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Like Mount Washington or the price of bottled water, to-day’s Whitney came up steep.

Just ask the trainers of some of the 12 runners in the Grade I $750,000 stakes.

Kiaran McLaughlin: “Tough, tough race.”William “Buff” Bradley: “It’s like a Breeders’ Cup race.”Neil Howard: “I don’t even know if I’ve ever run a horse

in the Whitney and now I’m in the best running since Forego or something.”

Nick Zito: “It’s a wild race, wild race. It’s a wild race, wild race, beautiful race.”

Those four trainers bring the spectrum of participants to the Whitney. And it doesn’t matter if you have the first choice or the worst choice – it’s a tough race.

McLaughlin trains second choice Flashy Bull, fresh off an upset of the Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs. Bradley shipped the talented but fragile Brass Hat, who won his 2007 debut in track-record time at Churchill, three weeks ago. Howard takes a shot with Student Council who fell a nose short of Brass Hat in that effort. Zito brings eight-time win-ner Wanderin Boy and Sun King, runner-up to Invasor in last year’s Whitney.

Besides those four, Todd Pletcher entered three potent run-ners: Fairbanks, Magna Graduate and Lawyer Ron. Fairbanks wired the Tokyo City at Santa Anita in March and finished second in the Suburban. Magna Graduate has earned more than $2 million while snarfing up Grade Twos and Threes. Lawyer Ron comes in off an upset loss in the Salvatore Mile. Gary Contessa sends out Papi Chullo, in search of his third straight victory. Richard Dutrow recharges Diamond Stripes,

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Tod MarksRutherienne (Garrett Gomez) pulls away from Lady Attack late in the Lake George stretch.

Museum pieceClass shows as dozenprepare for Grade I battle

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Garrett Gomez made good decisions Friday. Actually, they were more like re-flexes. That’s how he knows he’s riding well – when he’s not thinking but simply reacting.

Gomez reacted with better timing than a laugh track aboard Rutherienne in the Lake George and collected his fourth win of the day. Gomez dropped the 3-year-old filly to ninth in the 11-horse field, a long way off pacesetter Dashes N Dots. Into the turn, Gomez prepared to swing wide for Rutheri-enne’s usual overland route but wide kept getting wider so he sliced back to the inside and hoped for the best. Ruthe-rienne went outside of one horse before zipping up the rail to nail the Grade III stakes by a neck over fast-closing Lady Attack, with wide-running Sharp Susan another neck back in third.

Owned by Virginia Kraft Payson LLC and bred by her Payson Stud, Ru-therienne pushed her record to six for seven, garnering her third graded stakes win of the year. Trained by Christophe Clement, the daughter of Pulpit finished the 1 1/16 miles in 1:40.34.

“She’s very nice. If you look at all her races, she never wins by much,” Clem-ent said. “I got lucky too – sometimes everything works your way. Today she had an amazing trip on the inside; I’m not sure she wins if she had to go three- or four-wide at the quarter-pole. She overcomes a lot of things and she tries so hard. This guy is a great rider.”

After the race, Gomez explained what it’s like to get hot.

“Winning always plays a part in your riding. When you’re doing well, decision making is reaction. When you’re not winning you start thinking . . . you’re wasting time thinking instead of just re-acting to what you see,” Gomez said. “When you get lucky and get on a roll,

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Trainer Stan Hough, thinking about pay day

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long talkWilliam “Buff” Bradley on Brass Hat in today’s Whitney:“My father and I both know we could have gone our whole careers with-

out a horse like this and never known what we were missing. He’s been a blessing, we’ve enjoyed it every step of the way. Luckily there’s never been any pressure, my father never put any pressure on me to bring him back, even after the first time there’s never been any rush to get him back. That’s one of the keys to his good health each time he’s come back, we’ve been patient, given him the extra couple of months. If he comes back, great. If he doesn’t come back, don’t worry about it. If we ever have to stop on him, we’ve got a spot for him at home. As cautious as you want to be with a horse who’s had two potentially career-ending injuries, you are cautious to a point but you still have to be able to train the horse. I have 100 percent confidence that he’s sound, we took X-rays again last week, we want to make sure everything is always good and everything has been good.

“He had a condylar fracture of his right front ankle as a 3-year-old. The second injury was a fractured sesamoid in his right front ankle. The first one, I couldn’t even talk after the race, I was so emotional about it, I just wanted to get him back home where we could turn him out with a field of other geldings and he’d have a good life.

“When we did surgery on him, we put two screws in there and they said it would be as strong as ever. The second one, I thought it was probably the

end, of course I like to be optimistic but I also like to be realistic too. We felt like if we gave him enough time and if it healed properly, maybe he could come back, we always had hope. We took him to Hagyards and they said he’s 100 percent, you can start back training. My father and I discussed it and said, ‘Let’s give him a couple months outside with his buddies, turn him out, let him eat grass.’ We did some light exercise on the farm, nothing serious, just let him be a horse for a while. He was locked up for so long in the stall and he’s been through that a lot. He was born right there in that barn and that’s where he’ll be retired.”

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who finished third to Flashy Bull and Magna Gradu-ate in the Foster. Barclay Tagg serves up Dry Martini, winner of the Cornhusker in his latest. John Kimmel aims high with five-time winner Awesome Twist.

Flashy Bull rides a four-race win streak into the Whitney. The 4-year-old son of Holy Bull tried the best in the business last year but couldn’t quite make it over the hump. This year, he finished second in an allowance race and then won two straight allowance races before taking the Schaefer at Pimlico and the Foster.

“He’s doing great, he’s been doing great all year,” McLaughlin said. “The Stephen Foster was a great en-try job, he was training so well.”

The connections compared the Grade I’s $750,000 purse with the $150,000 Salvatore Mile they’d been sighting, then re-aimed.

“We messed around and on Wednesday morning, I said, ‘We better take a look at this, he’s doing so well.’ This time, he’s training great but it’s tough, the field size might have been smaller had Invasor been in there but he’s not.”

Horse of the Year Invasor’s early retirement left an open door in the handicap division and it’s been a fire drill ever since.

In the Foster, Robby Albarado gunned Flashy Bull on the turn, opened up 4 lengths, then just hung on over the rapidly descending Magna Graduate and Diamond Stripes. McLaughlin opted to give the call back to Alan Garcia, who was aboard for the two previous wins.

“Looking back, he just made that big middle move and then hung on. To heck with he moved too soon, we got the money. (Albarado) didn’t do anything wrong, I feel bad taking him off, that wasn’t the rea-son,” McLauglin said. “Garcia won two in a row and we told him we weren’t running in the Foster, Wednes-day morning, we switched and named (Rafael) Beja-rano with Albarado behind him. And I didn’t know

Albarado was coming here a month ago and he’s got a pretty good horse to ride later in Curlin.”

One jockey staying put is Willie Martinez, regular jockey for Brass Hat. The 6-year-old gelding shipped to Saratoga earlier this week and Martinez came early too. He’s ridden the son of Prized since 2004, collect-ing big wins like the Ohio Derby, Lone Star Derby and Donn Handicap. In and around those victories, Brass Hat has suffered a condylar fracture and a broken ses-amoid in his right front ankle. Rested on the Bradleys’ farm in Kentucky, he looked sharper than ever in his return, a head decision over Student Council, going 1 1/16-mile at Churchill Downs in a track record 1:41 1/5. Bradley was impressed.

“He cooled out really well, they called me from the test barn and said he wasn’t even blowing,” Bradley said. “With the way the race set up, it wasn’t set up to break a track record, they went the first half in 47 and change, the way they picked it up from there was impressive. I just wanted to see him finish down the lane, didn’t have to win, I got him to the eighth pole, the rest was him. I knew it was a very tough race, it was a stakes-caliber race and we’ve stepped up even higher this time.”

Bradley trains the homebred for his father, Fred. A son of Prized, he’s earned more than $1.2 million while shipping around the country – and world. This-tledown, Hoosier Park, Lone Star, Turfway, Louisiana Downs. Even Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, where he fin-ished second in the Dubai World Cup last year but was disqualified for a drug positive. He made just one start after that, in last year’s Clark, and injured his ankle again. But he’s back.

“He came back and worked the fastest five eighths he’s ever worked, 59 and 4. He’s been different this time around, he’s been a real work horse, he’s ready to go,” Bradley said. “He’s sharp and ready, trained well since he’s been here. He likes to travel, he likes to see everything, he’s a smart horse. I don’t know why. He’s always been professional about things but he knows his job so well now, he knows the race day is tomor-row, he knows the way we’ve set him up, he was real eager galloping down the lane. He’s that smart.”

John Kimmel didn’t get any favors when Awesome Twist drew the outside post but the trainer remained confident in the longshot. A 5-year-old son of Awe-some Again, he’s the only non stakeswinner in the field but Kimmel goes in undaunted.

“It’s such an even bunch of horses, it will be a very interesting race. So much speed in the race, that might help me out. I don’t like being in the 12 hole, at least with his running style it might not be to his detriment. You can break and drop over,” Kimmel said. “The horse is very good right now, he can handle any sur-face, he’s run some monster races on an off track, his mother won a grade one here in the slop. I really want to see him do what I’ve been thinking he can do. I just think he’s very right right now.”

Predominently a one-turn horse through last year, Awesome Twist encouraged Kimmel to try two turns again with a second in the Tom Fool.

