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Tod Marks 2 The Saratoga Special Saturday, August 18, 2018 here&there...at Saratoga WORTH REPEATING “I read it every day. I used to be a degenerate and couldn’t wait for it to come out. I’d wait all night. Now I wait and read it in the morning.” Longtime reader and former trainer John Fahey

“I’m the Sonny Taylor of The Saratoga Special.” The Special’s Dave Harmon, who has been here from the beginning

“They’ve got people playing cards on TV? And people talk about soccer being boring.” The Special’s Tom Law, soccer fan

“Every day you guys are bringing it.” West Point ’ Terry Finley to a member of The Special’s editorial team Friday morning

“She was awesome.” Trainer Mark Casse summing up Wonder Gadot’s final Travers workout Friday morning

“And if we get our asses beat, it wouldn’t be the first time.” Dallas Stewart on running longshot Auspicious Babe in today’s Alabama

“I was going to give you more advice today, but I ran out. Yesterday’s was good enough though, right?” Dallas Stewart offering words of wisdom to The Special’s Morgan Yaeger (Thanks Dallas, it takes a village)

“I might have to put on pants once or twice.” Trainer Eric Guillot, who plans Tod Marks Her name is Face It – because, of course it is – and she finished fifth in to spend the winter in Saratoga Game Face. Thursday’s sixth race at Saratoga. Can you wait for the first

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 3 here&there...at Saratoga WORTH REPEATING Trainer John Hertler, after The Special’s Tom Law offered congratulations for Thursday’s win at Saratoga: “I know who you are, you’re famous.” Law: “Not as famous as you.” Hertler: “Well, for the moment.”

“Just think of the horses that have walked on that path.” Trainer Phil Gleaves, watching horses walk in the Oklahoma stable area

“You’re supposed to be picking winners, right?” Now on Broadway. Owner Jim Riccio, after one of The Special’s handicappers was knocked for picking favorites

“Billy Jean.” Wear What You Love™ Song, being sung by a hotwalker at Jeremiah Englehart’s barn Friday morning

“Like this for the jumpers?” , while riding short and asking for advice on how to ride a steeplechase race

EMBRACE THE RACE® “I wish.” 327 Broadway Assistant trainer Jackson Roberts, when asked if a horse he was ponying was Liam’s Map Saratoga Springs “Awesome.” Exercise rider, when asked how Flameaway worked Friday morning embracetherace.com “It was a nice three days.” Trainer Tom Morley, as the first drops of rain fell Friday morning

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 5 QUOTE OF THE DAY here&there...at Saratoga “It was just every day with great people.” WORTH REPEATING Trainer Rodolphe Brisset, “Pedigrees are a puzzle. Some people like the Times crossword, I like trying to figure about his fondest memories working for Bill Mott out pedigrees.” Dr. Edward Messina, co-owner and co-breeder with Butler of John Hertler’s winner Tradeable

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6 The Saratoga Special Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Top 10 Presented by The Special keeps up with a list of the meet’s best – performances, achievements, Photo of feats of wonder. We’ll update it daily, or try to anyway. Bold means they’re new. the Day Imperial Hint. Vanderbilt July 28. 1 Special, small sprinter won Grade 1 with speed, style, simplicity. And we wrote about him 18 months ago. Going to the whip Pinhooking Diversify. Whitney Aug. 4. Best old- Partnerships 2 er horse on grounds breaks on top and rips it up – winning in hand and stretching streak to three. 2-year-olds Voodoo Song. Fourstardave Aug. 3 11. Turf star finally earned a Special in training sales cover with a Grade 1 triumph and a 5-for-5 mark at the track.

Monomoy Girl. C.C.A. Oaks July 22. Yearling to 4 Unquestioned queen of the meet. As Dylan sang, somebody get her a 2-year-old prep brand new leopard skin pillbox hat.

Weekend Hideaway. John Morrissey (859) 312-3414 5 July 26. Who you callin’ old? He won kirkwoodstables.com the N.Y.-bred stakes for the second time – four years after the first one. Proud to support Chad Brown. Ahead 27-14 through Thoroughbred aftercare 6 Friday, meet’s leading trainer is run- www.thoroughbredaftercare.org ning away with it. The races for place and show could be fun.

Irad Ortiz Jr. Every time somebody 7 gets close, the meet’s leading jockey pulls away. He leads by nine through The Chief . . . Day 20 Friday. “I don’t remember them paddocking them like they do now. Fitzsimmons did when they were bad. Made them stand still over there. Whittingham started a lot of that. never schooled a horse and never took a horse to the Sistercharlie. Diana July 21. Wait, 8 wait, wait again, then pounce. Irish- gate after they started running, he just kept running them. He would take the leading riders at the meeting and put bred arrived in final half-stride to win them on the green horses, they’d be hanging off them. Shoemaker come to town and he’d put Grade 1. Did it again in Beverly D. Shoemaker on them, he didn’t care about any jock. If he ran a good horse out of town, John Hertler. Saratoga’s class-guy he said you can go ride him at your expense. It was his business, too, he owned a lot trainer (Slew O’ Gold anyone?) gets 9 a win with Tradeable Aug. 16, and of them, he really knew how to handle this game. From starting at nothing, buying makes everybody smile. those mares, if you remember the good breeding he put together, you didn’t have computers, look what they brought when he died. First he Hofburg and Tenfold. July 27 10 and Jim Dandy July 28. Local leaders just claimed a lot, in the 30s, and the paddock sale, he for Travers, though Haskell winner bought a jumper in the paddock sale, Ashen, won six Good Magic is on grounds too. or seven in a row. He used to claim jumpers and On the bubble: Cape Angel (the first put them on the flat.” horse with two wins at the meet), Far- rell, Mucho, Promises Fulfilled, Catherin- – Trainer Allen Jerkens, 1929-2015 thegreat, quick starts by and Joe Sharp, Arch Kingsley winning two over jumps, the 145 Beyer put up by the rain, trainer Barclay Tagg’s double, Jere- miah Englehart, Dave Donk and Phil Serpe climbing the leaderboard, Bowling Green The New York Thoroughbred dead heat, New York-breds in open stakes, Horsemen’s Association Sandy’z Slew (Happy Retirement), Tricky www.nytha.com | 516.488.2337 Escape shipping up – twice – from Dela- ware to win the Waya, Lacey Gaudet with visit us on Facebook

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 7 Every day at Saratoga, The Special presents an exclusive Stable Tour with with a Saratoga trainer. See thisishorseracing.com Shug McGaughey for the full season.

