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3: Saratoga racing writers (that we know of) afflicted with calf cramps early Saturday morning. Bananas, we’re all eating bananas now.

1: Horse who left some “evidence” on the grandstand apron Saturday after- noon. It was a police horse, so we guess it’s OK but . . . NAMES OF THE DAY Status Asthmaticus, first race.The 3-year-old filly is by Heavy Breathing out of Pylortes. The dam’s name is the equivalent to a sergeant at arms at a Greek fraternity. We laughed.

Chocolate Kisses, third race. Debby Oxley’s 2-year-old filly is by out of Brownie Points. NAME OF THE DAY (GEOGRAPHY EDITION) Coaching Club American Oaks favorite Monomoy Girl takes her name from the 8-mile long island (or two islands depending on storms, tides and so on) southwest of Chatham just off Cape Cod. The island was an inhabited fishing village as early as 1710, but is now a federal wildlife refuge for seals, birds and other animals. Offshore, Atlantic Great White Sharks are frequent- ly seen. There are no human residents, no electricity, no paved roads and Tod Marks – we’ll assume – no horses. Playing Catch. (who won three on the day) tosses his whip with panache after riding Always A Suspect to victory in the first race Saturday. darleyamerica.com The golden nuggets

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“I graze her in my spot, but it doesn’t work, she just stares at the training track, she’s such a fan, she just loves watching horses train.” 800-523-8143 Hotwalker Vinnie Varvaro about Lake George winner Daddy Is A Legend “I picked one up today, that’s awesome.” Catherinethegreat co-breeder Wendy Christ, when told there Country Life Foal Patrol would be a story about her horse in Saturday’s Special “Bo Hunt did all the sales prepping for us, he made her the bomb.” Look, Mom, COUNTRYI’m flying! LIFE FARM Christ, about Schuylerville winner Catherinethegreat My dad is Super Ninety “You shouldn’t be talking about Joe like that.” Nine, by . My mom is Donk after spotting The Special’s Sean Clancy, Tom Law and Ben Gowans Moon Map, by Malibu Moon. holding an impromptu editorial meeting Saturday morning I’m a Maryland-bred, foaled at Country Life Farm. Look “I ran out of fingers and toes counting those ads.” for me at Laurel and Pimlico Agent Ron Anderson (hey advertisers, there’s always room for a few more) when I get out of prep school. “He basically has white blinkers on anyway.” . (410) 879-1952 The Special’s Joe Clancy, when he learned the white-faced CountryLifeFarm.com Southern Phantom was wearing actual blinkers

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Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 7 Every day at Saratoga, The Special presents an exclusive Stable Tour with with a Saratoga trainer.

Jeremiah Englehart See thisishorseracing.com for the full season. Jeremiah Englehart settled into new digs this spring – personally and pro- for this one, too, that everyone is shooting for fessionally – and his stable is off to a the Schuylerville and then the Spinaway.” familiar start at the Saratoga meet. Majestic Won: Owned by Hall of Fame foot- Englehart won nine races last year, ball coach Bill Parcells’ August Dawn Farm, giving him 30 wins for the last three 3-year-old Majestic Warrior filly broke her maid- years, and he’s already in the win col- en July 11 at Belmont in her second start. “She umn for 2018 thanks to Hay Field’s was one we were high on all spring. We were success in the sixth race Opening Day thinking about the Coronation Cup but I thought for owner Jim Riccio. Englehart sent it was too quick back so we’ll probably run her out Puttheglassdown for faithful client back in a 1x. She could very well be a stakes filly Al Gold’s Gold Square and the Violence on the grass at some point this meet.” finished a credible second behind Nitrous in a 2-year-old maiden Satur- Letzgometz: Zilla Racing Stable’s and Ac- quanova Stable’s New York-bred son of Itsmy- day. luckyday shows four breezes, the most recent “I’m so lucky, my clients are great Tod Marks July 20 at Belmont. “He’s from the first crop of and supportive,” said Englehart, who The Englehart team has already been in the winner’s circle at Saratoga. Itsmyluckyday and is doing well. I just brought relocated with his family from west- him down to Belmont to finish up his gate work. ern New York to a new home between was displacing. We did a throat surgery on him that so far has He should be ready by second, early third book.” Saratoga Springs and Schuylerville this year. done what we wanted it to. Hopefully he’ll be back and ready to Englehart also moved barns at Saratoga Race go up here. I want to find something, a nice soft spot, to pick Dirty: Tom O’Grady’s Maryland-bred Maclean’s Music won a Course, from his former spot in Horse Haven on his head up. He’s probably my best, but he just doesn’t know it Laurel Park allowance last time, his third victory in four starts. the Oklahoma Training Track across Fifth Avenue yet. When he figures it out and physically inside everything is “We’re going to point to the Troy. He’s been a nice horse for good, he still could be a really nice horse.” to the Oklahoma Annex. The Saratoga barn is now us this spring on the grass. That surprised me, I didn’t think he had much grass breeding but he seems to get over it nice.” his main base, although he maintains a year-round Indy Union: Robert Hahn’s 3-year-old daughter of Union presence at and is still active at Fin- Rags finished third in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan and ran She’s A Problem: A $100,000 buy in April, August Dawn ger Lakes. against when fourth last time in the Grade Farm’s 2-year-old filly by Candy Ride breezed 3 furlongs twice “Being here I was able to fluctuate with my num- 2 Mother Goose. “We’ll look to take her down a notch to an this month. “She’ll most likely be third book or early Belmont. bers a little bit,” Englehart said. “I liked it and the a-other-than, then maybe a 3-year-old filly stakes at the end of She’s a filly we have high hopes for, she’s been doing well the horses were running well out of here to Belmont, so the meet. I kind of want to try to give her a bit of a break. She’s last few works.” I asked to stay.” been running just fine but let her pick her head up a little bit. The Special’s Tom Law stopped by the morning Forty Under: A $180,000 purchase out of last year’s of Opening Day for what’s become an annual visit Purrfect Miss: Fourth in last year’s Grade 1 Frizette for Or- Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred sale, son of to Englehart’s barn. lando DiRienzo and Southfield Farm, daughter of Discreet Cat turned in back-to-back gate works on the Oklahoma this finished ninth in the Grade 3 Miss Preakness and rebounded month. “He’s been working pretty forwardly. There’s a race for Nisha: Claimed by Englehart and Riccio for $25,000 last Oc- with an allowance win June 24 at Belmont. “She just won the him the 28th we’re going to point to. He’s an Uncle Mo, I don’t tober, daughter of First Samurai has won three of four starts 1x at Belmont. We ran her in the Miss Preakness first off this know if he’s going to want to sprint but he’s been precocious this season. “She was running well when we claimed her and year, I thought she’d run very well, I was confident and she enough that I think he’ll be forwardly placed and have a shot.” she’s stayed at the same level. We’re looking to point toward didn’t run a lick. I just think she didn’t like the track. Came back a stakes up here, not exactly sure which one yet. She just won in the 1x and ran well. That track at Pimlico, either you loved it Fifty Over: Another Saratoga purchase, this Uncle Mo colt the three-other-than at Belmont; she’s an established filly we or hated it. I had one that loved it and this one hated it.” cost $225,000 at the Fasig-Tipton selected sale and he’s up to hope we can keep doing well with.” steady half-mile breezes. “He was always the one that, body Sue’s Fortune: Homebred New York-bred 2-year-old filly wise, gives you the impression he’s going to be a real nice colt Aveenu Malcainu: Winner of last year’s Funny Cide and for Richard Nicolai’s Fortune Farm, she won first time out at but he just hasn’t picked it up yet. Right now Forty Under has Grade 2-placed for Gold Square, he’s 0-for-2 this season with Belmont July 5. “She’ll most likely run back in the Adirondack. been a little faster than Fifty Over, but I could see them switch- a third in the Grade 3 Bay Shore and a fifth in the Mike Lee. Timing wise that would be the race that fits. The Seeking The ing places in a couple months.” “He’s a horse who loves Saratoga. He just hasn’t run like we Ante is a little later but the Adirondack is six weeks rather than As for the names? “Robbie Medina, Shug’s assistant who thought he would this spring. And even last fall he’d get the having to wait another two months in between races. Last year helps Coach buy horses and gives him advice, helped out with lead and stop. We did a dynamic scope on him and found out it was the race (New York-bred) Pure Silver won; she took ad- them last year. Forty Under was $40,000 under budget and his vocal chords were shutting his air down a little bit and he vantage of a perfect spot for her. I’m hoping the timing works Fifty Over was $50,000 over budget.”

8 The Saratoga Special Sunday, July 22, 2018 Bank Examiner: New York-bred daughter Stable Tour – of Central Banker finished eighth in her debut Continued from page 8 in the second race Friday. Englehart bought her for $85,000 at last year’s Saratoga New Prince of New York: Lerner’s and York-bred sale for Harold Lerner, AWC Sta- AWC Stables’ Cairo Prince colt cost $100,000 bles, Nehoc Stables, Scott Akman and Paul at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Octo- Braverman. “I thought she’d be dirt all along, ber sale. “He’s a colt that on the farm before my assistant Axel at Belmont, she was beg- he came in was precocious and we thought ging me to try her on the grass so we trained would be early. He’s kind of been going her on the grass and they told me, ‘Yeah, she’s through some minor changes and we backed grass. She enjoyed it.’ Had been working well. off him a little bit. Since he’s been in Sarato- I was expecting a good race from her, trying ga it looks like he’s going to be a nice New to be optimistic with things. I also know it’s York-bred colt. Travis Durr bought him for the Saratoga.” owners, probably second or third book. Travis and I have done well together, he’s helped me Block And Plank: Louis Lazzinaro bought buying the horses, broke a good amount of son of for $105,000 at Fasig-Tipton them, seems to be working and we’ll try and Midlantic May sale and later added a partner keep it going.” in Riccio. “At first he was kind of pudgy and gave you that impression he’ll need some Raelyn (registered as Cameron Ma- time. The last few weeks he’s picked it up and rie): Maryland-bred was a $40,000 yearling I like where he’s going. Lou bought the horse at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall sale bought and saw I was the underbidder. I said, ‘Listen, this spring by Gold Square. “We bought her if you want to have someone partner up I’ll in March and she’s a Maryland-bred by Su- send him over to your barn.’ I asked Jim Ric- per Ninety Nine, who I’m not too familiar with. cio, he liked the horse. They both liked the fact She’s one of those fillies that when you stand that Winning Colors was in the pedigree. She next to them she gave you that good impres- was second dam.” sion that she’s a good horse. She’s a pretty quick filly. Good enough for up here but also Bubala: Two-year-old Candy Ride filly nice to have Maryland to fall back on, too.” bought for $265,000 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October sale for Gold Square. “She could pos- Take Me To Hardoon: Gold Square’s sibly be late third book. We’ve been taking our 2-year-old New York-bred Violence filly was time with her. We really like her. She’s been purchased privately. She’s worked four times working good but I’ve been going really slow on the Oklahoma, including a half-mile Friday with her.” in :48.33. “Seems like a nice filly and we’re ex- cited about her. We worked her against an old- Evan’s Nice Now: A $17,000 weanling er horse today, she got a little tired but :48 and buy at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Octo- change and doing it the right way. Hopefully ber mixed sale, 2-year-old daughter of Trappe she turns out to what I think she could be.” Shot breezed a bullet half in :49.02 on the Oklahoma dirt July 18. “She’s working really China Cat: Gold Square’s 2-year-old Justin well, I’m going to enter for July 25. I’ve been Phillip filly breezed a half-mile in :49.03 on the hemming and hawing whether she’s dirt or main track Saturday. “We bought her privately turf. After her last work I’m going to work her from Matt Lyons at Woodford. We liked her on the dirt.” at the sale, thought she went over budget. Al liked the pedigree on her and it’s always nice Into Mischief colt: Unnamed New York- when the owners like the horses you pick out, bred out of the Lord Avie Sister Baby too. She’s been a real pleasant surprise, out- cost $80,000 in April and is owned by Hibis- worked what we thought she’d be.” cus Stable and Neal Allred. “When we got him in the sale you could tell he’d gone through a Puttheglassdown: Gold Square’s Violence lot, he was real thin. We sent him to the farm colt finished second at 19-1 breaking from the and he kind of blossomed. I like how he looks rail in Saturday’s sixth race, a 5 1/2-furlong now. He’s been working really good.” maiden for 2-year-olds. “He’s one of the hors- es early on that’s been at the head of the pack. He’s a half-brother to Fixedincome Larry, who we ran in the Dwyer.”

