where he dominated racing into the 1880s and it izes in art objects related to dogs, horses and eques- from England, in 1841. In Mobile, he started out was there that he won the Pickwick Stakes, the race trian sports. In addition, he does fine woodwork- as a butcher, but also with an interest in horses for commemorated by the whip. The Pickwick Stakes ing. He can be reached at [email protected].

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BY KRISTIN BRENNAN LAKE PLACID PREVIEW Racing is quite often a numbers game and in today’s $300,000 Knob the field and plenty of talent too. Ide- Creek Lake Placid Stakes, Chad ally he’d prefer to keep them apart, Brown has the numbers. but this summer has been far from Brown figures to send out half the ideal in finding the right spots. Tod Marks field – two of the four expected start- “They’ve been breezing right to- Minorette is favored in today’s Lake Placid, the third of 11 races on the card. ers – for the 1 1/8-mile Grade 2 turf gether,” Brown said earlier this week. stakes that only drew a field of six “It’s not ideal running top horses Tabor and Derrick Smith, is the 7-5 land allowance in early April and was when entries were taken Wednesday. against each other, but I didn’t see favorite off a win in the Grade 1 second, beaten a half-length by Sea Tom Proctor’s expected scratch of V a lot of different options right now. Belmont Oaks Invitational July 5. Queen, in the Wonder Again in late V Goodnight will reduce the field to There was a race at Del Mar, I was Trained as a 2-year-old by leading Eu- May at Belmont before the $1 million five and if the race stays on the inner thinking about splitting them up, but ropean conditioner Aidan O’Brien at Belmont Oaks. turf course, main track only entrant with so much uncertainty about their Coolmore’s famed Ballydoyle training “We got her over the winter, she’s My Miss Sophia will also come out, turf out there right now I didn’t want center in Ireland, Minorette came to done real nicely for us,” Brown said. leaving a field of four. to take a chance with one of them so Brown this winter and has run three “Obviously winning a Grade 1 was Numbers are one thing and talent we stayed home.” times in the U.S. huge. She has come out of the race in is another. The Brown trainees, Mi- Minorette, who races for The Kentucky-bred daughter of LAKE PLACID norette and Xcellence, give him half Coolmore’s Susan Magnier, Michael Smart Strike finished third in a Keene- See page 22 Ready to Run? Nobody gets your horses – from yearlings to veterans – prepared for a race the way we do.

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20 The Saratoga Special SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 The Saratoga Special 21 ing 1 3/16 miles in her Saratoga return. The daugh- Lake Placid– ter of Smart Strike won by 4 lengths over Kitten’s Continued from page 20 Queen, who returned to win an allowance race on the grass last week. great shape and is training great right now.” “Her last race was impressive and we feel she de- picks up the mount on Minorette. serves a chance to give it a try,” said Bill Mott, who rode the filly in her last three starts, trains Crown Queen for Ben Leon’s Besilu Stables. but is riding Tourist in the Grade 1 Secretariat, Leon purchased Crown Queen for $1.6 million Emollient in the Grade 1 Beverly D. and two other as a weanling at the 2011 Keeneland November stakes today at Arlington Park. breeding stock sale, the same auction where he “We will play the break and place her wherever bought nine horses for $22.4 million. Royal Delta, she wants to be,” Brown said. “I see no reason why coming off her first of two wins in the Breeders’ she won’t continue to stay in good form.” Cup Distaff, was in that group and she cost $8.5 Xcellence is another European import and the million. French-bred daughter of Champs Elysees makes her first start for Brown. The Lake Placid will be Crown Queen’s stakes She kept top company in France, finishing sec- debut and just her fifth start. She was third in two ond in the Group 3 Prix Miesque to end her 2-year- races as a 2-year-old, including her debut late in the old season and won the Group 3 Prix Imprudence, meet last year at Saratoga, and broke her maiden then placed in the Group 1 Poule d’Essaie des Poul- June 15 in an impressive 1-mile grass race at Bel- cihes (French One Thousand Guineas) and Group 1 mont Park. Prix de Diane (French Oaks) for Francois Doumen. “She’s going up against some pretty stiff com- She finished fourth, beaten 4 lengths by Minor- petition,” Mott said. “There’s some graded stakes ette in the Belmont Oaks. winners in there and she’s never done that before.” Tod Marks “She’s training really well,” Brown said. “She Completing the expected four-horse field is Duff came over to me in good shape from the previous Duff One (with exercise rider Manny Chavez aboard) breaks One, a daughter of Harlan’s Holiday who finished from the rail in today’s Lake Placid. trainer and she’s blended into our program nicely sixth in the Grade 2 Lake George earlier in the meet. so we’re excited to get her started.” best turf performances of the meet – the other two My Miss Sophia won the Grade 2 Gazelle and Joe Bravo picks up the mount on Xcellence, who by stablemates Tourist in the Sir Cat Stakes Open- was second in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks before also adds Lasix for her second start in the U.S. ing Day and Seek Again in the Grade 2 Fourstar- finishing seventh at odds-on in the Grade 1 Acorn. “I think the distance will be fine, it’s a short field, dave Handicap last weekend – when she won the V V Goodnight, fourth and fifth in her two Joe Bravo is riding her and I’ll leave it up to him third day of the meet. stakes appearances this spring and summer at Chur- where he places her,” Brown said. A half sister to two-time champion Royal Delta, chill Downs, is entered in today’s $75,000 Hatoof Crown Queen turned in arguably one of the three Crown Queen easily handled an allowance field go- Stakes on the Arlington Million Stakes undercard.

