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2 Sunday, August 15, 2010 Continued from Just Sayin’ here&there... previous page “They’re ideal owners. They basically send the horses to my dad to break, they let us do The Special quotes what we think is best.” worth repeating from Saratoga Todd Pletcher about Interactif’s owners Alain and Gerard Wertheimer “I want to go on there Sunday, not Saturday.” Trainer Bob Ribaudo when asked to go on The Special’s Sword Dancer preview show on Capital OTB and HRTV

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Sunday, August 15, 2010 3 SWORD DANCER STAKES RECAP Still Talking Telling does it again in Grade I turf stakes BY SEAN CLANCY Dave Harmon Telling (right) gets clear of Bearpath and Al Khali late to repeat in the Sword Dancer. Steve Hobby pulled off his tie halfway between the winner’s circle and the Trustees’ Room Saturday. His haven’t won a race. But now it’s all forgotten,” Hobby Desormeaux allowed Al Khali to range up on the work was finished. said. “I gallop him myself, my wife’s his groom and I outside of Interpatation. Expansion tracked that pair Based at Delaware Park, the trainer had just suc- actually thought he was a better horse this year than and Telling held the best seat in the house. The nine- cessfully invaded Saratoga with Alex and JoAnn Lieb- he was last year. He’s a racehorse, on gameday, he horse field had split into a 4-1-4 formation with Tell- long’s Telling. Again. The 6-year-old son of A.P. Indy shows up even if he’s not perfect.” ing playing the key role, well off the leading group of won his second consecutive Sword Dancer Invitation- He might not be perfect in the morning, but he was Marlang, Interpatation, Al Khali and Expansion and al, this time running down Al Khali and staving off perfect on Saturday afternoon in Saratoga. more importantly well in front of the second group of Bearpath to win the Grade I turf stakes under Garrett California shipper Marlang broke sharply and se- Bearpath, Grassy, Romp and Grand Couturier. Gomez. cured the lead from his inside stall as longshot Interpa- Now, it was up to Gomez to decide how close to Telling hadn’t won a race for 364 days, since last tation picked a slot in second. Favorite Expansion and stay to the leaders while saving enough for the clos- year’s Sword Dancer. Hobby never lost faith. Al Khali came next. Garrett Gomez braced against Tell- ers. “I could excuse everything that’s happened all year ing before getting him to switch off in fifth, by himself After three-quarters in 1:13.25, the critical move long but with these kind of horses, you don’t get too and comfortable after a half in 48.27 seconds. was made as Gomez stayed in touch with the lead- many opportunities and it felt like the year was slip- Turning down the backside, Marlang continued See sword dancer page 6 ping away from us, here we are in August and we his head-low, knee-high jaunt on the lead as Kent

4 Sunday, August 15, 2010 Sunday, August 15, 2010 5 “It’s harder the second time, it’s easi- er coming in here when they don’t know Sword Dancer – who the hell you are,” Lieblong said, Continued from page 4 comparing a 33-1 victory last year to a 10-1 win this year. “Hobby has done ing four as the following four allowed a fabulous job with him. I was more a yawning gap of 5 or 6 lengths to de- confident this time, he takes a while to velop. After a mile in 1:36.62, Al Khali come around but he comes around at turned up the pressure on Marlang the right time.” while Interpatation hung tough on the Telling hadn’t won a race since up- rail. Expansion tracked 2 lengths back setting the Sword Dancer last summer, and Telling began to wind himself into losing five in a row, including the Turf gear. Midway on the turn, all five were Classic and the Breeders’ Cup Turf last under a drive as Telling had 5 lengths to fall. He bled in the latter, forcing Hobby make up. to turn him out for the winter. He made Bearpath made up ground rapidly to his first start in a Keeneland allowance, join Telling as the field cornered around running evenly to be fourth in a field of the portable rail, set well off the hedge. six. He caught soft turf in his next start, Gomez had one option, maneuvering a fifth in the Louisville Handicap at outside Marlang and inside Interpata- Churchill Downs. Next, Hobby tried him tion as Bearpath swung five wide. in the United Nations at Monmouth, he Al Khali took the field to the eighth finished sixth, beaten just 3 1/4 lengths. pole but the vanguard was closing with The defeats smudged his form but, re- every stride. Telling ducked inside Al member, he had lost 10 in a row before Khali while Bearpath stuck to his over- taking his first Sword Dancer. land route. For a moment, there were “He’s a hard horse to get fit. Now, three across the track and then Telling he’s finally really fit. Nice training job, cut the chord, drawing off to win by a 1 run a Grade I horse fit,” Hobby said. 1/2 lengths over Bearpath with Al Khali “He won’t work. He gallops really third and a tough Interpatation fourth. strong and you’d think he would really Favorite Expansion wound up fifth. work, but when you turn him loose at Telling finished the 12 furlongs in the pole, he’ll run about 50 yards and 2:25.29. then he’ll slow down. Even with com- “You’ve got to have a horse that will pany, he doesn’t care. He’s just not a settle in and get into a good rhythm work horse, that’s the way he is, I ac- and come home nice and that’s what tually think it’s because it’s on the dirt he does,” Gomez said. “He gets into a and he really doesn’t want to run on the high-cruising mode and he keeps rolling dirt. If he’s coming off a layoff, I’m go- home. That’s what makes him good at a ing to have to press on him to get him mile-and-a-half and that’s what makes fit, I probably trained him lighter than I him good here.” should have.” For owner Alex Lieblong, the second Tod Marks time was even sweeter. See sword dancer page 8 Telling (center) charges to the front in the Sword Dancer.

