Year 18 • No. 3 Saratoga’s Daily Racing Newspaper since 2001 Sunday, July 22, 2018 The aratoga Streaker Monomoy Girl seeks 5th straight in CCA Oaks Tod Marks Tod ENTRIES & HANDICAPPING • SOMBEYAY CAPTURES SANFORD • SISTERCHARLIE WINS DIANA PHOTO 2 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 here&there... at Saratoga BY THE NUMBERS 5: Entries (at least) with horse racing connections in the Suburban Swim League (Delaware) championships Saturday. Two Carmouches, two Silvers, one Clancy. 3: Saratoga racing writers (that we know of) afflicted with calf cramps early Saturday morning. Bananas, we’re all eating bananas now. 1: Horse who left some “evidence” on the grandstand apron Saturday after- noon. It was a police horse, so we guess it’s OK but . NAMES OF THE DAY Status Asthmaticus, first race.The 3-year-old filly is by Heavy Breathing out of Pylortes. The dam’s name is the equivalent to a sergeant at arms at a Greek fraternity. We laughed. Chocolate Kisses, third race. Debby Oxley’s 2-year-old filly is by Candy Ride out of Brownie Points. NAME OF THE DAY (GEOGRAPHY EDITION) Coaching Club American Oaks favorite Monomoy Girl takes her name from the 8-mile long island (or two islands depending on storms, tides and so on) southwest of Chatham just off Cape Cod. The island was an inhabited fishing village as early as 1710, but is now a federal wildlife refuge for seals, birds and other animals. Offshore, Atlantic Great White Sharks are frequent- ly seen. There are no human residents, no electricity, no paved roads and Tod Marks – we’ll assume – no horses. Playing Catch. Joel Rosario (who won three on the day) tosses his whip with panache after riding Always A Suspect to victory in the first race Saturday. darleyamerica.com The golden nuggets Four dazzling moments G1 winner Elate takes the G2 for Medaglia d’Oro No.1 Delaware H on her seasonal debut. (Medaglia d’Oro’s daughter Songbird had her last big victory in the race last year). Collect the series... Darley 4SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 3 QUOTE OF THE DAY here&there... at Saratoga “This place, over the last few years has been very hard on us, so we were just hoping to get off to a good start, I don’t take WORTH REPEATING anything for granted here, anywhere, but especially here.” “I made another Saratoga and I’m a grandfather. What was the over/under on that 25 years ago.” Trainer Mark Casse, after getting a win on Opening Day Trainer Pat Reynolds “All I know is we need more golf carts.” Trainer David Donk driving through a swarm of carts just after the break Saturday morning “I graze her in my spot, but it doesn’t work, she just stares at the training track, she’s such a fan, she just loves watching horses train.” 800-523-8143 Hotwalker Vinnie Varvaro about Lake George winner Daddy Is A Legend “I picked one up today, that’s awesome.” Catherinethegreat co-breeder Wendy Christ, when told there Country Life Foal Patrol would be a story about her horse in Saturday’s Special “Bo Hunt did all the sales prepping for us, he made her the bomb.” Look, Mom, COUNTRYI’m flying! LIFE FARM Christ, about Schuylerville winner Catherinethegreat My dad is Super Ninety “You shouldn’t be talking about Joe like that.” Nine, by Pulpit. My mom is Donk after spotting The Special’s Sean Clancy, Tom Law and Ben Gowans Moon Map, by Malibu Moon. holding an impromptu editorial meeting Saturday morning I’m a Maryland-bred, foaled at Country Life Farm. Look “I ran out of fingers and toes counting those ads.” for me at Laurel and Pimlico Agent Ron Anderson (hey advertisers, there’s always room for a few more) when I get out of prep school. “He basically has white blinkers on anyway.” . (410) 879-1952 The Special’s Joe Clancy, when he learned the white-faced CountryLifeFarm.com Southern Phantom was wearing actual blinkers © s a Mating that produced 2006 Kentucky Derby G1 winner, m o h T e e BARBARO L ® NICOMA® An affiliate of Contact Price Bell at 859.321.5117 or visit www.nicoma.com Portfolio Management Editors/Publishers The aratoga Sean Clancy: (302) 545-7713. [email protected] Joe Clancy: (302) 545-4424. [email protected] Managing Editor Tom Law: (859) 396-9407. 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Trainer 2: “Yeah, but my rider isn’t much good.” Trainer 1: “That’s perfect, my horse isn’t much good.” (They worked a nice 5 furlongs on the turf) “Which one of these is Mike Smith?” Young fan to his mother as they walked past the jockey statues outside the Hall of Fame Dennis Zoitos, pointing to Saturday’s edition of The Special with Lake George winner Daddy Is A Legend on the cover: “Fake News.” Trainer Pat Reynolds: “What do you mean? She won the race.” “It was great but it’s very difficult to watch when you have multiple horses, you’re happy be- cause you win but you’re disappointed that the others didn’t do better. We won the Queen’s Plate and people said you weren’t smiling, I said, ‘I was too busy watching my others,’ because they’re all your kids, ideally, you want them all to finish a dead heat.” Trainer Mark Casse, who finished first, sixth and ninth in the Schuylerville “I’d rather be in the 1 than the 11.” Now on Broadway. Jockey Jose Ortiz, after guiding Catherinethegreat from the 1 post to win the Schuylerville “Any win is good, any win is good.” Ortiz, when asked about the importance of winning on Opening Day Wear What You Love™ “That’s the big filly? I won’t get close. I don’t want to be in the paper, something happened that was my fault.” Ortiz, as he rode a 2-year-old in behind Monomoy Girl on the horsepath to the Oklahoma side Saturday morning EMBRACE THE RACE® “If they had Trakus on him, he would have given up about 30 lengths.” 327 Broadway Nolan Clancy, on the meandering path of a youngster at the Saratoga Springs Suburban Swim League Championships (Delaware) Saturday “It depends on your nationality.” embracetherace.com Leigh Delacour, when asked how everyone in the Delacour barn pronounces Chalon, likely one of the favorites in Wednesday’s Honorable Miss 1st Foals Arrived this Year Kent Barnes, Stallion Mgr. 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He went a mile in 37, I said, ‘George, didn’t you see me waving my arms?’ He said, ‘How could I see you in the bloody sunlight?’ I said, ‘You ruined everything.’ He said, ‘What are you talking about?’ I said, ‘You went a mile in 37.’ He said, ‘Just what he needed.’ ” – Trainer Allen Jerkens, 1929-2015 The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association www.nytha.com | 516.488.2337 visit us on Facebook Tod Marks photo Tod SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL 7 Every day at Saratoga, The Special presents an exclusive Stable Tour with with a Saratoga trainer. Jeremiah Englehart See thisishorseracing.com for the full season. Jeremiah Englehart settled into new digs this spring – personally and pro- for this one, too, that everyone is shooting for fessionally – and his stable is off to a the Schuylerville and then the Spinaway.” familiar start at the Saratoga meet.