Saratoga Live - August 23, 2024

they're off at [Music] [Applause] Saratoga Eve of the Travers look at that shot gorgeous Saratoga race course this is Saratoga live part by America's best racing For the Love of the race visit America's Best racing. net today technical difficulties as I knock my mic off great start to the broadcast live look Saratoga what a day pristine conditions for tht racing on the eve of the 155th running of the Draft Kings Travers the colors of archangelo last year's winner what will that canoe look like on Sunday morning think we have the mic straightened out welcome everyone I'm LEF Pai from The Paddock it's so easy to get excited about everything happening tomorrow the five grade One races the Travers the story lines the Philly torpedo Anna Etc but we have a very good Friday program on T we're going to be here for a good time and a long time 12 races on the card headlined by the personal ins and there's the field compact field of Five Mile in an eigh half million doll purse defending champ idiomatic 6 to5 Morning Line favorite dual grade 1 winner randomize right next door as I welcome in my friends and colleagues fortime breeders Cup champion writer reie Mirage guy who's going to be in a dunk tank a little bit later on Jonathan kinchin gentlemen the personal inin of JK what is the most intriguing aspect of the Friday feature well I it's the question of whether or not it's The Changing of the Guard right I mean idiomatic the champion last year and now you've got randomized who's beat her once this year and is randomized going to beat her again and if so then randomized becomes that kind of leader in the clubhouse to be the the top of that division so I think the the the conversation definitely starts between those two Phillies Joel Rosario rides randomized lonu on idiomatic what is the key for both Riders to put their terrific Mayors in the best position to win I mean I am so intrigued by the tactics that are going to be employed in this race because um if I'm Joel Rosario and I'm on the outside here the last thing I'd want to happen about randomized is have to become the hunted to have um idiomatic outside of him Purge outside of him so I think Joel is going to actually try to stay wide and force floron to make some tough decisions whether to come up on the inside and try to engage him early so I'm really intrigued to see what kind of tactics these guys are going to use in this race first of six grade One races over the next 24 hours today's race is brought to you by Clayburn Farm early pick five starts uh in moments 3 minutes out race one uh first of two stakes races smart and fancy race five and the grade one personal ins in race 10 Post Time 5:43 Eastern John Deere track conditions main track is fast Turf course is plural are firm field for the first of 12 what better way to start a terrific day of racing 2-year-old Phillies Maiden special weight six furong Sprint field and updated odds at the bottom stunner even money with about 2 minutes to post these Phillies warming up as we welcome ACAA come on to the broadcast standing by front side Acacia what are these 2-year-old Phillies show you pre- rce well lefy you cannot name a 2-year-old stunner unless she's a looker and that's exactly what your favorite is she's a very physically mature daughter of gerin for one that there's not a ton of pedigree to go with on the bottom side the dam was 0 for one or only start on the turf but look at how she framed up out on the track she was very quiet back in the padic so I'd kind of reserved judgment about her until I saw her out on the track Flav Flav and Pratt took her right away for spirited solo warmup and she came back to him beautifully moving really well out there um she's coming in from Kentucky so don't know much about the workouts but the pattern has been strong and it looks like she has tipped her hand in the morning as Todd Pletcher sends out too we'll start with the four ice cream boat she was purchased as a weanling in fact for 150,000 and you can understand with the pedigree by outwork who these connections campaign and she's a half to grade one winner chocolate gelato who won the frette as a 2-year-old and she look looks just like chocolate gelato a very tall leggy type of Philly she was a little bit green back in the paddock kind of screaming a little bit when first coming in she settled nicely overall I do think mentally she might need a race and maybe strengthen up a little bit but watching her uh workouts on xbtv she was breaking from the gate outside of an unra 3-year-old and just far out broke that one moving away from her competition does come in off backto back gate workout say is her stablemate looks like there's the makings of a good one there the other Todd Pletcher Runner is the daughter of moli hey every buy as she went 10 flat at the OBS April 2-year-old sale high-headed in that work never switched leads though she went quick visually not my favorite but she comes in and actually physically looks the stronger of the two Todd petchers she's really wellb built really powerful for kind of these earlier um 2-year-olds maybe she's just a little bit further along though there could be a bit more class and quality to her stablemate and then finally the three sends of parole for Chad Brown this one uh very quiet back in the padic I wanted was not totally sold on her but she was much better out on the track had a big warmup under I Ortiz you can see she's gotten a bit hot but that's after that warmup I'm not mad at that at all given how well she moved out there I thought at first she wasn't totally clued in but a a switch has flipped out on the track leit as she knows what her job is game time approaching he knows something about tip off in Game Time Rick patino on hand this a kind of weekend JK that that is going to lure the Stars the a-listers at Saratoga for Travers weekend absolutely I mean it's it's it's uh you know outside of like Breeders Cup Day Derby Day this is one of the best weekends best week best days in racing right the grade ones the superstars that are lined up the eventual Champions the past champions uh doesn't get much better than this the who's who's of horse racing is going to congregate here this weekend and see who's going to take down some of these top prizes in this sport within the racing World outside the racing world and everybody locked in on stunner odds on four to five the first time starter for Brad Cox flobby and Pratt start of the early picked five all set for the first of 12 on Traverse E from Saratoga Frank motti standing by thank you lefi complex secret going in here's tiptop in the red and stunner will be the last one to load she walks up confidently and goes in they're in the gate and they're off hey everybody is going straight to the front SS up parle showing good speed in between horses spun candy is down at the rail in third they're followed by complex secret fourth in the early going then stunner Fifth and five lengths off to speed racing four clear of ice cream boat and tip toop at the back of the field they come past the half mile pole and hey everybody now opens up a length and a half Senza parle takes up the chase immediately a quarter went in 22 and 25th seconds and here's Senza parle right up to Hay everybody coming to the quarter pole two lengths back stunner moves into third followed on the inside by spun candy in fourth then it's two back to complex secret a quarter of a mile to go and Senza parle comes wide into the stretch but has the lead coming to the eighth Pole and is traveling beautifully say hello to Senza parle who has a seven length lead big future ahead for this daughter of Gunrunner Senza parle and a dramatic impressive performance wow stunner second hey everybody third and then ice cream boat say hello is absolutely right Frank wow sends up pole who says good night to her rivals in her debut and gallops for Chad Brown yeah she was Sensational and this was a good group I had heard a lot about the eight stunner being a runner in here and who who gets up for second but man s a parole just galloped away from him here and anytime you see irad with that shoulder tap you know he's got a ton of horse absolute superstar in the making that's got to be the most dazzling performance of any 2-year-old I've seen all year I mean she was amazing and like you said JK this was a group a splendid group of firsttime starters you know they're all coming in with high regards and she made them look like they weren't even trying I mean irad was he didn't even have to go to the crop he's just looking around for competition tapping around the shoulder seemingly she was not even in Top Gear like there was more to give how many days till the spin away it's a little tight Don Alberto stable homebred by Gunrunner out of a city a street cry mayor uh I don't think titin is going to be a problem either no I don't I don't think that'll be an issue at all uh you know it's I would imagine for a trainer for an owner when you have a gun Runner that does that on debut you know the sky is the limit we've touched on it many times CU it's such a big part of Saratoga the two-year-olds and a performance like that that lights up the track equivalent to watching college football on Saturdays and seeing certain athletes that just flash that just jump off the screen JK and you say yeah that guy we're going to watch him playing on Sundays before long yeah I mean honestly this reminds me of another 2-year-old Philly that we saw last year in ways and means right the way that she went on to Wi and that we saw her a couple weeks ago winning the grade one test so it feels like a grade one's likely in this horse's future and exciting about what this could be the start of for Sansa Perle yeah I mean the sky the limit for this one um that was just breathtaking performance and like like we've mentioned before there were some highly regarded horses coming into this race like the number eight stunner and even my topic hey everybody was working well I mean she just dismantled this field Rod Ortiz has that game face on strikes in the opener when we come back ah she's a showstopper Untouchable this season uh but this is different her run for history the test of her career tomorrow thorpedo Anna in the Travers [Music] [Music] Olympiad leads American Revolution Olympiad gets the gold in the Jockey Club Gold Cup race lens is the most indepth product in horse racing with unique features found nowhere else true odds predictive analysis and Pace projection race lens it will change the way you follow horse racing and take your game to the next level save $5 on admission when you buy in advance to witness super Philly thorpedo Ana take on the Belmont Stakes Winner dornick and the boys in the DraftKings Travers Saturday August 24th at Saratoga by now at naa.com Travers e e [Music] welcome back to Saratoga live brought to you by NA bets you can bet any track anywhere anytime get started at nairabet.com today what a way to kick off this Friday with an impressive 2-year-old Philly performance from Senza per trained by Chad Brown joining me here and Chad I loved the quote you just said me fast looking horses that are bred to run long and she definitely delivered today yeah this gun Runner has been such a great sign for everyone including us and a different kind more of a race year looking um mediumsized kind of horse but had serious gears I want to thank Don Alberto the team over there they they breed really good horses I'm lucky that I'm one of their trainers they send a couple horses to me every year and she's never worked bad this horse so I was kind of excited to get her started and it seemed like too once she got out on the track and started warming up the the light switch just flipped on and she knew it was game time yeah and she's been you know this Philly's got a spicy attitude very manageable very smart but has a you got to be careful around her which I like um she's very very much in charge anyone that works around her and uh like I said I was just very excited to get her started and I thought ired used good judgment here to just ease back down the backside I I said just teach her something thing I'm confident she's going to run well but I'd like to teach her a little something I think we accomplish that certainly an impressive debut today but coming up a little bit later on in the personal endon we're going to see one of your stable stars in randomize drawn to the outside is there kind of a game plan with the tactics for her or is it just leave it up to Joel and use that speed it's funny this really reminds me a lot of her so you know sort of a medium-sized strong fast tourus that can run long so I I was going to break running we know she likes to go to the lead and and if she gets to the lead or preferred spot that's ideal and for some reason she can't as long as we keep her face clean I think she's effective best of luck later Chad and congratulations on a nice day of you here thank you all right lefit kicking off what's bound to be a very big weekend for the brown team looking for that first Travers tomorrow Chad Brown unmatch wisdom Sierra Leon Sierra Leon later today personal Inon we'll have much more on the grade one personal Inon baraj it is difficult one start I know it's one start but it's hard not to get too excited about what we just saw from this first time starter yeah that that one start definitely puts her as on everybody's watch list as a top um two-year-old Philly it's singlehandedly the most impressive performance I've seen from any two-year-old this year um just really one that caught the eye the combination as he said Jonathan a Philly who runs fast looks fast but read to be effective at longer distances you know that's what these big weekends bring we talked about it right before they broke away from there on you know Travers weekend where all the The Who's Who of racing it's because you get to see the future in horses like this but then you also get to see the present in stars like randomized and and idiomatic so it's it's this is what Saratoga is all about what you just saw and what you're going to see for the rest of the day didn't Uncle Mo debut was it was it a Travers day like a first race or something Travers magic also I think he was defeated obviously he broke his Maiden in the Breeders coveries but I think he debuted in a Traverse race in like the first or second race guy's not scared of of uncle Mo I got lucky to beat him once Caleb's bossy in his comeback right here at Saratoga we turn the page race number two about 20 minutes to post start of the early pick four starter allowance from the Wilson shoot scratch numbers one five and nine and just music quick Philly JK 6 to5 early on yeah just music isn't that creative just feels like the best horse in this race has been running consistently ran well last time um you know drops in here for a tag dropping in uh from the nine for a long race you should be tough in here 19 minutes out much more on the second and the personal incense should be small but Mighty randomized Alabama winner Ogden fips winner on this track idiomatic defending personal inant champ and reigning Champion older Mar they'll lock up once [Music] again yeah [Music] a million doll here $1 million Milli a mil $400,000 a pie mil5 and mil 6 mil 6 $50,000 1 mil $550,000 $1,500,000 J thank you please hold your applause Char Ultra impressive day for horse racing check weekly promotions got them huge payouts you bet with nirra bets download the app today and bet on any track anywhere anytime with Live HD horse races betting tips and tutorials expert picks and more you bet with netts join now for a new member bonus at nets.com they say breed the best to the best and hope for the best Tacoma broke West well on the outside and his but you don't expect to get speed like this it is voma the one to catch voma has a five length lead in this grade one [Music] corner inside Makoma continues the battle on down at the ra it is Makoma who's going to win the metm [Music] Monmouth Park's 50 c win early pick five is one of the country's earliest pick fives making it the perfect way to get your wagering day started with a 1250 post on weekends and 2 p.m. start on Fridays the win early pick five is home to a low 15% takeout in six figure pools start your day winning early play Monmouth Parks win early pick five win early win Austin they say even the best get beat but personal inston had none of that she earned grade one wins at ages 2 and three but her Eclipse award winning four-year-old campaign was a stuff of Legend as she beat males in the 1988 Whitney handicap and ran down Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors in the mascette stakes personal Len made her final start in the 1988 Breeders Cup distaff and mounted a rally for the ages to catch Winning Colors in the final strides and become the first champion in 80 years to retire unbeaten every time you see that 88 readers cup dis stff of the mud at Churchill Downs you don't think she's going to get there you don't think she's going to call it the Derby winning Philly Winning Colors now she's just she was Sensational and you know you watch races and and uh you find a 100 million different ways horses can get beat and the fact that she went 13 for 13 is just something spectacular I mean I share that sentiment it's so hard to win any race and for her to go with an under blemish career was just truly amazing and at winning a race like this where she's running a you know she's getting fought hard toot and nails and she just showed that determination that grit that class they were both on wet tracks her Breeders Cup D stff went at Churchill Downs over Winning Colors this right here at Saratoga and when push came to shove Jonathan no matter what it was the competition it did not matter as well as whoever she was eyeballing as well as they were running she was just going to do a little bit more yeah and that's what made it probably so exciting right is the fact that you know at time she looked beat it wasn't like she was some front runner who went out there and just galloped around there and was always in control very similar to Zenyatta right like you just there's a point in every race you thought oh she's going to lose this time and uh and and you know person Lon never did Legends they don't find excuses they don't make excuses they find ways to overcome adversity and win it must have been fun for Su Mahi waking up every morning going to the the barn there's easy goer there's personal inent two of the very best alltime personal inent is grade one event her Legacy honored today field of five and a rematch idiomatic randomized head-to-head once again Ogden fips you'll see the