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Names of the DaySpiritual Spirits, third race: A fine label for this filly by Vicar out of Call Brand.

Iron Curtain, 10th race: This son of Boundary and Still Secret looks to keep everything quiet and to himself. We can’t think of a better shield to aid the cause.

worth repeating“The pay’s better over here, but I miss the horses over there.”

Riley mott, son of trainer Bill mott, comparing working for his dad

to his old job working at fasig-Tipton

Sean Clancy: “How could I be sitting here at 5 o’clock without a column idea.”Brian Nadeau: “Yeah, it’s usually 10.”

“It’s kind of difficult to shake hands with people when you’re covered in sauce.”Ryan Clancy, on having lunch – and not meeting

any new faces – at Bobby frankel’s backside barbecue, catered by PJ’s, Tuesday

“It’s a 900-pound shovel.”Jane motion, daughter of trainer Graham motion,

while wrestling with a shovel Tuesday morning

“Not bad, depends on the weather.”Good Humor Ice Cream man, when asked how

business was going after he stopped in front of The Special ’s office on Lake Avenue

“If she was a he, he’d be a G.”Owner Bill Parsons after his filly nearly ran over

him while running loose Tuesday morning. Parsons was referring to the G that stands for gelding.

“On one condition: I don’t want to say anything nice about you.”

Owner Jim Tafel’s response to Carl Nafzger, when the trainer

asked for a Hall of fame introduction

“If my house was burning down, the one thing I’d run in to get would be the one – one – win picture we have.”

Veterinarian Dr. Dean Richardson, on his experience as a racehorse owner

“She’s just got it.”Barry Irwin, after buying the

Storm Cat filly for $1.5 million monday night

“Congratulations. Wasn’t she special? She had everything.”

Wayne Lukas, underbidder, to Irwin after the sale

“Bill Meissner, the plant manager.”fasig-Tipton’s Boyd Browning

when asked who was the happiest person on the grounds after the opening session

“Edgar needs no introduction – I might need a little bit of one.”

Trainer Bob Klesaris, who introduced Edgar Prado at the Hall of fame;

Klesaris was Prado’s first American employer

“There are two stories about Manila — both thankfully short.”

Trainer Leroy Jolley at the Hall of fame induction

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Clad in a trademark zoot suit, Cab Calloway was always the height of fash-ion, and his namesake stakes offers a stylish $150,000 purse for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles over the inner turf, part of the rich New York Stallion Se-ries restricted to offspring of sires based in the Empire State.

Cannonball has collected nearly $250,000 for his efforts on the lawn, but Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s homebred gelding came thisclose to never even try-ing the turf.

“After he got beat here in a maiden 50 (claimer) last year, we were on the verge of sending him to Charlton Bak-er up in Finger Lakes, where we put a bunch of the other ones to try to shake loose,” said trainer Wesley Ward. “I was on the phone with Mr. Ramsey and I said, ‘Let’s try the horse one time on the turf before we do that, let’s give him one shot.’ And he went 1:08 and change and won by 4. It was a nice lit-

tle surprise, which is nice in horse rac-ing. He breezed like a turf horse, so I just thought let’s give him one shot. It worked out good, because the only turf in Finger Lakes is in the infield.”

Cannonball (John Velazquez) has won two turf stakes since, the most re-cent being the 6-furlong Pebo’s Guy at Belmont Park in May, when he closed to catch Redefined by a nose, but the son of Catienus has never won going beyond a mile.

“He might be a better sprinter on the turf,” Ward said, “but the main part of winning races is having the fastest horse going in, and he looks like he is.”

The 8-5 morning-line favorite comes paired with tag-team partner and Catie-nus cropmate Almighty Silver, who will draw in if the race moves to the main track.

Scott Schwartz sends out the uncou-pled entry of Express To Thewest (Rudy Rodriguez) and Brookhaven’s Money (Javier Castellano). The former, a geld-ed son of Western Expression owned by

Bonnie Jo Wooster, makes his third start on the turf and heads to post as the lon-gest shot on the board.

“Express runs his best races in the stakes,” Schwartz said. “He came in sec-

ond in the Times Square (at Aqueduct in April); in June he came in fourth (behind three Calloway starters) and got really

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hammered. He’s just got to get the trip. He needs a top race to get up there. He’s probably going to come from the back. There should be a lot speed, because a lot of them are coming out of sprints. He’s an honest horse. Ru-dy’s riding good too, he’s good at bringing the long shots. If he gets the trip and things work out, maybe we get lucky.”

As for entrymate Brookhaven’s Money, the son of Precise End takes to the lawn for owners Her-bert and Carol Schwartz.

“I’ve never run him on the turf, I can’t say if he’s going to like it or not. I don’t know if he can han-dle the grass, I’m just giv-ing him a shot for the Stal-lion Stakes,” the trainer said. “They’re all kind of taking a shot though. He’s a nice a horse, he’s consistent. He’s carry-ing a lot of weight though. If it rains off, then he’s got a big shot.”

Phobia (Ramon Dominguez) goes out for Medico Stable and Jennifer Contessa, and also tries something new, as the cleverly named son of Freud has never raced beyond 6 furlongs.

“Phobia is a fast horse,” said trainer Gary Contessa. “I don’t know if he can get the distance, but you can’t not take a chance with a horse like Phobia. It’s a great opportunity to take down a big purse with a very decent New York-

bred. I don’t know if he can go long; he’s going to be tested. But one thing about him is he is very fast. We’ll see how far he can go, we’ll see how far he can carry his speed.”

Contessa feels the slower opening frac-tions might set up his charge at the end.

“Sometimes horses like him stop af-ter going 21, 44 but sometimes they can go 24, 48 and they find themselves out

there and that’s what I’m hoping.”

Barclay Tagg saddles early second choice and hometown boy Doc N Roll (Eibar Coa). Bred by McMahon of Saratoga and owned by Sackatoga Stable, he has two impres-sive turf wins this spring at a mile.

Gold Vendetta (Rajiv Maragh) is another stretch-ing out Wednesday. Barry Weisbord’s homebred son of Gold Fever has never

gone beyond 6 1/2 furlongs and makes just his second turf start. In his first, June 29 at Belmont, the Alan Goldberg trainee captured a 6-furlong sprint.

Del Carroll sends out Pont Street Sta-ble’s Key Victory (Cornelio Velasquez). The son of Western Expression breaks from the rail and should appreciate the distance. He’s hit the board in three of four turf tries, and gets Velasquez aboard for the first time.

Dawn Schosberg’s Fortune Faded (Edgar Prado), the third son of Catie-nus in the group, waits in the wings as a main-track-only entrant for trainer Rick Schosberg.

