New York-Breds at the Races: July 29 to August 3
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New York-Breds at the Races: July 29 to August 3 By Bill Heller Goodtolook is a Stunning Winner at 34-1 Monday Junior Alvarado hustled Antonacci Racing and Corms Racing Stable’s five-year-old gelding Goodtolook to the lead and the 34-1 longshot never looked back, winning a $78,000 New York- bred allowance race on the grass at Saratoga Monday afternoon by two lengths. He covered the mile and a sixteenth in a quick 1:40.25. Runaway Posse, the 9-5 favorite under Jose Lezcano, rallied strongly to finish a clear second. Iced Over was third at 13-1 and 9-2 Powerful Instinct checked in fourth. Danny Gargan trains Goodtolook, a son of Disco Rico out of Lookstogood by Tiger Ridge who was bred by Luca Carroll. Goodtolook had finished a front-running third at 4-1 odds in his last turf start two races before Monday, then was seventh on dirt as the 9-5 favorite. He went off a huge longshot Monday. Alvarado sent Goodtolook right to the front and he opened and maintained a two-length lead through a quarter in :22.89 and a half-mile in :46.31. He then opened up on the field, leading by seven lengths through three-quarters in 1:09.73. Runaway Posse, who had rallied from far back, tried to reel him in but couldn’t. Goodtolook is now two for six on turf with one second and one third. He also has five wins, one second and two thirds from 21 dirt starts, for total earnings of more than $260,000. ************************************************** Rallying boldly on the far outside under Irad Ortiz, Jr., Michael Dubb’s first-time starter Celestial Sighting surged past Somerset Sandy, another firster ridden by John Velazquez, in deep stretch to win a $73,000 New York-bred maiden special weight for two-year-old New York-bred fillies on the grass Monday by one length. He covered the 5 ½ furlongs in 1:03.32. Celestial Sighting was the 5-2 second choice and Somerset Sandy was the 8-5 favorite in the field of 10, which included nine first-time starters. Rudy Rodriguez trains Celestial Sighting, a daughter of Eskendereya out of Afternoon Stroll by Stroll who was bred by Taylor Brothers Properties and Baysore Stables and was purchased for $75,000 at the 2014 September Keeneland Yearling Sale. Ortiz let Celestial Sighting settle in sixth early behind a hot pace. Rescue Cat, an 8-1 shot, and 9-1 Out of Nowhere battled through a rapid :21.42 first quarter. Somerset Sandy went after the front-runners around the far turn and into the top stretch while Celestial Sighting zoomed into contention on the far outside after a testing half-mile in :44.90. Somerset Sandy cleared the lead in mid-stretch but couldn’t handle Celestial Sighting, who rallied past her late. Miss Kew, who was sent off at odds of 7-1 under Javier Castellano, finished third, a length and a half behind Somerset Sandy while nearly two lengths clear of 9-1 Alyssa and a Lisa in fourth. ************************************************** Blazing to the lead from the rail under John Velazquez, Newtown Anner Stud’s three-year-old gray gelding Euros to Dollars won his dirt debut wire-to-wire by two lengths as the 7-5 favorite in a field of seven in a $73,000 New York-bred maiden special weight. He completed the six- furlong distance in 1:10.75. Dettifloss, who made a wide, sweeping rally around the far turn under Rafael Hernandez at 13-1 odds, edged 9-2 Lead by Example by a half-length for second. Scorecard Harry finished fourth, another half-length behind, at 7-2 odds. Brian Lynch trains Euros to Dollars, a son of Exchange Rate out of Miss Bodine by Vindication who was bred by Andy Beadnell and sold for $100,000 as a yearling in August 2013. Euros to Dollars had a rough debut on grass at Belmont Park on June 26th when he was bumped hard at the break and raced three-wide, finishing ninth in the field of 10 at 11-1 odds. After the debut, Euros to Dollars worked three times on dirt, one of them a five-furlong bullet in 1:00 3/5 on July 17th at Belmont, fastest of 16 that day. He followed that with a solid four-furlong work at Saratoga in :48 3/5 on July 25th, 33rd fastest of 109 that morning. Euros to Dollars broke fourth Monday, but quickly advanced inside 7-2 My Tommy Boy to take the early lead. Euros to Dollars led by a length after a :22.56 first quarter-mile, but My Tommy Boy took a head lead after a half-mile in :46.20. Euros to Dollar had