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Sunday, August 15, 2010 7 Sword Dancer – Continued from page 6 Fully fit now, Telling earned his sixth victory from 23 starts and increased his earnings to $881,049. Bred and sold by Darley after one start, Telling won four of his first five starts for the Lieblongs and Hobby, in- cluding three on the dirt. Once switched to the turf, he began holding his own with graded stakes horses and now is a dual Grade I stakes winner. A former jockey, Hobby gallops Telling every day while Hobby’s wife Mitzie rubs him. After the Sword Dancer, Hobby’s friend Ralph Nicks hosed down the winner before Mitzie walked him back to the test barn. Hobby (with his tie soon to be in his pocket) grimaced when he talked about what he’s like to gallop. “He’s tough. He’s cool, but he’s tough. This last month, he’s calmed down. He’ll stand but as soon as I hit the rein to go either way, he’s on it. Lately, he’ll walk for an eighth of a mile and then he’ll go off and go. He starts off slow and then he gets to be a bear,” Hobby said. “He’s the strongest horse I’ve ridden. He could do whatever he wants to do with me. I can talk him out of it but he’s strong.” Hobby took over the training of Telling in the sum- mer of 2007. With just one race in his career, a third sprinting over the synthetic surface at Arlington Park, Telling Tod Marks was a work in progress. Hobby wasn’t sure he could Telling’s happy crew from Arkansas celebrated in the winner’s circle after the Sword Dancer. get the horse to the races. Telling didn’t have any chips, strains, bows or blemishes, but he had Hobby Telling worked with Hobby, going from winning a of the Sword Dancer with a horse he purchased pri- worried. dirt maiden at Oaklawn Park in February 2008, to be- vately, cheaply. “I’ve never had a horse in my life with a pedigree coming a dual winner of Saratoga’s most historic turf “They always ask me which is the best sale to buy like this. There’s a difference. When I got him, he was stakes by August 2010. a good horse. That’s like asking which store to go get really sore, he trained sore, I didn’t know if we were “They thought he needed the synthetic track, he your lottery ticket. Who knows?” the owner said. “We going to run him,” Hobby said. “Finally one day, I hates it. That was the whole thing,” Hobby said. bought him and gave him some time, he kept develop- told my wife, ‘I gotta see if he’s worth messing with,’ I “He’s the only Grade I winner I’ve ever had. I had an ing, developing. put him on the fence and he went sound, immediately. old sprinter who won over a million and a few other “Getting Hobby out of Chicago was a little tough As soon as I went to work him, he went sound, I was graded horses, but this horse is different.” last year. To come from Chicago to here for the Sword like, ‘Whoa, that’s where that breeding kicks in.’ Im- Lieblong walked out of the Trustees’ Room and Dancer is quite a leap of faith. I had more confidence mediately. I said, ‘OK, let’s work with him.’ ” laughed at the irony of winning back to back runnings this year.”

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Sunday,00644.VIN.Congrats.SSpcl.Aug15.indd August 15, 2010 1 8/13/10 4:03:26 PM9 SATURDAY RACING RECAP Golden Rule Homebred juvenile sparkles in second start for Ryan, Fein by PHIL JANACK Ryan got an indication of the chest- nut colt’s ability when he worked Pri- hen the year is out, trainer Derek vate Rules in company with Musket Ryan will lose hard-hitting Mus- Man Aug. 2, Musket Man’s final tune- Wket Man to the breeding shed. up for the Grade I Whitney, where he Owner Eric Fein has spent plenty look- ran third. ing for a replacement, but he may have Jockey Rajiv Maragh, who replaced already taken care of it on his own. Eibar Coa aboard Private Rules Satur- Private Rules, a juvenile son of day, was up for the work, going 5 fur- Grade I winner Peace Rules, broke his longs in a sparkling 59 4/5 seconds, a maiden in impressive fashion, sitting time that trailed only his multiple grad- off a wicked pace before sprinting clear ed stakes-placed stablemate. by 1 1/4 lengths in Saturday’s second “He had been working really good,” race, a $40,000 maiden for New York- Ryan said. “Everyone knows he worked breds. The winner covered 6 furlongs in with Musket Man last time, and there’s 1:12.49. not too many horses that can hang with It was the second career start for him. I had run out of ammunition, and Private Rules, who ran in the Saratoga he was the only one I had left. I needed mud July 24, lugging in early and fading a good work. I expected him to win to- to sixth of eight at 5 1/2 furlongs, 19 day, and I would have been very disap- lengths behind the winner. pointed if he didn’t. We all had a good “He ran into a sloppy track and bet on him.” nothing really went his way that day,” Private Rules returned $19.60 as the Ryan said. “We expected a big effort nearly 9-1 fourth choice. Cooks For- Tod Marks from him today.” See saturday page 11 Private Rules charges to the line with a 2-year-old win for trainer Derek Ryan.