Fixedincome Larry: Gold Square’s 3-year-old homebred finished sixth in the Dw- thisishorseracing.com yer after breaking his maiden June 8 at Bel- mont. “He came out of the Dwyer good and Home of The Special & more I’ll probably look for an a-other-than for him. I still think at some point he’ll be in that stakes division. He’ll gradually get there. He’s a nice colt. When he broke his maiden on Belmont Day I thought that’s what he’d do all along.”

Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 9 RECAP Sister Stealer Sistercharlie catches Ultra Brat in Grade 1 BY SEAN CLANCY Peter Brant stood square in the middle of the clubhouse box, watching the waning strides of the Diana replay on the infield screen. Chad Brown leaned from a back-wall chair, watching on a cor- ner TV, in the adjacent box. The owner cringed and the trainer contorted, both hoping to somehow af- fect a photo finish that would produce a deserving winner and a hard-luck loser in Saturday’s Grade 1 thriller. Tod Marks Live, Brant thought Sistercharlie got beat, Brown Sistercharlie (left) gets up in time to catch Ultra Brat at the finish of the Diana. Continued On Page 12

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Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 11 and to the outside of Proctor’s Ledge, 6 lengths off those eight strides, the two fillies landing on the line the lead through a half-mile in :47.77. together in 1:46.26. Diana – Around the far turn, Hawskmoor led Ultra Brat Brant didn’t know. Brown didn’t know. And Continued from page 10 by 2 lengths as Javier Castellano aimed New Mon- Velazquez certainly didn’t know. ey Honey outside and Irad Ortiz Jr. committed A “Absolutely not. I was so far away from the horse wasn’t sure. As the placing judges examined the Raving Beauty inside. Velazquez, monitoring their inside, I couldn’t tell. I even asked, Maggie when she photo of Ultra Brat hanging tough on the rail and moves, knew he had one shot and that was around, came to interview me, ‘Did I get up?’ ” Velazquez Sistercharlie swarming from the outside, Brant and that plan was playing out perfectly until A Raving said, referring to NYRA’s Maggie Wolfendale. “It Brown analyzed the replay once, twice, three times. Beauty checked and Castellano gunned New Mon- took her a long time to switch leads, I was like, “She got it,” Brant said, a tepid declaration while ey Honey three wide, forcing Velazquez farther out ‘Come on mama, you’ve got to freaking give me a looking for confirmation from his friends. and stymieing some of Sistercharlie’s momentum. little more than this.’ Once she switched, she got “I think she got it,” Brown said quietly, moments “I was watching Javier, I was watching Irad hop- into a nice gear and just got there on time.” after asking the only impartial person in range if ing he doesn’t get through there or we’re screwed. Bred in Ireland and raced in France, Sistercharlie she had indeed gotten it. I got to Javier, hoping he moved forward to close won three races, including a Group 3 stakes before She got it. the hole but he went further out than I thought he Brant purchased her. She finished second in Brant’s Sistercharlie and John Velazquez nailed Ultra would,” Velazquez said. “She doesn’t have a quick forest and light green silks in the Group 1 Prix de Bat and Joel Rosario in the final stride to win the spurt, it takes her a little bit to get going, once she Diane in France before being transferred to Brown. $500,000 stakes by a nose. A Raving Beauty wound gets going, it’s fine, it’s just getting her going. They The daughter of finished second in up third in the 9-furlong stakes. just floated me out and she reacted, thank God, I the Invitational in her American de- Sent off favorite, Sistercharlie made her bed ear- didn’t have to stop her, I was riding her, but it took but last summer before taking a nine-month break, ly, missing the break from the rail and sliding to her momentum.” returning to win the Jenny Wiley at in second-to-last in a matter of strides. Her stable- But, not for long. April and just missing in the June mate, A Raving Beauty, broke sharp and led for a Swinging into the stretch, Ultra Brat pounced, 8 after flopping out of the gate and trailing by 20 few strides before Hawksmoor cleared her six ri- opening a quick and decisive 2 lengths on lengths in the Grade 2 stakes. vals from the outside post. Hawksmoor led Ultra Hawksmoor hanging tough on the rail, A Raving “She just doesn’t break well and then she gets Brat, guided into a sweet stalking spot in second Beauty and New Money Honey sparring between too far out of it. I don’t know why, she stands per- by Joel Rosario, through the first quarter-mile in horses and Sistercharlie grinding away and getting fect, she’s really good in the gate, it’s the European :24.25. A Raving Beauty found a slot in third, in there from the outside. Velazquez switched his whip thing, it’s how they taught her over there, the doors tandem with Brown’s third runner, New Money to his left hand and Sistercharlie finally swapped open and she doesn’t react,” Velazquez said. “You Honey, to her outside. Proctor’s Ledge failed to to her right lead inside the eighth pole and began hustle her, it takes four or five steps to get her go- hammer her stake, winding up on the rail in fifth to power home in the last eight strides. Ultra Brat ing. Today, I was like I can’t be that far back.” while Velazquez cajoled Sistercharlie off the rail went from looking home free to needing the wire in Continued On Page 14

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Runs Sun., Oct. 28 Closes Oct. 13 Runs Sun., Oct. 28 Closes Oct. 13 $200,000 (no nomination fee) $200,000 (no nomination fee) Fillies Two Year Olds 7 Furlongs Two Year Olds 7 Furlongs

RAGS TO RICHES OVERNIGHT STAKES Runs Sun., Oct. 28 Closes Oct. 20 $95,000 (no nomination fee) Fillies Two Year Olds 1 Mile THE BET ON SUNSHINE OVERNIGHT STAKES Runs Thurs., Nov. 1 Closes Oct. 20 $95,000 (no nomination fee) Three Years Old & Up 7 Furlongs STREET SENSE Runs Fri., Nov. 2 Closes Oct. 20 $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) Two Year Olds 1 Mile THE MARATHON STAKES (GII) Runs Fri., Nov. 2 Closes Oct. 20 $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) Three Years Old & Up 1-3/4 Miles THE CHEROKEE RUN STAKES Runs Sat., Nov. 3 Closes Oct. 20 $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) Three Year Olds 7 Furlongs CHILUKKI (GII) Runs Sat., Nov. 3 Closes Oct. 20 $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) Fillies & , Three Years Old & Up 1 Mile

DREAM SUPREME OVERNIGHT STAKES Runs Sun., Nov. 4 Closes Oct. 27 $95,000 (no nomination fee) Tod Marks Fillies & Mares, Three Years Old & Up 6 Furlongs Owner Peter Brant leads in Sistercharlie and John Velazquez. COMMONWEALTH TURF (GIII) Runs Sat., Nov. 10 Closes Oct. 27 $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) Three Year Olds 1-1/16 Miles Turf Gulch and 14-time winner (co- owned with George Strawbridge Jr.). RIVER CITY HANDICAP (GIII) Diana – She won the 1978 Diana, the first in a Runs Sat., Nov. 17 Closes Nov. 3 $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) Continued from page 12 four-race skein that included the Man Three Year Olds & Up 1-1/8 Miles Turf o’ War and Turf Classic. As definitive as ever, Velazquez “This filly is as good as I’ve had, CARDINAL HANDICAP (GIII) FALLS CITY HANDICAP (GII) managed to switch from the inside she’s really good,” Brant said from to the outside of Proctor’s Ledge, and Runs Thurs., Nov. 22 Closes Nov. 10 Runs Thurs., Nov. 22 Closes Nov. 10 the winner’s circle. “I didn’t think she $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) lope 14 lengths closer to the pace Fillies & Mares, 1-1/8 Miles Turf Fillies & Mares, 1-1/8 Miles was going to make it but she’s got Three Years Old & Up Three Years Old & Up in the 9-furlong Diana than in the that great turn of foot at the end and 10-furlong New York. From there, it she’s tough.” MRS. REVERE (GII) CLARK HANDICAP (GI) was meant to come easy, but was far Brant smiled when asked about presented by Norton Healthcare from it. Runs Fri., Nov. 23 Closes Nov. 10 making his first trip to Saratoga. $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) Runs Fri., Nov. 23 Closes Nov. 10 “I was nervous, a little frustrated Fillies, Three Years Old 1-1/16 Miles Turf $500,000 ($300 nomination fee) “We snuck out of camp in the Ad- Three Years Old & Up 1-1/8 Miles when she didn’t break well, then when irondacks, Raquette Lake, we took a she wouldn’t switch leads there in the STARS OF TOMORROW II trip and came here to bet on the hors- midstretch, I was like, ‘How’s she go- es. It was great. I was probably 13, GOLDEN ROD (GII) KENTUCKY JOCKEY CLUB (GII) ing to get there?’ ” Brown said. “Well, 2019 Points Race 2019 Points Race 14,” Brant said. “I’ve always loved she got there, I don’t know how she Runs Sat., Nov. 24 Closes Nov.10 Runs Sat., Nov. 24 Closes Nov.10 horse racing from when I was a little $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) got there, she showed heart, class, de- Fillies, Two Years Old 1-1/16 Miles Two Year Olds 1-1/16 Miles kid. I grew up not far from Aqueduct termination, she’s a top horse.” and Belmont and cut school occasion- Brant ranks Sistercharlie at the top ally to go to the races. I always said if of the list of horses he’s owned, a long I ever could, I would own race hors- list that includes $3 million earner es.”

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Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 15 Problem Child Sombeyay overcomes morning antics to land first stakes

Tod Marks Sombeyay (left) catches Strike Silver late in the Sanford.