Cab Calloway – Continued from page 8

Scott Schwartz


Spotlight on UK Racing by Timeform & Racing UK

Wednesday, August 6th, PONTEfRACT (UK) Race 6 (11:40 am)Class 4 Handicap (6yo+ Rated 61-80) 1m; Purse $16,000

RACE ANALYSIS (In Program Number Order)1 NEVADA DESERT: Took advantage of his falling handicap mark to win for the first time in a year at Beverley last time. Still has bit to find on last year’s figures but should go well here under penalty. TIMEFORM RATING 91+

2 BAHIANO: His losing run stretches back more than two years and there has been little encouragement on his last two starts to suggest he’s ready to take advantage of ever-decreasing mark. 96

3 mAJOR mAGPIE: Has run well to finish third on three occasions this year and was the only one staying on from off pace behind Wind Shuffle at Carlisle on his penultimate start. A steady gallop was his undoing last time and he’s worth another chance to confirm promise of that previous outing for all he’ll need well-run contest. 97

4 mOTAffARED: His handicap mark has taken a hit since an impressive course and distance win on his reappearance. Inconsistent since and never threatened behind Nevada Desert last time. Others make more appeal. 93

5 ROYAL STORm: Successes in a handicap and a claimer are the only bright spots in an otherwise inconsistent campaign. Probably best over shorter trips and difficult to recommend. 94

6 DISPOL ISLE: Returned to her best form when winning a fair contest at Beverley on her penultimate start, benefiting from ferocious early pace to swoop close home. Reunited with the winning jockey that day here and has claims, though a disappointing effort at Thirsk on Saturday is still fresh in the mind. 94

7 PRINCE SAmOS: Ran his best race since changing stables when promoted to second behind She’s Our Lass at Haydock last time and looks well handicapped on his form from a few years back if able to build on that effort. Obvious claims. 98+

8 CHAmPAIN SANDS: Just one creditable effort to his name all year when runner-up to Stoic Leader at Carlisle in May. Has looked on the downgrade since and hard to recommend. 95

CONCLUSIONA tricky race, with only one guaranteed front runner in Royal Storm, and as he’s better over shorter. There’s a chance this could become a tactical affair. The Richard Whitaker stable is going well at the moment, and Nevada Desert is likely to be favorite to follow up his win at Beverley 8 days ago, but PRINCE SAmOS may represent better value. He’d been off for two months before producing his best effort for his current yard last time out. That race alone gives him a decent chance, but if anywhere near his best 2007 form he could prove to be very well treated at the weights this morning.

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Wednesday, August 6th, KEmPTON PARK (UK) Race 1 (1:20 pm) Class 4 Apprentice Handicap

(4yo+ Rated 66-85) 1m3/8; Purse $14,500

RACE ANALYSIS (In Program Number Order)1 SAfARI SUNDOWNER: Enjoying a fine season on Polytrack, and his success over course and distance last month was his sixth of the campaign. Well ridden on that occasion and, reunited with the capable apprentice William Carson (two winners form just a handful of rides since); he could make light work of this 5 lb higher mark. TIMEFORM RATING 98

2 mOTARJm: Has held his form well since notching up a hat-trick of successes on the Polytrack at Wolverhampton earlier this year, shaping particularly well for long way at Great Leighs on his latest outing on the level (badly hampered over hurdles

subsequently). This drop in trip is probably against him though, and others make more appeal. 98

3 LISATHEDADDY: On a long losing run, yet for all that she’s usually reliable. However, she’s ran like a horse with a physical problem on her last two starts, with a very slow start also doing her no favors last time. Plenty to prove. 99

4 PRImE NUmBER: Has a good record at the track and was enterprisingly ridden to win a messy contest here in June. His handicap mark has taken a hit as a result and he has work to do to win, whilst his tendency to throw in the odd poor run also tampers enthusiasm. 94

5 SHOW WINNER: Has finished runner-up on three of his last four starts for trainer Andrew Balding who continues in good form (22% winners in the last 14 days), beaten two and a quarter lengths by Safari Sundowner at Kempton last time. He’s weighted to reverse placings with that rival today, and the booking of one of the leading apprentices is another plus. Big chance. 100

6 SHImONI: Just one win to her name, that nearly two years ago, and began to look unreliable towards end of last season. Has changed stables since and is entitled to need run. 99

7 RESPLENDENT ACE: Has an excellent record at Kempton, and made it four from eight with a career-best effort when beating Mixing by two and a half lengths last time. Still relatively unexposed around this trip and has obvious claims of following up, for all that his jockey has ridden just two winners since July 2006. 97

8 WIND fLOW: Has progressed this year, winning three times on Polytrack, his latest success coming when beating Leyte Gulf by a length and a half at Great Leighs in May. His last two wins came over further though and will need to improve to defy a mark that has risen 19 lb since he began in handicaps. 98

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CONCLUSIONA trappy contest to solve and it may prove best to side with those in form. SHOW WINNER has proved the model of con-sistency of late and represents a trainer enjoying his best year yet. Combine that with the booking of one of the apprentice finds of the season and the five-year-old could prove hard to beat. He could fight out the finish once more with Safari Sundowner, who’s gone up 5 lb for his success over the Andrew Balding-trained gelding last time and is thriving this year. Resplendent Ace looks the best of the remainder.


Wednesday, August 6. Post Time 1:00 p.m. Entries with program number, post position, jockey, trainer, and morning-line odds.

1ST (1:00) 1 1/8 mILES. 3&UP. CLAImING 25,000. PURSE $32,000.1 1 Clay County ...............Castellano J J ....... Weaver George ........6-12 2 Know the Game .........Velasquez C .......... Ritvo Tim .................5-23 3 Rodando ....................Arboleda A ........... Ubillo Rodrigo .......30-14 4 Fly the North Wind ....Espinoza J L ......... Ferraro James .........3-15 5 Sacrifice Bunt ............Leparoux J R ........ Maker Michael .........6-16 6 Elegant Dancer ..........Hill C .................... Schettino Dom ........8-17 7 Hard Moonshine ........Morales S ............. Contessa Gary .........7-2

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2ND (1:33) 1 1/16 mILES. TURf. 3&UP. mDN CLm 45,000.PURSE $31,000.1 1 Honour Flet (ARG) .....Hill C .................... Malek Raja .............15-12 2 Al Sheetahn ...............Espinoza J L ......... Johnson Cleveland ..12-13 3 Allegre .......................Bridgmohan S X ... Harty Eoin .............12-14 4 Coastal Flare ..............Castellano J J ....... Frankel Bobby .........3-15 5 Exchanging Kisses ....Desormeaux K J ... Reynolds Pat ...........5-26 6 Court Appointment ....Rodriguez R R ...... Smith David ...........50-17 7 Tanganyika ................Garcia Alan ........... Clement Christophe ..6-18 8 Distant Shine .............Velasquez C .......... Domino Carl ..........12-19 9 Palace Boxer .............Luzzi M J .............. Lerman Roy ...........20-110 10 Westward Go .............Velazquez J R ....... Donk David ..............7-211 AE Press Only .................Hill C .................... Contessa Gary .......20-1

Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (2-4), Pick 4 (2-5), Daily Double

3RD (2:06) 7 fURLONGS. f&m. 3&UP. mDN CLm 25,000.PURSE $22,000.1 1 Streetprice .................Morales S ............. Quick Patrick .........20-12 2 Quiet Mover ...............Albarado R J ........ Fahey III John ..........8-53 3 Spiritual Spirits .........Velazquez J R ....... Hennig Mark ............5-24 4 Vicarious ...................Velasquez C .......... Jerkens Allen ...........5-15 5 Strand of Gold ...........Sanchez J ............. Contessa Gary .........3-16 6 Allori (BRZ) ...............Rodriguez R R ...... Johnson Cleveland ..50-17 7 January Baby ............Migliore R ............ Lostritto Joseph ....12-1

Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 (3-5), Daily Double

4TH (2:39) 1 3/8 mILES. TURf. 3&UP. mSW. PURSE $68,000.1 1 Mischief ....................Castellano J J ....... Voss Tom ................6-11A 6 Arch Hero ..................Velasquez C .......... Voss Tom ................6-12 2 Schopenhauer ...........Prado E S ............. Motion Graham .......8-13 3 Expansion ..................Velazquez J R ....... Benzel Seth .............4-14 4 Sol a Pino ..................Desormeaux K J ... Mott Bill...................8-15 5 Saint (GER) ...............Albarado R J ........ Albertrani Thomas ...20-16 7 Kaptain ......................Garcia Alan ........... Clement Christophe ..12-17 8 Cardinal Nation ..........Maragh R ............. Oliver Philip ...........12-18 9 Royal Lord .................Hill C .................... Quick Patrick .........10-19 10 Good Request ...........Dominguez R A .... Frankel Bobby .........8-5A-Coupled: Mischief and Arch Hero

Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Pick 3 (4-6), Daily Double

5TH (3:13) 5 1/2 fURLONGS. 2YO. mDN CLm 100,000. PURSE $41,000.1 1 Frosty Diamond .........Desormeaux K J ... Collazo Henry ........12-12 2 Yes I’m Clever ...........Castellano J J ....... Hough Stan .............7-23 3 Midtown Bailey ..........Dominguez R A .... Brown Chad.............6-14 4 Ain’t No Star ..............Prado E S ............. Ritvo Tim ...............10-15 5 Madison Heights .......Leparoux J R ........ Maker Michael .........6-16 6 Buzzin and Dreamin ..Chavez J F ............ Lukas Wayne .........12-17 7 True Ally ....................Velasquez C .......... Dibona Robert .........5-1 8 8 Thats a Good Thing ...Bridgmohan S X ... Asmussen Steven ....3-19 9 Retriever ....................Coa E M ............... Badgett Billy ..........10-1

Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (5-7), Pick 6 (5-10), Daily Double

6TH (3:47) 6 fURLONGS. 3&UP. NY BRED. mSW. PURSE $56,000.1 1 Afrikaner ....................Castellano J J ....... Kelly Pat ..................4-12 2 El Tamberito ..............Velasquez C .......... Dutrow Tony ............2-13 3 Driven by Success .....Dominguez R A .... Levine Bruce ...........3-14 4 Slamm’n Lou .............Maragh R ............. Tesher Howie .........20-15 5 New York Style ..........Velazquez J R ....... Divitto Debra ...........8-16 6 Gimmee Getme .........Sanchez J ............. Martin Frank ..........20-17 7 Narration ...................Garcia Alan ........... Serpe Phil ..............10-18 8 Fourteen and Out .......Morales S ............. Toscano Jr John ....20-19 9 Rock Key ...................Berrios Cruz J ...... Hertler John ..........12-1Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick 3 (6-8), Grand Slam (6-9), Daily Double

7TH (4:21) 6 fURLONGS. 2YO. mSW. PURSE $62,000.1 1 Wanda’s Double ........Hill C .................... O’Brien Keith .........20-12 2 Last Martini ...............Maragh R ............. Dickey Charles .......30-13 3 They’re Late ...............Leparoux J R ........ Zito Nick ................12-14 4 Winthrop House ........Garcia Alan ........... McLaughlin Kiaran ..3-15 5 Big Flirt ......................Sanchez J ............. Ward Wesley ...........5-16 6 Speed Limit ...............Velazquez J R ....... Pletcher Todd ..........5-17 7 Kensei .......................Bridgmohan S X ... Asmussen Steve ......6-18 8 Zensational ................Desormeaux K J ... Mott Bill...................7-29 9 Pegasus Fever ...........Chavez J F ............ Lukas Wayne .........15-110 10 Royal Vindication ......Castellano J J ....... Hough Stan ...........10-1

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8TH (4:55) 1 3/16 mILES. TURf. f&m. 3&UP. ALLOW. PURSE $92,000.1 1 Belle’s Home .............Castellano J J ....... Weaver George ........6-12 2 Sarah’s Prize .............Garcia Alan ........... Clement Christophe ..6-13 3 Roll the Di .................Maragh R ............. Ritvo Tim .................5-14 4 Blue Hill Bay ..............Hill C .................... Everett Scott ..........20-15 5 Party Girl (FR) ...........Desormeaux K J ... Pugh Peter ............15-16 6 Tourism .....................Prado E S ............. McGaughey Shug ....4-17 7 My Little Dragon ........Albarado R J ........ Fahey III John ........10-18 8 Nehantic Kat ..............Coa E M ............... Tagg Barclay ............5-19 9 Sky Copper ................Dominguez R A .... Motion Graham .....15-110 10 Follow My Dream ......Espinoza J L ......... O’Brien Colum .......12-111 11 Quiet Alice .................Leparoux J R ........ Arnold Rusty ...........8-1

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9TH (5:30) THE CAB CALLOWAY. 1 1/16 mILES. TURf. 3YO.NY STALLIONS. PURSE $150,000.1 2 Cannonball ................Velazquez J R ....... Ward Wesley ...........8-51A MTO Almighty Silver ..........Coa E M ............... Baker Charlton .........8-52 1 Key Victory ................Velasquez C .......... Carroll II Del ..........10-13 3 Gold Vendetta ............Maragh R ............. Goldberg Alan .........4-14 4 Doc N Roll .................Coa E M ............... Tagg Barclay ............5-25 5 Brookhaven’s Money .Castellano J J ....... Schwartz Scott ........6-16 6 Express to Thewest ...Rodriguez R R ...... Schwartz Scott ......20-17 7 Phobia .......................Dominguez R A .... Contessa Gary .......12-18 MTO Fortune Faded ...........Prado E S ............. Schosberg Rick .......6-1A-Coupled: Cannonball and Almighty Silver

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10TH (6:04) 5 1/2 fURLONGS. TURf. 3&UP. NY BRED. ALLOW.PURSE $61,000.1 1 Karakorum Tornado ...Espinoza J L ......... Odintz Jeff .............20-12 2 Conduct of Honour ....Samyn J L ............ Matties Gregg ........15-13 3 In the Spotlight..........Hill C .................... Hertler John ..........12-14 4 Iron Curtain ...............Castellano J J ....... Klesaris Steve ..........9-55 5 Calagaitor ..................Garcia Alan ........... Tesher Howie ...........8-16 6 Thunder Buddy ..........Coa E M ............... Galluscio Dominic...10-17 7 Please Impress ..........Prado E S ............. Dutrow Jr Richard ...4-18 8 Ode to Revolution ......Velazquez J R ....... Hills Timothy ...........6-19 9 Vee El Tee ..................Morales S ............. Iorio Jr Sal ............30-110 10 Too Tough Pete .........Maragh R ............. Schosberg Rick .......8-111 AE Jelly Roll Rumble ......Bridgmohan S X ... Harty Eoin ...............5-112 AE Easter Guardian .........Gomez O .............. Candlin John .........30-113 MTO Hawkwood ................Velasquez C .......... Dutrow Tony ............1-1

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RACE 1: SACRIFICE BUNT is the only 9-furlong winner in the field, something that deserves a mention in this spot, though his 1-for-19 mark is scary. KNOW THE GAME has three wins in only 11 career starts, and that alone makes him dangerous in this group. CLAY COUNTY ran well in his debut and probably doesn’t have to improve too much to get unsaddled.

RACE 2: Honk, honk! We like Donk. WESTWARD GO should get enough pace to rally into and looks to be sitting on a top effort. TANGANYIKA takes the biggest drop in the game and can contend with the right trip. COASTAL FLARE looms a danger but will be overbet once again.