“He’s got to show that he can go two turns in the afternoon. My horse came off the bench and ran a big number, he galloped out like a wild horse, (Javier Castellano) couldn’t get him pulled up until the mile pole at Belmont,” Kimmel said. “This horse has un-believable stamina, always has. Plus I own him, I’ve never won a Grade I with a horse I bred, not to men-tion what he’d be worth as a stallion, out of multiple Grade I winner.”

Nick Zito nearly took the Whitney last year when Sun King did everything but win the photo with Inva-sor. With Wanderin Boy, Zito’s thinking rain.

“If Invasor was in, it would be a smaller field for sure, but you can’t argue with what’s there,” Zito said. “Wanderin Boy loves an off-track and they’ve been pre-dicting rain forever so Mr. Hancock and I thought we’d go in and see it rains. He loves the off-track and you’ve got to give him a chance. He’s going to stay in until the last minute. He might scratch if it’s a dry track.”

Hopefully rain won’t spoil an epic (at least on a competitive scale) renewal of the Whitney. The win-ner moves to the top of the heap among East Coast handicap horses while most of the others go back to scrounging up Grade III stakes around the country.

Neil Howard put it best.“You’re either going to Siro’s or Wendy’s. It’s not

like you’re going to Wheat Fields or one of those in betweens. There is no in between in this race.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that “there are no second acts in American lives.” Seems he wasn’t thinking about horses. If things had gone according to plan, My Typhoon would today be enjoying the greener pastures of Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Plantation in Ocala, Fla. After a successful 2006, the idea was to re-tire the 4-year-old Giant’s Causeway filly to become a broodmare. But Hall of Fame plaques aren’t engraved with axioms like “It all went according to plan.” Bill Mott (the youngest trainer ever to have name cast in bronze) knows that as well as anyone.

So he charted a new course for My Typhoon. His first task – get Weber to bring back the 5-year-old so they could win a Grade I.

“It took a bit of convincing, but in the end I think we were all in approval over the decision,” Mott said. “It seems to have worked too, as she has been better than ever this year.”

What seemed so distant last winter will become

telescopically clear in today’s $500,000 Diana Stakes at 9 furlongs over the turf. My Typhoon takes on seven other rivals, including streaking morning-line favorite Makderah.

Two wins from three starts this season lend credence to Mott’s thoughts about his mare. In her last start, the Grade II Just A Game Breeders’ Cup on Belmont

Stakes Day, My Typhoon ran the race of her career, winning by almost 4 lengths in wire-to-wire fashion over Wait A While, the 2006 Eclipse winner as the champion 3-year-old filly.

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half-sister to Irish and English Derby winner Galileo, My Typhoon already has enough pedigree to have her own chapter in a sales catalog. With a bas-ketful of Grade II wins and a Grade I placing, My Typhoon would have been attractive enough. But with a Grade I victory on her resume, she would turn into a centerfold.

“Sure, she’s already valuable enough,” Mott said, “but with that kind of pedigree we knew if we could get her a Grade I win she would be worth that much more. It makes Saturday’s race that much more important, and we are coming up to the race in good shape.”

Eddie Castro, who has been aboard My Typhoon for all three of her starts this season, ships in for the return call.

Makderah may not have a pedi-gree to match My Typhoon’s, but you wouldn’t know it by her performances on the racetrack. As a 3-year-old she threatened in stakes in Europe; Sheik Hamdan of Shadwell Stable knew she could do more.

“He called and told me he had a re-ally special filly that could be a Grade I performer,” trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said. “Since the first day we got this filly she has been that type of horse. We have always felt she was Grade I quality.”

Swooping the field last time out in the Grade II New York Handicap at Belmont, she powered home to win by 4 lengths under Alan Garcia, who has the return call. More and more, turf rac-ing seems to play to the horse with the strongest closing kick. In Makderah, McLaughlin knows he’s holding aces.

“She has some kind of kick to her when they straighten away in the lane,” McLaughlin said. “They weren’t going that fast last time either – a half in 49 (seconds) – but it didn’t matter. Once she gets set down she just explodes. It’s comforting to know you don’t have to worry about the fractions too much, as she’s going to kick in either way.”

Trainer Patrick Biancone will start three fillies from his powerful stable; Mauralakana (Julien Leparoux to ride), Countess Scala (Alex Estrada), and Danzon (Kent Desormeaux).

My Typhoon’s penchant for running a big race when alone on the lead has prompted Biancone to start the speedy Countess Scala to ensure there are no free passes on the engine. Mott, how-ever, didn’t seem to mind.

“To be honest, I think it helps us,” Mott said. “We are more than comfort-able sitting back and stalking. I think it’s as good for us as it is all the others.”

With Leparoux, Biancone’s stable rider, opting to take the call aboard Mauralakana, handicappers may give her the best chance of his trio to score. She prepped for the Diana by winning Churchill’s Gr. III Locust Grove July 8.

Perennial leading trainer Todd Pletch-er starts Magnificent Song, who won the Grade III Lake George here in 2006, as well as Belmont’s Grade I Garden City at today’s distance. Having only two starts this season, she may be rounding into form. John Velazquez rides.

Meribel steps up in competition for trainer Christophe Clement. A multiple stakes winner on the turf, she has yet to make a dent against graded-stakes foes. She looks to make one run under Gar-rett Gomez.

Argentina, for Hall of Famer Bobby Frankel, rounds out the deep and com-petitive field. A bang-up third in this race last year (where she defeated My Typhoon) she has been off since a dis-appointing run in the Gr. I Flower Bowl Oct. 7 at Belmont. She will be in close attendance to the leaders under Edgar Prado.

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Plaid, a one-time $20,000 claimer, has taken a circuitous route to New York. But if it’s all about the journey the 6-year-old has made the most of her time on the road.

With stakes wins in Louisiana, New Mexico, Arkansas and Iowa, Plaid’s des-tination today is considerably swankier than her previous racetrack visits: Think Ritz Carlton versus Holiday Inn.

Plaid is among six fillies and mares entered in the $250,000 Go For Wand, a 9-furlong dirt race which has come up surprisingly light in field size and quality for a Grade I. The only member of the field with a Grade I win on her resume is Ermine, the 119-pound highweight, probable favorite and horse to beat.

Plaid has turned into a pleasant sur-prise for the husband-and-wife own-ership partnership of Judy and Kirk Robinson. The daughter of Deputy Commander was claimed for $20,000 by trainer Steve Asmussen at Churchill Downs in the fall of 2005. The Robin-sons – who hail from El Paso, Texas – wanted a horse they could run during the winter meet at Sunland Park in New Mexico.

They got their wish and consider-ably more. Plaid won a two-turn money allowance for her new connections at Sunland and then went on to win stakes at Evangeline Downs, Zia Park, Oak-lawn Park and Prairie Meadows. One of the mare’s strengths is her consisten-cy, which is evidenced by 29 top-three finishes from 40 starts. In her most re-cent race, Plaid was a sharp second in the Iowa Distaff Breeders’ Cup at Prai-rie Meadows.

“I knew she was worth $20,000, but no, I didn’t know she would be a stakes winner,” Asmussen said Thursday dur-ing training hours at the Oklahoma

training track. “She’s a very solid mare and always shows up and obviously travels well. The circumstances of this race – it’s a Grade I and she being a mare – make this a very viable option.”

The Robinsons have entered Plaid in the Keeneland November Sale as a broodmare prospect, so a win or plac-ing here would undoubtedly inflate the mare’s worth at auction.

Shaun Bridgmohan rides Plaid from post 6.

Trainer Ronny Werner has spent a few summers at Saratoga in recent years and returns for 2007 with 10 horses. He didn’t waste any time finding the win-ner’s circle, winning the fifth with Warn for Oxbow Racing on Opening Day.

With that under his cowboy hat, Wer-ner would like to do something he hasn’t yet done at Saratoga – win a stakes. He has only run a handful of horses in Sara-toga stakes and the importance of win-ning one at the elite meet is not lost on Werner. Werner will saddle Ermine, the runner-up in last year’s Kentucky Oaks, in the Go For Wand for Oxbow.

“That would be huge to win a stakes,” said Werner, who has sizable divisions this summer at Arlington Park and Churchill Downs. “It’s huge just to win a race here.”

Ermine won the Gr. I Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park in April and then turned in a lackluster performance as the favorite in the Gr. II Fleur de Lis at Churchill – perhaps her favorite surface – in her last start June 16. The fourth-place finish was puzzling to Werner.

“It was a poor effort,” he said. “I went over her with a fine-tooth comb and she really did come out of it in good order. There was nothing significant; no big excuse.”

Werner said there is no one horse “taking charge” of the older filly and mare division, so he would love to see his filly step up and grab another Gr. I win.

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“Obviously, it’s consistency that we strive for and when a horse’s form falls off it’s disappointing,” he said. “But hors-es are just like people and they can have their bad days. Hopefully, Saturday will be a good day for us.”

Eddie Castro, aboard in the Apple Blossom, is reunited with Ermine, who drew post 3. There is the chance for rain Friday into Saturday, but that shouldn’t hinder Ermine’s chances as she won an al-lowance race in the slop by seven lengths at Churchill in November.

