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BY sean clancy The Whitney handicap ick Zito wrapped Carlos Correa in a headlock “I love this horse. I love this horse. I’ve galloped other big as the two men – co-workers – bulled their way horses, but this one is the greatest,” Correa said while waiting Inside to the winner’s circle after the Whitney Handi- for Commentator to return after winning the Whitney. “He’s cap. It was their world – two men telling each always got to run hard, he’s a warrior, he’s like a 2-year-old. I ❱ Champ Ginger Punch other, ‘I told you so.’ know him like a book. When I gallop him, I make him go like NThey were both right. John Velazquez coddled and ca- a pony because he’s a fragile horse.” knocks out another joled 9 epic furlongs from Commentator, but it was Correa In the two weeks leading to the Whitney, Correa could and Zito who had been doing all the work leading up to the feel the kettle boiling. He galloped him around the Oklahoma Go For Wand. Grade I stakes. A fragile 7-year-old that runs every furlong track Friday like a mime in a phone booth; motionless on his like it’s his bachelor party, Commentator collected his second back, nursing every stride, keeping the genie in the bottle. ❱ Whitney crown, three years after his first. In 2005, he clung “The way he went the last two days, I told Nick they’re Forever Together to a neck victory over Saint Liam. This time, he kicked away not going to beat him. He’s an amazing horse,” Correa said. takes the Diana. to an un-pressured 4 3/4-length win over Student Council, “I galloped him from day one, he hasn’t changed. When he’s who closed from deep in the field. Grasshopper finished a right, he’ll beat anybody, believe me. Seven years old, still distant third, a nose ahead of Notional. Owned by Tracy running – you don’t see horses like him. When he’s on, he’s an ❱ Entries & Handicap- Farmer, Commentator completed the 1 1/8-mile in 1:50.23. amazing horse. When he’s on, he’s a freak.” Correa has coddled and cajoled Commentator for six sea- Velazquez knew there was only one choice in the Whit- ping for Sunday. sons, galloping him slowly to preserve the precious grease left ney. Go. Breaking from the rail, Commentator shot to the in his squeaky legs. Plagued by a twice-repaired left shin and front as potential pace factor Tasteyville missed the break and compromised by a mind that says “go” all the time, Com- then jarred his way around the first turn. Longshot Timber ❱ Jim Dandy Preview. mentator now has 12 wins from 19 starts, with earnings of more than $1.5 million. See whitney page 2 through three quarters in 1:11.80 as Timber Reserve and Solar Flare retreat- Whitney – ed. Notional and Grasshopper crept into Continued from page 1 position while Student Council began a wide move to reach the first flight, well, Reserve angled from the outside post the first flight behind Commentator. Ve- and found a spot in second, with Sub- lazquez nudged the 7-year-old gelding urban runner-up (and public choice) So- and in a flash, it was over. Commenta- lar Flare adopting a comfortable zone tor kicked and the others were already in third. Commentator settled into his spent. rhythm, cruising through a quarter mile Velazquez picked up the ride on Com- in 24.16 seconds and a half in 47.73, mentator this winter, partnering him to more than a second slower than his first two runaway scores at Gulfstream Park. Whitney victory. Velazquez liked it. Velazquez learned Commentator’s nu- “It makes a big difference to not have ances and put the lessons to use. another speed horse going 22 and 45 in “If you try to slow him down, he just these kinds of races. He got to the lead goes,” Velazquez said. “I let him break and started loping in front, he loved it,” first, then by the first turn I grab him and Velazquez said. “If a horse comes to then let him go. When the other horse him, he gets in the bridle right away, but came to him, he grabbed me on his own. Tod Marks I give and take, just play with him.” I let him do a little of what he wants and Carlos Correa and Nick Zito bask in Commentator’s Whitney score. Commentator and Velazquez played then I do a little of what I want.” Commentator did more of what he wanted in his prior start, a tough loss in the Met Mile where he rattled on the lead and eventually succumbed to Di- vine Park. This time, he never felt that kind of pressure and kept to the cox- Terry Lindsey Equidae Gallery swain’s call. “I thought it was going to be a repeat from the Met Mile, when the oth- At the Holiday InnsOpen daily 9 - 9 July 25 - Sept. 1 er horse went with him. Trust me, he doesn’t need to be on the lead, he’s on the lead because he’s so fast. If you grab him, he’s going to go, but I didn’t have to grab him,” Velazquez said. “I told Nick when he got beat in the Met Mile, this horse is so good right now, I can let them go and rate him. Only problem today, I was on the inside. I told Nick I’m letting him go. When I drop him in, he’s gone.” Velazquez is the lucky one, he gets to drop him. A former jockey, Correa holds him every day. He even steps aside to let his wife Maxine breeze him. For two weeks leading up to the Whitney, Zito haggled Correa. “Nick leaves me alone, he never bothers me, but he was driving me crazy with this horse,” Correa said, with a grin. “Nick’s the best, I know he’s under pressure, but I kept telling him don’t worry.” Zito worries. He’s taken 37 X-rays of Commentator’s left shin over the years. The same shin that’s been operated on twice. The shin that has limited Com- mentator to just 19 starts. The New LECTURES AND DEMOS York-bred son of Distorted Humor Each Friday at 10 a.m. — made his fourth start of the year in the a different guest each week Whitney. Last year, he ran four times. In 2006, twice. That’s why Zito was driv- CHAMPAGNE OPENING ing Correa crazy. “I’ve been telling him for two weeks, Aug. 2, 6-8 p.m. — Introducing you’ve got to be a perfectionist. He said, THE SARATOGA RACING BRACELET ‘You’re driving me crazy, you’re driv- Designed by Terry Lindsey, Music by Jane Wood ing me crazy.’ I said for this particular race we had to be perfect and we were VIEW GALLERY WWW.EQUIDAE.COM perfect,” Zito said. “He’s been with me 518-584-1766 gallery / 802-379-1156 cell / 802-325-3918 studio forever, he’s a great horseman. I’ve got a great crew, you can’t do it by yourself, ARTISTS DISPLAYED you need all the ingredients, we work hard, this is what it’s all about.” Top left to right, Kate Upton, Terry Lindsey, After the race, Zito enjoyed a rol- Susie Cronin, Jaime Corum, Werner Rentsch, licking walk through the crowd. He got more pats on the back than at a secu- Kathy Partridge, Louise W. King, rity checkpoint. He posed for a photo Louise Peterson plus 30 more wonderful artists. with some fellow Brooklyn natives. He pumped his fist to every “Yeah, Nick” he heard. And there were a lot of them. “To have a horse of this caliber do the things he does is truly amazing. Truly amazing, when you think about it. He’s one-dimensional, he’s got to be close and he’s fragile,” Zito said. “He’s one of the greatest. This will go down as one of the best. One of the best ever.”

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Sunday, July 27, 2008 3 diana stakes recap Forever, in a flash BY karen johnson No, Saturday’s Grade I Diana Stakes wasn’t a steeplechase, but it was two steeplechase greats, Augustin Stable’s George Strawbridge Jr. and trainer Jonathan Sheppard, who won the race with Forever Together. Forever Together provided Sheppard and Straw- bridge with their first Saratoga stakes winner on the flat since Latice won the ungraded Waya here in 2005. The Grade I score goes alongside that of Augustin/ Sheppard great With Anticipation, who took the Sword Dancer in 2001 and 2002. Forever Together (Julien Leparoux) motored down the stretch after coming from the back of the pack to win the Diana by three-quarters of a length over Tod Marks Dynaforce. Rutherienne finished 3 1/2 lengths behind Forever Together (left, Julien Leparoux) charges away from Dynaforce in the stretch of Saturday’s Diana. the runner-up. It was a nose back to Vacare in fourth. furlong and was run over a turf course with moisture Crowd Pleaser and First Approach. Wait A While, the 3-1 favorite, displayed no kick in in it, something she had already shown a liking for “Actually when I saw her odds in the paper, it took the stretch and finished seventh. when she won an overnight stakes at Arlington Park a little bit of pressure off,” said Sheppard, who also Forever Together wasn’t supposed to be a factor, in May. won the Diana for Strawbridge with Ratings in 1993. according to the morning-line odds for the $500,000 So when Sheppard saw his filly listed at 15-1 in the “But the bettors did seem quite to like her.” Diana, but Sheppard felt confident the 4-year-old filly morning line, with only one horse in the 10-horse field Sheppard credited the patience exhibited by exer- belonged after a strong third in the 1-mile Just A Game, carrying higher odds, he was puzzled. But the bettors cise riders Danielle Hodsdon and Barry Wiseman with a Grade I at Belmont Park June 7. Still, Sheppard’s ended up being savvy and sent Forever Together off as Forever Together, who has a mind of her own when filly had four Grade I winners to contend with: Bit Of the sixth choice at 9-1. Of course, handicappers un- it comes to training. She doesn’t like to be rushed in Whimsy, Rutherienne, Vacare and Wait A While. doubtedly remembered the work Sheppard has done her morning routine, and is prone to stopping in her The Diana provided Forever Together with an extra on the flat with turf horses suchFINAL as ADWith 3-31-08:FINAL Anticipation, AD 3-27-06 4/1/08 11:03 AM PageSee 1diana page 6 HISTORY $255,000,000 From 2000 through 2007 in black type stakes races alone, trainers who fed Hallway Feeds Racing Products earned in excess of $255-million dollars in first place purse money.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008 5 Diana – Continued from page 4 tracks when she reaches the track. “She is a bit of a prima donna,” Sheppard said. “She is used to getting her own way.” In the Diana, Forever Together trailed the field for a half-mile before launching her move around the far turn. Leparoux swung the filly five-wide coming into the stretch and then began to pick off her rivals, until the only one left was Dynaforce, who had pressed the pace set by Bayou’s Lassie. “To see her running by horses of Open Every Day that caliber like that is pretty amazing,” for Breakfast At 7 AM Sheppard said. Leparoux, riding Forever Together Best Live Music for the first time, felt like a mere pas- senger. After The Track “Coming into the straight, when I got Full Menu For Breakfast, her out she took off,” Leparoux said. “It was nice, a nice feeling. (Sheppard) Lunch And Dinner told me to get her to relax. He said she Tod Marks does not have to be last but to get her Trainer Jonathan Sheppard greets Forever Together and Julien Leparoux after the Grade I win. to relax – but we were last anyway. He 9 Gridley St. told me to get away however she wants as a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup. was a solid 1:46.52. and then relax. She was relaxed. I got Strawbridge couldn’t take his eyes Forever Together had decent form Saratoga Springs a clear trip, too. I never had to do any- off the replay of the Diana, and shook on the dirt before being switched to the thing. It’s not like I had to wait or she his head in amazement as he watched, turf two starts before the Diana. Last 518-587-4909 had to get in tight or anything. I could over and over again, the monster move year, she won the Grade II Forward Gal move whenever I wanted to.” made by Forever Together, a $240,000 Stakes at Gulfstream Park on the dirt, At The Corner Of Nelson The Diana was a Breeders’ Cup 2-year-old purchase at the Ocala Breed- and was the runner-up in the Grade II & Gridley Streets Challenge race and provided Forever ers’ Sale. Beaumont at Keeneland on Polytrack. Catering And Private Parties Together, a daughter of Belong To Me, “I didn’t know if she would be able But after the Beaumont, her form tailed with an automatic starting berth in the to make up that kind of ground on the off and Sheppard was looking for a way Available Under The Tent $2 million Filly and Mare Turf at Santa soft turf,” Strawbridge said. “This is a to get her back in the winner’s circle. Anita Oct. 24. great group of fillies (she beat).” Apparently, he found the solution. www.thehorseshoeinn.com Sheppard said he would target the Forever Together returned $20. Her Flower Bowl at Belmont Park Sept. 27, final time over a course labeled good Additional reporting by Joe Clancy

