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Thunderestimate holds off Logic Way near the finish of the Cab Calloway.

Tod Marks Inside ❱ The Special chats with Zayat Stable’s King of Swing Sobhy Sonbol. Martin sweats details, gets win with Thunderestimate ❱ Maimonides & BY sean CLANCY cab calloway stakes Z Humor roll to Carlos Martin cringed all the way down the stretch of the Cab Calloway Stakes. Thunderestimate had been in front the the first quarter in 23.03 seconds and a half in 47.77 and maiden wins. whole way of the 9-furlong stakes, but Logic Way was steadi- three quarters in 1:11.36. By the time he reached the second ly wearing him down. turn, Thunderestimate had shaken loose and the only horse ❱ Wednesday racing Martin wondered about the tepid half-mile breeze six days making any forward progress was Logic Way, who had lagged earlier. He worried about the cut in the turf course, making in fourth heading down the backside. recap. it more demanding. He questioned whether his horse was in Thunderestimate turned for home and that’s when Martin front for too long. started to wonder. Logic Way reached his shoulder but that’s “It looked like I left him a little short,” Martin said, while all as he hit the wire a neck in front of Logic Way with Stunt ❱ The Statue of Liberty watching the replay. “He’s just so good he overcame my train- Man rallying mildly to finish third. The final time over the ing, he’s a good horse.” yielding turf was 1:50.62. preview. Thunderestimate won his fourth in a row by assuming Martin sighed relief. command of the $150,000 turf stakes, part of the New York “I thought maybe the yielding turf got him, it was a de- ❱ Thursday Entries. Stallion Series. Edgar Prado decided early to take control of manding kind of turf course,” Martin said. “Edgar said he’s the race, allowing the gelded son of Western Expression to better with a target and he got to waiting on the horse a little ❱ Expert Handicapping. slip through on the rail to take the lead going into the first See calloway page 4 turn. While harassed by Solid Strike, Thunderestimate went Chime Bell Farm

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Johnson, David Kosak, Brian Nadeau, Katherine Sarasohn, Rebecca Walton Traffic Jam, Saratoga Style Art Director: Kevin Titter Backed up while leaving the backside Wedneday Tod Marks Racing Analysts: Pete Fornatale, Alan Mann, morning at 8:05 – one trolley, 11 cars, one truck, Play it again, boys. In the shade of the clubhouse awning, the band played on at Saratoga Frank Scatoni one golf cart. Race Course this week. Photographers: Dave Harmon, Tod Marks, “When you buy a horse like this you have to think about the pedigree. Mr. Barbara Livingston Names of the Day – All About Alliteration Greeley is an all-purpose sire, he was a blue-collar horse to start with and Distribution: Barry Watson he’s made it to the top. When his foals first started coming to the auctions, Menial Tasks Division: Ryan Clancy, Jack Check out today’s sixth race, the Lady D’Accord Stakes for New York-bred they were just too crooked, I king of got off him for a while and lately, I see Clancy, Nolan Clancy fillies and mares. In some sort of lamentably large linguistic logjam, the how well they’re doing, you have to pay attention.” field includesStreet Sass, Smokin Sarah, Talking Treasure and Cammy’s Barry Irwin, after purchasing a Mr. Greeley colt for $2.2 million Choice. Go get ’em, Tom Durkin. ST Publishing Inc. 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That pedigree might have been www.st-publishing.com after Sort Of Tricky won Wednesday’s last in her career debut swallowed up at Keeneland September.” The Saratoga Special Reiley McDonald, of Eaton Sales, The Special at Keeneland “Wow, we have a microwave?” after selling a Storm Cat for $700,000 to trainer Dale Romans Steeplechase/Eventing Times Jack Clancy, discovering the microwave (right above the stove, same as at home) while trying to cook Thoroughbred Racing Calendar The Best of The Saratoga Special microwave pancakes in the toaster oven at a Saratoga rental “The Mr. Greeley gives everybody an adrenaline rush, it helps create the momentum. But as an auction company, if you start being too concerned Saratoga Days “We’ve got him on simmer, we’ll turn him up to boil in time for the race.” about the absolute highs . . . you have to take care of the other 99 percent American Steeplechasing yearbook Trainer Sanna Hendriks, on her high-strung steeplechaser of the horses in the sale. We sold The Green Monkey for $16 million; that’s National Steeplechase Association Preemptive Strike who runs in today’s A.P. Smithwick not what made that (2006 Fasig-Tipton Calder) a great sale, it was all the public relations consultants, other things we did well that year. That was fantastic, don’t get me wrong, custom Tervis Tumbler glasses “If you know of anybody who wants in, you let me know.” the highs are good but there are 214 customers and you’ve got get those and lawn jockeys. Wayne Lukas, when asked who is partners were in Hip 160, horses sold as well. The Mr. Greeley, those are the easy ones, you get to sit a Storm Cat filly he purchased for $875,000 back and enjoy watching those.” Fasig-Tipton’s Boyd Browning Jr., after the second night of the sales “Editorial excellence is not a goal to be “I think I could pay for dinner, but I’m not gonna.” sought and one day acquired and then Six-year-old Nolan Clancy, on the way into the Stadium Cafe, “We’ve got an event this weekend, so I’ve got to get back.” retired to the trophy case. It is instead an after a good day at the track Wednesday Arlington Park’s senior vice president of racing Bill Thayer, ambition which must be pursued each on a travel schedule that required him to leave Saratoga shortly after day, never ending, never totally achieved. “Thirty years ago I’d have done it. Twenty years ago, I’d have thought about being the presenter for Henry Forrest at the Hall of Fame Monday; That striving, that ambition is an essential it. 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Thursday, August 9, 2007 3 if we kept pushing him,” Martin said. “Most people would have pushed him Calloway – to run. It worked out good, well because Continued from page 1 the owner is that way, Carl Lizza is one of the last of a dying breed.” bit, and he’s still learning, he’s only run Martin’s late father, Jose, trained for five times in his whole life.” Lizza. They combined to win an Eclipse Owned and bred by Carl Lizza’s Fly- Award with Wayward Lass and the Mar- ing Zee Stable, Thunderestimate col- lboro Cup with Noble Nashua. Lizza lected his fourth consecutive victory was New York’s leading owner in 2004, since freshening with Donna Freyer in with 40 wins. Lizza has one standing re- Camden, South Carolina. The dark bay quest for Martin. Get Prado. gelding made an impressive debut last “The only thing he likes is to have summer at Saratoga when he finished Prado riding his horses, which is silly to second by a head to Admiral Bird. After argue with because he’s one of the best the race, growing pains forced Martin jockeys in the world, so that’s not a bad to give him a rest. position to be in,” Martin said. “He’s “I’m glad we gave him the time, he such an easy horse to ride, but Edgar was just growing like a weed, he’s al- wants a target for this horse, he just tugs most 17 hands. He’s just so big, and he him along, but the yielding course was was a little weak in behind, and I told a little more demanding than I thought, Mr. Lizza we were going to ruin him he did get a little tired, Edgar thinks he would have gone around again, that he would have dug in again.” Prado knew he was taking Thunder- estimate out of his game by letting him go to the lead but it also looked like a safe haven in a race he dominated on paper. “He ran a little against his style, there wasn’t much pace and the rail was wide open so I let him take the lead, he re- laxed,” Prado said. “He’s a better horse if he covers up and waits longer, he has a nice beautiful kick if you wait. I was Tod Marks going to play it by ear but I let him go Thunderestimate returns to the winner’s circle after the Cab Calloway Stakes. and he was relaxed. I thought he was the best horse in the race so I rode him won three straight restricted turf races ways had a good turn of foot, just al- that way.” at Belmont this spring, just like Martin ways looked like a classy individual,” Thunderestimate earned $90,000 for knew he would. Martin said. “He’s getting better and Tod Marks the victory, increasing his career earn- “He’s always been push-button, he’s better, he’s got his career in front of Trainer Carlos Martin relays the good news ings to $182,400. Thunderestimate always been an easy horse to train, al- him.” after the Cab Calloway.

