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Year 12 • No. 2 SARATOGA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER ON RACING Saturday, July 21, 2012 So Good Dutrow filly aces Schuylerville Tod Marks Tod

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Photographers: Tod Marks, Dave Harmon, Connie Bush. Connie Bush Handicappers: Desk Jockey. Trainer Leo O’Brien catches up on some reading. Charles Bedard, Erin Finley, Gaile Fitzgerald, Dean Keppler, John Shapazian G1 SWsworth repeatingin 2012The Special’s quotes from Saratoga Distribution: Ryan Clancy, Jack Clancy, Nolan Clancy, “I thought it always rained on Opening Day.” “I’ve got to go to work, I’m not a turf writer.” Jane Motion, Emmy Cristiano. Trainer Tom Albertrani looking at clear skies Friday morning Trainer Angel Penna

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4 the saratoga special Saturday, July 21, 2012 Saturday, July 21, 2012 the saratoga special 5 Good Call So Many Ways flashes T O G home for Dutrow, Moss A A

by sean clancy SCHUYLERVILLE STAKES R Tony Dutrow took the iPhone in his I left hand and talked like it was just an- J continued to spar but So Many Ways other day. As always, his tone sounded had begun to scratch into their scrum, A like just another day, his words told an- easing past the tiring duo to pull away S other story, his left hand, shaking just a to a strong 1 1/2-length win over Can’t little, told yet another. Explain and Baby J. The Pennsylvania- “What a thrill. Such a well-deserved bred daughter of Sightseeing finished 6 S win. Thanks, Maggi, enjoy every min- furlongs in 1:11.51. A lengthy bay with ute of it.” a striking blaze, So Many Ways won Dutrow said goodbye to owner with style and far from looking tapped Maggi Moss, handed off the phone, out. then greeted Schuylerville winner So Fresh off a facile debut at Parx Racing Tod Marks Many Ways, who in so many ways, had where she trounced six foes, So Many Javier Castellano tells trainer Tony Dutrow how it happened. thrilled Dutrow, Moss and the Opening Ways had impressed Dutrow from the you do something around her, she does an all-encompassing owner with hors- Day crowd who knocked her down to first day she walked in his barn. Earlier it the right way, you give her a workout, es spread around the country, called favoritism in the field of six 2-year-old in the week, he touted her to stakes co- she eats 12 quarts. You take her over to Dutrow to take her. Longtime friends, X fillies. ordinator Andrew Byrnes. the paddock, she walks over there like but first-time business partners, Moss L Javier Castellano prompted So Many “I was feeling really, really good she’s done it a hundred million times. I and Dutrow have had many animated Ways into a clear spot in fifth as Baby about this filly. I had told Andrew that breezed her, she would go five-eighths phone calls since. J outsprinted Can’t Explain and Brown we were going to win this race. I’m of a mile in a minute and you’d be like, “I picked the phone up and it was T Eye Blues through a quarter in 22.22 not stupid, I’ve done this all my life, I ‘Wow, I can’t believe that. Are you sure Maggi and she said, ‘Tony, I’ve got one A seconds. So Many Ways eyed them from know there are a hundred million bil- she did that in a minute?’ ” you’ve got to take, it’s a PA-bred.’ I said, R the outside, well within touch but not lion ways to lose and just one way to Consigned by Marshall Silverman at ‘Well, sure, Maggi.’ She said, ‘You don’t I being used up, as Can’t Explain ranged win, but I was feeling really good that Fasig-Tipton’s Yearling Sale at Timo- understand, this is a PA-bred.’ I said, up to Baby J midway on the turn. After we were going to run great today,” nium last fall, she fetched a final bid A C See Schuylerville page 8 a half in 45.85, Can’t Explain and Baby Dutrow said. “So mature, every time of $22,000 by James Schenck. Moss, S P E SEVEN 2-year-old wins in 2012 and just getting started! It’s America’s most prestigious thoroughbred racing meet. A Cryptic Message – Shady Wells S. & Maiden at Woodbine homegrown tradition rounding the turn on 144 years. The graveyard of for C. E. C. Farms and Ralph Biamonte favorites and the cradle of legends. Amarish – Willard Proctor S. & Maiden at Hollywood for Jeff Durant and Jeff Bonde This year, like every year, the heart of summer thrills in Saratoga. Muppet Man – Maiden Special at Arlington Forty precious days, on 350 emerald acres, of American horsemanship for Curtis Green and James DiVito at its best-there’s nothing quite like it in the world of racing. And no One Twenty Eight – Maiden Special at Belmont one gets you into the action better, fairer or faster than Xpressbet. for Mike Repole and Todd Pletcher