size discrepancy randomized inside the defending champ and reigning Champion older May on the outside idiomatic how was JK how was randomized JK able to repel idiomatic on this afternoon I think she's pretty darn good that's the first reason but I also think that you know I think maybe floron has has a lot of confidence in idiomatic because she did so well last year I think that he just always kind of trust her to to get her to where she needs to be and and I think that maybe he just got a little comfortable I I I project predict he's going to be a little bit more aggressive here today well what I think with idiomatic is that floron needs to understand she's a great Philly but she doesn't have a quick acceleration she has a long stride a high cruising speed so if you try to rate her too much and then expect her to Quicken sharply she's not going to do that for you and I know that he's he's trying to figure that out because he almost um got beat last time trying to in M run in a slow pace she needs to just run her pace and and get going a bit earlier than usual speaking of which the race you're referencing mon Park to mly pitcher and idiomatic heavy heavy favorite and has to scratch and Claw and dig and do do everything she possibly can to finally finally Edge soul of an Angel at The Wire yeah while this was ugly it was a championship performance and the grit that she showed and irad did everything he could to keep florant from winning this race but idiomatic and florant got it done yeah and she overcame a lot of adversity here because irra tried to give him a sneak tactic there and Blitz by him on the turn where Sol ofan Angel has a quick acceleration and idiomatic has that high one gear kind of speed and I think Furon is he knows that now and I expect him to get her going a bit earlier today look at that list and some of the superstars older Mayors in recent years personal Inon winners crowned Champion the personal Inon coming up a little bit later on this evening a race number 10 on this eve of the Travers now all eyes tomorrow will be on the Philly and torpedo Anna and her jockey Brian Hernandez who's about to get dunked on maybe he does the dunking tomorrow but for now it's the fan turn here at Saratoga take a seat Brian Hernandez oh boy well I'm just glad that's not me why you have that look on your face JK this is wild I'm just I got to I'm going to try to not get my get my hair wet there I'm going to try not to well that's why we have the pink torpedo and a hat for you when you come back to finish up the show and my grandma has a shower cap at the house you want me to go get it for you and it's pink as well my wife's been screaming at me all day about a shower cap I'm like well it's not like it's that tight the water's not I like a swim C help to aaia in the padic Jonathan I did offer to bring a blow dryer and straightener to help out with the hair situation afterwards so don't worry we'll get you taken care of but as far as this second race is concerned Linda rice sends out too we'll start there beginning with the speedier of the two in the seven enigmatic uh this is OA did not cover her race last time seeing her two starts back and comparing her to today I am very impressed with how much she has strengthened um since being in Linda's bar now making the third start here she's one that back in June even though she won and did so impressively I just really thought that she hadn't filled out she hadn't changed much and today she's carrying great weight um she's carrying herself well here in the paddock too right to the lead last time out one thing I've noticed in her last couple of races both she has been reluctant to switch leads hanging on that inside left lead two starts back she was kind of swapping in the stretch last time tiring on the inside lead I do think a mile is better for her but that's something to keep an eye on especially with a horse that has speed and sometimes it looks like she could be home and with the presence of a stretch out like the two princess Becca the number three just music is Linda's other horse and kind of complimentary running Styles because this one is a horse that does come from a little bit off of it she leapt up at the break last time out and also broke in but still was kind of carrying that momentum forward um she too looks great as far as the conditioning that she's carrying in here here I also think a mile is better for her she'll cut back in distance a bit though she did run quite well at a mile in an eighth last time out and has been effective going longer I think the biggest thing with her for distance is that she's just so laidback and she's probably really able to reserve all of her energy to get some of those distances but from a physical perspective I do think this is the right spot for her the number four eliptic will make her second start here on the naira circuit as she ran in an off the turf race last time out though she was in the body of the field she had had obviously some good dirt races to go back on she really was bumped heart on either side and squeezed back at the start last time out just really taken out of it and kind of put behind the eightball when going a mile out of that Wilson shoot now coming back here she looks like she has strengthened up I think that physically overall she looks better than she did last time she's sharp once again much as she was in her last start one thing though she does have the the front wraps go on for the first time here today and she has a fast track that she's dealing with often times you'll see those when horses are running on a wet track so that gave me a little cause for pause and she's also gotten herself pretty warm here in the paddock so I'll watch her as the uh preliminaries go on lefit and see if she's able to keep things under wraps elliptic looking to work some of that Arrow gate magic here at Saratoga Dylan Davis to ride there's a look at an outsider and thorny Riders up Javier cost ano if there's a race at a mile and a quarter at Saratoga he knows how to win it Alabama four times and the Travers seven times a record and just a season ago what he did with archangelo history making performance Jenna anonui first female trainer to saddle an American classic race winner in the Belmont Stakes and backed that up with this performance in the Travers on route to a title yeah look Javier I mean I don't understand how he can win so many dang Mile in a quarter races grade ones here but archangelo was was a special race horse and unfortunately he didn't get to run in the classic would have loved to see what he would have done against olders in the classic but he uh he was he was on his way to doing something pretty darn special it seemed like he was just getting better and better with each race and yeah like he was on that upward trajectory and winning the Traverse we would have expected that he would have held a really strong hand going into the Breeders Cup Classic and maybe even as a four-year-old you know it's disappointing that we didn't get to see him pass that but the Travers in its own right was just such an amazing race him he's he's standing at Lane's in so hopefully we'll be able to see some of his Runners and with arate um not being around anymore either it be nice to kind of see if if he can carry on what uh what argate had give uh jav a puncher chance to knock down an eighth tomorrow and eighth Traverse I don't I I look corporate how Corporate power is a cool horse but there's four legitimately better horses than him in that race and you would think that all four of them have to not show up and on a big race like the the DraftKings Travers it feels like at least one of them's going to show up so that's the concern for me ja beat American phoh when ja won the Travers with v day I think he can win the Travers with any horse that my quarter magic at Saratoga Javier castalano post pray there's princess Beck and Kendrick Carmo cleared to the speed off the race stretching out to a mile from six furong just music 7 to five favorite Jose Ortiz just the fastest just the most consistent deserves to be the favorite in here Casa like what she saw and then elliptic Dylan Davis takes over has been having some tough trips because she's not been breaking well hope for her to break a little bit better and sit close to the PACE here thorny and Tark Angelo Castellano an tonucci chase the pon faded last time after having a wide trip we'll be looking to tuck in and make one run enigmatic likes to set the tempo yeah does have some speed but man really stopped pretty abruptly last time as an even money favorite then number eight dazzy to complete the field the Maryland bread this one has some natural early speed I expect her to at least be sitting second or third early on field for the second starter allowance mile Wilson shoot Phillies andms three-year-olds and older start of the early pick four maybe you just tuned in just joining us want to play the races don't have past performances EA has you covered free Equibase PPS you can find them along with the TV schedule at naa.com all the stats and the jockeys owners trainers not so much the owners jockeys trainers need those path performances go to nra.com sltv schedu 6 minutes out and a look there at Jose Ortiz circling back to just music who is 7 to5 why why is she the 7 to five favorite yeah she's just been consistent right she's been running faster numbers the you know speed figures is a is a conversation you'll probably hear a lot about over the next couple of days with torpedo and his speed figures being slightly slower than the boy she'll be facing just music his figures are just faster and consistently faster than these other horses she had a perfect trip this day and wasn't able to deliver the win you know she's been running consistently like you says but that knockout punch I believe is missing and when I'm looking for a horse to pick on top I want to see one that loves to win she has one win from 13 starts and seven second place finishes so I do agree that she's the horse to beat on speed figures and all that but I'm kind of looking for an alternative you like enigmatic number seven and and a tale of two races her last two starts and they came out of the same race they're coming from the same Barn enigmatic was the even money favorite last time against her where when she was 6 to1 and enigmatic chased the P made the pace going a mile and eight nine fur Longs now she cuts back a furong which I think is going to be very suitable for her she also gets princess Becca number two who has a lot of speed as a Target in here and I think she's going to just set up shop on the outside in that perfect um stock and pounds kind of situation and have first run on just music who's going to be coming from a bit off the pace and this time from the Wilson shoot to cut back in distance uh jk Are you are you willing to to give enigmatic another look after the disappointing effort in her most recent when when you make the lead in a in a in a slow paced race and lose I tell myself H how how much better can I get how much better can it get for enigmatic um I don't need enigmatic at all in here and then dazzy to her outside it's 6 to one with Manny Franco AAA what are you seeing here as she warms up your top selection at a bit of a price I I am I'm going to try to pull a little bit of an upset here lefit look I think that just music as Jonathan mentioned is the most consistent and to be honest she looked best in the warm-ups away from the pony she really perked up a lot out there but kind of what Raj touched on she's not necessarily a winning type not that dazzy is either but at least she's a better price and tazzy is a horse that I have always thought physically looks like she wants to go longer look at her even next to the lead Pony she's she's a very big horse and she's been sprinting um two starts back I thought she actually ran okay finishing third beaten just a length when going a mile at Laurel and then last time out I thought a very uncomfortable trip wow Jonathan there's your hat for the dunk tank um but back to dazzy she was in between horses throughout and a that can be a very uncomfortable trip for any horse some of them just really don't rally and then especially one of her size to be kind of in that compromising position um when she was able to drift to tip out she was able to put forth a little bit more of a run I like the mile for her drawn outside we'll see what kind of trip she gets but I just wanted to highlight her more than anything at this price at a trip that I do think she will appreciate leit aa's looking out for you she's she really has been a just a a wonderful wonderful support system for what's going to happen to me today she offered to straighten my hair to do lots of different I need I dry I need to to go grab that for me I am going to need something she'll do it she'll take it right off his head it's a phenomenal cover it you can go with that you can go with the Royal aset look I I just hope the powers that be here at naira will go ahead and make that a giveaway for next summer that that we'll break records here for attendance if we can give those away and this is all for a great cause Jonathan absolutely absolutely the backstretch workers uh and the backstretch as a whole that Community it's it's a it's a whole Community back there um you know we see the the front side uh trainers with their suits on and and uh getting their Winter Circle pictures and all those things but if it wasn't for what's going on in the backstretch this sport would not take place the heavy lifting Raj and I think why this segments have become so popular backstretch Heroes and getting to know some of the personalities that more behind the scenes but such an intricate part of the team so to speak yeah the backstretch is the backbone of horse racing they're the people that spend hours upon hours every day committed to the care the welfare and quality of life for these horses and um you know horses are they require a lot of attention you know they have to have monitoring and people taking care of them feeding them grooming them and hours upon hours a day these are the people that do it the groom who spends more time with the individual thorough bread than anybody else anyone yeah these these Grooms they spend more time with the horses than they do their family because you know the horse is can't take care of themselves reie tell the audience how much time do they actually spend with a horse in a day like what what does a groom's day look like so from about 5:00 a.m. they start preparing them for um their morning routine which is training so from about 5: to to a.m. to 11:00 a.m. they they go through morning routines training and then you know bath shower and then kind of feed them for for their lunch and then in the afternoons they come back for another few hours to do the the nighttime feed so groom them again you know change out their water buckets feed them care for them whatever kind of treatment that they need so you're looking at at least 8 to 10 hours a day a groom with a horse Round the Clock so much love so much care backstretch Heroes indeed look forward to the next segment and we look forward to this second race the start of the early pick four the sunshine ining brighter terrific afternoon for thir racing in Upstate New York on the eve of the DraftKings Travers personal incd later on this evening race number 10 final thoughts gentlemen as they make their way behind the Wilson shoot race shape what are we looking for early well definitely number two princess Becka is going to be the speed and there is a world where she can potentially wire this field she hasn't run long before she's she has speed going six she's going to be on a clear lead and try to take them gate to wire um so if she's able to get the distance she might be able to steal it up front uh but I expect number seven enigmatic to be perched just a few length off of her and dazzy about you know in the second flight and I feel like um just music will be the late closer that's coming charging down the lane you see that kid with the Pringles have you ever tried to eat just one I I I I cannot stand Pringles get off the set get off the set they're not delicious they're just not Frank mirati with the call raise two live from Saratoga dazzy goes in and they're off very even start and now princess Becca asserts herself just music is up and on the pace and so too enigmatic and so enigmatic speeds by them all to take command princess Becca now second with dazzy racing in third as they swing onto the backstretch then it's elliptic racing on the inside of just music who's losing ground steadily and outside of them thorny the opening quarter went in 24 and 1/5 seconds it's enigmatic leading it by two princess Becca in second down at the rail elliptic third dazzy is in the fourth Spot while racing in the clear and just behind them comes thorny and just music has been relegated to last heading past the half mile pole the half click off in 47 and2 Jose lescano and enigmatic over princess Becca in second elliptic a closer third two lengths off the pace dazzy hard ridden in the fourth spot now just music is coming back for more slicing and dicing through traffic moving to the outside for the drive within two and 1 half lengths of the front running enigmatic who comes to the top of the stretch in front of Princess Becca just behind them just music and elliptic they're coming to the eighth pole and Princess Becca takes the lead elliptic now diving in between horses and just music on the outside they're coming to the 16th pole princess Becca elliptic and just music three of them come for the wire together just music on the outside a strange trip to victory for just music princess second elliptic was third thorny a distant fourth perhaps not the way you saw it unfolding JK but a win nonetheless just music here Jose Ortiz Linda rice in a driving finish to kick off the early pick for at the spa yeah look she was game and look she just better than these horses she did not have a very easy trip it worked out perfectly for her in here at the end she was just better than these horses were you I mean a weirdly Run Race almost as if enigmatic was used as a rabbit to ensure that um princess Becca didn't get a easy lead and kind of set it up for the stablemate just music who really capitalized on a a perfect trip off off a fast pace I was surprised to see that um enigmatic was sent along the way she was and Princess Becca was forced to take back off the pace she actually ran a great race princess Becca changing tactics today uh coming off the pace and just getting you know run down in deep stretch by just music the FedEx packaging