plenty left, though, and won comfortably. ************************************************** Withstanding severe pressure throughout the race, Curragh Stables’ four-year-old New York- bred filly Cryptic Comet gamely held off fast-finishing Enduring Touch, a three-year-old New York-bred filly ridden by apprentice Eric Cancel, by a half-length under Angel Cruz to win a six- furlong $32,000 conditional $16,000 claimer in a final time of 1:12.23. John Terranova trains both Cryptic Comet, who went off at 10-1 odds, and Enduring Touch, who was sent off at 12-1 under apprentice Eric Cancel in the field of eight. Cryptic Comet is a daughter of Greeley’s Galaxy out of High Falutin Gal by Silver Deputy who was bred by EKQ Stable and Patrick Meskell, and sold for $35,000 as a two-year-old in April 2013. Cryptic Comet was switching back to dirt and dropping off a 10th-place finish in an open $40,000 claimer. Cryptic Comet had to work a bit to make the early lead, pressed by 5-1 Nejma. Underthemoonlight, the 3-5 New York-bred favorite ridden by Javier Castellano, and 7-1 Samus raced in third and fourth as Cryptic Comet took the field to a :22.50 opening quarter with a length-and-a-half lead. Heading into the far turn, Nejma moved up two-wide, Underthemoonlight rallied three-wide and Samus was four-wide. At the top of the stretch, after a half-mile in :45.84, the four horses were stacked across the track. But instead of wilting under pressure, Cryptic Comet surged again to take a two-length lead in mid-stretch. She then held off Enduring Touch, who was flying late. Samus, who was sent off at odds of 7-1, finished third, a length and a quarter behind Enduring Touch while three-quarters of a length ahead of Nejma in fourth. Cryptic Comet improved her dirt record to two for eight with two seconds and a third. She now has career earnings topping $95,000. So Noted Noses Giantinthemoonlite for Second Straight Win Sunday Francis Paolangeli’s three-year-old colt So Noted, who rallied up the rail under Joel Rosario, held off a gallant Giantinthemoonlite by a nose for his second consecutive victory in a $75,000 New York-bred allowance at sunny Saratoga Sunday afternoon. He covered the six and a half furlongs in 1:16.84. So Noted was sent off at odds of 7-2 and Giantinthemoonlite, who lost the lead in deep stretch and came again under Shaun Bridgmohan, went off at 9-2 odds in the field of 12. Charlie Baker trains So Noted, a son of Read the Footnotes out of French Legion by French Deputy who was bred by Tracy Egan and sold for $26,000 as a yearling in October 2013. After finishing second and third in his first two starts at six furlongs, So Noted won a 6 ½-furlong maiden special weight by nearly four lengths at 4-5 odds at Belmont Park on July 12th. He followed that with a five-furlong bullet work of :59 4/5 at Saratoga on July 27th, the best of 23 horses at that distance that morning. So Noted was ninth early as 32-1 Horsens and Giantinthemoonlite battled through a fast first quarter of :21.93. Horsens held a head lead on Giantinthemoonlite after running a half-mile in a testing :45.27. By then, Rosario had sent So Noted past several horses on the rail and he continued to gain around the turn and into the top of the stretch. Giantinthemoonlite finally shook off Horsens and had the lead in mid-stretch before So Noted rallied past him on the inside to gain a neck lead. Giantinthemoonlite responded with another surge and the two battled head-to-head to the wire. The photo finish showed So Noted a nose ahead. Candid Desire, a 44-1 longshot ridden by Elvis Trujillo, finished third, three lengths behind Giantinthemoonlite, and Hunt’s Road, the 9-5 favorite ridden by John Velazquez, finished fourth. So Noted now has two wins, a second and a third from four starts, for earnings of $99,000. ************************************************** In a debut that would make his older sister proud, Patricia Generazio’s homebred grey colt Too Discreet rolled to an impressive 2 ½-length victory under Joel Rosario in his first start, taking Sunday’s opener, a 5 ½-furlong $73,000 New York-bred maiden special weight for two-year- olds on the grass. Sent off the even-money favorite in the field of eight, he won in a final time of 1:03.06. Christophe Clement trains both Too Discreet and his older sister, homebred grass superstar Discreet Marq, a Grade 1 stakes winner who has earned more than $1.2 million for Generazio.