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4TH (2:46PM). $83,000, MSW, 2 YO, 1 1/16M (TURF) 9TH (5:45PM). $78,000, AOC $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1M (INNER TURF) Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 1 ..... 1...... Can’t Happen Here...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... C. Brown...... 4-1 1 ..... 4...... Half Wildcat...... A. Arroyo...... J. Hertler...... 30-1 1a ..... AE...... Incremental...... J. Alvarado...... A. Stall, Jr...... 4-1 1a ..... AE...... Tom Kitten...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... M. Vitali...... 30-1 2 ..... 2...... Reality...... J. Velazquez...... T. Pletcher...... 7-2 2 ..... 1...... Orino...... R. Maragh...... H. Bond...... 3-1 3 ..... 3...... Security Risk...... J. Lezcano...... C. McGaughey III...... 3-1 3 ..... 2...... Hurry Up Alan...... C. Velasquez...... D. Jacobson...... 7-2 4 ..... 4...... Vision Perfect...... M. Franco...... D. Donk...... 20-1 4 ..... 3...... Western Tryst...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... R. Rodriguez...... 12-1 5 ..... 5...... Compton County...... J. Rocco, Jr...... G. Weaver...... 8-1 5 ..... 5...... Petrocelli...... J. Velazquez...... T. Hills...... 6-1 6 ..... 6...... Mr. Discreet...... R. Napravnik...... T. Pletcher...... 12-1 6 ..... 6...... Sun Worshipper...... A. Solis...... P. Kelly...... 10-1 7 ..... 7...... Tower East...... W. Garcia...... R. Rodriguez...... 15-1 7 ..... 7...... Mobridge...... J. Alvarado...... W. Mott...... 9-2 8 ..... 8...... Courtier...... J. Ortiz...... W. Mott...... 12-1 8 ..... 8...... Status of Forces...... A. Lezcano...... S. Torelli...... 30-1 9 ..... 9...... Kings Knight...... B. Hernandez, Jr...... G. Arnold, II...... 15-1 9 ..... 9...... Why Not Whiskey...... R. Napravnik...... B. Brown...... 6-1 10..... 10...... Syntax (IRE)...... T. McCarthy...... J. Lawrence, II...... 5-1 10..... 10...... Glowing Ember...... M. Franco...... G. Contessa...... 10-1 11..... AE...... The Truth Or Else...... M. Luzzi...... K. McPeek...... 10-1 11..... AE...... Captain Gaughen...... J. 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Stewart...... 4-1 6 ..... 6...... Ojos de Hielo...... L. Mejias...... L. Rivelli...... 15-1 2 ..... 2...... Miss Besilu...... J. Lezcano...... W. Mott...... 15-1 7 ..... 7...... Baratti...... J. Ortiz...... K. McLaughlin...... 7-2 3 ..... 3...... America...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... W. Mott...... 15-1 4 ..... 4...... Joint Return...... K. Carmouche...... J. Servis...... 15-1 6TH (3:58PM). $83,000, MSW, 2 YO, 6 1/2F 5 ..... 5...... Got Lucky...... J. Ortiz...... T. Pletcher...... 5-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 6, Daily Double 6 ..... 6...... Fortune Pearl...... T. McCarthy...... H. Motion...... 8-1 1 ..... 9...... Kabang...... J. Lezcano...... T. Albertrani...... 12-1 7 ..... 7...... Catch My Drift...... J. Bravo...... C. Brown...... 12-1 1a ..... AE...... Tap It Off...... J. Lezcano...... T. Albertrani...... 12-1 8 ..... 8...... Stopchargingmaria...... J. Velazquez...... T. Pletcher...... 2-1 2 ..... 1...... Godiva’s Limousine...... J. Bravo...... N. Zito...... 12-1 9 ..... 9...... Size...... J. Alvarado...... W. Mott...... 5-1 3 ..... 2...... Sharm...... C. Lanerie...... D. Lukas...... 6-1 24 The Saratoga Special SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 7 ..... 7...... Smooth Daddy...... J. Ortiz...... T. Albertrani...... 5-1 SARATOGA ENTRIES 8 ..... 8...... Quick Indian...... B. Hernandez, Jr...... M. Scherer...... 30-1 9 ..... 9...... Shaun’s Blessing...... J. Velazquez...... C. LoPresti...... 4-1 11TH (6:53PM). $85,000, AOC $75,000, 3 YO, 1 1/16M (INNER TURF) 10..... 10...... Sportscaster...... S. Bridgmohan...... D. Romans...... 8-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta 11..... AE...... Lulu Le’ Mon...... J. Rocco, Jr...... A. Dutrow...... 8-1 1 ..... 1...... Innovation Economy...... J. Bravo...... C. Brown...... 6-1 12..... AE...... Flash Bullett...... A. Marin...... M. Conkey...... 50-1 2 ..... 2...... Casiguapo...... J. Lezcano...... M. Morales...... 15-1 13..... MTO...... Matuszak...... W. Mott...... 3-1 3 ..... 3...... Woodfield Springs...... R. Napravnik...... G. Arnold, II...... 15-1 14..... MTO...... Charitable...... L. Rice...... 8-1 4 ..... 4...... Request...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... C. Brown...... 