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4 Thursday, August 9, 2007 Wednesday racing recap Class in Session BY brian nadeau There have been some poorly kept secrets at Sara- toga over the years. Flanders, Unbridled’s Song and Honour And Glory, to name just a few, all made checking accounts seem a good investment after win- ning their career debuts at minuscule odds. Add Maimonides ($3.10) to the list after he blew away a field of well-bred 2-year-olds by a widening 11 1/2 lengths in Wednesday’s second race. Dave Harmon Maimonides coasts toward the finish line with a mammoth maiden win in the second. A $4.6 million son of Vindication and half-brother to Grade I winner El Corredor, Maimonides has had a busy week. Owner Ahmed Zayat decided to take his He trained Vindication to an undefeated fresh- the 2-year-old daughter of City Zip took plenty of horses from Del Mar’s Polytrack and relocate to Sara- man campaign and Eclipse Award as the Champion early action on the tote and proved to be the right toga. Trainer Bob Baffert’s silver-white hair should be 2-Year-Old Colt in 2002. While he’s not looking that firster in the field. seen much more often on the grounds as a result. far ahead, Baffert did admit the Gr. I Hopeful on Clos- Trained by Linda Rice and ridden by Cornelio Ve- Maimonides worked at Del Mar July 30 and then ing Day (Sept. 3) could be in the cards. lasquez, Canadian Ballet jumped out on the lead down shipped to Saratoga where he blew out 3 furlongs “I have to sit down and map out a plan,” Baffert the backside and never looked back – but not without Aug. 4. He essentially had another public workout said. “I’m not going to leave anything out. I felt like I some anxious moments. La Ransom, who would fin- yesterday when he dragged jockey Rafael Bejarano to was in the Hopeful today.” ish third, bumped Canadian Ballet’s hind end hard in the lead and widened at every call, stopping the timer the stretch, causing the winner to momentarily lose in 1:04.41 for the 5 1/2 furlongs. • You know there’s a local angle when the winner’s her balance before re-breaking and pulling clear for a “This is a very nice horse who does it so easy and circle seems a little too crowded; that was the case fol- 1 1/2 length score. effortlessly,” Baffert said. “This horse is like his sire, lowing the fourth, a maiden affair for state-bred fillies, “When she got kicked sideways I knew it wasn’t he wants to get out there and run.” when Canadian Ballet ($5.30) was Miss Popularity. Baffert would know. Owned by Saratoga-based Obviously NY Stable, See wednesday page 6

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Dave Harmon is a Canadian Ballet glides to the finish line first in Wednesday’s fourth. mares, for Ramon Dominguez and bright trainer Guadalupe Preciado. Dominguez Wednesday – elected to keep the daughter of Crafty Continued from page 5 Prospector hugged tight to the rail for future the first 4 furlongs, while a three-way her that did it. She bounced off that oth- battle for the lead took place. With the er filly great and I thought Cornelio had field bunching as they turned for home a great ride,” said Tim Kelly, a mem- Dominguez held his ground and waited. ber of Obviously NY, while flanked by His wish was granted when Southern his daughter Shannon. “We have a big Sass tired and drifted, opening up just week coming up. We have some horses enough room. Harvest Lisa, the post- TAYL OR, HARRIS running over the next few days. It’s a lit- time favorite, ran to daylight and scored INSURANCE tle bit of a neighborhood thing; we are by a half-length over the closing Wake- SERVICES, LTD. mostly from right here in Saratoga. A up With Makeup. couple of guys have always been long- “I had a lot of horse all the way • time horse guys and they got a few of around and I just sat and waited for WORLDWIDE us involved in it. We started with two the rail to open up,” Dominguez said. EQUINE horses and we are probably up to about INSURANCE “Turning for home I was a little con- SPECIALIST S 15 now, all with Linda. This filly had a cerned for a split-second because I great workout this week and we were • wasn’t sure if it was going to open up. excited. There are a few different part- Once she did she was game enough to PO Box 449 nerships, but there are probably about Middleburg, Virginia 20118 get through. Today it seems the track is eight to 10 people total, with a lot more 800-291-4774 playing pretty fair; I won another race friends and families here today.” 540-253-7779 earlier going on the rail.” www.taylorharris.com • Harvest Lisa ($7.90) took the sev- enth, a starter allowance for fillies and See saratoga page 7

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6 Thursday, August 9, 2007 Wednesday – Continued from page 6 • Trainer Dale Romans felt he had a good thing in the last. Sort Of Tricky ($12.60) proved him correct, dusting a field of state-bred maiden distaffers by 8 3/4 lengths under Alan Garcia. Breaking quicker than the toy from a Cracker Jack box, the daughter of Phone Trick set ridiculous fractions of 21.36 and 44.76 sec- onds while running well clear of the field. Favored Lady Rizzi tried to make a race of it around the far turn but could do little but chase this exciting firster. “We knew she was fast but we had a little trouble getting her to settle down in the mornings,” Romans said. “Today she was nice and relaxed and we really thought she would run big. I knew she was quick, but I didn’t know she was that fast. It looks like she has a nice career ahead of her. She wasn’t lying down after setting those fast fractions, so I think she could get three-quarters of a mile, up to mile.”