Shug McGaughey stood at the end tucky Downs on September 1, just depends who of his barn as rain began to fall Friday runs in the Ballston Spa. She’s won just under a morning. Turf works were in full gear, million dollars, she’s been good.” the final set was cooling out and assis- tants Robbie Medina and McGaughey’s Code Of Honor: Will Farish homebred 2-year-old scratches his ear with his hind foot. son, Reeve, readied horses to paddock “Pretty athletic, huh? He’s in tomorrow, he acts school later in the day. like he’s fast.” McGaughey has enjoyed another productive stand at Saratoga, winning Sentry: Son of Smart Strike won a starter al- six races from 23 starts, including the lowance here going 9 furlongs on the turf. “Just Fasig-Tipton Lure with Inspector Lyn- a nice, hard-knocking horse, he’s never really ley. And there’s plenty of more bullets gotten to do what he wants to do, because the to fire. races won’t go, to run farther. I might take him The Hall of Famer walked down down to Kentucky Downs. (Manny) Franco rode him and said he’s just getting going.” his shedrow with The Special’s Sean Tod Marks Shug McGaughey’s stable goes pretty deep. Clancy. By the time they finished, it Breaking The Rules: Another son of War was an hour and 27 minutes later and Front, the 3-year-old is 2-for-5. “Won his first McGaughey had talked about his stars at Saratoga, Sargeant Drive: Son of Tapit has hit the board twice in sev- en starts. “Out of Carriage Trail, but she hasn’t done anything two starts, ran him in the Easy Goer, finished sixth, just didn’t Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland and at Niall yet. He was put up to second the last time we ran at Belmont.” have a clean trip, he was a little bit anxious that day for some Brennan’s Training Center in Ocala, Fla. reason. I ran him back and he was second, then ran him back Throw Down: Two-year-old half-brother to Criminologist here and he was fourth. Broke good, then kind of sucked out of Dancing All Night: Phipps homebred daughter of Parading and Rescue Squad, the son of Into Mischief fills the eye. “He there on the dirt. I’m going to put him on the turf, it’s probably finished second Friday. “A lot of talent, a lot of problems. She’s worked really well on the grass (Thursday), I’m going to run where he wants to be. I’m going to try to breeze him on the turf good now.” him in the next couple of weeks. Nice looking colt.” Monday. I was trying to make a dirt horse out of him, but knew all along that (turf) is what he wants to do.” In The Lee: Daughter of Tapit owns four wins in eight starts. Hungry Kitten: By Kitten’s Joy out of Grade 2 stakes winner She finished second in the Perfect Sting at in her Hungry Island, 2-year-old filly has yet to start. “I really like her, Performer: Two-year-old half-brother to Breaking The Rules most recent start. “We’ll try to run her in an allowance race she tied up here early, so I lost a little bit of time but she’s on stood at attention at the end of the barn. “By Speightstown, he here and take it from there. She wants to be really light, that’s the straight and narrow now. Pretty filly probably has some breezed this morning. If everything goes right, he’ll run back at why I haven’t run her more, she eats good, she just stays real talent on the turf, she’ll run here at the end of the meet or the Belmont. Big, nice horse, got a nice way of going, acts the way light.” first part of Belmont. I was going to work her Saturday, but he’s supposed to act, not crazy but coltish. He’s a big, solid we’ll have to see now.” son of a gun.” Jaunt: Owned and bred by , she’s 1-for-16. “She was second here, she’ll run back at the end of the meet.” Danceland: Allen Stable’s daughter of Tapit won an allow- Charreada: Emory Hamilton’s homebred daughter of Kit- ance turf race here Aug. 2. “I’m planning on running her in ten’s Joy has finished fourth, third and then fourth here Aug. Dance Club: Phipps homebred daughter of Candy Ride and the Glens Falls. She’s out of a mare who ran long on the turf. 15. McGaughey pointed to the outside stall. “The big chestnut Storm Flag Flying finished third in her career debut I could run her here or take her down there for the Violet (at in the pen. She was fourth the other day, I think she’s got a Aug. 5. “We’ll try to run her back at the end of the meet, going Monmouth Park), might as well just walk her across the street.” chance at being a really nice filly, we’ll get her back to Belmont. seven-eighths. I think she’ll be better going longer.” She was the first time on the grass, I was afraid these tight Inspector Lynley: Hard-trying 5-year-old won the turns would get her. Somebody asked me if I liked her, I said, Profiteer: Stuart Janney homebred 4-year-old has won four Fasig-Tipton Lure here Aug. 11. “He’s had a really good year, ‘I do like her, but I like her a lot more going a mile-and-a-six- races. “Won this summer in a dead heat, stakes-placed, he’ll second or third three times, could have won any of them, won teenth at Belmont than a mile-and-a-sixteenth here.’ ” win a stakes somewhere along the line. War Front, out of Hit the Lure the other day, pointing him for the Bernard Baruch. It Rich, first foal.” He’s a pretty nice horse, he likes it up here, he won the Saranac Browse: Phipps-bred 5-year-old has won four races, placed when he was 3, then he won again. I said, ‘Let’s take a shot in in a stakes and earned $257,189. The daughter of Medaglia Medina Ridge: McGaughey walks to the next stall and there.’ You take him over there, you know he’s going to run d’Oro and graded stakes winner Daydreaming won here Aug. points to a big, gray 2-year-old colt. “This is his full-brother. I well, it’s just a matter if he gets the trip.” 12. As a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Imagining and several like him. He might be OK. He’ll run on the grass Saturday. For other quality runners, she has a future in the breeding shed. “I me, he’s a little bit better type than (Profiteer) and he’s got a On Leave: Daughter of War Front has won seven races, five Continued On Page 9 3-year-old brother who’s a little bit longer, he’s in Ocala.” stakes. “She’s going to run either in the Ballston Spa or Ken-

8 The Saratoga Special Saturday, August 18, 2018 Belmont last month. “He was second the first time I ran him on the grass, then I stretched Stable Tour – him out and he won pretty easy. I’ve had a Continued from page 8 hard time getting a race to go for him here, but he’ll be tough when he runs.” BRENTWOOD might take her to Kentucky Downs for a turf sprint or take her to Presque Isle. I had her on War Cabinet: Three-year-old daughter of HOTEL & BAR the grass, but all her races had been sort of War Front won here opening weekend. “She’s the same, I had been wanting to run her on the the kind of filly that next year, she’ll be able dirt. So, when they took it off the other day, utilize some of those longer filly and mare DRINK SPECIALS AT HAPPY HOUR stakes as we go along. It’ll be hard to find the it didn’t hurt my feelings, I didn’t know what MON-FRI 6PM was going to happen but she ran good. She’s right spots for her now.” stakes-placed, she’s got a world of pedigree, she’ll be something nice for them to have as Doctor Mounty: Hard-trying son of Street a broodmare.” Sense has won five races for McGaughey’s BOOK A ROOM friends, Larry Pratt and Dave Alden. “He’s WITH CODE Fabulous Fun: Two-year-old son of Dis- been a consistent kind of horse, he was sec- torted Humor and Boca Grande finished sixth ond in the Oceanport at Monmouth, prob- ‘SARATOGASPECIAL’ ably going to run him in the Red Bank at in his debut here Aug. 4. “I like him but I was FOR 10% OFF very disappointed in his race. For some rea- Monmouth or in the Old Friends at Kentucky son, he got up here, he looked good and acted Downs. We bought him as a 2-year-old. I need good but he didn’t give me the look that he to find those guys another one.” gave me at Belmont, that worried me a little TRACKSIDE AT bit. I looked at him this morning, going to the Bar Harbor: Stuart Janney homebred 15 GRIDLEY STREET track, and he looks like he’s grown quite a bit, 2-year-old son of Orb and Quiet Harbor is maybe that’s why. I thought he looked a little readying in Ocala. “I’m hoping to breeze him SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK more like what I wanted him to look like, just in Ocala today, I think a lot of him. If he breez- for my eyesight. He trained so well around es well and comes out of it well, then I’ll prob- here, Joel (Rosario) said he was just cruising ably breeze him one more time and bring him 518 450 7861 along. We did a myectomy on him, hoping it up here. He’ll be about a month away. I had helps.” him up here once, sent him back, this is his BRENTWOOD-HOTEL.COM first breeze, he was close to running.” Pink Sands: Owned by Gainesway Stable and Andrew Rosen, 3-year-old daughter of Personal Time: Three-year-old half-broth- Tapit broke her maiden with a come-from-be- er to winner Orb is on the hind move Thursday. “She’s on her way back comeback trail. “He’s still a maiden, he had to Fair Hill this morning, just to get a little some really good races in Florida. He had a time in the paddock. She had trained well but few little stress things so we had to back off I didn’t know what to expect, I thought she him. I think he’s as nice as any of these 3-year- would run well. When she was back where she olds. He’ll probably breeze today or tomorrow, was, I don’t know I expected it, but at least we I really like that horse. Of all the horses who Success is No Accident... know what she wants to do.” aren’t here that I’m excited to get back going it is Personal Time.” My Impression: Six-time winner won the GUN RUNNER One Dreamer at Kentucky Downs in Septem- Fly So High: Daughter of Malibu Moon ber, but hasn’t won since. “She’s on her way won the Grade 2 Davona Dale at Gulfstream AVERY ISLAND up here from Fair Hill, I don’t know where I’ll Park in March, but suffered a suspensory in- run her, I’ll just piddle around with her.” jury in the process. “She’s back jogging on FLY SO HIGH the Aquaciser, hopefully she’ll get the green Home It Tiz: Talented 3-year-old son of light to go back to the track. She had a little Tiznow finished second in his only start, he’s bit of a suspensory tear but it’s all filled in and GOT STORMY breezed twice at Fair Hill. “He ran one time and ready to go now. You never know, but going finished second to Michael Dickinson’s horse two turns she’s probably going to be as good LIPSTICK CITY (Archaggelos) that’s running in stakes. He got as any 3-year-old filly I’ve seen. That’s not a fracture in his back pastern but he’s back taking anything away from (Monomoy Girl) going now.” because she’s really good, but I do think she’s MAIDEN BEAUTY that caliber, especially going two turns. She’s Special Event: Another Hamilton home- never gone two turns. She was an easy winner INFLEXIBILITY bred, the daughter of Arch and La Reina has of the Davona Dale going a mile, but she hurt hit the board in two graded stakes at Mon- herself, luckily it was something we could fix, QUEZON mouth this summer. “She’s at Fair Hill, she she’ll be back in the middle of the fall. She’s was second in the Eatontown and third in the got a lot of pedigree. We’ve got our fingers Matchmaker. I think she’s pretty nice, she’ll crossed for her. My biggest goal for her would LADY ALEXANDRA probably run in the Violet.” be to run her sparingly and have her ready for these races up here next summer.” M: Tale Of The Cat gelding has grad- Niall Brennan Stables uated from Fasig-Tipton twice, as a $160,000 Lead Pony: “He needs to be shod. We got Ocala, Fl (352) 732-7459 niallbrennan.com yearling at the New York-bred sale in 2016 and him from (Phil) Serpe, he won some races. as a $250,000 juvenile at Timonium last year, He’s by Smart Strike? He’s a good pony. I’m he’s owned by August Dawn Farm and won at glad to have him.”

Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 9 ALABAMA STAKES PREVIEW French Quarter Brisset enjoying ride with Talk Veuve To Me BY BEN GOWANS Rodolphe Brisset knows what it feels like to sit on an Alabama winner. And not just any Alabama winner. Being Royal Delta’s regular exercise rider was one of Brisset’s personal highlights during his 11-year run with Bill Mott. “Having a filly with a shot in the Alabama af- ter what happened with Royal Delta, Saturday will be very special,” the 34-year-old native of France said. “When she won the Alabama (in 2011), when she won the Personal Ensign, that was special. Of Sean Clancy Continued On Page 12 Talk Veuve To Me and trainer Rodolphe Brisset train at Saratoga.