3-1 15..... MTO...... Village Warrior...... J. Velazquez...... T. Pletcher...... 2-1 5 ..... 5...... Vigorish...... C. Lanerie...... D. Lukas...... 10-1 Copyright 2014 EQUIBASE Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. 6 ..... 6...... Broadway Zen...... J. Alvarado...... D. 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SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 The Saratoga Special 25 JOHN MORRISSEY RECAP Hide & Seek Weekend Hideaway gets clear, stays clear for third stakes win BY TOM LAW Weekend Hideaway didn’t slip through the cracks when he sold as a yearling at a dispersal sale in 2011, though he didn’t exactly stand out, either. Weekend Hideaway definitely slipped out of trainer Phil Serpe’s vision in the early stages of Fri- day’s $100,000 John Morrissey Stakes at Sarato- ga. Thankfully for Serpe and Mike Hoffman and daughter Siobhan from Red and Black Stable, the Speightstown colt’s brief absence from their field of Tod Marks vision was just that, brief. Weekend Hideaway leads the crowd home in the John Morrissey Stakes Friday. “I was a little concerned when they first broke because I didn’t see our horse anywhere,” Serpe the opening sixteenth of the 6 ½-furlong Morrissey. and playing fast after light rain earlier in the day. said. The fourth choice was still there through quick Weekend Hideaway went on to win by 2 lengths, Moonlight Song outbroke the field, but Weekend fractions of :22 and :44.80. Those fractions were pretty much in hand, for his second stakes win at Hideaway and Jose Lezcano quickly emerged from a little concerning, but Weekend Hideaway did it See MORRISSEY page 28 the pack and were in front and in view shortly after easily and Serpe figured the track was pretty tight

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SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 The Saratoga Special 27 MdMillion2014_Save the Date_SarSp.indd 1 7/22/14 10:22 AM but he only had one crop out. I used to go with young sires that looked Morrissey – like good racehorses, had good con- Continued from page 26 nections as far as their trainers are concerned and good pedigree for the Saratoga and third overall from four right price. You try it. You don’t have starts. a lot to lose, you have a lot to gain “What an amazing race,” Mike when you do it that way.” Hoffman said. “Phil did an amazing Weekend Hideaway was born in job training the horse. We’re very 2010, raised at Lizza’s Highcliff Farm close friends, Phil and I, and this is a in Delanson and in 2011 was part of a very big day for my oldest daughter, 39-yearling dispersal in late fall after too, she helps me run things.” Lizza’s death. Serpe is an integral part of the Serpe, whose association with team, too, and played a key role in Hoffman goes back 15 years, con- the development of Weekend Hide- vinced his owner to take a look at away even before the compact chest- some of the horses and Hoffman nut New York-bred was born. Serpe bought four. Weekend Hideaway was trained for the late Carl Lizza and the third least expensive at $40,000 his and wife Viane’s Flying Zee Sta- and he’s easily proven to be the best. bles as it enjoyed a multi-decade run The John Morrissey makes him a as a leading owner on the New York stakes winner at 2, 3 and 4, follow- circuit. Serpe also helped out on the ing wins in the 2012 David Stakes matings of the more than 100 mares and Bertram Bongard Stakes against Flying Zee kept, especially during Liz- state-breds and the 2013 Gone Fishin za’s final years when he was ill. Stakes in open company on the grass Serpe trained the Wiseman’s Ferry at . mare Apocalyptical for Flying Zee. “We were fortunate enough to get She was winless in six starts, but came him at the dispersal because nobody from a solid family that included San- knew at that particular point who ta Anita Derby winner Crafty C. T. Speightstown was,” Serpe said “All and leading sire Screen King, so she of a sudden the next spring everybody was considered a mare with potential knew who he was. I don’t know that when she went to the breeding shed in we’d ever have been able to get him 2009. Lizza and Serpe decided to send if we bought him a year later, so we Apocalyptical to Kentucky to be bred were really happy. by WinStar Farm’s Speightstown, “It was sad because it was the end who by the end of 2008 was ranked of Flying Zee Stable and I was very a promising fifth on the North Amer- close with Mr. and Mrs. Lizza. It ican freshman sire list but nowhere killed us when all this stuff happened near the influential sire he is today. and we had to sell all the horses, but “Speightstown was a young sire it was another door that opened for and I always liked trying young sires Mike and his stable so we were hap- because, listen, there’s a budget for py.” everything,” Serpe said. “Speight- Weekend Hideaway, who im- stown was a nice sire at that point, See MORRISSEY page 30