• Janie B ($28.20) upset the opener, a $25,000 claimer for fillies and mares who have never won two races lifetime. Garcia put the first of his bookend winners in place when he scored by a length aboard the daughter of You And I for trainer Billy Badgett. Tracking the pace set by All Fired Up, Garcia asked his mount for run turning for home and they were able to hold off Are We Dreamin for the win. Dave Harmon Harvest Lisa (Ramon Dominguez) rates on the rail in her victory in Wednesday’s seventh. • Edgar Prado started off a riding double by taking the third with Crossword ($9.30), a beautifully bred • Fans shocked to see Bill Mott and Kent • Saratoga rode the sun’s wave to the start of week son of A.P. Indy for trainer Neil Howard. The 9-fur- Desormeaux in the winner’s circle simply haven’t been 3 but the rains finally knocked us off the surfboard, long, third-level allowance race for older horses was paying attention. Seeing Desormeaux wearing Ahmed taking today’s fifth and ninth off the turf. full of quality – with the likes of Memphis Mon, Re- Zayat’s turquoise and gold seems to go with the pack- Overnight downpours left the main track “good” verberate and Dubai Gold – but Prado and Crossword age as well. The trio hooked up again when Z Hu- to start (it was upgraded to “fast” by the sixth race) solved the puzzle with relative ease. Always in close mor ($5.20) scored in the sixth, the second-division and only the featured Cab Calloway stayed on the attendance to the pace, Prado had Crossword moving of 2-year-old maidens. A son of Distorted Humor out turf, which was listed as “yielding.” as the field turned for home. A brief battle with Regent of the A.P. Indy mare Offtheoldblock, this colt has the The heat was as oppressive as ever, though even it Spirit ensued before the pair sailed to a comfortable 3 look of an exciting prospect as the distances stretch couldn’t deter 17,607 race fans from showing up for length victory. out later this fall. the start of the meet’s third week. 9OUR4HOROUGHBREDCANRUN Author Signings ANDJUMPATTHESAMETIME

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Thursday, August 9, 2007 7 Saratoga Results

Wednesday, August 8 7th. 6 Furlongs. F&M. 3&Up. Str Alw. Purse $65,000. 1 Harvest Lisa Dominguez R A 7.90 4.20 2.80 1st. 6 Furlongs. F&M. 3&Up. Clm 25,000. Purse $25,000. 3 Wakeup With Makeup Coa E M 5.70 3.30 9 Janie B Garcia Alan 28.20 10.20 7.00 9 Only a Vision Desormeaux K J 3.10 8 Are We Dreamin Dominguez R A 4.20 3.10 Finish Time: 1:12.37 5 Karakorum Knockout Bracetty J A 8.50 Trainer: Guadalupe Preciado. Owner: Gumpster Stable. Finish Time: 1:11.59 Ch.f.3 Crafty Prospector-Harvest Girl, Apollo. Trainer: Billy Badgett. Owner: Grassy Knoll Farm. Bred by Dreamfields & Don Brady (KY). Dk.B./Br.f.3 You and I-Blabby B., Tabasco Cat. $2 Exacta 1-3 Paid $33.20; $2 Trifecta 1-3-9 Paid $94.50; $2 Daily Double Bred by Earl Book (KY). (8-1) Paid $22.00; $2 Pick 3 (12-8-1) 3 Correct Paid $27.80; $2 Superfecta $2 Exacta 9-8 Paid $119.00; $2 Trifecta 9-8-5 Paid $1,684.00 1-3-9-8 Paid $1,207.00

2nd. 5 1/2 Furlongs. 2YO. MSW. Purse $62,000. 8th. The Cab Calloway. 1 1/8 Miles. Turf. 3YO. NY BRED. 7 Maimonides Bejarano R 3.10 2.60 2.10 Purse $150,000. 2 Sam’s Passion Leparoux J R 5.50 3.90 5 Thunderestimate Prado E S 3.50 2.70 2.20 9 Grand Minstrel Coa E M 3.50 8 Logic Way Bejarano R 4.40 3.00 Finish Time: 1:04.41 1A Stunt Man Dominguez R A 3.20 Trainer: Bob Baffert. Owner: Zayat Stables. Finish Time: 1:50.62 Dk.B./Br.c.2 Vindication-Silvery Swan, Silver Deputy. Trainer: Carlos Martin. Owner: Flying Zee Stable. Bred by Needham/Betz Thoroughbreds, Liberation Farm & Hill ’N’ Dale (KY). Dk.B./Br.g.3 Western Expression-Thunderously, Wild Again. $2 Exacta 7-2 Paid $14.60; $2 Quinella 2-7 Paid $12.00; $2 Trifecta 7-2-9 Bred by Flying Zee Stable (NY). Daniel Sigal Enamels Paid $57.50; $2 Daily Double (9-7) Paid $52.50 $2 Exacta 5-8 Paid $15.40; $2 Trifecta 5-8-1 Paid $45.60; $2 Grand Slam (5/9/12-6/7/8-1/3/9-5) Paid $7.10 3rd. 1 1/8 Miles. 4&Up. AOC 75,000. Purse $72,000. 4 Crossword Prado E S 9.30 5.60 2.50 9th. 5 1/2 Furlongs. F&M. 3&Up. NY Bred. MSW. Purse $67,200. 2 Regent Spirit Coa E M 15.00 3.60 3 Sort of Tricky Garcia Alan 12.60 4.90 3.60 1 Memphis Mon Hill C 2.10 7 Lady Rizzi Velasquez C 3.60 2.80 Finish Time: 1:51.02 10 Jetastik Dominguez R A 4.40 Trainer: Neil Howard. Owner: Sarah Sharp Farish. Finish Time: 1:05.26 B.c.4 A.P. Indy-Mumbo Jumbo, Kingmambo. Trainer: Dale Romans. Owner: Savario Pugliese. Bred by Bee Zee (KY). Ch.f.3 Phone Trick-Sortofa Lady, Lord Avie. $2 Exacta 4-2 Paid $102.50; $2 Trifecta 4-2-1 Paid $187.50 Bred by Katherine Hutchinson (NY). $2 Exacta 3-7 Paid $36.80; $2 Trifecta 3-7-10 Paid $180.50; $2 Superfecta 4th. 5 Furlongs. Fillies. 2YO. NY Bred. MSW. Purse $56,000. 3-7-10-5 Paid $4,704.00; $2 Daily Double (5-3) Paid $23.20; $2 Pick 3 8 Canadian Ballet Velasquez C 5.30 4.40 3.00 (1-5-3) 3 Correct Paid $122.50; $2 Pick 4 (8-1-5-3) 4 Correct Paid $294.50; 4 Linden Ave Castellano J J 17.60 7.40 $2 Pick 6 (8-12-8-1-5-3) 6 Correct Paid $888.00, 5 Correct Paid $18.00 9 La Ransom Dominguez R A 2.50 Finish Time: 1:00.15 Track: Good (1-5), Fast (6,7,9); Turf: Yielding Trainer: Linda Rice. Owner: Obviously NY Stable. Attendance: 17,607; Handle: $2,453,126 508 East Main Street #302 Ch.f.2 City Zip-Canadian Flagship, Northern Flagship. Lexington, KY 40508 Bred by Gus Schoenborn Jr. (NY) (859) 221-1414 • [email protected] $2 Exacta 8-4 Paid $120.00; $2 Quinella 4-8 Paid $71.00; $2 Trifecta 8-4-9 www. danielsigal.com Paid $367.00; $2 Pick 3 (7-4-8) 3 Correct Paid $81.50; $2 Superfecta How We Did *By Commission Only 8-4-9-6 Paid $2,017.00 RACE 1: If you arrived late, you didn’t miss anything. RACE 2: Top pick finished second, second choice ran third and 5th. 5 1/2 Furlongs. 3&Up. AOC 50,000. Purse $67,620. 12 Pennyrile Dominguez R A 2.80 2.30 2.10 third pick won. Tribox paid $57.50. 9 Half Time Crown Velasquez C 3.20 2.50 RACE 3: Top choice finished third while third choice won. 5 Ok to Pay Bridgmohan S X 2.60 RACE 4: Second selection ran third. Finish Time: 1:03.97 RACE 5: The rain washed this, and all our picks, off the turf. Trainer: Tony Dutrow. Owner: Dubb, Goldfarb, Robbins et al. Ch.m.5 Wagon Limit-Pulaski, Harlan. RACE 6: Second selection won. Bred by Arthur Hancock III (KY). RACE 7: Second selection won and third choice finished, well, $2 Exacta 12-9 Paid $6.10; $2 Trifecta 12-9-5 Paid $13.40; $2 Pick 3 third. (4-8-12) 3 Correct Paid $57.50; $2 Pick 4 (7-4-8-12) 4 Correct Paid RACE 8: Ah, the delicate sound of Thunderestimate cashing a $136.50 $3.50 win ticket for us. Second choice ran third. 6th. 5 1/2 Furlongs. 2YO. MSW. Purse $62,000. RACE 9: Second selection finished third while our third choice 8 Z Humor Desormeaux K J 5.20 3.50 2.90 won. beverly’s 7 Ready’s Echo Velazquez J R 4.80 3.90 6 Pick Off Leparoux J R 4.50 SEASON TOTALS: 25 wins by top selection in 113 races. 47 Phila Street Finish Time: 1:05.40 Trainer: Bill Mott. Owner: Zayat Stables. Average win payoff $7.70. Saratoga Springs B.c.2 Distorted Humor-Offtheoldblock, A.P. Indy. 583-2755 Bred by Jayeff B Stables (KY). How We Did summarizes the performance of “Saratoga’s breakfast place $2 Exacta 8-7 Paid $26.00; $2 Trifecta 8-7-6 Paid $106.00; $2 Pick 3 The Special’s handicappers in the “Detailed Analysis” section. to be since 1989” (8-12-8) 3 Correct Paid $19.20 v v Antiques e Ri 4 Floors ak dg 30 Dealers • 24th Year L e OOD MANOR ANT NW IQU LE ES G Featuring Pecan Pork Chop, Herb Crusted Swordfi sh, Duck Breast, Blackened Flat Iron Steak, Filet and Crab Cake,