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 11 While an important member of the Mott team, Brisset had his name pro- Alabama – nounced many ways when he worked Continued from page 10 for the Hall of Famer. Racetrackers still can’t quite figure it out. For those course, I was close with her. She’s al- keeping score at home, it’s Rodolphe ways been special to me.” (Ro, not Ru like the reindeer) Brisset Brisset hopes to be able to say he (Bre-say). The trainer laughed when has ridden two Alabama winners asked his reaction to how Americans after today’s edition of the historic pronounce his name. Grade 1. Only 15 months after going “Everybody calls me Rudy because out on his own, Brisset rides – and Bill called me Rudy for so many years. trains – Talk Veuve To Me, 5-2 sec- It’s not an easy name to say,” he said. ond choice on the morning line in the “People call me Rudolph, Bill called $600,000 stakes for 3-year-old fillies me Rodolphe sometimes. I don’t get at the testing distance of 1 1/4 miles. mad over it. There are more import- Talk Veuve To Me and the rest of ant things.” Brisset’s string are bedded down just a Thursday morning, Brisset rode few paces from Mott’s courtyard and Talk Veuve To Me (whose name has shedrow, where Brisset and Royal also been mispronounced many times Delta circled numerous times. this year) in back of Mott’s barn, “I was very happy they put us here. around Shug McGaughey’s, and to I’m very close with all the staff,” Bris- the Oklahoma Training Track’s gap set said after he finished scrubbing near Fifth Avenue. Talk Veuve To Me down Talk Veuve To Me’s legs. “Of was led by Brisset’s wife Brooke Bak- course, I’m not working for him any- er, an instrumental part of the barn’s more, but I think he’s happy with early success. what we have done so far. I really “It’s been some ride. I talked to her want to keep going, it’s very import- before I talked to Bill when I decided ant for me to have everybody from to go out on my own,” Brisset said of the old Mott team to be proud of what we’re doing.” Continued On Page 14

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 13 has been “stuck” with the duty of leading Talk Veuve To Me back and Alabama – forth from the barn to the track every Continued from page 12 morning in Saratoga. “She’s very easy to be around. Rid- his wife. “She’s been very supportive ing her, she’s easy too. Nothing really and helpful. You can see, she’s sev- bothers her. She loves to train. She’s en-months pregnant and not scared to been like that from day one,” Baker walk one. Of course, we’ve been very said. “We got her from the breeze-up careful. She’s a big part of it, that’s for sale, and they’re usually a little rank. sure.” I rode her at the time and we put her Brisset earned his first graded in company with other babies that she stakes win when Quip took down the didn’t need but the other babies need- Grade 2 March ed her. Nothing fazed her.” 10. After that, Brisset stayed with his Nothing has fazed her at Sara- string in Florida while Baker tended toga either. The 3-year-old is easily to the barn at Fair Grounds. recognizable on the track; tall, dark, “We met three years ago in Flori- and handsome. Well, maybe more da, we were both working at Payson pretty than handsome but she stands (Park Training Center). I was work- out bouncing rhythmically over the ing for Shug McGaughey. We just ran ground with her ears up. into each other. I followed him to Bel- “It’s scary how smart she is. It’s mont,” Baker said as she walked to unbelievable,” Brisset said. “Even me, the 5-furlong gap to take Talk Veuve I’m still speechless sometimes. And To Me back to the barn. “I rode for I’ve been around a lot of smart ones.” him for a little bit when he went out Talk Veuve To Me’s brain was on his own, I just got on the pony. what attracted Brisset to her at last And now until November I’m stuck year’s OBS March sale, where the on the ground.” daughter of Violence did not meet her Baker emphasized her baby bump reserve after a final bid of $95,000. as she said that. An experienced ex- Tod Marks ercise rider in her own right, she Continued On Page 16 Eskimo Kisses hopes she’s looking for competition in today’s Alabama.

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 15 ture on her tibia. It was very minimal. I recommend this to a lot of owners, if Alabama – you think they can run and they show Continued from page 14 you something, if they need time, it’s the right time to do that,” Brisset The trainer acquired her after she said referring to the later months of a went through the ring. 2-year-old’s campaign. “Usually they “She was on the smaller side, but just blossom. It was the right thing you could see she was going to devel- to do. We gave her three months to- op. She just flashed our eye; the way tally off and she came back to us in she was handling things, the way she December at Fair Grounds and you was acting, she was very sweet,” Bris- could see the change.” set said. “Something about her, she’s The change was evident when Talk not the best walker but of course if Veuve To Me made her second start. she was a good walker I wouldn’t It came at Fair Grounds March 25, have been able to buy her. The breeze one day after the . was pretty good. We liked the whole She ran away from her competition package. through the stretch and registered an “She always came out of the group 11 1/4-length win. for me since we have had her. Some- “When she crossed the wire, I was thing about her eye, she’s really, really first very happy for my partner Ste- smart. I didn’t even ride her, she was phen (McKay) because he’s a great too easy for me. I was getting on the guy. He bought into her, he didn’t difficult ones.” have to. I called him, and he was on After training along forwardly, right away. When you do that with Talk Veuve To Me made her first start friends, you want to try to do good. five months following her purchase. “My second thought was the She was introduced to racing in a 6 Acorn. I was obsessed with the Acorn. 1/2-furlong maiden special at Ellis When I saw her do that, I said, ‘she’s Park and finished second. going to fit the 1-turn mile very nice.’ “After she ran second at Ellis, she Tod Marks did have a very, very small stress frac- Continued On Page 18 She’s A Julie represents the Steve Asmussen barn.

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16 The Saratoga Special Saturday, August 18, 2018 Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 17 been great so far.” Tugel and Brisset decided that Bar- Alabama – ry Irwin’s Team Valor International Continued from page 16 partnership was the right candidate to buy the filly. That was what I had in mind, try to In her first start with the Team Val- get her to the Acorn.” or silks on her jockey, she finished sec- As is the process in , ond in the Grade 2 Stakes the phone calls came after Talk Veuve on Day. To Me won. Five weeks later, Brisset had “It was crazy. When she won, it achieved his goal of getting Talk was our last day in Fair Grounds. Veuve To Me to the Acorn. The only I flew from Tampa after I walked problem, the Kentucky Oaks winner (Tampa Bay Derby winner) Quip on Monomoy Girl also showed up. Saturday and helped Bill and Riley “We got her there, she ran a good to run horses on Saturday. Then the second. What she did in the Acorn, next day, I ran (Talk Veuve To Me) that’s where I was pretty confident and Monday I hit the road driving up she could go two turns,” Brisset to Lexington. The drive is 10 hours said. “Monomoy Girl went by us, no and I spent maybe nine hours on the doubt about that, she went by us easy. phone.” But just the fact that after those solid Brisset was quick to applaud Win- fractions, she kept going. You can see Star’s Sean Tugel for his part in help- the last eighth maybe, Monomoy Girl ing to find Talk Veuve To Me original- was looking a little bit, maybe Mono- ly and then find the right buyer after moy Girl came back to us because she her maiden win. was looking, but she kept running.” “Sean was the one who found After a pair of taxing runner-up her in the first place, having her on finishes, it was time for a bit of an his short list. He sent me a text to go easier race. Brisset chose the Grade 3 see her. If Sean hadn’t said anything, Oaks for Talk Veuve To Me. she wouldn’t be here today. We sold Tod Marks her to Barry and the partners, and it’s Continued On Page 20 Favored in the Alabama, Midnight Bisou has won four graded stakes this year.

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 19 next step. Hopefully that’s what she’s showing us.” Alabama – Steve Asmussen’s pair of Midnight Continued from page 18 Bisou and She’s A Julie are Talk Veuve To Me’s most formidable rivals on pa- In her first start around two turns, she per. Midnight Bisou was made the 7-5 started as the 1-9 favorite. She justi- favorite on the morning line. The fil- fied the backing at the windows, can- ly who finished third in the Kentucky tering to the line during a 4 3/4-length Oaks followed up that effort with a victory. Brisset put Julien Leparoux dominant score in the Grade 2 Mother on Talk Veuve To Me in that effort Goose. She failed to deliver a legitimate and he has the mount again today. challenge to Monomoy Girl in last “It was a pretty steamy night. It month’s Grade 1 Coaching Club Amer- was 88 or 89 degrees,” Brisset said. “I ican Oaks and was beaten 3 lengths. didn’t give her a bath before, we went Mike Smith flies back from California in the paddock and she just walked to ride the Midnight Lute filly. around. All the other horses were She’s A Julie is the up-and-comer in getting warm. In the post parade, she the group. The 9-2 third choice won didn’t turn a hair. I think her being Prairie Meadows’ Grade 3 Iowa Oaks that way is a big advantage.” by 5 1/2 lengths. The daughter of Brisset turned his attention to Sara- Elusive Quality has also impressed in toga. A few days after her win in Indi- local morning drills. Ricardo Santana ana, Talk Veuve To Me shipped with Lauren King/Gulfstream Park Second in the Delaware Oaks, Coach Rocks tackles the Alabama for trainer . Jr. has the call. the trainer’s string from Kentucky be- Eskimo Kisses also failed to rally fore Opening Day at Saratoga. She’s not our routine first work back.” just finished up on the bridle,” Brisset in the CCA Oaks. She was fourth in had three local works since. And boy, Brisset detailed Talk Veuve To Me’s said. “She’s been breezing lights out Kentucky Oaks and then finished in have they been strong. work over the main track Aug. 6. I think. She’s just breezing a lot fast- the same position in the CCA. Jose “I got mad at myself,” Brisset said. “I put Julien and Peter’s Kitten er than what we were having at our Ortiz gets on her for trainer Kenny “The first breeze back on that track, (second in a turf maiden special Aug. home base at Keeneland. She’s gotten McPeek today. she went :47, out :59.4, she galloped 15) in front of us on the main track bigger and she’s done really well. Usu- Piedi Bianchi, Auspicious Babe, out in 1:13. On that Oklahoma track, and Julien went off :12.4 and I break ally for 3-year-old fillies, June, July, Figarella’s Queen, and Coach Rocks it’s pretty fast. She tricked me, it was 2 or 3 lengths behind, went by and August, sometimes they reach the complete the field.