RACE 3: VICARIOUS drops in for a tag and could get some honest splits to chase; she rates a tepid call. QUIET MOVER looks to be a hand-ful on or near the lead, and trainer John Fahey III has been hot to start the meet. STRAND OF GOLD could finish third; someone will.

RACE 4: EXPANSION takes the blinkers off and gets a much better post than rival GOOD REQUEST, who beat him home last time; maybe he can turn the tables and get Seth Benzel his first win. Good Request im-proved in the second start of his form cycle and rates the one to beat, but he’ll be an underlay. MISCHIEF gets a cozy draw and should move forward off a solid third at Belmont Park; quite capable.

RACE 5: RETRIEVER has shown some snappy speed in the mornings, highlighted by am awesome gate drill over the track July 26. YES I’M CLEVER has also been doing his homework and seems ready to fire at first asking for a solid barn. MADISON HEIGHTS should come out running.

RACE 6: EL TAMBERITO hooked a nice one last time at Belmont and needs only to maintain his form to get the job done. DRIVEN BY SUC-CESS looms the main danger and comes off a long layoff to make his first start for Bruce Levine. AFRIKANER made up more than 15 lengths in his debut, but the winner that day was a lifetime maiden, so take that performance with a grain of salt.

RACE 7: One of the better-looking maiden races of the meet sports sev-eral high-quality firsters. ZENSATIONAL was a $700,000 2-year-old-in-training purchase in February, so he’s clearly one to watch; Bill Mott, Kent Desormeaux and Zayat Stables won a classroom full of freshman races last summer. SPEED LIMIT might want a bit more ground but is out of a full-sister to champion Banshee Breeze, who helped Carl Nafzger get into the Hall of Fame Monday. BIG FLIRT should show some serious speed from the opening bell.

RACE 8: The fact that TOURISM won her debut for a barn that likes to give them a few trial runs speaks volumes about her talent. Got a feel for winners last time on the main track and the day’s best bet should love the switch back to the green. PARTY GIRL might get forgotten on the tote but she’s run a pair of races that would get her in the door here. NEHANTIC KAT faces open company for the first time but can contend from off-the-pace.

RACE 9: The Cab Calloway looks to be filled with early speed so DOC N ROLL could find himself in the good spot turning for home. Gets a class test today, but only CANNONBALL has done anything special on the weeds; that one rates an obvious favorite but might be better-suited to sprinting and is worth trying to beat at about 7-5. No idea how BROOKHAVEN’S MONEY will take to the grass, but he won’t have to be a Cub Cadet get a cut.

RACE 10: Another race just loaded with speed and begging for a bomber. Dust off the “Samyn on the green” chant for CONDUCT OF HONOUR, who made a belated rally last time after being steadied early. IRON CURTAIN has a big chance once again, but hasn’t always taken advantage. PLEASE IMPRESS has gotten the hang of the turf game in his last two and would be no surprise.

Wednesday’s detailed analySiS By Brian nadeau

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Clay CountyHard MoonshineKnow The Game

Coastal FlareExchanging Kisses

Westward GoQuiet Mover

Spiritual SpiritsStrand Of GoldSchopenhauer

ExpansionGood Request

Thats A Good ThingYes I’m Clever

True AllyDriven By Success

El TamberitoAfrikaner

Winthrop HouseRoyal Vindication

Big FlirtTourismParty Girl

Nehantic CatCannonballDoc N Roll

Gold VendettaIron CurtainCalagaitor

Please Impress

Know The GameSacrifice BuntClay County

AllegreTanganyika

Coastal Flare Quiet Mover

Strand Of GoldVicarious

SchopenhauerVoss entry

KaptainYes I’m Clever

True AllyMidtown Bailey

Driven By SuccessEl Tamberito

Afrikaner ZensationalSpeed Limit

Royal Vindication Sarah’s PrizeBelle’s HomeRoll The Di CannonballDoc N Roll

Gold Vendetta Iron Curtain

Please ImpressCalagaitor

Sacrifice BuntKnow The Game

Clay CountyWestward GoTanganyika

Coastal FlareVicarious

Quiet MoverStrand Of Gold

ExpansionGood Request

MischiefRetriever

Yes I’m CleverMadison Heights

El TamberitoDriven By Success

AfrikanerZensationalSpeed Limit

Big FlirtTourismParty Girl

Nehantic KatDoc N RollCannonball

Brookhaven’s MoneyConduct Of Honour

Iron CurtainPlease Impress

Know The GameSacrifice Bunt

Fly The North WindWestward Go

Exchanging KissesAl SheetahnQuiet Mover

Strand Of GoldSpiritual SpiritsGood Request

MischiefRoyal Lord

Thats A Good ThingMadison Heights

Buzzin And DreaminDriven By Success

El TamberitoNew York Style

KenseiWinthrop House

Speed LimitNehantic KatQuiet AliceRoll The Di

Gold VendettaCannonballDoc N RollHawkwoodIron CurtainCalagaitor


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Jockeys .................. Sts ... 1st ...2nd .... 3rd .... Win% ... Top 3% ....... EarningsJohn Velazquez .............72......17 ......11 ....... 10 ..........23.6 .........52.8 ..... $1,494,300Cornelio Velasquez ........70......13 ........9 ....... 12 ..........18.6 .........48.6 .......... 693,627Edgar Prado ..................70......10 ......15 ......... 5 ..........14.3 .........42.9 .......... 814,778Alan Garcia ....................63........9 ........7 ....... 11 ..........14.3 .........42.9 .......... 649,497Eibar Coa .......................70........8 ........8 ....... 12 ..........11.4 .........40.0 .......... 540,585Julien Leparoux .............54........8 ........6 ......... 2 ..........14.8 .........29.6 .......... 997,603Ramon Dominguez .......76........7 ......11 ......... 7 ............9.2 .........32.9 .......... 563,221Shaun Bridgmohan .......36........7 ........3 ......... 4 ..........19.4 .........38.9 .......... 574,608Javier Castellano ...........57........5 ......12 ......... 7 ............8.8 .........42.1 .......... 518,815Rajiv Maragh .................59........5 ........3 ....... 11 ............8.5 .........32.2 .......... 275,362Kent Desormeaux ..........51........4 ........6 ....... 12 ............7.8 .........43.1 .......... 478,221Channing Hill .................36........4 ........3 ......... 6 ..........11.1 .........36.1 .......... 259,622Robby Albarado ............51........4 ........2 ......... 7 ............7.8 .........25.5 .......... 401,418Elvis Trujillo .....................8........4 ........1 ......... 0 ..........50.0 .........62.5 .......... 132,896

Trainers .................. Sts ... 1st ...2nd .... 3rd .... Win% .... Top3% ....... EarningsTodd Pletcher ................27........7 ........3 ......... 1 ..........25.9 .........40.7 ........ $381,498Steve Asmussen ...........20........6 ........3 ......... 3 ..........30.0 .........60.0 .......... 573,321Gary Contessa ...............41........5 ........7 ......... 1 ..........12.2 .........31.7 .......... 240,574Richard Dutrow Jr .........20........5 ........4 ......... 2 ..........25.0 .........55.0 .......... 307,664Kiaran McLaughlin ........16........4 ........4 ......... 3 ..........25.0 .........68.8 .......... 340,286Nick Zito ........................22........4 ........4 ......... 2 ..........18.2 .........45.5 .......... 656,330Bobby Frankel ...............18........4 ........4 ......... 1 ..........22.2 .........50.0 .......... 386,743Tony Dutrow..................10........4 ........2 ......... 4 ..........40.0 .......100.0 .......... 199,290Wesley Ward .................10........4 ........1 ......... 1 ..........40.0 .........60.0 .......... 136,668Bruce Levine .................19........3 ........4 ......... 3 ..........15.8 .........52.6 .......... 189,769Bob Baffert ......................5........3 ........1 ......... 0 ..........60.0 .........80.0 .......... 241,538David Duggan .................7........3 ........0 ......... 1 ..........42.9 .........57.1 .......... 113,287Jonathan Sheppard .......11........3 ........0 ......... 1 ..........27.3 .........36.4 .......... 376,399

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Ben Walden Jr. doesn’t come to Saratoga often. When he does, trust him, he’s got the goods.

