SUBSCR ER IPT IN IO A N R S T COMPLIMENTS OF T !2!4/'! O L T IA H C E E 4HE S SP ARATOGA Year 8 • No. 7 SARATOGA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER ON THOROUGHBRED RACING Thursday, July 31, 2008 Dave Harmon Rose’s Nose Carriage Trail catches Trouble Maker in final yards for Janney, Phipps team Tod Marks BY SEAN CLANCY DE LA ROSE STAKES RECAP Buzz Tenney needed confirmation after the De La Rose. “Did she get it? Did she get it?” for third. Carriage Trail (Edgar Prado) finished the mile in 1:36.63. Inside Then he watched the finish again. Carriage Trail and Trouble Maker landed on the line again. Prado placed second-choice Carriage Trail in a comfort- able spot, fifth behind Jade Queen, Rasta Farian, Medley “Ooh, that was tight,” Tenney said, spinning on his heel ❱ Talking Treasure captures and heading to the track. Win or lose, Shug McGaughey’s and Trouble Maker. The latter adopted a spot on the out- assistant had to retrieve Carriage Trail. side of Carriage Trail as the field headed down the back- Fleet Indian Stakes. Tenney walked past McGaughey and his wife Alison side. Third-choice Jade Queen posted a quarter in 24.80 who waited on the apron in front of the clubhouse, watch- seconds, a half in 49.87 and three quarters in 1:14.05 while ❱ Jockey Rajiv Maragh wins ing the replay again and again. the closers swarmed. “Tom Albertrani said we got it,” McGaughey said. Turning for home, Trouble Maker kicked while Carriage three on Wednesday. Then he watched it again. Trail tried to unearth herself from traffic. Just as Trouble Maker had the race in the balance, Carriage Trail burst “Might be a dead heat,” McGaughey said. ❱ Entries & Handicapping “I think we got beat,” Alison said, biting her thumb. from the closing pack to get there in the final stride. Albertrani, trainer of Trouble Maker, had it right. In 12 starts, Carriage Trail never quite found her niche, for Thursday. Carriage Trail nailed Trouble Maker in the final jump to winning twice over synthetic surfaces, once on dirt and win the $84,250 De La Rose, a stakes for fillies and mares once on the turf. ❱ which had not won a graded sweepstakes on the turf in The homebred daughter of Giant’s Causeway exited a Dogwood Stable presents 2008. Owned by Stuart Janney III and the Phipps Stable, tough third in the Mariensky at Belmont July 5. Prado re- Dominion Award to Flori- Carriage Trail won by the slimmest of noses over Trouble turned that day and apologized to McGaughey. Maker, who squandered a big lead in deep stretch. “Short field, I was laying second, 26, 51, I had the fa- da farm worker Garibaldi. One length back, Medley won a five-way photo with vorite inside but when I called on her, she didn’t give me Lady Corlock, Jade Queen, Stormy West and Rasta Farian See DE LA ROSE page 5 Th e ARATOGA Here & There at Saratoga 100 Lake Avenue Worth Repeating Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 “It’s my first winner at Saratoga. Now I can go At the corner of Lake and Regent home happy.” Jockey Gabriel Saez, after winning Phone: (518) 490-1175 Monday’s Amsterdam on Kodiak Kowboy or (302) 545-7713 or (302) 545-4424 Fax: To be Announced “Thank goodness I’ve gotten on some good horses recently so it wasn’t such a shock. You could tell E-mail: [email protected] he’s a good horse.” or [email protected] Trainer Larry Jones, on getting Internet: www.saratogaspecial.com aboard Kodiak Kowboy for the first time Published Wednesday through Sunday “Why did you beat my dad? during the racing season. Alexander Bridgmohan, son of jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, to John Velazquez, after Saturday’s Every day of Sales Week Aug. 4-10. Whitney. Velazquez rode Commentator; the elder The Staff Bridgmohan rode runner-up Student Council. Editors/Publishers: Sean Clancy, Joe Clancy “Jamaica. Yeah, Mon.” Copy Chief: Jamie Santo Hat worn by Allen Jerkens. Winston must have given it to him. Staff Writers: Brian Nadeau, John Panagot, Karen Johnson, Laura Pepper “Now, that was a good dude.” Graphic Designer: Carl Hott Jockey