BY TOM LAW SANFORD STAKES RECAP Somebeyay’s antics improved a bit between the Tremont and Sanford, but he still didn’t train “as Kyle Ober, a soon-to-be sophomore at the Uni- professional or straightforward in the mornings,” versity of Vermont and a friend of Payton Pletcher, to win the $150,000 Sanford and no doubt give according to Pletcher. Oblivious to most or all of hustled a hotwalking job for a second summer this Ober reason to smile back home on Long Island. those facts, Saturday’s paid crowd of 33,326 and year at Belmont Park. “He was always walking this horse, I’d have to others playing from afar sent Sombeyay off as the All seemed simple enough for the Long Island crack up when I saw it,” said Pletcher, who trains 5-2 favorite in the field of seven resident – sure it’s a bit of a monotonous assign- Sombeyay for Starlight Racing. “Then one day he Sombeyay and Javier Castellano broke well this ment turning left but at least he’d spend mornings wasn’t there and Amy Mullen, one of our exercise time, so well it surprised Pletcher watching through and some afternoons working alongside his high riders and assistant, she was somehow walking his binoculars alongside his father J.J., wife Tracy, school buddy whose father happens to be Todd him. I was like, ‘What are you doing walking this assistant Tristan Barry and from his box. Pletcher. Then along came Sombeyay. horse?’ But it was just for one day. He was similar “I was actually a little surprised he was in as “We put blinkers on him pretty early because he with her. I thought, ‘I should video this.’ ” close a contention as early as he was,” Pletcher was always goofing around,” the elder Pletcher said The video of Sombeyay’s first two starts were not said. “I didn’t think he would be. I would have nev- of the son of Into Mischief after Saturday’s Grade 3 very similar to his effort in the 6-furlong Sanford. er expected Javier would have to reach up and grab Sanford Stakes at . “He’s just Bumped at the start in his debut April 27 at him to slow him down early on. Anyway, he got it one of those horses who is actually entertaining to , Sombeyay recovered and drew right.” watch the hotwalker walk him. He just constantly off to a 6 1/4-length victory going 4 1/2 furlongs in Castellano moved Sombeyay a few paths off the badgers him, you know? He’s a playful colt, and at a rather slow :53.08. He encountered trouble again inside after his sharper start and settled into a spot times not completely focused. That’s why we went in his second start, the $150,000 Tremont the day behind Bano Solo and Strike Silver, with stablemate to the blinkers early on.” before the . He recovered but came Lexitonian, Whiskey Echo, Knicks Go and Chase Equipped with those blinkers for his third start, up short, finishing three-quarters of a length behind Sombeyay wore down Strike Silver in deep stretch Our Braintrust and second. Continued On Page 18

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Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 17 extra confidence going into the Sanford. What did were the two starts Sombeyay Sanford – made before the race – more than any of Continued from page 16 the others except the third-time starting Chase Greatness. Greatness all close. Bano Solo clicked off “He’s not a particularly impressive work a quarter in :22.26 before giving up the horse,” he said. “He’s always run better lead toward the end of the turn. Strike Sil- than he breezes and we’re perfectly happy ver and Julien Leparoux rolled up to Bano with that, once you identify as long he’s do- Solo’s outside past the half in :45.49 and ing well, happy and healthy, and that he’s turned for home in front. going to come over and perform well. He’s Sombeyay, less than 2 lengths back at not one that would blow you away in the the quarter-pole, came on the outside in mornings. the lane to confront Strike Silver. Those “In these early 2-year-old races experi- two were left to settle it in deep stretch ence is huge and to have two starts is better and Sombeyay made steady progress inside than one. That helped today. It hurt him the final sixteenth to win by a neck. Strike last time when he stumbled; you could ar- Silver finished 3 1/4 lengths clear of third- gue he might have won that day with a lit- place finisher Whiskey Echo, with Bano tle smoother start.” Solo fourth. Sombeyay won in 1:10.35. Starlight purchased Sombeyay as a year- “He broke good out of the gate and put ling out of the Taylor Made Sales Agency me in the right position,” said Castellano. consignment for $230,000 at last year’s “I didn’t want to be too far back. It worked Keeneland September yearling sale. Tay- out the way we wanted. When I asked, he lor Made purchased the colt as a weanling took off. I loved the way he finished.” from co-breeder John Stuart’s Bluegrass Sombeyay, who picked up $82,500 for Thoroughbred Services at the 2016 Keene- the victory, came into the Sanford with land November breeding stock sale. four works between the Tremont and San- Stuart, who co-bred the colt with Muel- ford. The first three came at Belmont and ler Farms Inc., purchased Sombeyay’s dam, he went 5 furlongs in a bullet 1:01.29 last the stakes-placed mare Teroda, Tod Marks Saturday on the Oklahoma Training Track. for $40,000 at the 2013 Keeneland January Jackson Roberts (left) and Javier Castellano talk strategy beforehand, as Som- The black mark didn’t give Pletcher any sale. beyay stares down the competition.

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Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 19 SATURDAY RACING RECAP Fast Finish No Dozing wins tough allowance off eight-month layoff No Dozing was alert and focused as he surprised trainer Arnaud Delacour and owners Roy and Gretchen Jackson winning the third race Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. “He ran better than expectation,” Delacour said. “I would have been happy to just come and finish third.” No Dozing hadn’t raced since finishing fourth in the City of Laurel Stakes in November. Delacour gelded No Dozing after that race, gave him some time off and thinks the son of Union Rags is now a stronger horse. “The fact that we gave him a break in Novem- ber, gelded him and took our time to bring him back probably helped him.” Delacour said. Tod Marks Even though No Dozing trained aggressive- No Dozing prevails in Saturday’s third race, a tough allowance race. Stakes company may be next. ly since the beginning of the year, Delacour and the Jacksons were still surprised he came back so and J S Bach completed the trifecta. ago during a conversation on the way home from strong against a field that included Behavioral Bias Happy to get things started on the right foot, the Keeneland September Sale. and Awesome Slew off the layoff. Lynch said, “Competition is so stiff, even in the “It’s a numbers game with this business, the “We thought he might need a race,” Roy Jack- claiming races they come up like allowance races, more horses you have the better chance you have of son said. “It’s a surprise.” so to be able to get off the schnied early is always being successful of course, so we felt the best way No Dozing broke sharply from the rail and jock- a bonus. to go about that is to syndicate, sell some shares and be able to purchase more horses, and we have ey Joel Rosario kept him on the inside. They tucked “Everybody loves to win at this meet, so you’ll a good time with it.” behind the early pace set by Behavioral Bias and find horses dropping into spots you don’t normally – David Woods stayed 2 lengths behind on the far turn. No Dozing see them in, and that was a very competitive 40 still had work to do turning for home, with Awe- open claimer.” • Extra distance and a clean trip proved key fac- some Slew gaining on the outside and Behavioral Victory Racing Partners made the decision in tors for War Cabinet in the fourth, a 1 3/16-mile Bias running well on the lead. No Dozing surged June to move the gray son of Exchange Rate from maiden special on the Mellon Turf. past Behavioral Bias just before the wire to win by Kiaran McLaughlin to Lynch, who gave the prior Although she hesitated at the break and shied three-quarters of a length, in 1:20.81 for 7 furlongs. trainer plenty of credit. “Look, he came out of Kiaran McLaughlin’s from rival Agreeable, the filly soon settled into a “Rosario fits him very well. He’s always run very rhythm running seventh behind horses through an well with Rosario,” Delacour said. “The horse goes barn, so he was fantastic, very well taken care of, the horse was in great form,” Lynch said. “I can’t opening panel in :24.48. War Cabinet’s position re- for him. He just won a big race against some tough mained unchanged behind a half of :50.37 and 6 say enough good things about Kiaran. I was just customers. Seven-eighths is the proper distance for furlongs in 1:14.49. Around the final turn, Javier fortunate enough to be on the receiving end.” him.” Castellano angled War Cabinet into the four path Lynch’s relationship with the Georgia-based Vic- Delacour said he would consider running No and with a few taps on her right shoulder, she swept tory got started through bloodstock agent Chris Dozing back in the Grade 1 Forego at the end of into the lane just 1 ½ lengths off the lead. the meet. Brothers, and the partnership picked up its first win The daughter of War Front stalled briefly in the – Sarah Newman at Saratoga . stretch but accelerated again and put her head in “Suspect has given us some thrills along the front of Beau Belle to take the lead at the sixteenth • Brian Lynch was all smiles after getting his first way,” said Victory managing partner Anthony Bar- pole. She scored by a length as the 5-2 favorite. win of the meet with Always A Suspect in Satur- tolo, “and we battled through for this one, so we “We were looking forward to running her to- day’s first race. got our first victory.” day and I think she ran really good today,” trainer The 4-year-old gelding broke cleanly behind Full They also lost their horse, who went to trainer Shug McGaughey said. “She’s still a little green, but Salute, entered the stretch in a battle with that rival Robertino Diodoro via the claim box. Forge and she was wide the whole way, finished up good, got and Forge and pulled ahead to win by a neck at 7-1 Full Salute also exited the race with new homes. Continued On Page 21 for jockey Joel Rosario. Favored entrymates Forge Bartolo said the partnership started three years 20 The Saratoga Special Sunday, July 22, 2018 Sent off as the 9-1 fourth choice in the field of 10, Southern Phantom shied Saturday – in at the start and raced ninth early Continued from page 20 before a mild rally to finish fifth. “Joel Rosario came back and said, through horses. Then when she stuck ‘Did you see the gallop out? Did you her head in front, she kind of got lost see the gallop out?’ Joel loves him,” a little bit, but I was very pleased with Guillot said. “He’s going to be fine. the way she ran.” Just let him develop and go a little bit War Cabinet is a second-gener- further and put him a little bit closer.” ation homebred for Joe Allen. He Southern Phantom, named after an bred dam My Annette and raced her online contest, became a fan favorite four times overseas in 1999. She re- and social media sensation leading tired winless, but produced the Grade up to his debut and Guillot hosted 1-placed Homesman and stallion U S hundreds of fans posing for selfies at Ranger among others. Allen also bred his barn on the Oklahoma Training and raced War Front. Track this spring and summer. War Cabinet began her career in “The horse has a great mind; he’s France, the standard practice for Al- quiet as a pony,” he said. “He probably len’s young horses. She finished third Dave Harmon fell asleep in there when they were hav- at Deauville last summer before ship- Nitrous makes it look easy in a 2-year-old maiden race. ing trouble with the (Fed Fever). He’s ping back to the United States. She so laid back. He was probably waiting made her Stateside debut in at Keene- • Steve Asmussen and Ricardo San- races – multiple graded stakes plac- for all the people to take his picture at land going a mile April 8, but finished tana posed briefly for winner’s circle ings and $402,751 in earnings, some the gate and give him a peppermint.” eighth beaten. pictures before dashing towards the with Santana aboard. Nitrous, a son “She kind of got running a little bit televisions inside of the clubhouse, of leading sire , is Speedinthruth- • Battle Joined, not Donald Ad- going around the first turn and every- eager to watch the replay of Winchell ecity’s first foal. am’s first pick of two War Front fillies one was sort of backing up and we ’ and Stonestreet Sta- Nitrous debuted in a 5-furlong he liked at the 2015 Keeneland Sep- just got all tangled up,” McGaughey bles’ Nitrous break his maiden in the maiden at June 14, tember yearling sale, registered her said. “Plus, she wants to run farther sixth. losing by a neck after a troubled start. second straight victory in the eighth than that and at that time, I didn’t re- Santana pumped his arms as he “We were probably a little arro- going 5 1/2 furlongs on the grass. alize that. Javier came back and said, retold the race to Asmussen, both re- gant and it cost us,” said Asmussen. “There were two War Front fillies ‘throw that race out.’ ” living a wild ride that felt all too fa- “He was a touch sloppy that first in the same consignment and we really McGaughey decided to try War Cab- miliar. part and he got himself way further liked the other one better,” said Don- inet at a longer distance after the Keene- “What I think for us is very excit- back. So today with Ricardo not be- ald. “The other one went for $900,000 land race and based on her training. ing is he’s the first foal out of a mare lieving he got beat the first time, we and we didn’t get that one. Trying to “She’s just sort of a one-paced that we ran that was really a cool just hoped he’d stand up and get him implement some discipline, this one kind of horse in the morning,” Mc- mare,” said Asmussen. “This is her away from there.” was the next one. Frankly, as an in- Gaughey said. “A lot of times the War first baby and he’s very talented. He Santana and Nitrous broke toward dividual I liked this one just as well. Fronts don’t (go long), but she does. came with high expectations because the front and led the entire 5 1/2 fur- Particularly for $400,000 less money.” She galloped out really strong too, re- she was awesome.” longs, winning by 3 1/4 lengths. Battle Joined finished sixth in her ally steady.” Asmussen trained Speedinthruth- “First time out in Churchill he debut at Belmont Park in September – Brandon Valvo ecity to seven wins – three in stakes was really quick from the gate, but 2016, before being sidelined to ma- he tried to go too fast,” said Santana. ture and recover from a minor sur- “The first and second step was a good gery. She returned to the races in May one, and the third step he stumbled. 2017, lost twice, before going to the He took himself back but he came sidelines again until this May. Fifth in back. The horse only beat me by a her 2018 debut and a maiden-winner half-length and we were rolling in. June 17, Battle Joined made it back- “Today he broke sharp. I never had to-back with a half-length win over to use my stick or nothing. I just hand Conquest Tizfire in Saturday’s allow- rode him. He’s really like his mom. ance. Really quick from the gate.” “She took a long way to come – Shayna Tiller around but she’s putting it all together now,” said Mark Hennig, who trains • Nitrous’ victory in the sixth the filly for Donald and Donna Ad- spoiled the debut of one of the most am’s Courtlandt Farms. “Just being hyped horses on the grounds, the patient with her and giving her time. white-faced Southern Phantom. When she first came as a 2-year-old, A huge gathering crowded around you see she’s run in blinkers her whole the Bodemeister in the paddock, near- life, she wouldn’t even let horses come ly preventing the colt from making around her. She was just a different Tod Marks the walk to the racetrack with jockey sort, but she’s really doing well now.” Battle Joined (10) gets away from Conquest Tizfire in the eighth. Joel Rosario and trainer Eric Guillot. – Shayna Tiller

Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 21 SARATOGA RESULTS Saturday July 21. Trainer: Steven Asmussen. Breeder: Winchell Thoroughbreds (KY). FIRST $64,000, CLAIMING $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 6 1/2F Late Scratches: Coast. Time: 1:03.70 4 Always a Suspect J. Rosario $16.20 $4.40 $3.60 Daily Double (4-2), $19.10; Exacta (2-1), $18.00; Superfecta (2-1-10- 1A Forge J. Castellano $2.30 $2.10 3), $39.40; Trifecta (2-1-10), $51.37; Pic 3 (4-4-2), $99.50 1 J S Bach I. Ortiz, Jr. $2.30 $2.10 Gr/ro G 2014, Exchange Rate - Copper Beauty by Deputy Commander SEVENTH $95,000, AOC $80,000, 4 YO’S & UP, 1 3/8M Owner: Victory Racing Partners. Trainer: Brian Lynch. Breeder: 1 Call Provision I. Ortiz, Jr. $5.30 $3.10 $2.50 Exchange Rate Syndicate &M. J. Hogan Enterprises Inc. (KY). 4 Hello Don Julio K. Carmouche $5.20 $3.50 Claimed: Always a Suspect claimed by M and M Racing for $40,000, 8 Rocketry J. Velazquez $3.70 Forge claimed by Three Diamonds Farm for $40,000, Full Salute Ch Gelding 2013, by - Run In by Dynaformer claimed by Bob Petersons Stables, LLC for $40,000 Owner: Klaravich Stables, Inc. and Lawrence, William H.. Time: 1:15.16. Exacta (4-1), $17.70; Superfecta (4-1-3-2), $16.85; Trainer: Chad Brown. Breeder: KatieRich Farms (NY). Trifecta (4-1-3), $29.25 Late Scratches: Secret Passage. Time: 2:14.28 Daily Double (2-1), $4.60; Exacta (1-4), $11.30; Superfecta (1-4-8-2), SECOND $85,000, MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 2 YO, 1 1/16M $15.45; Trifecta (1-4-8), $20.12; Pic 3 (4-2-1), $52.50 10 Seanow J. Velazquez $14.80 $6.00 $4.30 8 Digital Footprint J. Castellano $3.20 $2.50 EIGHTH $87,000, ALLOWANCE, 3 YO’S & UP, 5 1/2F 9 Noble Spirit L. Saez $5.20 10 Battle Joined I. Ortiz, Jr. $6.40 $3.90 $3.20 Dk B/ Br Colt 2016, by Tiznow - Neptuna by A.P. Indy 6 Conquest Tizfire J. Castellano $6.10 $3.70 by Eric S. Kozlowski Owner: Wertheimer and Frere. Trainer: . 1 La Naturel (IRE) J. Lezcano $4.30 Breeder: Wertheimer et Frere (KY). B Filly 2014, by War Front - Strike the Bell by Mizzen Mast When Harry’s college roommate introduces Late Scratches: Rhythmia, Casa Creed. Time: 1:45.93 Owner: Courtlandt Farms (Donald and Donna Adam). him to high-stakes gambling at Saratoga, it Daily Double (4-10), $83.50; Exacta (10-8), $22.90; Quinella (8-10), Trainer: Mark Hennig. Breeder: Summer Wind Farm (KY). leads to his complicity in rigged races and the $8.70; Superfecta (10-8-9-5), $84.35; Trifecta (10-8-9), $47.37 Late Scratches: Danyelli, Sandy Belle. Time: 1:01.80 fixed World Series of 1919. Will Harry’s Daily Double (1-10), $10.60; Exacta (10-6), $20.10; Superfecta (10-6- addictions turn him into a hopeless long-shot? THIRD $95,000, AOC $80,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 7F 1-5), $63.75; Trifecta (10-6-1), $47.37; Pic 3 (2-1-10), $25.50 1 No Dozing J. Rosario $15.40 $6.10 $2.90 Or will he be given one last chance to beat the 5 Behavioral Bias J. Castellano $3.40 $2.30 NINTH $150,000, STAKES - SANFORD S., 2 YO, 6F odds? 3 Awesome Slew J. Velazquez $2.10 1 Sombeyay J. Castellano $7.70 $4.00 $2.70 B Gelding 2014, by Union Rags - Stay Awake by Pulpit 8 Strike Silver J. Leparoux $4.30 $3.20 Available at : Lulu.com Owner: Lael Stables. Trainer: Arnaud Delacour. 4 Whiskey Echo I. Ortiz, Jr. $3.60 Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson (KY). B Colt 2016, by Into Mischief - Teroda by Limehouse Late Scratches: Wonderful Light, Colonel Sharp. Time: 1:20.81 Owner: Starlight Racing. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Daily Double (10-1), $84.25; Exacta (1-5), $23.80; Superfecta (1-5-3- Breeder: J. D. Stuart & Mueller Farms, Inc. (KY). 4), $5.90; Trifecta (1-5-3), $19.87; Pic 3 (4-10-1), $594.00 Late Scratches: Dream Maker. Time: 1:10.35 Daily Double (10-1), $15.30; Exacta (1-8), $17.00; Superfecta (1-8-4- FOURTH $85,000, MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 3 & UP, 1 3/16M 7), $31.00; Trifecta (1-8-4), $52.62; Pic 3 (1-10-1), $45.50 4 War Cabinet J. Castellano $7.60 $4.30 $3.60 8 Beau Belle L. Saez $12.80 $8.40 TENTH $500,000, STAKES - DIANA S., 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M 5 Gentle Ruler J. Leparoux $5.00 1 Sistercharlie (IRE) J. Velazquez $4.30 $2.90 $2.30 Dk B/ Br Filly 2015, by War Front - My Annette by Red Ransom 5 Ultra Brat J. Rosario $10.80 $4.60 Owner: Allen Stable, Inc.. Trainer: Claude McGaughey III. 6 A Raving Beauty (GER) I. Ortiz, Jr. $2.50 Breeder: Joseph Allen, LLC (KY). Time: 1:55.41 B F 2014, by Myboycharlie (IRE) - Starlet’s Sister (IRE) by (IRE) Daily Double (1-4), $34.50; Exacta (4-8), $64.50; Quinella (4-8), Owner: Brant, Peter, M.. Trainer: Chad Brown. $39.00; Superfecta (4-8-5-3), $118.05; Trifecta (4-8-5), $183.00; Pic Breeder: Ecurie Des Monceaux (IRE). Time: 1:46.26 3 (10-1-4), $475.00 Daily Double (1-1), $9.00; Exacta (1-5), $25.50; Superfecta (1-5-6- 7), $42.95; Trifecta (1-5-6), $42.00; Pic 3 (10-1-1), $40.25; Place Pix FIFTH $58,000, CLAIMING $32,000, 3 YO, 6F Nine (1,4,5,8/1,6,7,8,10/1,4,5,8/1), $11.10 4 Tee Up J. Rosario $16.20 $6.70 $3.70 9 Our Girl Abby K. Carmouche $4.00 $2.60 ELEVENTH $70,000, CLAIMING $50,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1M 3 Karen’s Gem J. Ortiz $2.90 10 Jess I Am F. Geroux $12.60 $7.30 $5.40 Ch Filly 2015, by Utopia (JPN) - Winloc’s Gramie by Belong to Me 7 Expected Ruler K. Carmouche $24.80 $11.80 More Owner: Ross, Robert, A.. Trainer: Michelle Nevin. 11 Team Colors M. Franco $4.10 Breeder: Rockridge Stud, LLC & Robert Ross (NY). Ch Ridgling 2013, by Eskendereya - Souma by Mr. Greeley Late Scratches: Shanghai Glory, Shape Shifter Owner: Zayat Stables, LLC. Trainer: Brad Cox. Claimed: Simona claimed by Perri, Anthony M. for $32,000, Miss Katie Breeder: Zayat Stables, LLC (KY). 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Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 23 Her Way Heroine of Kentucky Oaks, Monomoy Girl tries for Spa G1 BY BEN GOWANS CCA OAKS PREVIEW The commotion of a bustling crowd at Saratoga Race Course didn’t turf,” Blake Cox said. “Two weeks faze Monomoy Girl. She strolled before the (Stakes) down the horsepath to the paddock she breezed phenomenal on the dirt, late Saturday morning as if she knew she kicked this filly’s butt who we everyone was looking at her. thought was a good horse.” Coolers rolling on the pavement, She won the Rags To Riches at alcohol already flowing, music play- a-mile on Churchill’s dirt by 6 1/2 ing, and of course people yelling out, lengths in late October. A month lat- “Is that Monomoy Girl?” er, she finished second in Churchill’s “A 10-year-old kid could have led Grade 2 Golden Rod by a neck to her over there and schooled her,” Road To Victory. said trainer Brad Cox after the Ken- And then she was on the road to tucky Oaks winner returned to the even bigger. barn. “That’s just her. We’re just go- Monomoy Girl started her 3-year- ing through the routine of schooling old campaign at Fair Grounds in the Connie Bush because we have before she runs ev- in mid February. Kentucky Oaks winner Monomoy Girl checks out the Saratoga paddock. ery time, but she doesn’t even really After making a blunder at the start, need it. It’s weird, there’s time when she found herself far off the pace in she looks at things. If she doesn’t the Grade 2, an early step toward the like something, she definitely lets you Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks. She came