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turn before being turned away again as Weekend Hideaway and Lezcano Morrissey – slipped away entering the stretch. Continued from page 28 Saratoga Snacks, making his first start for Bill Mott after owner and Hall proved to 6-for-16 lifetime with three of Fame football coach Bill Parcells seconds and three thirds, is one of six transferred him from Gary Sciacca, horses in training for Red and Black. tried to make a run but never looked Another is Sweethots, who cost comfortable. $65,000 at the same sale and ran He got on track late, but too late, Aug. 8 at Saratoga and Cosmic Se- and the same went for Big Business renity, a 2-year-old filly by Cosmo- naut named by Siobhan. The stable and West Hills Giant. is also dabbling in breeding and this Those three finished together, with year bred Live Life Fast, a daughter Big Business a head in front of West of Bernardini they purchased at the Hill Giant, who nosed out Saratoga 2011 dispersal sale for $140,000, to Snacks for third. Moonlight Song Colonel John. was a neck back in fifth, the second- Weekend Hideaway came into the through fifth-place finishers separated Morrissey off a sharp allowance vic- by a half-length but no threat to the tory July 11 at Belmont. Despite that winner. win – which came at the immediate “I was beginning to feel like this expense of Morrissey starters West horse was getting the Rodney Danger- Hills Giant and Amberjack – Week- field treatment,” Serpe said. “I didn’t end Hideaway went off at nearly 7-1 see ‘Weekend Hideaway’s in the mix.’ and the fourth choice of eight. He’s now six wins in 16 starts with Big Business, second earlier in the three seconds and three thirds, so you meet in the Evan Shipman, Moonlight can’t look away from that. We were Song and Saratoga Snacks went off at very happy because our horse was shorter odds. They were no match for training great. He was really train- Weekend Hideaway once he got to ing well up to the race, so we’re very the front and Lezcano let him roll. happy and I’m really happy for Mike Moonlight Song made a race of Hoffman and his crew from Red and Tod Marks Siobhan Hoffman helps lead in stakes winner Weekend Hideaway after the Morrissey. it early, inching close around the far Black Stable. They’re great people.” IN WEST WIN VIRGINIA Saturday, October 18, 2014 Post Time 7:00 PM

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2014 Fall Stakes Schedule CHILUKKI (GII) Runs Sat., Nov. 1 Closes Oct. 15 $200,000 ($200 nomination Fee) Fillies & Mares , Three Years Old & Up 1 Mile Dave Harmon Jose Ortiz caps a big day with a win aboard Outer Orbit in the finale. RIVER CITY HANDICAP (GIII) Runs Sat., Nov. 8 Closes Oct. 22 $100,000 ($100 nomination Fee) Three Year Olds & Up 1 1/8 Miles Turf MRS. REVERE (GII) Runs Sat., Nov. 15 Closes Oct. 29 $200,000 ($200 nomination Fee) Fillies, Three Years Old 1 1/16 Miles Turf COMMONWEALTH TURF (GIII) Six Pack Runs Sat., Nov. 15 Closes Oct. 29 $100,000 ($100 nomination Fee) Three Year Olds 1 1/16 Miles Turf Ortiz brothers team to win CARDINAL HANDICAP (GIII) first four, eighth and finale Runs Sat., Nov. 22 Closes Nov. 5 If you picked, owned, bred, or $100,000 ($100 nomination Fee) FRIDAY RACING RECAP Fillies and Mares, Three Years Old & Up 1 1/8 Miles Turf trained a winner Friday at Saratoga Race Course, there’s a good chance FALLS CITY HANDICAP (GII) the jockey’s last name was Ortiz. chance to ride the horse and we take Runs Thurs., Nov. 27 Closes Nov. 12 The Ortiz brothers, Irad Jr. and it.” $200,000 ($200 nomination Fee) Jose, combined to win six of the 10 Perhaps a light celebration was Fillies and Mares, Three Years Old & Up 1 1/8 Miles races. Irad won the opener on Lady in order after they made the most of Bling, Jose took the second aboard multiple opportunities Friday. CLARK HANDICAP (GI) Upstart before Irad went back-to- “Maybe we’ll go for dinner,” joked Runs Fri., Nov. 28 Closes Nov. 12 back with Cap’n Raymond and Pen- Irad, whose win aboard Cap’n Ray- $500,000 ($300 nomination Fee) with in the third and fourth, respec- mond in the 5 ½-furlong claiming Three Year Olds & Up 1 1/8 Miles tively. Irad added a fourth win on race on the grass was the first of the KENTUCKY JOCKEY CLUB (GII) Maximova in the eighth and Jose put meeting for trainer Gary Sciacca. 