Linda rice winning owner and trainer just music what happened at the start Raj it was a clean start for all uh princess Becca was sent along from the inside as expected but Jose Lano was intent on ensuring that princess Becca didn't get an easy lead and Kendrick kmush decided to call an audible and back out of that pace duel I got to say LEF i' I've I've done some really nice things on this show one of the things I did was I helped Rudy Rodriguez get some new airpods I'm I'm going to challenge Linda's owners to get her an iPad she's got a lot of lot of papers got a lot lot going on the funny thing is she won this race so she'd have to buy it for herself cuz she owns this horse but I'm sure she's won for some other owners get let's get Linda and iPad iPad for Linda we got Rudy with a new set that was great that showed up like the next day we're looking for a sponsor for Raj's ride of the week still sponsored by no one well there there's been some people reaching out so there's definitely interest we're here for you man we got to just negotiate a deal now structuring a deal the brothers sweep the first two a rod in the opener Jose here with just music 3 2 4 6 results when we come back plus travers's favorite dornick Belmont winner hasal winner co-owned by a World Series champ Jason worth looking to go deep tomorrow in the DraftKings Travers City of light a multiple grade one winner who posted seven triple digigit buyers with $5.6 million in earnings stands to continue the legacy of his sire quality Road multiple black type winners including grade three winner Mimi kakushi and Champion 2-year-old grade one Breeders Cup juvenile winner fierceness running away fierceness of Powerhouse wind city of light a proven sire in the making standing at Lane's end farm program trading in Naval power what a thriller photo in Italian to win it big f one and it will be my col domestic spending Ocean Road Victoria Road digital age and Mer state of rest newspaper of record e e welcome back to Saratoga live glad to have you with us as your two brothers sweep the early double here Jose Ortiz gets the win in race two with just music and Jose not the easiest and smoothest of trips talk us through what happened when she kind of dropped back early on in the race well I knew it was some horses that were faster than me but I still wanted to go out there and take position and then uh going mid turn there is a little bit complicated horse coming in the horse inside me was coming out a bit so I had to take a hole I Dro a little bit farther than I wanted to but once when I was once I was there I just want to be patient and give him one move because she's a little bit spotty and last time she was lazy and spotty so today I just want to make sure I just go one time and I'm just happy we get the job done and she is such a laidback horse how important with horses like that is that timing to the end you cannot stop on those horses when they go you got to keep them in the clear so that's what I tried to do today at the three pole I found a scene going outside of Kendrick so I was perfect for my horse because I never had to tap on the breaks and that helped me a lot today coming up a little bit later on we always look forward to these two-year-old races in the seventh you'll be aboard Good Conduct for sharid Deo you rode first time out a little bit naughty at the gate too what did you learn about that horse on debut well uh the horse next to her I think moved and then she got a little bit uh started acting up a little but it wasn't bad I mean um very excited to be back on her today uh she make a lot of ground last time going fin half today obviously mil 16 so we will see if she handle she's supposed to so we'll see I'm very excited about her well thanks for the insight congrat ulations on the win here thank you AA oose Ortiz with the win all about that timing with be AAA Jose Ortiz outside Ortiz Brothers take down the first two of 12 on the afternoon JK we see him on the track we see him in the winner circle a lot personality wise how would you say they're they're similar and different arod and Jose well I think that there's this kind of misconception that like Ira's like more competitive I think irad just shows it more don't don't get it twisted I I don't think that Jose is any less competitive he's just a little bit more even keeled in the way that he presents himself you know what I'm saying yeah irat has that intense kind of attitude you know he's very intense and Jose has a more calm demeanor so irat might wear it more on his sleeves but when they get out on the track Jose is also you know they're both like Allin trying to win their races eventually we're going to get you out of your shell eventually eventually we're going to we're going to keep working on it my shirt comes off and that might be a problem on the set that's like just magically happens our coverage continues we turn the page race number three first look at Turf racing mini marathon Mile and 38 three turns field and updated odds with oh man this is wide open look at this be like Clint JK 3 to1 Breeze five to his Harry Hood with 7 to2 competitive race I hope not I need to be like Clint to hit the board I'm playing this Survivor game I just need be like Clint to hit the board also my top pick or I think's going to appreciate this trip from that inside post with the other Ortiz irad did your wife Advance she did she just had that horse she just had Linda's horse in the race before she was very excited she was very mad at first in the middle of the race and then she quoted Frank saying it's not going well and then she she's happy now third race coming up here in about 21 minutes but tomorrow all eyes on the three-year-olds and the DraftKings Travers and the history we go by the Numbers the inaugural running 1864 who was fastest everybody knows that by heart argate mile and a quarter 159.3max: could be stable most by a jockey he's been nothing short of spectacular Javier castalano seven time Travers winning jockey we had a dead heat involving Kenny mCP he trained golden ticket Alpha hitting the wire simultaneously biggest upset no question Keen ice and Javier calano running down the triple CR winner American Pharaoh the Travers winner to capture the Breeders Cup Classic there was only one Arrow gate on route to becoming horse of the Year 14 Travers winners have been name Champion three-year-old including archangelo a season too and the Travers winners crowned horse of the Year Point given a monster back in 2001 in the Hall of Fame the number is 25 25 Travers winners have been inducted including arog gate a season ago the Travers by the numbers and the field for the 2024 Edition DraftKings Travers three-year-olds mile and a quarter $ 1.25 million purse torpedo Anna the Philly drawn inside co- second choice at 3 to1 in the Coaching Club American Oaks yet another blowout victory over the Phillies of her generation her gender where she's run out of competition that's been part of the story America's best racing race of the week for torpedo Anna it's not all been easy she has overcome adversity remember she lost a shoe in the acorn the poor break in the Alabama as we meet the field there she is 32 opponents faced 32 opponents defeated this year yeah I mean look she's defeated 32 opponents but she ain't faced these horses yet and that's the biggest question I have she's got a chance to go down in history as one of the greatest Phillies of all time but she's got to prove it on Saturday Sierra Leon Derby runner up third in the Belmont Jim Dandy runner up a horse that's been notorious for laying in in his races causing his own troubles kind of put it all together in his last race in the gym Dandy when he was able to hug the rail but still couldn't get past fierceness unmatch wisdom undefeated this is the acid test this horse has never had a horse finish in front of him he's got a ton of speed drawn towards the inside I think he'll be aggressively sent away from there corporate power have your Castellano looking for an eighth drivers win a horse who's really coming into his own stepped up last time with a second place finish B unmatched wi wisdom but he does need to take another step forward to be effective in this race judon baton down regally bred tacitus is full brother yeah baton Down's close hatches she's got a better chance earlier in the card if she wants one of her children to win a grade One race on Saturday Sila running earlier I think baton down is in deep Waters Anam Marie eighth in the Kentucky Derby fourth in the Belmont Stakes he's been having terrible racing look has been so unfortunate hasn't been able to show his best um gets blinkers on Hop they're hoping that he'll stay a little bit closer to the race and could be a sneaky horse to consider dorick 5 to2 morning line Belmont winner has winner yeah absolutely Belmont winner hasco winner and he's an absolute fighter my biggest concern about dornick his trainer Danny gargan cold for the Me 0 for 13 only one horse hit the board this one would matter most and then fierceness the the champ and the most polarizing horse in the Travers field he is the man fierceness he is the fastest horse in this crop and he's going to take a lot of beating to beat him I believe that he's going to run his a race now that CCA Oaks the most recent of torpedo an his triumphs this year the poor break in the end it mattered not no it mattered not but you know I don't want to take anything away from her but she's just better than the horses that she's facing she did have some adversity and she definitely deserves some bonus points because of that but she just did not stop the clock in a very fast time it's my biggest concern yeah and obviously in going into this race in the Travers I was disappointed to see her draw the one hole it's going to make a toss for me from that post breezing five furong last Saturday 59.8 Danny Ramsey 74 year-old exercise Rider Raj what are you seeing I mean this is visually as impressive as it gets she worked fast 59.8 one for the distance and she's doing it well within herself in fact her Rider Danny Ramsey he's having to restrain her a bit from not going even faster so it shows that there's a lot in the tank when he gets up gives her her head a little bit here on the gallop out she actually increased her margin on her workmate so you can tell that she's coming into the race in tip toop shape I'm just so disappointed that she drew the one hole because while you can in a four horse feed like she did in the in the Coaching Club American Oaks she broke slow hopped at the start she could do that against those horses she cannot do that against the like of likes of the horses she's facing and the Traverse so what does the race look like when they hit the first turn where's torpedo Anna wears dorick wears fierceness torpedo Anna is going to break slowly cuz she does that in almost all her races I expect she's going to hop at the start she's going to get shuffled back out of the position that she's comfortable with with which is up on close to the PACE door neck and fierceness they have natural speed and they're drawn to the outside they're going to be winging it right away and coming over to the rail and I feel like um the race is going to really shape up very unfavorably for torpedo Anna she's GNA be forced backwards early on dorick even in his Belmont win like like he was just off of sees the gray they're comfortable sitting just off of another what there's a good chance I think torpedo Anna assuming she breaks sharp is in front when they hit the first turn Dorn lapped right off of her fierceness lapped right on of both of them you would think so I I you would think so I I think the one important horse to consider in this whole equation is unmatch wisdom who has some tactical speed as well and be forward um I I think torpedo Ana has to go from the inside I don't understand why they would try to take her back let her eat dirt and then try to get outside of some of these horses I think she's going to sent be sent away from there I think dori's going to be sent away from there and then fierceness I think I don't think Fier needs a lead I just think he needs to be cruising in the clear I don't think that they're going to try to do that it's going to happen as a byproduct of her not breaking well she's going to be forced to rate and that's going to be a very adverse positions for her what a fascinating race so many layers to this story The Draft Kings Travers live on box coverage begins at 3: 3 to 6:30 Eastern tomorrow five grade 1 events yes there will be grass racing Sword Dancer tomorrow the biggest day of the summer Fox Saratoga Saturday featuring The 155th running of the DraftKings Travers [Music] [Music] nothing stood in his way war of will won the prce at the line war of will that's a photo for the win war of will standing at clayon Farm War dancer New York's leading Turf sire is on fire at the big a with dancing Buck wire to wire in The elusive quality dancing Buck is almost there dancing fck Power Attack with backto back wire to wire wins it's going to be Power Attack as well as 26 black here's 26 black surging by them all to Win It by a neck and Roose too trying to catch up both Roose to the inside of the red blinkers Roose gets the victory breed to a winner War dancer proud to stand in New York he always showed up from June at two and through two championship Seasons week after week after week of consecutive works that's toughness he always showed off you know all about those 4G ons here's his Maiden on the Derby undercard that's Brilliance now his yearlings are at the sales that's opportunity essential quality Showtime complexion BBE in Wonderland gab brand asserts herself poppy flower is putting in a late burst here poppy flower with the momentum [Music] you're watching Saratoga live as we have hes in the padic for this third race first level allowance going a mile and 38 for uh the boys here and we'll start down to the inside with your tepid favorite I always enjoy these long-distance Turf races and the types of horses that can handle it and so far be like Clint has shown in his last couple of races while maybe not being able to get to The Winner Circle that can handle the distance and trainer Fernando oo has done a great job with bringing him along a horse that he previously had claimed for 20,000 when running on synthetic and he he likes to go long on Turf he is big he's imposing he has kind of that big loping stride of a horse that can run all day and um watching his last couple of races watching most recently he was off the pace and just missed one between horses as well like I touched on earlier for such a big horse being in between horses can really be an comfortable position sometimes I've noticed too he wore a shadow roll in his last couple of starts that piece of fleece that goes over the nose band ideally for horses to help them keep their head down um they're taking that piece of equipment off today sometimes it's just to allow a horse a little bit more uh of a vantage point to see a little bit more around them I don't have any problems with your current favorite the number six Breeze is also coming off of a slim defeat slim margin defeat last time out when he was off very slow from the outside post and then uh I thought when rushing up and dueling on the front end a little bit of a tough trip especially going that distance took the front and then was run down by catcha wave who was the favorite and really got a much better trip that day this is a massive horse as well he's sometimes one that can be really on it in the preliminaries and while he was pretty sharp especially getting the blinkers on and saddling there overall uh he's doing well today I like what I see from him he's incredibly fit and defined and again with these longer races you like to see one that's able to keep their composure throughout uh he's got to show that he has the willingness to steal the deal though the number four elraine comes off of a maiden win last time out by going a mile and a half and that was his first start with blinkers it's just a short cup cheater blanker on but I think it did make a big difference for him he was able to hold off a big closer late in there he was a little bit Keen early on and he's on his toes right now but he's a horse that has come along CLE clearly always wanting further the better and maybe second time with those blinkers he does have to step up and face winners for the first time but physically he really Stacks up well as he is on the muscle looks like he has his game face on today lefit mind on business looks the part occasion thanks so much now joined by Andy Serling you all right he's soaking what HP hypothermia nothing you escaped you did all right now real man handled the dunk tank with a plom as I did and um it was it was it was fun I'm glad glad behind I cried a lot I cried there were some tears um yeah there's no question about it it's uh it's a little chilly it was for an unbelievably great cause I got a very nice hoodie from best which I will show you in a second I got my day new shirt on which one of the patrons was nice enough to give me and I'm going to say this is I knew those Phillies were a bunch of cheaters okay I'm just letting you know the guy missed seven times and then he ran over and pushed the button but it was all good fun and uh it was it was it was a lot of good fun got dunked a couple of times and uh it's it's really a good thing I mean the best is best a wonderful thing here I'll show you the hoodie I got I got a very nice hoodie from best there's the there's the um symbol for best very nice hoodie for doing it and it's for charity and people were very generous and Barbara Banky I want to thank Barbara Banky Stone Street Sable who made a hefty donation Jason threw the balls and it's all it's it's Saratoga man and Jonathan uh everybody appreciates you doing as well I'm sure you all have a good time and and and knows Sido is all about having a good time and you know it's a little harder for you you're a little beaten up if you were a little beaten up I'm sure you would have gotten in there but uh you know it's it's for charity it's all good fun it was great for nirra too cuz they got like at least 10,000 more people come today when they heard that there was an opportunity to dunk how long was the line the line was long I'm not going to lie Dave aor cried a little bit our president and CEO there were some tears shed when he was up there he's a big baby he's not as tough as I am but I I I took it well I expect I expect Jonathan to cry a little bit up there the hardest thing was climbing back onto the thing getting out of the tank I'm picturing like Union