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10 Sunday, August 15, 2010 “He was so impressive when he broke his maiden here, and then his shins were Saturday – bugging him a little bit,” Baffert said. Continued from page 10 “So I sent him back and turned him out, and brought him back this winter. I ran ESKENDEREYA est came on late for second over Exley, him two turns and he got really tired, who dueled through fractions of :21.88, and came back with a hind-end issue, :45.58 and :58.74. a synthetic issue. I stopped on him and “He really wants to go longer than gave him some more time, and right 6 furlongs,” Ryan said. “It’s a little when I got him ready, Hal Earnhardt INFORMED DECISION too short for him, but we were lucky said, ‘Please put my horse on a plane for enough that they went a pretty good Saratoga.’ He loves Saratoga, so here he lick up front.” is. A horse like this, a fast horse like Ryan believes Private Rules’ poten- this, he needs to be here.” FOREVER TOGETHER tial is limitless. Baffert plans to nominate Bulldog- “I really think he’s got a big future,” ger, a 3-year-old Dixie Union colt, to he said. “He’s just a classy, classy horse. the Grade I $250,000 King’s Bishop at GENERAL QUARTERS • ZENSATIONAL He’s a homebred, which is very good. 7 furlongs on the undercard of the $1 He might be (Fein’s) best 2-year-old, million Travers on Aug. 28. He won the and he bought some other ones with race with Forestry in 1999. a lot of money. I keep telling him, this “It’s possible,” Baffert said. “He ac- MADCAP ESCAPADE • J BE K may be his best one.” tually galloped out pretty strong. The track is pretty deep; he made a slow • Bulldogger was an impressive maid- track look pretty fast. We’ll just play SOUL WARRIOR • HULL • Z FORTUNE en winner at Saratoga last summer, then it by ear and see how it is. He’ll let us wasn’t seen again until March. Hall of know. It’s a tough race. It’s never an Fame trainer is hoping for a easy spot.” SOK SOK • LADY TALK • MAIMONIDES much quicker turnaround this time. Owned by Hal and Patti Earnhardt, • Unlucky in five races this year, try- even-money favorite Bulldogger led ing three different distances at tracks in SHERINE • SAADA • ZEE ZEE from gate to wire to win Saturday’s three states, Carson Hall finally found third race, a $52,000 entry-level allow- the right combination. ance at 6 furlongs. Bulldogger cruised to Making his second straight start at 1 the wire 4 3/4 lengths in front of long- mile and his first at Saratoga, the 5-year- For years EQB has maintained the highest shot runner-up China with Footcandles old Carson City gelding picked up his third. first victory of 2010 in Saturday’s first graded stakes percentage success rates in the Bulldogger ran the distance in (an optional claimer on the inner turf). industry. Two champions in last two years, and 1:09.47, three seconds faster than juve- “He ran well. He was in the right nine grade ones wins last year alone. nile maidens did one race earlier, and a spot,” trainer Barclay Tagg said. “He’s a second quicker than his winning debut very honest horse, and we were certain- time here last year. ly happy with his performance. Ramon CHECK US OUT! www.EQB.com Bred in Kentucky by White Fox Farm, (Dominguez) rode him to perfection, as Bulldogger set the pace before tiring to usual. Everything went very smooth.” third in his lone 2010 start, an entry- Carson Hall was 0-for-5 this year, level allowance on the Cushion Track at losing by less than 3 lengths four times. Santa Anita March 3. He was sixth, beaten only 2 lengths, SUCCESSFUL APPEAL • HALO NAJIB in the Grade III Appleton March 20 Saratoga Leaders at Gulfstream Park for owners Joyce MUSHKA • EATON’S GIFT • RILEY TUCKER Young and Gerald McManis. through Saturday “He’s as honest as the day is long,” Tagg said. “He just needed a touch eas- Jockey Wins ier race, and this one came up. 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Sunday, August 15, 2010 11 She ran twice on the Saratoga dirt Owner/trainer Joe Imperio claimed • No, Todd Pletcher doesn’t win all last summer, finishing fourth at 6- fur the winner for $10,000 in a race with the 2-year-old races at Saratoga. It only Saturday – longs, and third at 1 1/8 miles in a race four claims. seems like it. Continued from page 11 originally scheduled for the turf. All wagers on Worth A Shot were Pletcher’s closest competitor in the “I wanted to get back at the distance refunded after a stewards’ review trainer standings, Mechanicville native other horse going a little wide probably and we dropped her down, and she did determined that the assistant starter Chad Brown, got a little closer when left me a little room, as well.” break her maiden on the dirt,” Domino still had his hand entangled in the debut filly More Than Real captured No Rhyme Or Reason had made her said. “We figured this race would come 7-year-old mare’s bridle when the gate Saturday’s sixth, a 1 1/16-mile Mellon last three starts and six of the last eight up easier for her. I guess we did the doors opened, causing her to miss the turf test for maidens. on grass. right thing.” break. The chestnut daughter of More Than Ready, owned by TYB Stable, gave Brown his 12th victory of the meet. Bred in Kentucky, she came to Brown in late May from Vinery, Ltd. in Sum- merfield, Fla., where Ian Brennan is the farm trainer. “She’s been training great, and I have to give a lot of credit to Ian Brennan,” Brown said. “He sent me a handful of horses from the Vinery that had been training there. They are so well broke, it was a piece of cake training them. All the foundation work was done. We just kind of stayed out of her way and got her fit. This filly has not missed a day of training. She’s done everything we’ve asked her to do.” Ridden by Garrett Gomez, More Than Real had been in Saratoga since joining Brown’s stable, and showed a string of 10 works for her unveiling. “She’s still a little green as far as out there on the racecourse, I can see,” Brown said, “and Garrett said she still needs to learn a couple things, but she’s a nice filly.” Of Brown’s first dozen winners, four have come with 2-year-olds: fillies Yawkey Way (July 25) and More Than Real, and colts Silver Medallion (Aug. 4) and Tiz Blessed (Aug. 7). Tod Marks Bulldogger repeats his 2009 score over the Saratoga track, and could head to the Grade I King’s Bishop. See saturday page 13 We make the grade.

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12 Sunday, August 15, 2010 Saturday – Continued from page 12 • As a racehorse, Bernardini loved Saratoga. Apparently, his offspring do, too. Winner of the Jim Dandy and Travers in 2006, the freshman sire was represented by his first win- ner at Saratoga in Saturday’s eighth race. A half-brother to Andromeda’s Hero, Stay Thirsty rolled to a front-running 5 1/2-length vic- tory in 1:11.01 for 6 furlongs. Stay Thirsty was making his second start for owner Mike Repole, who bought the colt for $500,000 at Fasig-Tipton’s February sale at Calder. Stay Thirsty was second in his debut July 15 at Belmont Park. “Obviously, he got a lot out of his first start,” Repole said. “He’s a horse that’s bred to go a mile and a quarter, mile and a half, so when you see them go that fast at 6 furlongs, you’ve got to get pretty excited.” Favored at 3-5, Stay Thirsty dueled long shot Fair Whit into submission after testing fractions of :22.70, :46.27 and :58.45, then steadily pulled away from the field. Fair Whit comes from the barn of Tom Albertrani, who trained Bernardini. Among the competition for Stay Thirsty in the $50,000 maiden sprint was Brock, a Distorted Humor colt bought out of the same sale by Jess Jackson’s Stonestreet Stable for $2.3 million. Fair Whit was a $400,000 yearling purchase by Darley Stable. Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher had consid- ered running Stay Thirsty in Monday’s Grade II Saratoga Special, and will now take a look at the Grade I Hopeful Sept. 6. “I wanted to take the safer, more conservative route, and then go for the Hopeful after this,” Re- pole said. “He was the best horse in the race, by far. You want to see them do it that way.” Tod Marks Stay Thirsty gets a well-earned spray after winning Saturday’s eighth.

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Sunday, August 15, 2010 13 Saturday’s Saratoga winners • Photos by dave harmon 1 Carson Hall 2 Private Rules 3 Bulldogger