2015 KY Derby Point Race a bow on the six-pack when he rode The last winner of the day for the Runs Sat., Nov. 29 Closes Nov. 12 Outer Orbit to victory in the finale. brothers was also a relief to train- $200,000 ($200 nomination Fee) “We got the right opportunities,” er Dominick Schettino, who entered Two Year Olds 1 1/16 Miles Irad said of the big day. “The trainers winless at the meet and two races give us the right chances. They do ev- removed from a close second with GOLDEN ROD (GII) erything. They give us the chance. We Mariel N Kathy. 2015 KY Oaks Point Race Outer Orbit got Schettino in the Runs Sat., Nov. 29 Closes Nov. 12 got lucky and things worked great for $200,000 ($200 nomination Fee) us today. That’s all I have to say.” win column and left no doubt, win- Fillies, Two Years Old 1 1/16 Miles Jose was similarly deferent, giv- ning by 5 3/4 lengths in the 1 1/16- ing credit to the owners, trainers and mile claiming race on the turf. The Ben Huffman, Racing Secretary: 502-638-3820 their mounts. 4-year-old Western Expression filly Dan Bork, Stakes Coordinator: 502-638-3806 “We got the right horses, the right added Friday’s win to her maiden vic- Fax: 502-638-3915 track,” he said. “The trainers had the tory June 12 at Belmont. horses ready. The owner gives you the See FRIDAY page 34

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SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 The Saratoga Special 37 SARATOGA RESULTS Check Friday August 15. Trainer: David Jacobson. Breeder: Nustar Breeding LLC (NY). Late Scratches: Be Bullish, Chilton FIRST $73,000, NY-BRED MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 2YO, 1 1/16M Claimed: Night Maneuver claimed by Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah 4 Lady Bling I. Ortiz, Jr. $8.80 $4.20 $2.80 K. for $40,000 the Box 5 Bebop Raindrop J. Velazquez $4.00 $2.80 Time: 1:10.09 6 Ten Penny Princess J. Rosario $2.50 Daily Double (8-1), $12.80; Exacta (1-3), $25.20; Superfecta (1-3- New York-Bred of the Day Dk B/ Br Filly 2012, by Pioneerof the Nile - Spangled by Kris S. 5-7), $267.00; Trifecta (1-3-5), $102.00; Consolation Double (8-2), Owner: Behrendt, John T., Marquis, Charles K. and Cornell, Brian. $5.40; Pic 3 (5-8-1), $149.00; (5-8-2), $56.00 Trainer: David Donk. Breeder: Grapestock LLC (NY). Time: 1:45.04 SEVENTH $83,000, MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 3 & UP, 1 3/16M Exacta (4-5), $25.20; Superfecta (4-5-6-2), $434.50; Trifecta (4-5-6), 1 Trecastle R. Maragh $12.40 $5.50 $3.70 $63.50 8 Decisive Edge A. Solis $3.70 $2.80 6 Northeast Bound J. Rosario $3.90 BY KRISTIN BRENNAN SECOND $73,000, NY-BRED MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 2YO, 5 1/2F Dk B/ Br Gelding 2011, by Medaglia d’Oro - Miss Caerleona (FR) by 4 Upstart J. Ortiz $5.00 $3.00 $2.50 Caerleon Friday’s second race – a maiden 2 Tizquick J. Alvarado $3.10 $2.50 Owner: Darley Stable. Trainer: Thomas Albertrani. special weight for 2-year-olds going 5 3 Breakin the Fever O. Gomez $5.90 Breeder: Darley (KY). ½ furlongs – was full of education for Dk B/ Br Ridgling 2012, by Flatter - Party Silks by Touch Gold Late Scratches: Aslan Upstart. Owner: Evans, Ralph, M.. Trainer: Richard Violette, Jr.. Breeder: Mrs. Time: 1:55.90 The son of Flatter did not have what many would refer to as a typical Gerald A. Nielsen (NY). Daily Double (1-1), $27.60; Exacta (1-8), $42.40; Superfecta (1-8-6- maiden win for a highly regarded Time: 1:04.01 7), $1,665.00; Trifecta (1-8-6), $134.50; Pic 3 (8-1-1), $75.50; (8-2- Daily Double (4-4), $20.40; Exacta (4-2), $10.00; Quinella (2-4), 1), $33.80 $6.20; Superfecta (4-2-3-6), $430.00; Trifecta (4-2-3), $107.00 first-time starter. He was stuck in EIGHTH $93,000, AOC $80,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M trafficfound auntil gap, coming aimed himout ofto thethe turnhole THIRD $45,000, CLAIMING $35,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 5 1/2F 5 Maximova I. Ortiz, Jr. $7.30 $4.30 $2.80 and into the stretch. Jockey Jose Ortiz 5 Cap’n Raymond I. Ortiz, Jr. $8.50 $5.30 $3.50 2 Mariel N Kathy R. Napravnik $7.80 $4.40 “I loved the race because we got 8 Papa Tom W. Garcia $6.60 $3.90 3 Tabreed (GB) J. Bravo $2.50 andabout Upstart two races took worth off from of educationthere. 