Ginger Punch looks to turn the tables on Ermine after finishing second to her in the slop at Churchill. Ginger Punch, how-ever, is an improved animal this year and has quickly come to hand since her 4-year-old debut in April. The daughter of Awesome Again seeks her first victory in a two-turn race after a powerful 5-length win over a weak field as the odds-on favorite in the Grade II First Flight Handicap at Belmont Park earlier this month. In her start before the First Flight, Ginger Punch was a closing second, beaten a neck by multiple Grade I-winner and millionaire Take D’Tour in the Ogden Phipps.

Ginger Punch drew post 5 and has Rafael Bejarano in the saddle. Bobby Frankel, Ginger Punch’s trainer, won the Go For Wand four years ago with Sightseek.

Teammate is a candidate to steal the Go For Wand as the lone speed under Cornelio Velasquez. Trained by Allen Jerkens – who also will saddle the uncoupled Miss Shop – Teammate comes off a 22-length drub-bing in the Phipps after outsprinting Take D’Tour through a reasonable first quarter-mile in 23.07 sec-onds. Teammate then went nose to nose with Take D’Tour through a second quarter in an eye-popping 21.90 seconds.

Jerkens, who has seen just about everything during his 57 years as a trainer, said he can’t recall a second quarter run that swiftly.

“Unless they were wrong with the time,” he said.Jerkens , who won the Go For Wand in 1994

with Sky Beauty, was a bit surprised by Teammate’s slow work Wednesday over the main track. The filly worked 5 furlongs in a pokey 1:04.64. The pedestrian work came on the heels of a bullet move July 17 at Belmont. If Jerkens had his druthers, he preferred that the works had been reversed with the slow one coming first and then a quicker tune-up before the race.

“I thought she would have gone faster (Wednes-day),” said Jerkens while astride his stable pony, Cir-cus, the day after the work. “I was just going to hack her around a bit after that but because she went slow-ly, I galloped her strong today to make up for it.”

Jerkens toyed with the idea of running Miss Shop on the grass to races earlier, but ultimately settled upon the Go For Wand, noting that Miss Shop’s most recent turf starts have been mediocre.

Miss Shop, who nearly stole last year’s Alabama alone on the lead, has won two stakes this year – on dirt and turf.

Trainer Neil Howard saddles the beau-tifully bred Soul Search, whose pedigree is infused with stamina – she is by A.P. Indy out of a Pleasant Colony mare. Soul Search seeks her first stakes win. Howard, known for judiciously placing his runners, couldn’t help but notice the obvious.

“It’s not your typical Grade I,” he said. “On paper, at least, they look evenly matched.”

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But don’t miss the Vanderbilt. Six furlongs, $250,000 and eight classy Thoroughbreds make for an interesting recipe. Stir in the new “Win and You’re In” incentive from the Breeders’ Cup and the Grade II sprint smells delicious.

“The Breeders’ Cup (Sprint) is 6 fur-longs and this ‘win and you’re in’ makes sense,” said trainer Nick Zito. “If you win this race, you don’t have to do any-thing else. You can set your own sched-ule from there. It’s a tough race, a lot of very good sprinters in there.”

Zito sends out Commentator for owner Tracy Farmer. Two years ago, the New York-bred held off Horse of the Year Saint Liam in an epic Whitney. Now 6, the Distorted Humor gelding looks to reinvent himself as a sprinter and comes to the Vanderbilt off a state-bred stakes win at Belmont in May and a third be-hind High Finance in the Grade II Tom Fool. Commentator has never run 6 fur-

longs, but has led plenty of longer races at that point and can put up a fight in the stretch. Corey Nakatani takes the call at 5-2 in the morning line.

“Commentator’s Commentator – every time he’s in a race, people know who he is,” said Zito.

For certain. He counts nine wins among his just lifetime 13 starts and has captured everything from New York-bred allowance races to Grade I stakes. His campaigns are usually short – two starts last year, four the year before – but effective.

“How many horses are still running two years after running in a Grade I?” said Zito. “He’s just a cool horse, a trea-sure and we’ll see what he can do. You have to see how he is, you can’t say ‘we want this, we’re going to do this.’ You have to see how he is. He’s had good weeks and this is a little last-minute but here we are.”

The rest of the field could say the same, as several look to continue rising up the Sprint steps toward October and the Breeders’ Cup. Saint Anddan exits a Grade II win at Churchill Downs on

Kentucky Derby Day and has won three of four this year for Bobby Frankel. The 5-year-old son of A.P. Indy doesn’t necessarily scream sprinting on his pedi-gree, but looks quick enough off the last two. Rafael Bejarano gets the riding as-signment at 6-1.

Puglisi Stable’s Diabolical is a star of Prizzio’s sandwich shop in his home-town of Fair Hill, Md. – sharing the “wall of fame” with Better Talk Now, Barbaro, Redaspen and Gene Wey-mouth among others – but could leap to higher recognition with a Vanderbilt victory. The 4-year-old has crafted a ca-

reer of 15 top-three finishes in 18 starts for trainer Steve Klesaris and looks to be rising into another good effort.

Third in March (Grade II Richter Scale), second in April (Grade I Carter) and first in May (Grade III Maryland Sprint Handicap), the son of Artax has been freshened for this and bed-ded down in the Saratoga stakes barn alongside two other Klesaris runners. The trainer tackled the Preakness last year, but has opted for five consecutive sprints.

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“From a pedigree standpoint, he’s bred to be a sprinter, but as a 3-year-old all the money races are run longer,” he said. “He’s won some stakes going long and we tried to stretch him as far as we could.”

But he’s a sprinter. Small, stocky and wide between the eyes, Diabolical looks fast standing still. Purchased by Klesaris for $300,000 at Ocala two years ago, the 4-year-old chestnut can race on or near the front and won half his 10 starts last season. Co-highweight with Saint Anddan, he carries 120 pounds includ-ing Mario Pino and is the 3-1 second choice.

“He’s coming to the race the way we like, and we’re happy with that,” said Klesaris. “He’s had a good year thus far. He’s a tough horse – a strong, durable-type horse and very versatile.”

Klesaris picked him out, but takes lit-tle credit for his horse’s characteristics. Who made Diabolical so good?

“His mom and his dad. It’s got noth-ing to do with what we do, it’s his makeup,” the trainer said. “It’s what he is. It’s who he is. Like a top prize fighter, they’ve got it or they don’t.”

Benny The Bull and Cougar Cat exit the Iowa Sprint Handicap, where they finished 1-2. The former, makes his first start for Richard Dutrow, and is 3-for-4 at the distance though he seeks his first graded win. Cougar Cat, trained by Ronny Werner, chased Fabulous Strike home in the Grade III Aristides at Churchill in June.

Veteran Attila’s Storm packs the most complete sprint form with five wins at 6 furlongs including a wire job in the Grade III Toboggan at Aqueduct in March. The son of Forest Wildcat placed in two Grade I stakes last year, and finished a solid fourth in the Breed-ers’ Cup Sprint (at 45-1) for trainer Rick Schosberg. Owned by Barry Schwartz

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Shadwell Stable’s Abraaj makes his stakes debut for Kiaran McLaughlin, but brings solid form including three wins this year. In his latest ,the son of Carson City took down a classy two-other-than optional claimer at Belmont July 1. Alan Garcia has the mount.

“He’s a fast horse, all his numbers are fast, it’s a big step up but he’s been run-ning really fast so we’re going to step up and try,” said McLaughlin. “The Win-and-You’re-In deal is good for him be-cause he doesn’t have any graded earn-ings.”

Much like Abraaj, Simon Pure jumps into the Vanderbilt out of an allowance win and makes his first stakes start for Steve Asmussen. The son of Silver Dep-uty is 1-for-1 this year and gets Garrett Gomez.

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1ST (1:00) 1 1/8 mILES. 3&UP. CLAImING 22,500. PURSE $36,000.1 9 Tsuris .........................Castellano J J ....... Contessa Gary .........6-11A 10 Forecourt (IRE) ..........Coa E M ............... Contessa Gary .........6-12 1 Hunter’s Tale ..............Chavez J F ............ Imperio Joseph .....30-13 2 Cross Keys .................Hill C .................... Russo Frank ..........20-14 3 Sir Jackie ...................Prado E S ............. Levine Bruce ...........6-15 4 Fire Hero ....................Rojas R I .............. Arroyo Enrique ........3-16 5 Voryias ......................Morales P ............. Martin Frank ..........30-17 6 Private Lap .................Pino M G .............. Klesaris Steve ..........5-18 7 Wood Winner .............Bridgmohan S X ... Sciacca Gary .........20-19 8 Kee Kaw .....................Gomez G K ........... Klesaris Robert ........7-210 11 Bailero (ARG) .............Velasquez C .......... Dutrow Richard .......9-2A-Coupled: Tsuris and Forecourt (IRE)

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2ND (1:31) 6 fURLONGS. 2YO. mSW. PURSE $62,000.1 1 Slew’s Tiznow ............Leparoux J R ........ Biancone Patrick .....7-22 2 West Express .............Castro E ............... Kenneally Eddie .....12-13 3 Wynn in Command ....Prado E S ............. Ritchey Tim .............8-14 4 War Pass ...................Nakatani C S ......... Zito Nick ................12-15 5 Mr. Shortcake ............Velazquez J R ....... Pletcher Todd ..........3-16 6 Globalization ..............Gomez G K ........... Violette Rick ............6-17 7 Commandeered .........Desormeaux K J ... Mott Bill.................20-18 8 Baystreet Bully ...........Velasquez C .......... Jolley Leroy ...........15-19 9 Touch the Devil ..........Coa E M ............... Weaver George ......12-110 10 Lord and T. ................Borel C H .............. Lukas Wayne .........12-111 11 Valadour ....................Chavez J F ............ Sanders Jamie .......50-112 12 Mapmaker ..................Albarado R J ........ Stewart Dallas .........8-1