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Sunday, July 27, 2008 7 A Knockout Ginger Punch survives trouble, motors to repeat score in Grade I by john panagot go for wand recap With her head held high, Ginger Punch paraded around the walking ring It would get worse. before the Go For Wand. The reigning Eclipse champion broke With a confident swagger that only well and jockey Rafael Bejarano made the most popular girl carries, Gin- the decision to ease off the pace. ger Punch looked like a standout. Her He allowed Edgar Prado and Moon marshmallow-white face and chestnut Catcher to cross over and control coat kept all eyes on her. the race. First problem. Copper State She knew you were looking. picked the next spot in second. Second Ginger Punch strolled to the race- problem. Ginger Punch sat on the rail track. Her trainer, Bobby Frankel fled in third. to the racing office. The as-close-to-a-nightmare trip while One foot on a short wooden bench, still winning the race had begun. the other on the ground, Frankel Prado did exactly what everyone leaned his arm on the windowsill and knew he would; he slowed it down, posting a quarter in 24.04 seconds and looked out the window as rain began to Tod Marks strengthen and then his eyes went back a half in 49.01. All alone at the wire, Ginger Punch floats to another Go For Wand score. to the screen. “Jesus,” the trainer muttered as his horse approached the far turn with no- ing Moon Catcher and Copper State “Jesus, what a trip she had. I thought Composed and unfazed by the pre- near the furlong marker. she was dead,” Frankel said as the re- cipitation or the impending race, Fran- where to go. Moon Catcher led, Copper State stalked while Indescribable, Over Once there, the foregone conclusion mainder of the horses crossed the wire kel never said a word. That’s him. had finally come around. Ginger Punch and he headed for the winner’s circle. Then he grimaced. Under and Runway Rosie ranged up on the outside. Ginger Punch’s found her- skipped home to win by comfortable On the way to the winner’s circle Maybe this wasn’t a foregone con- 1 1/4 lengths over Copper State and Frankel was hit by as many raindrops clusion. self four deep going into the final turn. Bejarano tried to go outside and Indescribable, who picked up Grade I as “Congrats Bobby, unbelievable and As the horses were loaded and ready black type that deserved an asterisk. great race.” for the start Ginger Punch lurched and found a blocking sled. Back to the inside, he waited for a seam. When he fi- Owned by Stronach Stables, the home- When Ginger Punch entered the win- hit the front doors of the gate. bred Ginger Punch finished the 9 fur- ner’s circle, Frankel looked at Bejarano “Oooh,” Frankel said. nally saw daylight, Ginger Punch poked that glowing white face between a fad- longs in 1:53.43. See go for wand page 9

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8 Sunday, July 27, 2008 Go For Wand – Continued from page 8 and shook his head. His body language said it all – that was a little too close. “Yeah they were after me,” Bejarano said. “At first I was in perfect position, but at a half-mile they came around. Then finally after the turn, I was able to find some room.” Frankel returned to the racing office, just to catch another view of the bum- per-boat trip. “See they’re all ganging up on her. They’re all looking for her,” Frankel said while watching the replay. “I guess that happens when you run a 1-5 shot, they’re all over you. I was sweating it. Dave Harmon Ginger Punch (right) breaks sharply in the Go For Wand. She’s a champion though, just a good filly.” Ginger Punch improved her stellar career lines to 11-for-19 for over $2.7 million. Last year, she took the Go For Wand by 6 lengths, part of a five-win season that included Breeders’ Cup Dis- taff, Ruffian and First Flight. This year, she’s collected the Louis- ville, Ogden Phipps and Go For Wand to give her five Grade I stakes wins in her career. The popular girl got all the attention again. The daughter of Awesome Again earned the looks.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008 9 In Time Abraaj gets untracked late, nails the early speed in Grade II sprint by brian nadeau A.G. Vanderbilt stakes recap Kiaran McLaughlin stood in front of the big-screen television in the Sara- really nice horse.” toga clubhouse, peering up as his charge Did he ever. Abraaj threatened to drift out of sight as Abraaj made his 2008 debut in an the field for the Grade II Alfred G. Van- allowance/optional claimer at Belmont derbilt Handicap hit the three-eighths Park May 8, floating like a speedboat pole. over the muddy track en route to a ‘This isn’t going according to plan,’ 6-length victory. McLaughlin thought he thought to himself. In a heavy drive, of his options and elected to point the jockey Alan Garcia echoed those same son of Carson City to the Grade II True sentiments. North on the Belmont Stakes undercard. Shadwell Stable’s Abraaj was going Abraaj rewarded his trainer with a close nowhere as the field approached the far third to division leader Benny The Bull. turn before putting things together in The half-length loss had McLaughlin deep stretch to draw off by 2 1/2 lengths, thinking big. punching his ticket to the Breeders’ Cup With the Shadwell-owned Lucky Is- Dave Harmon Sprint Oct. 25 at Santa Anita. land sitting out the Vanderbilt to await Abraaj (Alan Garcia) swoops in late to catch First Defence and Sammarco in the Vanderbilt. the Grade I Forego at the end of the Eighth and last in the 2007 Vander- And it was. Sammarco (Channing Struggling to keep up as the field passed meet, Abraaj had the 6-furlong stakes bilt, Abraaj took the rest of the season Hill) out-broke the gate and bounded the three-eighths pole, the 5-year-old all to himself – in terms of intra-stable off to let the wear and tear of the race- clear in the first few steps while Abraaj seemed relegated to also-ran status. competition anyway. track run its course. was taken in hand and allowed to lope Garcia pumped and drove while trying The Vanderbilt lost morning-line fa- “We had to stop on him after last along in fourth. California speedball to coax a response from the 8-5 favorite. vorite and potential pace player Bustin year’s race when his ankles flared up a Black Seventeen engaged Sammarco What seemed a futile effort brightened Stones early Saturday morning when little bit and he just needed some time shortly thereafter and pressed the front- as the field sped to the stretch. When the trainer Bruce Levine scratched him with off,” McLaughlin said. “It did him a runner through a quarter in 22.06 sec- half-mile went in 44.57 seconds, sud- a bruised foot. But with Black Seventeen world of good, we were able to give him onds. denly things didn’t seem so bleak. and Sammarco in the field, the pace still a break and bring him back this year. Meanwhile, Abraaj looked like he promised to be heated. During the time off he just filled into a was running on the beach barefoot. See vanderbilt page 11

