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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Lucky Lady Blind Luck dazzles in Alabama

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Leaners. The fans were every which way while watching the backside TV monitors Friday.

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The Special quotes from Saratoga

“We do a lot of schooling in California.” Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, about paddock schooling Blind Luck

“That’s how my career started and I’ve just kept it up.” Hollendorfer, about staying in as an owner on some of his horses

“I didn’t hesitate.” Hollendorfer, when asked about buying a piece of Blind Luck

“All you trainers out there, you might try that.” Hollendorfer’s advice to fellow trainers

License Plates of the Day LUVDTRK, New York RACHL A, Kentucky (guess who?) WOW, we missed the state but it’s on a 1950s era Cadillac and that’s the first thing you say when you see it.

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“We actually were about 10 to 15 minutes ahead of the next group who was trying to buy her for the same price.” Hollendorfer on the timing of the deal

“This is off the record.” Man to remain nameless, brushing his teeth and talking on his cell phone in the backstretch bathroom Saturday morning

Name of the Day Montessori, 10th race. Peter Callahan homebred is by Jump Start. Parting Words, 10th race. Lael Stable 2-year-old reminds us of what we’ll be providing in two weeks.

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Sunday, August 22, 2010

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Just Sayin’

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“Lucky. Extremely lucky.”

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Trainer Charlton Baker about Francis Paolangeli’s Gold For The Queen, a $215,000 earner, purchased for $2,000 as a yearling

The Special quotes from Saratoga

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“Lucky. Extremely lucky.” Trainer Charlton Baker about Francis Paolangeli’s Gold For The Queen, purchased for $2,000 as a yearling

“A jacket, not a sweater – a jacket.” Jock’s agent Doc Danner, advising visitors from Kentucky on what to wear on Saratoga mornings

“The masters bested the students there.” Todd Pletcher assistant, Jonathan Thomas, after the Belmont-based Joe Vann got nailed late by the Saratoga-based Curlinello in Saturday’s fourth

“In Nome?” Trainer Bobby Reinacher to clocker Brian Walls,

“It’s not easy being us.”

wearing a ski hat, who said it was 40 degrees Saturday morning

Jacqueline O’Brien, about life with husband/trainer/exercise rider Colum

“Fire and brimstone costs extra, we put that in the catalogue.” Keeneland’s Geoffrey Russell, as a graduate bucked his way around a shedrow Saturday morning

“All my bags are packed I’m ready to go, I’m standin’ here outside your door, I hate to wake you up to say goodbye, but the dawn is breakin’ it’s early morn, the taxi’s waitin’ he’s blowin’ his horn, already I’m so lonesome I could die . . .” Name that tune, being sung by an exercise rider on the way back to the barn Friday (first correct answer emailed to The Special gets a hat)

Sunday, August 22, 2010

“The pictures got more crowded after that.” Assistant clerk of scales Eddie Brown, about Secretariat’s empty win photo after his maiden win; Brown was the valet.

Weather Today: Thunderstorms. High, 72. Tonight: Rain early. Low, 65.

“She had a halter rub somewhere, they’ve been there ever since. There’s no deep secret to it.” Trainer Graham Motion, on why Check The Label trains with fluffy cotton pieces on her bridle

Tomorrow: Showers. High, 72. Tuesday: Few showers. High, 72.

ALABAMA STAKES RECAP

Flying Blind

California filly rallies in stretch to take Gr. I BY sean CLANCY Jerry Hollendorfer walked out of Saratoga Race Course and took a good long look around. Music played from Siro’s, fans funneled out and one veteran horse trainer exhaled. “I’m glad to get it done,” Hollendorfer said simply. Hollendorfer shipped Blind Luck from Del Mar to take on the East Coast’s best Devil May Care, on her home turf. It was an audacious move. And it worked. Hollendorfer’s move was pragmatic – there are no main-track spots for Blind Luck at Del Mar. It was also aggressive – Eclipse Awards are won in Saratoga. Blind Luck won for the ninth time in her career, for the fifth time this year and for the fifth time from five career starts on the dirt. Hollendorfer looked down at his pants and shoes. “I got mud all over me,” Hollendorfer said. “I guess it doesn’t matter.”

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Blind Luck rallies past Havre de Grace in the final yards of the Alabama.

Blind Luck made sure nothing mattered with another patented rally to win the Grade I Alabama, the summer classic for 3-year-old fillies and take a whiteknuckle grip of the 3-year-old filly title race. Hollendorfer wanted the Grade I Kentucky Oaks and the Grade I Alabama for Blind Luck. Those were his two goals at the beginning of the year; she won both and also took the Grade I Las Virgenes, Grade II Fantasy and Grade II Delaware Oaks.

Owned by Mark DeDomenico, John Carver, Peter Abruzzo and Hollendorfer, the daughter of Pollard’s Vision needed every inch of the Delaware Oaks, Kentucky Oaks and Las Virgenes, winning nose photos in the final stride. The Alabama was easy – for her – she won by a neck. The field broke in a line and in an instant it turned See alabama page 8

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Blind Luck (right) finds her spot in last early in the Alabama.

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into a five on one zone defense. Joel Rosario eased Blind Luck to the rail and on her own. Acting Happy stayed off the rail, squeezing Devil May Care slightly, Tizahit held her position to her outside, Connie And Michael stayed in the firing line while Jeremy Rose guided Havre de Grace to the inside, in a cozy spot in fifth. Into the first turn, Acting Happy held the lead, well off the rail, with Tizahit to her outside and Connie And Michael widest of all in third. John Velazquez ratcheted Devil May Care into fourth while Havre de Grace found a comfortable spot in fifth. Blind Luck rated kindly in last, 2 lengths off the peloton. Acting Happy led the packed quintet through an easy quarter of 24.03 and a half in 49.45. Longshot Tizahit stalked in second and Connie And Michael tracked to her outside. Havre de Grace sat in a pocket in fourth with Devil May Care outside in fifth. And, yes, Blind Luck trailed. Nothing changed through three quarters in 1:14.81. And then everything changed. In a matter of strides, Devil May Care and Havre de Grace moved, trying to get the jump on an expected rally from Blind Luck. Connie And Michael backpedaled. Tizahit followed her retreat. In the middle of the turn, Jose Lezcano pumped Acting Happy, Rose asked Havre de Grace, Velazquez stoked Devil May Care. That’s how potent Blind Luck’s kick has proven to be over her 13-race career, Rosario sat the quiet-

est of the four and he had 3 lengths to find. At the quarter pole, Acting Happy clung to her knitting on the rail. Havre de Grace split horses and was rallying. Devil May Care circled in the three lane but was under more pressure than expected. All the while, the hawk circled. Blind Luck roared past Connie And Michael and Tizahit and had the passing lane to herself, if she could pass. Acting Happy and Havre de Grace, trained by broth-

ers Rick and Tony Dutrow, kicked clear of favorite Devil May Care who found nothing. Passing the eighth pole, Devil May Care was finished, Havre de Grace finally got the measure of Acting Happy – and Blind Luck had them all. She devoured ground to collar Havre de Grace and win by a neck. She galloped out with her ears pricked, finishing 1 1/4 miles in 2:03.89. Rosario remained undefeated on the filly; he won a starter allowance on her all

the way back in July 2009 and the Delaware Oaks this summer. This made three. “On the first turn, she was going really easily so I knew they were going slowly, I let her do whatever she wants. Turning for home, I said, ‘I’m going to get them for sure.’ I hadn’t asked until the quarter pole,” Rosario said. “She picks it up, picks it up, picks it up. She travels to every track and keeps going. She’s easy to ride, you have to know the pace, then it’s easy.” See alabama page 10