Walden and his Gracefield consignment banner showed up at Saratoga for the first time since selling Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Corinthian four years ago and he proved it again with a son of Storm Cat. The dark bay colt impressed Cool-more enough to bid $2 million to top the sales.

Hip 158 – three white socks trimming a sleek Storm Cat-esque body – started at $500,000 and went skyward. Even-tually, M.V. Magnier of the Coolmore team secured the colt from the back ring.

“It’s a fair price for him,” Magnier said. “He’s by the right sire. The lads liked him, they absolutely loved him. He’s a lovely horse.”

Walden and Phil Steinberg own the mare, Get Lucky, and foal-shared with WinStar Farm. WinStar, who owned Haskell winner Bluegrass Cat (who’s out of this colt’s half-sister) put up the stud fee while Walden did the rest, including venturing the 800 miles to Saratoga.

Walden thought about Keeneland September, where he has 31 horses, including six in Book One. That would have been the easy choice.

“You come all the way up here instead of going across town to Keeneland from Newtown Pike, everything has to fall into place so it’s a great relief,” Walden said. “I thought he was such a nice horse, it would have been a huge disap-pointment if he didn’t sell well. As for what he brought, I’m very happy, if he brought a million four I’d have been happy, if he brought four million I would have been happy. The point is he brought a nice price, it didn’t go absolutely berserk, but it’s a nice price.”

The sales-topper is half-brother to Grade II winner Day-dreaming, Grade III winner Accelerator and stakes winner Harborage. The pedigree runs deeper than well water – the second dam doesn’t even make the catalogue page. Part of the reason why Steinberg wasn’t quite as ebullient as Walden.

“I have mixed emotions actually, I was hoping that he re-ally might break through, but the market, the economy are a little off,” Steinberg said. “Considering everything it was still a good sale. He’s a nice colt, he’s got a great mind, he’s been good from Day One. He looks just like his daddy, you’d think it was him from his younger days. They got a good buy and I hope he runs well for them.”

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Walden and Steinberg bought the mare for $300,000 at Keeneland November 2002. Get Lucky.

“A great name and a great mare,” Steinberg said.Longtime leading sire Storm Cat, recently pen-

sioned, sired the sales top two lots, Hip 158 and Hip 80 (a half-sister to Lil’s Lad) who went for $1.5 mil-lion Monday night.

• • •Whitehorse Stables stepped up quickly, nailing down

Hip 102 for $750,000. The bay colt by Mr. Greeley is out of the unraced dam Arcadiana, and sports Cigar in his second dam. Eaton Sales consigned the February foal, and Nick Zito picked out and purchased the colt for Robert LaPenta’s Whitehorse Stables. Zito trusted his judgment and his vet’s judgment, replaying a mes-sage from Dr. Mark Cheney.

“Nick, you’re right, that colt is a champion,” Cheney said on voice mail. “He walked out and I said to old Oliver Brown, ‘This horse is a champion.’ He scopes good, X-rays good. We better get him.”

They got him, paying the second highest price of the night. Zito trained Mr. Greeley and saw a striking similarity.

“The father is a chestnut, this horse is dark bay or brown, but if you painted him chestnut, you’d have the same head, same body, etc., etc.,” Zito said. “Then you look at the second dam and say, ‘Well, I’ll take him brown,’ because Cigar is in the second dam.’ He’s a spectacular horse.”

LaPenta and Zito have teamed up to produce major stakes winners Da’ Tara, Cool Coal Man, War Pass and others; usually when they don’t make it as Plan A, LaPenta’s pinhooking program.

“Knowing LaPenta, he’s going to throw him into his pinhooking deal,” Zito said. “The only one he didn’t put in there was Da’ Tara, because he would have broke down, he was just too big. I told Bob, ‘You’ll get $20,000 and you’ll break him down.’ He’ll give the Arabs another chance. How can I complain? He loves playing the game and it’s working.”

Zito won’t tamper with the program. LaPenta sells plenty of horses at the sales and has kept some that proved lucrative and lucky.

“It’s working. Whatever it is, Lucky LaPenta, they go in the ring and no one wants them, they come back,

they win, they win stakes, they become champions,” Zito said. “He’s lucky. Everybody plays the game. Do you know how many pinhookers are out there? You’re probably a pinhooker.”

• • •At the end of the two-night sale, Fasig-Tipton’s

Boyd Browning Jr. walked out of the office with the coveted and telling results page from the two sessions. He liked what he read.

“Good,” Browning said. “Overall, the average was up 2 percent, the median was the exact same, the buy-back rate for the whole sale was 26 percent, compared to 24 percent last year. Frankly, everybody breathes a little bit of a sigh of relief.”

The second session provided the sales-topper and stretches of strong action.

“It’s a very good horse sale. There is a good market for quality horses,” Browning said. “None of us are smart enough to know exactly how the economy af-fects a horse sale but all in all if you would have asked most consignors and this sales company going into the sale ‘will you be happy to be up 2 percent, the median the same and the buy-back basically the same?’ Prob-ably. Ecstatic, no. But overall, fairly pleased.”

Sales – Continued from page 14

comparison ShoppingA look at the last two years of the Fasig-Tipton Selected yearling sales at Saratoga:

notyear ............... Sold ................ amount ................average ........Sold ......... Median8/4/08 .....................60................$18,160,000.....................$302,667...............25 ..........$235,0008/5/08 .....................62..................17,920,000.......................289,032...............17 ............225,000Totals .............. 122 ............36,080,000 ................295,738 .......... 42 ........ 227,500

8/6/07 .....................76................$19,867,000.....................$261,408...............21 ..........$207,5008/7/07 .....................66..................21,215,000.......................321,439...............25 ............235,000Totals .............. 142 ............41,082,000 ................289,310 .......... 46 ........ 227,500

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99 fOREST WILDCAT/AfTERNOON DREAmS .........$140,000 F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, LEPRECHAUN AGENT II RACING, AGENT

100 UNBRIDLED’S SONG/AmAZING BUY ................ 275,000 C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, JAY ROGERS AGENT LXV

101 EDDINGTON/APPEALING JEWEL ..................... 325,000 C GAINESWAY, AGENT LEGENDS RACING

102 mR. GREELEY/ARCADIANA ........................... 750,000 C EATON SALES, AGENT WHITEHORSE STABLE

103 SPEIGHTSTOWN/ARIANNA’S PASSION ...........NOT SOLD C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT LVI (350,000)