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14 Sunday, August 15, 2010 Saturday’s Saratoga results Saturday, August 14, 2010 7TH 1 Mile (Inner turf) 3&Up Maiden Special wgt Purse: $51,000 7 Hurricane Day Castellano J J 21.40 9.10 4.50 1ST 1 Mile (Inner turf) 3 & Up allow Optional clm ($50,000) 9 Baatesh Maragh R 4.70 3.00 Purse: $55,000 8 Chairman Now Gomez G K 2.50 3 Carson Hall Dominguez R A 7.90 4.20 2.50 Time 1:36.12 2 Stevil Lezcano J 6.80 4.80 Winning Trainer: Arnold George R II - Owner: Padua Stables 8 Raging Wit Gomez G K 3.90 B.c.3 by Stormy Atlantic - Boxing Day by Out of Place Time 1:35.08 Breeder: Rivermist Farm Trainer: Tagg Barclay - Owner: Young, Joyce B. and McManis, Gerald $2 Exacta (7-9) Paid $89.50 Ch.g.5 by Carson City - Wheatley Way by Wheatly Hall $2 Trifecta (7-9-8) Paid $211.00 Breeder: Deerbrook Racing $2 Daily Double (2-7) Paid $136.00 Daily Double Pool $92,563 $2 Exacta (3-2) Paid $58.50 $2 Pick 3 (1-2-7) 3 Correct Paid $803.00 Pick 3 Pool $110,058 $2 Trifecta (3-2-8) Paid $272.00 $2 Superfecta (7-9-8-6) Paid $1,132.00 $2 Superfecta (3-2-8-5) Paid $612.00 8TH 6 Furlongs 2 YO Maiden Special Weight Purse: $50,000 2ND 6 Furlongs 2 YO Maiden Special Weight Purse: $40,000 11 Stay Thirsty Velazquez J R 3.40 2.60 2.10 4 Private Rules Maragh R 19.60 9.50 4.90 3 Washington’s Rules Desormeaux K J 16.80 8.00 5 Cooks Forest Velasquez C 7.60 4.30 8 Fair Whit Maragh R 8.00 8 Exley Velazquez J R 2.60 Time 1:11.01 Time 1:12.49 Winning Trainer: Pletcher Todd A - Owner: Repole Stable Trainer: Ryan Derek S - Owner: Fein Eric Dk. b or br.c.2 by Bernardini - Marozia by Storm Bird Ch.c.2 by Peace Rules - Private Port by Sea Salute Breeder: Eric Fein Breeder: John D. Gunther & John Darren Gunther $2 Exacta (4-5) Paid $137.00 $2 Exacta (11-3) Paid $76.00 $2 Quinella (4-5) Paid $59.00 $2 Trifecta (11-3-8) Paid $888.00 $2 Trifecta (4-5-8) Paid $455.00 $2 Pick 3 (2-7-11) 3 Correct Paid $254.50 Pick 3 Pool $128,737 $2 Daily Double (3-4) Paid $109.00 Daily Double Pool $258,955 $2 Daily Double (7-11) Paid $58.50 Daily Double Pool $105,993 $2 Superfecta (4-5-8-9) Paid $1,329.00 $2 Superfecta (11-3-8-5) Paid $5,152.00

3RD 6 Furlongs 3 Year Olds And Up Allowance Purse: $52,000 9TH RACE 1 1/16 Miles (Turf) 3 & Up Allowance Optional Claim- 2 Bulldogger Velazquez J R 4.30 3.20 2.10 ing ($35,000) Purse: $45,000 5 China Mena M 10.40 5.70 1 Writingonthewall Prado E S 4.50 3.50 2.60 1 Footcandles Maragh R 2.80 12 Hammock Velasquez C 8.70 4.70 Time 1:09.47 10 J L Bernstein Maragh R 3.20 Trainer: Baffert Bob - Owner: Earnhardt, III, Patti and Hal J. Time 1:41.92 Dk. b or br.c.3 by Dixie Union - Silent Stream by Tricky Creek Winning Trainer: Martin Carlos F - Owner: Flying Zee Stable Breeder: White Fox Farm Dk. br or b.g.5 by E Dubai - Old Emotions by Wild Again $2 Exacta (2-5) Paid $67.00 Breeder: Flying Zee Stables $2 Trifecta (2-5-1) Paid $219.00 $2 Exacta (1-12) Paid $40.00 $2 Pick 3 (3-4-2) 3 Correct Paid $279.50 Pick 3 Pool $116,306 $2 Trifecta (1-12-10) Paid $180.50 $2 Daily Double (4-2) Paid $51.00 Daily Double Pool $86,252 $2 Pick 3 (7-11-1) 3 Correct Paid $147.00 Pick 3 Pool $120,331 $2 Daily Double (11-1) Paid $7.70 Daily Double Pool $120,373 4TH 6 1/2 Furlongs 3 & Up Claiming ($15,000) Purse: $20,000 $2 Consolation Pick 3 (7-11-4) Paid $49.60 1 Maid to Win Castellano J J 6.80 4.10 3.30 $2 Superfecta (1-12-10-5) Paid $1,312.00 9 Jersey Shore Girl Luzzi M J 3.80 3.10 $2 Consolation Double (11-4) Paid $3.30 6 A Girl Named Maria Bridgmohan J V 7.40 Time 1:17.68 10TH Sword Dancer Invitational (G1) 1 1/2 Miles (Inner turf) Trainer: Galluscio Dominic G - Owner: Sanford H. Robbins LLC 3 & Up Purse: $500,000 Dk. b or br.f.3 by Roaring Fever - Eastern Moon by Eastern Echo 8 Telling Gomez G K 22.60 9.50 6.20 Breeder: Hidden Lake Farm LLC & Richard Gallagher & Joan Simpson 6 Bearpath Borel C H 5.80 4.50 $2 Exacta (1-9) Paid $22.40 5 Al Khali Desormeaux K J 5.30 $2 Quinella (1-9) Paid $11.20 Time 2:25.29 $2 Trifecta (1-9-6) Paid $365.50 Winning Trainer: Hobby Steve - Owner: Lieblong, Alex and JoAnn $2 Pick 3 (4-2-1) 3 Correct Paid $291.00 Pick 3 Pool $81,446 B.h.6 by A.P. Indy - Well Chosen by Deputy Minister. Breeder: Darley $2 Daily Double (2-1) Paid $22.40 Daily Double Pool $91,943 $2 Exacta (8-6) Paid $150.00 $2 Superfecta (1-9-6-4) Paid $1,423.00 $2 Trifecta (8-6-5) Paid $1,028.00 $2 Superfecta (8-6-5-3) Paid $14,245.00 5TH RACE 7 Furlongs 3 & Up Claiming ($10,000) Purse: $20,000 $2 Pick 3 (11-1-8) 3 Correct Paid $93.00 Pick 3 Pool $115,287 1 No Rhyme Or Reason Dominguez R A 8.00 4.10 3.10 $2 Daily Double (1-8) Paid $70.50 Daily Double Pool $121,660 7 Every Little Thing Castellano J J 7.10 4.90 $2 Consolation Pick 3 (11-4-8) Paid $35.60 10 Lorraine in Spain Velasquez C 5.90 $2 Grand Slam (7,8,9-3,8,11-1,10,12-8) Paid $62.50 Time 1:24.80 Winning Trainer: Domino Carl J - Owner: Jump Sucker Stable 11TH 1 1/16 Miles (Turf) 3 & Up Allowance Purse: $43,000 Ch.f.4 by Full Mandate - Dusty Brook by Montbrook 7 Bishop of Nola Castellano J J 10.00 5.00 3.70 Breeder: Doug Vann & Betty Vann 2 John Wyatt Lezcano J 5.50 4.20 $2 Exacta (1-7) Paid $54.00 10 Mr. Vantastic Prado E S 6.50 $2 Trifecta (1-7-10) Paid $388.00 Time 1:41.53 $2 Pick 3 (2-1-1) 3 Correct Paid $105.50 Pick 3 Pool $126,272 Winning Trainer: Brown Bruce R - Owner: Castle Village Farm $2 Pick 4 (4-2/7-1-1/6) 4 Correct Paid $1,218.00 Pick 4 Pool Dk. br. or b.g.3 by Devil His Due - Via Mizer by Forty Niner $284,476 Breeder: McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds LLC & Spruce Lane Farm $2 Daily Double (1-1) Paid $41.40 Daily Double Pool $83,424 $2 Exacta (7-2) Paid $50.50 $2 Consolation Pick 3 (2-1-6) Paid $23.00 $2 Trifecta (7-2-10) Paid $342.50 $2 Superfecta (1-7-10-3) Paid $1,313.00 $2 Superfecta (7-2-10-6) Paid $6,610.00 $2 Consolation Double (1-6) Paid $6.60 $2 Daily Double (8-7) Paid $107.50 Daily Double Pool $236,765 $2 Pick 3 (1-8-7) 3 Correct Paid $270.50 Pick 3 Pool $155,353 6TH 1 1/16 Miles (Turf) 2 YO Maiden Special Weight Purse: $51,000 $2 Pick 4 (4/10/11-1/4/7/11-8-7) 4 Correct Paid $425.00 Pick 4 Pool Previews. 2 More Than Real Gomez G K 9.90 5.80 4.00 $732,955 5 Dynamic Holiday Dominguez R A 6.80 4.60 $2 Pick 6 (2-7-4/10/11-1/4/7/11-8-7) 5 Correct Paid $219.50 10 War Clan Desormeaux K J 7.10 $2 Pick 6 (2-7-4/10/11-1/4/7/11-8-7) 6 Correct Paid $22,693.00 Pick Time 1:42.33 6 Pool $145,222 Winning Trainer: Brown Chad C - Owner: TYB Stable Results. Ch.f.2 by More Than Ready - Miss Seffens by Saratoga Attendance: 30210 Mutuel Pool: $4,415,781 Breeder: Santucket Stable ITW Mutuel Pool: $3,955,142 ISW Mutuel Pool: $11,407,866 $2 Exacta (2-5) Paid $61.00 $2 Trifecta (2-5-10) Paid $681.00 $2 Pick 3 (1-1-2) 3 Correct Paid $220.00 Pick 3 Pool $105,475 Entries. $2 Daily Double (1-2) Paid $60.00 Daily Double Pool $92,626 $2 Consolation Pick 3 (1-6-2) Paid $33.00 ✫ $2 Superfecta (2-5-10-7) Paid $1,683.00 The aratoga Sallee Horse Vans 1-800-967-VANS • (772) 260-2586 All The Racing News