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3RD (2:03) 1 1/16 mILES. TURf. 3&UP. ALLOW. PURSE $68,000.1 8 Perrycarditus .............Nakatani C S ......... Hennig Mark ..........15-11A MTO Marital Asset ........................................... Hennig Mark ..........15-12 1 Thorn Song ................Castro E ............... Romans Dale .........15-13 2 Kettle Hill ...................Borel C H .............. Wilkes Ian .............10-14 3 Kris Angel ..................Rojas R I .............. Sciacca Gary .........30-15 4 Giant Chieftan ............Prado E S ............. Hough Stan .............8-16 5 Mister White Socks ....Garcia Alan ........... McLaughlin Kiaran ..5-17 6 Guillaume Tell (IRE) ...Luzzi M J .............. Hammett Jody .......15-18 7 Codeword (IRE) .........Coa E M ............... Terranova II John ....8-19 9 Chief Running Bear ....Leparoux J R ........ Motion Graham .......3-110 10 Pick Six ......................Velazquez J R ....... McGaughey Shug ....4-111 11 Lear Heights ..............Samyn J L ............ Voss Tom ..............20-112 12 Johannesburg Star ....Velasquez C .......... Tagg Barclay ..........12-113 MTO Silver Express ............Velasquez C .......... Zito Nick ..................4-114 MTO Value Player ...............Leparoux J R ........ Dutrow Richard .....12-115 MTO Portobello Road .........Bridgmohan S X ... Lukas Wayne ...........6-1A-Coupled: Perrycarditus and Marital Asset

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4TH (2:35) 6 fURLONGS. 3YO. CLAImING 22,500. PURSE $35,000.1 8 Pressing Issue ...........Luzzi M J .............. Contessa Gary .........7-21A 9 Execeleration .............Coa E M ............... Contessa Gary .........7-22 10 Need the Write Off .....Prado E S ............. Dutrow Tony ............3-12B 11 Brooker D ..................Desormeaux K J ... Galluscio Dominic ...3-13 1 Our Call ......................Bridgmohan S X ... Asmussen Steve ......6-14 2 Irish Brian ..................Bejarano R ........... Arroyo Enrique ........8-15 3 Tonybeatthegate.........Chavez J F ............ Preciado Guadalupe 4-16 4 Smokin Lu .................Velazquez J R ....... De Stefano John ......5-17 5 Dutch Law .................Hill C .................... Campo Jr. John .....30-18 6 Fresh Episode ............Velasquez C .......... Divitto Debra .........20-19 7 Cash Rich ..................Castro E ............... Matties Gregg ........12-1A-Coupled: Pressing Issue and ExecelerationB-Coupled: Need the Write Off and Brooker D

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5TH (3:07) 6 fURLONGS. 3&UP. mSW. PURSE $62,000.1 5 Cherokee Flare ...........Gomez G K ........... Frankel Bobby .........8-11A 6 Mogul Man ................Bejarano R ........... Frankel Bobby .........8-12 8 Roi Maudit .................Prado E S ............. Mott Bill...................4-12B AE Parade the Flag ..........Desormeaux K J ... Mott Bill...................4-13 1 Aflareandaprayer ........Hill C .................... Klanfer Alan ...........15-14 2 Bujagali ......................Garcia Alan ........... McLaughlin Kiaran ..8-15 3 Forest of Dreams .......Desormeaux K J ... Jerkens Jimmy ........3-16 4 Sound Doctrine ..........Coa E M ............... Hough Stan ...........10-17 7 Mike’s Dream Team ...Velazquez J R ....... Dutrow Richard .....12-18 9 Dr. Warren .................Nakatani C S ......... Zito Nick ................30-19 10 Blackfoot Trail ............Velasquez C .......... Dollase Wally .........15-110 11 Noble Truth ................Bridgmohan S X ... Asmussen Steve ......5-111 12 Holla Bend .................Chavez J F ............ Bohannan Tom ......50-112 13 Red Hot Poker ...........Leparoux J R ........ Kenneally Eddie .....10-113 AE Yuletide ......................Prado E S ............. Sheppard Jonathan ..20-114 AE Intuition Magic ...........Gomez G K ........... Ward Wesley .........15-1A-Coupled: Cherokee Flare and Mogul ManB-Coupled: Roi Maudit and Parade the Flag

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6TH (3:39) 6 fURLONGS. 3&UP. NY BRED. ALLOW. PURSE $61,000.1 1 Everblazing ................Pino M G .............. Bazeos Peter ...........8-12 2 It’s Magical ................Garcia Alan ........... Bush Tom ..............15-13 3 Zipperoo ....................Gomez G K ........... Bond James ............5-24 4 Burn One Turn One ....Bridgmohan S X ... Asmussen Steve ....12-15 5 Karakorum Tornado ...Luzzi M J .............. Odintz Jeff .............20-16 6 Defrereoftheheart .......Coa E M ............... McLaughlin Kiaran ... 4-17 7 Sal the Pal ..................Velasquez C .......... DeMola Joseph .....15-18 8 Monster Drive ............Velazquez J R ....... Mott Bill...................2-19 9 Helene’s Dream ..........Leparoux J R ........ Pregman Jr. John ..20-110 10 Full of Rage ................Rojas R I .............. Gyarmati Leah .......30-1

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7TH (4:12) THE DIANA (GR. I). 1 1/8 mILES. TURf. f&m. 3&UP. PURSE $500,000.1 3 Mauralakana (FR) ......Leparoux J R ........ Biancone Patrick .....5-11A 4 Countess Scala ..........Estrada A .............. Biancone Patrick .....5-12 1 Meribel ......................Gomez G K ........... Clement Christophe ..15-13 2 Magnificent Song .......Velazquez J R ....... Pletcher Todd ..........8-14 5 Makderah (IRE) .........Garcia Alan ........... McLaughlin Kiaran ..2-15 6 My Typhoon (IRE) ......Castro E ............... Mott Bill...................3-16 7 Danzon ......................Desormeaux K J ... Biancone Patrick .....6-17 8 Argentina (IRE) ..........Prado E S ............. Frankel Bobby .........9-2A-Coupled: Mauralakana (FR) and Countess Scala

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8TH (4:43) THE ALfRED G. VANDERBILT (GR. II). 6 fURLONGS. 3&UP. PURSE $250,000.1 1 Saint Anddan .............Bejarano R ........... Frankel Bobby .........6-12 2 Cougar Cat .................Albarado R J ........ Werner Ronny .........5-13 3 Attila’s Storm .............Velazquez J R ....... Schosberg Rick .....15-14 4 Commentator .............Nakatani C S ......... Zito Nick ..................5-25 5 Diabolical ...................Pino M G .............. Klesaris Steve ..........3-16 6 Abraaj ........................Garcia Alan ........... McLaughlin Kiaran ..15-17 7 Benny the Bull ............Prado E S ............. Dutrow Richard .......4-18 8 Simon Pure ................Gomez G K ........... Asmussen Steve ....15-1

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9TH (5:15) THE GO fOR WAND (GR. I). 1 1/8 mILES. f&m. 3&UP. PURSE $250,000.1 1 Soul Search ...............Albarado R J ........ Howard Neil ...........15-12 2 Miss Shop .................Castellano J J ....... Jerkens Allen ...........8-13 3 Ermine .......................Castro E ............... Werner Ronny .........2-14 4 Teammate ..................Velasquez C .......... Jerkens Allen ...........3-15 5 Ginger Punch .............Bejarano R ........... Frankel Bobby .........8-56 6 Plaid ..........................Bridgmohan S X ... Asmussen Steve ....12-1

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10TH (5:46) THE WHITNEY HANDICAP (GR. I). 1 1/8 mILES. 3&UP. PURSE $750,000.1 1 Flashy Bull .................Garcia Alan ........... McLaughlin Kiaran ... 4-12 2 Papi Chullo ................Coa E M ............... Contessa Gary .........9-23 3 Brass Hat ...................Martinez W ........... Bradley William .....20-14 4 Fairbanks ...................Migliore R ............ Pletcher Todd ........20-15 5 Wanderin Boy ............Bejarano R ........... Zito Nick ................20-16 6 Sun King ....................Nakatani C S ......... Zito Nick ................12-17 7 Magna Graduate ........Gomez G K ........... Pletcher Todd ..........7-28 8 Student Council .........Albarado R J ........ Howard Neil ...........30-19 9 Diamond Stripes ........Prado E S ............. Dutrow Richard .......5-110 10 Dry Martini ................Velasquez C .......... Tagg Barclay ..........15-111 11 Lawyer Ron ...............Velazquez J R ....... Pletcher Todd ..........6-112 12 Awesome Twist ..........Castellano J J ....... Kimmel John .........15-1