104 mEDAGLIA D’ORO/ATLANTIC OCEAN ................ 250,000 F BLUEWATER SALES AGENT IV CRUPI NEW CASTLE FARM

105 CLOSING ARGUmENT/AUTUmN mUSIC ............. 130,000 C HILL ‘N’ DALE SALES AGENCY, BUZZ CHACE AGENT AGENT FOR WEST POINT

106 SILVER DEPUTY/BACALL ............................NOT SOLD F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT XXXV (75,000)

107 UNBRIDLED’S SONG/BELLE Of PERINTOWN ...... 350,000 F STONESTREET THOROUGHBRED CHRISTOPHE HOLDINGS LLC CLEMENT, AGENT

108 EL CORREDOR/BEZELLE (GB) ......................NOT SOLD F WALNUT GREEN, AGENT FOR DANIEL RYAN (80,000)

109 mALIBU mOON/LISTEN TO mY SONG ............... 140,000 F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, MIKE RYAN, AGENT CV AGENT

110 fUSAICHI PEGASUS/BIG AND BEAUTIfUL .......... 410,000 C EATON SALES, AGENT LEGENDS RACING

111 STRONG HOPE/BISBEE ..................................70,000 C THREE CHIMNEYS SALES, AGT NICK DEMERIC, AGT

112 fOREST DANGER/BLACKSTONE CLOCK ............ 140,000 C FOUR STAR SALES, AGENT GREATHOUSE FOR GLENCREST FARM BLOODSTOCK

113 SAINT LIAm/BLUE SKY PRINCESS .................NOT SOLD C BILL REIGHTLER, AGENT (225,000)

114 SPEIGHTSTOWN/BRIDLED ..........................NOT SOLD C DAPPLE STUD, AGENT (140,000)

115 SmARTY JONES/BRIGHT fEATHER ....................... OUT C EATON SALES, AGENT FOR OVERBROOK FARM

116 UNBRIDLED’S SONG/BRONZE ROUTE ............NOT SOLD F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT XXII (375,000)

117 SmART STRIKE/BURNISH .................................. OUT F STONE FARM

118 SPEIGHTSTOWN/BUZZ SONG ........................ 130,000 C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGT VIII JOHN HASSETT

119 SUCCESSfUL APPEAL/CALL HER mAGIC ........... 130,000 F LONG BRANCH FARM LLC, AGENT COBRA FARM

120 CHEROKEE RUN/CAN IHAVETHISDANCE ............ 110,000 C STONE FARM WHITEHORSE STABLES

121 AWESOmE AGAIN/CAPRICE mISS .................NOT SOLD C ADENA SPRINGS HIDDEN BROOK, AGENT (225,000)

122 STREET CRY (IRE)/CAPTIVA .............................. OUT F STONE FARM, AGENT

123 mARIA’S mON/CARAfE ..................................... OUT F STONE FARM, AGENT

124 VINDICATION/CARIADA ..............................NOT SOLD C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT LVI (220,000)

125 mALIBU mOON/CARSON’S VANITY .................. 335,000 C DROMOLAND FARM AGENT III LEGENDS RACING

126 SPEIGHTSTOWN/CAVEAT COmPETOR .............. 260,000 F GAINESWAY, AGENT CRUPI NEW FOR ELDON FARM EQUINE CASTLE FARM

127 mENIfEE/CHAmROUSSE .............................. 100,000 F STONE FARM, AGENT WINSONG FARMS

128 ROCK HARD TEN/CHASSERESSE .................... 400,000 F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, PADUA AGENT XXXIV STABLES

129 EmPIRE mAKER/CLAmOROSA ............................ OUT F DAPPLE STUD, AGENT

130 SONGANDAPRAYER/CLOUD BREAK ................. 150,000 F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, MIKE RYAN, AGENT LXXVII AGENT

131 GULCH/COLONY BAY .................................. 160,000 C LEGACY BLOODSTOCK, AGENT PADUA STABLES

132 TALE Of THE CAT/COmPETENT SORT .............NOT SOLD F HIGHCLERE SALES AGENT II (90,000)

133 POINT GIVEN/CONQUISTRESS .........................60,000 F BLUEGRASS TBRED, AGT FOR DEBBIE EASTER, BLUEGRASS FARM PARTNERS ET AL AGENT

134 SPEIGHTSTOWN/COPANO BAY .....................NOT SOLD C EATON SALES, AGENT (90,000)

135 AWESOmE AGAIN/CORAL NECKLACE .................50,000 C ADENA SPRINGS GALLOP HIDDEN BROOK, AGENT BLOODSTOCK

136 fORESTRY/COUNTRY mELODY ...................... 225,000 F PARAGON FARMS MCMAHON BLOODSTOCK, AGT

137 SmARTY JONES/COZZENA ............................ 600,000 C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, CENTENNIAL AGENT LVI FARMS

138 CACTUS RIDGE/CRISTALLINE (CHI) ...............NOT SOLD F DENALI STUD, AGENT IV (140,000)

139 NORTHERN AfLEET/CRITICAL CAT ....................65,000 C TAYLOR MADE SALES, AGT IV CLARK O BREWSTER

140 ROmAN RULER/CRUSADING mISS COX ..........NOT SOLD F MARK STANSELL (140,000)

141 GHOSTZAPPER/DASH fOR mONEY .................. 500,000 C ADENA SPRINGS SHADWELL HIDDEN BROOK, AGENT ESTATE CO

142 mACHO UNO/DEVILETTA .............................. 300,000 F GAINESWAY, AGENT TODD QUAST AGENT GOLDMARK

143 TALE Of THE CAT/DEVINE ............................. 350,000 F EATON SALES, AGENT MIKE LAUFFER

144 SPEIGHTSTOWN/DISRUPT ............................ 225,000 C DENALI STUD AGENT WHITEHALL STABLE, FOR BRIDLEWOOD FARM SETH BENZEL AGT

145 ELUSIVE QUALITY/DIXIE mELODY ................... 225,000 C GAINESWAY, AGENT JOHN FERGUSON

146 PULPIT/DOPPIO ESPRESSO .......................... 400,000 C HIGHCLERE SALES AGENT I SHADWELL ESTATE CO

147 VINDICATION/DOSSIER ..................................... OUT C HILL ‘N’ DALE SALES AGENCY, AGENT

Sales Results

Tod MarksHip 102 started things off quickly at $750,000.