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Sunday, August 15, 2010 17 ADIRONDACK STAKES PREVIEW – SUNDAY

Kimmel, Prado together Like Old Times again in 2YO filly stakes BY PHIL JANACK In 1999, trainer John Kimmel lured jockey Edgar Prado from Maryland to ride full-time in New York. They won two stakes at Saratoga Race Course that summer, the Amsterdam with Successful Appeal and the Adirondack with Regally Appealing. Eleven years later, they team up again in the Grade II Adirondack for 2-year- old fillies with Goldmark Farm’s Silvis- lip, who will break from outside post 10 in today’s 6 1/2-furlong sprint. “I’ve been fortunate to win it twice,” said Kimmel, whose first Adirondack victory came with Flat Fleet Feet for his father, Caesar Kimmel, in 1995. “Win- ning a stakes at Saratoga is nice. Any stakes, any time of year, are nice. I think she deserves a shot in there. I know she won’t be one of the favorites, but they base everything off those (speed figures). She did what she had to do to win the other day. I’m not saying she couldn’t improve, and Edgar was very convincing that he thought she would improve off the race.” A dark bay or brown daughter of For- estry, a Grade I-winning sprinter at Sara- Tod Marks See Adirondack page 19 Silvislip exits a maiden win on Opening Day for Edgar Prado and trainer John Kimmel.

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18 Sunday, August 15, 2010 Adirondack – Continued from page 18 toga, Silvislip made her career debut on a sloppy, sealed track July 23, racing three wide and splashing home in front. She is one of five in the field with just one lifetime start, and one of seven coming into the race off a victory. There are no horses wheeling back from the Grade III Schuylerville, won by Le Mi Geaux on the same day Silvislip broke her maiden. “We’re like everybody else, one win and not much experience,” Kimmel said, “but at this time of year with these young horses, that’s kind of what you get. The Connie Bush a-other-than hasn’t been going, so you From left: Hula, Nina Fever and Position Limit run in the Adirondack today. have to run in a graded stake. She seems eighths last week. She’s probably sitting “It was a pretty fastly rated race, and going in the Adirondack, 6 1/2 furlongs to be pretty professional. She didn’t have on another good performance.” I like the way she’s trained since then,” and she hasn’t run since May, but a lot much adversity last time, like kickback With Silvislip’s Opening Day win the Pletcher said. “She seems to be going in of them are the same way in here. She’s or getting in tight quarters. There are lone Saratoga victory thus far, Kimmel the right direction, carrying her weight looking very, very good. She just looks a lot of new things that she’s probably would like to use the Adirondack as a well. She’s a big, strong filly to begin like a runner. She does it all right; she’s going to have to deal with in this race, springboard to further success at the with, but she’s responding the way you’d fast and classy. We’re excited about see- but it’s a chance for us to see what she’s meet and beyond. like to see her.” ing what she can do.” made of. If she shows well, then we can “Hopefully, we can kind of get it roll- Purchased privately following her Nina Fever and Tristanme are the only plan accordingly. This age group of hors- ing again,” he said. “We’ve been wal- maiden win at Calder Race Course May horses with previous graded experience. es, they can improve pretty dramatically lowing in this third and fourth position 15, Miss Sarah Brown makes her first Co-owned and trained by Wesley Ward, off of one start.” here for a while. It’s not like we’ve been start for new connections Curragh Sta- Nina Fever romped in her maiden win Though she raced near the front running bad. We’ve had a couple horses bles, Gene Cahalan and James Covello. on Keeneland’s Polytrack before taking throughout in her debut, Kimmel doesn’t that I think could have placed in graded John Terranova took over training du- on males in the Grade III Kentucky Ju- feel Silvislip needs to be on the lead. stakes, but what can you do? It’s over. ties from Larry Bates, and has given the venile at Churchill Downs, where she “You don’t want to take away what We’ll move on and take it from there.” Mass Media filly a steady string of works was last of five though beaten just over comes easy for her, but I don’t antici- Position Limit comes into the Adiron- for her step up to graded company. 4 lengths. pate her being like the two fillies in the dack off a sensational debut where she “Our bloodstock agent, Nick Sallus- Owned by Heiligbrodt Stable and Schuylerville that went flying out there in won by nearly 7 lengths at Belmont Park to, has bought a lot of nice horses over trained by Steve Asmussen, Tristanme 21 and change and then they all walked July 14. Owned by Starlight Partners, the last several years, and he found her makes her firth start. She broke her home,” Kimmel said. “I would antici- headed by Schenectady native Don Lu- and pointed her out to us,” Terranova maiden on the Polytrack at Woodbine pate that she would put herself in a good carelli and Saratoga Springs resident Jack said. “He had gone down and seen her prior to running second by a neck in the stalking position. She came back from Wolf, the Bellamy Road filly is trained by and liked what he saw, and put together Grade III Debutante at Churchill on June her last race and worked a nice five- Todd Pletcher. a group to buy her. Ideally, I don’t like 26.