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12 Thursday, August 9, 2007 Stirring Mixed Up flashes readiness with work, preps for Gr. I Turf Writers by Joe Clancy A.P. Smithwick preview Before winning the Gr. I New York ran, he immediately went to the front. Turf Writers Cup at Saratoga last sum- He ran in a non-winners of two up here mer, Mixed Up turned in a 5-furlong and was 15 in front after they jumped workout of 59 2/5 seconds. Not too three fences. Then he practically col- shabby for a 7-year-old steeplechaser. lapsed of exhaustion coming around the A year later, he’s faster. last turn – it’s come with seasoning and Mixed Up, in his final work before just learning how to pace himself bet- today’s Gr. II A.P. Smithwick, ripped ter.” through 5 furlongs in 59-flat over the Now, Mixed Up settles behind the Oklahoma turf course. Owned by Bill early pace (not quite a closer, not quite a Pape and trained by Jonathan Shep- stalker) and uses that 59-flat speed over Bill Denver/Equi-Photo pard, the son of Carnivalay faces five the final quarter-mile. He won three Speedy steeplechaser Mixed Up – seen here winning a 2006 stakes at Philly Park – goes after his rivals (after the expected scratches of consecutive stakes last spring/summer second stakes win of the year in today’s A.P. Smithwick Memorial. Best Attack and Chess Board) in the 2 before faltering to superstar McDyna- 1/16-mile stakes. Worth $80,000, the mo in October and November. Mixed yard at the Oklahoma Annex. “We had will be aboard at top weight of 158, car- Smithwick is the first race of the day and Up opened 2007 with the Keeneland a little concern about his heel which he rying 8 to 12 more pounds than the rest; shares feature status with the Statue of win, and Sheppard initially intended grabbed when he fell and it got slightly he’s the 3-1 chalk in the morning line. Liberty Stakes. on skipping the Smithwick in favor of infected. You wonder if it took his con- While Mixed Up has been in Sara- Fast from the start, Mixed Up began a run against state-bred competition at fidence away a little bit, but he seems toga for a while, his chief opponent life as a flat horse and won five races in- Philadelphia Park July 28. In that race, sharp and bright and worked well.” shipped in Wednesday. Polaris Stable’s cluding a Pennsylvania-bred stakes. He Mixed Up lost jockey Danielle Hodsdon That’s for sure. The 59 would play Preemptive Strike, a multiple graded- converted to steeplechasing in 2004 and at the fourth fence, however, so Shep- well on any horse’s worktab. stakes winner, brings his daring style has blossomed into a top-class horse by pard channels Peyton Manning and “That’s what he does,” Sheppard to the Spa and will likely set the pace harnessing that speed and turning it into changes the play with the Super Bowl – said. “It’s no different than another today. The 9-year-old just missed at 2 stamina. er, Turf Writers – in mind. horse going in 1:01. He’s quite fast and miles in his most recent start, losing by a “It took a little bit of work,” said “He needs the race if he’s going to run was proud of himself afterward. He’s a half-length to the classy Paradise’s Boss Sheppard yesterday. “To start with he in the Turf Writers (Aug. 30),” said the cocky little devil.” (beaten less than a length by Mixed Up Regular jockey Danielle Hodsdon wasFF B/wpretty 4-5-07:Layout headstrong. The1 4/5/07first time 1:36 he PMtrainer Page as 1Mixed Up jogged in the back- See smithwick page 14