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126005-Speightstown-half-SarSpec.indd 1 7/20/12 5:07 PM 8 the saratoga special Saturday, July 21, 2012 Saturday, July 21, 2012 the saratoga special 9 JAMES MARVIN STAKES recap Marvin – Continued from page 10 tion about a horse who is clearly not the easiest to train with just eight starts. Lyrical Ballad Bookstore “I would love to try him in the Fore- go”, said Dutrow. “We’ll just have to Antiquarian Booksellers Great wait and see how he comes out of the race. He’s not the easiest horse to han- dle, and I already see an issue that I’m not crazy about, so I’ll just have to see how things are and go from there.” He also intimated that his horses would maintain their presence at Aq- ueduct. Big Sea “It’s the best track in the country, just for the safety of the horses, that’s Pacific Ocean wires why I like training there,” he said. “Pa- cific Ocean will ship back there tomor- row.” field in Gr. 3 sprint Post race comment quickly moved to BY Stephen heath events surrounding the possible revoca- tion of Dutrow’s license, and the trainer The six who went postward for Friday’s fifth edi- had plenty to say on the decision of the tion of the James Marvin Stakes looked like a troop appellate court to uphold that revoca- of in-betweeners – specialists at 7 furlongs. At the dis- tion. Fine books and old prints tance, four were undefeated; the other two owned 11 Tod Marks He suggested that he would have to John J. DeMarco and Janice R. DeMarco bought and sold. wins combined. mind his own career in a similar vein to Pacific Ocean strides clear late in the James Marvin Stakes. Appraisals, collections and Pacific Ocean proved the most special of the spe- that of Pacific Ocean. 7-9 Phila Street • Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 cialists in the $100,000 stakes as he and Joel Rosario winner, giving the transplanted Californian a stakes “In his last race he had a bad post, there was a lot “I wasn’t happy about it, naturally, 518-584-8779 • 518-584-6815 (fax) • [email protected] entire libraries purchased. powered to an all-the-way victory after running the score to start his meet. of speed, you know he was in a bad spot,” Dutrow but I was happy with this, and I can slowest leading half-mile of the entire day on the dirt Prior to his latest start, Pacific Ocean had looked a said. “Today was different, he had everything going keep doing this. I don’t know that I can by almost a full second. Golddigger’s Boy closed late specialist of a different sort, racking up four victories for him, he was sitting on a race and he just liked the look ahead, we’ll just have to see as to catch Crossbow, who had looked like a real threat from six starts, all on various permutations of syn- track, so he ran big.” time goes by.” at the head of the stretch, for second, but it was all thetic surfaces and culminating in a score in the Ver- Solid works at Aqueduct had demonstrated to His final words were on whether about Pacific Ocean. non O. Underwood Stakes at Hollywood Park in No- Dutrow that Pacific Ocean was not just a synthetic he had any thoughts with regard to an Dennis Narlinger’s 5-year-old turned away them vember. Pacific Ocean disappointed in his first start horse, and so it proved. Now 3-for-5 at 7 furlongs alternative career “none, none at all. On Twitter? all for a 1 3/4-length triumph. Odds-on favorite Jack- on conventional dirt, and his first for Rick Dutrow, in Pacific Ocean will point to the Forego here at the end I won’t think about that until I’m not son Bend failed to fire after a wide trip, losing at 7 fur- the True North Handicap at Belmont, but his trainer of the meet. However, Dutrow sounded a note of cau- allowed here anymore, and that day Follow us: @stpublishing • @saratogaspecial • @rjclancy6 longs for the first time in five attempts and at the Spa was confident that the son of Ghostzapper had not won’t come. I’ll be here, don’t worry.” for the first time in three tries. Joel Rosario rode the given his true running that day. See marvin page 11

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John, Meridian Magic, Sumo Claimed: Yankee Fourtune claimed by Dubb, Michael for $50,000 Claimed: Versailles Road claimed by Drawing Away Stable for $20,000, Time: 1:35.60 Powhatan County claimed by My Purple Haze Stables for $20,000 Exacta (5-3), $189.50; Superfecta (5-3-2-6), $12,513.00; Trifecta (5-3-2), Time: 1:41.70 $1,516.00 Daily Double (1-10), $246.50; Exacta (10-8), $535.00; Superfecta (10-8- 13-7), $12,888.00; Trifecta (10-8-13), $3,014.00; Pic 3 (6-1-10), $491.00; Second $65,000, NY-Bred Maiden special weight, 3 & up, 1 1/16M (6-6-10), $117.50 Nine O Wonderful 1 Lignite 3 1 Alwaysinmycircle J. Alvarado $7.60 $4.70 $3.40 10 Kibosh D. Cohen $9.80 $6.80 Seventh $85,000, Maiden special weight, 3 yo’s & up, 1M 2 Fast and Strong J. Lezcano $6.10 2 Cosmic Energy R. Dominguez $8.20 $4.00 $3.10 Kauai Katie Gr/ro Filly 2009, by Value Plus - Infinity by Saint Ballado 7 Lily the Pink J. Alvarado $3.70 $2.70 5 Owner: MeB Racing Stables LLC. Trainer: Dominick Schettino. Breeder: 11 Conquesta A. Garcia $5.80 Avandelle Farm (NY). Gr/ro Filly 2009, by Unbridled Energy - Cosmic Secrets by Stalwars Late Scratches: Sugar Beach, Fruttidimare, Royal Suspicion, Carpi Cle- Owner: Susi, Robert. Trainer: Timothy Hills. Breeder: Pope McLean, Marc ments McLean &Pope McLean Jr. (KY). Time: 1:42.84 Late Scratches: Bella Bandita, Geisha Gal, Lady Kierkegaard, Living My Daily Double (5-1), $135.00; Exacta (1-10), $72.00; Quinella (1-10), Dream, Flower Mart, Zayanna, He Loves Me More $48.80; Superfecta (1-10-2-8), $2,257.00; Trifecta (1-10-2), $581.00 Time: 1:35.26 Daily Double (10-2), $385.00; Exacta (2-7), $27.60; Superfecta (2-7-11- Third $80,000, Maiden special weight, 2 yo, 5 1/2F 3), $1,768.00; Trifecta (2-7-11), $196.50; Pic 3 (1-10-2), $1,447.00 2 Lignite J. Rosario $5.60 $2.90 $2.40 Book Review (left) Presumptive 3 Kimono J. Castellano $3.20 $2.60 Eighth $100,000, Stakes - James Marvin S., 3 yo’s & up, 7F 4 6 7 Sustained J. Alvarado $4.60 5 Pacific Ocean J. Rosario $14.20 $7.40 $7.40 B Filly 2010, by Run Away and Hide - Internal Affair by Orientate 3 Golddigger’s Boy J. Lezcano $9.40 $5.40 Owner: Ward, Wesley A., Bell, Gatewood, Welker, Wes and Jones, Bret. 4 Crossbow R. Dominguez $6.10 To Dubai Trainer: Wesley Ward. Breeder: Ron Kirk & Poplar Hill Equine, LLC (KY). Ch Gelding 2007, by Ghostzapper - Miss Salsa by Unbridled 10 Late Scratches: Nola Girl, My Happy Face Owner: Narlinger, Dennis. Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr.. Breeder: Time: 1:05.02 Swordlestown Stud (KY). Daily Double (1-2), $21.20; Exacta (2-3), $14.60; Superfecta (2-3-7-6), Late Scratches: Zero Rate Policy $516.00; Trifecta (2-3-7), $76.00; Pic 3 (5-1-2), $430.50 Time: 1:22.53 Daily Double (2-5), $91.00; Exacta (5-3), $101.50; Superfecta (5-3-4-7), Fourth $82,000, Allowance, 3 yo’s & up, 7F $1,451.00; Trifecta (5-3-4), $675.00; Pic 3 (10-2-5), $4,248.00 6 Book Review J. Castellano $3.70 $2.30 $2.10 8 Ullapool J. Lezcano $3.00 $2.60 Ninth $150,000, Stakes - Schuylerville S., 2 yo, 6F 4 E Z Passer R. Dominguez $4.40 7 So Many Ways J. Castellano $7.60 $4.10 $2.90 Ch Filly 2009, by Giant’s Causeway - Clever Babe by Distorted Humor 4 Can’t Explain J. Lezcano $3.90 $2.60 Cosmic Energy Pacific Ocean Owner: Gary and Mary West. Trainer: Chad Brown. Breeder: Gary & Mary 2 Baby J J. Rosario $3.00 7 8 West Stables, Inc. (KY). B Filly 2010, by Sightseeing - Happy Scene by Dehere Time: 1:22.85 Owner: Moss, Maggi. Trainer: Anthony Dutrow. Breeder: John R. Penn & Daily Double (2-6), $10.40; Exacta (6-8), $7.10; Quinella (6-8), $3.80; John C. Penn (PA). Superfecta (6-8-4-5), $124.00; Trifecta (6-8-4), $40.60; Pic 3 (1-2-6), Late Scratches: Mr Hall’s Opus $40.20 Time: 1:11.51 Daily Double (5-7), $59.00; Exacta (7-4), $30.00; Superfecta (7-4-2-5), Fifth $80,000, Maiden special weight, 2 yo, 5 1/2F $302.50; Trifecta (7-4-2), $97.50; Pic 3 (2-5-7), $442.00; Place Pix Nine 1 Kauai Katie R. Napravnik $5.60 $3.30 $2.50 (8/10/13-2/7/11-3/4/5-7), $367.50 5 Kansas J. Rosario $3.40 $2.40 2 Lenderoflastresort A. Garcia $2.70 Tenth $37,000, Maiden Claiming $25,000, 3 yo’s & up, 5 1/2F B Filly 2010, by Malibu Moon - More Than Pretty by More Than Ready 10 To Dubai R. Dominguez $10.00 $4.80 $3.80 Owner: Stonestreet Stables LLC. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Breeder: Spend- 7 Spring Warrior D. Cohen $6.80 $4.50 thrift Farm LLC (KY). 4 Way of the West J. Rosario $4.40 Late Scratches: The Party’s Here, Ruby Lips B Gelding 2009, by E Dubai - Two Miz Cs by Deerhound Eye Lash Extensions Time: 1:03.66 Owner: David A. Ross Racing Stable, LLC. Trainer: Anthony Dutrow. Daily Double (6-1), $9.30; Exacta (1-5), $21.00; Superfecta (1-5-2-7), Breeder: Robert M. Clinkinbeard (KY). Hydrotherapy $169.00; Trifecta (1-5-2), $40.40; Consolation Double (6-6), $3.10; Pic 3 Late Scratches: Redemption Road, Chief Gaga, Irish Etiquette, Godric (2-6-1), $37.00; (2-6-6), $9.70; Pic 4 (1-2-6-1), $103.00 Claimed: Spring Warrior claimed by Brewster, Clark O. for $25,000, Way Facials • Massage of the West claimed by Gargan, Danny for $25,000 Time: 1:02.98 Attendance: 25,676 On Track Handle: 4,075,817 Daily Double (7-10), $47.40; Exacta (10-7), $74.50; Superfecta (10-7- Manicure • Pedicure Intra-State Handle: NaN Inter-State Handle: 16,690,234 4-11), $4,071.00; Trifecta (10-7-4), $497.00; Consolation Double (7-6), Skin Rejuvenation Copyright 2012 EQUIBASE Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. $8.20; Pic 3 (5-7-10), $468.00; (5-7-6), $63.50; Pic 4 (2-5-7-10), $2,126.00; Pic 6 (1-10-2-5-7-10), $1,436.00 Waxing • Botox Restylane™ Juvederm™ • Radiesse™ Osprey, Ltd. www.ospreyarms.com Buying and Selling the On Twitter? 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First First Meet’s opener produces score for Napravnik, fans

by Todd Simmons ’em Rosie,” “Show them how it’s done, Rosie.” She follows voices to faces and It’s the first race on the first day of smiles as she passes. the Saratoga meet, the Tag Solutions Al- Red shirted pony boys and girls stand lowance optional claiming race at 1 mile at the gap where the field will pass to the on the turf. High clouds let through the turf course, waiting as the horses move heat that has people sweating around through the turn and back, while Tom neckties and fanning themselves with Durkin whips the fans into a higher and programs. The horses parade under the higher pitch. He begins “Let’s light this trees, only two going into their stalls for candle! Begin with a rousing start!” He saddling. It is a good day to be outside, tells them that their job is to say those circling, pausing for a moment in the words, those three words that will start shade. the race, that kick off the meet, “And There are people thick against the they’re off!” By the time the horses are white fence that rings the paddock, to in the gate, the crowd has forgotten its get a look at the field. Midnight Silver cue and instead roars the field away. is blocked by a pony for saddling, while Artest leads into the turn, then to Artest is standing in the shade of two the back until Yankee Fourtune comes trees, motionless, watching. Sponges up on the rail, and takes them into the Tod Marks Nine O Wonderful soaks in the attention after winning Friday’s first race. wash necks and chests. “Now to the stretch, where he is challenged by Fol- ring, number six. Six, please.” Follow- lowmyfootsteps. Then, just when you the track. “It was a great trip,” she says, catch- myfootsteps stares at the crowd as he think it might be over, here comes Nine “This horse has been training good,” ing her breath. “I really like this horse. passes, and the crowd stares back. O