August 19 Saratoga Special

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Ten-Hut! Banrock goes for third straight West Point

Connie Bush

Awakino Cat Wins Troy • Entries/Handicapping

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The Special quotes from Saratoga

“Somebody stole my sombrero. Ten-dollar reward.”

The Fruit Man

“I can’t say I like one over the other, they’re the two best places to race.”

Owner/trainer John Glenney when asked if he liked Saratoga better than Del Mar

“Forever’s a mighty long time.”

Ed Thomas, when told he had been around forever

“We don’t even have a boat.”

Lucca Cristiano, when told to have the boat ready

“I went all the way to Greentree to make a phone call.”

Daily Racing Form’s Dave Grening after a fruitless trip to Greentree

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Name of the Day Opera Heroine, first race. Bred by Fitz Dixon and owned by Andre Brewster, 6-year-old mare is by Partner’s Hero out of Soap Opera.

Amazing, third race. Bred by Marilyn Fazio Seltzer and owned by Paul Pompa, 5-year-old mare is by Greatness out of Total Wonder.

Cerveza De Barril, seventh race.

Owned by Brooklyn Boyz Stable, 2-year-old colt it out of Spectaculaireontap, sounds like beer by the barrel.

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Continued from previous page

The Special quotes from Saratoga

“Is the summer reading policy the same if I come home early?”

Ryan Clancy, 17, to his mother (obviously he’s not finished his reading)

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Online reader Michelle Yu, from Del Mar

“We’ll find out.”

Position Limit’s owner Jack Wolf to the comment, ‘She’s good,’ in the paddock before Adirondack

“The one you would draw a natural comparison to is Ashado, because of the connections, the big, scopy filly, precocious but you think is going to run further. When you look at her out on the racetrack, same silks, same color, that’s what you think of, we’ll hope it turns out like her.”

Trainer Todd Pletcher, after Starlight Racing’s Position Limit won the Adirondack

“You could compare her to Ashado at this stage, definitely, a big lanky girl, fast enough to be there but doesn’t need to be on the lead.”

Jockey John Velazquez about Position Limit

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Jockey Garrett Gomez, on the “Goin’ to the Go-Go” serenaders who greet him after every stakes win

“The Indians are back in action.”

Trainer Dave Donk when seeing Jack Clancy and Jane Motion back on the golfcart Wednesday morning

“Remember the more no’s, the closer you are to a yes.”

Embrace The Race’s Mike DeAnzeris, on sales

“You talking to me?”

Exercise rider Richie Cronin, while riding a bike next to Channing Hill, to the comment, ‘Hey jock.’

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SEVEN 2-year-old winners in 2010 • Third Chance at Arlington Park for Ron Magers and James Divito

• Sunday Splitsville at Saratoga for Mike Repole and Todd Pletcher

• Another Silver Oak, 3rd in the Sanford at Saratoga for Mike Repole and Todd Pletcher.

• Loving Dove at Monmouth Park for Red Oak Farm and Gregory Sacco.

• Gambline Geraldine at Belmont Park for Mike Repole and Todd Pletcher.

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• Saratoga Louie at Monmouth Park for Gary Barber and Peter Miller

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WEST POINT STAKES PREVIEW

Trying for 3 the hard way Veteran Banrock eyes triple in tough NY-bred turf test

BY MIKE KANE From a strong performance in the Grade I United Nations, Straight Story returns to New York-bred company Thursday to face the likes of Banrock and Icabad Crane in the West Point.

While Straight Story’s fourth by 2 lengths in the United Nations and other strong outings against open company make him the horse to beat in the 9-furlong West Point, there is no doubt Banrock will be the sentimental choice. He is, after all, going for his third consecutive victory in the race, run on the inner turf course as the eighth of 10.

Banrock, 7, has been a dependable performer for Nyala Farm and trainer Tom Bush. The Go For Gin gelding has compiled a record of 12-5-4 from 33 starts and earned $822,140. Much of his success has come in state-bred company, but he has done well through the years against open company.

See West Point page 6

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Banrock will try to win a third consecutive running of the West Point today.

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Minnie Punt rides a 2-for-3 mark this year into today’s West Point showdown with Banrock.

West Point –

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“He’s been good to us,” Bush said.

“He only runs seven or eight times a year and that always helps. He gets a lot of time off in the winter, he’s done well by that and the owners are very much on board with that kind of program for him.”

Banrock made his 2010 return in Belmont Park’s Kingston for New Yorkbreds May 30, but saw his three-race winning streak come to an end with a fifth behind Minnie Punt, a rival again today. Bush shipped to Monmouth Park next for the July 10 Battlefield and Banrock made his typical late run, took a short lead in the stretch but dropped a neck decision to Violon Sacre.

“He ran great that day,” Bush said.

“In fact, he made the lead a little early in that race and that probably cost him the race, but it was just the way the race unfolded. I thought he brought his ‘A’ game that day, for sure. He’s done very well since he’s gotten up here. We’ve breezed him three times, a week apart, and he seems to be doing as good as he’s ever done.”

In 2008, Banrock won the West Point in his fifth start of the season, drawing off late to prevail by 2 lengths in soft turf. Last year, the West Point came fourth on the list and followed two tough losses to Presious Passion at Monmouth. On firm turf, Banrock edged Pennington by a head.

Bush acknowledged that this year’s edition – Banrock’s third start of the year – poses a difficult assignment.

“It’s a tough race,” he said. “Straight Story is in good form. We’ve got him to beat, for sure.”

Alan Garcia, aboard for the Battlefield, takes the return call on the 3-1 second choice, who breaks from post 11 in a field of 12.