Kent Desormeaux, Photographers: Tod Marks, Dave Harmon, about Bill Shoemaker Connie Bush, Barbara Livingston “If we stood on tradition only, we’d still be paying Distribution: Barry Watson the king taxes.” Menial Tasks Division: Ryan Clancy, Jockey Richard Migliore, during a panel Jack Clancy, Nolan Clancy discussion on the future of synthetic racetracks Advertising Sales: Contact a Clancy or call Jon Bordeau (518) 812-4545 “Well, you know me. I had to be in the kayak, the inner tube or some kind of flotation device.” Trainer Tony Reinstedler, who visited Saratoga ST Publishing Inc. Home Office (apparently not for the racing) briefly this week. 364 Fair Hill Drive, Suite F, He’ll be back later in the meet – though you Elkton, MD 21921 might not see him unless you head for the river. (410) 392-5867 • Fax (410) 392-0170 “Forever Together” www.st-publishing.com One of two horses (the other was With Anticipation) [email protected] mentioned in a speech at Jonathan Sheppard’s daughter Diana’s wedding. Forever Together The Saratoga Special won Saturday’s Diana Stakes. 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It is instead an settled in nearby Troy, ran a casino in Saratoga Springs and helped found the race course along black) found in the rubble of Special editor Joe with William Travers, John Hunter and Leonard Jerome. ambition which must be pursued each Clancy’s former apartment, a week after the ceiling day, never ending, never totally achieved. collapsed. Chico, we have a project for you. That striving, that ambition is an essential Weather part of our newspapers, a cornerstone of 9: Empty peppermint wrappers in the jacket pocket of 12-year-old delivery Today: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of (possibly severe) thunder- what we have been, what we are, and boy Jack Clancy. Better check the teeth of your horses. storms. High 83. Chance of rain 30 percent. what we will be.” Tonight: Isolated thunderstorms, then partly cloudy overnight. Low 62. Bowling score (10 frames) of The Special’s Joe Clancy Sunday. 118: Chance of rain 30 percent. – Lee Hills, Pulitzer Prize winner, Knight Ridder chief executive, in 1974 95: Joe’s score after five frames. Cheap speed. Friday: Mix of sun and clouds. High near 80. Saturday: Much the same as Friday. Congratulations to the connections of Another stakes winner insured by TIN CUP CHALICE HAMMERTOWN Trainer: Michael Lecesse INSURANCE Owners: Michael Lecesse and Scott Van Laer AGENCY ✔ Undefeated winner of the 2008 “Protecting Equine New York Derby and 2008 Mike Lee Stakes Investments” ✔ We wish you continued success Specializing in Equine Insurance: Mortality, on your historic road Theft, Stallion Permanent to capture the OTB Big Apple Triple! 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License Plate of the Day JOE SPA 5NIQUE (AND0AINTED The Big Horserace #AST-ETAL The Special’s straw (well, hay) poll began back at Keeneland in April, and we’ll keep a running total of the votes around town. *OCKEYS McCain Rusty Arnold Mike Geraghty Obama Seth Benzel Independent -ADE4O/RDER We Ship Richard DePass Don Nichols Roger Horgan Helen Richards Cindy Weaver Barry Wiseman Danielle Hodsdon Cindy Nichols Simon Harris Del Carroll Dr. Galvin Kip Elser Danny Peitz Jose Cuevas Winston Heslop Barry Watson Undecided Bruce Brown Sal Russo Pat Kelly Jorge Chavez John Kimmel Skip Dickstein SARATOGA SIGNATURE Steve Adika Tim Ritvo Beth Fout Keith O’Brien Sonny Taylor Mike Trombetta INTERIORS Pat Reynolds Steve Young Barry Schwartz Carlos Martin Eibar Coa Dave Grening Al Stall Brant Laue Randy Romero Mike Hushion Conor Foley Wayne Lukas Distinctive Home Furnishings Matt Muzikar Doc Richardson John Hennig Barbara Livingston Jimmy Jerkens Lenny Pike Jerry Bailey Dallas Stewart Bobby Frankel Neither Peter Pugh and Interior Design George Weaver Loretta Lusteg Doc Danner Bill Mott Richard Migliore Tiffany Mueller #HURCH3TREETs3ARATOGA3PRINGS Mark Hennig Gary Contessa Barclay Tagg Angel Cordero Doug Fout Tom Albertrani Stan Hough Terry Finley Robin Smullen Dr.