Wonderful, and the crowd roars high- he says. “He is a one-run horse, and He wasn’t getting the credit he deserves.” As rides out aboard er as Napravnik comes down the stretch Rosie really knows how to ride him. It’s And when talk turns to winning her first Nine O Wonderful, the fans start to and wins the first race at Saratoga, wins his home court.” race at Saratoga she says, “It is sort of call out, at first just one woman’s voice, her own first race at Saratoga by a neck. Broad smiles for the photos, for the like getting a monkey off my back. I “Welcome to Saratoga, Rosie!” Then Trainer H. James Bond slaps the presentation, and the crowd behind the have ridden a handful of races here. I’m more voices join in, call out “Go get backs of anyone near as he steps onto winner’s circle still calls for Rosie. feeling great. It’s very exciting.”

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BY Ryan Jones Saratoga Race Course witnessed increases in at- tendance, on-track handle and total handle over 2011 totals on Opening Day Friday. Attendance reached 25,676, up more than 2 per- cent over last year while on-track handle topped $4 million – an increase of nearly 15 percent. On the track, the racing was as good as ever.

• The second race began after a prolonged wait for aptly named Mela Dramatically, who pranced and danced her way to the starting gate, while the rest of the field waited patiently. Once the race started, it belonged to Alwaysinmy- circle, who took the early lead and kept it – fighting Tod Marks off challenges from Kibosh and Fast And Strong for Presumptive (right) upsets the sixth for owner/trainer/breeder Roy Lerman. MeB Racing Stable and trainer Dominick Schettino. The gray 3-year-old daughter of Value Plus won the • The Opening Day crowd sorted out the third race throughout, and denied Todd Pletcher first-timer Ki- turf New York-bred maiden special by a half-length. correctly, sending Kimono and Lignite off as heavy mono in 1:05.02 for 5 1/2 furlongs. Owned by Ward, Junior Alvarado rode the winner, who came into the 1-2 choices in the maiden special weight for 2-year- Bret Jones, Gatewood Bell and New England Patriots race off a fourth at Belmont last month. old fillies. The latter got the nod, edging Kimono by star Wes Welker, the winner was bred in Kentucky by “She ran the way we expected her to run, and the three-quarters of a length for trainer Wesley Ward and Ron Kirk and Poplar Hill Equine. She rocketed to an rider was very good,” said assistant trainer Anthony jockey Joel Rosario. early lead, turned for home in front and stayed there. Bonomo. “She’s getting better every race.” Second three times this spring, Lignite set the pace See recap page 18

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16 the saratoga special Saturday, July 21, 2012 Saturday, July 21, 2012 the saratoga special 17 Recap – Continued from page 16 • Only two horses had race expe- rience coming into the fifth, another On Twitter? maiden for juvenile fillies, but this time a rookie got the better of them as Ston- estreet Stable’s Kauai Katie whipped six others by 12 lengths for Todd Pletcher Follow us: and jockey Rosie Napravnik. Sent off as the favorite, the daugh- @stpublishing ter of Malibu Moon outdistanced Kansas and Lenderoflastresort. Bred @saratogaspecial by Spendthrift Farm, the winner sold for $490,000 at Fasig-Tipton Flori- @rjclancy6 da in March and looked the part as Napravnik went along for the ride. “It was a great race, she’s a great fil- ly,” said the jockey. “She stumbled out of the gate a little bit but luckily there were three horses outside of us and she WATCH THE THIRD RACE ON THE ROOFTOP AT SARATOGA! took it from there.” Reserve your VIP spot today to join legendary track announcer Tom Durkin as he calls the day's third race! You'll have a souvenir picture taken with Tom on the • Although Nine O Wonderful won Saratoga rooftop, and join him in the announcer’s booth for a once-in-a-lifetime the first at 14-1, bettors were still look- experience, perfect for the racing fan who has it all! ing for a real longshot on Opening Day All fans will receive both Daily Racing Form and a NYRA souvenir as part of this – until the sixth race. memorable day! Owner/trainer/breeder Roy Lerman Cost is $100 per person. saddled 37-1 shot Presumptive, who Limited to 6 fans daily from July 20 won the $20,000 turf claimer by a head until September 3 over third choice Best Actor with fa- vorite Versailles Road third. The son To reserve your spot TODAY, please of Lido Palace was well off the radar Tod Marks contact Faith at (516) 488-3434 ext. 100 of many handicappers, but came into Lignite prevails in the third for jockey Joel Rosario. the race with three wins in eight career the final furlong, and held off the fast- moderate pace,” said Lerman. “I told Despite a career tab heavy on starts starts. Jockey Irad Ortiz waited patient- Track Announcer and Backstretch closing Best Actor. [Ortiz], ‘wait, wait, wait, we need ev- at Tampa Bay Downs (seven of eight), Employee Service Team Board ly in the middle of the 12-horse field, The winner paid a healthy $75.50 ery step to get up.’ The horse gave him the winner is something of a local with Member, Tom Durkin. before going after the leaders in the and keyed a $535 exacta. a little burst at the end. He rode him five local works dating to early June. stretch. Presumptive took control inside “It was a contentious race with a perfectly.” All proceeds benefit B.E.S.T.