Straight Story, a 4-year-old Giant’s Causeway colt owned by Richard Santulli and trained by Alan Goldberg, has

been tough this year. He opened his campaign with a second by a head to Minnie Punt in a state-bred allowance/ optional claimer at Belmont Park May 1 and easily won that condition at Belmont May 29. He went to open company at Monmouth and won an allowance start by 4 1/2 lengths June 20 and then ran well in the Grade I United Nations July 3.

Javier Castellano rides the 5-2 favorite, who has won four of 14 lifetime starts.

Minnie Punt stepped out of state-bred company to run fourth behind Banrock in the Battlefield. The Gold Fever gelding opened the year with back-to-back wins at Belmont for trainer Mike Miceli and owners Marjac Pino Stable and Vince Bommarito. Jose Lezcano takes the riding assignment on the 9-2 third choice.

Suzann Bobley’s Pretty Boy Freud gets back to state-bred company after three open allowance tries this year. The 4-year-old son of Freud finished fifth at Belmont May 31, third at Belmont June 26 and then just missed when second (beaten three-quarters of a length) here July 29. Trainer Leo O’brien puts John Velazquez on board the 15-1 shot who is also entered on Saturday.

Earle Mack’s Icabad Crane is a proven commodity on dirt and most recently finished a neck behind Giant Moon in the Evan Shipman here July 26. Trainer Graham Motion said the 5-year-old Jump Start gelding came out of the race really well, and called the West Point a turf experiment.

“He ran one time on the grass and it was sort of a disaster, it was very soft and I don’t think he was doing that well at the time,” Motion said. “I’d like to give him the benefit of the doubt and give him another shot at it. He’s always trained well on the synthetics; usually those horses run well on the grass.”

Icabad Crane finished 20 lengths behind the winner, Banrock, in the 2009 Kingston at Belmont Park.

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West Point –

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“For lack of having a better option, I’d love to give him another shot on the grass,” Motion said, “but I’ll only run him if it’s firm. I don’t want to run him on soft turf again.”

The forecast is for more dry weather, so Icabad Crane (Julien Leparoux, 8-1) is likely to get another chance.

“There are a couple of very competitive horses in here,” Motion said. “The fact that he’s up here and he’s doing so well and we really don’t have another option. There’s no other stake up here for New York-breds on the dirt. It gives me a good opportunity to try him again.”

Three-year-old homebred Come Undone (Rajiv Maragh) represents Flying Zee Stable and trainer Phil Serpe.

The son of Catienus has won twice this year. Flying Zee trainer Carlos Martin entered Writingonthewall on a quick turnaround from a win here Saturday.

Ramon Dominguez gets the ride on the 5-year-old son of E Dubai. The entry is listed at 8-1 on the morning line.

Owner, trainer and breeder Scott Schwartz sends out Pocket Cowboys (Edgar Prado, 15-1) for a return to state-bred competition after running credibly in three open optional claimers, including a half-length defeat here July 31.

Adam Madkour’s Spa City Fever, who defeated Come Undone here July 24, goes for his third win of 2010 for trainer Pat Kelly. The 4-year-old Roaring Fever gelding (15-1) could be a pace

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Writingonthewall, who already has a win at Saratoga this year, is headed out today in the West Point.

factor for jockey Jorge Chavez.

Nikolas Kondilas’ Midnight Billy (Jose Espinoza, 30-1) has won three of his 10 starts this year for trainer Juan Ortiz and exits the same July 24 race.

Phil Birsh and William Gildin’s Kutais (Garrett Gomez, 20-1) ships

in from Finger Lakes for trainer Stacy Torelli. The 5-year-old son of Mayakovsky exits a win over the synthetic track at Presque Isle Downs July 15.

One Pond Stable and Giuseppina Piazza’s Piazza Di Spagna faces New York-breds for the first time since fin-

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ishing 3 1/4 lengths behind Banrock in Belmont’s Mohawk last October.

Trainer Gary Sciacca named Cornelio Velasquez on the 30-1 shot.

Giant Moon and Mineswept were entered for the main track only.

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Witchy Meeting Opera Heroine Go Go Pink Emcee Justin Phillip Joe Vann Floating Heart McVictory Amazing Fuzzy’s Story Dance Floor Maniac Always On the Move It’s My Party Thankfulness Dawly In Just We Trust W.W.’s Lady’s Man Star of New York Deciphering Dreams Medieval Sword Ordinary Joe Straight Story Banrock Minnie Punt I’ve Got Speed Delano Manhattan Fox Such Time as This Cover Story Jazzy Moves

Opera Heroine Witchy Meeting Fourth Chapter Zayat Entry Emcee Major Duomo McVictory Million Seller Miss Match D’bigcat Dance Floor Maniac Fuzzy’s Story Its My Party Wicky Jones Ry Bread Capt Obvious In Just We Trust W.W’s Lady’s Man Artie Luvsto Party Deciphering Dreams Medieval Sword Straight Story Banrock Minnie Punt Bonavento I’ve Got Speed Delano Cover Story Jazzy Moves Miss Tequilla

Witchy Meeting Opera Heroine Go Go Pink Zayat Entry It’s Truly Ahvee Banned McVictory Floating Heart Miss Match D’bigcat Fuzzy’s Story Lion’s Lair Wicky Jones It’s My Party Thankfulness Capt Obvious In Just We Trust Star Of New York Deciphering Dreams Medieval Sword Ordinary Joe Minnie Punt Straight Story Flying Zee Entry Belo Sorte I’ve Got Speed Delano Jazzy Moves Such Times As This Cover Story

Fourth Chapter Go Go Pink Opera Heroine Cherryzapper Emcee Justin Phillip Manitoba Miss Amazing Floating Heart D’bigcat Fuzzy’s Story Dance Floor Maniac Pretty Mr. D It’s My Party Thankfulness In Just We Trust W W’s Lady’s Man Capt Obvious Medieval Sword Deciphering Dreams Hard Two Imagine Straight Story Banrock Pretty Boy Freud Belo Sorte Delong Road Delano Pretty Cozzy Cover Story Song For Pupcake