GIFTS know about it.” from last to win by 2 1/2 lengths that For starters, she doesn’t like to day. Six weeks later, she won Brad lose. Cox’s first Grade 1 when she grabbed The 4-5 morning line favorite for command early and took the Ashland • today’s 1 1/8-mile Coaching Club field on a merry chase to win by 5 1/2 American Oaks has won seven of her lengths at Keeneland. MEMORABILIA eight starts and earned $1,495,750. A Twenty-seven days later, Mono- neck loss is the only blemish on her moy Girl gave Louisville native Cox a resume and the 3-year-old is 4-for-4 second Grade 1 win – on the first Fri- day in May. In a crowded field of 14, ACCESSORIES this year. “She’s really laid back. She’s pret- she fought off to win

• ty easy to deal with. She’s definitely the $1 million race by a half-length. a very classy filly,” Cox’s 17-year-old She backed up that performance with son Blake said early Saturday morn- another win, this time in a 2-length ing just before leading Monomoy Girl score in Belmont Park’s Grade 1 • HOME off the main track, across Union Av- Acorn June 9. enue, and through the rows of barns Draped in a personalized Kentucky SOUVENIRS • back to her stall next to the office in Oaks winner’s flysheet, the 3-year-old the Cox barn on the Oklahoma Train- was accompanied by Brad, Blake and ing Track side. Bryson Cox and assistant Dustin Du- The chestnut filly started her career gas as she made her way to school in in early September at Indiana Grand, the paddock. where she won a 1-mile turf maid- “I rode her when she shipped up to Belmont for the Acorn, I got on her CLOTHING en and then won a turf allowance at Churchill Downs later in the month. three or four days there,” said Cox’s Then came the headlines. New York assistant Dugas, who has “She had always breezed good on ridden the filly every day in Saratoga. the dirt, but she was 2-for-2 on the Continued On Page 25

24 The Saratoga Special Sunday, July 22, 2018 mussen and the ownership group of Bloom Racing Stable, Kumin’s Ma- CCA Oaks – daket Stables and Allen Racing. She Continued from page 24 finished third in the Oaks after a wide move from far off the pace. Since “Yesterday, she was bucking from the Kentucky, the daughter of Midnight time we left the pony, but she was just Lute won the Grade 2 Mother Goose being playful. This morning, she did it at Belmont June 30. Mike Smith, who as soon as the pony turned her loose. won his third on She went to buck and had her head the Kentucky-bred, comes in for the between her knees and then she did ride. it for five or six jumps and then after Chocolate Martini (12-1 for Tom that she was fine.” Amoss and Irad Ortiz Jr.) bested fel- Monomoy Girl handled her time in low Coaching Club entrant Eskimo the paddock with ease, but did stop Kisses by a head in the Fair Grounds for a few moments when asked to Oaks in March. Since then, Choc- turn at the end of the canopy over the olate Martini was fifth by 10 1/4 in saddling stalls. The filly looked up as the Kentucky Oaks and then third the breeze intensified and the canopy in the Grade 2 at flapped. Santa Anita. Eskimo Kisses (6-1 for “She’s a huge fan of mints. She Ken McPeek and Javier Castellano) likes to stop,” Brad Cox said. “Peo- Tod Marks was second to Monomoy Girl in the ple thinks she likes to stop and look, Midnight Bisou tries to knock off Monomoy Girl in the Grade 1. Ashland and after that ran well to fin- I think she likes to stop and wait rent Geroux. “It’s all good, I don’t well, we’re making memories that ish fourth beaten 4 3/4 lengths in the for someone to give her a mint. She Kentucky Oaks. knows she doesn’t get them when really worry about it too much. She will last a lifetime.” has speed and lots of time speed plays A Grade 1 win at Saratoga would Gio Game (10-1 for Mark Casse she’s walking, so she’ll stop.” and Julien Leparoux) won an allow- Luckily for her, she lives right next well on a wet track. She’s doing well fit that category. and I don’t see any reason why she Midnight Bisou was favored over ance at Churchill in the race right af- to the office in Cox’s Saratoga barn. ter the Kentucky Oaks and then was “She’ll stop at the office door for wouldn’t like it.” Monomoy Girl in the Kentucky Oaks Monomoy Girl is owned by four and takes another swing as the 7-5 third behind Monomoy Girl in the a minute at Churchill every time,” Acorn last month. 20-year-old Bryson Cox said. “Every entities: Michael Dubb, Sol Kumin’s second choice for trainer Steve As- turn she takes, she’s looking for a can- Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone dy. She’s spoiled for sure.” Group and Bethlehem Stables. Rain The eldest Cox son has taken on wouldn’t diminish their celebration an increased role in the barn recently. if Monomoy Girl – a Kentucky-bred “He’s been our traveling man for daughter of Tapizar and the Henny $ the last few months,” Cox said. “We Hughes mare Drumette – were to win. The same could be said for Cox Win 1,000,000! won three stakes at Prairie Mead- With the New & Improved App ows, went up to Woodbine and won and his team, who wouldn’t mind from America’s Best Racing a Grade 1. We’ve given him a lot of celebrating their first Saratoga graded responsibility and he’s stepped up to success. “It’s awesome. Saratoga, it’s an the plate.” Download Sunday’s forecast calls for rain unbelievable season. There’s summer Play and play the through the early morning hours and and then there’s Saratoga. For them FREE app then possibly more in the afternoon. to be up here, nearly the whole meet, today! Presented by “I check it in the evenings,” said it means a whole lot,” Cox said about Cox, who will give a leg up to Flo- his sons. “They enjoy doing this as “This thing could cure a broken heart.” – New Castle Farm’s James “J. J.” Crupi We can’t make any promises in that area, but the cold spa at Crupi’s New Castle Farm in Ocala, Florida will help your horse the same way it helped Liam’s Map, Army Mule and all the others over the years. Six-furlong Training Track • Starting Gate • Cold Saltwater Spa • Vibration Therapy Stalls Turnout Paddocks • All Levels of Training • “ Therapy” Salt Treatments

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Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 25 Sunday, July 22. 6TH (3:49PM). $57,000, STR $50,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 5 1/2F (TURF) Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 5, Daily Double 1ST (1:00PM). $40,000, CLM $20,000, 3 YO, F , 6F 1 ..... 1...... Heldatgunpoint...... L. Saez...... D. Cannizzo...... 15-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 5, Daily Double 2 ..... MTO...... Change of Venue...... J. Castellano...... L. Rice...... 6-1 1 ..... 1...... Giant Boxer...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... R. Rodriguez...... 9-2 3 ..... 3...... Ventry Bay...... J. Velazquez...... W. Ward...... 4-1 2 ..... 2...... Tied Up...... J. Ortiz...... T. Amoss...... 1-1 4 ..... 4...... Wet Your Whistle...... J. Rosario...... M. Trombetta...... 6-1 3 ..... 3...... Status Asthmaticus...... R. Maragh...... C. Maragh...... 12-1 5 ..... 5...... Bam Bam Blu...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... J. Servis...... 3-1 4 ..... 4...... Greasedlightning...... D. Davis...... M. Trombetta...... 15-1 6 ..... 6...... Mohican...... D. Cohen...... R. Diodoro...... 6-1 5 ..... 5...... Proportionality...... M. Franco...... R. Handal...... 10-1 7 ..... 7...... Win With Pride...... J. Leparoux...... I. Wilkes...... 8-1 6 ..... 6...... Northernstreetgal...... J. Alvarado...... G. Contessa...... 6-1 8 ..... 8...... Fuel the Bern...... K. Carmouche...... D. Gargan...... 7-2 7 ..... 7...... Pure Praise...... L. Saez...... J. Englehart...... 7-2 9 ..... 9...... Shekky Shebaz...... J. Ortiz...... A. Rice...... 12-1 10..... 10...... No Regrets...... J. Bravo...... T. Albertrani...... 12-1 2ND (1:33PM). $85,000, MSW, 2 YO, F , 1 1/16M (TURF) Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 4, Daily Double 7TH (4:25PM). $85,000, MSW, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 7F 1 ..... 2...... Toy Moon...... J. Leparoux...... M. Casse...... 2-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 4, Daily Double 1a ..... 6...... Chocolate Kisses...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... M. Casse...... 2-1 1 ..... 1...... Mybigitalianfriend...... J. Ortiz...... C. Brown...... 6-1 2 ..... MTO...... Rotate...... Rider TBA...... W. Mott...... 10-1 2 ..... 2...... Celia’s Song...... F. Geroux...... E. Kenneally...... 15-1 2b .... 10...... Glaze...... J. Alvarado...... W. Mott...... 10-1 3 ..... 3...... French Empire...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... G. Weaver...... 6-1 3 ..... 1...... Sippican Harbor...... J. Rosario...... G. Contessa...... 12-1 4 ..... 4...... Communal...... L. Saez...... T. Albertrani...... 5-1 4 ..... 3...... Two Dozen Roses...... J. Velazquez...... T. Pletcher...... 3-1 5 ..... 5...... Golden Award...... J. Alvarado...... W. Mott...... 3-1 5 ..... 4...... Ghostly Beauty...... M. Franco...... G. Weaver...... 5-1 6 ..... 6...... Say It Softly...... M. Franco...... D. Lukas...... 20-1 6 ..... 7...... Aunt Ashley...... J. Castellano...... H. Motion...... 4-1 7 ..... 7...... Kingdom’s Queen...... J. Velazquez...... D. Donk...... 20-1 7 ..... 8...... Sweet Carolina...... F. Geroux...... R. Brisset...... 10-1 8 ..... 8...... Ascot Walk...... J. Bravo...... K. McLaughlin...... 6-1 8 ..... 9...... Seventh Planet...... E. Cancel...... R. Nicks...... 12-1 9 ..... 9...... Big Birthday...... J. Castellano...... C. Brown...... 5-2