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Metivier 50-1 Race # Shapazian Fitzgerald Finley Keppler Bedard 7 7 Bridgetown J. Castellano T. Pletcher 8-5 8 8 Suspicious U I. Ortiz, Jr. W. Badgett, Jr. 15-1 8 8 Awakino Cat C. Velasquez L. Rice 15-1 9 9 Headingtothecity J. Leparoux G. Contessa 8-1 9 MTO Head Heart Hoof . A. Dutrow 5-2 10 10 Warrior Up W. Garcia R. Ubillo 50-1 Bridgetown Fiddlers Patriot Perfect Officer Bridgetown Fiddlers Patriot 11 11 Roaring Conquest R. Napravnik R. Reinacher, Jr. 4-1 1 Great Mills Perfect Officer Great Mills Fiddlers Patriot Perfect Officer 2nd (1:30PM). $80,000, MSW, 2 yo, 5 1/2F 12 12 Yankee Kitten J. Castellano C. Brown 3-1 Perfect Officer Bridgetown Bridgetown Great Mills Bridgetown Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Pic 3, Pic 4, Daily Double 13 MTO Zivo J. Castellano C. Brown 2-1 Well Lawyered Hot West Exploring Hot West Show Some Magic 1 1 Exploring S. Bridgmohan M. Casse 8-1 14 MTO Piscesbymoonlight R. Napravnik B. Brown 4-1 2 2 Well Lawyered J. Castellano T. 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Ward 5-1 3 2 Brass Note S. Husbands L. Alvarez 50-1 10 AE Park City R. Napravnik T. Pletcher 6-1 4 3 Truman’s Commander R. Napravnik R. Moquett 15-1 4 Sam’s Buck Sam’s Buck Sam’s Buck Bellamy Nelson Avenue 11 AE Volastic R. Dominguez J. Salzman, Jr. 5-1 5 4 Springcourt D. Cohen D. Jacobson 12-1 Nelson Avenue Mr Algebra Sonnyandpally Sam’s Buck Mr Algebra 12 AE Oxbow E. Prado D. Lukas 12-1 6 5 Cat Sweep R. Maragh J. Terranova, II 15-1 How Do I Win A Boy Named Em How Do I Win How Do I Win How Do I Win 13 AE Honorable Dillon J. Lezcano E. Kenneally 10-1 7 6 Adios Nardo J. Lezcano R. Rodriguez 8-1 Robert’s Breach How Do I Win Blue Creek Blue Creek A Boy Named Em 8 7 Standing O J. Rosario H. Motion 8-1 5 3rd (2:00PM). $60,000, MSW, 3 yo’s & up, F & M , 6F 9 8 Up Above C. Velasquez L. Rice 15-1 Blue Creek Blue Creek Dylan Dangerous A Boy Named Em Mandorla Exacta, Trifecta, Pic 3, Daily Double 10 9 Troubleinrivercity E. Prado J. 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20 the saratoga special Saturday, July 21, 2012 Saturday, July 21, 2012 the saratoga special 21 the robust filly. “She’s pretty sensible, while always running at distances far- Funny Proposition tries to keep her un- she doesn’t get overly aggressive, just ther than a mile. defeated dirt record intact. Two-for-two Oaks – like the way she runs, you can put her Stablemate In Lingerie certain- on the dirt and zero-for-two off it, she Continued from page 22 anywhere. Hopefully, she can win this ly sports distance qualifications as exits an eighth in the Regret over the one and come back in the Alabama and well. The daughter of Empire Maker Churchill Downs turf. She won a first- ture,” Albertrani said. “Right there, we prove that she’s one of the top fillies. stretched to 9 furlongs in the Black level allowance on the dirt at Churchill put her in the deep end, she took a little She’s training good, she’s on the muscle, Eyed Susan, winning the Grade II stakes in May. Zo-Mentum bump at the start, got shuffled back ear- that’s what you want.” with a steady rally that erased a bun- Kiaran McLaughlin sends out Brit- Live Oak filly aims for Gr. 1 ly, but came with that steady run to be As in most stakes, Todd Pletcher rolls gling beginning. Owned by Eclipse ish-bred Questing for Godolphin. A second to Grace Hall. We kept on seeing into the CCA Oaks with a live pair, Dis- Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Bar- two-time winner, the daughter of Hard that progression, we were like, ‘Wow, posablepleasure and In Lingerie. ber, In Lingerie won at first asking, was Spun has tried the dirt twice in her ca- off Mother Goose tally this could be a really nice filly here.’ ” Glencrest’s Disposablepleasure hasn’t sold to her present connections, finished reer, a fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile In April, with two wins and a second won since taking the Demoiselle at Aq- second in an allowance and then reeled Fillies and a win over first-level allow- to then divisional leader Grace Hall, Zo BY Sean Clancy CCA Oaks PREVIEW ueduct in November. Since that victory, off two stakes wins. She cut her pastern ance rivals at Belmont a month ago. Impressive had shown enough to make she’s finished fourth to Yara in the Da- when stumbling in the Black Eyed Susan Irad Ortiz retains the mount. Near the end of Tom Albertrani’s Live Oak’s Charlotte Weber and Alber- vona Dale, third to Believe You Can in which forced her to freshen and reload Davona Dale winner Yara completes barn, under a laser blanket, Zo Impres- before returning to her best form with trani think about the Kentucky Oaks for the Fair Grounds Oaks, second to In for a summer campaign. Javier Castella- the field for Peras International and sive waved her tail and leaned into her a win over today’s rival Disposableplea- her fourth career start. Lacking enough Lingerie in the Black Eyed Susan and no replaces the injured John Velazquez. Juan Guerrero. Joel Rosario picks up handler. sure in the Grade I Mother Goose at earnings, Zo Impressive wasn’t guaran- second to Zo Impressive in the Mother Mark Casse, dominant in Canada, the ride on the daughter of Put It Back Albertrani asked a question that June 23. teed a spot on the first Friday in May. Goose. Rosie Napravnik gets the call. has advanced to Saratoga for another who is winless in three starts since her didn’t need asking, “Is she happy?” “Fillies probably need that attitude “At one point, we thought we might By Giacomo, the gray filly has never try at America’s elite. He’ll get a chance shocking win over Grace Hall in the “Very.” because they can go off on you so easi- be going to the Oaks with her, but we finished worse than fourth in her career at making his meet when John Oxley’s Davona Dale. Winner