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thursday’s Saratoga entries

6th (3:49) 7 Furlongs 3&Up Starter Allowance Purse: $48,000 1 1 Six Flings....................Santiago V............. Callejas Bernardo.....6-1 2 2 Star of New York........Castellano J J........ Galluscio Dominic G....5-2 3 3 Eltish Star...................Espinoza J L.......... Ortiz Paulino O.......10-1 4 4 In Just We Trust.........Velazquez J R........ Englehart Chris.........3-1 5 5 Capt Obvious..............Lenclud F.............. Good John................6-1 6 6 Worthy Wager............Velasquez C........... Jerkens H Allen......12-1 7 7 W. W.’s Lady’s Man....Dominguez R A..... Dutrow, Jr. R E.........7-2 8 8 Cruzin With Cash........Prado E S.............. Hills Timothy A.......15-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (6-8), Grand Slam Races (6-9) Daily Double

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5th (3:15) 5 1/2 Furlongs 2Yo Maiden Claiming ($75,000) Purse: $35,000 1 1 Mountain Town..........Lenclud F.............. Zito Nicholas P.......10-1 2 2 Ry Bread....................Velazquez J R........ Parisella John...........5-1 3 3 Eighth Avenue............Castellano J J........ Hennig Mark.............8-1 4 4 Pretty Mr. D................Mena M................. Good John..............15-1 5 5 It’s My Party...............Gomez G K............ Romans Dale............3-1 6 6 Wicky Jones...............Leparoux J R......... McPeek Kenneth......4-1 7 7 Thankfulness..............Maragh R.............. Lukas D Wayne........7-2 8 8 Dawly.........................Santiago V............. McLaughlin Kiaran...5-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (5-7), Pick 6 Races (5-10) Daily Double

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4th (2:41) 6 Furlongs 3&Up Claiming ($10,000) Purse: $20,000 1 1 Capridge.....................Desormeaux K J.... Murphy Timothy P..10-1 2 2 Dance Floor Maniac....Dominguez R A..... Jacobson David........4-1 3 3 Full Tilt Noogie...........Lenclud F.............. Barker Edward R....15-1 4 4 D’bigcat......................Velasquez C........... Rodriguez Rudy R....8-5 5 5 Fuzzy’s Story..............Cohen D................ Ronen Assaf.............3-1 6 6 Lion’s Lair..................Luzzi M J............... Galluscio Dominic G....8-1 7 7 Always On the Move...Chavez J F............. Contessa Gary C.......6-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (4-6), Daily Double

9th (5:31) 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) 3&Up Allow/Opt Clm ($35,000) Purse: $52,000 1 1 Never Content............Prado E S.............. Brown Bruce R.........6-1 2 2 I’ve Got Speed............Dominguez R A..... Dutrow Anthony W...7-2 3 3 Cedros........................Lenclud F.............. Glenney John.........30-1 4 4 Lawdy Me...................Maragh R.............. Aro Michael C.........15-1 5 5 Delano........................Gomez G K............ Mott William I...........4-1 6 6 Manhattan Fox............Leparoux J R......... Clement Christophe.. 6-1 7 7 Delong Road..............Velasquez C........... Lukas D Wayne......12-1 8 8 Bonavento..................Velazquez J R........ Pletcher Todd A........6-1 9 9 Academy Run.............Castellano J J........ Tagg Barclay.............6-1 10 10 Mitigation...................Garcia Alan............ Maker Michael J.....10-1 11 MTO Belo Sorte..................Mena M................. Romans Dale............5-2 12 MTO Yogi’ssplashofgold.....Solis A................... Ward Wesley A.........4-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Daily Double BLEED: —

3rd (2:06) 1 1/8 Miles F&M 3&Up Allow/Opt Clm ($75,000) Purse: $57,000 1 1 Nicksappealinglady.....Luzzi M J............... Contessa Gary C.....20-1 2 2 Miss Match (ARG)......Gomez G K............ Matz Michael R.........5-1 3 3 Million Seller..............Leparoux J R......... Motion H Graham...10-1 4 4 Floating Heart.............Velazquez J R........ Pletcher Todd A........3-1 5 5 McVictory...................Dominguez R A..... Pletcher Todd A........2-1 6 6 Amazing.....................Prado E S.............. Dutrow, Jr. R E.........3-1 7 7 Manitoba Miss............Castellano J J........ Weaver George.........8-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (3-5), Daily Double

8th (4:57) West Point S. 1 1/8 Miles (Inner turf) ny bred 3&Up Purse: $100,000 1 1 Come Undone............Maragh R.............. Serpe Philip M..........8-1 1A 6 Writingonthewall........Dominguez R A..... Martin Carlos F.........8-1 1X MTO Mineswept..................Garcia Alan............ Serpe Philip M..........8-1 2 2 Minnie Punt................Lezcano J.............. Miceli Michael..........9-2 3 3 Pretty Boy Freud.........Velazquez J R........ O’Brien Leo............15-1 4 4 Pocket Cowboys.........Prado E S.............. Schwartz Scott M...15-1 5 5 Spa City Fever............Chavez J F............. Kelly Patrick J.........15-1 6 7 Midnight Billy.............Espinoza J L.......... Ortiz Juan...............30-1 7 8 Straight Story.............Castellano J J........ Goldberg Alan E.......5-2 8 9 Kutais.........................Gomez G K............ Torelli Stacy............20-1 9 10 Icabad Crane..............Leparoux J R......... Motion H Graham.....8-1 10 11 Banrock......................Garcia Alan............ Bush Thomas M.......3-1 11 12 Piazza Di Spagna........Velasquez C........... Sciacca Gary..........30-1 12 MTO Giant Moon................Prado E S.............. Schosberg Richard...3-1 A-Coupled: Come Undone and Writingonthewall and Mineswept Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (8-10), Daily Double