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For DeDomenico, Blind Luck is the culmination of more than 40 years in the business. The retired heart surgeon owns Pegasus Training and Equine Rehabilitation Center in Redmond, Washington. “It’s the same feeling every time, you always worry that she’s not going to fire and then she does. When she got beat in California, it was a slow pace, she was closing but she couldn’t close that fast. She’s never had a bad day, you only get one,” DeDomenico said. “I’ve been in the business for over 40 years, we had Bwana Bull in the Derby but we knew he wasn’t going to win. This horse has a chance every time the gate opens, she’s going to try. It’s a tough business. They are very few. Very few. Every time, she comes to run. I know you only get one.” Hollendorfer helped engineer the purchase of Blind Luck after the $11,000 yearling won her 2-year-old debut at Calder by 13 1/4 lengths for Juvenal Diaz and trainer James Hatchett. Hollendorfer said that his group beat another group by 15 minutes to get the deal done. She’s now 9-for-13, with two second and two thirds for over $1.8 million. “We gave quite a bit more money than the maiden 40 she ran in, we weren’t the only ones in there trying to give money for her, we got lucky to get her in the first place,” Hollendorfer said. “We always liked her, the way she trained. It hasn’t surprised me she’s been this consistent.” Hollendorfer made his living dominating northern California racing and has gradually carved a foothold in southern California racing. He hired former Bobby Frankel assistant Dan Ward, and things have begun to come together. Blind Luck can only help. “We’re doing lots of traveling, it’s worth trying to build the stable in southern California, it’s been working out pretty good. I used to be able to run all my horses in Northern California, they had a lot of stakes but the deterioration of racing forced me to do something else,” Hollendorfer said. “This filly makes a big difference. There’s usually plenty of races in California but not for 3-year-old fillies on the dirt, there’s no

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dirt races, there’s no synthetic races. Del Mar is all turf for 3-year-old fillies and 3-year-old colts. She’s just one of those horses that can do it every time. There’s no explanation to it. I just let it be.” He’s had good fillies before – Lite Light, Hystericalady, Pike Place Dancer – but refuses to put a burden on Blind Luck. “I’ve had a lot of stakes winning fillies, each horse is different,” Hollendorfer said. “I don’t like to compare them that much. Each horse has their own way of doing things.” Hollendorfer wants to win the Eclipse Award with Blind Luck and knew he had to topple Devil May Care in the Alabama at Saratoga. “Everything looks good now, it’s a relief,” Hollendorfer said. “I was pretty relaxed today, when you see her laying that close on a slow pace, you don’t know if she can close it down but at least she had a chance, the boy rode a really smart race.” After traveling to Oaklawn Park, Churchill Downs, Delaware Park and now Saratoga, Blind Luck will get a short freshening before perhaps taking another trip to Philadelphia Park for the Fitz Dixon Cotillion Oct. 2. If she wins that, then it’s on to the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs. In the Trustees’ Room after the Alabama, Hollendorfer joked with breeder Dr. Bill Baker. “I’ll try to get some weight on her to make you feel better, we know she’s a little bit light,” Hollendorfer said. Baker wasn’t worried. “Well, she keeps firing them off,” Baker said. “I’ve been following her around the country, doesn’t have a pimple on her, doesn’t wear bandages. I breed four to six a year, that’s a high percentage rate.” Hollendorfer has been doing that his whole life. Moments after Hollendorfer had won his first race at Saratoga, NYRA’s Charlie Hayward made a suggestion to the fourth all-time winningest trainer in history. “Now we’ve got to get you in that little building across the street.” Hollendorfer took a sip of his Diet Coke. “Where?” “The Hall of Fame.” “Oh, I don’t know about that,” Hollendorfer said. Blind Luck is a lock.

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Saturday’s Saratoga results Saturday, August 21, 2010 1ST 1 Mile (Inner turf) 3 & Up Allowance Purse: $53,000 2 Writingonthewall Prado E S 7.90 4.30 6 Pretty Boy Freud Velazquez J R 4.30 3 Good Prospect Castellano J J Time 1:35.67 Trainer: Martin Carlos F - Owner: Flying Zee Stable Dk. b. or br. g. 5 by E Dubai (IRE) - Old Emotions by Wild Again Breeder: Flying Zee Stables $2 Exacta (2-6) Paid $38.40 $2 Trifecta (2-6-3) Paid $73.50 $2 Superfecta (2-6-3-4) Paid $303.40

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2ND 7 Furlongs 2 YO Maiden Special Weight Purse: $50,000 8 Curlinello Velazquez J R 5.40 3.50 2.40 5 Joe Vann Cohen D 6.00 3.20 1 Mucho Macho Man Gomez G K 2.50 Time 1:24.53 Trainer: Pletcher Todd A - Owner: Evans Edward P. Ch.c.2 by Smart Strike - Colonella by Pleseant Colony Breeder: Edward P. Evans $2 Exacta (8-5) Paid $36.00 $2 Quinella (5-8) Paid $25.00 $2 Trifecta (8-5-1) Paid $93.50 $2 Daily Double (2-8) Paid $34.00 Daily Double Pool $322,272 $2 Superfecta (8-5-1-4) Paid $1,086.00 3RD 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) 3 & Up Maiden Purse: $40,000 5 We Need V L T’s Velazquez J R 12.60 6.50 4.50 6 Elsaroarin Castellano J J 4.40 3.00 8 Elsie’s Warrior Maragh R 3.10 Time 1:03.33 Trainer/Owner: Rice Linda. Ch. f. 3 by Freud - Saratoga Social by Saratoga Six Breeder: Sequel Thoroughbreds & JMJ Racing Stable & Dennis Repp $2 Exacta (5-6) Paid $50.00 $2 Trifecta (5-6-8) Paid $134.00 $2 Pick 3 (2-8-5) 3 Correct Paid $158.50 Pick 3 Pool $137,447 $2 Daily Double (8-5) Paid $26.20 Daily Double Pool $74,909 $2 Superfecta (5-6-8-1) Paid $281.00 4TH 7 Furlongs 3 & Up Claiming ($25,000) Purse: $28,000 6 Callide Valley Velazquez J R 4.20 2.90 2.20 1 Bear’s Rocket Hill C 6.70 4.40 7 Talk to Nick Maragh R 2.90 Time 1:22.87 Trainer: Kenneally Eddie - Owner: Gary and Mary West Stables, Inc. B. c. 3 by Indian Charlie - Cheri Chardoneigh by Hennessy Breeder: Dan Issel $2 Exacta (6-1) Paid $32.40 $2 Quinella (1-6) Paid $22.80 $2 Trifecta (6-1-7) Paid $77.50 $2 Pick 3 (8-5-6) 3 Correct Paid $67.00 Pick 3 Pool $70,013 $2 Daily Double (5-6) Paid $27.00 Daily Double Pool $78,236 $2 Consolation Pick 3 (8-5-3) Paid $29.80 5TH 1 1/8 Miles 3 & Up Allowance Purse: $53,000 2 Morning Line Velazquez J R 6.50 3.60 2.80 3 African Diamond Rosario J 5.60 4.20 8 Keep Me Informed Gomez G K 4.60 Time 1:50.51 Trainer: Zito Nicholas P - Owner: Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable Dk. b. or br. c. 3 by Tiznow - Indian Snow by A.P. Indy Breeder: Dell Ridge Farm LLC $2 Exacta (2-3) Paid $28.80 $2 Trifecta (2-3-8) Paid $155.00 $2 Pick 3 (5-6-2) 3 Correct Paid $88.00 Pick 3 Pool $99,883 $2 Pick 4 (8-5-3/6-2) 4 Correct Paid $213.00 Pick 4 Pool $258,443 $2 Daily Double (6-2) Paid $10.80 Daily Double Pool $106,831 $2 Superfecta (2-3-8-4) Paid $389.00 6TH 6 Furlongs 2 YO Maiden Special Weight Purse: $40,000 3 Pin Number Prado E S 9.40 5.70 3.60 6 Tall Tale Teller Lezcano J 3.80 2.60 1 Beau de Beaupre Rosario J 4.60 Time 1:11.84 Trainer: Galluscio Dominic G - Owner: Majesty Stud Dk. b. or br. c. 2 by Langfuhr - Treasure Always by Summer Squall Breeder: Majesty Stud LLC $2 Exacta (3-6) Paid $28.20 $2 Trifecta (3-6-1) Paid $112.00 $2 Pick 3 (6-2-3) 3 Correct Paid $102.50 Pick 3 Pool $124,939 $2 Daily Double (2-3) Paid $76.50 Daily Double Pool $89,031 $2 Superfecta (3-6-1-9) Paid $2,202.00