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 21 Turf Transfer Thewayiam looks to end string of seconds in Gr. 2 co-feature BY TOM LAW LAKE PLACID STAKES PREVIEW Graham Motion left South Florida in early April, bound for Keeneland is the 9-5 favorite, coming back from and unsure if Thewayiam would car- a setback prior to the meet and the ry her form to the Bluegrass and be- first loss of her career on Kentucky yond. Oaks Day in the Grade 3 Edgewood The French-bred filly didn’t waste at , and Significant time proving Motion’s notion wrong, Form is 3-1. running a trio of strong races this Thewayiam didn’t run in the Edge- spring and summer against the top wood against Rushing Fall, but did members of the 3-year-old filly turf try that one when second in the Grade Tod Marks division. Thewayiam ran so well that 2 Appalachian on the opening Sun- Thewayiam tries to get back to winning in the Lake Placid. few would argue that she belongs in day of the Keeneland spring meeting. good, but we thought it was Gulfst- neck by Got Stormy in the $200,000 that group and today’s $300,000 Lake Thewayiam won three straight before Penn Oaks June 2 and stretching out Placid presents a chance to move up. the Edgewood in the Ginger Brew, ream, probably lesser horses and then to 1 ¼ miles in the Grade 1 Belmont Thewayiam is one of seven entered Grade 3 Sweetest Chant and Grade we started running against serious Oaks Invitational July 7. in the Grade 2 co-feature on the Al- 3 Herecomesthebride, all at Gulfst- horses. Every time she’s handled it.” “She’s been second quite a bit late- abama Day card and the 7-2 third ream. Thewayiam finished a length be- ly yes, but she’s also been running choice behind familiar foes Rushing “I don’t think when she left Gulfst- hind Rushing Fall in the Appalachian against the best fillies in the country,” Fall and Significant Form from lead- ream we realized how good she was,” then almost two months later finished ing trainer Chad Brown. Rushing Fall Motion said. “We knew she was second twice more, beaten only a Continued On Page 22

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 23 Rushing Fall makes her Saratoga debut in the Lake Placid after missing the Lake George. The Lake Placid – daughter of More Than Ready came out of a work- Continued from page 24 out at Belmont the Saturday before the Lake George with a temperature and Brown hit the brakes. said Motion, who looks to break into the Owned by Bob Edwards’ e Five Racing Thor- win column at the meet after going 0-for-26 oughbreds, Rushing Fall won her first four starts with seven seconds and four thirds. “At first before her neck loss to Toinette while uncharacter- I thought she might be like a Gulfstream spe- istically close to the pace in the Edgewood. She won cialist, it’s such a particular turf course but she three times as a 2-year-old, including the Grade 1 seems like she handles anything. That’s pretty Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar. Reg- remarkable.” ular rider Javier Castellano is back aboard today. Gulfstream featured firm ground for two of Brown also sends out Stephanie Seymour Brant’s Thewayiam’s races this winter and good ground Significant Form, fourth in the Belmont Oaks and for the Sweetest Chant. The turf figures to have second in the Grade 3 Wonder Again. The daugh- a plenty of cut today thanks to heavy rain Fri- ter of Creative Cause made her debut at Saratoga day night. last summer and crossed the finish 2 1/4 lengths in Motion isn’t overly worried about the pos- front of Cool Beans only to be disqualified for an sibility of less-than-firm ground for Theway- incident against an unplaced foe in the stretch. Irad iam, who races for Michael Dubb, Great Point Ortiz Jr. takes the return call. Stables, The Elkstone Group, Al Shahania Stud The other two Lake Placid entrants are long- America and Bethlehem Stables. He’s more shots – Grade 3 Florida Oaks winner and Lake concerned with the field for the Grade 2 stakes Tod Marks George fourth Andina Del Sur for Tom Albertra- Rushing Fall is favored in today’s Lake Placid. going 9 furlongs, which also includes Grade 3 ni and jockey Jose Ortiz and Grade 3 Bourbonette Lake George winner Daddy Is A Legend for “She ran on the hardest ground at Gulfstream, Oaks winner Go Noni Go for Mike Maker and trainer George Weaver and last year’s Grade 1 Na- as hard as you’ll ever run on, then she ran on yield- Mike Smith. talma winner Capla Temptress for Bill Mott. ing ground at Keeneland. It’s amazing how well she “It’s a good group, but she got a good post and does. I’m not worried about the ground I just hope I think the distance is good,” Motion said. “A mile it doesn’t become ridiculous. That doesn’t do any thisishorseracing.com and a quarter may be a little bit beyond her but this of us any favors.” may be a good trip for her. Hopefully we don’t get John Velazquez, aboard Thewayiam in the Bel- Home of The Special & a lot more too much rain. mont Oaks, takes the return call.

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 27 Saratoga Memories, presented by Keeneland, is an ongoing series that looks back at some of the top moments from Keeneland Sales graduates among Saratoga’s best racing. Every horse starts somewhere, even Saratoga Tod Marks superstars. Keeneland Sales helps The Special Careless Jewel rocked look back at some memorable graded stakes win- Saratoga in 2009. ners – and Keeneland graduates – at the Spa. We’ll re-connect and dig up some memories. Enjoy. Careless Jewel Alabama 2009 BY JOE CLANCY The buzz before the 2009 Alabama centered on Rachel Alexandra. The 3-year-old filly star – already a Kentucky Oaks, Preakness and Has- kell winner while running her seasonal record to 7-0 – might have won Saratoga’s signature 3-year-old filly race three weeks later by default. Of course, trainer Steve Asmussen opted to skip the Alabama in favor of the Woodward against older horses at the end of the meet and the eventual Horse of the Year shook the rafters like a 2018 thunderstorm. The decision left a field of eight in the Ala- bama, but nobody missed Rachel. Careless Jewel shipped in from Canada for Donver Stable and Jose Carroll, dropped her jockey twice on the way to the gate, broke on top and won for fun. The gray daughter of Tapit collected her fifth consecutive victory, and made at least a few peo- ple wonder what would have happened if Super Filly showed up. The Saratoga Special headline writer went with “Rachel Who?” on the Alabama way she won it, that’s really something everybody debut at Keeneland as a 3-year-old and finished recap, which shared a black-and-white page for strives for as a trainer.” third after getting rank early. She won her next with ads for brisnet.com and Glenwood Manor Shopping for yearlings with agent Ciaran five – a maiden and an allowance at Woodbine, Antiques of nearby Queensbury. Dunne of Wavertree Stables at Keeneland Sep- the Grade 2 Delaware Oaks, the Alabama and Carroll was a bit more diplomatic, but would tember in 2007, Carroll and Donver Stable nearly the Grade 1 Cotillion. not have been intimidated. didn’t buy Careless Jewel. Carroll and Donver’s Along the way, Careless Jewel developed a rep- “We were coming anyway, and I would hope Vern Dubinsky weren’t even at the sale when Hip utation for making life miserable for her riders. we’d have made her run,” the trainer said back 3220 headed for the ring. “In the barn she was great, on the track she then. “You don’t know what you have until you Then Dunne called about Gainesway’s March was incredibly difficult,” said Carroll. “It’s just run in these races so we were going to run.” foal out of the Hennessy mare Sweet And Care- the way she was. She just got on the track and got Friday morning, Carroll had little trouble go- less. her back up.” ing back to a major piece of her training career. “I know you’re done, I know you’re not here,” At Saratoga, regular jockey Robert Landry “My girl,” she said when Careless Jewel’s Dunne told Carroll, “but I found this beautiful came off twice before the race to maybe give her name came up. “It was an extraordinary mo- little filly by Tapit. She’s not going to cost much rivals some hope of a pre-race meltdown. ment, particularly the way she did it. She was so money and you’ll love her.” “I know one thing, she jumps higher than she dominant. It meant a lot because it’s one of those There was a spot on the van, and Careless Jew- used to, I was standing on the back of the saddle historic races, it’s not just the grading on it. The el joined the team for $40,000. Unraced at 2 be- Continued On Page 29 history is there for a race like that. To win it, the cause of a chip in a knee, Careless Jewel made her