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Thursday, August 9, 2007 13 Voss ran both of his horses on the flat at the Open House here July 22 (they’re listed as works in the program) with The Smithwick – Looper finishing third and Orsay fourth in a race won by Rum Continued from page 13 Squall, who bounced out of that to score here last week. “We got a good races at the Open House for our horses in the Royal Chase). and I think they should move forward off of that,” said the “I’d like him to run like he did last time – in front, but set- trainer. “You get three times more out of a race than you do ting a nice pace,” said trainer Sanna Hendriks. “He’ll prob- a workout. Mixed Up is the one to beat; highweights usually ably be on the lead, because that’s what he wants, but I don’t are.” want to see him 20 lengths in front because I don’t think he’ll EMO Stable’s Orison traded punches with Orsay and Best get home.” Paddy Young rides the flashy chestnut at 150 pounds Attack in his last start, finishing between the pair in yet an- and 5-1. other solid effort for the son of Pulpit. Trained by Doug Fout, Trainer Tom Voss, who won the Smithwick’s first running who won the 2006 Smithwick with Hirapour, Orison has fin- in 1980 and three others since, saddles a pair – both with ished worse than third just once in 10 lifetime jump starts. Saratoga form. Mill House’s The Looper won twice here in Matt McCarron rides at 4-1. 2005, but is 0-for-2 since after missing all of 2006. Cyril Mur- Sheppard-trained import Sweet Shani, owned by Calvin phy takes the riding assignment at 10-1. Houghland, completes the field at 15-1. The gray mare was Barnmate Orsay, who races for Armata Stable, won an al- one of the top hurdlers (of either gender) in Australia in 2006, lowance hurdle here last summer and comes off a win and a but has struggled to find her form in two American starts – third in his last two starts. In the latter, he faltered in the final once vs. fillies/mares and once in open company for owner yards to finish third in a novice hurdle stakes behind Best At- Calvin Houghland. Xavier Aizpuru,who’s won both jump tack and Orison. Rob massey takes the call at 5-1. races at the meet, takes the riding assignment.

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by brian nadeau lady d’accord stakes preview It doesn’t matter who you talk to re- $75,000 Nany Stakes at 7 furlongs. A garding today’s $80,000 Lady D’Accord half-mile of 47.30 seconds had the trainer Stakes, everybody likes their chances. fearing the worst down the backside. But And for once it’s not just trainerspeak. true to form, Street Sass rallied strongly The 7-furlong race for 3-year-old New again, this time closing for second. York-bred fillies has attracted a wide- “When I saw the fractions for the first open eight-horse field that should go a quarter- and half-mile, I thought she was long way in determining who will emerge going to be last. There was just no way as one of the better state-bred sprinting to close into those kinds of splits. But she fillies on the grounds. did and she was able to secure second,” Dogwood Stable’s Street Sass, trained Weaver said. “We definitely think 7 fur- by George Weaver, will vie for favorit- longs suits her well. Sometimes there’s a ism. The Street Cry filly has posted two little less pace scenario in a seven-eighths solid efforts since falling over a rival in a race, so I think either 6 or 7 furlongs nasty spill at Aqueduct Feb. 1 – the race suite her fine. It would be to her benefit that ultimately sent jockey Jose Santos to have some pace in front of her to run into retirement. at, but judging from her last race, I don’t “She actually had a small injury out think she needs the pace. It doesn’t worry of the race and she took some time to me as much anymore.” heal, but she sure did come back run- Leah Gyarmati sends out Smokin Sar- ning,” Weaver said. ah who has two wins and two seconds Sitting 15 lengths off a quick pace, the from four career starts. A recent allow- daughter of Freud closed strongly un- ance winner at 6 furlongs, she finished der Garrett Gomez to win the 6-furlong second to the talented Laurentide Ice in She Rides Tonight Stakes going away the $75,000 Cupecoy’s Joy at a mile at by 2 1/2 lengths. It was a breakthrough Belmont Park July 8. performance and Weaver tested the wa- Alysse Jacobs ters against open company next in the See lady d’accord page 18 Smokin Sarah comes into today’s Lady D’Accord off an allowance win at Belmont Park in July.