7TH 1 1/16 Miles (Inner turf) 3 & Up clm ($25,000) Purse: $29,000 11 City Sneakers Hill C 20.00 9.40 6.10 10 Bold Vindication Velazquez J R 9.10 5.60 6 Brad’s My Hero Lezcano J 8.10 Time 1:42.70 Trainer: Rice Linda - Owner: Rice Clyde D. B. g. 5 by City Zip - Here Comes Nikki by The Prime Minister Breeder: Gus Schoenborn Jr. $2 Exacta (11-10) Paid $156.00 $2 Trifecta (11-10-6) Paid $2,821.00 $2 Daily Double (3-11) Paid $81.00 Daily Double Pool $94,401 $2 Pick 3 (2-3-11) 3 Correct Paid $489.50 Pick 3 Pool $103,079 $2 Superfecta (11-10-6-3) Paid $51,248.00 8TH 1 1/16 Miles (Turf) 2 YO Maiden Special Weight Purse: $51,000 3 J. B.’s Thunder Bridgmohan S X 16.60 7.60 5.20 1 Santiva Prado E S 5.30 3.80 9 Legend of Navarone Rosario J 3.40 Time 1:43.31 Trainer: Stall Albert M Jr - Owner: Columbine Stable B. c. 2 by Thunder Gulch - Rebridled’s Dreams by Unbridled’s Song Breeder: Coffeepot Stable $2 Exacta (3-1) Paid $87.00 $2 Trifecta (3-1-9) Paid $292.50 $2 Pick 3 (3-11-3) 3 Correct Paid $550.00 Pick 3 Pool $118,813 $2 Daily Double (11-3) Paid $158.00 Daily Double Pool $91,463 $2 Consolation Pick 3 (3-11-2) Paid $73.00 $2 Superfecta (3-1-9-6) Paid $629.00 $2 Consolation Double (11-2) Paid $16.80 9TH 1 1/8 Miles (Inner turf) 3 & Up clm ($25,000) Purse: $28,000 9 Zapster Velazquez J R 7.50 4.90 3.60 2 Peace Fire Lezcano J 10.60 7.80 6 Mischief Maragh R 8.00 Time 1:48.42 Trainer: Howard Neil J - Owner: Dogwood Stable Gr./ro. c. 3 by Ghostzapper - Extend by Unbridled’s Song Breeder: Aaron & Marie Jones $2 Exacta (9-2) Paid $81.00 $2 Trifecta (9-2-6) Paid $646.00 $2 Pick 3 (11-3-9) 3 Correct Paid $913.00 Pick 3 Pool $104,333 $2 Daily Double (3-9) Paid $81.50 Daily Double Pool $78,871 $2 Consolation Pick 3 (11-2-9) Paid $61.00 $2 Superfecta (9-2-6-3) Paid $2,887.00

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Well Written Week Writingonthewall captures second race in seven days for Lizza, Martin by PHIL JANACK

ust three months past his 41st birthday, trainer Carlos Martin put some old-time horsemanship on display in Saturday’s opener at Saratoga Race Course. The Brooklyn-born Martin, son of late trainer Jose Martin and grandson of 84-year-old Hall of Famer Frank “Pancho” Martin, took a page from the family book with Writingonthewall. Just seven days after Writingonthewall went gate-to-wire to capture an optional claiming allowance on the turf, the 5-year-old E Dubai gelding, owned by Carl Lizza’s Flying Zee Stable, was back in the winner’s circle. “It was a little ambitious coming back in a week, but Mr. Lizza’s here and he loves racing at Saratoga,” Martin said. “He said, ‘We need to win some races and run some of these horses.’ I said, ‘Let’s get aggressive.’ The horse came

out of his last race well. That’s something I learned from my dad, God rest his soul – he was a great trainer – and my grandfather. Sometimes, you have to go by instinct. So many times nowadays, people are committed to the fact where they’re going to get criticized if they do things unorthodoxed. That’s the way it used to be years ago. They used to run the horses when they were doing well. Now, if you don’t give them five weeks, you’re doing something wrong.” It was the third win in six starts this year for Writingonthewall, and third of the meet for Martin, who credited the 72-year-old Lizza with giving him unwavering support. Lizza owns Landmark Builders, a developer of housing and office projects. “Sometimes, I feel it in my gut, and I’ve got a good owner who lets me do whatever I have to do,” Martin said. “Mr. Lizza has never questioned me. See saturday page 16

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He usually goes along. He’ll give his opinion and he’s been in the game for 40 years and knows what he’s talking about, so I listen a lot to him. He’s been one of my mentors in the game. But, he gives me free rein to run when I want to run the horses.” Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado, his regular rider, was able to get away alone on Writingonthewall through easy fractions of :24.45, :48.91 and 1:12.40 before pulling away in the stretch for a three-quarter-length win. “He gets along so good with this horse. He did the same thing last week,” Martin said. “When the one horse [Romans Reward] took back, I was really feeling it. I thought that horse was going to be difficult with the pace factor, but it never materialized and Edgar put them to sleep. He’s great at doing that; getting horses to relax on the lead.” Same place next week? “It’d be nice,” Martin said. “I’ll take it.” • After watching Morning Line handle winners with ease in Saturday’s fifth race, Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito is thinking big. “I’d like to run him in a race called the Pennsylvania Derby,” Zito said. “Why not?” The 3-year-old Tiznow colt got out cleanly from the gate and relaxed on the lead with jockey John Velazquez, coasting along in splits of :24.48, :48.16 and 1:12.62.