of the Mother Goose and fa- ly,” Albertrani said. “She’s always had a weren’t sure we were going to get in vorite for the Coaching Club American little bit of an aggressive way in the stall, and things were coming a little quick Oaks, Zo Impressive arrived in Saratoga that’s just her. In the stall, she doesn’t for her,” Albertrani said. “(Weber) said Type to enter text Thursday, enjoyed an easy gallop Friday want you there, ‘Don’t mess with me.’ let’s not worry about the Kentucky and will walk over for today’s Grade I Out on the track, it’s a different story.” Oaks, let’s just wait and bring her back TERRY LINDSEY EQUIDAE GALLERY stakes as one of the leading 3-year-old Jockey Rajiv Maragh has guided to Belmont, which was a good idea, fillies in the country. Zo Impressive to three wins and two we were able to freshen her up and she Friday morning, she was at ease and seconds in five starts, she gives him all came back with two good races. Her so was Albertrani and his team. the leeway a jockey could need, relax- last was her best yet, she’s improving “My man Joe Green says she’s got ing early and finishing late. She does it every time.” the attitude,” Albertrani said of his with aplomb and style, something she’s Last time, Zo Impressive settled in longtime groom. “She walks around the always had. third, splitting the five-horse field in barn with the attitude.” “She always looked like a very prom- the Mother Goose. When favorite Con- With that, Green nodded, as he too ising filly, even before she ran her first tested faded, Zo Impressive rallied and walked down the shedrow with atti- race. She actually ran better than ex- handled Disposablepleasure by three- tude. pectations the first time, I was really quarters of a length. Owned by Live Oak Stud, the 3-year- pleased when I saw that and then she Albertrani figures the two-month old daughter of Hard Spun won her came back and did it again the second freshening between the Gulfstream first two starts, finished second in her race, we could see she had a nice fu- Oaks and the Acorn should benefit Zo next two (the Gulfstream Park Oaks to Tod Marks Impressive as she continues a salty sum- See oaks page 23 Zo Impressive has a win and three seconds in five career starts. Grace Hall and the Acorn to Contested) mer campaign which has been choreo- graphed with a month in between the Acorn and Mother Goose and another month before the CCA Oaks. If this one goes well, it’s a month before the Grade I Alabama. “That’s usually the right timing, she came out of the race bouncing, that’s the main thing, she’s been showing every bit of life as she did before the Moth- er Goose,” Albertrani said, still eyeing

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22 the saratoga special Saturday, July 21, 2012 Saturday, July 21, 2012 the saratoga special 23 Looking inside past performances by Todd Simmons CCA OAKS PREVIEW In spite of the changes to racing over the centuries, regardless of what the vancing throughout.” field stands behind before the break – In the Mother Goose, she went three a gate, a tape or rope – one thing has wide, was brushed twice in the stretch never changed. The race comes down to and then dug in for the win after sitting the jockey and the horse. What we see in third at the start and first call. By the and remember, if only during the time it second call, she had moved up to sec- takes to cash a ticket or tear one up, is ond, then took over in the stretch. That that basic interaction that happens dur- is what the past performances show. ing the race itself. “We wanted to go into the race for No one at the track is impassive, a clean, comfortable trip, keep her on Tod Marks indifferent. If you want facts, they are the outside and clear,” Maragh said. “I Rajiv Maragh talked about Coaching Club American Oaks favorite Zo Impressive’s last start. there in the past performances. Zo Im- didn’t want to give too much to Con- pressive, who runs in today’s Coaching tested. Sitting in third was the perfect Club of America Oaks, has raced five scenario.” times, winning three and finishing sec- Contested had the lead, but turning ond twice, each time ridden by Rajiv for home things changed. Maragh. If you read those performanc- “I inherited the lead with her sooner Andrew J. Mollica,Esq. es, you will know that in her first two than expected,” Maragh said. “I want- races she drew away to win by 6 1⁄4 ed to keep Consteted in grasp, but she Attorney and Counselor at Law lengths and 4 1⁄2. In her next two races, stopped earlier than normal. I didn’t she was bumped and steadied, running want to stop (Zo Impressive’s) run.” second by 6 1⁄2, then went four wide in In the replay, he checked both shoul- the turn and was second best, 5 lengths ders. He said he still wanted to wait un- Dedicated to protecting the rights of Horsemen. from the winner. The past performances less he had to move, unless anyone else fill a document. They tell you, in a line, was going to challenge. what you want to know about the race. “I looked to see if anyone was com- General and Equine Practice of Law Maragh, sitting outside the jockeys’ ing, saw Disposablepleasure and put room at Saratoga Friday, talked about her down hard.” 20 Middleton Road, Garden City, NY 11530 the filly. It was a tough stretch run with Dis- 516 528-1311 cell • 516 352-6853 office “From day one, (trainer) Tom Alber- posable Pleasure eating away at the trani said she was a really nice filly, lots lead, but Zo Impressive dug in and won [email protected] of talent,” Maragh said. “In her first – proving there’s more to the story than Licensed New York and New Jersey race she showed that, and the second type on a page. Read her line from the time improved and made us believe she Mother Goose again, then close your is a top quality filly. She just keeps ad- eyes and imagine it.