Avenue pack and the running of the bulls the morning of like Alabama opening day Travers like that's what I'm picturing the line for Andy Sterling dun take opportunity I'm going tell you right it was nothing but love it was love it was a Love Fest but really thanks to everybody that that gave to best it's a awesome organization post for right here back to the racing third race six minutes out there hunt ball and Junior Alvarado it's not quite Cody's wish he's a he is a uh a half to Cody's wish ran okay last time I think some others are more interesting smiling Katie Davis in the sackatoga colors Union Trail Katie going C got the dunk tank or she's getting in it and that one looks like the speed El razine Shadwell homebred yeah this horse got a great trip last time I don't like taking horses off of great trips classic creation number five nine to one winner opening weekend did get it done before for John teranova but the distance a bit of a question Breeze who just missed it 17 to1 on the fourth of July we know who Tom a is rooting for I'm hoping this horse is named after Drew Brees definitely makes some sense in here but I still prefer uh the the inside horse named after Harry Breeze I don't want to all the same Tom Amy big New Orleans Saints fan a born dancer pictured at 15 to1 another horse that could be forward in here I guess is whether or not appreciate more distance Harry Hood eighth start this year yes I have been to a fish concert um my wife took me my my friend Bob Edwards is very proud of me um in case you're wondering any source of named for a fish song I have been to I almost cried when you actually knew the source was named for a fish song I can't believe it it's the first culture resence you've ever gotten was it spe a couple years ago yeah last year har Hood that's the field long distance Turf Affair three turns Mile and 38 now that you're on the set Andy how did you see this one unfolding um these races are tricky and I think the the Achilles heel for Breeze who's a very dangerous horse at 9 to2 I think he's an overlay is he ran very well last time when they were aggressive with him and I think that's what really helped turn around for him the problem is with the presence of Union Trail and born dancer in here it's hard for him to get the same kind of trip and I think if you look at his PPS it's hard to be confident he's that horse without being forward but John wouldn't you agree and I picked him second I think you had him fourth 9-2 is a pretty Square price on him yeah I mean look if you know I I I don't have a problem with him at that price for certain um but you're right though he is going to have to deal with with some other horses that I think they can be forward including the seven born dancer who's a a son of War dancer um I I I'm just especially with Kendrick you think Kendrick will probably be aggressive to send away from there try to get some position moving forward he is everywhere that's all right it's all for CH he's a good sport and I don't like the Phillies anyway and I tell you what he needs instruction from Luka cuz Luka knows how to dunk you I'm just letting you know he knows the secret on dunking okay when you see Luka pulling up you know you're going to get dunked knows how to do it this guy I mean I I hope he didn't have to make accurate throws he playing he must been a designated hitter he ran the ball into the infield triggering it with his hand was he close um uh I tried out to I was mostly I my eyes were close crying people were throwing so it's hard to see you know you're crying so I wouldn't know clutching his day some big home runs and some big moments World Series champ Jason worth Co owner dornick favorite for tomorrow's DraftKings Travers yeah and go back to the breeze Breeze in this race he's my top pick and I know you guys think that he he he ran well on the lead I just felt like he doesn't have to have the lead but he's going to be close to the PACE well I I I don't know it depends because the three is pretty quick I'm not saying he has to I'm just saying he improved so much last time being aggressive that it makes me wonder if he'll be as effective when he's not in a sort of controlling position but at 5 to one I think he's a very mean and I like the one in this race because he's sort of the most reliable of horses but I don't think he's a great any great shakes a two to one do you no I'm not crazy about him right here but man you got to think he's going to work out a great trip with irad drawn towards the inside Turf racing obviously saving ground very important this horse was wide last time against a horse who I think is actually pretty good at this level better bet who I liked a lot that last time and be like Clint ran really well considering was that a red board yeah no no that was a RedBoard alert not sure what happed the point I was making is you uh you a fish fan of casea what about Harry Hood um I don't know if I would call myself a fish fan but um I I like them but not necessarily following but as far as Harry Hood I do like the horse I I he's one that I think has maybe on paper looked like he's gone off form but last time out he never had a chance to run in that race he was blocked and then when he was clear it was just too late he didn't really rally much and I think the question is can he ever run back to some of those big races we saw down in South Florida from him and maybe that was just an outlier maybe just handled training and racing down there and the quality of the turf horses that he was facing versus what he's going to run against in New York had a lovely warmup under John Velasquez he's carrying his weight great um Marken has certainly done a good job with him and getting him to keep that weight on my question is just can he turn things around as we love seeing the small fans here in the winter enjoying a great day at the races as far as the two hunt ball he's taking some attention as Jonathan mentioned he's have to Cody's wish also makes him have to endorse there's a monster pedigree unfortunately for him he looks like neither of his more accomplished siblings he's one that just never carries good weight and conditioning for his standards he's carrying better muscle mass today but he's gotten hot that's typical of him uh he is a little bit of a long striding type He's just never going to be a horse that I'm able to warm to especially because I know that his siblings always did carry good condition and even still Cody's wish much better around one turn Lu I think back to that performance by Cody's wish in the forgo Travers day couple of years ago and the speculation was you know Jackie's Warrior he's not the same he's lost something off his fast ball not at all Cody's wish was just getting that good I think there's a fair argument that in defeat Jackie's Warrior may have run as well as he had run all year he just found himself running against the horse that we ultimately found out was a tremendous race horse I can't believe uh I know we're jumping around here I can't believe Jackie Warrior never won a Breeders Cup race as good as he was for as long as he was the fact that he never won a Breeders Cup race he never showed up at the bre here's one for you I'm not sure the best performance he ever gave in bre cup was the juvenile when he finished fourth when he had to rate behind that suicidal Pace in there essential quality won the race he he ran huge that finishing fourth hot rod Charlie I think second at like 90 to1 he was dismissed as flukish yeah I mean talk about that lineage and dors is the brother of Cody witch and their mom danard she was third in the brius cup um Phil Amir Sprint behind groupy doll I think she won like the celey at a mile and eigh at Aqueduct does that sound right something like that yeah she won the com I'm not sure they called it then but was one Whatever race they were running that time it was the gazelle at that point it was the gazelle great one yeah he had his name he had his name on his binoculars who who would steal Todd pletcher's binoculars you'd be surprised you have to be brave sell them they'll steal him sell them and use the money to give it the dunk tank to dunk you it all coal Circle JK there it is Fletcher looking for a third Travers win tomorrow good crowd on hand getting ready to watch this third race from the 1863 Club Post Time Mile and 38 this mini marathon final check of the toteboard reading 2 to one be like Clint with aod Ortiz looking for a second on the afternoon here's Frank merati here's Eline going up one more Harry hood they're in the gate and they're off on this Marathon journey and Union Trail broke a well so did hunt ball in the blue silks along the inside but it is Union Trails showing the way borne dancer now moves into second and about two lengths off the lead is Breeze ranging right into contention hunt ball is down on the inside racing in the fourth spot some three lengths off the pace as they swing into the stretch for the first time Harry Hood in the green is next and Harry hood is now a length and a half in front of classic creation who sits six lengths off the lead El rine is just in front of that rival and it's another two to a very unhurried be like Clint the opening quarter went in 25 and just under a fifth of a second and it is Union Trail bounding along on the front end over borne dancer who races in second Breeze inches up a closer third they're followed by hunt ball Who's down on the inside getting a good trip in fourth Harry hood is fifth followed by El Rosine classic creation has seven lengths to make up it's another two to be like Clint the half went in 49 and 35th seconds not much change in the running order Union Trail over Bourne dancer onto the backstretch with Breeze in the clear third hunt ball races still in fourth three and a half or so off the lead traveling kindly enough on the inside of Harry Hood then comes elraine classic creation and be like Clint six fongs in 115 and two Katy Davison Union Trail trying to take him as far as possible leads it by a length to borne d answer in second Breeze yet to be called on has been in a tracking spot throughout hunt ball along the inside in fourth Harry Hood gets a nudge into the far turn five lengths off the lead El rine classic creation and be like Clint has been at the back every step of the way Breeze is the first to take a shot at Union Trail Union Trail and Breeze come to the top of the stretch borne dancer still fighting on in the orange sleeves in third hunt ball is down on the inside and now here's El rine El rine is closing swiftly and just ran right by them from the back of the field be like Clint El rine opens up for be like Clint rallies on the outside trying to get second but it's el razine el rine a clearcut w by four lengths be like Clint finished second then it was classic creation and Harry Hood what a meate what a summer Dylan Davis winning races for Todd Pletcher now El razine the Shadwell homebred strikes in the third at the spa I think Todd Pletcher put his binoculars down at the eighth pole and you know unlike his Maiden win where he got an absolutely perfect trip and was very lucky frankly to be the second horse who probably ran the better race he's a completely different horse today he really took a step forward no he he was he was good um I mean he really ran away from him you know look I I I think I think irad probably he did have a lot of horse it's a little over confident it was a little over confident he wasn't winning though not winning El rine has been vastly improved since the addition of blinkers breaks his Maiden in his most recent start and now comes back today to actually step forward again and run even a more impressive race and that was pretty impressive when you win a mile on a 38 race such a longdistance race is usually not separated by large margins you won by about four length at the end and you know the surface listed firm it's got a lot of give in it I think it's very much the good side of firm you can see and so you see the final time this is this a very promising I'll tell you one thing this three-year-old this horse will be running in that Jockey Club Invitational the Jockey Club Derby at a mile and 38 at at aqueduck when we get back down there and he's a prime candidate you be I mean they're not killers in there but there're some pretty hard knocking older horses you made them look like climers the way he did it accelerating late farther the better by English Channel 2007 Breeders Cup Turf winner Champion Turf horse Shadwell homebred El Rosine and the the success that Dylan Davis has had this summer well documented Raj one of the biggest stories this summer and now how some other high-profile outfits start using those Riders you go with the hot hand yeah this isn't result oriented he is riding exceptionally well making his look in fact Todd Pletcher right now standing by live with Thea that's right as Al Rim has really turned the corner Todd it seems the addition of blankers have really helped this horse to finish yeah I think it's helped him and he's just you know he's maturing all the way around like a lot of the English channels he needs a little time and we always felt like he had some Talent just wanted more distance and be patient with him and starting to pay off it looked like he's physically come along too he was really touting himself in the padic today he looked terrific I thought he warmed up great it looked like he just took a about of a 16th of a mile to settle and Dylan put him in a great spot got him in a comfortable Rhythm and worked out really well of course a big weekend here for everybody at the spot you be sending out fierceness tomorrow in the Traverse what have you seen from him since that Dandy Victory I know the first inclination had been maybe he might need a little bit more time yeah he's told us that he wants to run now um you know he's just everything's gone really smoothly since the jimm Dandy his energy level's been great his appetite's been super I think he's put on weight he looks looks really well um we're we're we're excited about giving the opportunity we look forward to seeing him thanks a lot Todd congrats here thank you leit would be a third for Pletcher in the Travers along with micro pooy one with stay thirsty 2011 flower alley as well fierceness Andy your gut what are we saying about fierceness at about 7:00 tomorrow evening that under ideal circumstances he's one of the best horses in the country but when the circumstances are anything other than ideal he's not even close to that I'm sure he's a very frustrating horse and obviously a win tomorrow would really put a lot of things to to bed about him and make him one of the leading contenders for three or the year but I have yet to see this horse overcome even the slightest adversity and I just can't be confident in him but maybe he'll prove me wrong I think he gets beat tomorrow um and then I think he I I think he wins the classic the Breeders Cup Classic after getting beat tomorrow beat tomorrow but he'll have a lot of time I think they'll go with what bafford did with arate and American Pharaoh they'll train up they'll give him all that time he needs and he'll run the best race of his life in the classic can't wait to see how it all unfolds tomorrow DraftKings Travers Dylan Davis spending a lot of time this summer in the winter Circle and uh lots of reasons just smile and this will make everyone smile Jason worth Andy Serling meet the bottom of that tiny [Music] pool he possessed such natural athleticism it is golden pal winning the juvenile tur spring he very very agile and quick golden pal has repelled the challenges each and every race he just got better and better golden pal broke like a rock golden pal wire to wire it's very confident horse golden pal the lead is out to five lengths in deep stretch he's just got a brilliant mind they're all behind golden pal I'm going to be breeding everything I have to him [Applause] [Music] I want to I want [Music] to e e [Music] 27th win of the for Dylan Davis as he comes into the winter circle with El rine and joining me here following this third race Dylan you got a chance to went back toback races on this horse now and uh it seems like you've really figured him out getting him to settle for these longdistance races that's right uh he really was on his toes coming into this race I really like what I saw and he he was a handful when I turned loose from the pony but uh I like that he was aggressive and wanted to do it and uh today just wanted to break well and just try to get to the rail as best I could and I found myself in the two path in the first turn in between horses and he was really aggressive with me and I didn't like where I was at and what I was going to see later on in the race so I I opted to ease him back there and it it took a little bit to get him back but once I was able to and and uh get behind Junior I was able to sett him down and he got he got uh he switched off for me and then just hoping for some luck uh turned it from home and I was able to switch to the outside and wow he had a really good turn of foot today and he was he liked that winner last time so he really wanted to do he wanted to do another repeat figured out that it's a it's a good way to be but like you said being able to have a turn a foot late when you're going three turns in a race like this it has to be a great feeling to have all that finesse that timing pay off of course yeah so you want you're he was he was tugging me along there most of the way so we're able to drop the Bridal on him and and once I had a path uh it feels very nice to have the horse there to have a good turn of foot because when you when you go these Marathon routes it's uh usually most of the horses are steady so we for him to really explode when I ask him is it's it's nice feeling they really it's tough for him to catch well as we mentioned you've had such a terrific meet here this summer and outside the Jacks room where they usually post the photos of the leading jockeys only four of them up this year so your photos up there I just reflect back a little bit on this meet and you know some of the big moments for you winning for a variety of trainers as well yeah it's been very very uh exceptional uh uh Beyond expectations and you know always striving to do better uh uh again above above expectations going to this meet it was really just to beat my previous year and I'm well beyond that so uh just trying to stay focused on path and uh just trying to get those big big Winners like Carson's run the other day it was very nice and special moment for me but you know always got to look forward in this game and and try to strive to do better so uh just do my best out