3RD (2:07PM). $92,000, AOC $62,500, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 1M (INNER TURF) 8TH (5:02PM). $87,000, ALW, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 1M (INNER TURF) Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 1 ..... 1...... La Moneda...... J. Castellano...... T. Morley...... 7-5 1 ..... MTO...... Critique...... Rider TBA...... T. Pletcher...... 3-1 2 ..... 2...... Complicit...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... C. Brown...... 5-2 2 ..... 2...... Stainless...... J. Velazquez...... T. Pletcher...... 6-1 3 ..... MTO...... No Need to Appeal...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... C. Brown...... 1-2 3 ..... 3...... Guerriere (IRE)...... J. Castellano...... C. Brown...... 5-1 4 ..... 4...... Riley’s Choice...... R. Santana, Jr...... H. DePaz...... 15-1 4 ..... 4...... Queen Mum...... J. Leparoux...... M. Casse...... 8-1 5 ..... 5...... Lady Joan...... L. Saez...... P. Serpe...... 8-1 5 ..... 5...... Dancing Breeze (IRE)...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... H. Motion...... 5-2 6 ..... 6...... Dolce Lili...... J. Rosario...... W. Mott...... 3-1 6 ..... 6...... Lion in Wait...... L. Saez...... B. Cox...... 4-1 7 ..... 7...... Ponti Scheme...... J. Leparoux...... C. Clement...... 5-1 7 ..... 7...... Remarqued...... J. Ortiz...... R. Ribaudo...... 10-1 8 ..... 8...... She Doesn’t Mind (FR).... M. Franco...... J. Abreu...... 15-1 4TH (2:41PM). $45,000, CLM $25,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 6 1/2F 9 ..... 9...... Transaction Tax...... J. Alvarado...... G. Contessa...... 10-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 10..... 10...... Jaunt...... J. Lezcano...... C. McGaughey III...... 6-1 1 ..... 1...... Cavallotto...... D. Davis...... H. Bond...... 6-1 2 ..... 2...... Benefactor...... D. Cohen...... R. Diodoro...... 7-2 9TH (5:40PM). $300,000, STK - THE COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS, 3 YO, F , 1 1/8M 3 ..... 3...... Truly a Moon Shot...... J. Alvarado...... P. Quick...... 8-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Daily Double 4 ..... 4...... Adulation...... J. Castellano...... I. Wilkes...... 8-5 1 ..... 1...... Chocolate Martini...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... T. Amoss...... 12-1 5 ..... 5...... Light the Vow...... E. Cancel...... C. Baker...... 15-1 2 ..... 2...... Midnight Bisou...... M. Smith...... S. Asmussen...... 7-5 6 ..... 6...... Three to Thirteen...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... K. Breen...... 8-1 3 ..... 3...... Eskimo Kisses...... J. Castellano...... K. McPeek...... 6-1 7 ..... 7...... Espresso Caliente...... J. Ortiz...... G. Gullo...... 12-1 4 ..... 4...... Monomoy Girl...... F. Geroux...... B. Cox...... 4-5 8 ..... 8...... The Red Dude...... L. Saez...... R. Moquett...... 9-2 5 ..... 5...... Gio Game...... J. Leparoux...... M. Casse...... 10-1

5TH (3:15PM). $85,000, MSW, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M 10TH (6:18PM). $85,000, MSW, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 1M (INNER TURF) Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 6, Daily Double Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta 1 ..... 1...... Zealous...... D. Davis...... H. Bond...... 12-1 1 ..... 1...... Quaff...... M. Franco...... R. Ribaudo...... 12-1 2 ..... 2...... Fireball Shot...... J. Ortiz...... P. Bauer...... 3-1 2 ..... 2...... Compression...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... C. Brown...... 4-1 3 ..... 3...... Stealth...... J. Leparoux...... I. Wilkes...... 8-1 3 ..... 3...... Asticou Trail...... J. Rosario...... C. McGaughey III...... 5-1 4 ..... 4...... Stuart Hall...... J. Castellano...... D. Stewart...... 8-1 4 ..... 4...... Tap Tap Taparoo...... J. Velazquez...... J. Toner...... 6-1 5 ..... 5...... Domain...... J. Lezcano...... C. McGaughey III...... 2-1 5 ..... 5...... Keota...... L. Saez...... K. McLaughlin...... 12-1 6 ..... 6...... Wooderson...... J. Velazquez...... T. Pletcher...... 6-1 6 ..... 6...... No Deal...... D. Davis...... P. Serpe...... 30-1 7 ..... 7...... Top Me Off...... M. Franco...... W. Mott...... 20-1 7 ..... 7...... Semper Sententiae...... F. Geroux...... R. Brisset...... 15-1 8 ..... 8...... Point to Remember...... J. Alvarado...... J. Jerkens...... 7-2 8 ..... 8...... That’s Speightful...... J. Ortiz...... W. Mott...... 12-1 9 ..... 9...... Competitionofideas...... J. Castellano...... C. Brown...... 5-2 10..... 10...... East Moon...... J. Lezcano...... G. Arnold, II...... 8-1 11..... AE...... Tapping Colors...... E. Cancel...... R. Nicks...... 9-2 12..... AE-MTO. Kidoro...... J. Castellano...... C. Brown...... 4-1 13..... AE-MTO. Carnival Lass...... Rider TBA...... K. McLaughlin...... 3-1 thisishorseracing.com 14..... AE-MTO. Malarkey...... Rider TBA...... D. Donk...... 6-1 Home of The Special & more Copyright 2018 EQUIBASE Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.

26 The Saratoga Special Sunday, July 22, 2018 the Power grid John Charles Tom Donald Todd Race # Shapazian Bedard Law Phillips Shimkus Tied Up Pure Praise Tied Up Tied Up Tied Up 1 Pure Praise Tied Up Pure Praise Northernstreetgal Giant Boxer Proportionality Proportionality Giant Boxer Pure Praise Northernstreetgal Casse entry Rotate Ghostly Beauty Chocolate Kisses Two Dozen Roses 2 Ghostly Beauty Sweet Carolina Aunt Ashley Two Dozen Roses Aunt Ashley Two Dozen Roses Two Dozen Roses Two Dozen Roses Aunt Ashley Ghostly Beauty No Need To Appeal No Need To Appeal La Moneda Lady Joan Complicit 3 La Moneda Complicit Dolce Lili Dolce Lili No Need To Appeal Complicit La Moneda Ponti Scheme Complicit La Moneda Adulation Truly A Moon Shot Adulation Benefactor Adulation 4 Benefactor Adulation Benefactor Adulation Cavallotto Cavallotto Benefactor The Red Dude The Red Dude Three To Thirteen Point To Remember Domain Domain Stealth Wooderson 5 Domain Point To Remember Fireball Shot Fireball Shot Point To Remember Fireball Shot Fireball Shot Point To Remember Wooderson Zealous Bam Bam Blu Fuel The Bern Fuel The Bern Bam Bam Blu Mohican Change Of Venue Ventry Bay Shekky Shebaz Fuel The Bern Wet Your Whistle 6 Fuel To Bern Bam Bam Blu Ventry Bay Ventry Bay Shekky Shebaz Ascot Walk Big Birthday Golden Award Big Birthday Mybigitalianfriend Big Birthday Golden Award Big Birthday Golden Award French Empire 7 French Empire Communal French Empire Kingdom’s Queen Big Birthday Critique Lion In Wait Dancing Breeze Jaunt Stainless Dancing Breeze Critique Remarqued Lion In Wait Guerriere 8 Transaction Tax Transaction Tax Stainless Dancing Breeze Remarqued Monomoy Girl Midnight Bisou Monomoy Girl Midnight Bissou Monomoy Girl Midnight Bisou Monomoy Girl Midnight Bisou Monomoy Girl Chocolate Martini 9 Eskimo Kisses Chocolate Martini Eskimo Kisses Eskimo Kisses Midnight Bisou Kidoro Compression Competitionofideas Compression Compression Compression Competition Of Ideas Asticou Trail Asticou Trail Competitionofideas 10 Competitionofideas Asticou Trail Compression Competitionofideas Kidoro Our fifth handicapper will be a special guest each day. 2018 Records 6/21 3/21 6/21 3/21 3/21

Guest Handicapper Today’s guest handicapper is Todd Shimkus, presi- dent of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. thisishorseracing.com Prior to taking that post in 2010, Shimkus served as president of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Home of The Special & more Commerce.

* Saturday’s guest handicapper, former NYRA track announcer Tom Durkin, picked two winners.

Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 27 Saratoga Memories, presented by Keeneland, is an ongoing series that looks back at some of the top moments from Keeneland Sales graduates among Saratoga’s best racing. Every horse starts somewhere, even Saratoga superstars. Keeneland Sales helps The Special look back at some memorable graded stakes win- ners – and Keeneland graduates – at the Spa. We’ll re-connect and dig up some memories. Enjoy. Coaching Club American Oaks 2004 BY JOE CLANCY Laurie Wolf isn’t quite sure what year it was, but she knows it was Saratoga and she knows it was Ashado. “We had a ton of people come here to see her race,” said Wolf, who heads up Starlight Racing with her husband Jack. “Literally, it was blow-up mattress city, but people wanted to come see her. That’s how good she was.” Wolf told her guests, 33 or so, they’d get a free place to stay – perhaps in the basement – some coffee and a good time. Ashado, of course, would try to do her part. The future Hall of Famer made five Saratoga starts. In 2003, she won the Grade 2 Schuylerville and Grade 1 Spinaway. In 2004, she finished third in the Grade 1 Alabama. In 2005, Tod Marks she won the Grade 1 Go For Wand and finished Ashado splashes home in the 2003 Schuylerville. fourth in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign. The Wolfs’ houseguests were probably there for that final like,” he said, comparing Ashado to the tennis we bought her for $170,000. She had a great top season, that’s when the nearly black daughter of superstar for a story in the 2005 Special. “She’s line that we liked.” was at the height of her powers. a big woman, she’s a big horse. Serena is solid. “We saw so many horses, that’s a big sale, so Trained by Todd Pletcher, Ashado won Eclipse Ashado is solid. If Serena goes and plays her it’s hard to say you remember something specific, Awards as champion 3-year-old filly of 2004 and game, she’s usually tough to beat, and if you are but we liked her,” said Laurie. “We like every- champion older mare of 2005. In 21 starts, all playing with Serena you better be ready to play thing we purchase.” but the first graded stakes, she won a dozen, fin- because she looks awful tough.” One of Starlight’s first horses to include part- ished second four times, was third three times And it all started at Keeneland September in ners (at the time Johns Martin and Paul Saylor), and earned $3.9 million. She won today’s Sarato- 2001. Bred by Aaron and Marie Jones, Ashado Ashado went to the farm and started turning a ga feature, the Grade 1 Coaching Club American was in the catalog as Hip 226 and part of the few heads, and arrived at Pletcher’s Florida base Oaks, when it was contested at Belmont Park in Taylor Made consignment. Her dam Goulash, a at Palm Meadows early in her 2-year-old season. 2004 – a season that included scores in the Fair stakes winner at Fairplex Park, had produced a She flashed ability of a certain kind right away. Grounds Oaks, Kentucky Oaks, Cotillion and $400,000 yearling the year before and the page “Early on, she’d probably been there two or Breeders’ Cup Distaff. included enough black type to be interesting. Jack three days, we’re out on the toe ring there and At 4, she found her best form in the summer Wolf was looking for value, however, and the filly I put the rider up and she put on a pretty good – crushing the at Belmont in June fit the bill for a couple of reasons. show, literally launched this kid in the hedges,” and repeating that performance in the Go For “We liked buying horses by that were said the trainer this week. “I remember thinking Wand here in July. She won by 9 1/2 lengths, out of favor a little bit and Saint Ballado fit that once she was OK and the rider was OK and ev- without really trying. Before her next start, jock- at the time,” he said. “The full-brother to this one erything was OK, ‘Wow, that was extremely ath- ey John Velazquez gave Ashado some high praise. sold for $400,000 and she was a good bit (or only letic.’ ” “She’s like Serena Williams, that’s what she’s slightly according to Laurie) back of the knee so Continued On Page 29