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10 Sunday, July 27, 2008 Vanderbilt – Continued from page 10 “When he was beginning to ask him as they hit the three-eighths pole I was a little worried,” McLaughlin said. “But when he hit the quarter pole and I saw how hard the leaders were running I was actually OK.” As was Abraaj. Garcia guided him to the outside for a clear run and set his sights on Sammarco, fresh off a maiden win and the longest shot on the board at 21-1. The leader dispatched of Black Seventeen and surged clear to a 2-length lead as he hit the final furlong. First De- fence (Javier Castellano), who stalked in third the entire way, split horses and Dave Harmon arrived on the scene, looming a late Abraaj hosted a party – including much of the McLaughlin family – in the winner’s circle after the Vanderbilt. danger. Team McLaughlin, 15-something through a myriad of emotions during strong, went silent as the camera fo- the Vanderbilt’s 6 furlongs in 1:10.23. cused on a clear Sammarco, a poised “The first part he was struggling to First Defence, and a drifting Abraaj pick up the track and I was pushing on who ventured out of the picture. him and it didn’t look like it was go- DESIGN A ROOM AROUND THIS... One-one thousand. Two-one thou- ing to be his day,” Garcia said. “But af- sand. Three-one thousand. Four-one ter that, when he got hold of the track, thousand. Five-one thousand. he really took off. Once he got going I Cue the band. thought the leaders were going to come Garcia steered Abraaj in a few paths, back to me because I knew they went the duo reappeared, and the McLaugh- pretty fast for the first quarter.” lins rose in a crescendo that would make McLaughlin left the winner’s circle an orchestra at SPAC jealous. and headed to the trustees’ room, pon- Abraaj gained with every stride on dering the newfound options with his Sammarco. Inhaling the Spa stretch pair of talented sprinters. late, Abraaj blew clear of First Defence, “It’s nice to have a couple of good who came up wanting after chasing the sprinters in the barn for the same owner. quick splits early. Sammarco salvaged We can go every other race with them,” third, a nose ahead of Californian the trainer said. “He is Breeders’ Cup Thor’s Echo. eligible, right?” Garcia, like McLaughlin, went He is now.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008 11 All Hands Do-it-all owner New Day enjoys NY-bred turf score with Stepaside by Joe Clancy & Brian Nadeau saturday racing recap Calling New Day Racing Stable on yielding turf at Belmont in May and hands-on owners might be a bit like finished second (beaten a length) at this calling Caroline Street a party. And if level June 1 at Belmont. New Day’s Saratoga continues as it did Saturday, Stepaside (owned in part- Saturday, the group might be partying nership with John Lauriello) settled well on Caroline Street. off the early pace of Another Gulch and Stepaside (Garrett Gomez) roared swung wide before closing like Brad through the stretch to win the fifth – a Lidge to register a 3 3/4-length victory, $62,000 first-level allowance for New covering the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.11. York-breds on the turf – and spurred Woodrunner (Eibar Coa) edged Piazza grins all around as managing partners Di Spagna (Cornelio Velasquez) for the Sue Vitro (who delivered Stepaside as a place spot. foal) and Iris Egan (who bought Stepa- New Day spent $30,000 to purchase Dave Harmon side’s dam) led a happy group to the Stepaside’s dam, From Time To Time, at Stepaside stretches for the finish line in Saturday’s fifth race. winner’s circle. Keeneland’s January Sale – despite a dis- “I haven’t been down here for a long bridge Farm in Schuylerville. “We don’t time starters from Overbrook, Melnyk, agreement. Vitro thought the daughter breed anything that we’re afraid to keep Gaines-Gentry and Phipps, and a Dar- time,” said Egan. “My face is hurting, of Rahy (carrying Stepaside at the time) I’m smiling so much. My face is stuck and race so that’s what we’re doing.” ley Stable bear coming off a troubled was too crooked-legged. Egan over- And they’re having a ball. fourth in his only career start. Joppa on smile.” ruled, however, citing other parts of the Egan and Vitro head New Day, which Flat’s lorded over the group in experi- mare’s body: “I like stocky women and • Now hear this, steeplechase buyers: ence, however as the other 13 runners campaigns a handful of horses with she was stocky like me.” Tom Voss, George Weaver and Mike stop calling Bob Ribaudo. Joppa Flat’s came into the race with 32 total starts. Whatever the reason, From Time is not for sale. At least not for a while. “That’s unbelievable,” said Ribaudo Ferraro. Voss trains Stepaside, a 4-year- To Time came home to New York and old son of Real Quiet, in Maryland. The 4-year-old earned himself a reprieve afterward. “When I saw this race, I said, foaled (with Vitro’s assistance) Stepaside by winning for the first time in 21 ca- ‘Oh my god, what am I doing?’ It was Last summer at Saratoga, he was a raw in April 2004. Four years later, he took 3-year-old who made his career debut reer starts in Saturday’s sixth, a $62,000 pretty tough. The third race, the maid- them to the Saratoga winner’s circle. maiden. Owned by Marc Keller, the son en on the grass, I should have been in on the final weekend. Ninth of 10 that “We put him in the preferred sale up day, he won two starts later at Belmont of Broken Vow (Sebastian Morales) there. That was much easier than this, here and he RNA’d,” said Vitro, whose went after pacemaker Tiz It (Cornelio but it worked out great.” and finished second twice by year’s end. day job is broodmare manager at Stone- Stepaside opened 2008 with a fourth Velasquez) at the furlong pole and won Joppa Flat’s switched to turf this win- by a widening 5 3/4 lengths in 1:21.71 ter at Gulfstream and had made four of for the 7 furlongs on the dirt. A Diehl his five most recent starts on the grass. (Gomez) finished third. But Ribaudo figured dirt was on the The race’s field of 14 featured some- horse’s agenda at Saratoga. thing for everyone – including first- See saturday page 14

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Sunday, July 27, 2008 13 Saturday – Continued from page 12 “We tried to keep him on the grass to get a little bit easier competition,” said the trainer. “But we were coming to Saratoga, and you don’t have the mile on the grass. I figured, drop him in and see what happens.”

• Baronial has a long way to go to live up to his mom’s accomplishments, but the son of undefeated champion Personal Ensign got things going in the right direction, taking Saturday’s third race. Trainer Shug McGaughey added blinkers to the Phipps Stable homebred after a fourth at Belmont, and the shades provided Baronial (John Velazquez) with a little more starch for the stretch run in the $63,000 maiden turf affair. The son of Kingmambo drew clear for a 1 3/4-length score over Intercoastal (Kent Desormeaux) and Certifiably Royal (Ramon Dominguez). Dave Harmon Baronial (right, John Velazquez) draws clear in Saturday’s third race. McGaughey didn’t start Baronial as a 2-year-old and has seen him develop into a 3-year-old with a tre- to go inside of horses and he wouldn’t do it. Today he breaking his maiden before running a close sixth on a mendous upside. ran well with them and finished up great.” parched course that wasn’t to his liking. The recent rain “He’s a typical late-developing horse. Last year at the Spa helped the son of Lycius get the job done. he was small when I had him up here and I told Mr. • Lyke A Hurricane capped a riding double for Ed- “He really turned it around since we got him sprint- Phipps that I didn’t really want to run him. We turned gar Prado, taking the finale for Just Jackie Stables and ing on turf and I think the ground really made the him out for six months, so I have to give him credit for David Duggan. Prado was able to save ground as the difference today. He likes to run over something with letting me do that. When he came back he made a lot field bunched during the 5 1/2-furlong sprint, swung some cut to it,” Duggan said. “I liked him coming in better looking horse. We’ll see what happens, but he out turning for home, and collared Friday Player here, he was doing good. We ran him at Belmont over might have a future,” McGaughey said. “I think the (Robby Albarado) for a three-quarter-length score. Ya a really hard course and he ran ok but coming here blinkers focused him a bit more and made a big dif- Think (Coa) closed strongly to complete the tri. today the ground really moved him up.” ference today. The other day (at Belmont) he was kind Duggan got the 4-year-old Lyke A Hurricane back to spotty up the backside and we were trying to get him turf sprints this spring at Belmont and he responded by See saturday page 15

14 Sunday, July 27, 2008 and took charge turning for home and opened up a 2 1/2-length lead in the Saturday – $84,000 allowance/optional claimer. Continued from page 14 Darley Stable’s 4-5 favorite Unbridled Heart (Javier Castellano) made a be- • Bruce Levine was unable to win lated rally in deep stretch but came up the day’s major goal, the Grade II Al- a neck short while finishing three-quar- fred G. Vanderbilt, as he had to scratch ters of a length ahead of Constabulary morning-line favorite Bustin Stones due (Desormeaux). to a foot bruise. But he at least left with a parting gift when he took the opener with Repole Stable’s Benny The Waiter • Munnings, a $1,700,000 purchase (Coa), who took the $61,000 state-bred at the Fasig Tipton February 2-year-old allowance by 2 lengths over heavily sale, won his debut for Todd Pletcher in favored Rollers (Dominguez) and Bor- the second race. rowing Limit (Rajiv Maragh). “He was working really, really good While Rollers was 3-5 on the tote- and really, really fast,” Pletcher said. board it was Benny The Waiter who “Obviously I’d be a big fan of Speight- looked odds-on throughout, assuming stown anyway but regardless of who he command from the start and holding was by, his work was so exceptional at a measured half-length lead down the Calder he really showed himself.” backstretch. Rollers loomed turning for Munnings (Velazquez) finished 4 1/4 Bustin Stones home but Benny The Waiter proved re- lengths ahead of Just A Coincidence silient and pulled clear under the line. (Corey Nakatini) who went out for Nick Zito and Robert LaPenta also making Moon Catcher • Acai (Prado) took the fourth for his debut. Sean Avery (Channing Hill), Rick Dutrow and a partnership that in- a son of Cherokee Run, completed the Macho Again cluded IEAH Stables and Golden Goose triple. The final time was 1:09.84 for Enterprises. Prado rated Acai in third the 6 furlongs. Icabad Crane All The Winners Awesome Gem (Through Saturday) Trainers Jockeys Buddy’s Humor Steve Asmussen...... 4 John Velazquez...... 6 Richard Dutrow Jr...... 3 Eibar Coa...... 5 Sky Mystic Chad Brown...... 2 Alan Garcia...... 4 Bobby Frankel...... 2 Edgar Prado...... 4 Bruce Levine...... 2 Shaun Bridgmohan...... 3 Ten Most Wanted Kiaran McLaughlin...... 2 Cornelio Velasquez...... 3 Todd Pletcher...... 2 Javier Castellano...... 2 Wesley Ward...... 2 Sebastian Morales...... 2 Toccet Michael Aro...... 1 Elvis Trujillo...... 2 Gary Contessa...... 1 Robby Albarado...... 1 Soto James Corrao...... 1 Rafael Bejarano...... 1 David Duggan...... 1 Kent Desormeaux...... 1 Tony Dutrow...... 1 Ramon Dominguez...... 1 Coach Jimi Lee John Fahey III...... 1 Garrett Gomez...... 1 Eoin Harty...... 1 Julien Leparoux...... 1 Bella Bellucci Mike Hernandez...... 1 Rudy Rodriguez...... 1 Stan Hough...... 1 Jeffrey Sanchez...... 1 Allen Jerkens...... 1 Dashboard Drummer Michael Matz...... 1 Shug McGaughey...... 1 Pat Reynolds...... 1 Doll Baby Bob Ribaudo...... 1 Phil Serpe...... 1 Ambition Unbridled Jonathan Sheppard...... 1 Barclay Tagg...... 1 John Terranova II...... 1 Fagedaboudit Sal Tom Voss...... 1 Nick Zito...... 1 My Snookie’s Boy Galloping Grocer Mazhilla Raving Rocket DivisionMidAtlantic of Paws for Life, Inc., Horsea 501c3 Non-Proﬁt Rescue Organization Rescued from slaughter!!!! Acey Deucey Healthy, sound, young thoroughbreds for adoption. Our horses are ONLY here because they were not making money at the track! All horses are carefully evaluated before being placed. Safety and suit- ability are of the utmost importance. We do transfer ownership and CRUPI’S NEW CASTLE FARM adopt anywhere there is a good home. 4625 N.W. 110th Avenue Since September, 2002 we have placed over 300 TB’s in new careers as eventers, show horses, dressage, and pleasure mounts. Ocala, FL 34482-1833 Call us for your next star-- Phone: (352) 840-5400 Sneaky Love Black bay TB m., 16.0h, 5 yrs. Good Be part of the solution!! mover, sensible, sound, ready for a new career! Fax: (352) 840-0661 www.MidAtlanticHorseRescue.org P.O. Box 403, Chesapeake City, MD 21915 · 302-376-7297 Contact Jim Crupi 1 (866) 313-5400 Like The Special? Support our advertisers. www.newcastlefarm.com Or become one.