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2nd (1:35) 5 1/2 Furlongs 2YO Maiden Purse: $50,000 1 1 Justin Phillip..............Bridgmohan S X.... Asmussen Steve.......2-1 1A 9 Joe Vann....................Velazquez J R........ Pletcher Todd A........2-1 2 2 Emcee........................Garcia Alan............ McLaughlin Kiaran...5-2 3 3 Banned.......................Lezcano J.............. Proctor Thomas F...12-1 4 4 Cherryzapper..............Mena M................. Guillot Eric..............20-1 5 5 Major Duomo.............Maragh R.............. Lukas D Wayne......15-1 6 6 Rock Hard Nicky.........Leparoux J R......... Zito Nicholas P.......10-1 7 7 Running Tap...............Castellano J J........ Weaver George.........5-1 8 8 It’s Truly Ahvee...........Dominguez R A..... Rice Linda................4-1 A-Coupled: Justin Phillip and Joe Vann Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (2-4), Pick 4 Races (2-5) Daily Double

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1st (1:00) 1 1/16 Miles (Inner turf) F&M 3&Up clm ($20,000) Purse: $26,000 1 5 My Luckey Penney.....Espinoza J L.......... Ortiz Paulino O.......15-1 1A 10 Mesa Girl....................Lenclud F.............. Ortiz Paulino O.......15-1 2 1 Blue Hill Bay...............Hill C..................... Everett Scott...........20-1 3 2 Fourth Chapter...........Maragh R.............. Iselin James H..........8-1 4 3 Witchy Meeting..........Dominguez R A..... Dutrow, Jr. R E.........5-2 5 4 Bella Attrice................Castellano J J........ Levine Bruce N.........8-1 6 6 Opera Heroine............Lezcano J.............. Fisher Jack...............3-1 7 7 Mustang Fever............Velasquez C........... Parisella John.........12-1 8 8 Go Go Pink.................Velazquez J R........ Pletcher Todd A........3-1 9 9 Mighty Irish................Luzzi M J............... Contessa Gary C.....20-1 A-Coupled: My Luckey Penney and Mesa Girl Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (1-3), Daily Double

7th (4:23) 1 1/16 Miles (Turf) ny bred 2YO Maiden Purse: $41,000 1 1 Medieval Sword..........Castellano J J........ Weaver George.........5-1 2 2 Dual Citizen................Maragh R.............. Duggan David P.....10-1 3 3 Hard Two Imagine......Cohen D................ Phipps William.......12-1 4 4 Coupon......................Luzzi M J............... Lecesse Michael.....20-1 5 5 Pin..............................Velazquez J R........ Bond H James..........6-1 6 6 Artie Luvsto Party.......Hill C..................... Bush Thomas M.......8-1 7 7 Haya’s Boy..................Espinoza J L.......... Aquilino Joseph......20-1 8 8 Deciphering Dreams...Dominguez R A..... Dutrow, Jr. R E.........3-1 9 9 Ordinary Joe...............Solis A................... Ward Wesley A.........7-2 10 10 Cerveza de Barril........Leparoux J R......... Schettino Dominick A..8-1 11 AE Midnight Max.............Prado E S.............. Ubillo Rodrigo A.....15-1 12 AE East of Danzig............Lezcano J.............. Matz Michael R.......10-1 13 MTO Memory Motel............Cohen D................ Rodriguez Rudy R....8-1 14 MTO Beau de Beaupre........Lezcano J.............. Jerkens James A......6-1 15 MTO Mr Ames....................Lezcano J.............. Schosberg Richard...7-2 16 MTO Turn Up the Music......Lezcano J.............. Bond H James........10-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (7-9), Pick 4 Races (7-10) Daily Double

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Thursday, August 19. Post Time 1 p.m. Entries with program number, post position, jockey, trainer, and morning-line odds.

10th (6:04) 1 Mile (Inner turf) F&M 3&Up Claiming ($25,000) Purse: $28,000 1 1 Pretty Cozzy...............Maragh R.............. Contessa Gary C.......4-1 2 2 Such Time as This......Garcia Alan............ Matz Michael R.........5-2 3 3 Casa Di Vino...............Husbands S P....... Garofalo Gregory....20-1 4 4 Msjerseyroulette.........Lenclud F.............. Serpe Philip M........20-1 5 5 Miss Tequila...............Hill C..................... Martin Carlos F.......15-1 6 6 Mythical Yarn.............Lezcano J.............. Serpe Philip M........10-1 7 7 Song for Pupcake.......Castellano J J........ Schettino Dominick A..8-1 8 8 Wise Choice...............Santiago V............. Sciacca Gary..........12-1 9 9 Jazzy Moves...............Dominguez R A..... Asmussen Steve.......5-1 10 10 Cover Story................Leparoux J R......... Arnold George R .....5-1 11 AE Angel Wave................Espinoza J L.......... Schettino Dominick A.20-1 12 AE My Sweet Emily..........Hill C..................... Duggan David P.....12-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10)

I was full of anticipation.

I could not wait to get to the racetrack. I paced the paddock. My mouth was dry. I had a knot in my stomach. But I was in awe of my horse. My heart pounded. I thought the gates would never open. I thought the pace was too fast. I thought the jockey moved too soon. I thought we still had a chance. I screamed at the top of my lungs.

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As part of Thoroughbred Retirement Day at Saratoga Wednesday, former stakes horse Ashkal Way returned to the scene of his victory in the 2006 Bernard Baruch. Now 8, the son of Ashkalani belongs to ESPN television broadcaster Jeannine Edwards and pursues a new career as a dressage horse. As a racehorse, Ashkal Way competed for Godolphin Stable and trainer Saeed bin Suroor. In addition to the Grade II Baruch, the Irish-bred won the Grade I Citation at Hollywood Park and Grade II Kelso at Belmont.