Morning Line breezes to the finish with an 11-length win in the fifth – John Velazquez’s fourth consecutive win of five on the day.

Picking up his fourth consecutive victory on the card, Velazquez gave Morning Line his cue as they hit the straightaway, and he responded by sprinting away to hit the wire 11 lengths in front. Three weeks earlier, Morning Line was bumped at the break and was forced three wide on the second turn in

a similar 9-furlong dirt allowance. “The last time, he kind of grabbed his quarter and ran around the track,” Zito said. “Once he got a clean break, he was in good shape. Everything worked out good, the way he broke and how he got away from them. It was all good. He’s got a future.”

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22, finishing second at Monmouth Park, five weeks before breaking his maiden there by 8 lengths. Saturday’s win was the second over older horses for Morning Line, who would face straight 3-year-olds in the Grade II $1 million Pennsylvania Derby Sept. 25 at Philadelphia Park. “We always liked him,” Zito said. “He was one of our better horses. He had all kinds of issues, shins and this and that. That’s what happens with young horses sometimes. Hopefully, this will work out. We’ll see what happens. We’ll take a big step the next time. He’s not a bad horse. This was a good field he beat today.” • One of the perks of owning Thoroughbreds is picking their names. Linda Rice took her opportunity to make a statement. The defending Saratoga training champion saddled We Need V L T’s, a 3-year-old Freud filly making her career debut in Saturday’s third race. Ridden by Velazquez and sent off at odds of 5-1, We Need V L T’s outfinished Elsaroarin down the stretch to win the 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint by a neck in 1:03.33. “Well, you know I’m a New York girl and New York racing concerns me,” Rice said. “I just thought it was a fun name, and I wanted to get it out there.” The state has long delayed the installation of video lottery terminals, or VLTs, at Aqueduct, a project that is expected to pump millions of dollars in annual revenue to purses at all three New York Racing Association tracks. Rice believes that a deal will get done and provide a much-needed lift to the sagging horse industry. “I’m optimistic, yes,” she said. “I just hope somebody’s watching. Let’s get it done.”

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• About two hours later, Rice was back in the winner’s circle for her other favorite client – her father. City Sneakers, owned by Clyde Rice, returned from an 11-month layoff to wire the seventh race, a 1 1/16-mile claimer on the inner turf course. Father and daughter also teamed up to win Friday’s opener with Sextant. “It’s great,” Linda Rice said. “My father has been my oldest, longest sup-

Saratoga Leaders through Saturday Jockeys John Velazquez........................... 37 Javier Castellano......................... 33 Ramon Dominguez..................... 27 Julien Leparoux........................... 17 Alan Garcia.................................. 16 Garrett Gomez............................. 13 Kent Desormeaux........................ 12 Edgar Prado................................ 12 Rajiv Maragh............................... 11 Trainers Todd Pletcher.............................. 20 Linda Rice................................... 14 Chad Brown................................ 13 Bill Mott........................................ 9 Bruce Levine................................. 6 Ken McPeek.................................. 6 Rudy Rodriguez............................ 6 George Weaver............................. 6 porter and client, family and friend. It’s terrific to win for him.” First on the also-eligible list, City Sneakers drew into the race with the early scratch of Dr. Alex. A gelded 5-year-old son of multiple graded stakes-winner City Zip, City Sneakers had been off since running seventh of 10 in an optional claiming allowance last Sept. 26 at Belmont Park. “He had to have a little surgery here and there, so we cleaned him up,” Rice said, “frankly, much like his father did. I trained his father, too, and he had a few of the same problems. “I was kind of glad we drew in and the weather was good. I had him in last week on the grass and it rained and came off, and he’s just so much better on the turf. I had preferred to run him shorter first time back off such a long layoff, but it came off last week, and then we got stuck in the AEs, but it all worked out.” • Based on breeding and training, trainer Todd Pletcher couldn’t wait to get Curlinello to the races. The chestnut Edward P. Evans homebred is by Smart Strike, the sire of twotime Horse of the Year Curlin, Canadian Horse of the Year Soaring Free, turf champion English Channel and Lookin See saturday page 19

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At Lucky, who parlayed his 2009 juvenile male championship into Preakness and Haskell wins this year. “He’s an exciting prospect,” Pletcher said, after Curlinello ran down stablemate Joe Vann to win his debut in Saturday’s second race by a neck. Out of the Pleasant Colony mare Colonella, Curlinello had been working steadily at Saratoga since late May for his unveiling. Joe Vann, owned by Zayat Stables, made his debut at Saratoga July 24, running wide and finishing sixth. “He’s been training well, and he acts like the kind of horse that more ground is going to help,” Pletcher said of the winner. “It set up the way we thought it would. We thought the other colt would show more speed with the blinkers on second time out.” The win was Pletcher’s meet-leading 20th in 73 starts, six more than Linda Rice. Pletcher also has 17 seconds. “You hate to finish first and second,” Pletcher said, “because you always feel that you maybe could have won another race.” • There are times when trainer Al Stall has to check the foal papers for J.B.’s Thunder to make sure he’s still just a 2-year-old. “He’s a smart horse,” Stall said. “He does everything, literally, like an old horse. He looks like an old horse. He’s got wonderful legs, he’s perfectly sound. He’s kind of an old-school type of horse for some reason. We’re excited about him now.” Making his career debut in Saturday’s eighth race, J.B.’s Thunder ran like an old pro, settling on the lead under jockey Shaun Bridgmohan and having plenty left to keep any late challengers at bay in winning the 1 1/16-mile maiden event on the Mellon Turf Course. “In the first turn, when they let him jog out there, I felt pretty good,” Stall said. “He’s got a lot of miles in him. He was almost ready to run at the end of

J.B’s Thunder (right) powers off with a victory in the eighth, a turf maiden for 2-year-olds.

Churchill, so he’s had an extra month and a half to work on his foundation. He has a little turf breeding, and we thought he’d have a better chance to win as opposed to those fast, short races that they have here. He worked really well on the turf here a couple of weeks ago, and we took a chance.” Owned by Columbine Stable, J.B.’s Thunder is a bay son of Thunder Gulch, the 1995 champion 3-yearold colt. Stall plans to bring him back during Keeneland’s fall meet, either on turf or synthetics. “Things come to him real easy,” he said. “All he’s done is physically grow on us all summer long, so that’s why I’ve taken my time with him. I looked at him one day and he looked like he was a couple of inches taller than he was the day before. He’s that kind of horse.” • Back in Saratoga after spending last summer at Delaware Park, trainer Neil Howard picked up his first victory of the meet in Saturday’s ninth race. Zapster, a 3-year-old Ghostzapper colt owned by Dogwood Stable, led from start to finish to win the 1 1/8-mile claiming race in 1:48.42 on the inner turf. It

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was the fifth win of the day for Velazquez. It was the first win in five starts this year for Zapster, and first in three tries since joining Howard’s barn in the spring. Racing wide on both turns, Zapster was seventh of eight at Saratoga Aug. 8. • Rice picked up her third winner of the day with Recharged in the finale. A 3-year-old Macho Uno gelding also owned by her father, Clyde, Recharged drew into the 5 1/2-furlong maiden turf sprint with the early scratch of Dixielore. Rice moved past Chad Brown into second in the trainer standings with 14 wins. • Velazquez became the second jockey of the meet to win five races on a single card, joining Javier Castellano, who captured five in a row July 25. Velazquez opened a four-win lead on Castellano in the standings, 37-33, scoring with Curlinello in the second race, We Need V L T’s in the third, Callide Valley in the fourth, Morning Line in the fifth and Zapster in the ninth. Velazquez was also second with Pretty Boy Freud in the first, Bold Vindication in the seventh and Peat Bay in the finale.