Sunday, July 27, 2008 15 saturday’s Saratoga results Saturday, July 26 7th. The Diana (Gr. I). 1 1/8 Miles. Turf. F&M. 3&up. Purse $500,000. INGS 1st Race. 6 Furlongs. 3&Up. NY Bred. Alw. Purse $61,000. 8 Forever Together Leparoux J R 20.00 8.20 5.80 8 Benny the Waiter Coa E M 9.90 3.40 2.50 2 Dynaforce Desormeaux K J 5.10 3.70 WOver Saratoga 5 Rollers Dominguez R A 2.50 2.30 7 Rutherienne Gomez G K 5.20 1 Borrowing Limit Maragh R 2.90 Finish Time: 1:46.52 Chicken Wings (Bone and Boneless) Finish Time: 1:09.74 Trainer: Jonathan Sheppard. Owner: Augustin Stable. & St. Louis Style Ribs Trainer: Bruce Levine. Owner: Repole Stable. Gr./Ro. f. 4 Belong to Me-Constant Companion, Relaunch. Dk.B./Br. g. 3 Sea of Secrets-Double Coverage, Double Negative. Bred by White Fox Farm (KY). Bred by Patricia Calandro (NY). $2 Exacta 8-2 Paid $126.50; $2 Trifecta 8-2-7 Paid $866.00; $2 Exacta 8-5 Paid $21.40; $2 Trifecta 8-5-1 Paid $51.50; $2 Superfecta $2 Daily Double (11-8) Paid $801.00; $2 Pick 3 (8-11-8) 3 Correct Paid WE DELIVER 8-5-1-9 Paid $260.40 $3,388.00; $2 Superfecta 8-2-7-5 Paid $4,483.00 518-584-8200 2nd. 6 Furlongs. 2YO. MSW. Purse $62,000. 8th. The A. G. Vanderbilt (Gr. II). 6 Furlongs. 3&Up. Purse $250,000. 3 Munnings Velazquez J R 4.10 3.00 2.60 5 Abraaj Garcia Alan 5.40 3.10 2.40 Order Online @ 6 Just a Coincidence Nakatani C S 4.00 3.50 2 First Defence Castellano J J 4.10 3.00 www.wingsoversaratoga.com 2 Sean Avery Hill C 5.20 4 Sammarco Hill C 5.10 105 West Avenue • Saratoga Springs Finish Time: 1:09.84 Finish Time: 1:10.23 Accept Skidmore ID & major credit cards Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Owner: Mrs. John Magnier, Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin. Owner: Shadwell Stable. Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith. B. h. 5 Carson City-Kris’s Intention, Kris S. Ch. c. 2 Speightstown-La Comete, Holy Bull. Bred by Kidder, Griggs & Mamakos (KY). Bred by Dan Tayloe & Glencrest Farm (KY). $2 Exacta 5-2 Paid $20.60; $2 Trifecta 5-2-4 Paid $135.00; $2 Exacta 3-6 Paid $13.80; $2 Quinella 3-6 Paid $8.00; $2 Trifecta 3-6-2 $2 Pick 3 (11-8-5) 3 Correct Paid $2,425.00; $2 Daily Double (8-5) Paid Paid $99.50; $2 Daily Double (8-3) Paid $29.00; $2 Superfecta 3-6-2-5 $51.50; $2 Grand Slam (3/8/9/13/14-2/8/11-2/7/8-5/6) Paid $45.00 Paid $1,387.00 9th. The Go for Wand (Gr. I). 1 1/8 Miles. F&M. 3&Up. 3rd. 1 1/16 Miles. Turf. 3&Up. MSW. Purse $63,000. Purse $250,000. 3 Baronial Velazquez J R 10.60 5.20 3.50 1 Ginger Punch Bejarano R 2.40 2.30 2.10 8 Intercoastal Desormeaux K J 6.30 5.40 5 Copper State Bridgmohan S X 5.80 3.30 6 Certifiably Royal Dominguez R A 4.70 3 Indescribable Desormeaux K J 3.30 Finish Time: 1:43.95 Finish Time: 1:53.43 Trainer: Shug McGaughey. Owner: Phipps Stable. Trainer: Bobby Frankel. Owner: Stronach Stables. B. c. 3 Kingmambo-Personal Ensign, Private Account. Ch. m. 5 Awesome Again-Nappelon, Bold Revenue. Bred by Phipps Stable (KY). Bred by Adena Springs (FL). $2 Exacta 3-8 Paid $77.00; $2 Trifecta 3-8-6 Paid $333.50; $2 Pick 3 $2 Exacta 1-5 Paid $13.60; $2 Trifecta 1-5-3 Paid $51.50; $2 Pick 3 (8-3-3) 3 Correct Paid $109.00; $2 Daily Double (3-3) Paid $21.60 (8-5-1) 3 Correct Paid $77.00; $2 Daily Double (5-1) Paid $7.10

4th. 1 1/8 Miles. 3&Up. AOC 75,000. Purse $84,000. 10th. The Whitney (Gr. I). 1 1/8 Miles. 3&Up. Purse $750,000. 1A Acai Prado E S 26.20 7.50 4.60 1 Commentator Velazquez J R 10.80 6.20 4.30 5 Unbridled’s Heart Castellano J J 3.00 2.30 10 Student Council Bridgmohan S X 7.60 4.70 6 Constabulary Desormeaux K J 5.40 8 Grasshopper Albarado R J 4.80 Finish Time: 1:50.42 Finish Time: 1:50.23 Trainer: Richard Dutrow Jr. Owner: IEAH Stables, Trainer: Nick Zito. Owner: Tracy Farmer. Golden Goose Enterprises, Sallusto, Martins, Delmar & Biazoli. Ch. g. 7 Distorted Humor-Outsource, Storm Bird. Dk.B./Br. c. 3 Three Wonders-Regal Debutante, Vice Regent. Bred by Michael Martinez (NY). Bred by Steppin’ Out Farms (FL). $2 Exacta 1-10 Paid $100.00; $2 Trifecta 1-10-8 Paid $624.00; $2 Exacta 1-5 Paid $64.00; $2 Quinella 1-5 Paid $17.00; $2 Trifecta 1-5-6 $2 Superfecta 1-10-8-3 Paid $3,342.00; $2 Pick 3 (5-1-1) 3 Correct Paid Paid $474.50; $2 Pick 3 (3-3-1) 3 Correct Paid $262.00; $2 Daily Double $30.80; $2 Pick 4 (8-5/6-1/2-1) 4 Correct Paid $442.50; (3-1) Paid $162.50 $2 Daily Double (1-1) Paid $11.20

5th. 1 1/16 Miles. Turf. 3&Up. NY Bred. Alw. Purse $62,000. 11th. 5 1/2 Furlongs. Turf. 3&Up. Clm 35,000. Purse $33,000. 8 Stepaside Gomez G K 7.20 3.70 2.90 8 Lyke a Hurricane Prado E S 26.60 12.60 8.40 3 Woodrunner Coa E M 4.40 3.40 7 Friday Meeting Albarado R J 8.70 4.80 9 Piazza Di Spagna Velasquez C 12.40 6 Ya Think Coa E M 4.30 Finish Time: 1:44.11 Finish Time: 1:03.57 Trainer: Tom Voss. Owner: New Day Racing & John Lauriello. Trainer: David Duggan. Owner: Just Jackie Stables. B. g. 4 Real Quiet-From Time to Time, Rahy. Dk.B./Br. g. 4 Lycius-Dixie Bluebell, Dixie Brass. Bred by Elsway (NY). Bred by Hamtech Stable & Michael Alvaro (NY). $2 Exacta 8-3 Paid $23.60; $2 Trifecta 8-3-9 Paid $484.00; $2 Pick $2 Exacta 8-7 Paid $225.50; $2 Trifecta 8-7-6 Paid $1,022.00; 3 (3-1-8) 3 Correct Paid $520.00; $2 Pick 4 (3-3-1-8) 4 Correct Paid $2 Superfecta 8-7-6-9 Paid $7,867.00; $2 Daily Double (1-8) Paid $241.50; $1,207.00; $2 Daily Double (1-8) Paid $128.00; $2 Superfecta 8-3-9-5 $2 Pick 3 (1-1-8) 3 Correct Paid $173.50; $2 Pick 6 (11-8-5/6-1/2-1-8) 5 Cor- Paid $2,055.00 rect Paid $1,093.00

6th. 7 Furlongs. 3&Up. MSW. Purse $62,000. Track: Fast; Turf: Good 11 Joppa Flat’s Morales S 70.00 21.80 9.40 2 Tiz It Velasquez C 5.50 4.30 Attendance: 27,297; Handle: $5,612,916 8 A Diehl Gomez G K 4.90 Finish Time: 1:21.71 Trainer: Rob Ribaudo. Owner: Marc Keller. Ch. c. 4 Broken Vow-Miss Louisiana, Miswaki. Saturday’s Claim Box Bred by Charles Matses (KY). $2 Exacta 11-2 Paid $354.50; $2 Trifecta 11-2-8 Paid $1,589.00; $2 Pick 11th: Shaami by Michael Maker for Ken & Sarah Ramsey. 3 (1-8-11) 3 Correct Paid $4,773.00; $2 Daily Double (8-11) Paid $285.50