148 CHEROKEE RUN/DOUBLETHEPLEASURE ........... 100,000 C MARSHALL W. SILVERMAN, COBRA AGENT FOR THORNMAR FARM

149 ELUSIVE QUALITY/DUTCHESS mOJO .................... OUT F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT LVI

150 fUSAICHI PEGASUS/ELDERBERRY DRIVE............... OUT F BLUEGRASS TBRED, AGT FOR NORTH WALES LLC

151 GRAND SLAm/fASHION EDITOR ..................... 220,000 C LANE’S END, AGT KEN MCPEEK FOR JERRY CARROLL

152 mACHO UNO/fORBIDDEN KISS ...................... 160,000 F ADENA SPRINGS MCMAHON HIDDEN BROOK, AGENT BLOODSTOCK, AGENT

153 TALE Of THE CAT/fORGOTTEN SECRET ................. OUT C PARAMOUNT SALES AGENT I

154 DONERAILE COURT/fUTURE GUEST ................ 230,000 C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, PUGLISI AGENT XCVIII RACING

155 ELUSIVE QUALITY/GALETA (ARG) .................NOT SOLD F BLUEGRASS TBRED, AGT FOR NORTH WALES LLC (170,000)

156 SKY mESA/GATA SECRETA ............................ 200,000 C GAINESWAY, AGENT MSTS

157 SILVER DEPUTY/GEORGIA K. ......................... 250,000 F MARSHALL W. SILVERMAN, MARC AGENT FOR THORNMAR KELLER

158 STORm CAT/GET LUCKY ............................2,000,000 C GRACEFIELD M V MAGNIER

159 mALIBU mOON/GOES AROUND ...................... 325,000 C GAINESWAY, AGENT LEGENDS FOR SPENDTHRIFT FARM RACING

160 CONSOLIDATOR/GOING LOW .......................NOT SOLD C WOODS EDGE FARM (PETER O’CALLAGHAN), AGT (250,000)

161 STORm CAT/GOLDEN REEf ........................... 510,000 F EATON SALES, AGENT CHESTER BROMAN

162 GRAND SLAm/GOLD RANSOm ....................... 150,000 F EATON SALES, AGENT LEE POKOIK

163 ROmAN RULER/GRAB GINGERLY .................... 200,000 C DAPPLE STUD, AGT LEPRECHAUN RACING, AGT

164 mARIA’S mON/GRACEfUL CAT ....................... 350,000 F GAINESWAY, AGENT STARLIGHT PARTNERS

165 DEHERE/GRAY SAPPHIRE ............................. 300,000 C PARAMOUNT SALES AGENT IV D WAYNE LUKAS

166 TOUCH GOLD/GRAY TOUCH .......................... 200,000 C ADENA SPRINGS WILLIAM HIDDEN BROOK, AGENT HARRISON

167 SPEIGHTSTOWN/GREAT PLAINS LADY ............. 410,000 F EATON SALES, AGT HIDDEN BROOK FOR PAUL POMPA JR

168 fOREST WILDCAT/HARDERTHANPRIDE ................. OUT F BLUEWATER SALES LLC AGENT III

169 VALUE PLUS/HERmIONE’S mAGIC .................. 250,000 F BLUEWATER SALES LLC AGENT IV CHET BREEDEN

171 fORESTRY/HILARITY ....................................... OUT C TAYLOR MADE SALES, AGT FOR LADY OLIVIA @ NORTH CLIFF

172 HARLAN’S HOLIDAY/HIPS AND LIPS ................ 375,000 C EATON SALES, AGENT LIVE OAK PLANTATION

173 EmPIRE mAKER/HOLY BUBBETTE ................... 200,000 F MILL RIDGE SALES, AGENT REPOLE STABLE

174 UNBRIDLED’S SONG/HOmE COURT ................. 500,000 C GAINESWAY, AGENT RBTS, FOR AGS THOROUGHBREDS AGENT

175 SAINT LIAm/HONKY TONK PAT ....................... 160,000 F ADENA SPRINGS WAVERTREE HIDDEN BROOK, AGENT STABLES

176 HARLAN’S HOLIDAY/If BALD mUSIC ................ 270,000 C PARAMOUNT SALES AGENT III WHITEHORSE STABLES

177 INDIAN CHARLIE/If LILOY ............................ 200,000 C KAIZEN SALES, AGENT JAMES J BARRY

178 GRAND SLAm/I’m IN CELEBRATION ................. 100,000 C MILL RIDGE SALES, AGENT VISION SALES 2008

179 GHOSTZAPPER/INCINERATE ............................... OUT F WALNUT GREEN, AGENT FOR WHITEWOOD STABLE

180 TALE Of THE CAT/INDY POWER ...................... 140,000 F EATON SALES, AGENT LEPRECHAUN RACING, AGENT

181 LION HEART/INSIDE STORY ............................... OUT F WALNUT GREEN, AGENT

182 STRONG HOPE/IONLYHAVEEYESfORU .............. 250,000 F BLUEWATER SALES AGENT I LANE’S END BLOODSTOCK

183 SONGANDAPRAYER/IRENE’S TALKIN ............... 475,000 F FOUR STAR SALES, AGENT LEGENDS FOR GLENCREST FARM RACING

184 A.P. INDY/JEWEL fOR A KING ........................ 675,000 F EATON SALES, AGENT FOR TOM MCGREEVY FOR THE ESTATE OF ROGER KING FOX HILL FARM

185 AfLEET ALEX/JUST fUN ................................... OUT C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT XXII

186 mALIBU mOON/LADY JULIA .......................... 190,000 C BILL REIGHTLER, AGENT PADUA STABLES

187 GIANT’S CAUSEWAY/LEGS LAWLOR ..............NOT SOLD F DENALI STUD, AGT FOR GREENWOOD LODGE FM (195,000)

188 JOHANNESBURG/LEmON LADY ........................... OUT F DROMOLAND FARM INC. AGENT I

189 ROCK HARD TEN/LET IT ROAR ............................ OUT C BLUEWATER SALES AGENT II

190 TIZNOW/LIfE’S A DANCE .................................. OUT C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT CIII

191 ROmAN RULER/LILLYBUSTER........................ 200,000 F BLUEGRASS TBREDS, AGT WILLIAM FOR MUELLER FARMS SCHETTINE

192 SAINT LIAm/LING ....................................NOT SOLD C BLUEWATER SALES AGENT III (90,000)

193 SUCCESSfUL APPEAL/LINK TO ERIN .............NOT SOLD C STONEY LANE FARM, AGENT (120,000)

194 SILVER DEPUTY/LITERARY LIGHT ................... 200,000 F BLUEGRASS TBREDS, AGT LEGENDS FOR MUELLER FARMS RACING

195 GONE WEST/LUCETTE ...............................NOT SOLD F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT LXXXII (195,000)

Tod MarksA son of Ghostzapper, Hip 141 reached $500,000.

Tod MarksHip 191, from the family of Gilded Time, brought $200,000.


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Millions spent by buyers. Decisions made by consignors. Lots of lookers. Back and forth, all week long. The Selected Sales ended last night. The horses head to new homes all over the world, and perhaps stardom on the racetrack. The people wait and see – and get ready to do it all over again.

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“The buyers all bid a little bit differ-ently, they tend to catch your eye,” he said. “Sometimes they get a little fidgety a horse or so before a horse they’re in-terested in.”

One of six bid spotters for the Select-ed Sales, Biederman, stationed inside the pavillion to the left of the auctioneer (Walt Robertson or Danny Green) and announcer (Terence Collier), has a pret-ty good idea of who’s who in the crowd of potential buyers.

“I know who most people represent, I know somewhat from the consignors that so and so is interested,” Biederman said. “Or I’ve been walking around and I see them looking at a horse two or three times, then I can kind of gauge what they’re looking for. You try to look at all the horses, who’s bidding

on what, what the buyers are after and mainly what the sellers are trying to get for the horse. You try to have as much information as possible.”

If you’re at the auction, be careful if you stretch or scratch your head.

“There’s been several malfunctions – when we’re in doubt we put them in. If I think they bid, I’ll put them in but if they haven’t we’ll figure it out, we’ll straighten it out. In a shakeup like that, we’ll open it back up. That doesn’t hap-pen very often.”

Biederman also splits time as an auc-tioneer for Fasig-Tipton and was fortu-nate enough to sell future Hopeful win-ner Yonaguska for $1.95 million at the Calder 2-year-old sales in 2000.