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Kissa Melissa Kissa Melissa Lady Durlyn Kissa Melissa Verse Choir 1 Verse Choir Lady Durlyn Kissa Melissa Verse Choir Poovey Lady Durlyn Poovey Poovey Lady Durlyn Lady Durlyn Beth’s Kitten Raffinator Up For Love Raffinator Solutionfinders 2 Up for Love Beth’s Kitten Solutionfinders Beth’s Kitten N P Cat Solutionfinders Brunelli Raffinator Brunelli Beth’s Kitten Payout Payout Payout Payout Payout 3 Swinging At Siro’s Runaway Jim Runaway Jim Swinging At Siro’s Marsh Haven Marsh Haven Swinging At Siro’s Gotta Go Round Who’s Willie Fitz Gotta Go Round Happy Week Happy Week Happy Week Phantom Rising Obey the Rules 4 Vaughndidit Spina Obey The Rules Happy Week Phantom Rising Victoria Lynn Lily Meadow Spina Victoria Lynn Happy Week Deanaallen’skitten Deanaallen’skitten Deanaallen’skitten You De Best Deanaallen’skitten Seaside Run Seaside Run Tropical Jetset Deanaallen’skitten Seaside Run 5 To the Point Tropical Jetset To The Point Tropical Jetset To the Point Cookram Rock On Vacation Motion Play On Vacation Cookram Rock Motion Play Cookram Rock Golly Day Cookram Rock Motion Play 6 Golly Day Winning Token Raven’s Choice Raven’s Choice Golly Day Cold Hearted Babe Networking Dance Quality Dance Quietly Dance Quietly Networking Barn Diva Networking Networking Networking 7 Barn Diva Dance Quietly Barn Diva Afaaf Afaaf Sterling Silver Ivybridge Sterling Silver Ivy Bridge Prize Catch Smart Farming Sterling Silver Smart Farming Codetta Smart Farming 8 Up in Lights Codetta Ivybridge Up In Lights Sterling Silver Position Limit Coax Liberty Position Limit Alienation Position Limit Alienation Position Limit Alienation Because I Like It Alienation 9 Silvislip Alienation Tristanme Position Limit Coax Liberty Shimmering Forest Shimmering Forest Shimmering Forest Kid Tornado Medaglia’s Express Epicurus Epicurus Epicurus Shimmering Forest Smooth Transition 10 Supreme Serene Nehru Smooth Transition Medaglia’s Express Nehru Records 63/177 44/177 56/177 42/177 40/177

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20 Sunday, August 15, 2010 sunday’s Saratoga entries Royal Ascot (June) L’Arc de Triomphe (Sep-Oct) For trip details and to reserve your space, call Cheltenham (March) George Wagner, 1-800-368-0872 or visit our Dubai (March) website www.horseracingtripsworldwide.com Aintree (April) “I could not sleep, I was full of anticipation. I could not wait to get to sunday’s Saratoga entries the racetrack. I paced Sunday, August 15. Post Time 1 p.m. Entries with program number, post 6th (3:47) 1 Mile (Inner turf) 3&Up Claiming ($25,000) the paddock. My mouth position, jockey, trainer, and morning-line odds. Purse: $28,000 1 1 Cookram Rock...... Velazquez J R...... Benzel Seth...... 7-2 was dry. I had a knot in 1st (Post time 1:00) 7 Furlongs F&M 3&Up Starter Allowance 2 2 Raven’s Choice...... Hill C...... Wyatt Todd J...... 10-1 my stomach. But I was Purse: $45,000 3 3 Golly Day...... Cohen D...... Weaver George...... 4-1 1 1 Poovey...... Dominguez R A..... Levine Bruce N...... 7-2 4 4 Southern Saint...... Lenclud F...... Guillot Eric...... 12-1 in awe of my horse. My 2 2 Kissa Melissa...... Prado E S...... Friedman Mitchell.....3-1 5 5 Dbl Nvisabl George.....Hole T M...... Kopaj Paul...... 12-1 heart pounded. I thought 3 3 Malibu Artiste...... Desormeaux K J.... Levine Bruce N...... 6-1 6 6 El Corriente...... Garcia Alan...... Mongeon Kathy P.....8-1 4 4 Bob’s Dylan...... Velazquez J R...... Ferraro Michael S...10-1 7 7 Winning Token...... Espinoza J L...... Bush Thomas M.....12-1 the gates would never 5 5 Verse Choir...... Lezcano J...... Jerkens H Allen...... 7-2 8 8 Motion Play...... Coa E M...... Ward Wesley A...... 5-2 open. I thought the pace 6 6 Pleasant Sister...... Garcia Alan...... Barbara Robert...... 15-1 9 9 Royal Lord...... Studart M...... Quick Patrick J...... 30-1 7 7 Lady Durlyn...... Borel C H...... Nicks Ralph E...... 9-2 10 10 Love and Havoc...... Dominguez R A..... Schosberg Richard.... 12-1 was too fast. I thought 8 8 Crafty Gem...... Castellano J J...... Iselin James H...... 15-1 11 MTO On Vacation...... Studart M...... Mott William I...... 7-2 the jockey moved too Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (1-3), Daily Double 12 MTO One Turn Eddie...... Rodriguez Rudy R....3-1

Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (6-8), Grand ING AT Slam Races (6-9) soon. I thought we still 2nd (1:33) 1 1/16 Miles (Turf) ny bred 3&Up Maiden Daily Double AD PROOFING had a chance. I screamed Purse: $41,000 1 1 N P Cat...... Lezcano J...... Donk David...... 8-1 7th (4:21) 6 Furlongs Fillies 2YO Maiden Purse: $50,000 at the top of my lungs. 2 2 Won O Won...... Prado E S...... Levine Bruce N...... 15-1 1 1 Dixie Dear...... Castellano J J...... Badgett William Jr.. 12-1