16 Sunday, July 27, 2008 saturday’s Saratoga winners • Photos by tod marks and Dave Harmon 1 Benny The Waiter 2 Munnings 3 Baronial

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18 Sunday, July 27, 2008 sic winner Tiznow made got his first win and raced wide in the Belmont but was three strong breezes into his colt, and over the Keeneland Polytrack in April, able to hold the show in his best effort gives the call to Edgar Prado. and his second in the slop at Churchill a since winning the Grade II Kentucky Macho Again also enters off the Bel- Jim Dandy – month later. Last out, his first two-turn Jockey Club to close out his freshman mont, where the gray son of Macho Continued from page 18 start on dry land, he rolled to a decisive season. John Velazquez rides the son of Uno was fifth, beaten 11 lengths. West Mint Lane in there there’s a lot of speed 2 1/4-length victory in the $250,000 Victory Gallop for the first time. Point Thoroughbred’s charge found his so we’ll have to see how it plays out.” Iowa Derby. The waters get deeper go- Trainer Barclay Tagg had originally game prior to the Test of Champions, Da’ Tara’s main rival is race favorite ing from Prairie Meadows to Saratoga, planned on running Tale Of Ekati in winning the Derby Trial (over Da’ Tara) Pyro, a horse LaPenta knows quite well. but Tiz Now Tiz Then should save all the next weekend’s Grade I Haskell Invi- at Churchill and running a wide and War Pass defeated Ron Winchell’s Pyro ground from his advantageous rail draw tational but opted for the Jim Dandy troubled second (behind Big Brown) in three times last season: in an entry level and looms a danger if things get testy up instead with Charles Fipke’s Wood Me- the Preakness. Julien Leparoux, aboard allowance here, the Champagne at Bel- front between Da’ Tara and Mint Lane. morial winner. After an accomplished for those two efforts, gets the call again mont and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Miguel Mena, 3-for-3 aboard the colt, 2-year-old season Tale Of Ekati made from Dallas Stewart, and Macho Again Monmouth Park. ships in for the ride. his sophomore debut with a disappoint- signaled his readiness with a bullet Though a dark horse last fall – finish- Zito also sends out Anak Nakal, who ing sixth in the Louisiana Derby. Tagg 5-furlong move at Churchill July 13. ing second at 32-1in the Champagne – dead-heated for third in the Belmont. sent the son of Tale Of The Cat to the Bill Mott saddles Zayat Stable’s Alaa- Pyro rose through the 3-year-old ranks Owned by Four Roses Thoroughbreds, Big A for the Grade I Wood, and he zo, a 30-1 longshot who rounds out the based on a pair of visually impressive the Grade II winner as a juvenile was slow wore down a stubborn War Pass late Jim Dandy field. The well-bred son of wins at Fair Grounds in the Grade III to find his stride this spring, finishing for a half-length score. A solid fourth A.P. Indy won his 3-year-old debut at 9 Risen Star and the Grade II Louisiana off-the-board in four consecutive stakes in the Derby preceded a distant sixth in furlongs to up his record to 2-for-2 but Derby. But the son of Pulpit endured a starts, including the Wood and Kentucky the Belmont, where Tale Of Ekati was has since disappointed in a pair of al- hit a downturn April, running 10th as Derby. Anak Nakal was bumped early beaten 18 1/4 lengths. Tagg has put lowance starts. the even-money favorite in Grade I Blue Grass over Keeneland’s Polytrack. A troubled eighth-place finish in the Der- by followed and like Da’Tara, Pyro too was off the Triple Crown hunt. Trainer Steve Asmussen regrouped and sent Pyro to the Grade III Northern Dancer at Churchill Downs June 14. 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He’s an honest horse and every time you lead him over there he runs his race.” Mint Lane streaks into the Jim Dan- dy off a pair of powerful stakes wins at Belmont, the $75,000 Postponed June 13 and the Grade II Dwyer July 6. The son of Maria’s Mon flew under the radar earlier this spring for Jimmy Jerkens but tipped his hand with a big second to undefeated Casino Drive in the Grade II Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont on May 10. New Pinebloom Stable’s colt is a confirmed front-runner and Eibar Coa will have to balance keeping Da’ Tara at bay early and holding off the rush of Pyro and the ™ others late. Muscle Fortifier While Mint Lane’s Belmont scores came in one-turn affairs, Coa is excited Complete Muscular System Support about Sunday’s two-turn assignment. “He might be better going two turns; Exclusive formula for horses with high performance that’s what I’m going to think. He’s demands. 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Sunday, July 27, 2008 19 v v Antiques Sunday’s Saratoga entries Sunday, July 27. Post Time 1:00 p.m. Entries with program number, 6th (3:41) 6 Furlongs. Fillies. 2YO. MSW. Purse $62,000. 4 Floors post position, jockey, trainer, and morning-line odds. 1 1 Danceyoursocksoff.....Prado E S...... Lukas Wayne...... 12-1 2 2 Persistently...... Garcia Alan...... McGaughey Shug...12-1 30 Dealers • 24th Year 1st (1:00). 7 Furlongs. 3YO. Claiming 50,000. Purse $47,000. 3 3 Ride With the Herd.....Maragh R...... Violette Jr Rick...... 7-2 D MANOR A 1 4 All Expenses Paid...... Leparoux J R...... Dutrow Jr Richard....8-5 4 4 War Echo...... Bridgmohan S X.... Asmussen Steve...... 5-1 WOO NTIQ N UE 1A 6 Yelt...... Velasquez C...... Dutrow Tony...... 8-5 5 5 Pearl of Valor...... Leparoux J R...... Stewart Dallas...... 5-2 LE S 2 1 Api Mohkat...... Coa E M...... Badgett Billy...... 10-1 6 6 Northern Harbor...... Castellano J J...... Sciacca Gary...... 12-1 G 3 2 Smirk...... Mena M...... Maker Michael...... 6-1 7 7 She’s From Queens....Albarado R J...... Arnold Rusty...... 6-1 4 3 Gimmearoutine...... Dominguez R A..... Barbara Robert...... 5-1 8 8 Miss Ocean City...... Velazquez J R...... Zito Nick...... 6-1 5 5 Ready in the Morn...... Albarado R J...... Werner Ronny...... 3-1 9 9 Pumpkin Shell...... Velasquez C...... Donk David...... 12-1 Visit the best antique center in the North Country! 6 7 Personal Good...... Bridgmohan S X.... McDonald Michael... 30-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (6-8), Pick 6 (6-11), Daily Double Corner of Quaker Rd (RT 254) & Glenwood Ave. 7 8 Loaves and Dishes.....Maragh R...... Levine Bruce...... 10-1 Queensbury, NY 8 9 The Truffle Man...... Hill C...... Gyarmati Leah...... 15-1 7th (4:14) 1 Mile. Turf. F&M. 3&Up. NY Bred. Allow. Purse $62,000. 1 Mi. EAST OF EXIT 19, 10 MIN. SO. OF LAKE GEORGE OUTLETS A-Coupled: All Expenses Paid and Yelt 1 6 Dose of Reality...... Castellano J J...... Contessa Gary...... 4-1 Open Daily Mon.-Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-6 Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 (1-3), Daily Double 1A MTO Koufax Curve...... No rider...... Contessa Gary...... 4-1 518-798-4747 2 1 Crazy Catlady...... Dominguez R A..... Hills Timothy...... 20-1 2nd (1:32) 5 1/2 Furlongs. 2YO. NY Bred. MSW. Purse $56,000. 3 2 Fast Learner...... Velazquez J R...... Donk David...... 7-2 v v glenwoodmanorantiques.com 1 2 Scorch the Torch...... Velasquez C...... Hernandez Mike...... 5-1 4 3 Who Is Lady...... Maragh R...... Miceli Michael...... 8-1 10% DISCOUNT 1A 3 The Third Degree...... Velasquez C...... Hernandez Mike...... 5-1 5 4 Crafty N P...... Velasquez C...... Rice Linda...... 15-1 on Tuesdays (With this Ad) 2 1 Cribnote...... Maragh R...... Violette Jr Rick...... 5-2 6 5 Kitty Nip...... Gomez O...... Candlin John...... 15-1 3 4 Pegasus Tommy D.....Garcia Alan...... O’Brien Leo...... 15-1 7 7 Bella Attrice...... Desormeaux K J.... Brown Bruce...... 3-1 4 5 Natty Meboy...... Castellano J J...... Schwartz Scott...... 10-1 8 8 Dr. Jess Jr...... Garcia Alan...... Cedano Heriberto.....6-1 5 6 Remarkable Storm.....Leparoux J R...... Sanders Jamie...... 10-1 9 9 Judge’s Pride...... Coa E M...... DiPrima Gregory....12-1 6 7 Tall Poppi...... Coa E M...... Tagg Barclay...... 4-1 10 10 Hangingonaprayer...... Prado E S...... Serpe Phil...... 10-1 7 8 Footnote This...... Velazquez J R...... Pletcher Todd...... 7-2 11 AE Sonic Sound...... Samyn J L...... Baker Charlton...... 8-1 8 9 Stay Alittle While...... Espinoza J L...... Feron Kathleen...... 15-1 12 MTO Madam Commander...Velasquez C...... Hernandez Mike...... 9-2 A-Coupled: Scorch the Torch and The Third Degree 13 MTO Ommadon’s Frenzy.....Coa E M...... Badgett Billy...... 4-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (2-4) Pick 4 (2-5), Daily Double A-Coupled: Dose of Reality and Koufax Curve Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (7-9), Grand Slam (7-10), Daily Double 3rd (2:04) 6 Furlongs. F&M. 3&Up. NY Bred. Allow. Purse $61,000. 1 1 Sew Slippery...... Coa E M...... Badgett Billy...... 20-1 8th (4:47) 6 Furlongs. F&M. 3&Up. MSW. Purse $62,000. 2 2 Kevazinga...... Velasquez C...... Rice Linda...... 12-1 1 1 Courting Elaine...... Maragh R...... Levine Bruce...... 15-1 3 3 Critical Cathy...... Hill C...... Hushion Michael...... 4-1 2 2 Disperse...... Leparoux J R...... Wilkes Ian...... 8-1 4 4 Swept the Series...... Prado E S...... Serpe Phil...... 9-2 3 3 Star Venue...... Garcia Alan...... Kimmel John...... 15-1 5 5 Quixotic Lassie...... Morales S...... Contessa Gary...... 8-1 4 4 Ideal Spirit...... Chavez J F...... Jerkens Jimmy...... 12-1 beverly’s 6 6 Palmetto Bluffs...... Maragh R...... Ryerson James...... 12-1 5 5 Sahara Wind...... Velazquez J R...... Pletcher Todd...... 6-1 7 7 Anita Rosita...... Velazquez J R...... Gyarmati Leah...... 20-1 6 6 Constance...... Bridgmohan S X.... Asmussen Steve...... 5-1 47 Phila Street 8 8 City Roar...... Garcia Alan...... Clement Christophe... 6-5 7 7 Wicked Beauty...... Albarado R J...... Friedman Mitchell...15-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (3-5), Daily Double 8 8 Nurture...... Prado E S...... Harty Eoin...... 7-2 Saratoga Springs 9 9 Pretty Carina...... Castellano J J...... Frankel Robert...... 3-1 583-2755 4th (2:36) 6 Furlongs. 3&Up. Claiming 25,000. Purse $39,000. 10 10 Kokoro...... Hill C...... Hushion Michael ...15-1 “Saratoga’s breakfast place 1 1 R Fast Favorite...... Prado E S...... Schosberg Rick...... 7-2 11 11 Grand Finesse...... Velasquez C...... Dollase Wallace...... 20-1 2 2 Introspect...... Chavez J F...... Gullo Gary...... 15-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (8-10), Pick 4 (8-11), Daily Double to be since 1989” 3 3 Bill Place...... Velasquez C...... Arroyo Enrique...... 5-1 4 4 Last Train Babe...... Velazquez J R...... Dutrow Jr Richard... 15-1 9th (5:20) The Henry Walton. 1 1/8 Miles. 3YO. Purse $90,000. 5 5 Acclimate...... Luzzi M J...... Contessa Gary...... 5-1 1 1 You and I Forever...... Desormeaux K J.... Mott Bill...... 5-1 6 6 Mister Nobody...... Maragh R...... DiPrima Gregory...... 3-1 2 2 Tizbig...... Hill C...... Jerkens Allen...... 8-1 Your Source For 7 7 Heretic...... Espinoza J L...... Turner Billy...... 20-1 3 3 Amped...... Chavez J F...... Zito Nick...... 5-2 8 8 Democrat...... Hill C...... Baker Charlton...... 12-1 4 4 Cosmic...... Velazquez J R...... McGaughey Shug.....6-1 The Best Of 9 9 Mithaal...... Dominguez R A..... Jacobson David...... 6-1 5 5 Mambo in Seattle...... Albarado R J...... Howard Neil...... 3-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (4-6), Daily Double 6 6 Chris Got Even...... Leparoux J R...... Zito Nick...... 4-1 Saratoga 7 7 Pascal...... Prado E S...... Contessa Gary...... 12-1 5th (3:08) 1 Mile. Turf. F&M. 3&Up. Claiming 40,000. Purse $46,000. Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 (9-11), Daily Double 1 9 Survived...... Velazquez J R...... Contessa Gary...... 5-2 1A MTO Boss Tiffany...... Maragh R...... Contessa Gary...... 5-2 10th (5:53) Jim Dandy (Gr. II). 1 1/8 Miles. 3YO. Purse $500,000. 2 1 Keltish Lass...... Bridgmohan S X.... Stewart Dallas...... 10-1 1 1 Tiz Now Tiz Then...... Mena M...... Harty Eoin...... 6-1 3 2 My Nina Rose...... Chavez J F...... Sciacca Gary...... 6-1 2 2 Anak Nakal...... Velazquez J R...... Zito Nick...... 15-1 4 3 Fort Carillon...... Garcia Alan...... Rice Linda...... 8-1 3 3 Mint Lane...... Coa E M...... Jerkens Jimmy...... 5-2 5 4 My Sister Diane...... Espinoza J L...... O’Brien Colum...... 15-1 4 4 Pyro...... Bridgmohan S X.... Asmussen Steve...... 2-1 6 5 Classic Marilyn...... Berrios Cruz J...... Hertler John...... 12-1 5 5 Tale of Ekati...... Prado E S...... Tagg Barclay...... 10-1 7 6 Blue Hill Bay...... Luzzi M J...... Everett Scott...... 12-1 6 6 Da’ Tara...... Garcia Alan...... Zito Nick...... 4-1 8 7 Spirited Seacat...... Desormeaux K J.... Collazo Henry...... 15-1 7 7 Macho Again...... Leparoux J R...... Stewart Dallas...... 10-1 9 8 Inter Galactic...... Coa E M...... Parisella John...... 7-2 8 8 Alaazo...... Desormeaux K J.... Mott Bill...... 30-1 10 10 Mpenzi (GB)...... Dominguez R A..... Pregman Jr John....15-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Daily Double 11 AE Just a Little Jet...... Castellano J J...... Domino Carl...... 4-1 12 AE Anxiety...... Velasquez C...... Alexander Frank...... 6-1 11th (6:25) 5 1/2 Furlongs. Turf. 3&Up. Claiming 35,000. Purse $35,000. 13 MTO Reyana’s Jet...... Maragh R...... Persaud Randi...... 4-1 1 1 Vaunt (GB)...... Velazquez J R...... Iwinski Allen...... 4-1 14 MTO Starship Cruiser...... Prado E S...... Dutrow Jr Richard....6-1 2 2 Minister’s Appeal...... Luzzi M J...... DiSanto Glenn...... 20-1 15 MTO Sadie My Lady...... Dominguez R A..... Klesaris Steve...... 5-1 3 3 Inside Info...... Rodriguez R R...... Aquilino Joe...... 20-1 A-Coupled: Survived and Boss Tiffany 4 4 Intuition Magic...... Chavez J F...... Ward Wesley...... 3-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (5-7), Daily Double 5 5 Come Close...... Bridgmohan S X.... Sheppard Jonathan.. 8-1 6 6 The Zipster...... Velasquez C...... Rice Linda...... 10-1 7 7 Giveityourbestshot.....Desormeaux K J.... Hennig Mark...... 7-2 5NIQUE 8 8 Defrizz...... Samyn J L...... Freeman Mike...... 30-1 (AND0AINTED 9 9 Mondo Diverso...... Coa E M...... Sciacca Gary...... 20-1 #AST-ETAL 10 10 Chief Operator...... Castellano J J...... Contessa Gary...... 12-1 *OCKEYS 11 11 Unbridled Refrain...... Maragh R...... Jerkens Allen...... 6-1 -ADE4O/RDER We Ship 12 MTO Gold Shamrock...... Rodriguez R R...... Imperio Joseph...... 5-1 13 MTO Sonny’s the One...... Maragh R...... Ortiz Paulino...... 8-1 14 MTO Bang Bang Bang...... Luzzi M J...... McLaughlin Kiaran...6-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta SARATOGA SIGNATURE Sallee Horse Vans Boat Rentals & Ship Store! 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20 Sunday, July 27, 2008 the grid SUNDAY Pete Sean Brian John Race # Fornatale Clancy Nadeau Panagot