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11TH (6:19) 6 fURLONGS. 3&UP. NY BRED. mSW. PURSE $56,000.1 1 Mor Chances .............Albarado R J ........ Lauer Michael ........10-12 2 Western Call ..............Castellano J J ....... Hough Stan .............3-13 3 Any Which Way .........Bejarano R ........... Gullo Gary .............12-14 4 Saratoga Kaz ..............Beckner D V ......... Kazamias Peter ......12-15 5 Ormsby’s Flag ............Samyn J L ............ Allyn William .........50-16 6 Biohazzard .................Leparoux J R ........ Lerman Michael .......6-17 7 Royal Livingston ........Velazquez J R ....... Gyarmati Leah .........9-28 8 Golden Caesar ...........Prado E S ............. Kelly Pat ................10-19 9 Another Hades ...........Garcia Alan ........... DeMola Joseph .....12-110 10 No Lemon ..................Velasquez C .......... Hernandez Mike .......4-111 11 First Expression .........Morales P ............. Martin Frank ..........15-1

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ZipperooHelene’s Dream

MakderahDanzon

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Ginger PunchDry Martini

Diamond StripesLawyer Ron

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GlobalizationMr. Shortcake

War PassGiant Chieftan

Kettle HillChief Running Bear

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Robbins-owned entryForest of Dreams

Noble TruthMott entry

Monster DriverZipperoo

DefrereoftheheartMakderah

Biancone entryMy Typhoon

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Lawyer RonPapi ChulloFlashy BullNo Lemon

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GlobalizationMapmakerValadour

Chief Running BearMister White Socks

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My TyphoonBenny The Bull

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Ginger PunchDiamond StripesMagna Graduate

Dry MartiniGolden Caesar

Royal LivingstonMor Chances

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Hunter’s TaleMapmaker

Mr. ShortcakeLord And T.

Guillaume TellChief Running Bear

Pick SixCash RichIrish Brian

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Mike’s Dream TeamBlackfoot Trail

Karakorum TornadoZipperoo

It’s MagicalArgentinaMeribel

Magnificent SongSimon Pure

AbraajBenny The Bull

Soul SearchPlaid

Miss ShopDiamond Stripes

Wanderin BoyLawyer Ron

Any Which WayAnother HadesWestern Call

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SATURDAY, JULY 28RACE 1: KEE KAW has really fired in his last six races including some nice efforts at Gulfstream this winter; tactical gelding gets nod in the opener. Indian War Dance isn’t here and that’s good news for FIRE HERO, who has fallen victim to that rival in his last two. He might be a little too obvious but he fits like a helmet. SIR JACKIE is just a head from bringing in a three-race win streak.

RACE 2: I’ve been expecting Nick Zito’s barn to be loaded in the 2-year-old races since he didn’t run any at Belmont Park. I’m ordi-narily not rushing to bet Cherokee Runs first out but check the tote and paddock on WAR PASS for go signs. WYNN IN COMMAND is by a win-early sire from a barn who can fire first out. The four gate works give a tiny bit of pause – does he have trouble breaking maybe? I’m using anyway. GLOBALIZATION ought to run better; he took cash in the debut and the one who beat him ran second in the Sanford Thursday.

RACE 3: CHIEF RUNNING BEAR gets a makeover (blinkers, Lasix) in his first Stateside start after running well in Ireland; with Gra-ham Motion at the helm, I trust he’ll be ready. THORN SONG ran well in his grass debut and gets a nice draw; Warn, who he beat last time, won on Opening Day. GIANT CHIEFTAN nearly won a race locally last year, finished third in the Pilgrim and returns off the layoff for a barn that can have them ready.

RACE 4: Either half of the Gary Contessa entry, PRESSING ISSUE or EXECELERATION, can win. The former has dominated at this level before and the latter could wake up on the drop. TONYBE-ATTHEGATE looks like a potential gate-to-wire threat under Jorge Chavez – Chop Chop is back, indeed. I like the cutback for IRISH BRIAN; perhaps he can fire first off the claim for his new barn.

RACE 5: FOREST OF DREAMS appears a likely winner for a trainer whose stats with second-time starters are mind blowingly good. ROI MAUDIT makes the turf to dirt move for Bill Mott. He fits on dirt form and you can trust that he’s well spotted. SOUND DOC-TRINE ran on well to be second in his debut last fall at Aqueduct. If he’s improved since then he’s a valid threat for it all or at least one to use underneath.

RACE 6: MONSTER DRIVE’s connections thought enough of him off his maiden win to try an open stakes at Tampa Bay; back where he belongs, he should be ready. ZIPPEROO is my other wholly unimaginative pick; he’s burned plenty of money but perhaps be-ing stabled here since June will give him what he needs to make this condition. HELENE’S DREAM is only 1-for-42 lifetime but he’s run some excellent races out of nowhere locally. I’ll use at a price in second and third.

RACE 7: MAKDERAH might just be a total freak. She gave the su-pertalented Red Evie all she could handle last year and has come on since then. The caveats are that she might be a little better on firm ground and she probably won’t offer much in the way of value. Still, a must use. DANZON ran a corker against the boys in the Turf Classic on the Derby undercard over yielding ground. The subsequent effort was a troubled third at odds-on but she’s got every right to improve. ARGENTINA just missed a head in this race last year over the yielding turf and has been a bit disappointing on firm turf. If it rains, I’m all over her.

RACE 8: DIABOLICAL is multiple Grade I-placed and has evolved into a super-consistent horse. His tactical ability makes him the top choice. COMMENTATOR is a bit of a risk simply because they love to bet this guy and he hasn’t shown any evidence that he can rate; but I love that Corey Nakatani ends up here and he could be ready for a peak effort third off the bench. SAINT ANDDAN should be set to fire fresh for Bobby Frankel, for whom he’s come to hand relatively late in his career. Won over a sealed wet track last time so upgrade if that’s the case here.

RACE 9: It looks on paper like there’s a decent chance TEAMMATE, who ran so well at a big number in the Alabama last year, could have a little pace advantage. Last time she got into a crazy duel with Take D’Tour who somehow hung around and won, but I don’t think she’ll be facing the same kind of challenge for the lead and maybe that ugly running line means she’s value. ERMINE is prov-en against Grade I competition and should be ready to improve off her merely OK effort last time; she won or was right there at the end in four of her five races before that. GINGER PUNCH stretches back out after posting a big figure in the five-horse First Flight downstate.

RACE 10: A fantastic handicapping puzzle where you could make cases for several – I hope you don’t confuse my pick here with the random selection. DRY MARTINI faces his toughest field yet in this tricky renewal of the Whitney. He projects a good trip, he’s had a lot of success at this distance and Barclay Tagg has excellent stats in all the relevant categories; a longshot with a chance. DIA-MOND STRIPES had his four-race win streak snapped last time and even in the loss he made up almost 4 lengths late. He’s only run two in a row once before without receiving a layoff line and that time he stepped up and ran a career best; I could see him doing the same. LAWYER RON got turned over at 1-10 last time. Of course if you believe the speed figure – and it’s up to you if you do – that was just a tick off his fastest race. Nothing this horse could do would surprise me and I’m tempted to toss him in rather than take him on.

RACE 11: There are a couple of reasons to try ANY WHICH WAY in the nightcap. He’s a 4-year-old against 3-year-olds and gets a significant trainer and jockey switch. Should be a solid price and could step up. Mike Hernandez has a rep for bringing in the bomb-ers but NO LEMON isn’t going to be much of a longshot. This logi-cal colt was just behind WESTERN CALL two back and has come on since then. Stan Hough trains the third choice and he’s taken money in both starts and returns to the dirt.

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The Special’s Alan Mann gives detailed analysis of major stakes during the meet. The idea of these previews is to go through and make comments horse-by-horse and try to come up with a loose value line to guide the betting. Some horses get dismissed rather quickly, but this exercise can really help illuminate contenders and knock off vulnerable favorites.

The Diana. Grade I. 1 1/8 miles. Turf. Purse: $500,000.The Picks: Makderah, Magnificent Song, Mauralakana.

MERIBEL: Would have won her third race in a row had jockey Pablo Fragoso not mistook the sixteenth pole for the finish line at Philly Park. She’s flashed some impressive late foot, albeit against restricted and overnight stakes company, and could be sharp enough to be get a piece here if the pace is right. The 15-1 morn-ing line sounds about right.

MAGNIFICENT SONG: Had everything go her way in the Mint Julep with a clear trip and a slow early pace to stalk from the rail. The even second that she managed was her best placing since tak-ing the Gr. I Garden City at Belmont last fall. Winner of the Lake George for Todd Pletcher here last year has faced some tough pace scenarios of late, and could rebound with some racing luck for a barn which scored some stakes wins at generous mutuels here last year. Worth a shot at 8-1.

MAURALAKANA: One of three entries from Patrick Biancone, she got a rabbit for her last race in the form of Countess Scala after she was victimized by a slow pace set by My Typhoon in the Just A Game. The result was a win off a picture-perfect trip sitting in the garden spot as her partner dueled favored Quite A Bride into sub-mission. She may get a similar trip here, with the rabbit in place and a good post with two pace laggards inside. 9-2 seems right.

COUNTESS SCALA: Entered as a rabbit for, and coupled with, Mauralakana. With My Typhoon the only speed horse in the race, her presence may be capitalized on by others that are more tal-ented than her stablemate.