24 the saratoga special Saturday, July 21, 2012 Saturday, July 21, 2012 the saratoga special 25 Willard Straight Stakes PREVIEW Straight – Continued from page 26 the years that stay in great form season Tough turf sprinters after season. Good turf sprinters, they like it, they really like it. They want to run.” Bridgetown owns three Saratoga tangle in Sat. opener turf victories and steps into this off runner-up efforts at Churchill Downs and Parx. The 5-year-old son of Spei- by joe clancy three times and finished third behind ghtstown boasts more than $774,000 Regally Ready in the Breeders’ Cup in career earnings from seven wins and The gang’s all here. Today’s first Turf Sprint. Dutrow took over to start five runner-up efforts. Todd Pletcher race, the $100,000 Willard Straight 2012, and likes what he’s seen while named Javier Castellano to ride the Stakes, lured a field of eight frying- training the son of Officer at Delaware Melnyk Stable homebred, who is 8-5 pan tough turf sprinters. Among them Park and Fair Hill Training Center. on the morning line and breaks from stand graded stakes performers, an in- “My boy’s good,” he said. “He’s run post seven. ternational traveler, an 8-year-old, a twice this year, and is in great shape Jim Olson and R A Hill Stable’s Fid- 7-year-old, two 6-year-olds. The low for this one. He’s had some extremely dlers Patriot looked sharp while win- man owns four lifetime wins, the high good efforts. We’ll see how the turf is ning at Pimlico two back for trainer man 10. playing right off the bat, see who gets George Weaver and can be a factor on All that and they’re pretty familiar the trip. These races are like that – if a repeat after finishing fourth going 6 with each other – the form is full of re- anything happens, you don’t have time furlongs at Woodbine June 24. Ramon matches. to overcome especially with the qual- Dominguez rides the 4-1 shot from post “It’s a good group, they’re all to be ity that’s in this race. One problem can four. Bred in New York, the 6-year-old respected,” said trainer Tony Dutrow, throw off your whole race.” son of Proud Citizen won here in 2010 who will saddle 3-1 second choice Per- For sure. Turf sprints turn on any and finished a troubled fourth in a sea- fect Officer. The 6-year-old makes his number of factors: the gate, traffic, son-ending turf sprint stakes last year. third start of 2012 and exits a third tactics, turf condition, post position, Trainer entered Mil- behind Ben’s Cat and today’s favorite pretty much anything. The races at- lennium Farm’s Great Mills, fourth be- Tod Marks Bridgetown is a major player in Saturday’s Willard Straight Stakes for turf sprinters. Bridgetown in the Parx Dash June 17. tract specialists, and trainers know it. hind Bridgetown at Churchill May 5 Two starts ago, Perfect Officer nailed “These turf sprinters have to be and a narrow second to Perfect Officer extremely athletic individuals, I think today’s rivals Great Mills and Zeb in before that at Keeneland. The 4-year- Everythings Cricket Racing and trainer Veteran Yield Bogey comes off back- for trainer Dale Romans and jockey they’ve got to be real athletes, they the Shakertown at Keeneland. old won the Quick Call here last year Linda Rice. The 7-year-old lost all eight to-back thirds going longer at Belmont Joel Rosario. Trainer Terri Pompay seem to be anyway,” said Dutrow. Rosie Napravnik rides the Ken- and gets jockey Julien Leparoux from starts last year, but has proven plenty for Fox Ridge Farm and Pat Kelly. Ed- sends out Zero Rate Policy, who makes “They can carry their form too. They tucky-bred, who is owned by David post two at 6-1. capable at this level with eight wins at gar Prado takes the call at 10-1. Third his turf debut and comes off a fall at stay good. I’ve had lots of them through Ross Racing Stable and breaks from Four-time Saratoga turf winner the distance. Cornelio Velasquez rides behind Perfect Officer and Great Mills Monmouth Park. The 4-year-old won Tod Marks post five. Last year, Perfect Officer won at Keeneland, Zeb takes another crack trf_SSpec 7/19/12 12:05 PM Page 1 See straight page 27 Perfect Officer won at Saratoga back in 2009. Awakino Cat takes another crack for the son of Stormy Atlantic at 15-1. five races last year on dirt.