28 The Saratoga Special Sunday, July 22, 2018 Ashado – Continued from page 28 BRENTWOOD She won her debut by 7 lengths at HOTEL & BAR Belmont in June, then went to Sara- toga – where she added the Schuyler- ville and Spinaway. Third in the Fri- DRINK SPECIALS AT HAPPY HOUR zette in October, she couldn’t match Bloodlines Racing MON-FRI 6PM the freakish and settled for second in the Breeders’ Cup Juve- Partnerships nile at Santa Anita but bounded out BOOK A ROOM of that to win the Demoiselle to cap Rare chance to own part a strong juvenile season. In defeat, of a yearling Uncle Mo filly. WITH CODE Ashado won over Jack Wolf again. ‘SARATOGASPECIAL’ “To ship all the way out there and Uncle Mo-Very Funny, Distorted Humor. they had those wildfires going and New York-bred half-sister FOR 10% OFF you could cut the air with a knife to New York-bred champion Invading Humor. and that particular race convinced TRACKSIDE AT me that she was the real deal,” he Can be viewed at Irish Hill Century Farm said. “I don’t know why, it sounds in Stillwater, N.Y. 15 GRIDLEY STREET stupid because she’d already won www.bloodlinesracing.com SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK the Spinaway and the Schuylerville, but she ran that well out of town and in a difficult race.” 518 450 7861 Ashado proved her mettle there, and everywhere. She returned to the BRENTWOOD-HOTEL.COM Breeders’ Cup twice more, winning the Distaff at Lone Star Park in Tex- as and finishing third in the 2005 version at Belmont in 2005 – the fi- nal start of her career. Consigned to Keeneland by Tay- lor Made once again as a broodmare prospect at the end of her racing career in November 2005, Ashado Monday, July 23rd did it again – bringing a record $9 million bid by John Ferguson on be- Racing Partnership half of Sheikh Mohammed. Now 17, For more than 40 years, she’s at Darley in Kentucky and has and Syndicate Day produced 10 foals including a 2018 Engel Law Offices colt by Into Mischief and a 2017 filly has represented horsemen by Candy Ride. She’s never quite du- at the Museum! plicated herself, but that was never with their legal issues, Interested in learning about owning a going to be easy. “When we took her over to the and continues to do so. racehorse? Join us and speak to representatives sale, it was really hard,” said Lau- of numerous racing partnerships and hear rie Wolf. “Harlan’s Holiday was our Licensing first good horse, but he was not al- presentations about the different aspects ways the kindest of horses. For me, Partnership Formation it was like having our riding horse of thoroughbred ownership! at the barn. She was just awesome Gaming Comm. Hearings to go see. At the sale, they wwould Other Legal Matters This special event is free for the public to attend. show her and I’d step back and then I’d go right back out to her because she didn’t want to be inside. I just “Lengths ahead of the field” Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. stood out there with her. “Godolphin has been so nice to allow us to visit her when we’re in 518-430-0005 Where: Hall of Fame Gallery . She’s a happy horse, she’s still the queen.” 855-677-5155 Complimentary beverages and light hors d’oeuvres. Additional reporting by Tom Law. www.engelatty.com

Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 29 Monday, July 23. 5TH (3:14PM). $53,000, CLM $50,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/16M (INNER TURF) Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 5, Daily Double 1ST (1:00PM). $45,000, MCL $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 6F 1 ..... 1...... Morning Stride...... A. Beschizza...... J. Sharp...... 8-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 5, Daily Double 2 ..... 2...... Belgian...... J. Ortiz...... M. Maker...... 3-1 1 ..... 1...... Mantle...... L. Saez...... T. Pletcher...... 2-1 3 ..... 3...... Wingman...... M. Franco...... P. Serpe...... 15-1 2 ..... 2...... Nightstrings...... D. Cohen...... J. Kimmel...... 8-1 4 ..... 4...... Soluble (GER)...... D. Davis...... R. Ribaudo...... 6-1 3 ..... 3...... Metaphorical...... R. Maragh...... C. Summers...... 6-1 5 ..... 5...... Hills Pond...... J. Bravo...... E. Allard...... 10-1 4 ..... 4...... El Mas Puro...... D. Davis...... D. Lukas...... 5-1 6 ..... MTO...... Tapsolute...... R. Santana, Jr...... S. Asmussen...... 3-1 5 ..... 5...... Shanghai Schwartz...... J. Castellano...... C. Brown...... 3-1 7 ..... 7...... Zorzor...... F. Geroux...... B. Cox...... 2-1 6 ..... 6...... Fox Red...... J. Ortiz...... N. Casse...... 7-2 8 ..... MTO...... Cherry Wine...... L. Saez...... D. Romans...... 5-1 7 ..... 7...... Watch What Happens...... T. Gaffalione...... N. Zito...... 15-1 9 ..... 9...... Ekhtibaar...... J. Castellano...... C. Brown...... 5-2 10..... MTO...... Admiral Blue...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... R. Rodriguez...... 6-1 11..... MTO...... Transistor...... J. Alvarado...... R. Rodriguez...... 9-2 2ND (1:33PM). $45,000, MCL $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 1 1/16M (INNER TURF) 12..... MTO...... Dooley...... E. Cancel...... D. Donk...... 15-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 4, Daily Double 1 ..... 1...... Smiles From Sadie...... J. Bravo...... A. Delacour...... 10-1 6TH (3:48PM). $80,000, AOC $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M 2 ..... 2...... Spiral Bound...... M. Franco...... J. Englehart...... 15-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 4, Daily Double 3 ..... 3...... Ailish...... J. Castellano...... J. Abreu...... 10-1 1 ..... 1...... Calculated Risker...... M. Franco...... R. Handal...... 5-1 4 ..... 4...... Crater Rim...... J. Leparoux...... J. Pregman, Jr...... 15-1 2 ..... 2...... Stretch’s Stone...... R. Maragh...... B. Levine...... 3-1 5 ..... 5...... Grand Banks...... J. Ortiz...... J. Englehart...... 9-2 3 ..... 3...... Danebury...... J. Rosario...... C. Baker...... 5-2 6 ..... 6...... Sardonyx...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... D. Donk...... 8-1 4 ..... 4...... Becker’s Galaxy...... K. Carmouche...... D. Cannizzo...... 6-1 7 ..... 7...... Shanghai Dreams...... L. Saez...... G. Weaver...... 7-2 5 ..... 5...... Evaluator...... J. Velazquez...... M. Dilger...... 6-1 8 ..... 8...... Gabriella...... J. Velazquez...... T. Pletcher...... 3-1 6 ..... 6...... Blugrascat’s Smile...... M. Luzzi...... C. Baker...... 7-2 9 ..... 9...... Hit a Provisional...... J. Lezcano...... J. Abreu...... 9-2 7 ..... 7...... Broadway Bay...... D. Cohen...... J. Englehart...... 12-1 10..... 10...... Saratoga Sass...... P. Fragoso...... C. Martin...... 30-1 11..... AE...... Low Is Laine...... L. Reyes...... G. Sciacca...... 30-1 7TH (4:24PM). $200,000, STK - THE CARESS, 4 YO’S & UP, F & M , 5 1/2F (TURF) 12..... AE...... Dancingwthdaffodls...... J. Alvarado...... B. Brown...... 12-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 13..... AE...... Molly’s Nighthawk...... D. Cohen...... J. Kimmel...... 20-1 1 ..... 1...... Just Talkin...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... J. Servis...... 8-1 14..... AE...... Uconnmarsh...... A. Lezcano...... F. Raia II...... 50-1 2 ..... 2...... Morticia...... J. Lezcano...... G. Arnold, II...... 5-1 3 ..... 3...... Triple Chelsea...... A. Beschizza...... J. Sharp...... 3-1 3RD (2:06PM). $32,000, CLM $16,000, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 6 1/2F 4 ..... 4...... Lull...... J. Ortiz...... C. Clement...... 7-2 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 5 ..... 5...... Faypien...... L. Saez...... B. Baffert...... 8-1 1 ..... 1...... Stormy Change...... J. Lezcano...... G. Sacco...... 5-1 6 ..... 6...... Fire Key...... P. Lopez...... P. Kelly...... 10-1 2 ..... 2...... Mazmania...... P. Fragoso...... G. Sciacca...... 10-1 7 ..... 7...... Girls Know Best...... C. Lanerie...... E. Kenneally...... 8-1 3 ..... 3...... Overbook...... J. Ortiz...... J. Englehart...... 2-1 8 ..... 8...... Ruby Notion...... F. Geroux...... D. Miller...... 20-1 4 ..... 4...... Our Whim...... K. Carmouche...... G. Contessa...... 6-1 9 ..... 9...... Chanteline...... R. Santana, Jr...... S. Asmussen...... 15-1 10..... 10...... Tillie’s Lily...... J. Castellano...... J. Thomas...... 8-1 5 ..... 5...... Seam...... M. Franco...... R. Handal...... 8-5 11..... AE...... Brielle’s Appeal...... S. Bridgmohan...... A. Stall, Jr...... 10-1 6 ..... 6...... Formal Event...... D. Davis...... J. Ryerson...... 8-1 12..... AE...... Bowie...... J. Leparoux...... W. Calhoun...... 20-1 7 ..... 7...... Little Nanny...... M. Luzzi...... G. Sciacca...... 15-1 13..... MTO...... Kirby’s Penny...... J. Velazquez...... W. Ward...... 5-2