MAKDERAH: Has quickly blossomed on these shores, taking the 1 1/4-mile Gr. II New York Handicap in her third U.S. start after two tune-ups against weaker. Alan Garcia merely shook the reins, and this Shadwell homebred daughter of Danehill went from last to first with ease with a final quarter of 22 1/5 seconds, and draw-ing away by four over Masseuse, a Gr. II winner in her next race. The turnback to 9 furlongs, at which she won her prior by 5 with similar flair, looks like no problem for a filly who looks like another potential star for Kiaran McLaughlin. On board at 5-2 or more.

MY TYPHOON: Has stolen a couple of graded stakes by getting away with a slow pace. Bill Mott’s filly brought on the presence of the pesky rabbit in the field herself by using those tactics to take Mauralakana out of her comfort zone in the Just A Game. The fact is that she’s capable of sitting just off the pace too. But this race may just be a wee bit beyond her optimal distance – she’s 1-for9 beyond a 1 1/16 miles, and seven for nine otherwise. I’d demand 5-1.

DANZON: Biancone’s third entry was off slowly in the Mint Julep, and Gomez had to work to even get her into contending position before she flattened out for third. She’s generally far back and at the mercy of the pace, could actually benefit more from the pres-ence of Countess Scala than will her coupled stablemate. And she would certainly seem to benefit from a soft turf course based on her third against a strong field of males in the Turf Classic. 5-1 seems fair.

ARGENTINA: She finished third, beaten just a head in this race last year, but hasn’t started since October. She’s another who may pre-fer a soft turf course. Bobby Frankel surely would have preferred to get a race into her, and I agree, though I could be persuaded if she’s 6-1 or higher.

The Go for Wand. Grade I. 1 1/8 miles. Purse: $250,000.The Picks: Miss Shop, Ermine, Plaid.

SOUL SEARCH: Hasn’t run badly against graded-stakes company and has put in at least a decent effort in all 19 of her lifetime starts for trainer Neil Howard. Still, she’s never really threatened for the top spot against this sort. Certainly not impossible for a piece of the purse, but demand at least 25-1 for top honors.

MISS SHOP: Looked like a turfer early in her career, but lately she seems to fancy two turns on the dirt – such as this race. I don’t hold her three mediocre efforts since a brief spring break against her too much, with two having come on turf and one going shorter in the Ogden Phipps at Belmont. She’s won graded stakes the last two times she’s tried these conditions, and I get the feeling that The Chief has had this in mind all along. Looks like value to me at 7-2 or above.

ERMINE: A logical choice based on her consistency and class. Still, I found her fourth-place finish as the 2-1 favorite in the Fleur de Lis to be a bit disappointing. She was turned back easily by Indian Vale, and though that one was having a good day, it was uncharacteristic for Ermine to capitulate without much of a fight. Can take this with her top effort (and she has a nice win in the slop, should that come up) but I’m wary enough to demand 5-2 or more.

TEAMMATE: Backed up badly in the Ogden Phipps after being pressed to an insane second quarter of 21 4/5 seconds by Take D’Tour. That certainly doesn’t figure to happen here, where she seems likely to lead. Left to her own devices in these two-turn routes, she can do some damage, but I think she could feel some pressure from the two outside of her. Would require 7-2 for me to get involved.

GINGER PUNCH: Listed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for Bobby Frankel off her two excellent, high-figure efforts at Belmont. The case against her? The First Flight field she trounced by 5 lengths at 7 furlongs was lacking in depth, and her second in the Phipps was aided by the aforementioned aberrant pace. But most impor-tantly, they both came around the one sweeping turn at Belmont; she’s 0-for-1 in two-turn races (a second in allowance company, 7 lengths behind Ermine). A great man once said “never bet the favorite trying to do something that it’s never done before.” She’d look better to me at 3-1.

PLAID: The kind of horse that the Breeders’ Cup had in mind when they established the “win-and-you’re-in” series. She’s a sturdy, hard-trying mare who’s made 40 starts, and has finished out of the money only once in her last 20 races! Yet she’d be unlikely to qualify for the Distaff given the less-flashy company she keeps at smaller racetracks. If she can win, she’d be the kind of endearing dark horse the Cup would love to promote. But she’s more likely for another minor share. Still, I’d take a swing for the fences at around 15-1.

The Whitney. Grade I. 1 1/8 miles. Purse: $750,000.The Picks: Diamond Stripes, Lawyer Ron, Magna Graduate.

Brass Hat and Wanderin Boy could move up a notch if the track comes up sloppy.

This is the 80th running of the Whitney, and it’s fair to say that few of the past renewals have been this deep and contentious. Between Wanderin Boy, Fairbanks, Papi Chullo, and maybe even Flashy Bull should Alan Garcia’s hand be forced from the rail post, there should be enough pace to set the race up for one of the several in-form stalking or closer types.

FLASHY BULL: His narrow wins over Hesanoldsalt and Magna Graduate prove his will to win, as does the ease with which he rambled off to an insurmountable lead in the Foster, leaving a gasping Wanderin Boy in his wake. The rail in this crowded field could present a bit of a quandry for Alan Garcia should he try a similar middle move, but he’s so sharp now that his fifth in a row seems within reach. 9-2 may entice me.

PAPI CHULLO: Flourished at Belmont with two dominating wins against weaker with new trainer Gary Contessa after being ac-quired by Winning Move Stable. But he tries two turns here, and he’s only 1-for-14 in such races; 4-for-5 around one. Looks worth taking a stand against, unless he’s 7-1.

BRASS HAT: Would be a nice story clinching a Classic spot in his second start after a year off due to a fractured sesamoid. He made some headlines with a record-setting performance in his 1 1/16-mile win at Churchill, but the speed-fig guys were not at all impressed. Seems to me that he’d be hard pressed to win even off his best career form, though note that his best race was in the slop so he could move up if the track comes up wet. 20-1.

FAIRBANKS: A Gr. I Whitney win to declare on a stallion ad could help Team Valor go a long way toward recouping its $1.85 million investment in this 4-year old son of Giant’s Causeway. It was at this 9-furlong distance at which he excelled at Santa Anita. He then ran well enough for second in the 1 1/4-mile Suburban to suggest he can again get a share cutting back and returning to the scene of his nine length win last year. Likely to face pace pressure, but the 20-1 morning line seems about five points too high.

WANDERIN BOY: It was just a year ago that he was giving Invasor a tussle in the Pimlico Special (and just a year ago that there was a Pimlico Special). But his recent form is lacking, despite a win in the slop two back in the Alysheba. Need 25-1 to wander over to bet this one.

SUN KING: Has just not been the same since his gut-wrenching loss to Invasor in last year’s edition of this race. He’s been a big disappointment since, unable to conjure up the late burst that led him to the brink of Gr. I glory last year, and burning money in the process. Like his stablemate Wanderin Boy, he has a sharp work over the track. But Nick Zito needs more out of the 5-year old son of Charismatic if he’s to once again compete at this level. 15-1.

MAGNA GRADUATE: Rebounded from his ignominious seasonal return in the Donn to fall just a neck short of his matching his career zenith, his three consecutive graded stakes wins in the fall of 2005. Garrett Gomez took a different tack, riding him for the first time in his narrow Foster loss, making a big run from farther back. That might serve him well here in his first try over the track. I’d toss my cap and gown in the ring at 5-1.

STUDENT COUNCIL: Just missed against Brass Hat in that one’s aforementioned return, and consistently puts forth an honest ef-fort. Nice works over the track since shipping up from Churchill, but seems up against it here. 35-1.

DIAMOND STRIPES: Handled his quick ascent to Gr. I company with aplomb, checking in close behind Flashy Bull in the Foster after some late bumping in only his fifth lifetime start. His win in the Pegasus at the Meadowlands last fall really points him out to me. He was significantly wide throughout both turns after encoun-tering early traffic, and reported home smartly in a final furlong of 12 1/5 seconds. Richard Dutrow could have him poised for a top effort in his third start of the year, on a track where he won at this distance last year. I’m all in at 4-1.

DRY MARTINI: Has won three in a row, most recently in the Corn-husker at Prairie Meadows, closing strongly in 11.4 seconds to get up over a couple of nice runners in Silent Pleasure and Patriot Act. Not much bad to be said, other than the somewhat softer company he’s kept. Would want to see 15-1 against these.

LAWYER RON: Simply ran out of ground against the loose leader Gottcha Gold in the Salvatore Mile. And though it’s little consola-tion to those who backed him at 1-10, the effort confirmed his sharp form and preference for two turns. Now he stretches out to arguably his best distance after two solid five furlong works. John Velazquez is back on board, and he’s managed to get this notori-ously difficult-to-handle horse to make one big late run, which he may have to do starting from the 11 post. I get the feeling he’ll win a big race one of these days, and this is one in which, other than the post, he seems to fit quite well. I’ll take the case at 9-2.

AWESOME TWIST: Picked up the pieces with a late run from far back in the Tom Fool after High Finance put away Commentator. Strategy served him better in one-turn races. On the plus side, he runs well second off the layoff. But this seems too much to ask, and not worth betting under 30-1.