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Young P J...... Hendriks Sanna...... 5-1 7 7 Talking Treasure...... Velazquez J R...... Baker Charlton...... 7-2 5 5 Chess Board (GB)...... Dowling W...... Fout Doug...... 8-1 8 8 Cammy’s Choice...... Castellano J J...... McLaughlin Kiaran...5-2 6 6 Mixed Up...... Hodsdon D...... Sheppard Jonathan .3-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 4 (6-9), Daily Double 7 7 Orison...... McCarron M O...... Fout Doug...... 4-1 8 8 Best Attack...... Miller Chip...... Miller Bruce...... 7-2 7th (4:15) 5 1/2 Furlongs. Turf. 3&Up. Alw/Opt Clm 50,000. Exacta, Trifecta, Daily Double Purse $69,000. 1 3 Mathematician (IRE)..Desormeaux K J.... bin Suroor Saeed.....5-2 2nd (1:35) 5 Furlongs. Fillies. 2YO. NY Bred. MSW. 1A 6 Chief Operator...... Velazquez J R...... Albertrani Tom...... 5-2 Purse $56,000. 2 1 Gstaad...... Bridgmohan S X.... Lukas Wayne...... 12-1 1 4 Pop’s Princess...... Bejarano R...... Galluscio Dominic....4-1 3 2 Ever a Friend...... Gomez G K...... Clement Christophe.. 4-1 1A 7 Amezcua’s Play...... Desormeaux K J.... Galluscio Dominic....4-1 4 4 El Prado Rob...... Morales P...... DiSanto Glenn...... 20-1 2 1 Reversible Error...... Dominguez R A..... Grusmark Karl...... 6-1 5 5 English Colony (GB)...Velasquez C...... Penna Angel...... 2-1 3 2 Best Crossing...... Prado E S...... Hernandez Mike...... 8-1 6 7 Pay Now...... Leparoux J R...... Werner Ronny...... 6-1 4 3 Sand and Song...... Garcia Alan...... Hills Tim...... 6-1 7 8 Sir Silver Fox...... Castellano J J...... McDonald Michael. 20-1 5 5 Nicely Put...... Coa E M...... Contessa Gary...... 3-1 8 9 Count On Pal...... Rojas R I...... Russo Frank...... 10-1 6 6 Wise Choice...... Messina R...... Iorio Jr. Sal ...... 15-1 9 MTO Starship Skywalker.....Leparoux J R...... Dutrow Tony...... 5-2 7 8 Last Boat Home...... Castellano J J...... Scace Lynne...... 12-1 A-Coupled: Mathematician (IRE) and Chief Operator 8 9 Myakka...... Velasquez C...... Rice Linda...... 5-2 Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 (7-9) A-Coupled: Pop’s Princess and Amezcua’s Play Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Pick 3 (2-4), Daily Double 8th (4:48) The Statue of Liberty (New York Stallion Series). 1 1/8 Miles. Turf. Fillies. 3YO. Purse $150,000. 3rd (2:07) 1 1/16 Miles. Turf. F&M. 4&Up. Alw/Opt Clm 75,000. 1 1 Western Sweep...... Bejarano R...... Martin Carlos...... 3-1 Purse $72,000. 2 2 City in the Clouds...... Prado E S...... Contessa Gary...... 12-1 1 1 Beautiful Daniele...... Desormeaux K J.... Mott Bill...... 12-1 3 3 Bathhl...... Coa E M...... Boniface Kevin...... 15-1 2 2 For Always...... Coa E M...... Martin Carlos...... 6-1 4 4 Don’t Mind Me...... Dominguez R A..... Galluscio Dominic....2-1 3 3 Dean’s List...... Castellano J J...... Alexander Frank...... 7-2 5 5 Tishmeister...... Castellano J J...... Ritvo Tim...... 6-1 6 6 Twistaway...... Velazquez J R...... Terranova II John...12-1 4 4 Miracle Moment...... Dominguez R A..... Tagg Barclay...... 3-1 7 7 Laurentide Ice...... Desormeaux K J.... Hennig Mark...... 7-2 5 5 Criminologist...... Prado E S...... McGaughey Shug.....7-2 8 8 Karakorum Elektra...... Velasquez C...... Rice Linda...... 10-1 6 6 Sky High Flyer (GB)....Leparoux J R...... Frankel Bobby...... 5-2 Exacta, Trifecta, Daily Double Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 (3-5), Pick 4 (3-6) 9th (5:20) 5 1/2 Furlongs. Turf. 3&Up. NY Bred. MSW. 4th (2:39) 6 Furlongs. F&M. 3&Up. Mdn Clm 40,000. Purse $56,000. Purse $24,000. 1 6 Golden Caesar...... Bridgmohan S X.... Kelly Pat...... 12-1 1 1 Aggie...... Luzzi M J...... Weaver George...... 7-2 1A MTO Will Never Bend...... Bracetty J A...... Kelly Pat...... 12-1 2 2 Anees’ Playmate...... Daniel C...... Garofalo Gregory....50-1 2 9 Look Now...... Bracetty J A...... Candlin John...... 50-1 3 3 Waymint...... Bracetty J A...... Kelly Pat...... 15-1 2B 11 Soldier of Rome...... Gomez O...... Candlin John...... 50-1 4 4 Myfavoriteteacher...... Gomez G K...... Reinacher Rob...... 5-1 3 1 Jets Only...... Castellano J J...... Clement Christophe.... 2-1 5 5 Pizza...... Garcia Alan...... Everett Scott...... 12-1 4 2 Our Wonder Cat...... Desormeaux K J.... Rice Linda...... 15-1 6 6 Foxy Patty...... Hill C...... Hushion Mike...... 6-1 5 3 Brian’s Cat Can Do...... Dominguez R A..... Contessa Gary...... 8-1 7 7 Jana D...... Rojas R I...... Domino Carl...... 30-1 6 4 Tee With the Tiger...... Coa E M...... Carroll Del...... 6-1 8 8 Ivory Star...... Castellano J J...... Barbara Robert...... 6-1 7 5 Legal Tender...... Bejarano R...... Samaniego Beatrice... 10-1 9 9 Our Pal Forever...... Dominguez R A..... Devereux Joseph....10-1 8 7 Prime Obsession...... Velasquez C...... Imperio Joseph...... 10-1 10 10 My Fair El...... Prado E S...... Dutrow Richard...... 3-1 9 8 Pure Tantrum...... Prado E S...... Badgett Billy...... 10-1 11 11 E. L. A.’s Sweetie...... Escobar E...... Menghini Peter...... 50-1 10 10 Lhotse Quality...... Gomez G K...... Dutrow Richard...... 3-1 12 12 Samantha O...... Leparoux J R...... Ritvo Tim...... 20-1 A-Coupled: Golden Caesar and Will Never Bend Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (4-6) Pick 6 (4-9) B-Coupled: Look Now and Soldier of Rome Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta 5th (3:11) 1 Mile. Turf. 3&Up. Claiming 35,000. Purse $34,000. 1 4 Quick Comeback...... Prado E S...... Contessa Gary...... 7-2 1A MTO Execeleration...... No rider...... Contessa Gary...... 7-2 2 5 Oracle of Omaha...... Castellano J J...... Violette Rick...... 10-1 2B MTO McMagic...... Luzzi M J...... Violette Rick...... 10-1 3 1 Fairway Drive...... Coa E M...... Martin Carlos...... 10-1 Sallee 4 2 Bruce Tickets...... Bejarano R...... Imperio Joseph...... 8-1 5 3 Moon Ala Mode...... Hill C...... Hushion Mike...... 20-1 6 6 Broadway Bud...... Velasquez C...... Donk David...... 4-1 Horse Vans 7 7 Hacker Craft...... Borel C H...... Simon Chuck...... 20-1 8 8 Need Money Dad...... Leparoux J R...... 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Grid Pete Fornatale Alan Mann Brian Nadeau Fickle Finger of Fate Race #

Mixed Up Orison Wisdom And Luck Preemptive Strike 1 Orison Orsay Are We Dreamin Chess Board Orsay Best Attack Holy Kryptonite Best Attack Best Crossing Galluscio entry Maimonides Last Boat Home 2 Nicely Put Nicely Put Sam’s Passion Reversible Error Galluscio entry Reversible Error Hidden Bay Wise Choice Miracle Moment Dean’s List Ampelio Sky High Flyer 3 Sky High Flyer Sky High Flyer Memphis Mon Dean’s List Beautiful Daniele Miracle Moment Reverberate Beautiful Danielle My Fair El Aggie Valentina’s Grace Anees’ Playmate Aggie Foxy Patty La Ransom Pizza 4 Myfavoriteteacher My Fair El Sew Slippery Samantha O Quick Comeback Broadway Bud Wee Bit Fancy Violette entry Party Jones Party Jones Willshefire Moon Ala Mode 5 Hacker Craft Topside Trader Astronomia Need Money Dad Talking Treasure Cammy’s Choice Pick Off My Kitty Street Sass Street Sass Ready’s Echo Street Sass 6 Cammy’s Choice Smokin Sarah Langley Becky’s Flute Mathematician English Colony Harvest Lisa Count On Pal Chief Operator Pay Now Wakeup With Makeup English Colony 7 Ever A Friend Mathematician Mulligatawny Gstaad El Prado Rob Don’t Mind Me Thunderestimate Laurentide Ice Laurentide Ice Tishmeister Logic Way Bathhl 8 City In The Clouds Bathhl Get Serious Western Sweep Jets Only Jets Only Lady Rizzi Legal Tender Pure Tantrum Lhotse Quality Mizzenkey Brian’s Cat Can Do 9 Lhotse Quality Tee With the Tiger Jetastik Tee With The Tiger