there and stay focused it's been a lot of fun to follow congratulations on another win thank you Dylan Davis keeping the ball rolling Le and has a chance for another grade one win tomorrow we avoid sheet of Beauty for Chad in the ballerina one of five grade one events ACAA Dylan Davis Rod Ortiz reie he may wind up capturing yet another riding title but this meat for Davis this is the kind of meat his productivity that they could literally change the trajectory of his career and people are taking notice you know he had such a great start to the meet making the difference in so many races that he's snatching wins from other people that could have won and now the big guys are like Todd plers and for him to get opportunity like that it's going to just make him even have a better chance of success no he he's he's he's been phenomenal and and you can just see his confidence but you know it I think as a rider is a kind of a thankless job because your job is you're rarely going to win races you shouldn't have won unless somebody else does something stupid it's the amount percentage of races you win when you're supposed to win right how high your percentage of that is and I I think Dylan has made the difference in winning some that was just one here would still be a maiden if Dylan hadn't ridden him last time he improved in this race but he got him a absolutely phenomenal ride to win that race and it's not the only one he's probably won five races here because of his riding a minimum he actually won the ride of the week at least once once he won the ride of the week and it was many times that he was a factor a part of the conversation of winning the ride of the week so I mean he's just having a phenomenal meat and he's earning the right for what he is he isn't entitled at all are we want to make sure we're clear the ride of the week and all of a sudden and its infancy that's the final answer right that's the answer is there going to be a rather meet are we going to do that we go back to Aqueduct I don't know might might have to come up to do the right of the week say which one probably meant more to Davis his first grade one win in the states or ride of the midweek reie ride of the week be on camera with absolutely ride of the week jvis will try to go back to back here Bard Castle chaos race number four older horses of Mile allowance optional claim seven deep who' you like here I like the seven win it I really like that this hor through the outside post because he can be a bit of his own enemy coming out of the gate and I feel like when horses to do that brought the outside post it sort of allows them not to be encumbered outside and they break a lot better I've always been a big fan of his and I think he has a chance to upset this field I doubt he's as high as 8 to one but I don't know about you guys I thought this race wide open well much more on this fourth 17 minutes out we hear the bell ringing Riders will be in the paddock and for Brian Hernandez will be honored later today with a Mike Venia Award winner of 2024 just the eighth jockey ever to sweep the Oaks and Derby in the same year [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] horse racing check weekly promotions got them huge payouts you bet with nirra bets download the app today and bet on any track anywhere anytime with live 8 HD horse races betting tips and tutorials expert picks and more you bet with nirs join now for a new member bonus at nets.com it's amazing I mean we're 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deep 78 of a mile half million dollar Pur room at the top of the division Andy no I agree I mean arguably this division is well is really open I mean obviously the the Von which The Chosen very good horse and obviously the Bri's be in his home court and he looks like one of the best sprinters in the country Mullin is trying to sort of establish that had a very nice effort in the John neud his trainer um is trying to win his first grade one he's got two real shots tomorrow this horse um as well as the speed horse in the in the Allen jerkens but he's over 16 in grade one board Rudy Bret but he probably hasn't had a bullet like milin Raj yeah I mean he ran fast last time and in this seven furong race I think he's going to be the controlling speed again and that's going to be a dangerous weapon to have in this elongated Sprint and um it's going to take a lot of beating to beat U Mullin if he can duplicate that performance seven furong in 1 minutes and 20 seconds is super fast foro one of five grade one events Mullin can Rudy brette capture a first grade one will somebody hit the lever and dunk Katie Davis but that this is just mean I can't watch he's throwing it too hard I'm telling you the guy's throwing it too hard hard you got to O There She Goes wow she landed on her feet she's a player I couldn't land on my feet if I hit a thousand times she's an athlete you're not pathetic right I got it I was sort of trying to say that but I was having a little fun with it but thank you she's the best Katie love Katie look at her right back on tell you what she got back on a lot faster than I did who would want to dunk Katie who would want to dunk Katie she would have people want to dunk you Raj had a lot less people want Doug me all for a great cause Katie Davis yeah she she would have that same smile she could have a blast at a at a insurance seminar that that's just Katie Davis that's who she is if you if you know her for one second of your life you like her she's she's great guy's throwing too hard he had pretty good aim it's a little harder than the the one I did uh for the pjf I think this thing was like it was like this big no one could miss it this one's a little harder Raj yeah over there I I've done it before didn't I do it one year I think I did what do you think I'm following your dun career yeah no one wanted to dunk me it felt bad the line was out the door for you Andy remember yeah I I'm not 10,000 lined up to dunk Andy you know it's for a good cause people are dying to give their money for a good cause because I'm such a good sport and some of them don't like me but that's the way it goes if you put it that way the best guy was there was a guy when I went in for the pjf who was really angry he wouldn't even look at me he was really but six balls he was firing him in like so hard he couldn't come close to hitting and of course I was heckling him like crazy he's the only person that didn't dunk me I swear I think there's a training camp for Duncan Andy people train to do thata showed him how it's done is on the uh he's in the tank as we speak and we check him with a with this race for padic report and this is a fun one LEF because you have some horses with a lot of back class and some of which are trying to get back on track we'll start down to the inside with a greated Stakes Winner in the one rocket can for Bill M who did win the holy bll down in South Florida in his three-year-old season I haven't seen him in a while but looking at him here now as a four-year-old he has really filled out quite a bit he did get the win at oaklan two starts back and then last time out when going a mile and an eightth he was up close early kind of chasing and Faded in that effort was off of a little bit of a layoff and stretching back out in distance and uh we did see film star come back to win the off the turf lore in his subsequent start and Warrior Johnny tried the Whitney as well I do think that a little bit less distance is better for Rocket can like I said I know he won two turns down in Florida but I've always felt like a little bit shorter is better so the cut back to the mile I appreciate he's handled himself well here in the paddock he's always been a very goodlooking uh individual with the physical makeup of his sire into Mischief but the coloring of the damn sire tap it with that pretty gray coat so I I do like him in this spot we'll see if he can get back on track the two big blue line is first off the claim for will Walden and does add blinkers as well as he's a horse that I thought last time out finishing a respectable second behind cook Creek who came back and has been on a roll for Mike maker with a 93 buyer speed figure in his subsequent start flavan Pratt going to climb aboard this guy today and he is a horse that has just incredibly athletic type of build he's rather long in his frame too so I can understand why he too has been running a little bit bit longer also will try to get back on track but he's very laidback here in the paddock short Cup linkers going on maybe that'll help him to show a little bit more early foot and be a little bit more focused early now the three Castle chaos a horse that we saw face Scotland last time out who obviously has a ton of back class and then prior to that was running in races like the Met Mile and the Carter and Dylan Davis we talked about how well he's been riding I think throughout this horse's career Dylan has made the difference sometimes putting him in the right spots he knows very well and he's sharp here in the paddock sharper than I've seen him recently looks like he's carrying his weight tremendously well after some tough races and some big efforts recently it looked like he took a lot of Kickback last time and was against the track hopefully will get a better trip today Le Castle chaos he make of his chances in for Dylan Davis to go back toback in the Friday program I think he's an overlay at 9 to2 just on his chance to win I mean there's an arent regie that maybe in his best race he's the best s of the race yeah he's my top pick I love him getting back to a flat mile stretching back out I feel like the seven furong he got bumped at the break last time and got shuffled back but that the pace in the seven furong gra was a bit quick for him at a mile he'll be able to sit closer to the PACE and and kind of grind it away I think he he'll be really a formidable um foe here rocket can deserving favorite or some of that name recognition and the fact that you see he ran in the derby he ran in the Arkansas Derby he he won the Holy Bull how much of that is playing into this I think that's a lot of it um absolutely I think you know a friend of mine refers these horses as Stak faced you know they they have Stakes like that in their their PPS and people see that but Castle chaos is stake faced as well including a second by a neck in the car just recently and I'm not a rocket can fan well i' be shocked if he wins no but I think he's a terrible two to one shot in this race I don't see what makes him more likely to win than quite a few of these reie yeah he's a legit Contender but it doesn't blow me away but this whole field there's not a much separating them that's a rocket can then circling back Castle chaos trained by Robert Falcone standing by live with AAA yes he's he's he's busy sending a text message at the moment but as far as Castle chaos does go rob I mean he's faced some very tough competition recently and he's risen to the occasion on more than one one step yeah he has he's a real honest horse you know easy to be around easy to saddle e to train he he loves training so it seems like everything we threw at him he's he's obviously ran very well in spots that he wasn't supposed to be in so to speak odd wise cuz we took big jumps up the class but he proved himself every time that he kind of belonged there so hopefully for I you know I want him to win more for him you know than anything else he deserves to win he's been knocking on the door recently he looks like he was pretty sharp today too it looks like he was kind of fired up for this race yeah he was in his 7s here was tricky last time I don't know how the chat's going to play I know they've been scraping it and sealing it and you know last time it was just you know going 78 is out sprinting him early I don't remember really the last time speed has come back too often here then he had to go you know pretty wide and all that so I think he had his fair excuses even though he ran good last time um so just hoping that he you know Dylan does a great job so hopefully they h a good trip and you know he comes running today thanks for the time best of luck problem thank you Fe Rob Falcone cast of chaos Dylan Davis are going to go back to back let's meet the field rocket can there he is ninth in last year's Kentucky Derby I'm not sure why a cut back from mile 8 to a mile it makes him more likely now this may be a slightly easier spot than last time but I'm mystified as to why he's the favorite even though he was the favorite in the morning line top two choices drawn inside there's big blue line in flavian Pratt adds blinker first off the claim hoping to get the desired effect of probably having him sit closer cuz he dropped back too far last time or Rob Falcone Castle chaos I I think he's an overlay at 4 to one I I don't love him um I didn't love his last effort but I agree with reie he could be more forward today now we'll get back to Power Seeker daylight win three weeks ago then untreated Lis Siz he's trying to find the form he once had a long time ago fourth in the 2022 Jockey Club Gold Cup there's unb obber onride obber doesn't have much early speed I think he's going to be victim of that here he's going to get left with a lot of work to do Mandy popes win it fourth in the Winchester at Aqueduct I I I I like this horse I think the outside post really helps him he should be very forward he's fast and when he runs his good race he's absolutely good enough to win this race and I think at 6 to1 he's a very generous price good race fun race 5 minutes out to the fourth on this eve of the Travers program and a heads up if you want to feed your Competitive Edge live money handicapping contest nearly every week register now to win cash prizes in seats in the next week's $300 contest registration closes before uh saratoga's third race post time tomorrow before the third race tomorrow visit nets.com contest to learn more warmup continues another look at Power Seeker so how can he duplicate this effort and the most recent just a three weeks ago and a Runaway Runaway effort right here at Saratoga August 1st was a day when in the inside the rail not speed but the rail was as good as you'll ever see at a racetrack now August 2nd I think it was an advantage though he was a little off the rail as you can see in the stretch but I think he was a Little Help by the racetrack reim but I I'm not sure he's not as good if not better at a mile so I I think at 9 to2 he's a generous price coming off but this effort's a little dressed up because of the racetrack I think from what I see he's actually better at a mile and a eight because he gets a slower Pace to control it was a controlling speed and a slow to moderate Pace last time at this mile a cut back in distance he's going to face a bit more Pace pressure and he's not going to have things his own way for those reasons I don't I I don't think he's going to be able to run away with a win like he did last time and and plus he's stepping up against tougher competition today I so I prefer quite a few arst than than I do him can we talk about unbridled bomber if you want a long show well there's my pick win it I'll talk about him for a second but I want to got side Bri B for a second this horse has run very well you see the mile he's 10 starts four wins two seconds I I just think he fits well and Bri bomber is a funny horse because he had gotten very very good for Jimmy Ryerson you go back into his PPS and he's got RAC make him a major player now I don't know much Pace he's going to get here he's not much speed the problem is his recent form has been lousy we haven't seen him now for almost four months for he is a horse though if you go back I mean like untreated but untreated have the long layoff he's less trustworthy for other reasons but this is a horse that has his day that makes him a player yeah mid year last year he started getting real good and those races would would fit good here though but I just don't like the fact that the Dynamics of this race I don't think it's going to be suitable for a horse that's going to be closing from well off the pace and he has no other choice but to be well off the pace I believe I don't disagree with with any of that he's just a very big price for a horse and you know from the two gr race we've saw I think the track's playing very fairly if anything you're a little better outside than you were inside fast but fair and that I mean that that that that obviously crazy impressive we the first race I mean she probably could have won running down the down the apron ridiculous what a good the favor for the Philly you see the selections we were just talking unbridled bomber we'll Circle back to win it but AAA what about power Seer what are you seeing here pre-ra and she looks a little lathered up yes but that is normal for him LEF very much the same last time as well so it's always what's in character for these horses and power Seeker is one that typically gets hot in the preliminaries and he's a horse that physically I've actually always felt it's better going a touch shorter but I remember speaking to Linda rice last time out after that race and he's she said pretty much what Raj had touched on that going longer he's able to get into stride a little bit better he's incredibly fit very strong overall and again hot on track but that is typical of power Seeker so we'll see what he does cutting back in distance a little bit in here as far as oh there's Jonathan I hope he got a shower cap ready for uh the dun tank here but all for a great cause but as far as the number seven Winn it is concerned off of a little bit of a layoff now Winn it is the type of horse that typically will run his best race when he's able to keep it together mentally in the preliminaries two starts back in April even though he was drifting out a little bit he was swapping leads in the stretch he was mentally so much calmer today I I can't say that he was pretty revved out back in the paddock John Kimmel had a hood on him in the padic to try to muffle sound try to keep him a little bit quieter obviously it's more crowded here at Saratoga versus Aqueduct he's a horse I've always been a fan of and he has settled okay on track Kendrick has actually kept him with the pony and an atypical Kendrick Carmo warm-up he looks great from a fitness perspect perspective just mentally leit that's always been the challenge for win it the key to stay focused and tipping his hand when he's able to do so running his best races for example two starts back and the early April at Aqueduct is most re oh oh never mind uh win it here's what we want to see and if you're going to ruin a shirt JK yeah I think you choose