2 Slamarama A. Worrie $3.50 B Filly 2010, by Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Honoria (IRE) by Sadler’s Wells B Horse 2008, by Artie Schiller - Flying Kitty by Lord Carson Owner: Gallagher’s Stud. Trainer: Christophe Clement. Upstart for Ralph Evans. “You beat the Owner: Payne, Curtis, Beale. Trainer: Gary Sciacca. Breeder: Gallagher’s Stud (NY). today,” said Rick Violette, who trains Breeder: James S. Carter (VA). Late Scratches: Parting Kiss they don’t learn a whole lot. Some- Late Scratches: Special Selection, Loveisheartandsoul, Indy Sea Time: 1:49.56 latch, you break on top, you win, but Time: 1:02.88 Daily Double (1-5), $58.00; Exacta (5-2), $69.50; Superfecta (5-2- Daily Double (4-5), $25.40; Exacta (5-8), $50.00; Superfecta (5-8-2- 3-7), $554.00; Trifecta (5-2-3), $146.50; Consolation Double (1-1), timesbeing ayou little have bit to one take dimensional.” them back 1), $352.00; Trifecta (5-8-2), $176.50; Pic 3 (4-4-5), $95.50 $13.40; Pic 3 (1-1-5), $133.50; (1-1-1), $24.20 theBred next by time Joanne or they Nielsen get locked and out into of the unraced Touch Gold mare Party FOURTH $90,000, AOC $62,500, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M NINTH $100,000, NY-BRED STAKES - JOHN MORRISSEY, 3&UP, 6 1/2F 5 Penwith I. Ortiz, Jr. $19.20 $7.00 $3.90 3 Weekend Hideaway J. Lezcano $15.40 $7.00 $4.60 for $130,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tip- 1 Sheer Drama R. Napravnik $5.30 $2.80 6 Big Business J. Velazquez $4.00 $3.30 Silks, Upstart was purchased by Evans sale. 4 Street Girl J. Velazquez $2.40 8 West Hills Giant E. Prado $6.80 ton Saratoga New York-bred yearling B Filly 2011, by Bernardini - Composure by Touch Gold Ch Colt 2010, by Speightstown - Apocalyptical by Wiseman’s Ferry anything,” Evans said. “ I am not very Owner: Darley Stable. Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin. Owner: Red and Black Stable. Trainer: Philip Serpe. good“Very when rarely it comes do Rick to andconformation, I agree on Breeder: Darley (KY). Time: 1:50.83 Breeder: Flying Zee Stables (NY). but there’s certain pedigrees that Daily Double (5-5), $65.50; Exacta (5-1), $110.50; Quinella (1-5), Time: 1:15.83 $42.80; Superfecta (5-1-4-6), $1,432.00; Trifecta (5-1-4), $234.50; Daily Double (5-3), $59.50; Exacta (3-6), $71.00; Superfecta (3-6-8- Pic 3 (4-5-5), $168.50 1), $2,841.00; Trifecta (3-6-8), $753.00; Pic 3 (1-5-3), $396.00; (1-1- Iconformation, like. Over the thisyears happened it’s very rareto be 3), $78.00; Place Pix Nine (1/3/5-1/6/8-2/3/5-3), $51.00 thatone ofI like them.” a pedigree and he likes the FIFTH $73,000, NY-BRED MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 3 YO’S & UP, 5 1/2F TENTH $42,000. NW2 CLM. 3&UP. 1 1/16 MILES. INNER TURF. balanced with a “great shoulder.” 8 Latigo Trail M. Luzzi $5.30 $3.80 $2.70 7 Outer Orbit J Ortiz 17.20 7.10 5.80 Violette remembers Upstart as well 9 Spark to Ignite J. Rocco, Jr. $27.60 $6.50 9 Malibu Queen J. Alvarado 3.40 2.80 - 7 Vischer Ferry A. Solis $3.00 4 Barbara’s Smile J. Leparoux 7.20 ly has“Looked gotten like bigger he was than going we anticito be -a B Gelding 2011, by Freud - Trippi’s Dream by Trippi Dk. B./Br. f., 2010, Western Expression-Galaxy Spirit, Galaxy Guide. decent size,” Violette said. “He actual Owner: Chalk Racing. Trainer: Bruce Brown. O: Joemar Racing Stable. T: Dominick Schettino. Breeder: Joemar a pretty decent family, as they say, Breeder: Anthony Grey & Wagon Hill Farm LLC (NY). Racing Stable (NY). pated. He was pretty correct and had Late Scratches: Stenson, Poppy’s Watching Late Scratches: Great Cross, Share n Stone, Life’s a Stage, Morning Upstart won by 5 1/4 lengths as Time: 1:02.64 Star, Cajun Wedding, Lemon and Honey. check all the boxes. He did.” “I thought it was sensational,” Daily Double (5-8), $79.50; Exacta (8-9), $179.00; Superfecta (8-9-7- Exacta (7-9) $57. Trifecta (7-9-4) $477.50. Superfect (7-9-4-6) 3), $1,856.00; Trifecta (8-9-7), $517.00; Pic 3 (5-5-8), $255.50; Pic 4 $1,905. Daily Double (3-7) $135. Pick Three (5-3-7) $505. Pick Four theEvans 3/2 said. favorite “I thought in the hefield