He retired in 2007.

In addition to the visit from Ashkal Way, the day included donations by NYRA to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Old Friends, and the Exceller Fund, and displays from various rescue organizations.

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TROY STAKES RECAP

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Rice KOs former pupil Silver Timber with repeating Awakino Cat

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Trainer Linda Rice (left) greets Awakino Cat in the winner’s circle after Wednesday’s Troy.

inda Rice won’t lie to you, it’s tough to run against Silver Timber. The trainer lost the turf sprint specialist through the claim box last spring, he won six races for new trainer Chad Brown and showed up as the solid favorite for the Troy Stakes Wednesday.

“I love Silver Timber, I bought him as a 2-year-old, developed him into a turf sprinter and then I have to go try and beat him. It’s not easy,” Rice said. “A horse you bought, you raised, you made him a stakes horse.

I had some client pressure, they were having financial trouble and they wanted to get aggressive and we got caught.”

Rice threw two of her best sprinters at her former servant; Awakino Cat went off second choice and Ahvee’s Destiny went off third choice in the $70,000 feature.

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aim at Ravalo who opened a clear lead turning for home. Awakino Cat finally reeled in the leading earner in the field to win by a neck. Yield Bogey rallied for third after 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:01.90.

Ahvee’s Destiny faded to eighth in the field of nine.

Owned by Rice and F E Que Stable, Awakino Cat won the Troy for the second consecutive time to improve his career record to a top-heavy 9-for-20 with just one second and one third.

“Obviously the favorite looked real tough on paper but both my horses, I thought, were live,” Rice said. “Frankly, I thought they both would run a big race in here, they were both coming into the race well. I was a little disappointed with Ahvee’s Destiny, we’re going to scope her and see what went wrong.

That’s the thing about running two, one

of them might not show up.”

Awakino Cat showed up, like always.

In 20 starts, the farthest he’s been beaten is 5 1/2 lengths in the $250,000 Turf Monster at Philadelphia Park last fall.

Rice bought the son of Stormy Atlantic for $60,000 at the Fasig-Tipton 2-yearold in training sale at Timonium.

“He worked fast, I liked his conformation and I liked his pedigree,” Rice said. “And I could afford him. The only reason I was able to buy him was because he had a few vetting issues that kept his price at a level I could afford.”

Awakino Cat ran once as a 2-yearold, finishing sixth over the Saratoga turf in 2007. He didn’t reappear until the following summer, when winning a maiden at Suffolk on the dirt. He finished his 3-year-old season with two wins from three starts on the turf, even finishing second going two turns at the Meadowlands. After that, it’s been turf sprints. He won four races, including See troy page 16

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“We made a couple of hundred thousand with him and we got caught. He had a bad year, he was compromised with a few issues, I castrated him over the winter, he came back and all his issues were resolved, he came back terrific. I had some client pressure, they were having financial trouble and they wanted to get aggressive and we got caught. Usually when financial things come into play, mistakes are made, that’s when things go wrong.”

– Linda Rice on losing Silver Timber via a claim last spring

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two stakes at Saratoga, last year.

Garcia improved his record aboard Awakino Cat to a cool 4-for-5, including three stakes. He didn’t give an inch to Julien Leparoux and Silver Timber, steering Awakino Cat’s head to the inside and refusing to give the favorite a stride of breathing room. Rice liked it.

“I am so proud of Alan because if he hadn’t done that, we’d have had no shot. He had to get aggressive early otherwise he would have been shut out, he

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Awakino Cat gets a shower after his second victory in the Troy Stakes.

and Silver Timber were roughing each other up and Alan did not give in,” Rice said. “He was aggressive and he needed to be. I could see at the three and a half (pole) he was riding the hell out of him, once he got the position, he sat on him.

He rides a five and a half furlong turf race as good as anyone I know. He’s won so many of them for me, he knows when to ride and when to sit.”

Awakino Cat certainly helps the cause.

“He’s always been fast, I just manage him. I don’t want to take him off his game,” Rice said. “He’s got a long nose when he’s in the stretch, he lays it down.

Once he’s in position, he gets it done.”

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The former classmates and longtime friends from the Albany suburb of Latham earned their second victory in three starts at Saratoga Race Course when Diablo’s Fire (Javier Castellano) went gate to wire to scorch 10 rivals in Wednesday’s sixth, a $20,000 maiden claimer for New York-breds.

Trained by Carl Domino, Diablo’s Fire ran 7 furlongs in 1:24.91, winning her second lifetime start by 9 3/4 lengths.

She was the only horse to be claimed out of the race, taken by trainer Chris Englehart for owner Maggie Moss.

“She ran great,” Greenhouse said.

“She’s not ours anymore, so it’s bittersweet.”

Greenhouse and Boehning operate as

Blue Bison Stable, a tribute to the sports teams at Shaker High School, where they graduated in 1983. Greenhouse now owns a food distribution company in Denver, while Boehring is partner in a Manhattan law firm.

“We’ve been dreaming about owning horses for a long time, since we’ve been coming up here as kids,” Boehring said.

“David sort of got it all started, and it’s gone from there.”

Blue Bison won with its first starter at Saratoga, the 3-year-old Stormin Fever gelding Mystic Fever, on July 26. Four days later, they were fourth with Shine Upon in the Fleet Indian Stakes.

“My dad had been into it for many years,” Greenhouse said. “I knew I had wanted to do it, and found the right connections with Jimmy (Jerkens) and Carl, so it’s been good.”

Diablo’s Fire hits the line with an easy win in Wednesday’s sixth race.