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Thursday Detailed Analysis

Race 1: Simply put, MIXED UP is the best horse in the race. He won the Race 6: TALKING TREASURE failed to fire last time but I love that John Turf Writers last year and even though that’s the main goal this meet as Velazquez sees fit to get back on board; the two combined for apair well, he’ll still probably be too tough for these. ORISON has won a Grade II of sweet wins at this level downstate. Don’t underestimate this shrewd (albeit a restricted one) off a layoff before; a good choice to round out the barn. STREET SASS might have a little edge on form and figures; should exacta. ORSAY has finished in the money in a couple of graded stakes and be super fit and flying late. CAMMY’S CHOICE has never been out of the catches a good spot to try and do so again. exacta and goes out for the first time for a high-class barn that often moves them up. Race 2: BEST CROSSING is by excellent debut sire Hook And Ladder and Mike Hernandez has a good record of success with firsters at the Spa, Race 7: Seemed like MATHEMATICIAN had to check for just a second despite the 0-for-12 stat this year. NICELY PUT was 4 lengths clear of third before launching his bid last time; maybe he can move up with a cleaner last time and got a form boost when Sherine, whom she beat, came back to rally and the addition of blinkers. Coupled with CHIEF OPERATOR. Garrett crush the field on the grass in her next start. POP’S PRINCESS is another Gomez gets off that one to ride EVER A FRIEND who ought to improve in Hook And Ladder worth a look; her trainer Dom Galluscio is off to a torrid his third race of the form cycle. He also had an eventful trip last time, get- start. She’s coupled with AMEZCUA’S PLAY. ting shuffled back before making a nice run in the stretch to be fourth. EL PRADO ROB is a tough old boy who has done some of his best work on Race 3: Last year, MIRACLE MOMENT wired the field here in impressive the local sod. At a projected big price, I’ll be using him as well. fashion, and it looks like there’s more of that in store today. SKY HIGH FLYER disappointed locally at short odds last summer and has only run once since. Her best race wins this but the raceflow might not go her way; Race 8: LAURENTIDE ICE is the pick in a race full of question marks. At still, she figures for underneath and savers. BEAUTIFUL DANIELE enters least she was in the hunt at the eighth-pole in her turf debut and she could off two out-of-the-money efforts but has reasons to improve: those were well improve off that run. CITY IN THE CLOUDS has a hint of turf breeding tougher fields, she’s back to two real turns and her trainer is seemingly and attracts Prado; for Lando Calrissian fans. If DON’T MIND ME’s sprint winning everything. form translates to routing, he ought to win. But I’m not in a hurry to take a short number to find out. Race 4: MY FAIR EL drops, goes turf to dirt, and gets the big switch to Edgar Prado for a high percentage barn. She might be tough to beat. AG- Race 9: JETS ONLY didn’t have what I’d call real trouble last time but it GIE also takes the big drop down to maiden claiming company. She goes wasn’t the cleanest trip in the world either; he had to idle behind horses out for an outfit that excels in bringing horses back from long layoffs. MY- a bit and didn’t make the most fluid move to the outside. (Restricted to FAVORITETEACHER is another dropper who tries shorter for the first time. members of the New York Sack Exchange.) I’m interested to see Prado land on PURE TANTRUM, a firster with solid turf breeding for an outfit Race 5: QUICK COMEBACK lives up to his name by appearing in this spot just getting back into the game. Tab the tote on this one and have a look in – he just raced July 30. But he could step up with that run over the course, the paddock. LHOTSE QUALITY was clear in the stretch Saturday before especially if allowed to slow things down early. First off the claim, PARTY getting caught late; maybe he’ll be able to step up with that recent run JONES has run in the exacta in his last five; might be tough to keep him over the local sod. out of there again. HACKER CRAFT might just be too slow but I could see playing around with him a bit at a huge price on this drop in class. – Pete Fornatale

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Thursday, August 9, 2007 27 statue of liberty stakes preview Next Step Don’t Mind Me climbs ladder by david kosak turf sprints, with her maiden-breaker at the Spa last year. “My original plan was to run her The most lightly raced horse in the here on the 30th and then come back field, Don’t Mind Me makes her fifth in this race,” Galluscio said. “That was career start in today’s Statue of Liberty a mile, but we didn’t get in that day, we Stakes, the 3-year-old filly division of wound up on the also-eligible (list), so I the New York Stallion Series, but packs had to train her up to this race. Coming plenty of punch off a Belmont allowance out of those sprints she will probably be win vs. state-bred company July 1 and a up close, but Ramon Dominguez will 1-for-1 mark over the Saratoga lawn. know what to do with her.” Owned by Peter and Eloise Canzone, If Don’t Mind Me is bothered by the Don’t Mind Me is the morning-line fa- distance, Tishmeister will try to pick up vorite for the $150,000 race, going 1 1/8 the pieces for owners Blue Sky Farm miles on the inner turf as today’s eighth. and John Hicks. Trained by Tim Ritvo, The Freud filly looks to maintain her the daughter of City Zip seeks her fifth poise on turf, in a field of eight. consecutive finish in the top two. Javi- “I think turf has been the key,” said er Castellano rides the chestnut, who trainer Dominic Galluscio. “Three tries, looks to avenge her half-length loss to and she has a win and a second. I think Don’t Mind Me here last year. In addi- we’ll have to find out (today) if she will tion, Tishmeister makes her second start like the two turns and the 9 furlongs. of the meet after losing by a length at We have to try. I have been thinking nearly 11-1 on Opening Day. about stretching her out.” “Basically we wanted to find out Don’t Mind Me comes off a clear vic- if she was good enough to win in the tory last month at Belmont Park, win- stake,” said Ritvo of the early start. “So ning a state-bred first-level allowance as it turned out, we also were able to by almost 2 lengths. The distance poses Alysse Jacobs the real test. Her two victories came in See liberty page 30 Don’t Mind Me munches on a carrot at the barn Wednesday.