28 The Saratoga Special Saturday, August 18, 2018 Careless Jewel – Continued from page 28 there for a second,” Landry said af- Helping our clients, ter the win in 2009. “Oh you’re just and their horses, succeed at the thinking, ‘Hold onto her, whatever you do hold onto her.’ ” highest levels in racing. He did, and – as usual – Careless Jewel settled down once she got in the gate. Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center horses “The performances were always be- fore she went in the gate,” Carroll said. include 49 individual Grade 1 winners. “The moment she got in the gate, she was very professional. Her ears went up and it was game face on. Good Just some of the races they’ve won. horses have something about them, a character about them.” A.G. VANDERBILT FRIZETTE METROPOLITAN MILE Careless Jewel ran just once more as a 3-year-old, a distant eighth (and ALCIBIADES GARDEN CITY NEARCTIC STAKES last) in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at ARLINGTON MILLION GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE PRIORESS Santa Anita. Sent off the favorite, AWESOME AGAIN HASKELL INVITATIONAL QUEEN ELIZABETH II she went way too fast early, opened 9 lengths on the field and faded as BELMONT DERBY HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP SHADWELL TURF MILE Life Is Sweet rallied from last to win. BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC HURDLE (2) SPINAWAY (2) The Alabama heroine went back into BREEDERS’ CUP TURF (2) SPINSTER training in 2010, but never raced and JOE HIRSCH TURF CLASSIC (2) BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE TURF SWORD DANCER (4) was retired in October. KENTUCKY DERBY (2) Carroll, who saddled her first DELAWARE HANDICAP TEST runner in 1994 and became the first KING’S BISHOP DONN HANDICAP (2) UNITED NATIONS (2) woman trainer to win the Queen’s LONESOME GLORY HURDLE Plate in 2006 (and added another in DUBAI WORLD CUP VANITY HANDICAP MAKER’S 46 MILE (3) 2011) thinks about her star filly’s Al- FLORIDA DERBY WHITNEY HANDICAP (2) abama often. MANHATTAN (2) FRANK KILROE MILE WOOD MEMORIAL “I have this photo by Barbara Liv- MAN O’ WAR (4) ingston that my husband got me,” she said. “I had taken my suit jacket MATRIARCH (2) off and I was just grazing her back at the barn. It’s that after-the-moment time where you just go, ‘Whshew’ and just think about it. It’s a great moment I’ll remember forever.” Bred by Gainesway and Bill An- drade, Careless Jewel has produced five foals including a 2017 filly by Pi- oneerof The Nile in the 2018 Keene- land September sale and a 2018 filly by .

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 29 SKIDMORE STAKES RECAP New School McFarlane, Baxter get 1st Saratoga wins BY BRANDON VALVO Trainer Brandon McFarlane and owner Dave Baxter descended the clubhouse stairs near the win- ner’s circle after Friday’s Skidmore Stakes. They paused at the bottom row of box seats and Mc- Farlane put his hands-on Baxter’s shoulders. The trainer was confident; the owner was stunned. “I told you my horse feels good. You didn’t be- lieve me,” McFarlane exclaimed. Tod Marks McFarlane broke with Baxter as they entered the Chattel and Kendrick Carmouche hit the wire in the Skidmore Stakes. Continued On Page 32

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 31 Skidmore – Continued from page 30 winner’s circle. Chest forward, shoul- ders back, head tall, the 31-year-old conditioner was on top of the world. He paused at the edge of the track and stared at the infield video board while one of the NYRA TV cameras got in his face. His number was on top: the 6, Chattel. McFarlane and Baxter had just teamed to win their first race at the Spa in only their second local start and they did it with a 22-1 shot in a $100,000 stakes. Tod Marks “This is great. Saratoga is the best Chattel pulls away from the crowd in the Skidmore. and to win here, there’s nothing bet- “I thought he would run well. But Shakin’. The dark bay 2-year-old has The University sold Chattel to ter,” McFarlane said. “We knew he did I think he would win like that? a blue-collar pedigree through and the Webb Carroll Training Center could run with the bunch and the way Never,” Baxter said. “It’s a great sur- through. His sire, winner of the Grade for $2,000 at the 2017 Fasig-Tipton he’s been training, I said, ‘look, this prise and I look forward to him hope- 1 Clark and Donn Handicaps, briefly Kentucky October yearling sale. Bax- horse has been training great. I love fully getting better. That’s all you can stood for $7,500 before passing away ter happened to find the horse at the him.’ They didn’t really believe me, I hope for. Tomorrow we’ll look at him in March 2017. In his short time as a same farm he sends his homebreds know it. I see (Dave) every and I’d tell and hopefully he’ll come out great. stallion, he produced only one other to and seeing something familiar in him, ‘man, he’s training so good.’ ” I’m just enjoying the moment. To be six-figure earner, Vertical Oak. Chattel, he took a chance. While the racing press swarmed honest, I’m half in shock right now.” Sh Sh Shakin’ never won in five “My homebreds, I have a couple around McFarlane, Baxter stood Students in the equine science pro- races and made just $9,300. She has of them that look almost exactly like alone processing the moment. The gram at the University of Kentucky three half-siblings who each ran in him. He reminded me of them and I expression on his face showed happi- claiming ranks. Chattel is her first bred Chattel, a colt by Giant Oak Continued On Page 33 ness and astonishment. out of the Richter Scale mare Sh Sh foal to race.

