SUBS ER CRi in PT the A iO R T complimentS of n ARATOGA S T O T L H A E i SA EC RATOgA SP year 11 • no. 5 SARATOGA’S DAILY neWSPAPER on thoroUghBred racing thursday, July 28, 2011 Lastto Winter memories First dazzles in lake george Dave Harmon SteeplechaSe horSe roSter • entrieS & handicapping • WedneSday racing recap Racing Partnerships Kept Simple • 20% Minimum Interest • McPeek Racing Retains 20% of Each Horse Magdalena Racing is operated by trainer Ken McPeek, a horseman who has been directly connected to Grade 1 horses like: Curlin Dream Empress Take Charge Lady Sweet Talker Harlan’s Holiday Noble’s Promise Hard Buck Sarava Einstein Tejano Run Wild Desert Repent Plus over 50 other Grade 2, 3 and Listed Stakes Horses (according to Blood-Horse MarketWatch). All partners will have inside access to Magdalena Farm, plus McPeek Racing divisions at Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Saratoga and Gulfstream Park. NEWS UPDATE: Kenny McPeek won more races in Kentucky than any other trainer during the Keeneland and Churchill Downs Spring Meets, with 31 victories, including fi ve straight graded stakes at Churchill Downs with Salty Strike, Noble’s Promise, My Baby Baby, Scotus and Bizzy Caroline. Visit our all-new website at mcpeekracing.com Inquiries, contact Kenneth McPeek (859) 254-9969 [email protected] 33695a_McPeek_SaraSp_072111.indd 1 7/21/11 9:29 AM 2 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011 the ARATOGA here&there... at Saratoga 517 Broadway, Suite 206 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (Second Floor, around the back) phone (518) 490-1175 Sean Mobile: (302) 545-7713 Joe Mobile: (302) 545-4424 e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] www.st-publishing.com Published Wednesday through Sunday during the racing season. Every day of Sales Week Aug. 7-14. the Staff editors/publishers: Sean Clancy, Joe Clancy. Staff Writers: Andrew Champagne, Mike Kane, Todd Simmons, Katie Bo Williams. layout/design: Erin McNamee. photographers: Tod Marks, Dave Harmon, Connie Bush. handicappers: Connie Bush Charles Bedard, Erin Finley, Gaile Fitzgerald, Readers of the Day. the starting gate crew caught up on the news Wednesday morning. Dean Keppler, John Shapazian distribution: Ryan Clancy, Taylor, Hennig, Brian Badgett, Jack Clancy, Nolan Clancy, Worth repeating The Special’s quotes from Saratoga Jane Motion, Emmy Cristiano. “Jockey Camp this weekend. We added a new event in your honor. We still “Did you say Virginia Oaks quote?” advertising Sales: have the Bouncy Ball Derby, but now added The Bouncy Ball Steeplechase.” trainer todd pletcher when asked for a Contact a Clancy or call frank lovato, proprietor of the equicizer quote for mid-atlantic thoroughbred Kathy Rubin at (203) 650-6815. “Serpe loved that one.” “I want to get off the duck every week.” trainer Jimmy Jerkens when relaying one of carl domino when congratulated for getting off his far-fetched theories to trainer phil Serpe the duck with his first winner of the meet “That’s all you get.” “Where was the police escort?” tom Voss handing off two copies of the Special assistant laird george, riding past on Kiser contender The Saratoga Special to Jonathan Sheppard’s crew demonstrative who shipped from Virginia Steeplechase Times Thoroughbred Racing Calendar “I’m still shedrowing but I’m getting fitter.” “That horse, he looks fun to ride.” Bob manfuso, recovering from a broken heel trainer John Kimmel after watching The Best of The Saratoga Special friend or foe breeze Wednesday morning call us about your editorial needs. “I got to see Ohio, Pennsylvania and a lot of New York traveling here.” St publishing inc. home office assistant arthur coontz, who traveled from “Give me one of those in my lifetime.” 