PROD I pumped my fists. 3 3 Beth’s Kitten...... Velazquez J R...... Maker Michael J...... 3-1 2 2 Networking...... Lezcano J...... Dutrow, Jr. R E...... 3-1 COPYWRITER 4 4 Solutionfinders...... Velasquez C...... Englehart Chris...... 7-2 3 3 Marvel Gaye...... Desormeaux K J.... Stewart Dallas...... 12-1 I jumped for joy. I won! VE READ AND APPROVED THIS WORK . 5 5 Brunelli...... Luzzi M J...... Bond H James...... 5-1 4 4 Pampering...... Borel C H...... Baker James E...... 15-1 VICE I hugged my family. 6 6 Unforgettable P J...... Espinoza J L...... Ortiz Paulino O...... 20-1 5 5 Baby Me...... Gomez G K...... Harty Eoin...... CD 12-1 I thought my dad would

6 6 Barn Diva...... Prado E S...... Asmussen Steve...... 9-2 ACCT SER YOU ARE ST BY SIGNING YOUR INITIALS BELO W, 7 7 Rappaport...... Garcia Alan...... Rice Linda...... 12-1 YOU HA TH AT 8 8 Moon Raven...... Chavez J F...... Ferraro James W....15-1 7 7 Dance Quietly...... Velazquez J R...... Pletcher Todd A...... 7-2 be proud. I congratulated 9 9 Ommadon’s Answer...Solis A...... O’Brien Leo...... 15-1 8 8 Cold Hearted Babe...... Dominguez R A..... Brown Chad C...... l 5-1 10 10 Up for Love...... Dominguez R A..... Domino Carl J...... 4-1 9 9 Afaaf...... Garcia Alan...... McLaughlin Kiaran...6-1 my partners. I called my 11 AE Felice Di Notte...... Santiago V...... Sciacca Gary...... 12-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (7-9), Pick 4 Races (7-10) friends. I lost my voice. 12 AE Writethatdown...... Gomez G K...... White Linda A...... 4-1 Daily Double oston MA 0211 4 tpboston.com I stood in the winner’s

13 MTO Raffinator...... Prado E S...... Ryerson James T.....2-1 shington 77 North Wa B 617412 4000 te c 14 MTO Fortitude...... Dominguez R A..... Schosberg Richard...3-1 8th (4:55) 1 Mile (Inner turf) F&M 3&UP Maiden Purse: $51,000 circle. I celebrated. that Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (2-4) 1 1 Sterling Silver...... Dominguez R A..... Clement Christophe.. 3-1 Pick 4 Races (2-5), Daily Double 2 2 Perfect Berry...... Lenclud F...... Penna Angel Jr...... 20-1 night, i dreamed of doing 3 3 Hey Hey Mama...... Lezcano J...... Albertrani Thomas.. 10-1 it all over again…” 3rd (2:06) 6 Furlongs ny bred 3&UP Maiden Purse: $50,000 4 4 Up in Lights...... Borel C H...... Wilkes Ian R...... Sam 10-1 Erica H. 1 1 Second and One...... Castellano J J...... Weaver George...... 12-1 5 5 March Mischief...... Luzzi M J...... Violette,10-WPT-022 Jr. R A...... 20-1

2 2 Who’s Willie Fitz...... Santiago V...... Corrao James...... 8-1 6 6 Lignum Vitae...... Gomez G K...... Kimmel John CKelly F...... 12-1 JOB: 3 3 Ponte Vecchio...... Cohen D...... Weaver George...... 12-1 7 7 Smart Farming...... Cohen D...... Rice Linda...... TRAFFIC: AE: DESIGNER: 4-1 4 4 Jello Shot...... Luzzi M J...... Kelly Patrick J...... 20-1 8 8 Codetta...... Garcia Alan...... Mott William I...... 9-2 5 5 Runaway Jim...... Lezcano J...... Hills Timothy A...... 6-1 9 9 Prize Catch...... Velasquez C...... Penna Angel Jr...... 4-1 Intrigued? 6 6 Marsh Haven...... Hill C...... Baker Charlton...... 6-1 10 10 Lucida...... Castellano J J...... Barbara Robert...... 12-1 7 7 Gotta Go Round...... Lenclud F...... Ubillo Rodrigo A...... 8-1 11 AE Sortilege...... Solis A...... Kimmel John C...... 15-1

8 8 Payout...... Velazquez J R...... Brown Chad C...... 2-1 12 AE Home Rule...... Castellano J J...... McGaughey III PDF C R...5-1 T: InDesign CS3

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TE: Experience 15 MTO Ivybridge...... Hill C...... Albertrani Thomas....5-2 Racehorse Ownership. DA 4th (2:39) 7 Furlongs F&M 3&Up Allowance Purse: $52,000 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (8-10), Daily DoublePROGRAM: FILE FORMA COLOR: 1 1 Obey the Rules...... Hill C...... Terranova, II John....6-1 We manage the details. 2 2 Spina...... Dominguez R A..... Friedman Mitchell...10-1 9th (5:30) Adirondack S. (G2) 6 1/2 Furlongs Fillies 2YO You enjoy the ride. 3 3 Phantom Rising...... Desormeaux K J.... Mott William I...... 5-1 Purse: $150,000 Saratoga Special 4 4 Lily Meadow...... Lenclud F...... Dollase Wallace...... 6-1 1 1 Golden Phoenix...... Desormeaux K J.... Peery Chuck3 ...... 15-1 5 5 Mined Over Matter.....Borel C H...... Zito Nicholas P...... 20-1 2 2 Miss Sarah Brown...... Gomez G K...... Terranova, II John....8-1