got of a seven.good (4-5-5-4/5/8), $507.00; Pic 5 (4-4-5-5-4/5/8), $3,011.00 (1-5-3-7) $3,826. Pick Six (4/5/8-1/2-1-5-3-7) $64,166. Five Correct They don’t learn too much if they $370. Conso Pick 3 (5-3-10) $64.50. Conso Daily Double (3-10) $15. educationare on the andlead dirt the kickedwhole wayin his and face. SIXTH $78,000, NY-BRED AOC $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 6F 1A Night Maneuver C. Velasquez $3.80 $3.00 $2.50 On Track Handle: 4,151,214 3 Half Nelson M. Franco $5.60 $4.10 Inter-State Handle: 9,423,715 nobody looks them in the eye.” 5 Laila’s Jazz I. Ortiz, Jr. $4.10 Ch Gelding 2009, by Orientate - Smoke N Shadows by Smoke Glacken Copyright 2014 EQUIBASE Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Owner: Drawing Away Stable and Jacobson, David. 38 The Saratoga Special SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 SARATOGA RESULTS PHOTOS BY TOD MARKS & DAVE HARMON 1 2 3

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SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 The Saratoga Special 39 Saratoga Leaders Injured jockey Straight benefits TRAINERS...... 1ST from Sunday jockey photo signing Racing Todd Pletcher...... 21 From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the silks room porch, every jockey Chad Brown...... 10 riding at Saratoga Race Course will be available to sign a spectacular photo of to the Bruce Brown...... 8 the entire jockey colony to benefit injured jockey Michael Straight. Bill Mott...... 8 For a $10 donation, fans will get a copy of the photo, showing the riders lined up in the paddock in front of the statue of Sea Hero, and each rider’s au- Future… Mike Maker...... 7 Join a young, enthusiastic, tograph, with all proceeds going to help Straight, who grew up in East Green- Graham Motion...... 7 bush, N.Y., not far from Saratoga. experienced trainer and Gary Contessa...... 6 Straight, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a spill at Arlington his team as we launch our Bruce Levine...... 6 Park in 2009, has volunteered to work with The Miami Project to Cure Pa- stable in October, 2014... Shug McGaughey...... 6 ralysis and begun walking in a bionic exoskeleton. The exoskeleton provides upright mobility for people with spinal cord injuries and gives them the ability either as an owner or join Linda Rice...... 6 to stand and walk again on their own. Straight, who suffered head and spinal one of our partnerships. Rudy Rodriguez...... 6 injuries, has progressed to the point where he has walked for more than eight George Weaver...... 6 minutes and taken 126 steps. “We are so appreciative of The Miami Project, what they have done and Henry Spiller Racing JOCKEYS...... 1ST are continuing to do,” said Hall of Famer John Velazquez, Chairman of the • 11 years at Godolphin - Javier Castellano...... 40 Jockeys’ Guild and Board member of the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund 7 years as assistant trainer at (PDJF). “This research is very important for so many lives, including a number Belmont Park Irad Ortiz Jr...... 29 of jockeys who receive support from the PDJF, as well as other individuals in • 23 GI winners during that time John Velazquez...... 24 the racing industry. We are so proud of Michael. His hard work and determi- • Experience in USA, Australia, Jose Ortiz...... 21 nation is inspiring to all of us.” England, Dubai and Ireland Joel Rosario...... 19 – NYRA media release Rajiv Maragh...... 13 Cornelio Velasquez...... 13 Luis Saez...... 12 Junior Alvarado...... 11 www.thisishorseracing.com Jose Lezcano...... 10 Manuel Franco...... 7 ...... 7

Owners...... 1st Ken & Sarah Ramsey...... 7 Chester & Mary Broman...... 7 Repole Stable...... 7 Darley Stable...... 4

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SATURDAY, August 16, 2014 The Saratoga Special 41 cupofcoffee BY SEAN CLANCY Get Well Frank Ralph Theroux looked distressed. Always up- Maggie, set lists at the Glass, thoughts and prayers. joyed. He wants to break out (“are you taking me beat, the longtime agent/official was anxious as he Humorous and heartfelt, they put your mind back home?”) but isn’t walking yet, though that might paced around the apron at the Morning Line Kitch- on what is important – your health is your wealth. be his incentive. Don’t know what you all did last en last Saturday morning. night but the love came through. Looking forward Theroux