Saturday & Sunday • September 4 & 5, 2021 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION www.wiretowire.net FLORIDA’SDAILYRACINGDIGEST FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] In This Issue: Proven Strategies Looks For First Win of the Year in Red Bank Starship Nterprise ‘Ready to Run’ in Saturday’s Miss Gracie Chacalosa Wins Arlington-Washington Lassie at 36-1 Echo Zulu Seeks to Take Things to the Next Level in Spinaway War Like Goddess Streaks Into Flower Bowl O’Connor Has High Expectations For You Look Cold in Sorority Chase to the Championship Happy Saver (far right)/DOM NAPOLITANO PHOTO Gulfstream Park Charts Happy Saver Seeks Back-to- Track Results & Entries Florida Stallion Progeny List Back Jockey Club Gold Cups Florida Breeders’ List BY RYAN MARTIN _________________ Since its inception in 1919, the Jockey Club Gold Cup has been one of the most Wire to Wire Business Place SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY—Wertheimer prestigious events on New York’s racing cal- and Frere’s Happy Saver is out to protect his endar, won by Hall of Famers Man o’ War title and etch his name amongst a quality [1920], Hill Prince [1950], Sword Dancer Featured Advertisers group of horses to secure multiple triumphs [1959], Buckpasser [1966], Damascus in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup [1967], Forego [1974], John Henry [1981], Bay Tree Farm (Grade 1) for 3-year-olds and older going a Easy Goer [1989], and Cigar [1995]. mile-and-a-quarter at Saratoga Race Course The great Kelso won the Jockey Club Florida Department of Agriculture Saturday. Gold Cup a record five straight years from The 103rd Jockey Club Gold Cup is a 1960-64. Nine Kentucky Derby winners FTBOA “Win And You’re In” qualifier for the $6 have won the prized event, including Triple million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Crown winners Gallant Fox [1930], Whirl- Peterson Smith Equine Hospital (G1) on Nov. 6 at Del Mar. See HAPPY SAVER on page 3 Seminole Feed Page 2 Wire to Wire September 4 & 5, 2021 Back to Top Page 3 Happy Saver Continued from COVER post four. Grade 3 Discovery on Nov. 28 at Aqueduct away [1942], Citation [1948] and Florida- George E. Hall and Sport BLX Thor- in his previous start. bred Affirmed [1979]. Contested at Bel- oughbreds’ Max Player arrives off a victory The lightly-raced Forza Di Oro has mont Park from 1975-2020, the historic against Happy Saver in the Grade 2 Subur- breezed four times at Saratoga out of his op- event was moved to Saratoga for the first ban, which he won at 11-1 odds for Hall of tional-claiming win, including a half-mile time this year. Famer Steve Asmussen. The son of third- breeze in :49.95 on Aug. 29 over the Okla- Happy Saver, a son homa dirt training of 2010 Kentucky track. Derby-winner Super “I’ve been pleased Saver, will attempt to with his works, visu- become the 11th horse ally,” said Mott, who to win back-to-back trained Florida-bred runnings of the Jockey Ron the Greek [2013], Club Gold Cup, join- Florida-bred Flat Out ing Hall of Famers [2012] and Cigar Nashua [1955-56], [1995] to Jockey Club Shuvee [1970-71], Gold Cup scores. Slew o’ Gold [1983- “He’s indicating that 84], Florida-bred Skip he needs to be tried in Away [1996-97] and that good company. Curlin [2007-08]. The Knock on wood, we most recent horse to have three days to go secure this task was so we’re hoping to get Belmont Stakes (G1)- him over there in good winner Tonalist [2014- shape.” 15]. Jockey Junior Al- Trained by Hall of varado, the rider in all Famer Todd Pletcher, Max Player/SUSIE RAISHER PHOTO six lifetime starts, will Happy Saver was un- be back aboard from defeated when taking last year’s Jockey crop sire Honor Code battled gamely with post one. Club Gold Cup, engaging in a dramatic Mystic Guide down the Belmont stretch and The remaining contenders in post order stretch duel with Mystic Guide (the subse- came out a neck on top while garnering a include Chess Chief, Night Ops and quent winner of the Group 1 Dubai World career-best 101 Beyer Speed Figure. Forewarned. Cup) in his first start at graded stakes level. Off the board in his four efforts prior to First post is 12:35 p.m. EDT and cover- The 4-year-old chestnut colt arose from a the Suburban, Max Player was a distant age of the days races will be featured seven-month hiatus in style, third condi- third to Tiz the Law in both the Grade 1 Bel- Saratoga Live on FOX Sports. tioned, $100,000 optional claiming al- mont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets and lowance over a one-turn mile on May 28 at Grade 1 Runhappy Travers last year. Belmont Park in tactical fashion. “He’s coming off a nice win in the Sub- Happy Saver finished third last out in the urban,” Asmussen assistant Scott Blasi said. 10-furlong Grade 2 Suburban contested on “It was nice to see him step up again and HELP WANTED a sloppy and sealed main track on July 3 at run to his ability. This is a logical spot to run Belmont, finishing two-and-three-quarters him back. He’s done well up here, so we’ll lengths back of returning rival Max Player. see how it goes.” “I don’t think he ran that badly on an off Jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. will retain track last time,” Pletcher said. “The way the the mount from post two. EXPERIENCED race unfolded going a mile-and-a-quarter at Don Alberto Stables’ Forza Di Oro Belmont and drawing the outside is never a brings three straight wins to his first Grade good thing. I thought he ran well all things 1 engagement, arriving off a sharp three- considered. He kept closing and it was his length victory in his seasonal debut for Hall GROOM only his second start of the year, so hope- of Fame trainer Bill Mott. fully he moves forward.” The 4-year-old chestnut son of Speight- Through a record of five wins and a third stown, who sired 2010 winner Haynesfield, AND in six starts, Happy Saver has accumulated earned a 101 Beyer Speed Figure when de- Maintenance earnings $374,200. A Kentucky homebred, feating allowance optional claiming com- Happy Saver is out of the stakes-placed Dis- pany traveling nine furlongs on July 21 over Person/Landscaper torted Humor Mare Happy Week. a muddy and sealed Saratoga main track off Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., the pilot in all six an eight-month layoff. 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US$75,439 Toronto Cup at Woodbine last October, will be trying He is the second choice in the program at 3-1 and Jose Ferrer for his first victory of the year Sat- will ride. urday at Monmouth Park in the Favored at 4-5 in the morning $150,000 Red Bank Stakes. The line is Value Proposition (GB), Red Bank, for 3-year-olds and who was third in aforementioned older going a mile on the turf, has Elusive Quality Stakes at Belmont. attracted a field of seven including He bounced back off of that effort South Bend, who has been entered to win a $100,000 optional claim- with main track only stipulations. ing allowance at Belmont in June Proven Strategies comes into going a mile on the turf before fin- the Red Bank in search of easier ishing second to Rinaldi in the competition having finished third, Grade 3 Forbidden Apple going a a little more than two-and-a-quar- mile at Saratoga on July 16. In one ter lengths behind winner Avie’s start since, the son of Dansili (GB) Flatter, in the Grade 2 Connaught was third in the $120,000 Lure Cup at Woodbine going seven fur- won by Flavius at Saratoga going a longs on the turf on July 18.