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5th (3:13) 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) 3&Up NY Bred allowance Purse: $42,000 1 1 Quick Money..............Dominguez R A..... Rice Linda................3-1 2 2 Aces Mark..................Desormeaux K J.... Gullo Gary P.............6-1 3 3 Holy Ego.....................Maragh R.............. Contessa Gary C.......8-1 4 4 Zone Breaker..............Velazquez J R........ Brown Bruce R.......10-1 5 5 Rizty Aly.....................Chavez J F............. Disanto Glenn B.....30-1 6 6 Jet to Classics............Lenclud F.............. Hertler John O........20-1 7 7 Midnight Mass...........Hill C..................... Terranova, II John....4-1 8 8 Fiddler’s Chaparito......Castellano J J........ Weaver George.........4-1 9 9 Hear the Footsteps.....Garcia Alan............ Rice Linda................5-1 10 MTO Fight for V L T’s..........Velasquez C........... Rice Linda................4-1 11 MTO Heavenly Blaze...........Hill C..................... Ferraro James W......8-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (5-7), Pick 6 Races (5-10) Daily Double

10th (6:04) 1 1/16 Miles (Turf) Fillies 2YO Maiden Purse: $51,000 1 1 Dazzle Her..................Borel C H............... Baker James E........12-1 1A MTO Deja Blu................................................... Mott William I.........12-1 2 2 Tiz My Time................Leparoux J R......... McPeek Kenneth G...6-5 2B MTO Bangzoomtothemoon.Dominguez R A..... Schettino Dominick...6-5 3 3 Flying Vision...............Mena M................. Romans Dale............6-1 4 4 Street Chimes.............Cohen D................ Pletcher Todd A......10-1 5 5 Fancy Point................Dominguez R A..... Phipps William.........5-1 6 6 Parting Words............Castellano J J........ Tagg Barclay...........12-1 7 7 Montessori.................Lezcano J.............. Badgett William Jr...20-1 8 8 Classy Touch..............Desormeaux K J.... Mott William I.........12-1 9 9 Hear My Cry...............Garcia Alan............ Jerkens James A....12-1 10 10 Tapit Dancer...............Bridgmohan S X.... Asmussen Steven...15-1 11 AE Royal Order................Gomez G K............ Harty Eoin..............12-1 12 AE Mount Holiday............Lezcano J.............. Hennig Mark...........20-1 13 MTO Empress of Gold.........Lezcano J.............. Mott William I...........5-1 14 MTO Grace Alley.................Lezcano J.............. Badgett William Jr...20-1 A-Coupled: Dazzle Her and Deja Blu B-Coupled: Tiz My Time and Bangzoomtothemoon Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10) TRIM: —

4th (2:39) Woodford Reserve Lake Placid S. (G2) 1 1/8 Miles (Inner turf) Fillies 3YO Purse: $150,000 1 1 Hatheer.......................Garcia Alan............ McLaughlin Kiaran...6-1 2 2 Triple Cream...............Maragh R.............. Toner James J..........5-1 3 3 Check the Label..........Dominguez R A..... Motion H Graham.....7-5 4 4 Exclusive Love............Bridgmohan S X.... Casse Mark..............9-2 5 5 No Explaining (IRE)....Velazquez J R........ Attfield Roger L........7-2 6 6 It’s Tea Time...............Leparoux J R......... Arnold George R.....10-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (4-6), Daily Double

9th (5:30) 1 1/16 Miles (Inner turf) F&M 3&Up Ny Bred Maiden Purse: $41,000 1 1 Notell..........................Castellano J J........ Tagg Barclay.............4-1 2 2 New York Kitten..........Dominguez R A..... Maker Michael J.......3-1 3 3 Royal Rhetoric............Espinoza J L.......... Aquilino Joseph........8-1 4 4 My Honey Laurie........Lezcano J.............. Brown Bruce R.......15-1 5 5 I Dreamt I Was...........Velazquez J R........ Serpe Philip M..........9-2 6 6 Fastish........................Velasquez C........... Schosberg Richd....15-1 7 7 She’s for Real.............Lenclud F.............. Disanto Glenn B.....20-1 8 8 Poppy Day..................Desormeaux K J.... Mott William I...........6-1 9 9 Considerate................Samyn J L............. Hertler John O..........5-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Daily Double

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3rd (2:06) 7 Furlongs 3&Up Claiming ($35,000) Purse: $29,000 1 1 Hillswick.....................Desormeaux K J.... Albertrani Thomas....5-2 2 2 On Vacation................Velazquez J R........ Mott William I...........4-1 3 3 Broken Home.............Lenclud F.............. Barker Edward R......6-1 4 4 Storm Falcon..............Maragh R.............. Dollase Wallace......15-1 5 5 Indian Bob..................Velasquez C........... Penna Angel J..........5-1 6 6 W. W.’s Lady’s Man....Dominguez R A..... Dutrow, Jr. R E.........6-1 7 7 Kid Tornado................Garcia Alan............ Violette, Jr. R A........3-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (3-5), Daily Double Wagers

8th (4:55) 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) 3&Up claiming ($20,000) Purse: $25,000 1 1 My Best Pal Red.........Garcia Alan............ Vitali Marcus J.........4-1 2 2 Keechi Bullet..............Hill C..................... Lewis Lisa L...........15-1 3 3 Duffy’s Tavern............Maragh R.............. Plesa Edward Jr.....15-1 4 4 Five Towns.................Castellano J J........ Parisella John...........6-1 5 5 Close to the Vest........Chavez J F............. Schosberg Richard...7-2 6 6 Big Push.....................Cohen D................ Klesaris Steve...........3-1 7 7 Regal Prince...............Luzzi M J............... Violette, Jr. R A......12-1 8 8 Pewter........................Velazquez J R........ Bond H James..........8-1 9 9 Pygmalion..................Mena M................. Englehart Chris.......20-1 10 10 Straight Romance......Velasquez C........... Ferraro James W....10-1 11 AE I’m Entitled.................Lezcano J.............. Woodington Jamie...20-1 12 AE Can’t Refuse...............Samyn J L............. Persaud Randi........30-1 13 AE Coronation Day..........Castellano J J........ Weaver George.........5-1 14 MTO Aquino (URU).............Studart M.............. Violette, Jr. R A........5-2 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (8-10), Daily Double