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26 the saratoga special Saturday, July 21, 2012 Saturday, July 21, 2012 the saratoga special 27 Remembering a Legend theoutsiderail The death of Hall of Fame trainer Frank “Pancho” Martin was felt all over the backside Mr. Martin this week, and the stories flowed: Outstandingly. Martin won the 1959 Wood Memorial Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens: “Pancho bought Never Bow from us on Monday with Manassa Mauler, the 1974 Wood with Rube The and he was in the stake on Saturday. He said ‘I want you to keep the horse until Satur- Great, the 1971 Brooklyn with Never Bow and the day, train him the same way, I will stake the groom and everybody, and after the race I will take him home as if I claimed him.’ And I did that. We trained the horse for the race, by Joe Clancy 1972 Suburban with Hitchcock. Martin led the New York circuit in victories 11 times, including 10 straight he won and I finished second in the race. True story. Absolutely true. You can look it from 1973-82. He won six individual meet titles at Aq- up. Knight in Armor was my horse. My son was so mad. It’s incredible. We trained the ueduct, four at Belmont and two at Saratoga. horse as if we wanted him to win the race and he did. He won the race, and beat us.” A few years ago, Disney put Martin up as a brag- gart in the movie Secretariat. He cultivated the rivalry Retired jockey Angel Cordero: “He could have a bad temper sometimes, but he was Aqueduct, Belmont Park, Saratoga, somewhere . . . between Sham and Secretariat, he barked at press con- a good man when you needed him. He opened a restaurant near Belmont, wouldn’t let Frank “Pancho” Martin and his son Jose were locked ferences, he made boasts. It worked for a movie, but anybody pay. Everybody went there. He would come sit at the table with you, get a bottle in a battle for leading trainer. Pancho led by two with none of it was true. of wine, drink with you, talk with you. When you got up to pay the bill, they would say Trainer Frank “Pancho” Mr. Martin took care of it. Everybody was his friend. That’s how he was. He was one of two weeks to go in the meet, but Jose kept winning “He was a gentleman, and wouldn’t have done any Martin died Wednesday. races with a claimer and looked like a threat to take of those things,” said Carlos. the most accomplished trainers I ever saw in my life – talented, tough, a good man.” Barbara D. Livingston the meet. Martin emigrated to the United States from Cuba That’s when the patriarch spoke up. “You run that and created a career – starting out in New England horse. He could tell you stuff that would take some- Trainer (and grandson) Carlos Martin: “He was natural, he’d take a horse out of the horse for that price again, I’m going to claim him,” he (Green Mountain Park in Vermont) and Florida before body else a long time to find out.” stall and the blacksmith wouldn’t see the bruise in his foot, but my grandfather would told his son. Jose didn’t run, Pancho won the crown finding a place in New York in 1951. Sixty years ago, Martin instilled confidence in his jockeys, and rou- find it and cut it out. He’d work on horses for a year, paint their legs for a year and get and the rest is history. Martin and Allen Jerkens trained one horse apiece at tinely sent Cordero out with the phrase “He’s doing so them back. He had a lot of perseverance.” “My father told me that story, he kept jamming that Tropical Park in Florida. Jam Session (Martin) and good, if this horse don’t win, if this horse don’t win, horse in and winning races; he won five in a row,” said Repeater (Jerkens) both won at the meet and the two I’m telling you if this horse don’t win . . .” Trainer Bob Ribaudo: “He was incredible. I was claiming horses at the time. When- trainer Carlos Martin, Jose’s son, Pancho’s grandson. men became friends, Hall of Famers, legends. He usually finished the sentence with a phrase un- ever you ran anything, you’d think ‘Is Pancho looking at him?’ That was the last guy you “From his own son, he was going to claim the horse. “He was good at it, loved the horses,” said Jerkens. suitable for a family newspaper, as Cordero put it, but wanted to claim from you because he was great, he was just a good horseman. Not too He was tough, such a competitor. He had a way about “He could shoe his own horses, you don’t see many the man was confident. many people remember him around here, he was born in 1925, but he was a legend in him, a gruff exterior, but he helped so many people on guys doing that. Years ago, if you had a problem with Martin stuck to a routine for decades, rising at his own time, a phenom, a real racetrack character.” the backside – he supported people, helped people, did a horse, you went to see him.” 3 a.m., drinking coffee made by his longtime wife a lot of good for a lot of people.” Angel Cordero echoed that sentiment. The retired Charlene at 3:30 and heading to the track. Active as Pancho Martin, a member of Thoroughbred rac- Hall of Fame jockey won the Jockey Club Gold Cup a trainer into 2012, he won with 66-1 longshot Ess Memorial slated for Hamilton: A memorial for longtime NYRA racing official ing’s Hall of Fame since 1981 and one of the all-time for Martin aboard Autobiography, defeating Riva Shape at Saratoga last season and collected more than Dick Hamilton will be held in the Hall of Fame Gallery at the National Museum of Racing in greats, died Wednesday at 86. He left behind a legacy Ridge and Key To The Mint. When Cordero’s wife 3,200 winners in his career. His death left his grand- Saratoga Springs at 7:30 p.m. July 25. Hamilton passed away in April after suffering a heart of success, horsemanship and human relationships Marjorie trained horses, she put Martin’s opinion son thinking about the past, and the future. attack. He was 76. Originally from Lowell, Mass., Hamilton was a graduate of Emerson College that still bounce around the racetrack – through his above pretty much anyone’s. “The three biggest influences in my life were my and served in the U.S. Army. He worked for the Daily Racing Form, ABC Radio and The Jockey grandson and others. Club before joining NYRA in 1975, and served as a steward for six years before taking early “She would say ‘I don’t know what is wrong with grandfather, my father and Mr. (Carl) Lizza who I retirement in 1995. Hamilton went on to become the communications officer for the Museum of Martin trained Sham, runner-up to Secretariat in the my horse, maybe Mr. Martin will look at him,’ ” Cor- trained for for a long time, and I’ve lost them all now,” Racing, where he helped develop the induction ceremony that takes place every summer. After Kentucky Derby and Preakness and a string of hard- dero said. “He could do anything, just look at a horse he said. “I guess this is what happens, but it’s tough to his official retirement in 2005, he continued to volunteer at the museum, as well as Saratoga PO_1949_ATCCF_DAF Ad_The Saratoga Special_BLK_4-875 x 6-75_Layout 1 7/11/2012 2:16 PM Page 1 knockers that included champions Autobiography and and tell you right away what was going on with that see Saratoga without those three guys.” Hospital and in the History Room at the Saratoga Springs Public Library.

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