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32 The Saratoga Special Saturday, August 18, 2018 Skidmore – Continued from page 32 liked the fact that he’s just a smart horse, very calm and professional,” Baxter said. “Although he wasn’t a $200,000 sales horse, he just had the looks to be something more than what a lot of people thought he was. He just progressed, he got better and better.” Baxter has known McFarlane since Tod Marks the latter was a baby. The owner and Trainer Brandon McFarlane. breeder of almost 30 years promised the young conditioner that he would out, then we tried him on turf just to give him horses once he got out on see how it went, and he loved it,” Mc- his own. McFarlane did just that last Farlane said. “The race just kind of winter when he left Dane Kobiskie’s came up, there was nothing else, so stable and Chattel is one of the horses we went to Delaware with him fig- Baxter sent. uring we could get a win. Our whole “He’s been training a couple of my plan was coming to a stake, but we horses and he does a great job,” Bax- wanted to get an easy win under our ter said. “I’ve had a couple with him, belt, then come to a stake. We figured given him some horses and he’s done at Delaware and he hated the track real well with them. They’ve been and just wanted no part of it, so we more blue-collar type horses and he’s tried him back on the turf at Laurel, moved them up. He’s very attention beat a nice field, did it easy and since to detail, which I like.” that race has been training great.” McFarlane started in the game as Chattel broke alertly in the 5 a bettor. He began gambling heavily 1/2-furlong turf stakes, but as Stayon- once he turned 18 and followed rac- thegrind dropped back to his inside, ing all over the county. After a brief a large opening appeared. He leaned stint helping to make morning-line in, running toward that space and odds, he decided to get hands-on with bumped with Gins And Tins. Kend- the athletes he loved. rick Carmouche yanked on the right “I met Kobiskie … and worked line to straighten his colt out and with him for six years, then went out Chattel settled in behind pacemakers on my own,” McFarlane said. “My Gins And Tins, Sir Truebadour and first day with him was the first time Carter Cat. I touched a horse. I didn’t know this Chattel saved ground 4 1/2 lengths is what I wanted to do until I did it.” behind a :21.84 quarter and fol- McFarlane is based at Laurel and lowed Gins And Tins to the top of the sent out six winners from 88 starts, stretch. He tipped to that rival’s out- good for $296,483 in earnings side in the lane and ran past a tiring through Friday. Chattel accounts for Sir Truebadour to engage the leader almost half that total at $111,540. past a :45.26 half. Chattel started his career with a Under a left-handed whip, Chattel third and second in two maiden spe- brushed with Gins And Tins again at cial weights at Belmont Park in May. the furlong-pole, but the big colt ex- He debuted on the dirt, but McFar- tended his stride and took off. Car- lane tried him on turf next out. Look- mouche took a confident glance over ing for a roadmap to a stakes start, his right shoulder with a sixteenth to McFarlane sought an easy win on go and tucked the whip away. They the Delaware Park main track for the streaked past the line 3 1/4 lengths For more information, colt’s third start in June, but he fin- ahead of Swamp Rat with another please contact Bill Gallo Jr., Director of Racing Jump into ished third beaten 8 lengths. Chattel length back to Good Good. Chattel jump racing rebounded with a 1 1/2-length victo- ran 1:03.51 over the good turf. He (410) 392-0700 ry in a Laurel maiden special last out returned $47 to win. [email protected] and join a sport July 13. He breezed a half in :50.00 at “I watched on the TV over there on the rise Laurel Aug. 5 and McFarlane pointed and I knew he had horse,” McFarlane TOD MARKS PHOTOS for the Skidmore. said. “I was the only one screaming in Joe Davies photo (upper left) DOUGLAS LEES PHOTO “The dirt he didn’t mind first time the whole crowd.” Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 33 Iced Up Frostie Anne wins NY-bred stakes for Rodriguez off five-day rest BY TOM LAW RECAP Six days and two wins for Frostie Anne. That’s pretty good and certain- down another stakes today without a ly not that . runner in either the Grade 1 Alabama How about just two days and two or the Grade 2 Lake Placid, but he stakes victories? Even more rare and doesn’t go into the 26th card of the one only needs to ask Michael Impe- 2018 Saratoga meet without a bullet. rio what it’s like. “We have Brimstone, main track “Two stakes in a row, it feels only, in the last race, so we’re hoping great,” Imperio said after Frostie Anne for rain,” Imperio said, laughing at stretched her win streak to six in Fri- his contrarian approach in the midst day’s $100,000 Saratoga Dew for of a rain-soaked season in upstate New York-breds. “I can’t believe it.” New York. “So far we’ve run six Imperio, who co-owns the 5-year- horses, four wins. You can’t beat that. old Frost Giant mare with her trainer Maybe I have to end the meet now.” Rudy Rodriguez, also co-owns Thurs- Frostie Anne capped Imperio’s day’s Union Avenue winner Bonita double with a half-length victory over Bianca with Michael Dubb and Mike 8-5 favorite Land Mine and three Caruso’s Bethlehem Stables. 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34 The Saratoga Special Saturday, August 18, 2018 Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 35 choice Verdant Pastures for much of the trip. Under Junior Alvarado, Saratoga Dew – Frostie Anne tracked splits of :23.86 Continued from page 34 and :47.95. They took over just out- BURKE EQUINE side the three-eighths, past 6 furlongs Veterinary Care & Rehabilitation others in the Saratoga Dew, originally in 1:12.79 and opened up on the tir- scheduled for Aug. 13 but moved to ing leader. www.burkeequinetherapy.com Friday’s card with the $100,000 Skid- Frostie Anne led by a half-length in more because of insufficient entries. midstretch as Land Mine, who recov- Rodriguez and Imperio hoped to ered from a bobble at the break and run Frostie Anne in the Saratoga Dew a slight bump with Rodriguez’s oth- BURK“AE Spa at the Spa” last week. They were able to run the er runner Frosty Margarita, cut into mare the day before the 9-furlong the deficit. Frostie Anne came into the EQUINE stakes was originally written and she lane several paths off the fence and won an off-the-turf allowance at the drifted out a few more under Alvara- same trip against three opponents. do’s right-handed whip. They never Frostie Anne won the allowance made contact with the runner-up and by 4 3/4 lengths, her second win in were just clear at the finish. five starts at Saratoga. Her first win at “Whatever he’s doing, she’s ready Saratoga came late in last year’s meet and comes through the races and in a $16,000 claimer going 7 furlongs gives you her ‘A’ game,” Alvarado for trainer Gary Gullo. Steve Asmussen said. “She’s been trying in every race claimed her for $25,000 in her next and really brings it. start and Gullo claimed her back for “I wanted to go to the lead but at the same amount in early November. the same time I didn’t want to overuse Rodriguez kept tabs on the mare her because it’s a mile and an eighth during that stretch and made a call and we ran five days ago. I just tried to to Imperio when she showed up for use her as much as I could. She broke $25,000 in mid-December at Aque- good. I just sat off with her and when I duct. Frostie Anne won again for Gul- asked her, she was there for me.” lo that day going 6 1/2 furlongs. The Saratoga Dew is Frostie Anne’s “Rudy called me up and told me second stakes win, after she took the about the horse,” Imperio said. “I Sis City at Aqueduct March 31 to asked him about her numbers, looked kick off her win streak. at the sheet numbers so we claimed Rodriguez didn’t commit to run- her. We won a six- or five-way shake ning the mare back at the meet, but for her, then in a week Rudy goes, said he wouldn’t completely rule it ‘you might think I’m crazy but she out in the future. Targeted care to get your horse back trains like a long-distance horse. I “Not with her, and not even with want to run her long.’ ” Frosty Margarita (who ran back af- in the game and better than ever. Imperio’s response? Exactly what ter a win Aug. 13 at Finger Lakes), any trainer would want to hear. they’re strong horses and they eat “You’re the boss, you’re the train- good,” Rodriguez said. “Usually POST-SURGICAL CARE er, whatever you think,” Imperio said. when they eat good it’s easier to come “Since he put her long she’s been a back and do that. But you’ve still got new horse.” PRE-CONDITIONING VIA TRAINING TRACK to come and do it. Thank god we did Frostie Anne’s victories in her it. Hopefully we can keep going, the AND GRASS GALLOPS win streak have come at 1 1/8 miles sky is the limit.” (twice), 1 1/16 miles, 1 mile and 40 yards and 1 mile (twice). Rodriguez either rides the mare in the morning or watches her train from his pony, and he said he could tell she wanted to do more. “The way she wanted to gallop in the morning was stronger than a sprinter,” he said. “Galloping out and breezing she didn’t want to pull ECB COLD SALTWATER SPA AQUAPACER up so we put some more open gallops into her, let her settle a little bit and it looks like we did a good job.” STOWE BURKE, DVM Frostie Anne got the job done in Tod Marks [email protected] · (518) 210-4322 the Saratoga Dew racing just off the Michael Imperio (left) and Rudy Rodriguez Burke Equine is located 4 miles from early pace set by her fellow co-second embrace after the win.

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 37 Maiden No More Mesotherm gives Laurel-based trainer Gaudet first Saratoga win Lacey Gaudet sent out her first FRIDAY RACING RECAP winner at Saratoga Race Course Fri- day and celebrated hundreds of miles away as she tacked up a runner for maiden claimer at Laurel, a win in a the first race at Laurel Park. maiden special weight at Monmouth Gaudet broke her Saratoga maid- Park and a second in a similar starter en in the opener with Matt Schera’s going 7 furlongs on the main track at Mesotherm, who won the off-the-turf Belmont Park. Irad Ortiz Jr., who won starter allowance going 5 1/2 furlongs three races Friday, took the return call under Irad Ortiz Jr. Linda Gaudet, a on Mesotherm for the Gaudets. former trainer and a fixture on the “I have great confidence in the rid- Mid-Atlantic circuit, deputized for er,” Linda Gaudet said. “Irad is a su- Tod Marks her daughter. perior rider, I didn’t have to tell him Team Gaudet gets a Saratoga win with Mesotherm. “I’m so proud of my daughter, she anything before the race. We worried The Gaudets tried to run Meso- before noon that we could run, so we does a great job,” Linda Gaudet said. about the 5 1/2 being a little short, therm earlier at the meet and were threw the bandages on. We were con- “She sent me up here for a vacation, but he said he knew he had to leave able to Friday after drawing in as a cerned, there was a race coming up but it hasn’t been a vacation, I’m ex- the gate well to be in contention, and main track only runner. Wednesday that was 6 1/2 that would hausted. This is what we came for so after that it was clear sailing. He’s a “This was off the turf, the other have been perfect, but this was off the I’m glad we got this done.” big gangly horse. It’s hard to get him day we couldn’t get in, this is the third turf so we gave it a shot.” Mesotherm’s victory came after moving quickly but Irad is such a time we’ve tried,” Linda Gaudet said. Continued On Page 40 three prior starts, a third in a $40,000 good rider.” “Literally, they told us five minutes

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 39 Frosted Ice is out of the 11-time win- ner and $334,859-earner Super Slash. Friday – Adams-Hutt bought the Smoke Gla- Continued from page 38 cken mare, whose first foal Tainted Angel earned $296,490, carrying “He’s kind of a neat horse, he just Frosted Ice in utero for $12,000 at the tells you when he is right, and he just 2016 Keeneland January horses of all does everything so nicely for us. We ages sale. are really proud of him.” “The owner is a good client who – David Woods is starting to breed some really nice horses,” Moquett said. • “He’s a very cool horse,” Ron – Sarah Newman Moquett said of Frosted Ice, whose name apparently matches his person- • Sweet Bye And Bye shipped in ality. from Parx for owner and breeder Jo- Frosted Ice came away with the seph Imbesi and trainer Steve Klesa- win in the fifth, a state-bred maiden ris and dominated the seventh under going 6 furlongs on the main track. Joshua Navarro. The son of Bellamy Road made his The Sky Mesa filly stretched her debut July 27 in a similar race at 5 win streak to five in the 7-furlong 1/2 furlongs and finished fourth and allowance nearly four weeks after 9 3/4 lengths behind Bankit. beating males in the Crowd Pleaser “We knew he might need a race or for Pennsylvania-breds at Parx July two to put it all together,” Moquett 21. Sweet Bye And Bye’s four wins said. “He ran into a good horse of As- came against state-breds and her race mussen’s (Bankit) and we knew 5 1/2 Friday marked her first start in open was not going to be his deal. I some- company since a third in a turf maid- times will give them a short race and en last summer at Saratoga. then stretch them out a little bit.” “She’s been phenomenal the whole A homebred for Catherine Ad- Tod Marks ams-Hutt’s Rialto Racing Stables, Continued On Page 43 Frosted Ice checks out the tote board after his win Friday.

