Saratoga Saratoga Report #4 August 12, 2014 Saratoga Saratoga Report #4 August 12, 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: Seek Again (KY) – How much the best was this horse on Saturday in the Fourstardave? He was trapped on the inside the entire stretch with nowhere to go, was check hard, then somehow finally found a way through on the rail to win by a neck. It was one of the most relentless stretch runs I’ve seen in some time, and give him his second graded stakes win this year. Obviously the question now is can he beat Wise Dan…the gap may be narrowing. – 2nd Star: Cavorting (KY) – I Spent It probably got more post race hype, but lets be clear to point out that Cavorting ran the Adirondack in a faster time than I Spent It ran the Saratoga Special. You could tell after her maiden win that she was going to be something special, but her Adirondack win was even better considering the star filled field she beat. Look for her to go straight to Grade 1 company next time out, as she’s well on her way to the Breeders Cup. – 3rd Star: I Spent It (KY) – What a huge effort it was for I Spent It in the Saratoga Special. While looking completely trapped on the inside he was finally able to make his way through on the rail and run away to an easy victory. Perhaps the second place finisher Mr. Z never saw him come through on the inside, but you have to give credit to the young horse for having the guts to go inside horses in only his second start. The sky could be the limit as this horse will stretch out well. Flop of the Week – Silver Max (KY) – After a huge 2014 debut race from him, he regressed big time on Saturday in the Fourstardave. Like normal, Silver Max went right to the front only this time he quickly faded to sixth in the stretch instead of going wire to wire for the win. His opening fractions were solid and he did have some pressure on the turn, but still you expected him to have a little left down the stretch This was clearly a bounce. Trainer Standings Rank Trainer Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Total $ Per Start $ Win% Top3 Top3% 1 Todd A. Pletcher 71 19 14 8 $1,573,862 $NaN 27% 41 58% 2 Chad C. Brown 49 10 10 10 $906,120 $NaN 20% 30 61% 3 William I. Mott 39 8 5 5 $853,328 $NaN 21% 18 46% 4 H. Graham Motion 41 7 6 6 $663,897 $NaN 17% 19 46% 4 Michael J. Maker 30 7 5 3 $403,956 $NaN 23% 15 50% 6 Linda Rice 34 6 3 3 $576,893 $NaN 18% 12 35% 6 George Weaver 27 6 3 6 $365,948 $NaN 22% 15 56% 6 Rudy R. Rodriguez 40 6 6 8 $356,572 $NaN 15% 20 50% 9 Anthony W. Dutrow 17 5 2 1 $614,583 $NaN 29% 8 47% 9 James A. Jerkens 15 5 1 2 $607,104 $NaN 33% 8 53% 9 Claude R. McGaughey III 25 5 2 5 $409,183 $NaN 20% 12 48% 9 Wesley A. Ward 28 5 4 2 $310,357 $NaN 18% 11 39% 9 Michael E. Hushion 22 5 3 1 $307,085 $NaN 23% 9 41% 9 Gary C. Contessa 46 5 4 7 $300,097 $NaN 11% 16 35% Jockey Standings Rank Jockey Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Total $ Per Start $ Win% Top3 Top3% 1 Javier Castellano 131 35 22 18 $2,652,516 $NaN 27% 75 57% 2 Irad Ortiz, Jr. 134 23 27 17 $2,467,467 $NaN 17% 67 50% 3 John R. Velazquez 122 20 22 16 $1,734,552 $NaN 16% 58 48% 4 Joel Rosario 109 18 13 18 $1,795,754 $NaN 17% 49 45% 4 Jose L. Ortiz 114 18 11 17 $1,186,864 $NaN 16% 46 40% 6 Cornelio H. Velasquez 60 12 5 6 $760,570 $NaN 20% 23 38% 7 Luis Saez 96 11 14 12 $1,238,756 $NaN 11% 37 39% 8 Junior Alvarado 67 10 13 5 $1,428,463 $NaN 15% 28 42% 8 Rajiv Maragh 75 10 8 12 $1,048,099 $NaN 13% 30 40% 10 Jose Lezcano 77 9 11 13 $759,792 $NaN 12% 33 43% Preview to Next Week Wed., Aug. 13 Troy $100,000 3&UP 5 1/2 (Turf) Thu., Aug. 14 Saratoga Dew (NYB) $100,000 F&M 3&UP 1 1/8 (Dirt) Fri., Aug. 15 John Morrissey (NYB) $100,000 3&UP 6 1/2 Furlongs (Dirt) Sat., Aug. 16 Knob Creek Lake Placid II $300,000 F3YO 1 1/8 (Turf) Sat., Aug. 16 Alabama I $600,000 F3YO 1 1/4 (Dirt) Sun., Aug. 17 Sword Dancer Invitational I $500,000 3&UP 1 1/2 (Turf) Sun., Aug. 17 Alydar* $100,000 4&UP 1 1/8 (Dirt) Mon., Aug. 18 Summer Colony $100,000 F&M 3&UP 1 1/8 (Dirt)
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