the right one well that was some camera work there um can we get like a split screen little how about a quarter bubble you know like a little thing right in the bottom the set hash don't get my hair wet if he lands on his feet like Katie might could be be okay I tell you your adrenaline gets going you got that very nice you get a little fear you know everybody every ball that gets thrown you tense up a little bit right I I I'm guessing the I'm guessing the water isn't heated no it's not you'll be surprised to hear be surprised to hear ice water it's uh yeah it's a little chil little you know there's a sneaky long shot in this race the number five untreated I feel like this horse got no chance last time after getting stuck wide from the 10 post and he has some back class way back when that would be very strong in this race see a lot of that kind of a theme of this race back class andian hes looking to reach back and find some of that no I mean what Raj is saying is absolutely true this say go back races that will smother this field it's very hard to have any confidence in him with the long long long long leg this guy was off for a year and a half but there's no argument with that Raj I mean listen this is a funny horse this is the horse that debuted for trainer Chad Brown um at Gulfstream is the next you know fastest horse in the world odds on didn't do any running for late owner Paul Pompa and Paul sadly passed away and I I think the game is misses him every day and a true gentleman in the game and there was dispersal and uh Team bow ended up buying him and he came and he won impressively and he turned out I mean Chad told me he very very good he just didn't show it first time but uh he's going to run a big race today cuz his last race he had a very troubled wide trip I don't think that original owner of big big brown Paul correct P time for the four from Sarat here's Frank mmati gate and they're off a very even beginning and Now Rocket can asserts himself power Seeker broke on top and now sits in second but there's company on the far outside from winnit and winnit is quicker than both and up to take command then it's untreated fourth four lengths off the lead followed by Big Blue Line racing on the inside of Castle chaos as they straighten up it's a long way back to unbridled bomber 24- two Winn it has made it over to the rail and leads the way by two lengths power Seeker in second rocket can along the fence and a three- wide Castle chaos is just three lengths off the lead then untreated Ed who covers up big blue line eight lengths back to unbridled bomber there's a half mile left to go the half went in 47 and 25 seconds win it leads it by 2 and 1 12 lengths Castle chaos revving up on the outside and power Seeker is in between those two rocket can is down at the rail in fourth has three lengths to make up he's called on in between horses big blue line as they come to the quarter pole win it Castle k a four wide bid from untreated with the Red Cap rocket can is behind horses they come towards the eighth pole and a little bumping in behind this front running winnet winnet leads a length and a half clear shot for Rocket can who's now coming with his run and Rocket can lengthens that stride and has Collard win it with a 16th of a mile to go middle of the racetrack big blue line and untreated rocket can here's Big Blue Line surging to Victory nailing rocket can when it was third untreated [Applause] fourth the Ambush late triggered by flavian Pratt big blue line from out of the clouds in the fourth at Saratoga this is a trainer that's proven to be very dangerous when he shipped horses into New York they get bet and they run I mean it really felt like the one who had the absolute trip for Lifetime was home free here but flavi and Pratt was so patient waiting behind horses and when he wheeled this guy out he closed like a Turf horse not a dirt horse for what a perfectly timed ride and I like how he used that analogy like a Turf horse because he was boxed in pocketed in flavan just sat there like he he was just waiting to get him to the clear and once he did he quickly accelerated a this horse was this horse ran today and Rocket can I rockan feels like horse you want to bet against the next time he runs because if he couldn't seal the deal with that trip and I have no excuse for winning I mean the pace was was honest but he got the trip I wanted I I was a fan and he probably outran his odds but he wasn't good enough today and a very unlucky trip for number three um C the chaos he stumbled pretty badly at the start and then rushed up and Chase wide he did run last but he was unlucky to start even if rocket K had anything left to try and dig and fend off big blue line he he'd never had a chance to respond just Ambush late Big Blue Line Gary Barber flavan in the hot pink silks for will Walden what happened at the start here roaj but number three Castle chaos he trips and stumbles and that right there really took him out of position and then he ends up rushing up wide after that so his race was pretty much done that's fair but he was last look at only beat four L and he not a bumping in the stretch this is like Joel Rosario right with the patience you know and no Panic it would be so easy to panic in that scenario loaded bottled up there was a lot of contact going on between the fourth fifth and sixth place finishers meanwhile big blue lion and Pratt he just knew he had a lot of H and waiting for his time to make his run he looks like the cat that ate the canary big smile Flav and Pratt might we see that type of stirring stretch run with Pratt aboard a three-year-old tomorrow in the Travers sier Leon we might though I don't think he'll be confidently sitting behind horses with a loaded gun I think he'd like to be doing that but I I feel like that horse you you're never sitting confidently waiting for things to happen you're sort of hoping he behaves himself but uh you know Chad Bren has often said that the Travers is the race that would mean the most to him to win I don't think he's ever come to the race with a stronger hand than the TC has tomorrow unmatch wisdom undefeated in that Rider Flav and Pratt looking for a first Travers Victory board Sierra Leon all right JK loow inside yeah you're you're you're I think she's taking back hair unfaced it's like he never went in unfaced dinner's going to be a little bit uncomfortable this evening 2175 at Saratoga we'll be right [Music] back and they're off in the kland Florida Derby after three quarters in 12 in one known agenda is now on to take over the lead it's known agenda for St Elias stable Florida Derby winner known [Music] [Applause] agenda at keenland a horse will always be measured in hands hands that see that sense that speak hands that hold our sport to a higher standard not for our sake but for theirs For the Love of the horse for generations to come e e I we're back on Saratoga live as there's big blue line heading back a winner first off the claim for will Walden and piloted to Victory by flavian Pratt who joins me here flavian had to wait before you were able to unleash that move but it turned out the last move was the right one yeah I had to be a lot more patient that I wanted to but uh it pays off at the end uh I thought you know the house outside of me was uh was going to was going to give me a gap but he just had enough enough house where he made a run and so uh obviously had to go around everybody but uh great run by by Big Blue uh big blue and then uh great job with William I mean he put the blinkers on he told me he was training well and get the job done he was certainly ready today and how important is that patience as a rider you have many different plans throughout the race but to not panic to be able to just kind of wait for that opportunity as needed yeah I mean like like I said I mean uh nothing was developing in front of me they were all lined up and and so yeah I had to be patient I mean it could have it could have gone either way but it it worked out good we're going to see you on a horse tomorrow in the Traverse that has a big late closing kick in Sierra Leone you went down to the inside last time he's drawn towards the inside again today uh what kind of trip are you anticipating from him and what have you learned about him so far well hopefully we get a good trip I mean uh you know I think the the pace is a big factor for him I think he he uh obviously coming from of the pace you you need some uh some kind of a Pace in front of you and uh but I think the draw is fine and you know we'll see how we end going into the first turn and where everybody else is at and we all go from there we look forward to it congratulations on the win here thank you very much Lan Pratt big weekend ahead and I'm sure uh looking to pick up that very special grade one Travers Le Sierra Leon reie your thoughts your gut what do he what does he do tomorrow in the Travers he's going to run a big race the Dynamics of the race is very favorable for him with a bunch of speed signed on he draws a good position from the two-hole to be able to save ground he likes to run towards the rail so he's naturally going to be breaking from there and the 10 furong is going to be very beneficial to him if he doesn't capitalize on all that he's not the real deal because there's day very tomorrow day veryable for him borrowing a huge performance by somebody else um I agree with you he he he kind of he's kind of got to put up a shot tomorrow a little bit you know he's he has he's never run a bad race so you can can't knock him right but he's like you say he's got so much going for him tomorrow he's got to do it tomorrow yeah because earlier in the season he was almost regarded as something special like an extraordinary horse it was a talks about that I mean obviously they have high expectations for him and like you say it's a put up or shut up there because the stars are a line for him would you be shocked Andy if post time he was favored Sierra Leon nobody would Shock Me In Here I I in my heart I I I don't disagree with dor dor kind of should be the favorite because he's done so much right in his races but I think the Philly is going to be favorite I just think she's going to be such a Sentimental Choice by people um but but but reie I could see sier this way who do you think is the most likely winner of this race I think it's sier Leon and I didn't pick him but I think he's most likely winner I think it's fierceness but it's I'm splitting the hers but I think it's fierceness this was an excellent effort by Sierra Leon this was an excellent effort fierceness is not going to have the same Dynamics he's not going to be stalking an overmatched rival that finishes last he's going to be dealing with the Philly torpedo Anna who whether or not you ultimately think she's good enough she's a fighter I mean she gets involved in quick Paces puts away horses and keeps on running that's a quality that a lot of horses don't have dorick has the same quality so fierceness has got not one but two of those horses he's got to stalk he's got to put them away he's never shown the ability to put away a good horse and then hold off the onslaught of closures including a horse like Sierra Leon I don't see it happening I think he's the least likely winner of any of the major players in this race the one thing is I don't see the race playing out like that because um um torpedo Anna going into the gate first she's going to have to stand there for quite a while s Leon is a horse that doesn't takes a little while to load sometimes torpedo Anna standing in the gate for a long time is going I expect her to break slowly and she's going to get shuffled back that's how I see the race happening I'll say two things first of all I don't know where you're seeing her breaking slowly other than jumping up the start last time which is a bad luck but it's bad luck a horse because I have not seen what you're seeing I am not seeing a horse gets out of the gate slowly maybe I'm wrong and maybe you're right but I'm not seeing that the other thing is I don't hand would never handicap a race unless it's an habitual horse that's always getting left my premise is that horse is going to get left because I just don't see that and so I'm going to be surprised if that's what happens you and I disagree which is fine because I'm going to be surprised if she actually breaks good knowing that she's going to stand in the gate for a long time I think she has an habit of hopping at the start CU I've seen it more than once so many story lines of such an intriguing DraftKings Travers tomorrow on Fox 5 grade one events coverage begins at 3 Eastern we have Stakes racing here later personal inant smart and F see here with roses for Deborah 1 to4 18 minutes out I don't get this at all and I I I understand she is she the horse to beat based on last year's form because this year's form says the horse to beats on the outside she was very game in her third place finish last time and a race falling apart and for my money reie she beat roses for Deborah fair and square on bont Stakes weekend and she has a tactical speed Advantage as well from the outside in her most recent start in a narrow defeat the Rider um pakal Lopez actually lost his crop which something that could also Aid her um finishing it off so I do agree with you that I'm I'm going take a shot with the future is now it's my top pick two to five crushed early smart and fancy next from Saratoga personal in in this evening and tomorrow he is the favorite the Belmont winner the hasco 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witness greatness race after race after race you have to be here to take home a memory you'll have forever this November when the world's best come to Delmar you have to be [Music] here as the field turns for home it is e Dubai in a full out drive to hold off point given those two will come to the eighth pole together it's nip and tuck with a forong to go AP Valentina dollar bill it is point given to West rest of a narrow lead uai fights on but grudgingly gives way to point given point given pulling away to win through the stretch by three and no doubt about it Point given all right so things didn't work out in the derby but the only horse to have swept the Belmont Stakes the hasell and the Travers for now he was awesome that's amazing yeah he was a good horse you know and people blame Gary I thought that was unfair um I thought it was more you know I also think it was it was a very fast pace I also think you know maybe Bob gave him now now I know people use two preps but back then they didn't it was one of the first times and the other thing is I think it exemplifies just how hard it is to win the Triple ground I mean most people they think oh they lost the Belmont but there are a lot of good horses like ryen star that lost the Derby and he was unlucky to lose a fleet Alex comes to mind yeah I mean it's it's it's hard to win all three point given would just blow you away dornick in some of his races like here like at the top of the stretch if you freeze it like Andy like who's going to win the hasal right and dorick just keeps digging until he breaks you what was so amazing about this race it was like a carbon copy of the the Belmont Stakes same two horses rson too yeah and door knock he just shows every time how gritty is his resilience he does not want to lose and you can tell he's coming into the race in top form that's him on the outside and his rider is just cruising along with him he's doing it at will he's one of those horses that isn't really flashy because he gets separation from his Rivals he almost Waits he's like taunting them to come at him you know no matter what he does Andy there always seems to be a yeah but what's the reluctance to accept him as he is the leader of the three-year-old division right now why does it seem like there's an allergy to really gravitating towards dornick in this Traverse even though he is the favorite and rightfully so so I I will preface saying I've been wrong about him um I didn't care he got left in the Belmont I mean in the derby one thing I said was if you like him the Derby give a chance in the Bellmont I didn't like him but I think a lot of people didn't like him you know they liked sier Leo they liked fierceness you know and everybody sort of B and nobody really liked them and I think a lot of people and I'm not saying I don't sometimes fall in this category too I think horse players we don't we have trouble accepting a horse that we were wrong about so most people were wrong about him and they have trouble saying and they think oh like this guy has not been lucky he has been the best horse in two straight very big races and conclusively the best horse it's a byproduct of his running style cuz he isn't flashy he doesn't pull away five length from his Rivals but he gets the job done he wins dog fights though and I think a lot of ways that's a better horse cuz those horses that always win by three and four they kind to get a little fragile when it gets tough down the lane exactly leader in the clubhouse in the 5 to2 Morning Line favor for tomorrow's DraftKings Travers is dorick smart and fancy is next there's roses for Deborah for Kristoff clemont odds on favorite 3 to 5 11 minutes out to the smart and fancy this proven son of giants Causeway has sired 7 millionaires with over 10% Stakes performers his recent top Runners include tabi placed in the grade 1 spinway and Breeders Cup juvenile Phillies grade two winner Plum Ali plus these standout performers a proven value sire first Samurai standing at clayber Farm [Music] e e [Music] first leg of the Canadian triple Crown rescheduled the king's plate to take place this evening brutal brutal weather a few days ago three-year-olds taking center stage and Canada's signature event there is the field 13 deep and Essex serpent the 2 to1 Morning Line favorite one scratch make it 12 deep for this mile and a quarter Kings plate I'm taking rawu the two the maiden but I love the Canadian Triple Crown because they go a distance on synthetic yep they go a distance on dirt and then they go 12 furlongs on the turf I I just think it's impossible to win I love it though I think it's totally cool we'll have it for you right here this evening on Saratoga live the Kings plate here the smart and fancy post Parade starting with Lady meago Outsider 18 to1 she Qui she she's the speed she's got to go um but she's a tall task star g a dolphin homebred this this one was a favorite last time Clos well in his first start in America Blan Pratt looking for a 12 Stakes then the favorite and roses for Deborah odds on three to five deserving favorite coming off a narrow defeat in the Intercontinental