4TH (2:40PM). $75,000, MSW, 2 YO, 5 1/2F (TURF) 8TH (5:02PM). $57,000, STR $50,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pic 3, Pic 6, Daily Double Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Daily Double 1 ..... 7...... Magical Tale...... J. Alvarado...... J. Ryerson...... 8-1 1 ..... 1...... Make the Rules...... J. Castellano...... M. Maker...... 9-2 1a ..... AE...... Veterans Beach...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... D. Donk...... 8-1 2 ..... 2...... Lookin At Blessing...... T. Gaffalione...... N. Zito...... 20-1 2 ..... 1...... Floyd Unger...... J. Bravo...... J. Englehart...... 6-1 3 ..... 3...... Harangue...... R. Santana, Jr...... J. Guerrero...... 7-2 3 ..... 2...... Bozzini...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... J. Englehart...... 8-1 4 ..... 4...... Crea’s Bklyn Law...... D. Davis...... E. DeLauro...... 12-1 4 ..... 3...... Dugout...... T. Gaffalione...... L. Rivelli...... 4-1 5 ..... 5...... Trustworthy...... P. Lopez...... A. Quartarolo...... 12-1 5 ..... 4...... Plebe...... J. Lezcano...... D. Cannizzo...... 8-1 6 ..... 6...... Tiz No Bluff...... M. Franco...... M. Nevin...... 5-1 6 ..... 5...... Pipes...... J. Rosario...... G. Contessa...... 12-1 7 ..... 7...... Sanavi...... I. Ortiz, Jr...... L. Rice...... 5-2 7 ..... 6...... Early Retirement...... J. Velazquez...... D. Donk...... 10-1 8 ..... 8...... Indigo Yankee...... J. Ortiz...... I. Wilkes...... 10-1 8 ..... 8...... Semper Paratus...... L. Saez...... M. Nevin...... 20-1 9 ..... 9...... Macha’s Reward...... L. Saez...... R. Moquett...... 6-1 9 ..... 9...... The Postmaster...... M. Franco...... P. Serpe...... 5-2 10..... 10...... Somelikeithotbrown...... J. Ortiz...... M. Maker...... 8-1 9TH (5:40PM). $75,000, MSW, 3 YO’S & UP, F & M , 5 1/2F (TURF) 11..... AE...... Waynes Footsteps...... K. Carmouche...... M. Dilger...... 20-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta 12..... AE...... The Glominator...... E. Cancel...... R. Nicks...... 12-1 1 ..... 1...... Dreamers and Me...... D. Cohen...... B. Levine...... 7-2 13..... MTO...... Bourbon Mission...... J. Velazquez...... T. Pletcher...... 2-1 2 ..... 2...... One Wise Lady...... E. Cancel...... M. Lauer...... 30-1 14..... MTO...... Woodbury...... T. Gaffalione...... R. Rodriguez...... 7-2 3 ..... 3...... Missbigtimes...... M. Franco...... J. Englehart...... 6-1 4 ..... 4...... Ms McLean...... M. Luzzi...... J. Buckley...... 30-1 5 ..... 5...... Just Cat...... J. Velazquez...... M. Nevin...... 8-1 6 ..... 6...... Adorina...... J. Lezcano...... T. Bush...... 12-1 7 ..... 7...... Silencia...... D. Davis...... C. Baker...... 8-1 8 ..... 8...... Carrera Cat...... R. Maragh...... J. Morrison...... 6-1 thisishorseracing.com 9 ..... 9...... Quietly Quick...... J. Rosario...... C. Clement...... 6-1 10..... 10...... Mama Mary...... L. Saez...... J. Sharp...... 5-2 Home of The Special & more 11..... AE...... Andretta...... J. Ortiz...... H. Bond...... 6-1 12..... MTO...... Icy Maneuvers...... A. Lezcano...... R. Ubillo...... 8-1 Copyright 2018 EQUIBASE Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Sunday, July 22, 2018 The Saratoga Special 31 Three-Peat? Jose Ortiz eyes another Saratoga jockey title Jose Ortiz, on a fast track to superstardom at age 24 after winning his first as North America’s leading jockey in 2017, is taking followers of America’s Best Racing along for the ride this year by writing a diary with Tom Pedul- la. This is the eighth installment. Ortiz pursues of brothers. If anything, we are closer than some his third consecutive riding title at Saratoga Race brothers. I go to his house to hang out. We do pret- Course. His primary challenger is expected to be ty much everything together. his brother, Irad Ortiz Jr., 25. If he happens to win, I’d be very happy, just like I Irad became the first member of the family to was in 2015. That was the first title in Saratoga for take the crown when he topped the standings in the family and we celebrated, just like we did when 2015 before Jose displaced him. Jose’s thoughts on I won the last two. It means a lot to all of us to see the Saratoga meet: the Ortiz name on top. In the end, we are always brothers. Three-peat. I know that is going to be very hard I know that I am young and still learning. With to do, but that is my goal this summer at Saratoga. more experience, more riding, I feel as though I am Tod Marks This is the toughest meet we have on the New getting better. I know there is something I can learn Jose Ortiz zeroes in on a third consecutive Spa crown. York circuit. You are going up against Hall of Fame every day and that there is still a lot I do not know. Chad hopes to have Gronkowski ready for the riders such as John Velazquez and Javier Castellano I just want a good performance for myself, espe- Travers. That would be great if he can because he every day. For every trainer, owner, and jockey, ev- cially at Saratoga. This, already, is a special place ery win is hard to come by. for me. I won my first Grade 1 (Strong Mandate, would be one of the favorites. I admit he surprised I expect my greatest competition for the riding 2013 ) and won my 1,000th race me a bit with the way he ran in the Belmont. He title to again come from my brother, Irad. He has there (Eqho, Aug. 12, 2016). The fans are great. had never run that far. He had never run on dirt. He a lot of momentum after winning (the meet) at Bel- You can feel the excitement every day as you walk broke a bit slow, which happens with a lot of horses mont. He is going to be tough. He has built up a through the crowd to get back to the jocks’ room from overseas, and left himself with too much to really good business, especially with trainers who from the track. do. But he really gave me a good run to be second. do really well with claiming horses. I believe everything is lining up good for me. I I am confident Chad’s work with him will help To finish at the top of the standings, it’s not ride for a great group of people who have support- him break better the next time, whenever that is. If about winning the big races on Saturdays but about ed me all year and given me great opportunities. he makes the Travers, that would be great. What- what you do on Monday, Wednesday and Thurs- That is all a rider can ask. ever Chad thinks is best for the horse, he will do. I day. Every start is important, no matter how much I really look forward to the return of Good Mag- know he is going day by day with him. the purse is or what level the horse is competing at. ic in the Haskell next Saturday at Monmouth Park. That is the way I will approach Saratoga, day A win with a low-level claiming horse counts just as We ran second to Justify in the Kentucky Derby and by day. I know I cannot win every riding title. The much as the Whitney or the Travers. dueled him in the Preakness before finishing fourth. competition is too tough for that. But I sure would People always want to know what it is like to He is a really good horse. I’ve watched him work like a three-peat. compete against your brother every day. It is really and he is doing well. With Chad Brown as the train- no problem for us. He does his job and I do mine. er, you know he will be ready when he comes back Originally published at americasbestracing.com. Look for When we leave the track, we are like a regular pair in the Haskell. shared content between ABR and The Special this summer.

32 The Saratoga Special Sunday, July 22, 2018 A.G. VANDERBILT ALICIBIADES ARLINGTON MILLION AWESOME AGAIN BELMONT DERBY BREEDERS’ CUP TURF BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY AND MARE TURF DUBAI WORLD CUP FRIZETTE FOREGO FRANK KILROE MILE GARDEN CITY GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE HASKELL INVITATIONAL HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP HURDLE JOE HIRSCH TURF CLASSIC KENTUCKY DERBY KING’S BISHOPWinning LONESOME GLORY when HURDLE it matters MAKER’S 46 MILE. MANHATTAN MAN O’ WAR MATRIARCH METROPOLITAN MILE NEARCTIC STAKES PRIORESS QUEENFair HillELIZABETH Equine Therapy II SHADWELL Center horses TURF MILE SPINAWAY include 49 Individual Grade 1 winners. SPINSTER SWORD DANCER TEST UNITED NATIONS VANITY HANDICAP WHIT- NEY HANDICAP WOOD MEMORIAL A.G. 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Some fled, most wait- they’re mad at you, Wizard-of-Oz wind, slamming ed. How about the City Zip/Yonaguska Hopeful? rain, filling up the trough near the Parting Glass and Same thing, you could see the storm coming and blowing out the power grid. It’s something about a had a moment of choice, stay or go, they jogged the mountains. horses out of the paddock for the Hopeful, those We’ve survived all of them, never missing an is- two landed on the line together and then it was bed- sue, but did run an extension cord out of the back of lam, some ran, the diehards stayed, hey, where else our office/house and into the mud room of a neigh- would you want to be? When the storm passed and bor we hadn’t met but somehow, savior-like, had we could walk home, it was actually lighter than power (shout out to Joanie Morris for that one). when they ran the Hopeful. And, if you’re bored, And, yes, we skipped one issue when Hurricane ask Joe about being here for Little Current, Holding Something blew into town the night after the Tra- Pattern and Chris Evert in the Travers. vers. Joe tried to drive home and wound up stuck Tod Marks For beer drinkers, Henry Street Taproom, that’s in a hotel somewhere in New Jersey, they canceled a slam dunk, you can spin the wheel of indecision the Sunday card and we canceled the Sunday issue. We hear it might rain. Where you going? until you don’t know if you’re inside or out. Or, for Advertisers, we owe you one. For me, I’ll hunker down in the pie-wedge between old time’s sake, stop by the Parting Glass, you’ll feel As rain looms in the forecast tonight and thun- the doorway and the vault, where the racing books like you never left. derstorms hover on the horizon for next week, reside. You can find anything in there, from a box of For the readers of The Special, come to our of- perhaps, it’s time to think about where you would old Saratoga programs, the thin old-school sliders fice in the old feed store next to Fasig-Tipton. Hell, want to get stuck, you know, like a fire drill, if and from the 70s, to books written by Palmer, Murray, every day feels like we’re waiting out a rain delay, when the power goes out in Saratoga. From expe- Hovdey and authors you didn’t even know wrote in a cave, clock ticking, this won’t be anything new. rience, Miller thought Ben & Jerry’s was the best about horses. I found a Clancy (not Tom) in there choice and she’s probably right. Dean Roethemeier once, although that might send you back out in the We’ll put you to work, you can proofread, write a expounded on the notion, “What if they said they rain. As lightning strikes, thunder rumbles, rain column or dive into the archives, we have every is- had to get rid of all the ice cream before it melted?” lashes and water runs down Phila Street like it’s late sue, either in bound editions or on the computer, Everybody cackled. for spring sowing, Lyrical Ballad will offer the per- well, the electricity’s off, which means the Internet With that in mind, here are some ideas… fect shelter, the perfect escape. is down, so wade into the bound editions – you can For the bookworm, that’s easy. Lyrical Ballad. For shoppers and souvenir hunters, Impressions actually read about Birdstone’s Travers from 2004. They’ve stacked books higher and thicker than has it all – Saratoga and horse racing are the main It went like this. The first raindrop fell at 5:57. stoopers’ stacks after a 14-race card. The books themes, they might even have the old “My friend The seven Travers runners went in the gate at 6:21 come from all eras, cover all genres, include all au- went to Saratoga and all I got was this lousy T-shirt” – in virtual darkness. Rain pelted down, the skies thors and, at least as far as I can tell, they’re only T-shirt. While on Broadway, dodge the raindrops were Ichabod Crane-dark, the infield fountain was loosely classified in sections, which is even better if and check out Embrace the Race’s new store. You’ll blowing sideways. And 2:02.45 later, the Belmont you’re killing time. My son, Miles, 9, found a pull- finish your Christmas shopping in August. Stakes, run 12 weeks earlier, suddenly got a lot eas- out, fold-out, accordion-style Shakespeare book a For the racetrackers, the track of course. Remem- ier to take… few summers ago, that’s kept him busy for years. ber Birdstone’s Travers? You could see it looming, Ah, never mind, I’ll see you at Ben & Jerry’s.

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