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2nd (1:33) 6 Furlongs 3&Up Claiming ($15,000) Purse: $20,000 1 1 Rotten to the Core......Lenclud F.............. Serpe Philip M..........3-1 1A 3 Smooth Transition......Chavez J F............. Martin Carlos F.........3-1 2 2 Jim’s Applemartini......Dominguez R A..... Hushion Michael .....5-1 3 4 Adam Boy...................Velasquez C........... Ferraro James W....15-1 4 5 Living for This............Santiago V............. Sciacca Gary..........20-1 5 6 Bricklayer...................Hill C..................... Alexander Frank A....6-1 6 7 Scale..........................Garcia Alan............ Rice Linda................8-5 7 8 Seis de Mayo..............Lezcano A............. Toscano John T Jr.. 20-1 8 9 Smokin Conrad..........Espinoza J L.......... Lotruglio Edward......5-1 A-Coupled: Rotten to the Core and Smooth Transition Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (2-4), Pick 4 Races (2-5) Daily Double

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1st (1:00) 7 Furlongs F&M 3&Up ny bred allow Purse: $42,000 1 2 Rumors of Glory........Maragh R.............. Kimmel John C.........8-5 1A 6 Under the Rainbow.....Desormeaux K J.... Hernandez Ramon....8-5 2 1 A Smart Judge...........Gomez G K............ Hertler John O..........7-2 3 3 Enniskillen..................Lenclud F.............. O’Brien Colum........12-1 4 4 Laylaben.....................Velasquez C........... Schosberg Richard...4-1 5 5 Kaffiend......................Espinoza J L.......... Morrison John........15-1 6 7 Vicarious....................Leparoux J R......... Jerkens H Allen........5-1 7 8 Team Plan..................Velazquez J R........ Ubillo Rodrigo A.......6-1 A-Coupled: Rumors of Glory and Under the Rainbow Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (1-3), Daily Double

7th (4:21) 5 1/2 Furlongs 2YO ny bred mdn claiming ($50,000) Purse: $29,000 1 3 Linear Motion.............Lezcano J.............. Serpe Philip M..........6-1 1A 7 Take a Walk................Mena M................. Serpe Philip M..........6-1 2 1 For Wes......................Cohen D................ Contessa Gary C.......5-1 3 2 I Waited Patiently.......Velasquez C........... Rice Linda................5-1 4 4 Awesome Merger.......Velazquez J R........ Brown Bruce R.........6-1 5 5 Local Legacy..............Dominguez R A..... Rice Linda................7-2 6 6 Lion Knight.................Castellano J J........ Weaver George.........9-2 7 8 Disco Capote..............Leparoux J R......... Ritvo Timothy.........10-1 8 9 Marvolo......................Espinoza J L.......... Feron Kathleen M...20-1 9 10 Gypsy Warrior............Santiago V............. Bush Thomas M.......8-1 A-Coupled: Linear Motion and Take a Walk Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (7-9), Pick 4 Races (7-10), Daily Double

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Improving 3YO fillies gather for Grade II test BY JOE CLANCY Handicappers study data for improvement in horses. The clues are in the running lines, speed figures, chart comments, replays and other evidence. Trainers, they look at the horses – and wonder. Did she eat last night? Does his coat look OK? Do I work him long, short, turf, dirt? Is she fresh or crabby? Did that last race move him up or knock him out? Graham Motion and Rusty Arnold look at their 3-year-old fillies in today’s Woodford Reserve Lake Placid and see improvement, maturity, confidence – talent for sure – but hopefully a little more. Check The Label (Motion) and It’s Tea Time (Arnold) are two of the six standouts in the $150,000 stakes, a Grade II at 1 1/8 miles on the inner turf. The day’s fourth race (2:39 p.m.) could be a launching pad to much more for any of the half-dozen, though Check The Label carries the gaudiest credentials. “Graham’s filly is absolutely the horse to beat,” said Arnold. “She doesn’t have a bad race in her, but it’s a tough group. Every horse in the race is coming off a

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pretty good race, which is what you get at Saratoga.” Making her first start since being sold to Lael Stable by owner/breeder Brereton Jones, Check The Label rides a three-race winning streak with victories in the Grade III Appalachian at Keeneland, the Grade II Sands Point at Belmont and the Grade III Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs. The margin of victory improved with each win, as did Motion’s opinion of the

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“A lot of it is maturity, and a lot of it is just getting out of Gulfstream and getting on fairer turf courses for her. Her Gulfstream races (one in the slop, two on the turf) weren’t bad, but clearly she took a step up when she got on other turf courses.” Check The Label came to Motion’s barn at Fair Hill Training Center as a 2-year-old. She got ready quickly, evidenced by a trip to Woodbine for a 4 1/2-furlong maiden try in June. She finished ninth on the Polytrack (more blame goes to the distance than the surface, Motion said) and then won easily in a 1-mile turf maiden at Colonial Downs. A first-level allowance win at Churchill Downs in November signaled

even more talent, as did a runner-up try in the Caressing Stakes at Churchill. “I couldn’t have said she was this kind of filly, I liked her enough that she was ready early, but I wasn’t sure how good she was,” Motion said. “She won pretty impressively that day at Churchill and really didn’t run a bad race in the stakes. But clearly I didn’t know she was this kind of filly.” In 2010, Check The Label made sure her trainer found out. She trained better, became a workout demon, found a way to harness and focus her energy. “She’s more professional now, better in the morning, better in her training, she has more confidence in herself,” Motion said. “I see it. She used to want to get fairly upset about things and now she doesn’t. She’s got a neat personality now, she likes the training, enjoys the See lake placid page 24

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stretch and won by a half-length while gearing down for Julien Leparoux, back aboard today at 10-1. Owned and bred by Alex Campbell, Continued from page 23 she returns on three weeks rest but is work. Physically and mentally, she’s fresh and happy. a much different horse than she was. “Those kinds of races are always good She’s been very, very relaxed here, very confidence builders when they finish up professional. She used to want to get strong and gallop out strong – I liked wound up.” that part of it,” said Arnold. “I didn’t Check The Label truly arrived in do a ton with her between races, one the Virginia Oaks, sitting last of eight little easy breeze (a half-mile in 52 on the behind slow fractions of 25.64, 51.82 Oklahoma one week out) but that’s all and 1:16.18 before zooming past evshe needed.” eryone to win by almost 3 lengths. Unraced at 2, It’s Tea Time broke her “She broke kind of awkwardly, Maggie Kimmitt maiden going 9 furlongs on the turf at broke out a little bit, Ramon had no Gulfstream in February, then finished Check The Label plans to be so far back and had a decisecond by a neck to Evening Jewel in the sion to make – just leave her alone and Grade I Ashland on Polytrack at Keenelbe in the back or get after her a bit,” said Motion. and. She finished ninth behind Alabama winner Blind “He left her alone. They went extremely slowly and it Luck and Evening Jewel after getting stuck on the rail didn’t matter. We always talk about horses getting in in the Kentucky Oaks, her only dirt start. Back on the trouble but the good ones get out of trouble because turf, she finished fourth in Churchill’s Grade III Regret they’re quicker, they can run out of it.” going a mile. Arnold’s filly It’s Tea Time ran out trouble herself in Next came the Saratoga race, which Arnold hoped the allowance score here Aug. 1, overcoming a crowd- to use as a bridge to the Lake Placid. It’s Tea Time ed start, a spot far back in an 11-horse field and a delivered, and earned another stakes start. four-wide slingshot move at the top of the stretch. The “I know it was an a-other-than and we could probdaughter of Dynaformer passed eight horses in the ably look for a two-other-than, but she’s good right