Following the claim, Blue Bison is down to three horses, including one in Colorado. The record includes five wins, a second and a fourth in seven starts.

“We bought Shine Upon at Keeneland in September of 2008, and her first

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The Blue Bison boys met as eighth graders, and have maintained their friendship.

“It’s totally the best,” Boehning said.

“It’s what we’ve been thinking about since we were kids.”

• Trainer Rudy Rodriguez continues to have a strong meet, picking up his sixth victory in the second race, for 2-year-old maiden New York-bred fillies, with first-time starter Saltamontes.

The 2-year-old daughter of Wheelaway out of the Devil His Due mare Just Gabi stalked Lady Maureen from the gate before passing the pacesetting favorite at the top of the stretch and drawing off to win by 4 lengths in 1:11.83 for the 6 furlongs.

“I just keep doing what I’m doing, and let the horses show up,” said Rodriguez. The trainer is now 6-for-26 with six seconds and three thirds.

A homebred from Gabrielle Farm whose name means “grasshopper” in Spanish, Saltamontes (Garrett Gomez) had been training steadily for her debut, coming from Aqueduct to Saratoga this month.

“She was working along pretty good; very steady, very nice,” Rodriguez said.

“She ran very good. I was very pleased.

Since I got her, she’s been doing nothing but good.”

Despite her trainer’s success through the first half of the meet, Saltamontes was dismissed at 12-1, paying $27.

Lady Maureen was caught near the wire

by Spa City Lover for second.

“Whoever is betting,” Rodriguez said, “they’ve got to like that.”

• Three weeks after being burned by the speed, Sudden Silver had speed to burn.

The 3-year-old Sudden Thunder filly sat behind front-runner Miss Lulu Belle, then pounced at the top of the stretch and sprinted clear for a 3 1/4-length victory in the first, a $10,000 conditioned claimer.

On July 28, Sudden Silver chased a wicked pace of :21 4/5 and :45 3/5, took a brief lead before tiring and finishing second. She was nearly 6 lengths ahead of the rest of the field, which had trainer Gary Gullo optimistic in her return.

“She ran good today,” Gullo said.

“The last time, I thought she ran well, also, but she just kind of got into a fast quarter-mile. I’m very happy with her.”

Wednesday, John Velazquez got the filly to relax just off the front and she kicked clear late while covering the 6 furlongs in 1:12.22 for Manorwood Stable.

Sudden Silver gave Gullo, a 50-yearold native of Floral Park, his first victory of the meet in seven starts, to go along with three seconds, one third and one fourth.

“I’m happy to win,” he said. “It seems like I’ve been hitting the board with everything. I’m just glad I got it over with.”

Gullo, the son of late trainer Tom Gullo, worked for his father from the age of 12 until going out on his own in 1980, when he won his first race at Saratoga. He has been here as a trainer ever since, except for two years when he quit training to work as jockey Jorge Chavez’s agent from 2002-04.

In the last five years, Gullo has won five races in 45 starts at Saratoga, going 2-for-13 in 2006 and 2007, and 1-for-5 last summer.

“I usually do OK up here,” said Gullo, who has 10 horses stabled at the Oklahoma training track. “It’s exciting, no matter what. This was a $10,000 non-winners of two, but it feels like a big race to me. I’m really appreciative of the atmosphere and the history of the whole place. I enjoy it. I love it. I’d love to win some more.”

• Jockey Julien Leparoux wanted the lead for Intercoastal in the fourth race, a $25,000 conditioned claimer on the inner turf, but not at the expense of winning.

After matching strides with 18-1 longshot Eldoktori in the early stages, Leparoux throttled back on the 5-yearold Dynaformer gelding. After a halfmile, they were 5 1/2 lengths behind the runaway leader, with another 9 lengths back to the rest of the field.

“We planned to be on the front, you know, but you can see (Eldoktori) kind of ran off a little bit,” Leparoux said. “I tried to take hold of my horse. He’s a tough horse, but I do my best not to get too close, or my horse would have run off, too.”

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Wednesday’s Saratoga results Wednesday, August 18, 2010 1ST 6 Furlongs 3 & Up Claiming ($10,000) Purse: $18,000 4 Sudden Silver Velazquez J R 9.60 3.50 3 Bea Bet Gomez G K 2.90 7 Won Token Castellano J J Time 1:12.22 Trainer: Gullo Gary P - Owner: Manorwood Stables Ch.f.3 by Sudden Thunder - Eager Flyer by Silver Buck Breeder: Tee-N-Jay Farm $2 Exacta (4-3) Paid $23.80 $2 Trifecta (4-3-7) Paid $84.00 $2 Superfecta (4-3-7-2) Paid $222.40