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22 Sunday, August 15, 2010 Sunday, August 15, 2010 23 hedge our bets and it gives us to Mon- day to decide which horse we want to Special – run. I wouldn’t mind waiting for the Continued from page 22 Hopeful with Sovereign Default. I think certainly the seven-eighths is within his es and hopefully it continues,” Asmus- scope.” sen said. Violette said he thinks Bail Out The Well-regarded 2-year-olds will often Cat might handle a wet track better be pointed to the at the than his stablemate. beginning of the meet and the Grade I Wetzel is a Successful Appeal colt Bet on the Hopeful at the end. The earlier opening trained by Richard Dutrow for IEAH of the track July 23 for the expanded Stables. The colt was purchased after 40-day meet pushed the Sanford ahead his maiden victory and moved from As- by nearly a week so the Saratoga Special mussen’s barn. He was fourth in a wide became the target for Kantharos. trip in the Kentucky Juvenile. “He ran really fast in the Bashford Dogwood Stable’s Blue Right By, Manor (1:09 4/5) and we gave him a trained by Dallas Stewart, broke his Winner! little time to recover from that,” As- maiden at Churchill Downs in mid-June mussen said. and was a well-beaten seventh in the Bail Out The Cat, a son of Tale Of Sanford. The Cat, broke his maiden first time out Trainer Will Phipps is making his first at Belmont Park and was the favorite in venture into graded stakes company at the Sanford. His race was pretty much Saratoga. The former assistant to Bill finished at the start. Mott went out on his own in the fall of “We came up here and he had the 2008 and Manchurian High is one of unfortunate incident where he kind of his 18 horses at Saratoga this summer. blew up right as they sprung the gate in Phipps said he was happy to support the Sanford,” Violette said. “He came New York racing by taking a shot with out of the race very good; he’s been ter- the colt in a graded stakes. rific at the gate since. He hasn’t twitched “He has been breezing along and an ear wrong.” having good, long two-minute licks Violette has some flexibility with as well in between the short works,” his colts, owned by Klaravich Stable Phipps said. “The horse is fit and ready and William Lawrence, and will make to run. It will be interesting to see what the call on which one will go Monday he does.” morning. Freddue Lenclud will ride Manchu- Sovereign Default broke his maiden rian High, a son of The Daddy, for Blue- by 2 lengths first time out July 15. grass Empire Stables. “Originally, he was definite for this “It’s a tough spot,” Phipps said. race, then he had a little bit of a flat “Crazier things have happened, that’s breeze,” Violette said. “The next breeze for sure. We’re going to give it our was much better. I thought we would best.”

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Sunday, August 15, 2010 29 cupofcoffee Back in Town “Alina bought this filly at Ocala and told me she experience Saratoga? Who knows, maybe we get lucky was coming, I didn’t know anything about her,” Law- and she’s as good as I think she is.” rence said. “The first few times I worked her I thought Lawrence used to come to Saratoga as one of those by Sean Clancy she was just ordinary because she was off the bridle. hard-living, hard-riding jump jockeys. He stole a ca- Then we asked her, we were like, ‘Wow, she’s got an noe once or twice, closed down the Rafters and Sneaky engine.’ I told Alina, she could be a really good one Pete’s a few times as well. He pulled off the rare A.P. because she’s so laid back and waits for the rider to tell Smithwick/New York Turf Writers Cup double in her when to go. Hopefully I’m right.” 1993 aboard the iconic Warm Spell. He learned the Coax Liberty closed ground in her first start, wind- game from the ground up, riding for Rokeby Stable, First thing Friday morning, Chuck Lawrence ing up second in a Delaware Park maiden. She returned Virginia Kraft Payson, Mrs. Walter Jeffords, Dr. John walked Coax Liberty around Graham Motion’s barn. three weeks later to win a 5 1/2-furlong maiden and Griggs, Mrs. Miles Valentine, Brushwood Stable . . . Still dark, the day was just coming to life as groom booked her ticket to the Adirondack. deep-rooted supporters of flat racing and steeplechas- Bernie Sanchez cleaned Coax Liberty’s stall and some Utilizing his barn at Fair Hill and an in-house Penn- ing. old friends of Lawrence’s parked their car next to Mo- sylvania breeding program, Lawrence has put together a “I wish a lot of people could experience Saratoga. tion’s barn. solid season this year, winning 14 races from 54 starters We race the Charles Town, Penn, Philly circuit, un- Lawrence yelled – a Fair Hill reunion at Saratoga. for a 26-percent strike rate. Of the trainers with horses less you’ve been to Saratoga, you can’t imagine what A couple of hours later, after the second break on in the Adirondack, Lawrence (James in your program, it’s like to be here,” Lawrence said. “I remember win- the main track, Lawrence guided the 2-year-old filly but “Chuck” to the world) trails only Pletcher and is ning the Turf Writers the first time, that was amazing. the wrong way past the half-mile pole. Coax Liberty ahead of guys named Baffert and Asmussen. I was a young, dumb kid, it was such an honor to be shied, mildly, from something on the outside rail, Law- Born and raised in Marshall, Va., Lawrence grew up a jockey. , Antley, Cordero, Santos, it rence braced deep in his long stirrups and gave the filly thinking that winning the nightcap at Charles Town was an honor to walk in there, to actually win races a pat on the neck. Lawrence laughed deeply. was big. The Virginia boy came north and hitched on up here. When I rode for Rokeby, I kind of grew up “I haven’t been on a horse in a couple of months,” the horseman-making machine of Hall of Famer Bur- on the farm, it was an honor to wear those silks and he said. ley Cocks. Lawrence rode from 1985 to 1995, won be at that level.” Some things never leave you. all there was to win, but was always thinking about Now 44 and a father of a young son Chase with At the end of the morning, with Coax Liberty becoming a trainer. wife Beth, Lawrence will try to reach that level again tucked away in a deep bed of straw, Lawrence soaped He rode here in 1995. He returns with a stakes filly when Coax Liberty makes her third career start in the his saddle, cleaned his green saddle pad and Coax in 2010. Adirondack. Liberty’s bridle on the wooden rail outside Motion’s “The last couple of years, I’ve gotten better quality “It’s a big race but I try not to put too much pres- tackroom. horses,” Lawrence said. “I’m a little older and wiser sure on me or the filly,” Lawrence said. “I think she’ll A former two-time champion steeplechase jockey, and learned to put horses where they belong, having relax and go two turns. This is a steppingstone. There Lawrence brings the best he’s got to Saratoga for to- said that, I’m putting her in a Grade II stake, hopefully are a lot of fast horses out there, it’s the ones who will day’s Adirondack. Coax Liberty, owned by Alina we’ve made the right decision. A lot of people were pull up after a five eighths, three quarters of a mile Muther’s Copper Penny Stable, is 20-1 on the morning calling trying to buy her, this is what they were going work and they’re ready to go again. You don’t come line. to do with her – why not let Alina have some fun and across horses like that every day.”

PINHOOKING VENTURE ANCHORAGE, Barretts 2-Year-Old in training Sales Topping Filly by Tapit.

Purchased at the July Fasig Tipton Yearling Sale, for $65,000.

SOLD at Barretts for $540,000.

*My only yearling to 2-year-old pinhook selection for the year, 2009.

Thank You, , Mike Shustek and Team Michael Tabor.

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