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The 2006 DianaAngara

Her kids are gonna love the turf. Retired at the end of last year (following a fourth in the Flower Bowl and an eighth in the E.P. Taylor at Woodbine) Angara was bred to Irish turf god Montjeu. With mom a winner of two Grade I stakes on the lawn (the Diana and the 2005 Beverly D.) and pop the leading Irish stallion – winner of six top-level stakes in Ireland, England and France – high expectations for the forthcoming foal aren’t unfounded. Angara, who traveled to Ireland’s Coolmore Stud for the mating, was already a world traveler. Bred in Great Britain, she raced in France, Canada, Kentucky and all over New York. Purchased by the Sangster family’s Swettenham Stud prior to the 2006 campaign, she retired with six wins from 21 races and earnings of $1,101,700.

The 2006 Go For WandSpun Sugar

Spun Sugar has gone home. Retired at the end of 2006, the Frank Stronach home-bred returned to Adena Springs, where she’s been bred to A.P. Indy. The Go For Wand was the filly’s second Grade I of the season (and jockey Mike Luzzi’s first Grade I win at the Spa since Kiri’s Clown in the 1995 Sword Dancer). But the rest of the year was sort of a downer for a 4-year-old who’d missed the board just once in 11 lifetime starts. If there’s such a thing as a game eighth, that was her in Keenel-and’s Spinster, finishing just 3 1/2 lengths behind Asi Siempre. But the Breeders’ Cup Distaff was the more common type of eighth, way back and non-factor. Still, she more than earned her trip back to the farm.

The 2006 A.G. VanderbiltWar Front

To call War Front an old warhorse is perhaps trite, but the 4-year-old spent a career battling, fighting foes down the stretch and foot problems in the barn. Last seen at Saratoga breaking his maiden by 11 1/2 (over Master Command, as it were), he expe-rienced a frustrating 2006 campaign, finishing second by a neck, a length and a neck, almost catching Silver Train in the Tom Fool. Despite wearing a synthetic shoe over a bad bruise on his left-front hoof, he had his way and his day in the Vanderbilt. But he was to be disappointed again, running second in the Forego and the Vosburgh, then finishing seventh in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint to close out the year. Claiborne Farm purchased the breeding rights to the son of Danzig from owner/breeder Joe Allen, and he now stands at Claiborne – where he was foaled and raised – for $12,500.

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Invasor

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none of us ride a whole lot different, but there are decisions to be made. Rac-es you get a beat a head, maybe if you were a little more responsive instead of thinking about what you were going to do, you might win a few more.”

Gomez won 4-of-6 on Friday’s card, including two stakes for Clement. None of the rides compared to his maneuver-ing of Rutherienne. Clement left the tactics up to Gomez, who decided to drop over from the 10-hole. Into the first turn, only Lady Attack and second-choice Good Mood lagged behind Ru-therienne. Gomez kept an eye on them and by the time the field reached the three-eighths pole, it was decision time.

“I was creeping up on them, I kept wanting to wheel her out and work my way to the outside, but as I was staying down inside, I kept gaining on them and throwing myself up into a wall,” Gomez said. “One would feather out, then an-other would feather out, then another, I

said this is going to be difficult, I’m go-ing to be 10 wide. Just as I was thinking, ‘OK, what do I do now?’ Javier (Castel-lano) made a decision to drop back in, he saw something I couldn’t see through there, when he did that I said I’m going to follow him.”

Castellano guided Red Birkin inside but she flattened out as Gomez saw ex-actly what he wanted, an open passing lane on the inside of leader Classic Neel. Rutherienne was through and sprinting to the wire while Lady Attack and Sharp Susan were still trying to pick up what they lost on the turn.

“She’s talented and she’s got that spur-of-the-moment usage that you need. If you need a little bit, she’s so small, you can just give her her head and she hits little gears,” Gomez said. “Any time you’re in a big field, you need little spurts to help guide your way through traffic. With her being so small, it makes her a little more tactical. She’s a little bitty thing – my daughter’s pony might be bigger than her. She’s a talented filly, she’s not very big and you always kind of question, ‘Can she do this?’ Then she runs through it like it’s nothing.”

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Rewrite earned a bit of bubbly after she scored in the sixth race, the $80,000 Dinner Diamond Stakes.

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ture is paying dividends these days and Johnson’s Amherst Stable was a will-ing recipient Friday. Carrying on the stable that her father, Hall of Fame trainer P.G. Johnson started and made famous, Johnson has long been high on Rewrite ($9.80), a 4-year-old daughter of Belmont Stakes winner Editor’s Note trained by Christophe Clement.

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“I was pretty nervous but Garrett seemed cool all the way around,” said Johnson between sips of champagne. “This season I think she ran well in her two prior starts, but there were a few reasons she didn’t win. Today was just great. We just go with what Christophe says and we will see how she comes back. She likes to have some time be-tween her races.”

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• Things got even closer to home when Bella Attrice ($6.10) closed pow-erfully under Eibar Coa to win the fi-nale for state-bred maidens. Owned by the Saratoga-based syndicates Just Jackie Stables, Our Blue Streaks Stable,

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HAMTECH Stable and Bliss Reading and Racing Stable, she won for the first time in eight lifetime starts.

The 4-year-old daughter of Tomor-rows Cat ran away from the field in mid-stretch to win by more than 3 lengths. It was a long time in coming, but frustra-tions were soon forgotten amidst a wild celebration in the winner’s circle.

“To win at Saratoga, this is just great, I can’t even describe it,” said part-own-er Dan Sader. “It’s fabulous to win one for the hometown. This filly has been close, running second four times, but this is just great. I’ve got my daughter Jackie here with me, so everybody has been able to enjoy it.”

• Spirit Of Gulch ($8.60) got the twi-light card underway, taking the first, a $50,000 starter allowance race. Under Kent Desormeaux she continued the seasonal trend, rallying from well off the pace and in the middle of the track. Gary Contessa, fresh off his success as leading trainer at Belmont’s spring/sum-mer meet, won for the second time.

• “Two times, two times,” Javier Castellano said after dismounting from Laurie’s Lion ($27.40) in the second for state-bred maidens.

The winning jock was relating the number of times he was thrown from the rambunctious 2-year-old Catienus gelding prior to the start. It didn’t mat-ter though, as Laurie’s Lion, trained by John Destefano Jr., rocketed out of the gate and never looked back, despite a few anxious moments in deep-stretch.

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2ND. 5 1/2 fURLONGS. 2YO. NY BRED. mSW. PURSE $56,000.1 Laurie’s Lion Castellano J J 27.40 13.40 5.808 Cape of Storms Albarado R J 5.60 3.203 Yukon Gold Rush Bejarano R 2.80Finish Time: 1:05.16

Trainer: John Destefano Jr. Owner: Jujugen Stable and Goldkap Stable.Dk.B./Br.c.2 Catienus-A Shaky Queen, Wavering Monarch.

Bred by Martin Scheinman (NY).$2 Exacta 1-8 Paid $172.50; $2 Quinella 1-8 Paid $67.50; $2 Trifecta 1-8-3 Paid $546.00; $2 Daily Double (1-1) Paid $96.50

3RD. 7 fURLONGS. 4&UP. AOC 100,000. PURSE $74,100.3 Like Now Desormeaux K J 7.50 3.90 out2 Southern Missile Hill C 4.80 out4 City Weekend Rose J outFinish Time: 1:22.25

Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin. Owner: John Dillon.B.g.4 Jules-Can’t Bluff Me, Pine Bluff.

Bred by John Dillon (FLA).$2 Exacta 3-2 Paid $31.00

4TH. 6 fURLONGS. f&m. 3&UP. mSW. PURSE $62,000.4 Sequoia Queen Gomez G K 10.40 6.70 5.307 Golden Horseshoe Bracetty J A 28.80 12.602 Sunshine for Life Luzzi M J 13.60Finish Time: 1:11.53

Trainer: Steve Asmussen. Owner: Stonestreet StableDk.B./Br.f.3 Forestry-Barefoot Dyana, Dynaformer.

Bred by Joselito Millan (KY).$2 Exacta 4-7 Paid $388.00; $2 Quinella 4-7 Paid $183.50; $2 Trifecta 4-7-2 Paid $4,823.00; $2 Pick 3 (1-3-4) 3 Correct Paid $795.00

5TH. 5 1/2 fURLONGS. TURf. 3&UP. ALW. PURSE $67,000.9 Emirates to Dubai Gomez G K 4.00 3.30 2.704 Gold Trippi Castellano J J 7.20 4.808 Unaffected Bejarano R 7.90Finish Time: 1:01.71

Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor. Owner: Godolphin Racing.Ch.c.4 Storm Cat-Morn of Song, Blushing Groom (FR).

Bred by Darley (KY).$2 Exacta 9-4 Paid $26.00; $2 Trifecta 9-4-8 Paid $363.00; $2 Pick 3 (3-4-9) 3 Correct Paid $114.50; $2 Pick 4 (1-3-4-9) 4 Correct Paid $2,518.00

6TH. THE DINNER DIAmOND. 1 mILE. TURf. f&m. 3&UP. NY BRED. PURSE $83,500.5 Rewrite Gomez G K 9.80 5.10 3.903 Half Heaven Dominguez R A 7.30 4.606 Iron Goddess Hill C 5.60Finish Time: 1:35.15

Trainer: Christophe Clement. Owner: Amherst Stable.Ch.f.4 Editor’s Note-Fickle Friends, Demons Begone.