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Tough group of fillies/mares lines up for New York-bred sprint stakes by mike kane City Broad steps into the $70,000 Union Avenue this afternoon with plenty of Saratoga connections and reasons to think she may add to what has been a very nice campaign for trainer Bruce Levine. Saratoga Springs-based Parting Glass Racing owns the 5-year-old City Zip mare, who missed all of 2009, and is 4-2-0 with a $163,500 in earnings in six starts this year. “She’s been more than dependable,” Levine said. “We’ve had a really good year with her so far. She’s a hard-knocker. She tries hard every time.” City Broad faces eight others, including the 3-year-old Shine Upon, in the 6-furlong race for New York-breds on the main track. The field of nine includes Padua Stables’ La Concerto, the slight favorite at 3-1 who captured a New York-bred stakes at Finger Lakes last month for trainer Steve Asmussen; two from Jimmy Jerkens, Karakorum Fugitive and

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Monday’s Saratoga entries Monday, August 23. Post Time 1 p.m. Entries with program number, post position, jockey, trainer, and morning-line odds. 1st (1:00) 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) F&M 3&Up NY bred allow Purse: $42,000 1 1 Luna Charm................Leparoux J R......... Phipps William.........8-1 2 2 Glory in Motion..........Velazquez J R........ Benzel Seth............10-1 3 3 Mystic City.................Maragh R.............. Ferraro M Anthony...5-1 4 4 Bobity Boo.................Castellano J J........ Benzel Seth..............3-1 5 5 Moonwalk Beauty.......Lezcano J.............. Martin Carlos F.......15-1 6 6 Miss Dolan’s Rose......Lenclud F.............. Disanto Glenn B.....20-1 7 7 Green Arrows.............Prado E S.............. Corrao James.........15-1 8 8 Bernie’s Pal................Garcia Alan............ Rice Linda................4-1 9 9 Spirit of Rose.............Dominguez R A..... Rice Linda................4-1 10 10 Rosie’s Run................Chavez J F............. DeMasi Kathleen....12-1 11 AE Auric Girl....................Lezcano J.............. Toscano John T J...20-1 12 MTO Catchapenny K...........Lenclud F.............. Ribaudo Robert J.....6-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (1-3), Daily Double 2nd (1:33) 1 1/16 Miles (Inner turf) 3&Up mdn clm ($25,000) Purse: $23,000 1 5 Arrr Pirates Booty.......Velazquez J R........ Brown Bruce R.........5-2 1A MTO Black Pen...................Dominguez R A..... Pletcher Todd A........5-2 2 1 Seren Trippidy............Borel C H............... DeRosa Alexander..12-1 3 2 Speciale Giorno..........Santiago V............. Sciacca Gary..........15-1 4 3 Captain Redwood.......Espinoza J L.......... Schettino Dominick..20-1 5 4 Seven Firsts................Studart M.............. Contessa Gary C.....20-1 6 6 Baiser Francais...........Lenclud F.............. Serpe Philip M........15-1 7 7 Moonshine Mountain.Richards G G......... Simeone Paul J......50-1 8 8 Ready’s Vision............Castellano J J........ Motion H Graham.....4-1 9 9 Papaw Bodie..............Leparoux J R......... Brown Chad C..........2-1 10 10 Unique Tune...............Coa E M................ Ritvo Timothy.........10-1 11 MTO Sea of Liquidity..........Castellano J J........ Brown Chad C..........9-5 A-Coupled: Arrr Pirates Booty and Black Pen Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (2-4) Pick 4 Races (2-5), Daily Double 3rd (2:06) 7 Furlongs F&M 3&Up mdn clm ($20,000) Purse: $22,000 1 1 Royalstraightflush......Chavez J F............. Kelly Patrick J...........6-1 2 2 Shaker Lakes..............Desormeaux K J.... Nihei Michelle...........5-2 3 3 Alwaysinmydreams....Dominguez R A..... Schettino Dominick...5-1 4 4 Karen’s Joy.................Leparoux J R......... McPeek Kenneth G...3-1 5 5 Forever Tango............Lenclud F.............. Oliver Victoria...........9-2 6 6 Cottage Industry.........Garcia Alan............ Martin Frank...........20-1 7 7 Why Then...................Bridgmohan J V.... Shevy Michael J.....30-1 8 8 Queen Ann..................Mena M................. Stewart Dallas..........8-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (3-5), Daily Double 4th (2:40) 1 Mile (Inner turf) F&M 3&Up ny bred allow oc ($35,000) Purse: $45,000 1 3 Starjetta......................Leparoux J R......... Schettino Dominick...5-1 1A 8 Lovely Promise..........Leparoux J R......... Schettino Dominick...5-1 2 1 Songstressofdubai.....Solis A................... Lobo Paulo H.........30-1 3 2 Who Is Lady...............Bridgmohan S X.... Miceli Michael..........4-1 4 4 Hangingonaprayer......Lezcano J.............. Martin Carlos F.........6-1 5 5 Triple Tax Exempt.......Prado E S.............. Domino Carl J........15-1 6 6 Princess Maura..........Velasquez C........... Schosberg Richard...6-1 7 7 Two Moons................Castellano J J........ Hennig Mark...........10-1 8 9 Wicked Diva...............Dominguez R A..... Hushion Michael......5-1 9 10 Chorus Music.............Velazquez J R........ Terranova, II John....3-1 10 MTO Big Brownie................Hill C..................... Pugh Peter D............8-1 11 MTO Cody Samora..............Castellano J J........ Morrison John..........7-2 A-Coupled: Starjetta and Lovely Promise Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (4-6) Pick 6 Races (4-9), Daily Double