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sunday’s detailed analysis By Brian Nadeau Race 1: YELT figures to work out a good stalking trip that will Race 5: An absolute scramble in this full-field of 10, so we need a pair of 2-year-old monsters here last year and returns for Steve have him in good position turning for home. Tepid choice likes to to take someone with tactical speed who can avoid the jam that’s Asmussen, who has been white-hot to start the meet. win. SMIRK goes for owner Ken Ramsey, who’s been knocking at going to take place turning for home. SURVIVED fits the bill and the door all meet. READY IN THE MORN doesn’t like to win but is with John Velazquez named you know the barn means business. Race 9: COSMIC has a ton of hidden form and gets blinkers-on a logical trifecta filler. INTER GALACTIC needs to work out a trip but figures on her best today, a 27-percent angle for Shug McGaughey. The day’s best bet day. Kent Desormeaux hops aboard SPIRITED SEACAT, which is figures to enjoy a close-up stalking trip and could prove tough to Race 2: Mike Hernandez trained Beautiful America to several mildly intriguing. catch turning for home. YOU AND I FOREVER has been flawless in state-bred stakes scores and her son SCORCH THE TORCH looks his two dirt efforts over a fast track. We all remember mom winning like he could carry on the family name. TALL POPPI has had some Race 6: DANCEYOURSOCKSOFF was bet down to 7-2 in a field of the Test here a few years back in a ride for the ages by Jerry Bailey. speedy a.m. trials and should come out running for win-early con- 12 for her Churchill Downs unveiling for Wayne Lukas, who hits MAMBO IN SEATTLE brings the same kind of form Grasshopper nections. FOOTNOTE THIS was a pricey 2-year-old-in-training pur- with less than five percent with firsters, so there’s got to be some brought last summer and we all know how that turned out. chase but Todd Pletcher’s horses are usually more effective with a talent. PEARL OF VALOR chased Opening Day Schuylerville win- run under their belts. ner Jardin in her debut and the barn is known for second-out suc- Race 10: A solid renewal of the Jim Dandy poses an important cess. RIDE WITH THE HERD ran well in her bow and it wouldn’t handicapping question: Who wants to win and who simply wants a Race 3: CITY ROAR figures as one of the chalkiest plays of the take much improvement to get her picture taken. good prep to get ready for the Travers? Mint Lane, Pyro and Da’ Tara probably fall into the latter group, but TIZ NOW TIZ THEN gets his day but it’s tough to go against this daughter of Carson City. The Race 7: HANGINGONAPRAYER returns for a crafty outfit and chance to shine against some top 3-year-olds. His only two-turn dirt most logical winner on the card, but don’t expect to be treating seems to have a bright upside. The barn does great work with start on dry land was a smasher and he’ll save all the ground from your friends to drinks afterward. QUIXOTIC LASSIE is the only these types of returnees and she should be a decent price to boot. his cozy rail draw. PYRO showed some new-found tactical speed in two-time winner in the field, and both scores came at the distance. KITTY NIP absolutely freaked in her turf debut at 40-1. Some like the Northern Dancer last out and that would suit him well as he gets That has to be worth something. KEVAZINGA could threaten if she to dismiss horses like that, but I think it’s one of the best bets a test run for the Travers. MINT LANE will take them as far as he can can break with the field. in the game – you could have a new horse and the huge price but with two turns and a Belmont winner lapped to his outside the last time will scary many away. A firm course would give FAST entire way he could prove vulnerable late. Race 4: The pace figures to be heated so maybe MITHAAL can LEARNER a big shot, so check the ground and rate accordingly. make last run under Ramon Dominguez. David Jacobson moves Race 11: What time is it? The overdue finale sees VAUNT drop him up the ladder first off the claim, a good sign from this outfit. Race 8: Solid connections and big-time pedigrees abound. DIS- through the ceiling after running in several stakes last year. That Enrique Arroyo operates under the radar but he does great work PERSE ran well first-out for a barn that never has the screws tight- could signal the white flag, but even so, he’s probably still better with his claims, so BILL PLACE figures on the drop back to the ened; a solid work over the track Tuesday has this miss sitting than these. THE ZIPSTER goes for Linda Rice, who wins about level Arroyo snared him at two-back. Who knows which ACCLI- on a big effort. WICKED BEAUTY was too bad to be true in her three of these turf sprints a day, so he would be no surprise. UN- MATE is going to show up, but if it’s the Dr. Jekyll version they’re debut but she did have an excuse. Pricey yearling purchase has BRIDLED REFRAIN should be in the mix late based on his two turf probably all running for second. been burning up the track in the mornings. CONSTANCE chased sprints prior to stretching out last time.