Bred by Amherst Stable (NY).$2 Exacta 5-3 Paid $76.00; $2 Trifecta 5-3-6 Paid $360.00; $2 Pick 3 (4-9-5) 3 Correct Paid $130.00

7TH. 6 fURLONGS. f&m. 3&UP. AOC 50,000. PURSE $69,000.2 More Angels Velazquez J R 24.80 11.60 6.509 Dixie Dawn Trujillo E 9.70 7.004 Gem Sleuth Leparoux J R 3.70Finish Time: 1:10.56

Trainer: Bruce Levine. Owner: Roddy Valente.B.f.4 Slew of Angels-Falmora, Falstaff.Bred by Madera Thoroughbreds (CAL).

$2 Exacta 2-9 Paid $238.00; $2 Trifecta 2-9-4 Paid $1,121.00; $2 Daily Double (5-2) Paid $139.50; $2 Pick 3 (9-5-2) 3 Correct Paid $328.50; $2 Superfecta 2-9-4-5 Paid $3,432.00

8TH. THE LAkE GEORGE (GR. III). 1 1/16 mILES. TURf. fILLIES. 3YO. PURSE $115,100.10 Rutherienne Gomez G K 7.50 4.30 3.106 Lady Attack Borel C H 9.40 6.507 Sharp Susan Desormeaux K J 5.30Finish Time: 1:40.34

Trainer: Christophe Clement. Owner: Virginia Kraft Payson.Dk.B./Br.f.3 Pulpit-Ruthian, Rahy.

Bred by Payson Stud (KY).$2 Exacta 10-6 Paid $94.50; $2 Trifecta 10-6-7 Paid $727.00; $2 Grand Slam (4/8/9-3/5/6-2/4/9-10) Paid $65.50; $2 Superfecta 10-6-7-8 Paid $2,966.00

9TH. 1 1/16 mILES. TURf. f&m. 3&UP. NY BRED. mSW. PURSE $57,000.12 Bella Attrice Coa E M 6.10 3.80 2.7011 Money Oriented Borel C H 24.60 12.004 A Million Demons Jara F 8.50Finish Time: 1:43.85

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Saratoga Results

How We DidRACE 1: Gary Contessa’s Spirit Of Gulch stirred up the echoes in the opener and got us started with an $8.60 winner.RACE 2: Third choice finished second.RACE 3: Top pick finished third, second selection scratched and third choice finished second.RACE 4: Second selection won.RACE 5: We booked a seat on the Chalk Express, as Emirates To Dubai carried us to a $4.00 score.RACE 6: Second choice finished, well, second while third pick won.RACE 7: Third pick finished second.RACE 8: Top choice ran third while second pick won.RACE 9: Third string took top honors.

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July 26, 1962: Jockey Angel Cordero Jr. rode his first winner in the U.S., Counterate, at Aqueduct Racetrack.July 26, 1973: The New York Racing Association and the Philip Morris Corporation announced the inaugural Marlboro Cup, a race to feature Secretariat and his stablemate, Riva Ridge, that would be run Sept. 15 at Belmont Park.July 27, 1973: In preparation for the Aug. 4 Whitney Stakes, Secretariat worked a mile at Saratoga Racecourse in 1:34 over a muddy track. His workout time was 4/5 of a second lower than the 55-year-old track record for the distance. He galloped out another eighth of a mile for a final time of 1:47 4/5, which was 2/5 of a second lower than the track record.July 27, 2004: Tim Smith, first-ever Commissioner of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, resigned his position, effective Sept. 1. D.G. Van Clief, Jr. was named his successor. July 28, 1951: Citation, then the world’s leading money-winning Thoroughbred, was paraded before a crowd of 28,000 at Arlington Park in his last public appearance at a track before being retired to stud.

July 28, 1987: Jockey Angel Cordero Jr. won his 6,000th victory in the Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park aboard Lost Kitty. He was the fourth rider in racing history to accomplish that feat.July 29, 1953: Jockey Walter Blum rode his first career winner at Saratoga Racecourse.July 29, 1972: In preparation for a July 31 race at Saratoga, Sec-retariat went three furlongs in :35.July 29, 1973: Jockey Pat Day rode his first career winner, For-blunged, in a $2,000 claiming race at Prescott Downs, Prescott, Ariz. His mount earned $347—the winner’s share of the $631 purse.July 29, 1995: Jockey Russell Baze won his 5,000th career vic-tory, aboard Cyrus Says, in the sixth race at Sonoma County Fair. He was the 15th rider to reach that plateau.July 29, 2004: Jockey John Velazquez earned the 3,000 victory of his career in the second race at Saratoga aboard Runingfor-president.July 30, 1870: Monmouth Park opened with a five day race meet.July 31, 1972: Secretariat, ridden for the first time by Ron Tur-cotte, won his second victory in three starts, on opening day at Saratoga Racecourse. The pair were sent off at odds of 2-5.

Aug. 1, 1945: Open racing resumed in place of the war-time re-stricted, or zoned, system in England.Aug. 2, 1864: America’s oldest Thoroughbred racetrack, Saratoga Racecourse, opened its inaugural meet with four days of racing. Since then it has been the site of some of racing’s most famous upsets. Man o’ War suffered his only loss in 21 starts while racing at Saratoga, and Triple Crown champion Gallant Fox was defeated by a 100-1 shot named Jim Dandy in Saratoga’s 1930 Travers, prompting the track to be called “the graveyard of favorites.”Aug. 2, 1969: Jockey Robyn Smith, one of the first female jockeys in the U.S., won her first career race, at Ferndale.Aug. 2, 2004: Smarty Jones, 2004 Kentucky and Preakness win-ner, was retired from racing to stand at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Ky. Aug. 3, 1989: Jockey Jorge Velasquez notched his 6,000th career victory aboard three-year-old filly Maddie Bumpo in the third race at Arlington International Racecourse.Aug. 3, 2000: Fred. W. Hooper, who won the 1945 Kentucky Derby with the first horse he ever owned and went on to develop one of Florida’s leading racing and breeding operations, died in his sleep in Miami, at the age of 102.

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Sometimes you have to ask it straight. “Stan, have you sold that horse yet?”Stan Hough laughed.“No,” he said, “but there have been a lot of

calls.”The question came two days after Hough unleashed

Sargent Seattle for his career debut. Hough primes youngsters like STP primes tanks.

The 2-year-old son of Vindication didn’t let him down, stalking the pace and sauntering to an impressive win on Opening Day.

That’s when Hough’s phone starting ringing – see, Hough has more “For Sale” signs than a real estate agent. In his book, every horse is for sale. A few years back, he cut loose a first-time starter by Forestry on Travers Day. Discreet Cat won easily and was gone, sold to Dodolphin for world-wide fame.

Just like Sargent Seattle, Discreet Cat was owned by Joyce Robsham.

But for now, Sargent Seattle is staying put. “He did it right. He’s got

some talent. I couldn’t have been happier,” Hough said. “She doesn’t really want to sell him, she wants to race the horse. She did sell the one horse, Discreet Cat – it was just the right thing to do. She did it once but she’s not in it for the money like me. I’m in it to make those big sales.”

Hough started out at River Downs in 1966, 18 years old and scrapping for

every meal. He started a family young and learned that there was one sure-fire way to make money in this business – always sell.

“I came up at as cheap a track as you can find, you learn those kinds of things, to eat. You had to sell something to pay the bills,” Hough said. “I learned the hard way, this is all I’ve done my whole life, the sale is an accomplishment. To me, it’s like winning the Derby. That’s the game to me. You like to train good horses but there’s always another bunch coming. It’s a business, it’s not just a game to me. I’ve done really good in this game by that theory and it’s too late for me to switch now.”

Hough remains realistic. He roots for Discreet Cat, would root for Sargent Seattle if he sold him. No regrets.

“Obviously you love the horses, the good ones and the cheap ones, but to me, the longevity of the horse, if you get three years you’re lucky,” Hough said. “They’re passing through. I had some horses who sold well, all those horses I owned pieces of . . . in this game 99 out of 100 times you should have taken the money.”

Hough used to own all or a piece of most of his stock and says he’s never turned down a fair offer. He’s moved away from owning a bunch of horses. Now, he trains 37 horses for a couple of steady clients like Robsham and Cobra Farm. If they want to sell, he certainly doesn’t talk them out of it, earning a com-mission just like if he trained the horse to win a race. Hough has a sales record that eBay would be proud of, selling good horses for good clients to good clients. Horses like Discreet Cat, Proud Appeal, Irish Tower, Caller ID, You And I . . . the next one could be in to-day. Fans get romantic about keeping horses running or keeping horses on this continent. Not Hough.

“They hate to see them retired early but the money in this game right now is the developing of stallions,” Hough said. “They’re breeding 150 mares now, it’s astronomical what they can make, the earlier they get to the breeding shed, the better off everybody is fi-nancially. When they’re at the top of the game, when they’ve done something great, pretty much all they can do is go the other way.”

Maybe Sargent Seattle is different. Hough put up $475,000 of Robsham’s money at the Keeneland Sep-tember Sales for the colt.

“Her whole life is racing, she loves the racing, she’s just a wonderful, wonderful lady,” Hough said. “He’s a May foal, he was kind of getting ready early and he had a couple of little setbacks, he’s not a real big horse, we waited a little bit, he could have run at Bel-mont but decided to wait for here. I had him up here early, this is home for him, he didn’t have to ship. He came out of the race good, as we know he’ll have to keep stepping it up from here, it will only get tougher from here.”

Whether Hough – or someone else – is training him.

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