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6TH 7 Furlongs 3 & Up Maiden Claiming ($20,000) Purse: $20,000 9 Diablo’s Fire Castellano J J 7.20 5.10 3.90 4 Mount Karakorum Espinoza J L 8.20 6.40 1 Prince Dylan Lenclud F 12.40 Time 1:24.91 Trainer: Domino Carl J - Owner: Blue Bison Stable Ch. g. 3 by Dehere - Diablo’s Blend by Diablo Breeder: Sez Who Thoroughbreds $2 Exacta (9-4) Paid $62.00 $2 Trifecta (9-4-1) Paid $1,108.00 $2 Pick 3 (11-1-9) 3 Correct Paid $99.00 Pick 3 Pool $74,416 $2 Daily Double (1-9) Paid $16.60 Daily Double Pool $60,412 $2 Consolation Pick 3 (11-4-9) Paid $44.60 $2 Superfecta (9-4-1-3) Paid $7,742.00 7TH 1 Mile (Inner turf) 3 & Up Mdn Clm ($25,000) Purse: $23,000 9 Avenging Dominguez R A 15.40 7.80 5.70 5 Naughty You Lezcano J 8.60 5.40 2 Fourseventeen Samyn J L 12.20 Time 1:36.74 Trainer: Voss Thomas H - Owner: Trillium Stable B. g. 4 by Bright Launch - Clean Up Kris by Kris S. Breeder: Barry Henley & Hurstland Farm $2 Exacta (9-5) Paid $100.00 $2 Trifecta (9-5-2) Paid $3,582.00 $2 Daily Double (9-9) Paid $62.00 Daily Double Pool $76,098 $2 Pick 3 (1-9-9) 3 Correct Paid $136.50 Pick 3 Pool $64,611 $2 Superfecta (9-5-2-11) Paid $29,673.00 8TH Troy S. 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) 4 & Up Stakes Purse: $70,000 3 Awakino Cat Garcia Alan 14.60 7.80 5.30 10 Ravalo Prado E S 20.80 8.90 9 Yield Bogey Samyn J L 7.30 Time 1:01.90 Winning Trainer: Rice Linda - Owner: Rice, Linda and F E Que Stable B. g. 5 by Stormy Atlantic - Ski Racer (FR) by Ski Chief Breeder: Budget Stable $2 Exacta (3-10) Paid $274.50 $2 Trifecta (3-10-9) Paid $1,856.00 $2 Grand Slam (1/4/6/7/10-1/4/9-2/5/9-3) Paid $408.50 $2 Pick 3 (9-9-3) 3 Correct Paid $476.50 Pick 3 Pool $66,281 $2 Daily Double (9-3) Paid $126.00 Daily Double Pool $88,508 $2 Superfecta (3-10-9-5) Paid $12,667.00 9TH 1 Mile (Inner turf) 3 & Up Claiming ($35,000) Purse: $30,000 5 Glacier Bay Coa E M 26.20 12.00 7.40 6 Macho Joe Lezcano J 7.50 5.00 4 Aspire to Silver Castellano J J 3.70 Time 1:36.51 Winning Trainer: Goldberg Alan E - Owner: Santulli Richard Ch. c. 4 by Distorted Humor - Abbott’s Bay by Devil’s Bag Breeder: Eugene Melnyk $2 Exacta (5-6) Paid $207.00 $2 Trifecta (5-6-4) Paid $1,082.00 $2 Superfecta (5-6-4-9) Paid $4,880.00 $2 Daily Double (3-5) Paid $198.00 Daily Double Pool $255,981 $2 Pick 3 (9-3-5) 3 Correct Paid $1,573.00 Pick 3 Pool $154,129 $2 Pick 4 (9-9-3-5) 4 Correct Paid $6,675.00 Pick 4 Pool $328,783 $2 Pick 6 (11-1/4/10-9-9-3-5) 5 Correct Paid $463.50 Pick 6 Pool $97,370 Carryover Pool $60,986 Saratoga Attendance: 18205 Mutuel Pool: $2,331,368 ITW Mutuel Pool: $2,732,030 ISW Mutuel Pool: $6,203,108

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teenth pole and holding off late-running El Real Madrid to win by a neck in 1:43.25 for the 1 1/16 miles.

“I knew I was going to catch [Eldoktori], but I didn’t know if they were going to come from back or not,” Leparoux said. “That kind of race, you never know. Sometimes, you can go in front like that and your horse kind of stops and everyone comes to you, and you’re just dead. We went pretty quick, and when I looked back at the threeeighths pole, they were still far behind me, so I was happy. We barely won, but that’s enough, right?”

Leparoux is now 3-0 on Intercoastal for trainer Wesley Ward and owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey – winning back-to-back races this spring before the jockey got hurt.

“Every time I rode him, they put him in the right race,” he said. “After I rode him, they put him in a little bit tougher spot while I was injured. But, I came back on him when they put him back in a spot he can win, so that makes a difference. I am 3-for-3, but they were the three right spots.”

• Rajiv Maragh suffered minor injuries during the running of the seventh when his mount, 3-4 favorite Pico Dinero fell leaving the backstretch of the 1-mile maiden claimer on the inner turf course.

Maragh, 25, lay motionless on the track for several minutes but was alert

and conscious while treated by emergency medical personnel at the scene.

He was taken to Albany Medical Center, but X-rays were negative and he was released Wednesday night.

Maragh was sent flying when Pico Dinero, racing on the inside in midpack, fell to his left and crashed into the portable rail.

The 3-year-old Pico Central gelding trained by Dominick Schettino for Brooklyn Boyz Stable immediately got up and chased far behind the field, and was caught past the finish line by an outrider.

Trillium Stable’s Avenging (Ramon Dominguez) won the $25,000 maiden claimer by leading at every step of the mile for trainer Tom Voss. The 4-year-old lugged out and finished a well-beaten sixth in his first start at the meet July 26 but handled Wednesday’s assignment without difficulty.

Tied for seventh in the jockey standings with 11 wins, Maragh was replaced on his last mount, Glacier Bay, in the finale by Eibar Coa. Glacier Bay, trained

by Alan Goldberg for Richard Santulli, went gate-to-wire to win at 12-1.

• Most of the attention, and the money, were on Stanford Dolly, the former California claimer who was going turf to dirt for Wednesday’s third race.

Meanwhile, trainer Eddie Kenneally had his eye on another filly making the surface switch.

Flask, a 3-year-old daughter of Maria’s Mon owned by Stone Farm and Joseph Sutton, got out fast and stayed

Saratoga Leaders through Wednesday Jockeys John Velazquez........................... 30 Javier Castellano......................... 26 Ramon Dominguez..................... 25 Julien Leparoux........................... 16 Kent Desormeaux........................ 12 Garrett Gomez............................. 12 Trainers Todd Pletcher.............................. 17 Chad Brown................................ 12 Linda Rice................................... 10 Bill Mott........................................ 9 Bruce Levine................................. 6 Ken McPeek.................................. 6 Rudy Rodriguez............................ 6 there, turning back a challenge from the favorite at the top of the stretch and rolling to a 2-length win under Castellano.