grade two last time as a big favorite then Rod Ortiz looking for a second win in the afternoon as is Dylan Davis glitter up I tell you if Dylan Davis gets this horse home in this race I don't care how many he's behind IR he Rider he gets the title future is now the Intercontinental winner if this horse remains three to one or higher I am going to better she has been in great form Mike trombetta's done a sensational job with her and I think tactically she has a big Advantage I have a lot of respect for rose for Deborah but I want the horse the now horse and I think the future is now for the future is now Raj I mean you like how you did that you know a part of this race a part of this race he's a jockey a part of this race that's very interesting is Lady Margo who's going to be the speed of the speed and and and I wanted to take note of how she her running style she's the number four here she has a tendency to Bear out Wards coming off the turn um so you know some the jockeys are probably going to take keep an eye on that and try to stay inside of her coming off the turn well I don't know about that I mean I'm not I'm I'm going to not really that um you watch this race and I want you to explain to me why the discrep what excuse did roses for Deborah have she had the entire stretch to get by her she got a nice trip in front of her it was a fairly Run Race and the future has now beat her fair and square she missed the the caress she was sick obviously she's doing fine now but she didn't miss it by being sick and this horse went out and she lost what is it she won the battle but lost the war yep you know she got involved in the pace um transer CER came from well back don't um look back at all had you know well she had a little trouble in stretch but she stalked the pace I thought she ran an exceptionally good race and for me I think she's the now horse condition of the turf course labeled as firm there is some there is some give there is some cushion we know that does that change the complexion of anything no because I think these horses have handled good horses I think the bad race Rose forever ran was in a bog at parks Raj I don't know about you I don't I don't worry about it yeah I I don't want to look too much into that because it's not sufficient data that shows them running over sof Turf many of these horses so the thing about it is for the future is now that perfect coveted outside post is going to give her Jackie Paca Lopez an option to stalk the pace or control the pace from the outside whereas last time in the caress she was forced into a hot duel which ends up being her you know what inside horses last time broke inside star guest is obviously the wild card in here um what went on in her us debut I just thought she was bad I thought that flavian did a great job he got her in the two path um we talked about how she had the pace to run at and I just think you know when you were six beat in a lank in three quarter in a Turf Sprint you didn't run well you know it's not like dirt racing where you beat a couple lengths you ran a big race six feet run it's like a six lengths in a dir race I'm not saying she can't run better but what has she done to be the same price as the seven yeah and I agree with that because even though she was beaten only one and 3/4 lens there was five horses that finishes in front of her and a couple of those are in this race today in a great location to watch this smart and fancy or tomorrow's Travers the spa Verandas in case you haven't been there you haven't visited you'll have the opportunity secure your spot to watch the draft King Travers one of the most popular spots on the track limited time Travers tomorrow individual tickets are available for a shared Spa Veranda section located Trackside along the final turn these partially covered sections offer a modern and Casual outdoor Hospitality experience Travers Day package includes a Premium Bar and snacks visit nra.com to learn more and reserve your spot today over to ACAA well for the smart and fancy Le we'll start off with their heavy favorite roses for deborra as you can probably see on the track she is breathing fire today but I think that's a good thing last year as a four-year-old including when she won this race last year she was acting like this she can be very spicy she is a very opinionated May to be around having been around her quite a bit uh and she likes things her own way she was pretty revved up coming out onto the track and there was seemed to be a little confusion they didn't have a pony for her at first and she was like let me go let me go she was on it today now as Andy Miss mentioned she did miss the caress she was scratched uh unfortunately due to a temperature and has been handled very carefully in bringing her along luckily she has been fine since then I do think that she has looked a little bit more fit but with Turf sprinters it is easier to get them fit quicker H and like I said I love the way that she's acting because that's normal for her even though the cotton in her ears and she'll try to turn the tables on the seven futur as now who I absolutely respect she sent last time out to the lead and yes the closers came running late don't look back at all sat kind of in that stocking spot but even two starts back the way that she finished she was incredibly game over roses for Deborah 2 and she looks much the same as she has in her last couple carrying great condition that typical kind of Paca Lopez warmup where he keeps them moving constantly out on the track and she looks like she's handling herself well yet again I certainly respect what she's done on on the track and I don't think with the presence of lady mro in here today she'll be on the engine early but she'll be up close which is certainly to her benefit now the number three star guest she was a favorite last time in the caress and I think in large part just because these good Dophin and Charlie Apple be Runners just always take attention and she'd had some decent company over in England sprinting on the turf but if there's any race on the grass where we Americans can be stronger than the Europeans kind of overall it is in Turf Sprints and last time out I didn't think she had much kick late to be honest I wasn't in the padic for that race so my first time seeing her here today slavian Pratt gave her a big warm-up taking her away from the Pony as with typical of Charlie's hores accompanied by a pony back in the paddock she's seems like she's handling herself well she's incredibly strong she stacked up with her competition I think she needs to run a bit better uh to turn the tables on the other two that I mentioned today Le yeah we need to see much more from star guest than we did in her in her us debut in that caress I I agree I mean I I agree with every single thing that AAA said there the turf sprinters over there are not better than our turf sprinters it's not like the routers they have that advantage and she I I'm not going to be shocked when she runs a lot better today but based on what we saw in that race I don't know why she's supposed to be 5 to2 in the seven two to one well I mean she she came in highly regarded as the favorite she didn't run the rates that they expected she but you could also consider that the first time in a new environment that they can improve off that that would be what you would be hoping for because a little bit of improvement puts her in the game that's let me say something which which Applebee hsees needed to start here every one of them is ready to roll now I'm not saying wrong but it's something we've never seen from that they just they come out firing and I think she was bet and she's bet on the assumption that their horses are good and it's not the worst assumption in the world the problem is she's not running in particularly good races over there and their horses don't have a big Advantage as to begin with and she's not running in particularly strong races over there they're bringing over horses that are running and you know if not the highest level higher levels over there to her defense maybe that's who she is but good dolphin Runners now especially in Turf stakes races that wasn't a Stakes race but are always going to get over bet they are always they are I think people just you know we talk about the stats they're really good with the record and stakes and great ones but man I don't know what the r I is it doesn't feel to me like it's super high and I think it it gives you the opportunity if you pick and choose a little bit to better get it's like that t the legend of time the three-year-old how many times do he need to show people that he's just okay and there he was even money in the Saratoga Derby could he have won he finished second of course he could have won but he's no even money shot if he was in house silks what pric is right exactly no I agree it's it's right what price would he been in there 5 to2 3 to one yeah it's all because they see the the golphin blue right yeah by the way seeners cup stats I have not I think they're good 10 for 20 10 I was only second to him about seven of the times has a couple of runners in The Sword Dancer tomorrow Breeders Cup challenge event wining you're in for the Breeders Cup AG star yes yes she's she's anxious to load takes a village she's in to her outside the favorite roses for Deborah odds on four to five Frank mmati with a load and call post time for the smart and fancy live from Saratoga glitter up will be next and future is now solidly back to two to one future is now takes up her spot lady Milagro is very very restless in there they're in the gate and they're off lady Milagro broke outward but did break very alertly on the far outside future is now is flashing sharp early foot star guest is up and on the pace too and then it's roses for Deborah and glitter up at the back of the field lady Milagro leads the way tracked nicely by future is now getting a dream trip second two lengths back to star guest in third followed by glitter up and roses for Deborah is at the back five lengths off front running lady mro who went 21 and three for that quarter mile future is now turning up the pressure coming to the quarter pole three lengths back to star guest roses for Deborah is underway four lengths off the lead at the top of the stretch future is now just bumping right there with star guest those two in very close quarters as star guest takes the lead future is now as to counter roses for Deborah still four lengths back in third match race to the wire star guest future is now nose and nose future is now has another gear comes back under Paco Lopez and wins the smart and fancy while wrapped up star guest second best roses for Deborah third exciting stretch drive on the outside inside future is now star yes some trading of paint in the end too much future is now tough tough phing little like to see the head out of the stretch but she's a fighter man Reeve I mean the three came to her like she was going to eat her up she looked like it and she just fights her down the stretch and um I don't know if anything looked like the seven came in three came in a little bit of the seven at this point look like Pac Go's leaning right into the goodlin Philly but I don't I don't it's hard to see from that angle but one thing was for sure um flavan thought that he you know he got Paco kind of asleep a bit when it when coming off the turn Paco was looking inside checking for his Rivals coming up on the inside and flavan made an inquiry a rush at him but the future is now got passed and battled back we got to see the head on though there's an inquiry here and I'm not saying that that there's going to be a taked down but there there is an inquiry as there should be I mean it's clear that there's some contact and without seeing the head on the stretch there's no way of seeing roses for Deborah I don't want to hear anything about the pace nonf factor non threatening third the favorite 7342 inquiry involving the top two finishers we wait aead on Paco Lopez futurist now flavian Pratt star guest who who never switched leads in the stretch late and that cost her as well Raj we have the head-on and we'll queue it up for you as you look at the winner future is now InterContinental winner for the time being a second Stakes win in her last three races such a tough tough Philly here it is Raj your first look tell us as you can see here Paco looks to his inside and he lets his horse float outwards when fvan was coming up in star guest however after that contact and star guest comes back in so I would attest this to about a 5050 both guys exchanging contact coming off the turn I don't expect there to be a change I don't I'd be very surprised if we see a change I agree with you reim I think there was there was some stuff going back and forth fourth I think if anything the seven came in more but the I mean the seven came out a little top of the stretch but the three was cing the ground I like what flavian was doing right cuz he was he was holding his ground he was saying you're not going to HT me here I'm going to push you in but in doing so he's coming I'm not saying he broke any rules here but no but didn't it look like Paco Lopez allowed futur is now to float right into the path of where he knew star guest would be something we've seen Riders do race after race for many many years Reeve you wrote how many times did you do it one way or the other get floated or do a little floating absolutely and he allowed his horse to drift into another horse without sufficient clearance I believe what's going to happen they're going to let the results stand but he's going to get a talking to by the stewards potentially a penalty like a suspension because he did interfere with star guest looking over his left shoulder now he looks right over his right shoulder right there and allows and allows futur is now to drift and the path of star guest it's like you're driving on the highway and the the car is in the lane outside of you and you just let your car D drift into that lane and and crash into the other car that's exactly what he did no there was some aggression from from from Paco I'm not going to deny that um I would be surprised if it comes down but I don't think it's 100% won't happen I wouldn't be surprised how much how would you compare this Raj to yesterday's disqualification in terms of of how egregious say that foul was and the potential infraction we're looking at here it's a complete different scenario yesterday's situation you would first had to have considered if it was the by fault of the one or if the four was actually in that spot in this situation it's clear that number seven Futures now comes outside of her path crosses into the three and makes contact but this is side to side contact and then number three star kind of floats her back in because flen is saying look I'm not going to let you bully me around here he held his ground and comes back in but by doing that it's like two wrongs don't make a right what I would say if they take this horse down is they're going to say that that pacco was the more aggressive one on that early move and what flavian did afterwards is incidental at that point I'm not saying they're going to but if they do that's going to be the reason for it and I'm not going to say they're 100% wrong I would say it probably stays and I think it should stay but I I could understand the other AR there's Merit for both sides I will say my personal belief is the instigator should be the one that is more penalized the original instigator if I go into a bar and I poke you on your shoulder and you turn around and punch me in the face never I just want you know I would never dam is the instigator and Pac will definitely poke there how the stewards how much would they look down on the fact that in watching the replay Paco Lopez looks right over his his right shoulder looks right at flavian pratton star guest and allows futurist now to drift into her path he can't P I don't know what I don't know what they're think there's an important factor that we're not even mentioning is that the margin of Victory they have to take that the consideration that well what's future is now going to win anyways because she got passed and she came back and win and I thought that future is now is was going to win the race regardless of what happened we see a lot of floating that reason I would not make a change I would allow the result to kinchin believes it's coming down is that correct and I woulding it did not come down no change no change well you timed that well he's a little from the D 73 42 no change future is now Paco Lopez and the smart and fancy what's not to be questioned is the the G in determination of future is now she'll mix it up early she'll still finish you engage her she's going to fight right back yeah she showed that today and um just such a we've seen this man like the horse racing game where these horses give you their all they're the ones that are truly fan favorites she's becoming one of those Where She lays it down every time on the line she's got see and let's talk Ros for deborra for a second obviously very disappointing by her cuz she never really made her run in that race maybe you know she she didn't you know she was out she missed the last race maybe some after effects from that but I think it's fair to say she's doesn't have that oomph she had last year I mean it's she coming off a sickness so this could also be a stepping stone for her bigger and better things I think that that Kristoff kont will be taking her to Parks this year like last year I didn't I'm listening to Philadelphia Eagle fans over here the eag people are actually fans of the Philadelphia Eagles I they have uh oh I know I'm kidding I really oh yeah that that won't get you out of that comment it was a joke not with them I did what I got unfairly dunked by a Philadelphia Philly JK got dunked about 15 times a lot of kids picking on you it's not right he'll be on the set even the kids in a moment so you've got that on me future is now in the smart and fancy much more as our coverage continues on this Friday from Saratoga [Music] the best 2-year-old by legendary sah quality Road get back a million five very very impressive debut cantering home could not have been more impressive coast to coast in the American Pharaoh he's the real deal undefeated and unchallenged at two he's just to good he wins the Breeders Cup jual Cornish [Music] Cornish horse racing check weekly promotions got them huge payouts you bet with nirra bets download the app today and bet on any track anywhere anytime with Live HD horse races betting tips and tutorials expert picks and more you bet with NS join now for a new