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5th (3:14) 6 Furlongs 3&Up ny bred Allowance OC ($35,000) Purse: $44,000 1 1 Stormin Bolt...............Coa E M................ McLaughlin Kiaran...5-2 2 2 That’s Rich.................Dominguez R A..... Dutrow Sydney.........3-1 3 3 Leap Day....................Castellano J J........ Hushion Michael......4-1 4 4 Mine Over Matter.......Desormeaux K J.... Hernandez Ramon.. 15-1 5 5 Fenway Faithful..........Bridgmohan S X.... Violette, Jr. R A........6-1 6 6 Vose the Host.............Lezcano J.............. Barbara Robert.........9-2 7 7 Goodandacceptable....Maragh R.............. Maydan Glenn........12-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (5-7), Grand Slam Races (5-8) Daily Double 6th (3:48) 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) F&M 3&Up clm ($20,000) Purse: $25,000 1 1 Elegant Bess...............Lezcano J.............. Serpe Philip M..........3-1 2 2 Witchesofwestfield.....Velazquez J R........ Barbara Robert.........5-1 3 3 Storm Gal...................Lenclud F.............. Parisella John...........8-1 4 4 Speed Dating..............Hill C..................... Hushion Michael......9-2 5 5 Posey Park.................Lezcano A............. Alvarez Luis C.........30-1 6 6 Dana’s Bell..................Mena M................. Good John................6-1 7 7 Higher Incentive.........Dominguez R A..... Dutrow Sydney.........7-2 8 8 Saratoga Tiger............Santiago V............. Streicher Kenneth...30-1 9 9 Sugar Trade................Castellano J J........ Jerkens James A....10-1 10 MTO Sorority Sister............Maragh R.............. Contessa Gary C.......4-1 11 MTO Rock Hall Honey.........Hill C..................... Terranova, II John....5-2 12 MTO First Flute...................Lenclud F.............. Jerkens H Allen........8-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (6-8), Pick 4 Races (6-9) Daily Double 7th (4:22) Union Avenue Stakes 6 Furlongs F&M 3&Up ny bred Purse: $70,000 1 1 La Concerto................Prado E S.............. Asmussen Steve.......3-1 2 2 Karakorum Fugitive....Mena M................. Jerkens James A....12-1 3 3 R Betty Graybull.........Velazquez J R........ White Linda A...........6-1 4 4 Shine Upon................Cohen D................ Jerkens James A......8-1 5 5 Gold for the Queen.....Maragh R.............. Baker Charlton..........7-2 6 6 Meese Rocks..............Chavez J F............. Barker Edward..........5-1 7 7 City Broad..................Dominguez R A..... Levine Bruce N.........9-2 8 8 Smokin Pistol.............Leparoux J R......... Lobo Paulo H...........0-1 9 9 Favorite Flavor............Borel C H............... Rolffs Mikhael........20-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (7-9), Daily Double 8th (4:56) Bennington Stakes 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) Fillies 3YO Purse: $70,000 1 1 Decelerator.................Maragh R.............. Lukas D Wayne......15-1 2 2 Ready to Sing.............Velazquez J R........ Stidham Michael......6-1 3 3 Aegean.......................Dominguez R A..... Ward Wesley A.........8-1 4 4 Rose Catherine...........Castellano J J........ Pletcher Todd A........3-5 5 5 Malibu Moon Dance...Leparoux J R......... Trombetta Michael ..12-1 6 6 Right to Rule..............Cohen D................ Badgett William Jr...15-1 7 7 Spiteful Gypsy............Valdivia J Jr.......... Fawkes David...........5-1 8 MTO Hilda’s Passion...........Cohen D................ Pletcher Todd A........5-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Daily Double 9th (5:30) 1 1/8 Miles 3&Up clm ($20,000-$18,000) Purse: $34,000 1 1 Stopbluffing...............Luzzi M J............... Brown Bruce R.........4-1 2 2 Reflect Times (JPN)...Santiago V............. Lobo Paulo H.........10-1 3 3 Diamond District........Coa E M................ Adel David H...........20-1 4 4 Stealth Missile............Lezcano J.............. Levine Bruce N.........6-1 5 5 Clear Faith..................Castellano J J........ Hernandez, Jr. S R....5-1 6 6 Lofty Banner...............Espinoza J L.......... DeMola Richard......15-1 7 7 El Real Madrid............Dominguez R A..... Dutrow, Jr. R E.........3-1 8 8 Tommasi....................Cohen D................ Jacobson David........6-1 9 9 Web Gem...................Velazquez J R........ Badgett William Jr....5-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10)

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City Broad was on the pace in her last two starts, which is not necessarily her running style. “She was kind of down inside the last couple times and left running, but she doesn’t have to do that,” Levine said. “She’s very versatile and can do what she wants” City Broad made her only start at Saratoga in 2008, finishing fourth, when under the care of trainer John Morrison. She returns to the hometown of her syndicate in a race where she is very much a contender. Shine Upon makes another try against older fillies and mares. The daughter of Congaree was unbeaten in her first three starts late last year and through two scores this winter at Aqueduct. The win streak ended when she was second in an open-company optional claimer July 11. She finished third in the Fleet Indian for state-breds here July 30 at 7 furlongs. Jerkens said he would have preferred to run against 3-year-olds last time, but went into the stakes because he didn’t think a 3-year-old race would fill. It did. Shine Upon, co-owned by Blue Bison Stable, takes on her elders again and Jerkens said he thinks she fits. “She’s going to have to run better than she did last time, that’s for sure,” he said. “I think she will. She’s worked very good since then.” Trainer Charlton Baker ships Gold For The Queen to Saratoga to make her

eighth consecutive stakes start. Francis Paolangeli’s five-time winner will depart Finger Lakes at 4 Monday morning. “She’s doing great, she’s matured this year and is running better this year, she always had the potential, she always worked fast but she finally has it together,” Baker said from his barn at the harness track. “She’s an extremely big filly and it took time for her to develop, we gave her enough time to do that. I’m afraid to bring her here because these stalls are so small and she’s so big, so she’ll ship in Monday morning. She used to go crazy in the holding barn so that’s a big plus too.” Gold For The Queen has six breezes listed on her form, all bullets at Finger Lakes and has won five of 18 careers starts while earnings more than $215,000 (as a $2,000 yearling purchase). “She’s getting better, you could see her maturing last fall and she’s come back great this year. I was expecting that, she was always fast as a 2-year-old and I knew she was going to be good. She always had the talent and now she has it all together. I knew she wasn’t a morning glory, she was composed, she had the ability, but she was just big and needed to get it together.” • The Union Avenue (seventh race) shares feature-race status with the $70,000 Bennington, a turf sprint for fillies and mares and eighth race on the card. Paul Pompa’s Rose Catherine rates a deserving heavy favorite at 3-5 on the morning line based on three wins in four starts this year. Her only loss came

in the Grade III Appalachian to Check The Label, the favorite in Sunday’s Lake Placid. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Rose Catherine finsihed second to Tapitsfly in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf last fall and comes off a stakes win in Monmouth Park’s Mongo Queen July 31. Javier Castellano has the ride on the daughter of Speightstown. Six line up to tackle the favorite, including Mongo Queen runner-up Spiteful Gypsy, Delaware Park shipper Ready To Sting, July 16 allowance winner Aegean, two-time Presque Isle winner Malibu Moon Dance and three-time winner Right To Rule.

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the golfcart dashboard instead of on the loose papers at his feet. “George, that’s Rachel Alexandra. We’ll sit here on the turn and wait for her to gallop past.” Last year’s Horse of the Year plies her trade, tougher in the morning than in years past, she’s gearing up for her run in the Personal Ensign. In England, horses train head-to-tail, up a short, half-mile gallop, allowing the hill to hold the horse. Rachel’s exercise rider needed that hill Saturday morning. She had him one wrong move from gone. Baker was gobsmacked. “George, that’s Quality Road.” Quality Road walks past, the Adonis of the backside, he awes at the walk. The shock of forelock shrouding his eyes, the forever hip, the calculation of every move. The golf buggy stops and we watch him cross Union Avenue, just as so many greats have done in the past. “George, that’s Fly Down on the outside, he’s a good 3-year-old, getting ready for the Travers.” Neck bowed, head down, Fly Down breezes an easy half over the Oklahoma training track, cruising past, in 48.35 seconds. Long stride, fluid as a stream. “George, this is Clare Court.” The golf buggy dips under the tunnel of the Nelson Avenue turn of the pony track, up the other side, like going back in time. The trees, the space, the light. Mike Hushion’s barn, my favorite on the grounds, raked and shaked, keeping the standard. Bobby Ribaudo’s barn, not as grand, but just as functional. Open air stalls. It’s good enough for Grand Couturier. “George, this is the Annex. Used to be strictly jumpers, now it’s mostly flat horses except for Sheppard and Voss.” Lead Us Not and Divine Fortune, old homebred jumpers, mingle with Forever Together and Fantasia,

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