always has a story to tell, some are Saratoga went on, and text messages followed. to tomorrow. about the old days with The Chief, others are about Monday. won his first race at the a set he played the night before with the Off Track meet, upsetting the Tenski with Miss Frost. The Thursday. Jack Fisher and Paddy Young won the Band, others simply meander. Special regrouped after 12 papers in a row. New jump race. Mitch Friedman went 1-2 in the Sarato- Saturday morning, Theroux didn’t have a story. York-bred yearlings hit the road. Frank recognized ga Dew and Frank walked to the bathroom. “Frank Carcaterra is in the hospital, he’s had his daughter. Frank showed some mobility improvement to- something called an aortic dissection…it’s not You should’ve seen him smile when he saw Mag- day. He actually got himself out of bed to use the a heart attack or stroke, but his girlfriend Anne gie. No MRI yet as he’s still got hardware attached. bathroom (he’s not supposed to get out of bed couldn’t wake him up, they don’t know how long He’ll be in ICU for a few more days at least. Would unassisted). He’s still disoriented and confused as he was out…” you let people know that he can’t accept visitors to what happened to him. But does recognize the For a moment, I didn’t recognize the name. Frank yet? I know everyone wants to show support. Lots members of his family and who they are. We con- Carcaterra? An old trainer…agent…then Theroux of time for that. When he leaves here he’ll be go- tinue hoping and praying that his memory improves called him Frank. ing to a hospital stroke rehab facility (there are a little each day. All tubes have been removed. His Then it hit me. 3). Have you gotten a fill-in drummer for Tuesday major medical expenses will be covered, but life’s Every year, the first drink was on Frank. Then, it nights? Dedicate a song to him. You know his fa- day to day and month to month expenses continue was Saratoga. After a long drive, a walk through the vorites. on. We will be having a fundraiser soon. I’ll keep rental, maybe a quick trip to the track, we walked everyone posted. He made some progress today, and into the Parting Glass and received an official Wel- Tuesday. Dark day. We slept in, went back to that is most important. Keep sending the good en- come to Saratoga. Over the years, he bounced work on Issue 21. Theroux and the OTB Band ded- ergy his way! around to different bars but he always greeted you icated their show to Frank. with a smile. Now you can tell everyone that it was a good Friday. It was cold. It rained in the morning, I hadn’t seen him yet this year, I don’t go out like day! Mobility in the right hand/arm, a bit in the rained again briefly in the afternoon. Phil Serpe won I used to, but thought I’d see him at Sperry’s earlier foot, more alert, and able to speak a bit. On Lasix, the John Morrissey. And Frank improved. in the meet or at the track for the last race on a so he’ll never race overseas, but off oxygen. Yippee! His family has been with him daily and wit- Friday. nessed the inner strength (or could be stubbornness, Frank – bartender, drummer and friend of racing Wednesday. Week five at Saratoga began. It doesn’t matter) that has allowed him to begin his – instead went to the emergency room at Sarato- rained. All races were off the turf. Spring To The recovery. His medical team is very pleased with his ga Hospital, then was air-lifted to Albany Medical Sky won the Troy. Frank ate solid food. progress. His prognosis is excellent. Thank you for Center where he underwent nearly 10 hours of sur- Wonderful day. Almost all attachments off, eat- all those prayers. They work. gery, sometime before or during surgery, he suffered ing a bit of real food (well, hospital food), using his a stroke which affected his speech, memory and mo- right hand somewhat, and speaking. When I saw Theroux dedicated Tuesday’s show at the Glass bility. him this morning I said “Wow, what a difference a to Frank and will do again next week. Good will In a world of technology, Theroux began for- day makes.” He started singing the song. Knew it reigned. warding texts from Frank’s girlfriend Anne Hodge. was a Billie Holliday number. Still confused about Donations followed. Let’s make the first one on They came in like darts, mentioned his daughter where he is, and why he’s here but we’re over- us.

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