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32 Thursday, August 9, 2007 the end of the day, you’ve got to have to have the right horse. Once you have the Coffee – right horse, you have to send him to the Continued from page 34 right trainer, the right management, do the right thing by him. It’s been working and Steve Asmussen train some horses well for us.” for Zayat. Reade Baker trains Zayat horses in Canada. Tony Dutrow mans Right now, Zayat boards mares and the Delaware Park program. Jonathan their offspring at a variety of Lexington Sheppard has a few horses who weren’t farms, including Hill ‘n’ Dale, Lane’s working out in a traditional program. End and Eaton. The McKathan brothers Baffert was meant to run the Califor- and Jane Dunn break most of the horses. nia division but after a much-publicized Dunn broke Z Humor while the McK- fracas between Zayat and Del Mar offi- athans broke Maimonides. For now, cials regarding the new synthetic surface, Zayat will continue to board horses and those horses have shipped to Saratoga. not develop a farm or training center. Baffert brought four 2-year-olds and E “Our goal is to focus on the quality, Z Warrior who’s pointing for the King’s getting the right horses that can become Bishop. potential stallions, racemares that have “Baffert’s committed to our program potential to become top broodmares, our but for now, we’ll focus on the East Coast goal is to race top-end horses,” Sonbol and Midwest racing,” Sonbol said. “Until said. “We have a small breeding opera- (Del Mar) figures it out, we’re comfort- tion that’s very much focused on breed- able. We spoke out, but a lot of people ing families, like a Juddmonte model, aren’t speaking out, we just stuck to our a Phipps model, those great families of Tod Marks principals. Mr. Zayat is still out there, he racehorses.” Zayat Stable vice president Sobhy Sonbol laughs it up with trainer Bob Baffert after Maimonides won wanted to spend his summer at Del Mar, Zayat and Sonbol are committed to his debut at Saratoga Wednesday. but we sent the horses here because it’s the sport. An all-or-nothing guy, Zayat the right thing to do for the horses, the has been pressing the all button since right thing for the program.” he started his burgeoning operation. He Zayat’s horses won’t be returning to Lyrical Ballad Bookstore Del Mar any time soon. started with four 2-year-olds, then add- “It’s just an inconsistent track, in the ed another 30, then 25 yearlings – next Antiquarian morning it’s fast, in the afternoon it’s thing you know it’s a far-flung 200-horse Booksellers slow. You can’t run horses like that,” string. Fine books and old prints bought and sold Sonbol said. “It’s not anything against “It’s so easy to get sucked into it, like Appraisals, collections and an addiction,” Sonbol said. “It’s always entire libraries purchased. synthetic tracks, Arlington’s racing is We have 85,000 books and old prints consistent. Out there, they’re not figur- been a passion for him, he’s the kind of stabled in nine adjoining stalls, all sound and ready to be claimed. Many classic handicap ing it out, eventually they will, but we’re guy who does it all the way or he doesn’t stars. Specializing in books on the history of spending enough on our own learning do it. He doesn’t do anything half-half. Thoroughbred racing and breeding. curve, so I don’t want to spend money It’s got to be 100 percent dedication.” John J. DeMarco and Janice R. DeMarco on somebody else’s.” That dedication is working. This year, 7-9 Phila Street • Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Zayat has spent over $30 million Zayat ranks seventh on the leading own- 518-584-8779 • 518-584-6815 (fax) at the sales since he started. Last year, er’s table with over $2.1 million in earn- [email protected] Zayat produced Point Ashley, winner of ings from 39 wins. the Del Mar Debutante; Got The Last “We’ve had our ups, we’ve had our Laugh, who dead-heated for first in the downs, we’ve had our wins, we’ve had Arlington-Washington Futurity; E Z our losses. Nobody has a crystal ball, Warrior, winner of the Hollywood Juve- but I think we’re going the right direc- nile Championship; and Chagall, runner- tion,” Sonbol said. “I don’t think about up in the Debutante at Churchill Downs. anything else, when you own a horse This year, Marcavelly has won stakes on and you go down to the winner’s circle, the turf. it’s a great feeling, all the work you’ve And now, the 2-year-olds are getting done has come through, ‘Oh, it actually fired up. “We put them in the right program, works.’ A lot of people don’t take losing the right trainers, and it went well. You well but you’ve got to learn. Was it the learn a lot, we spent a lot of time. Mr. wrong ride, the wrong trip, the wrong Zayat, this is what he does, the horse surface, the wrong jockey, the wrong cir- racing,” Sonbol said. “This is what he cuit? 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Thursday, August 9, 2007 33 They might be giants Sobhy Sonbol, vice president of Zayat Stables, knew know what kind of breed, anybody can say anything over he had a problem. CUP OF COFFEE there,” Sonbol said. “It used to be a very sophisticated Trainer Bob Baffert was on his way to Saratoga with sport. It was fun when I was doing it. A couple of friends four of Zayat’s 2-year-olds. One of them – the $4.6 mil- and I, we didn’t know much about training horses, our lion yearling purchase Maimonides – had been working By Sean Clancy background was show jumping, so we put them in a nu- like a good thing at Del Mar. Baffert aimed at an Aug. trition program. They won, they were running against 8 maiden race. malnourished horses. It’s a shame. It’s a shame.” Problem was Bill Mott zeroed in on the same race There is nothing malnourished about Zayat Stables, with Zayat’s Z Humor, a brisk-working son of Distort- which includes 150 horses in training and another 50 ed Humor. mares and breeding stock. Sonbol admits they’re learn- Good problem to have. Even better when the racing ing on the fly, making mistakes but constantly trying to office splits the race. upgrade the program through yearling and 2-year-old “We had Z Humor planned for this race all along,” sales purchases. The dynamic duo from yesterday rep- Sonbol said. “When Maimonides came here, I called resents the newest level of success. Bill and said, ‘I want to run him.’ Bill said, ‘I don’t “You learn fast, you have no choice. One thing that’s want to run them against each other, because they’re changed from the first year to the second is we used to both pretty damn nice horses.’ It was a good thing they it up, start figuring things out. We picked better horses focus on buying a more classic-type horse, ones that split it. That’s the management part, you try to keep and they’re much better prepared this year,” Sonbol looked like they’ll go two turns, but we came to the them away from each other but eventually they have said. “We’ve been really high on Maimonides, a lot of conclusion that you want to buy a horse that’s fast and to meet.” times you buy these horses and they don’t do anything. think he can go long, instead of a horse that can go Yeah, like in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. This guy has been the man from day one. We’re very long and hope he’s fast,” Sonbol said. “We had some Zayat unleashed both 2-year-olds yesterday. Maimo- happy with where we are, all our 2-year-olds are run- nice yearlings coming in so we went out and bought nides dominated his division, cruising to the lead and ning well.” 2-year-olds from the sales that we thought, ‘these are drawing off to win easily by 11 1/2 lengths for Baffert. A graduate of the University of California, Berke- the horses that could beat what we have.’ We went out Four races later, Z Humor stalked the lead before doing ley, Sonbol worked for Zayat’s beverage-distribution and cherry-picked them.” his Maimonides impression, zipping to a nearly 6-length company in Egypt, took the job when he was 22 and Certainly Z Humor and Maimonides lead the “nice victory for Mott. They were men among boys. instantly became chief of staff, basically Zayat’s right- yearlings” category. Zayat purchased both horses at At the end of the day Sonbol, who turned 27 this hand man. When Zayat decided to start a racing em- last year’s Keeneland September Yearlings Sale. Mai- week, sat alone in a finish-line box, fiddling with his mo- pire, Sonbol came with him, simply shifting his atten- monides, a half-brother to El Corredor, attracted a bile phone and rejoicing over a job well done. Ahmed tion from bottles to horses. He’d ridden show horses in whopping final bid of $4.6 million while Z Humor, was Zayat, a Harvard graduate, started Zayat Stables a few Egypt and owned a few racehorses there. But that’s a a relative bargain at $240,000. years ago. Sonbol has seen it grow and start to prosper. long way from Saratoga. Zayat uses a smorgasbord of trainers. Mott serves Two debut winners at Saratoga on the same day? Not “Horse racing used to be good there before it became as the main trainer, trading time between Florida, Ken- bad. nationalized. It went downhill; right now, it’s bad. There tucky and New York. Dale Romans, Patrick Biancone “This is really our second crop of 2-year-olds since are two racetracks, they’re not maintained at all . . . you See coffee page 33 we started, you put the program together, start building buy a horse you don’t even know how old he is, you don’t We’re All About Your Horse...... UP CLOSE, PERSONAL, HANDS ON Broodmares, Weanlings and Yearlings

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