Sunday, July 27, 2008 21 Monday’s Saratoga entries Monday, July 28. Post Time 1:00 p.m. Entries with program number, 6th (3:47) 1 1/16 Miles. Turf. 3&Up. NY Bred. MSW. Purse $57,000. post position, jockey, trainer, and morning-line odds. 1 1 Hoist the Gala...... Migliore R...... O’Brien Leo...... 20-1 2 2 Unflagging...... Hill C...... Weaver George...... 15-1 1st (1:00) 1 1/8 Miles. 3&Up. NY Bred. Alw/Opt Clm 25,000. 3 3 Nolite Timere...... Berrios Cruz J...... Ferraro James...... 20-1 Purse $64,000. 4 4 Fra Lippo...... Garcia Alan...... Clement Christophe... 5-1 1 2 Tergesti...... Velasquez C...... Contessa Gary...... 8-5 5 5 Burnished Copper...... Dominguez R A..... Motion Graham...... 7-2 1A 6 Successful Affair...... Dominguez R A..... Contessa Gary...... 8-5 6 6 Coaltown Legend...... Rodriguez R R...... Feron Kathleen...... 15-1 2 1 Bonus Size...... Morales S...... DeMola Joseph...... 30-1 7 7 Second Mortgage...... Samyn J L...... Kelly Pat...... 15-1 3 3 Lorccan...... Garcia Alan...... Ferraro James...... 8-1 8 8 Iron Gate...... Velazquez J R...... Donk David...... 4-1 4 4 Overextended...... Chavez J F...... Hennig Mark...... 3-1 9 9 Pegasian...... Prado E S...... Serpe Phil...... 3-1 5 5 Bayou Timber...... Samyn J L...... Englehart Jeremiah... 10-1 10 10 Fortissi More...... Velasquez C...... Hernandez Mike...... 8-1 6 7 Brookhaven’s Money... Castellano J J...... Schwartz Scott...... 4-1 11 11 Napoleon Dynamite....Bermudez J E...... Ortiz Paulino...... 50-1 7 8 Atlas Mountain...... Maragh R...... Bush Tom...... 6-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (6-8), Grand Slam (6-9), Daily Double A-Coupled: Tergesti and Successful Affair Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 (1-3), Daily Double 7th (4:21) 5 1/2 Furlongs. Turf. F&M. 3&Up. Mdn Clm 45,000. 2nd (1:33) 6 Furlongs. 3&Up. NY Bred. Mdn Clm 35,000. Purse $30,000. Purse $25,000. 1 1 Hello Natasha...... Richards G G...... Chin Peter...... 50-1 1 4 Blazing Buddha...... Velasquez C...... Rice Linda...... 5-2 2 2 Chauette...... Maragh R...... Penna Angel...... 6-1 1A 6 Its Goodtobeking...... Garcia Alan...... Rice Linda...... 5-2 3 3 Kemly...... Garcia Alan...... Rice Linda...... 8-1 2 8 Digital Age...... Morales S...... Contessa Gary...... 5-1 4 4 Quiet Mover...... Albarado R J...... Fahey John III...... 8-1 2B 10 Diamond Tough...... Hill C...... Contessa Gary...... 5-1 5 5 Alyssa Givonna...... Luzzi M J...... Schettino Dom...... 5-1 3 1 Western Call...... Castellano J J...... Hough Stan...... 6-1 6 6 Trickable...... Dominguez R A..... Weaver George...... 12-1 4 2 Pay the Judge...... Rodriguez R R...... Chatterpaul N...... 20-1 7 7 Horseshoe Buoy...... Morales S...... Frankel Bobby...... 10-1 5 3 Little Wise Guy...... Espinoza J L...... Barbara Robert...... 12-1 8 8 Lady of La Leche...... Rodriguez R R...... Verdecanna-Isomoto V... 30-1 Connie Bush 6 5 After Colin...... Berrios Cruz J...... Hertler John...... 12-1 9 9 Fiona Freud...... Prado E S...... Ritvo Timothy...... 5-2 Kodiak Kowboy 7 7 Crafty C J...... Coa E M...... Levine Bruce...... 8-1 10 10 Je Suis Shiekh...... Desormeaux K J.... Romans Dale...... 8-1 8 9 Golden Guska...... Dominguez R A..... Kimmel John...... 8-1 11 11 Donna’s Sandee...... Velasquez C...... Hertler John...... 8-1 9 11 Inda Easter Parade.....Gomez O...... Candlin John...... 50-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (7-9), Pick 4 (7-10), Daily Double 10 12 Arrrrr...... Luzzi M J...... Miceli Michael...... 9-2 amsterdam stakes preview A-Coupled: Blazing Buddha and Its Goodtobeking 8th (4:55) The Lillian Russell. 7 Furlongs. F&M. 3&Up. Purse $80,000. Monday, July 28 B-Coupled: Digital Age and Diamond Tough 1 1 Debbie Got Even...... Leparoux J R...... Zito Nick...... 5-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Pick 3 (2-4), Pick 4 (2-5), Daily Double 2 2 Circuit Breaker...... Dominguez R A..... Klesaris Steve...... 4-1 3 3 Windy...... Castellano J J...... Brown Chad...... 3-1 3rd (2:06) 7 Furlongs. 4&Up. Alw/Opt Clm 100,000. Purse $78,000. 4 4 Are We Dreamin...... Garcia Alan...... Persaud Randi...... 12-1 Jones, Kowboy 1 1 Like Now...... Desormeaux K J.... Badgett Billy...... 12-1 5 5 Drama Lady...... Prado E S...... Hennig Mark...... 5-1 2 2 Mr. Umphrey...... Prado E S...... Dutrow Jr Richard....5-2 6 6 Inside Passage...... Coa E M...... Tagg Barclay...... 6-1 3 3 Gold Trippi...... Castellano J J...... Hough Stan...... 7-2 put relationship 7 7 Silver Knockers...... Velazquez J R...... Zito Nick...... 10-1 4 4 Greeley’s Legacy...... Maragh R...... Schosberg Rick...... 4-1 5 5 Wanderin Boy...... Leparoux J R...... Zito Nick...... 8-5 8 8 Scooter Girl...... Velasquez C...... McDonald Michael... 12-1 to test in sprint Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 (3-5), Daily Double 9 9 Over Forli (CHI)...... Hill C...... Hushion Michael....15-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (8-10), Daily Double 4th (2:39) 1 1/16 Miles. Turf. F&M. 3&Up. NY Bred. Alw/Opt Clm BY sean clancy 30,000. Purse $64,000. 9th (5:30) The Amsterdam (Gr. II) 6 1/2 Furlongs. 3 Year Olds. Larry Jones stood in the center of the Purse $150,000. 1 5 Stormy Relations...... Velasquez C...... Donk David...... 9-2 stakes barn lightly snapping a shank at Ko- 1A MTO Salt City Miss...... Velazquez J R...... Donk David...... 9-2 1 1 Excess Capital...... Castellano J J...... Hennig Mark...... 20-1 2 2 Devereux...... Bridgmohan S X.... Asmussen Steve.....10-1 diak Kowboy on Saturday morning. The 2 6 Aristo...... Prado E S...... Motion Graham...... 5-1 3-year-old colt and the 51-year-old trainer 2B 10 Absoulute Heaven...... Prado E S...... Motion Graham...... 5-1 3 3 Desert Key...... Prado E S...... Jerkens Jimmy...... 5-2 3 7 Ambidaxtrous...... Maragh R...... Bush Tom...... 7-2 4 4 Silver Edition...... Leparoux J R...... Lukas Wayne...... 7-2 – both Kentucky-breds – have spent the 3X 8 Miss Blarney Stone....Desormeaux K J.... Bush Tom...... 7-2 5 5 Kodiak Kowboy...... Saez G...... Jones Larry...... 3-1 summer getting to know each other. 4 1 Itsnotthemoney...... Coa E M...... Contessa Gary...... 20-1 6 6 Fidelio...... Velazquez J R...... Frankel Bobby...... 5-1 On Monday, they’ll know how it’s 5 2 One in a Romp...... Dominguez R A..... Jerkens Allen...... 10-1 7 7 Eaton’s Gift...... Desormeaux K J.... Romans Dale...... 9-2 gone. 6 3 Seventeen Love...... Castellano J J...... Hills Timothy...... 20-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Daily Double That’s when Kodiak Kowboy, in his 7 4 Cagey Girl...... Luzzi M J...... Duggan David...... 15-1 first start for Jones, takes on six rivals 8 9 Boxitup...... Velazquez J R...... Albertrani Thomas... 15-1 10th (6:04) 1 1/16 Miles. Turf. F&M. 3&Up. Claiming 35,000. in the Amsterdam, a Grade II stakes for 9 11 Blitzen Too...... Garcia Alan...... Clement Christophe.... 2-1 Purse $34,000. 3-year-olds. The 6-furlong dash drew a A-Coupled: Stormy Relations and Salt City Miss 1 12 Dance for Fashion...... Bridgmohan S X.... Lostritto Joseph.....12-1 short field but a deep one with the likes B-Coupled: Aristo and Absoulute Heaven 1A AE Small Potatoes...... Samyn J L...... Lostritto Joseph.....12-1 of Red Legend winner Devereux, Matt C-Coupled: Ambidaxtrous and Miss Blarney Stone 2 1 Frisky Rosie...... Coa E M...... Sciacca Gary...... 10-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Pick 3 (4-6), Daily Double Winn winner Eaton’s Gift, recent allow- 3 2 Smart Rose...... Albarado R J...... McPeek Ken...... 10-1 ance winner Fidelio, impressive allow- 4 3 Milk Run...... Chavez J F...... Lerman Roy...... 10-1 5th (3:13) 5 1/2 Furlongs. Turf. Fillies. 2YO. MSW. Purse $62,000. ance winner Desert Key and the five- 5 4 Princess Westly...... Desormeaux K J.... Romans Dale...... 3-1 1 1 Remedy...... Bridgmohan S X.... Asmussen Steve...... 8-1 time winner Kodiak Kowboy. 6 5 Milliondollar Moon.....Berrios Cruz J...... Feron Kathleen...... 30-1 2 2 Classofsixtythree...... Maragh R...... Sciacca Gary...... 20-1 Vinery and Fox Hill Farm removed 3 3 Amanwella...... Dominguez R A..... Motion Graham...... 3-1 7 6 Royal Skip...... Espinoza J L...... Ortiz Paulino...... 30-1 the son of Posse from Steve Asmussen’s 4 4 Stone Legacy...... Chavez J F...... Lukas Wayne...... 15-1 8 7 Sarah Sunshine...... Luzzi M J...... Carroll II Del...... 20-1 barn after a second in the Derby Trial. 9 8 On Lake...... Prado E S...... Serpe Phil...... 9-2 5 5 Scintillation...... Coa E M...... Werner Ronny...... 12-1 Jones has given him three published 10 9 Adorable You...... Morales S...... Friedman Mitchell...20-1 6 6 Emma Darling...... Leparoux J R...... Maker Michael...... 15-1 workouts at Fair Hill Training Cen- 7 7 Bambolina...... Velasquez C...... Kenneally Eddie...... 12-1 11 10 Irish Bride...... Dominguez R A..... Trombetta Michael....4-1 12 11 Dance Lesson...... Hill C...... Callejas Bernardo.....8-1 ter and now it’s time to see if the barn 8 8 Banker’s Choice...... Albarado R J...... Wilkes Ian...... 20-1 switch has helped or hurt. 9 9 Sally’s Song...... Velazquez J R...... Pletcher Todd...... 4-1 13 AE Fiddlers Princess...... Maragh R...... DiPrima Gregory....10-1 10 10 Nan...... Prado E S...... Brown Bruce...... 12-1 14 AE Sonic Sound...... Hill C...... Baker Charlton...... 12-1 “I’ve watched a lot of his races and 11 11 Barbadillo...... Castellano J J...... Hennig Mark...... 8-1 15 AE Mamie B...... Morales S...... Conway Jr Daniel...50-1 Steve had done such a tremendous job 12 12 August Rush...... Trujillo E...... Ward Wesley...... 6-1 A-Coupled: Dance for Fashion and Small Potatoes with this horse and he likes Saratoga,” Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (5-7), Pick 6 (5-10), Daily Double Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta Jones said. “We’re just hoping he’s made the transition over to our barn, I hope it hasn’t been a setback to him. He’s got a tremendous quality, a tremendous turn of foot to him. We’re looking forward to seeing what he can do.” The last time Kodiak Kowboy ap- peared in Saratoga, he was putting the Saratoga Special Stakes at the end of a four-race win streak. He drew off to an 518-668-3000 impressive 3-length score before finishing second in the Futurity and third in TOPOFTHEWORLDGOLFRESORT.COM the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, his first at- tempt at two turns. This year, he’s fo- 3 MILES FROM LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE cused on one-turn races, winning an allowance at Oaklawn, running evenly to 18 HOLES, PAR 71 finish fourth in the Lafayette and then See amsterdam page 23