“Roger King wouldn’t go to $2 mil-lion,” recalled Biederman. “King actu-ally threw his hat into the ring, while we were selling that horse, because he was mad. He scared the horse pretty good. He was a very colorful guy around the sales. A very lively bidder.”

Because of the competitiveness of the sales, it is trendy not to be direct with your bid.

Biederman, who does sales with Fasig-Tipton in Maryland, New York,

Florida, Texas and Kentucky, has learned to deal with the nature of the bidding – in any form.

“In the 1980s, Michael Goodbody had been buying for the Arabs and he told me that whenever he was bidding he would step on my foot,” said Bie-derman. “He sat in the front row. No-body could ever find out where the bids where coming from because he was just stepping on my foot. He was a very ca-gey bidder and back in those days, you didn’t want anybody to know who was bidding on what.”

Spotters relay bids to the auction-eer and it can be a delicate business at times.

“You’re not supposed to hide (bid-ders) but your supposed to treat them with discretion,” Biederman said. “And you do that as well as you can. The auc-tioneer is always the boss. You can’t keep things from the boss.”

Outside in the yard, bid spotter Steve Dance stood at a podium, facing a slew of potential buyers amid the spectators. Visually, he covered as much ground as Willie Mays – scanning over big names such as Robert LaPenta, Nick Zito, Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher. Speak-ing into a walkie talkie, Dance reported bids on yearlings in the ring as the on-

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Gary Contessa, one of the nation’s leading Thoroughbred trainers, has been named president of the Exceller Fund, a non-profit organization that transitions former racehorses into new careers.

A Long Island native, Contessa began his career in the early 1970s as a hot-walker at Belmont Park before obtain-ing his trainer’s license in 1985. Based year-round on the NYRA circuit, Con-tessa currently ranks among America’s Top 10 trainers in purses won.

“My whole life has been built around racehorses and I see this as an oppor-tunity to give even more back to these wonderful animals,” Contessa said. “I have numerous retired Thoroughbreds at my farm in upstate New York and I have been a major supporter of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and Equine Advocates for many years, but I want to do more.”

The Exceller Fund (www.exceller-fund.org) was formed more than 10 years ago to honor Exceller, the Hall of Fame Thoroughbred who died in a Swedish slaughterhouse in 1997 when he was deemed worthless as a breeding stallion. His accomplishments included the unique feat of defeating two Triple Crown winners – Affirmed and Seattle Slew – in the 1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park in New York.

The Exceller Fund’s mission is “pro-viding a future beyond the finish line” for racehorses that are no longer pro-ductive at the track. Some are offered for adoption as riding horses or com-panions while others remain under the Exceller Fund’s care at a number of farms throughout the nation. The orga-nization is financed through tax-deduct-ible donations.

Contessa replaces Bonnie Mizrahi, who will maintain her position of trea-surer. Niki Smith accepted the newly created position of executive director after serving as vice president of the volunteer-based organization. Billy Hun-tington, owner and operator of Hunting-ton Equine in Lexington, Ky., has been added to the board of directors.

Jockeys take to courtThe Hartacks of the hardwood, the

Cauthens of the court, those Sandes of slam – the Saratoga jockeys returns to the scene of their greatest basketball victory Thursday to face off against a group of sixth graders from Texas in a charity hoops game at Saratoga Springs High School. Tip off is at 7 p.m. and admission is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.

This year, though taller themselves, the sixth graders face an even bigger challenge as the jocks will be led by Uni-versity of Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie.


A yellow taxi drops off a could-be buyer. Leslie Deckard scans the Internet. One man crosses his leg and peruses his catalogue in the top row.

Calisto, the big gray horse on the wall, hovers exactly where we last saw him. Tire kickers sample the art along the balcony. The boys in valet parking fiddle with their white shirts and prac-tice golf swings.

Alex Matz and the Clancy Boys, all adorned in free hats hustled from con-signors, settle into three seats – thinking someday, someday.

Three ladies, dressed for the Oscars, stride to the bar. A couple of tourists cup their hands to the glass windows looking for the buzz. Fasig-Tipton July is analyzed and compared to Saratoga 2008.

Audio check – one, two . . . one-two-three.

Four spotters climb out of a white Chevrolet and slide dinner jackets over their shoulders. Peter O’Callaghan pac-es. Tommy Eastham and Mark Toothak-er lounge in two chairs, watching the traffic. Mark Reid Jr. hopes he betters his 3-for-4 from the night before. Tracy Farmer arrives.

Jackson Morris thinks about the “bank payment,” a colt who could make the difference. The Bluewater Sales ice-cream cart gets dusted.

Another rake goes over another patch of stonedust. Oliver Brown gazes over five red-clad Eaton grooms primp-ing two fillies. Seth Benzel takes one last look at a sleek bay filly at Denali. Tay-lor Made’s crew of ants build their king-dom, all talking about a Smarty Jones colt, who is all that. Elizabeth Voss talks about her dad.

A big black Clydesdale pulling a car-riage strolls down Madison Avenue. Gene Stevens beeps his horn at pedes-trians – not sure if it’s to get out of the way or to say look at me – and then slides to a stop with the driver-side door open. Barbara Livingston shows up in a dress.

Hip 31, the $1.2 million colt, has already left his base at Hunter Valley’s consignment. Spring Street delivers four pizzas to Paramount Sales.

The 2008 Fasig-Tipton grounds crew – legends in the making – pose for a photograph. Reiley McDonald strides to the Fasig-Tipton offices for final tweaks. Michael Hernon, Bayne Welker, Brian Graves, Jonathan Thorne begin the mamba line to the office. Consign-ors on a mission.

Tom Goff looks around and won-ders where everybody went from the first night. The first barflies meet the bartender. A novice reporter looks for a spotter, any spotter.

Kiaran and Erin McLaughlin settle into two seats. Live Oak Stud takes its place two rows from the back. Dr. Carr checks his watch. Dan Pride leads three navy-blazered boys into the pavilion. Arthur Hancock checks for his name on the seats and instinctly pedals through his catalogue – another sale, another catalogue.

Tim Kelly readies his sales sheet. Press row fills up with laptops and writ-ers. Jack Brothers takes an aisle seat. A paper rack’s supply dwindles. Walt Robertson walks through the crowd in his tuxedo – about to be game time.

Spotters take their marks. At 7:09, Terence Collier mans his post on the po-dium, “Good evening ladies and gentle-men, begin to take your seats, the sale will . . . ”

Collier pages Nick Zito, Robert LaP-enta and Starlight Stable and Robertson hands off magnums of champagne to the people who made the right bids on Da’ Tara, Commentator, Monba.

Riley Mott clutches his clipboard. The Fasig-Tipton boys – Bill Graves, Max Hodge, Dennis Lynch and Peter Penny – carve another notch into their section in the balcony. Mike and Britt Mulligan, active the first night, tie in for another battle.

John Stuart, in his stable pink, slides into the top tier. Eddie Woods, his mind on the next Big Brown, chews gum and waits.

Hip 99, a chestnut filly with some specs of flaxen in her mane, strolls into the ring. Off and running. She gets ham-mered down at $140,000.

Jay Rogers, “a new guy,” buys the first real horse, Hip 100. Legends Racing goes again, hits Hip 101 for $325,000. Then a big one, $750,000 for Hip 102, a colt by Mr. Greeley goes to White-horse Stables.

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