364 fair hill drive, Suite f, churchill downs to Saratoga with giant oak overheard as frankel won the Sussex Stakes at goodwood elkton, md 21921 (410) 392-5867 • fax (410) 392-0170 “You have to give them credit, they named him right.” “And we have water.” www.st-publishing.com trainer Kiaran mclaughlin after frankel stayed undefeated the Special’s Katie Bo Williams after the [email protected] water cooler arrived at the office THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 3 You're Invited To: AN EVENING WITH JOSE SANTOS AT OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE 2011 SARATOGA MEET! Jose Santos, Hall Of Fame Jockey & Winner of the Kentucky Derby will talk about & sign his new book ABOVE IT ALL: THE TURBULENT LIFE OF JOSE SANTOS with Award Winning Author Bill Heller! Expected guests also include Richard 'The Mig' Migliore who will share a few of his favorite Santos stories, along with Funny Cide Trainer, Barclay Tagg! THURSDAY, JULY 28TH AT 6:30 P.M. At the Parting Glass Pub (Lake & Henry Streets) Free & Open to the Public Connie Bush Call (518) 587-5550 Fore! the dale romans stable is having a good time this summer. Bring the clubs. E-mail [email protected] nameS of the day cornhusker, first race. The 4-year-old steeplechaser (now) is out of Nebraska Tornado. all together, first race. Another from the jumpers (even though they didn’t name him). He’s out of Unify. lonesome Street, fourth race. The 4-year-old is by Broken Vow out of Street Cat. licenSe plateS of the day SteedS, New York leonS, New York (we know who that is). 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Real as the field went under the wire the Each one, individually, used the same first time. Winter Memories’ stablemate word to describe the 16th running of Sunlight Sonata took the field through a the Lake George Stakes. quarter in 23.15 seconds and a half in “Wow.” 47.47 while Winter Memories galloped “Wow.” along, head high, loose rein, in last. “Wow.” Leaving the backside, Winter Memo- Winter Memories had reduced her ries creeped closer, easing inside More Than Real who traveled wide in fifth. Tod Marks trainer and any viewer to a simple term, Winter memories coasts to the finish in the lake george. held in the highest regard. Under Jose Lezcano knew he wanted to go outside Lezcano, Winter Memories swooped More Than Real but about the time he least had a jump on Winter Memories. I gave her one push and she was flying from last at the head of the stretch to was relaying the message to his filly, In the clubhouse, part-owner John Phil- after that, I pulled her up. She did it so win the Grade II turf stakes by 4 1/2 Winter Memories took it upon herself lips slammed down his binoculars and easily. She accelerates like nothing, like lengths over Bellamy Star and More to accelerate inside, running up on the cursed, thinking it was over. Of course, a Porsche.” Than Real. Winter Memories won with heels of Calmafterthestorm and Little Lezcano wasn’t worried. Long gone. her ears pricked, Lezcano nudging her Miss Holly. When Lezcano said no, she “I wanted to go around but I had Winter Memories skipped through like he was pushing quarters across a threw her head up and the brakes were that horse outside me, when I was ask- the final furlong, ratcheting her speed table. Bred and owned by Phillips Rac- locked for a couple of strides. ing her to go around, she took off and down through the final sixteenth, finish- ing Partnership, the daughter of El Pra- Ramon Dominguez cut the cor- she’s so quick, I couldn’t take her out ing a mile and a sixteenth in 1:41.57 to do went off the 1-2 favorite and won ner on Bellamy Star, hoping he had a and she picked her head up,” Lezcano earn her fifth win in six starts. Her only like she should have. But it wasn’t the head start on the field. John Velazquez said. “I thought it was no problem, I result that wowed anybody, it was the gunned More Than Real, thinking he at know what’s there. I’m very confident, See LAKE GEORGE page 8 MIDDLEBURG REAL ESTATE Serving Our Clients Since 1943 DRESDEN FARM CONFETTI FARM RenounedRenowned Dresden Farm is now available.