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42 The Saratoga Special Saturday, August 18, 2018 ther obstructing Leavemeathegate’s path. Maragh made a decisive move, Friday – pulling his horse outside of Mascarel- Continued from page 40 lo and Honor Up and surged to the wire. way and just continues to impress us “Rajiv pulling him out of that trou- the whole time; that’s why we came ble and then getting him to close like here,” Klesaris said. “We wanted to that, we haven’t seen that in a while,” 2018 September Meet get a better test against better horses. Collins said. “I didn’t think he was We knew Saratoga would be a good going to get out. He was boxed in – Stakes Schedule test for her to go up against better what were we going to do with an September 14 - September 30 company and see if she could handle eighth of a mile to go? But he got him it.” out and that’s a gear we’ve not seen Imbesi hopes to run Sweet Bye And before.” POCAHONTAS (GII) Bye in the Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes at – Sarah Newman 2018 “Win and You’re In Juvenile Fillies Division” Parx Sept. 22. 2019 Kentucky Oaks Points Race “This was a very, very competitive • Irad Ortiz racked up three more Runs Sat., Sept. 15 Closes Sept. 1 allowance – good trainers and good wins Friday to further secure his spot $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) Fillies, Two Years Old 1-1/16 Miles horses,” he said. “This showed us atop the rider standings. He rode how she does against open compa- Mesotherm in the first, Pauseforthe- ny and it honed her speed for 1 1/16 cause in the sixth and The Chamo in IROQUOIS (GIII) miles. We hope to fire again.” the finale to end the day at 36 wins 2018 “Win and You’re In Juvenile Division” 2019 Kentucky Derby Points Race – Sarah Newman from 150 mounts. Javier Castellano is second in the standing with 26 wins Runs Sat., Sept. 15 Closes Sept. 1 • Bona Venture Stable’s Leaveemat- $150,000 ($150 nomination fee) with Luis Saez third at 23 and Manny Two Year Olds 1-1/16 Miles thegate improved on a second in a Franco and Jose Ortiz tied for fourth state-bred optional July 25 and won with 22. LOCUST GROVE (GIII) the eighth under Rajiv Maragh for The top of the trainer standings trainer Leah Gyarmati. didn’t change with Chad Brown (27 Runs Sat., Sept. 15 Closes Sept. 1 “He’s a hard-knocker. He’s re- wins) maintaining his edge over Todd $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) Fillies & Mares, Three Years Old & Up 1-1/16 Miles ally run well,” said Bona Venture’s Pletcher (14). Jeremiah Englehart and Dan Collins. “He’s getting better as Rudy Rodriguez inched up a bit with a 5-year-old. He was immature as a winners and they are tied for fifth OPEN MIND 2-year-old. He didn’t pay attention. with eight wins. Runs Sat., Sept. 15 Closes Sept. 1 At 3, he broke his maiden, but this $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) year he’s just a different horse. He’s Fillies & Mares, Three Years Old & Up 6 Furlongs bigger and stronger and just a quality allowance horse for us.” Saratoga Leaders DOGWOOD (Listed) A $105,000 purchase by Bona Runs Sat., Sept. 22 Closes Sept. 8 Venture at the 2015 OBS March TRAINERS...... 1ST $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) 2-year-old sale, Leaveematthegate Chad Brown...... 27 Fillies, Three Years Old 7 Furlongs improved to 3-for-24 and $231,931 ...... 14 with the win. Steve Asmussen...... 11 ACK ACK (GIII) “He’s really playful but he tells Bill Mott...... 10 Runs Sat., Sept. 29 Closes Sept. 15 you he’s boss. He lets you know. You Jeremiah Englehart...... 8 $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) don’t tell him what to do, he tells you Rudy Rodriguez...... 8 Three Years Old & Up 1 Mile what to do,” said Collins. Jason Servis...... 7 Shug McGaughey...... 6 Collins’ daughter Maura elabo- LUKAS CLASSIC (GIII) rated on the horse’s personality a bit Kiaran McLaughlin...... 6 more. Joe Sharp...... 6 Runs Sat., Sept. 29 Closes Sept. 15 $200,000 ($200 nomination fee) “He’s really sweet, but he’s one of Three Years Old & Up 1-1/8 Miles those horses who bulks up the second JOCKEYS...... 1ST you put a saddle on him and the sec- Irad Ortiz Jr...... 36 JEFFERSON CUP (Listed) ond the rider gets on he bulks up a Javier Castellano...... 26 little more,” she said. Runs Sat., Sept. 29 Closes Sept. 15 Luis Saez...... 23 $100,000 ($100 nomination fee) Leaveematthegate went off as Manny Franco...... 22 Three Year Olds 1-1/8 Miles Turf the second longest price at 16-1 and Jose Ortiz...... 22 raced fifth early behind Cloontia, Joel Rosario...... 17 Yummy Bear, Mascarello and Ma- John Velazquez...... 15 cagone. Rounding the far turn, Ma- Junior Alvarado...... 14 cagone dropped back and Honor Up Ben Huffman Racing Secretary: 502.638.3820 • [email protected] Ricardo Santana Jr...... 14 Dan Bork Asst.Racing Secretary, Stakes Coordinator: 502.638.3806 • [email protected] gained ground on the outside, leaving Fax: 502.636.4479 Leaveematthegate in between horses. Through Friday Mascarello tired in the stretch, fur-