Flask went 7 furlongs on the main track in 1:23.26 for her second win in four starts this year, both over dirt surfaces. She ran seventh of nine, beaten 9 lengths, in a 1-mile turf allowance here Aug. 5.

“Her dirt races have been good,” Kenneally said. “We ran her on turf, frankly, because the dirt race didn’t fill

Flask won Wednesday’s third race.

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two weeks ago, and I wanted to run her at the beginning of the meet so I’d get an opportunity to run her back at the end. We ran her on the turf, just experimenting with it because you never know until you try it, but she didn’t care for it. She’s a dirt filly with a big future. We’re very excited about how she ran today.”

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by Sean Clancy Wednesday morning. 10 o’clock. Clocker stand.

Turf works.

How many clockers you have up here? It won’t be enough. Can’t catch them. The most important move is the one who’s just galloping, Booby Trap, with Kent over there.

Coming to the 6. I’ll take Proctor, wire to wire. You got it. Bobby, you take contestant number one coming to the half. Meg, you’ve got white towel, contestant number two. Charlotte, you get the set, contestant number three. Chris, which one you want, brother?

Get ready guys, here we go.

I got white. White is not working. Did you take the white? Don’t listen to Dave. Don’t listen to a word he says. I’ve got five-eighths. I’m behind you. I’ve got single again at the five-eighths. That’s my six. I’m off.

They’re all covered.

I got 11 and 4 that eighth. She’s working, bro. 35 and 1 for her. I’ve got Levine, leaving the five. I’m still open, Brian. Bush. 47.06. 35 and 1 for the last threeeighths for Booby Trap. You get the horse leaving the five-eighths. I’m going five-eighths right now.

White saddle towel. 49 and 2 for that set. White towels. Rusty Arnold. 59 and 3 for Tommy Bush.

That’s Get Stormy. I just went five-eighths, Barclay Tagg. Go behind me, anything you got. They’re galloping out. I got the gray. I got the gray. Go orange, gray. I got Levine. I got the chestnut behind him.

I’ve got Our Douglas coming in here at seveneighths. Mike, that was a work. Mike that was a work. Did they have a clock on her? I got Dutrow. Go 4 Dutrow. Dutrow. Levine. I’m going half-mile Proctor right now.

Minute and 3. I’ll take this team coming. Four Taggs at the wire. 1:02 and 1. Tommy, one of your horses worked 59 and 3. The single. What about the team? Who had Tommy Bush’s first half. 47.06, Tommy. Thanks.

Are those covered? Tagg set 49 and 1. Proctor single, 48 and 4. Somebody go five-eighths. I took all three. I’ll take Rice, if she breaks from the 4. Keertana here for Proctor. 51 for Keertana.

Bay horse with the black. I got Linda. There was a galloper and Dutrow. I got Dutrow team in 50 and 2.

Rodriguez started 3 behind and finished 5 in front.

I’ve got five-eighths. I have LR and I have a horse who broke at the 3. Horse coming to the half I got five-eighths. This horse right now, in white towel started behind. They’re all Shug’s. I’ve got a white cap.

That was 35 and 4. Who was the horse at the wire?

That was Badgett. I got three-eighths on him. It was a half though. Stay on them Charlotte, they’re going to eventually go.

We’re clear right now. Are these going from the half? Nah, still galloping.

Got the inside horse in 49 and 4, the outside started 4 back and finished even. Stanley Hough went in 50. A bay and chestnut. I just went 4 Lorna. You took Lorna? Somebody’s got to take this 5. Angel’s horses are in progress. I’m off. I’m going behind you. He went further than that. I’ve got Pinckney. I’ve got Baletti.

Jesus. Somebody get . . . never mind. I have no idea.

This is coming up a half.

The orange blinkers, I have a half. I’ll take a 4. Go for it. I’ve got 4. 50 and 4 for the Lorna horse. Going 4. Going 4. Pinckney Hill 1:01 and 1. Minute flat for Baletti. That horse coming to the half I have from the five-eighths. It’s a gallop out. Galluscio 49 and 4. I’ve got Sheppard leaving the 5. Who do I have here? Could be Clement. Clement. 48.69 for Clement. Perfect.

Go behind me. Take him from the 3. LR, 47 and 1. That is Staying On. En Fuego. I’ll go 4. Georgie Weaver gets 1:02 and 2. GW 1:02 and 2. Half team?

Single. I’m off that gray. Sheppard coming here, Leparoux better, Leparoux is a minute and 2, the other is a minute and 4.

Chad Brown 35 and 3. Somebody go 4. I got it. I got it. You got it? The horse at the three and a half is taken? Yes. Blinkers going to go. You got McPeek.

I got McPeek. Coming behind you, the set of three.

There’s another team coming up. I’m going to go 4 with that set. Chad Brown. Is that the horse you took?

Past the five eighths.

That’s Leparoux galloping out. There’s another team coming up. I got TAP going 4. I took this horse, 52. The gray horse with a blue towel. Is that Shug?

That’s Toner. 48 flat. I have blinkers coming, right?

Go 4. Go 4. Who do we have here? A load of Wesley Ward’s, 48 and 3. Same for Contessa. Got a set of McPeek’s. TAP 7 and 2. Chad Brown, 49 and 3.

That was the Ward set. Anybody else going? They’re all gallop-outers. What did we have for Todd’s set?

47 and 2. Set going 5. Set going 5. At the five-eighths.

Horse down. Horse down.

Hit the . . .

Siren.

Silence.

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