Saratoga Saratoga Report #6 August 26, 2014 Saratoga Saratoga Report #6 August 26, 2014 By: Aaron Halterman twitterfacebooklinkedinemail Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: V. E. Day (KY) – I was there in person when V. E. Day won the Curlin Stakes, and I really didn’t give him much of a thought after that race. It was a three way photo that day with none of three running what I’d call a great race. Fast forward four weeks later and he’s winning the Travers…that’s horse racing! It’s obvious this horse has a nose for the wire as he’s won four straight races by a total of 3 lengths! If he can keep to his recent winning ways he’ll have a shot to become the best 3 year old on the east coast. – 2nd Star: Artemis Agrotera (NY) – This was an eye catching performance and on any other weekend she would be the number one star. She made the Ballerina Stakes her second grade 1 win, and you would think she’d be one of the few favorites for the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Sprint now. It was nice to see former champion My Miss Aurelia run well in this one, but she was absolutely no match for Artemis Agrotera. – 3rd Star: The Big Beast (MD) – The big horse with the giant strides was just able to get up in time to win the King’s Bishop. As well as he ran in that race, he actually could have taken a step backwards off his last huge effort last time out and STILL won the race. He’s certainly moving up the ranks as on of the top sprinters in America, and could get even better with each race. Flop of the Week – Bayern (KY) – Once again a Haskell winner came to the Spa as the favorite, and once again they failed badly. Bayern folded up shop early in the stretch, and faded to finish last in Travers on Saturday. The rumors have been flying about whether it was the distance or the 72 hour security that made Bayern bounce over the moon…I guess we’ll never know. The “Bayern horse” twitter account has been quiet since the loss, which is probably a welcoming to all that follow him. Trainer Standings Rank Trainer Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Total $ Per Start $ Win% Top3 Top3% 1 Todd A. Pletcher 109 22 23 12 $2,390,688 $NaN 20% 57 52% 2 Chad C. Brown 80 18 12 13 $1,473,484 $NaN 23% 43 54% 3 William I. Mott 68 12 11 9 $1,664,659 $NaN 18% 32 47% 4 H. Graham Motion 58 10 7 7 $1,132,687 $NaN 17% 24 41% 5 James A. Jerkens 23 9 4 2 $1,805,454 $NaN 39% 15 65% 5 Rudy R. Rodriguez 60 9 8 11 $527,769 $NaN 15% 28 47% 5 Bruce R. Brown 53 9 2 14 $514,720 $NaN 17% 25 47% 5 Bruce N. Levine 35 9 5 4 $463,003 $NaN 26% 18 51% 9 Kiaran P. McLaughlin 39 8 8 4 $920,467 $NaN 21% 20 51% 9 Claude R. McGaughey III 39 8 4 6 $854,531 $NaN 21% 18 46% 9 Gary C. Contessa 74 8 11 8 $603,863 $NaN 11% 27 36% 9 George Weaver 41 8 4 8 $507,750 $NaN 20% 20 49% 9 Michael J. Maker 40 8 6 5 $458,812 $NaN 20% 19 48% Jockey Standings Rank Jockey Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Total $ Per Start $ Win% Top3 Top3% 1 Javier Castellano 197 50 32 28 $4,556,361 $NaN 25% 110 56% 2 Irad Ortiz, Jr. 214 45 37 27 $3,943,924 $NaN 21% 109 51% 3 John R. Velazquez 181 30 37 21 $3,301,679 $NaN 17% 88 49% 3 Joel Rosario 171 30 22 29 $3,085,985 $NaN 18% 81 47% 5 Jose L. Ortiz 179 28 16 24 $2,148,225 $NaN 16% 68 38% 6 Rajiv Maragh 125 19 18 19 $2,544,768 $NaN 15% 56 45% 7 Cornelio H. Velasquez 100 16 11 10 $1,181,741 $NaN 16% 37 37% 8 Junior Alvarado 117 15 23 13 $1,944,727 $NaN 13% 51 44% 9 Luis Saez 137 14 20 12 $1,540,426 $NaN 10% 46 34% 10 Jose Lezcano 112 13 16 18 $1,378,610 $NaN 12% 47 42% 10 Rosie Napravnik 81 13 8 15 $1,084,904 $NaN 16% 36 44% 10 Manuel Franco 119 13 13 13 $841,685 $NaN 11% 39 33% Preview to Next Week Wed., Aug. 27 P. G. Johnson $100,000 F2YO 1 1/16 (Turf) Thu., Aug. 28 With Anticipation II $200,000 2YO 1 1/16 (Turf) Fri., Aug. 29 Riskaverse $100,000 F3YO 1 Mile (Turf) Sat., Aug. 30 Prioress II $300,000 F3YO 6 Furlongs (Dirt) Sat., Aug. 30 Bernard Baruch Handicap II $250,000 3&UP 1 1/16 (Turf) Sat., Aug. 30 Forego I $500,000 3&UP 7 Furlongs (Dirt) Sat., Aug. 30 Woodward I $600,000 3&UP 1 1/8 (Dirt) Sun., Aug. 31 Spinaway I $350,000 F2YO 7 Furlongs (Dirt) Sun., Aug. 31 Glens Falls III $150,000 F&M 3&UP 1 3/8 (Turf) Mon., Sep. 1 Saranac III $300,000 3YO 1 1/8 (Turf) Mon., Sep. 1 Hopeful I $350,000 2YO 7 Furlongs (Dirt)
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