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Saratoga Stakes Ad.indd 1 8/3/18 2:48 PM SARATOGA RESULTS Friday August 17. SIXTH $77,000, NY-BRED ALLOWANCE, 3 YO’S & UP, 5 1/2F 1X Pauseforthecause I. Ortiz, Jr. $3.80 $2.60 $2.10 FIRST $57,000, STARTERS ALLOWANCE $50,000, 3 & UP, 5 1/2F 14 Tough Old Bird J. Ortiz $5.10 $2.50 3 Mesotherm I. Ortiz, Jr. $6.60 $3.60 $2.90 5 Dream Passage J. Rosario $2.30 5 La Maquina Gris L. Saez $7.70 $3.90 B Filly 2015, by Giant’s Causeway - Spritely by Touch Gold 1 Shamrocked M. Franco $3.70 Owner: Chester and Mary Broman, Sr.. Ch Gelding 2013, by Trappe Shot - Mayhavebeentheone by Arch Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin. Owner: Schera, Matthew. Trainer: Lacey Gaudet. Breeder: Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman (NY). Breeder: Nursery Place & Robert T. Manfuso (KY). Late Scratches: Merlins Muse, Southern Gal, Birthday Gift, Beaux Arts, Late Scratches: Shekky Shebaz, All Clear, Fried Baloney Saratoga Treasure, Wantagh Queen, ’s Smile, Spa Treatment, Time: 1:04.82 Cirque. Exacta (3-5), $28.25; Superfecta (3-5-1-9), $54.25; Trifecta (3-5-1), Time: 1:04.08 $59.37 Daily Double (5-1), $18.70; Exacta (1-14), $9.90; Superfecta (1-14-5- 6), $6.82; Trifecta (1-14-5), $13.50; Pic 3 (2-5-1), $55.25 SECOND $100,000, NY-BRED STAKES. SARATOGA DEW S., 3 YO’S & UP, 1 1/8M SEVENTH $87,000, ALLOWANCE, 3 YO’S & UP, 7F 1 Frostie Anne J. Alvarado $7.00 $3.20 $2.40 2 Sweet Bye and Bye J. Navarro $14.00 $6.10 $4.90 5 Land Mine M. Franco $2.60 $2.20 5 Dancing All Night J. Velazquez $3.80 $2.80 6 Pink Twist L. Saez $2.60 4 Ascot Walk J. Bravo $4.60 Dk B/ Br Mare 2013, by Frost Giant - Lake Toccet by Toccet Gr/ro Filly 2015, by Sky Mesa - Twiggles by Maria’s Mon Owner: Rodriguez, Rudy R. and Imperio, Michael. T Owner: Imbesi, Joseph, M.. Trainer: Steve Klesaris. rainer: Rudy Rodriguez. Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. Grant L. Whitmer (NY). Breeder: Joseph Imbesi (PA). Time: 1:23.54 Late Scratches: Held Accountable T ime: 1:53.17 Daily Double (1-2), $14.80; Exacta (2-5), $24.80; Superfecta (2-5-4- Daily Double (3-1), $11.70; Exacta (1-5), $10.00; Quinella (1-5), 10), $49.80; Trifecta (2-5-4), $65.50; Pic 3 (5-1-2), $184.00 $4.60; Superfecta (1-5-6-4), $4.87; Trifecta (1-5-6), $14.62 EIGHTH $80,000, NY-BRED AOC $40,000, 3 YO’S & UP, 1M THIRD $39,000, NY-BRED MAIDEN CLAIMING $25,000, 3 & UP, 6F 4 Leaveematthegate R. Maragh $35.20 $13.80 $9.00 5 Giant Boo Boo J. Ortiz $2.70 $2.20 $2.10 6 Macagone R. Santana, Jr. $7.50 $5.90 7 Wheresthebarber J. Lezcano $2.90 $2.20 7 Manoffire M. Franco $7.10 3 Shuffling Madness L. Saez $2.60 Ch Horse 2013, by Kitten’s Joy - Waki Affair by Miswaki Dk B/ Br G 2015, by Frost Giant - Bobity Boo by Pico Central (BRZ) Owner: Bona Venture Stables. Trainer: Leah Gyarmati. Owner: Riccio, James, A.. Trainer: Jeremiah Englehart. Breeder: Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey (NY). Breeder: Dutchess Views Farm, Inc. &Gina Bentivgna (NY). Late Scratches: Mo Diddley, Stretch’s Stone, Ostrolenka, Holy Week, Claimed: Wheresthebarber claimed by Mr. Amore Stable for $25,000, Wicked Macho. Time: 1:36.96 Shuffling Madness claimed by Windy Lea Farms for $25,000 Daily Double (2-4), $187.50; Exacta (4-6), $128.75; Superfecta (4-6- Time: 1:11.80 7-9), $941.35; Trifecta (4-6-7), $782.25; Pic 3 (1-2-4), $116.50 Daily Double (1-5), $5.60; Exacta (5-7), $2.70; Superfecta (5-7-3-2), $5.75; Trifecta (5-7-3), $3.20; Pic 3 (3-1-5), $16.60 NINTH $100,000, STAKES - SKIDMORE S., 2 YO, 5 1/2F 6 Chattel K. Carmouche $47.00 $15.80 $7.80 FOURTH $57,000, STARTERS ALLOWANCE $50,000, 3&UP, 1 1/8M 8 Swamp Rat J. Leparoux $5.70 $4.10 2 Unbridledadventure J. Ortiz $4.40 $2.30 7 Good Good J. Velazquez $5.50 1 La Fee Verte J. Rosario $2.60 Dk B/ Br Colt 2016, by Giant Oak - Sh Sh Shakin’ by Richter Scale 8 Questeq J. Lezcano Owner: Baxter, David. Trainer: Brandon McFarlane. No show wagering. Breeder: University of Kentucky (KY). B Filly 2014, by Courageous Cat - Serene Ditty by Unbridled’s Song Late Scratches: Shang Shang Shang, Chelsea Cloisters, Stillwater Owner: Flying P Stable. Trainer: Bruce Levine. Cove, Backtohisroots, Lexitonian. Time: 1:03.51 Breeder: Thomas J. Moran (NY). Daily Double (4-6), $526.50; Exacta (6-8), $121.00; Superfecta (6- Late Scratches: Diamond Jen Brady, Fast Track Kathern, Codrington, 8-7-3), $524.60; Trifecta (6-8-7), $345.50; Pic 3 (2-4-6), $3,144.50; Hope’s Roar, Hoponthebusgus Time: 1:53.72 Grand Slam (1/14/5-2/4/5-4/6/7-6), $480.50 Daily Double (5-2), $3.30; Exacta (2-1), $3.75; Quinella (1-2), $1.75; Pic 3 (1-5-2), $13.00 TENTH $37,000 MAIDEN CLM $20,000. 3YO. 6F 10 The Chamo I. Ortiz Jr. 10.40 3.40 2.60 FIFTH $75,000, NY-BRED MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT, 2 YO, 6F 1 American Rule R. Santana Jr. 2.60 2.30 5 Frosted Ice R. Santana, Jr. $13.00 $5.20 $4.00 5 Mysterio E. Cancel 7.10 9 Steam Engine L. Saez $3.80 $3.20 B. c. Turbo Compressor-Launch a Double, Bright Launch. 4 Kadens Courage I. Ortiz, Jr. $4.40 Owner: J. Grant, Pines Stable, Saltor Thoroughbred Stables, Leonard Gr/ro Colt 2016, by Bellamy Road - Super Slash by Smoke Glacken Ficarelle, Greg Marsh. Trainer: Gary Contessa. Owner: Rialto Racing Stables, LLC. Trainer: Ron Moquett. Breeder: Blitchton Breeding (FL). Breeder: Catherine Adams-Hutt (NY). Exacta $11.20. Trifecta $81.50. Superfecta $125.10. Double $188. Late Scratches: Bustin Hoffman. Time: 1:11.62 Pick 3 $2,435. Pick 4 $10,474.50. Pick 5 $22,786.50. Pick 6 (5 cor- Daily Double (2-5), $22.00; Exacta (5-9), $27.75; Superfecta (5-9-4- rect) $13,511. Carryover $40,534. 3), $171.95; Trifecta (5-9-4), $87.87; Pic 3 (5-2-5), $22.80; Pic 4 (1- Claimed: American Rule (Empire State Thoroughbreds), Hustle N Heart 5-2-5), $57.75; Pic 5 (2/3/7/8-1-5-2-5), $170.00 (John Grossi’s Racing Corp.), Metaphorical (Randall Manor Racing).

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Saturday, August 18, 2018 The Saratoga Special 45 cupofcoffee BY SEAN CLANCY Dream Big The diagnosis was grim. struggling to remember where a horse finished or ple. My friend watched out for me, he wasn’t giving Two-year-old Katelin McCarthy had dyspraxia, who a horse is by, yeah, she’ll take care of that, too. me any of his bad-acting horses and I knew most of a pervasive motor processing disability. “I was a little skeptical but as a soon as I met the people at Finger Lakes. I had a lot of people look- Her parents knew something was wrong as their her, she’s a happy person and really, really loves the ing out for me,” McCarthy said. “It wasn’t easy, but daughter failed to thrive – the simple developmental horses,” Bauer said. “She shows up with her game a job like this is easier for me, once you get in here, milestones were slow, if at all. The diagnosis came face on early every morning, eager to do what you it’s the same thing every morning. With my disability, with plenty of medical hyperbole, but in simple ask her to do, seems to really, really love it. It’s nice that’s the easiest thing, because I know what I’m sup- terms – the general gives the order but the wires are when somebody puts love into her work. It’s nice posed to do and how to do it and it never changes. frayed and the communication is weak or non-exis- we’ve been able to give her the opportunity, but in I can learn how to do it and it won’t change. The tent to all the soldiers. The worst part, the person all reality, she would fit anywhere.” routine of animals is good for me.” with dyspraxia knows what she wants to do, but I met McCarthy last week. Lynn Scott, who The next goal was simple. Get to Saratoga. With can’t do it, unable to coordinate muscles to walk, taught McCarthy in 4-H near the Finger Lakes, in- help from Scott, the plan was hatched and McCa- talk, eat normally or at all in the most severe cases. troduced us. We hit it off quickly, as soon as I asked rthy found a job with last summer McCarthy was frustrated, of course, but far from her what she loved about horses. before moving to Bauer. deterred. “Everything. I love “It’s the oldest racetrack, it has a lot of history,” Horses helped. their carefree attitude, you McCarthy said. “I wanted to see if I could handle The McCarthys got their first horse when Katelin can talk to them and they it with the bigger people and the bigger horses. I was 5, things began to click as she learned confi- calm you down, they don’t wanted to get here.” dence, core strength, muscle coordination, balance judge you and they teach Physically challenged for sure, McCarthy makes and communication. There was Rusty, the old you a lot,” McCarthy said. up for it with an iron constitution. Quarter Horse with a sway back and slow and obe- “Horses have given me in- “Never give up,” McCarthy said. “Always dient disposition. There was Annie, a dead-broke spiration and something I dream big, because if you dream big and get half of Appaloosa show horse. There was Fawn, a snow- could actually do that no- it, then you’ve done something. If you dream small flake Appaloosa who became McCarthy’s lifeline, body else could do. I would go home after school and don’t get anything, you haven’t really done any- learning to jump cross-country courses in Pony and get on my horse and ride, just forget about ev- thing. Dream big, get half.” Club and becoming McCarthy’s confidant through erything.” McCarthy has well more than half. Late Tues- thick and thin. She’s still going strong at 27. There’s a little bit of McCarthy in all of us. day morning, she walked down Bauer’s shedrow, Horses had hooked McCarthy so deep that she On her first trip to the races at Finger Lakes, Mc- leaning over each webbing and talking about each knew what she wanted to do with her life. Carthy bet $2 on Can’t Beat Mr. C. He won and horse. And, here she is in Saratoga doing it. Her bucket paid $30. Next, racehorse pictures were taped to “…just learning his job…very opinionated list included working a summer at Saratoga. Well, her bedroom walls, Breyer racehorse models were horse…a stallion and he knows it…sweet horse… she’s on year two. all over her room, special events were capped with a looks more like a Quarter Horse…coming up on his McCarthy, 32, works for trainer Philip Bauer. trip to the track. So hooked, McCarthy enrolled at first race…she’s the sweetest one, the nicest one…” It’s no sympathy post, she’s at the barn at 4:45 ev- SUNY Morrisville’s Thoroughbred racing program McCarthy could have been Bill Mott, showing ery day. She sets up the feed, washes buckets and and began sneaking out of the house to work at Fin- off Elate, Hofburg and the rest of his blue-blooded feed tubs, rakes the shedrow, oversees therapies (ice ger Lakes. Most kids are sneaking out of the house string. boots, et cetera), walks hot horses, does the laundry, for mischief, McCarthy simply wanted to be with McCarthy dreams of owning a horse. accompanies each runner in the afternoon and fin- the horses. “I’ll do everything, train it, own it, groom it,” ishes each day with a 7:30 night check, sending a re- “They finally caught on, they were OK with it. As she said. “Some day.” port to Bauer when she’s finished. Oh, and if you’re a parent, tracks aren’t always the best places for peo- Don’t doubt her.

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