22 Sunday, July 27, 2008 the Red Legend at Charles Town – yes Charles Town (the last two to J Be K), Silver Edition is the only run- – and makes his fifth consecutive stakes start. A Florida ner to exit three straight graded stakes. A winner of Amsterdam – homebred owned by Padua Stables, Devereux has won two races from 13 starts, Silver Edition could rally Continued from page 22 four of nine starts, which include his career debut at into a strong pace. Wayne Lukas booked Julien Lep- Saratoga last summer. Shaun Bridgmohan rides for his aroux to ride. he closed ground to finish second in the Derby Trial. main client. Bobby Frankel gradually brought Fidelio to graded Jones’ main rider, Gabriel Saez, has the mount. Eaton’s Gift handled Devereux in the Matt Winn, a competition, after coasting to two allowance wins at “We’ve had a lot of success coming in here, Sara- 6-furlong stakes at Churchill, in his most recent start. Belmont Park. The son of Awesome Again won by a toga has been very good to us. We brought Hard Spun The son of Johannesburg likes the lead and will be half-length, then roared to a 4 1/2-length win in his in for the King’s Bishop, we brought Wildcat Bettie B. rattling early from his outside post. Trained by Dale most recent start. John Velazquez rides for Stronach in for the Victory Ride. We’ve been fortunate coming Romans and owned by Zayat Stables, Eaton’s Gift Stables. in and we hope it’ll continue.” does his best work at 6 furlongs. Kent Desormeaux Following the same path as Fidelio, Desert Key It won’t be easy. takes the call. leaps into the Amsterdam off a strong allowance win Asmussen has Devereux ready to foil his former pu- Silver Edition gets a rare chance to not face the elec- at Belmont Park. Edgar Prado rides for Centennial pil. The son of Forestry exits an powerful victory in tric sprinter J Be K. Runner-up in his last three starts Farm and trainer Jimmy Jerkens. Makin’ it in Saratoga Saratoga is about making it. Chad Brown and John Fahey III felt like they CUP OF COFFEE had made it when they won their first races at Saratoga. Agent Hoppy DeMarco felt like he By and Sebastian Morales had made it when they upset the sixth with Joppa Sean Clancy Flat’s Saturday. Rudy Rodriguez and trainer Jimmy Correa felt like they had made it when they teamed up on Thursday. You know you haven’t made it when Others struggling for mounts, for Peppers calls and says the papers are work or for winners feel like they blowing down Lake Avenue. haven’t made it. You know you’ve made it when Nick Have you made it? Zito puts his arm around you and says, For me, it’s an ongoing question. “You know what I mean, you grew up You know you’ve made it when on the backstretch.” your 15-year-old nephew calls from the You know you haven’t made it when box seats and says, “Wayne Lukas said you’re wondering if you’ve made it. he didn’t know what race you were You know you’ve made it when watching when you wrote your story people call up specifically to contribute about the Lake George.” quotes for the Here and There page. You know you haven’t made it when You know you haven’t made it when you’re asked, “You still riding jump races?” you’re asked, “Are you Indian Char- You know you’ve made it when you lie?” walk through the crowd and a perfect You know you’ve made it when stranger says, “Good show today.” Larry Jones will stop working to do a You know you haven’t made it when radio interview with you. a guys asks, “You’ve been doing that You know you haven’t made it when paper for three years now, huh?” It’s the radio interview is done via a cell been eight. phone held in the palm of your hand. You know you’ve made it when Neil You know you’ve made it when Howard says to you, “We need people a guy e-mails to ask the subscription like you in the game.” price for The Special if it’s mailed to You know you haven’t made it when Oregon City, Oregon and writes, “I the only positive day you have in the know I sound like a broken record tell- Congratulations New York Post Showdown contest is ing y’all this, but man I love getting up when your horse scratches. at 5 a.m. each morning, well before You know you’ve made it when a my daughter, putting the dogs out in trainer sees you coming and offers “Put the yard and reading The Special on- me down for Obama, we need help.” line with my coffee. It is the only time Commentator! You know you haven’t made it when I have to myself each day, and it’s time you’re still meeting The Paper Lady well spent.” with three stacks of papers at 5 in the Winner of the 2008 (and 2005) Whitney. You know you’ve made it when morning. someone stops to get you to sign a You know you’ve made it when she tells you, “The Chief has to have his book you co-wrote. Special.” You know you haven’t made it when Born and raised on Blue Stone Farm You know you haven’t made it when they then realize the book is already someone says, “You should be a jocks’ signed – meaning they probably hadn’t Tom and Mia Gallo agent.” opened the book. You know you’ve made it when a You know you haven’t made it when whole crowd of people in the trustees’ it’s 11 at night and you’re still working room turn to you and say, “That’s a on tomorrow’s column. quote of the day.” Have you made it?

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