member bonus at nairab bets.com and they're off in the naira in the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga door setting up moderate pace of length Thee the field turns for home mind frame on the outside it's coming after dor they're at it again the two bellot first and second place finisher will be dor to win the Belmont State dooro the H Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation was formed in 1940 with a simple goal to raise funds for research to enhance the health and soundness of horses since then we've provided millions of dollars to hundreds of projects at universities around the world leading to Major advances in welfare our process of selecting and producing peer- reviewed research has become the trusted industry standard and with your help we'll be here for many years to come supporting the health and wellness of all horses Welcome to our viewers on B SoCal this is Sarah toga live on the eve of the Draft Kings Travers biggest day of the summer tomorrow five grade One races from The Paddock Rie marov Jonathan kinchin still drying his hair we'll explain all that in a moment he's Andy sirling I'm thean guy uh we just saw the smart and fancy it's a Friday but we also have a grade one event a little bit later on the personal incd can't wait to see this one just a a compact field of five but some classy classy Phillies and Mars absolutely I can't wait to see the you know it's kind of the the it could be the passing of the torch or kind of reestablishing herself with idiomatic if she loses to randomize and randomizes the new queen of this division but we'll see what happens this afternoon they're both very very talented RAC and just much more on the personal incident this just took place the Martin fancy Paco Lopez entering the Winter Circle she's trained by Michael trombetta standing by live with AA right and future is now has been incredibly game recently fighting today um we did see the inquiry can you talk us through Mike what you saw in the stretch with her it was hard for me to tell cuz it was coming off to turn and I I knew they were bumping each other but I don't know who did what and I just had to sweat it out like everybody else one thing we know about your philly though she is a fighter she has really shown that can you talk about how she's developed this year she's just gotten better and better since press time when she's she's just all in a sudden have learned how to rate and relax and sit off horses and that's just been a game changer for and picking up another Stakes win in here today um she has just been incredibly resilient very versatile in her tactics as well yeah and Paco said after the race he said better than ever today so he was very very happy with her and as you know it just when they'll when they'll relax and let things develop it just is a definite Game Changer she certainly good right now congratulations thank you she's been so good lately Andy future is now the win in the inner continential the sharp effort just missed by half length in the caress and miss this Victory here in the smart and fancy and it's nice to see Mike get the win um his horses have run very well at the meet he's 0 for nine Mike tretta is one of those trainers that's sort of under the radar Round Here wins in Maryland but he's very been shrewd for years at finding horses to ship up here and it's nice to see him get a big win in sarota yeah and it's she can take her game on the road as she's definitely going to be one that is looking for these kind of Sprint stake races around the country I can see her running in a variety of races across the the country and for our viewers just joining us Raj what took place in the stretch there was an inquiry in the end the decision no change what did you see so Paco Lopez aboard the number seven the future futur is now he drifted outwards into the path of the number three and making contact but however they left it stand which I do agree with uh for the fact that she was going to be the winner regardless and um so Paco was guilty of infraction however it didn't really alter the outcome of the finish so I think it's fair to let it stand and then he's probably I highly expect he's going to face the suspension for the contact that he made but you but you said was 100% 100 you trillions to one Jonathan was here for it thank you as my witness I the reason I didn't say it on air is because I don't want to influence what a stewards make or feel like they have to live up to that they're list they're hanging on your every word there is 100% he's getting suspended for that ride and I'll I'll give you he's 100 not 100% that we're all sitting at this desk right now okay I'm just letting you know there's nothing 999999999 why you such a lot of certainty for a guy who's been the race how common or rare is that where there there's in in inquiry there's no change but a jockey still has to face some sort of punishment yeah because it's two separate things right you're looking at an infraction and a jockey being careless and that happened and then you're looking at well did it change the outcome of the finish and protecting the betters and and and that part of the sport so I I think it's viewed two separate things and it happens frequently where um you don't disqualify a horse but the guilty party gets reprimanded it happens a lot more now and I think it's good I think you have to view the betters as you know You' got to protect the betters they don't need to get needlessly screwed we all get DED and it seemly more often than we get put up um but not unfairly and I think that suspending a rider like that is much more fair who wins the sixth race who graduates New York bre I'm hoping the horse that uh JK and I both like Nikki brainburst great name we want the can we get an interview with with with with um Ray handle is I don't know what what a color ice cream he is today lots of lot of name from what color bubblegum for him today um he was a Min ice chocolate chip ice cream yesterday yeah he was good impersonation uh I just wonder where the name comes from okay it's got to come from somewhere right I mean I I would think it has to come from somewhere how is the dunk tank there big boy it's I tell you what it hurts a little bit your feet hit the thing it's also very nerve-wracking the whole time you're up there you're like just bracing yourself anxiety it was a lot I got I got they said I broke the record for getting dunked the most so why I don't know 15 times 12 times it felt great sport than a lot they bring in like the Yankee starting rotation like no just my wife I don't worry about baseball players only Luka dunked me your hair looks nice with the moisture has bounce in it I think you should wet your hair more often look at that that was a good thing you did and it's a good thing to do for for charity and it's a great cause it really is a great cause the best the back stretch and P Services team here really good stuff all right and for that perfect seg way Duncan dash of the week this was was uh last weekend the first race Alabama day JK you and I were on set Jonathan's way this was one of those performances of first time starter a 2-year-old that just your jaw drops yeah this was a serious performance I mean it it it during the race it just looked like this horse had absolutely no chance and didn't just kind of get lucky and and and bound up and get up in the last jump was running away from them late I mean this horse was outstanding break he did well no I I'm not sure that I don't think he broke badly he got squeezed both sides so he got pinched back and at that point Joel finds himself well back and he basically started riding him 16th mile or eigh mile into the race and it's almost like he said I'm just not going to get in any trou I'm just going to keep going and swung around the field and this was one when he lost they'd say Joel kind of blew it and he went by five lengths and got like an 84 buyer 85 buyer we've seen some good threeyear olds shter that we have Jonathan's way I keep things cool this summer with a nice beverage from Duncan beat the heat with your favorite Duncan Refresher delicious cold brew sparked energy by Duncan and more America runs on Duncan want to remember moving forward Raj how impressed were you I was very impressed to see a first time starter a horse with limit no experience overcome adversity is one of the best things that you can see and he did that um definitely a race that he can use to propel onto bigger and better things and still learning you could see what happened at the start and then running with his head up in the air like once he puts it all together looks like this guy's the limit who's this it's uh I was trying to see who that was again all for an incredible cause Rocko Fuda who is dunking people he works for us in mutuals he should have been in the dunk tank I'm a little davor there's uh Chelsea oh that's that's Tina I saw Tina do that Tina works with us always good to to to do that for your boss this this guy was good I think that guy he jumed Brian twice Brian's a great sport going and do that there's Jason with Andy and Barbara Banky behind him who was extremely generous in uh in in in paying for me to get dunk which we all appreciate how long how long they been we've been doing this well this is the first we haven't done it 2017 it for pjf back then but I I hope they do it every year and and we'll get back in there again it's it's for a great cause and Saratoga is the is the one time where all the Charities you know get a chance to have their big events and raise awareness for these Charities and listen none of us have a right to ever tell people they should be giving money for anything but if you can give money and you find a way these are you know the best the bcca the balmont child care Association the chapy all very worthy causes to help the people that put on the show around here without which none of us would have a job and none of the people here including us would be able to enjoy this great game you're hoping they do it every year no I was fun I mean look it's I'm going to bring a towel next time um but outside of that I mean I just you I went into the restroom in in the offices there was just soaking wet and just used paper towels to drve there trillions of people that look forward to getting to dunk Andy in the dunk tank we can't take that away from them no you can't big you can't big line and a big weekend of racing just getting started still have the personal inant later on Travers tomorrow and the special ceremony Mike Venia award honoring Ryan hernand is this year's recipient we'll be right back [Music] the classic looks of a two turn type yet the precocious Brilliance of an undefeated G1 2-year-old Maxfield a breathtaking run at the top of the stretch Maxfield he took it to the max in his chosen field now you need a mini Maxfield in your chosen field his first yearlings are selling now Maxfield classic looks and precocious brilliance darly [Applause] [Applause] now e e racing north of the Border ryers up Kings plate this evening and Stakes racing forthcoming with the soaring free 2-year-olds here 6 and 1 12 furlongs on ground pass numbers 28 and N are out Mena apparently the goods I don't know I don't think he need to be in Mena to think that this horse is overb she's never been on the turf I did not look the pedigrees up but the horse inside of her seemed to have run a pretty fast figure first time Jonathan two to five I think nobody in mens is betting this horse I I would bet American dollars Canadian dollars on the four as fast as I could I went to uh to Woodbine one time and just kept asking people where I could get some Canadian BAC and they didn't think it was that funny they tell you it was on the huge side what never the call the IDE oh the UT by the way Woodby is a great track it's it's beautiful great track great padic great track good people there get that mile that was in the making like 2019 it was close we were close we revisit it every every fall we'll try we'll try again went there the saw it in 14 on 15 it's awesome I've leimo no that that was that was 05 dude that was that was that that long ago yeah that was the last briers SC at Belmont when he lost to Sher oh hold on I want to see what Ray handle's wearing standing by live with Maggie we welcome Maggie wolfendale to the broadcast with Ray yeah ask and you shall receive as Ray kind of boring today just beige huh I thought it did pretty good I I think you look good but they were hoping for some colors on set from you I don't want to hear I don't want to have hunt Annie all night I know he's worried about the that he was craving that mint chocolate chip all night so I don't don't want to keep him up he's got a lot of work to do for the weekend it's so true I mean he survived the dunk take as well you know you gotta go easy on the man uh but let's talk a little bit about Nikki brain burst first of all where's that name come from oh jeez uh it's for a very good friend of mine we were dating at the time and I named it for after her it's her nickname at work so she's like one of the creative people at work so they gave her the nickname Nikki brainburst and I was like a that's a good name for a horse I'm going to save it for goe for a fast one yeah I was going to say I guess that could work is she fast though cuz that first race I don't know how to read that because those two you know onew finishers ran onew around the racetrack yeah and they ran a big race big well one of them came back and ran big the the clemont horse and then the other you mean mod geopolitics geopolitics yes geopolitics sorry and uh the other Philly had kind of been a little bit of a bust but um she's doing good we're just being aggressive you know we didn't pay a whole lot for her and we want to win races here so she' probably be competitive and a ma special but you know coming here we want to get W's and I think she's got a big shot today something that you've done throughout the whole season best of luck and uh thanks for the entertainment as always oh we're trying Andy did did that answer all your questions with r uh I Maggie I got so many questions about Ray you just barely scratched the surface there but thank you appreciate that he said you knew there would be something something behind the name indeed there was Nikki brainburst at 3 to one what do you what do you make of a chances I I mean I I think this is exactly the kind of horse you sort of gravitate to in a race like this filled with horses that have had a lot of chances have failed at shorter prices particularly the favorite Focus Pocus who I think seven Furlong is also a question for dropping down whereas Nikki brain ran just once didn't run great but didn't totally embarrass herself against much better horses drops in for a tag and I think John in these races isn't every start a horse have like a knock against them kind of yeah I you just know who these horses are and and I think that it's it's weird I'm I'm I leaned on the nine because I don't really know who she is I know the rest of them and they're not great so let's give her a shot I took a flyer in this race with the number one miss Maximus um taking the blinkers off after Chasing the pace in this at this level as the favorite last time and she's getting vastly overlooked in this one I don't agree I mean listen she's 13 to1 I wish you the best of luck but she's a speed type horse there's significant other speed in here with the two and five and she was awful last time I I wish the best of luck that's how they look on paper Maggie how do they look in person yeah look this is a a made in 30 field so you're not going to have any uh eye catchers per se but Focus Pocus is a horse that I've been watching consistently throughout her career and I remember a couple starts ago catching up with trainer hassio to pause and he basically said she's just really frustrating because he doesn't know what works for her what is the answer as the blinkers go back on today uh just a short cup cheater blinker which is what she had worn all the times previously prior uh prior to her last start um and last time she kind of rode the rail after breaking poorly um she kind of and and two there was a loose horse that pushed her down to the rail I forgot about that actually so that that finish is obviously not um not indicative I think of her capabilities that last race but if you go by everything prior to that I actually was intrigued by her stretching out to the mile cuz she looks as though she should handle it so I actually like the seven furlongs for she's a taller scoper Philly with that more even frame so this is the spot where she is supposed to show up with this drop in class I have no problems with the distance as we'll move on to Nikki brainburst number nine in here as Ry was just mentioning this horse kind of affected by the racetrack you wanted to be forward you wanted to have speed and while she broke alertly that day she just wasn't quite quick enough to keep up but ever since they put the TX on this f look at her that is quite a nice side pass young lady I'm sure that is not what Katie Davis is looking for though and now she's going to try to uh pee off but um she's wound up as one could tell here just uh with a naked eye so look for her to be forward especially with this Seven fur long distance Ray has her cranked up he also has her cranked up from a fitness perspective too she looks strong and fit coming back off a little bit of a layoff and then what do you do with number 11 rookie league this horse has more dirt pedigree I if you look at the top side and then if you go back uh a generation the second dam was actually a great at Stakes Winner on the dirt but there is absolutely no pedigree uh in that first generation the other two siblings have not lifted a hoof much like rookie league and she is massive she's a behemoth of a three-year-old Philly uh so I'm okay with her getting to the dirt she doesn't look overly turfman I just don't know or think that there's that much ability in there as Nikki brain burst leit continues to take out all the spectators really yeah bouncing to say the least Nikki brainburst in rookie league the Big Philly some some a few angles to work with there andy well I agree with everything Maggie said about the pedigree and obviously she's right but I think she's probably of anything a sprinter um she was making a little bit of a run before something went wrong in her first start now she was bad last time and she may just be bad um but she also fits the the category at least guys of a horse that hasn't proven that she sucks at this right I mean she she she was close up to a very slow pace I just don't I I just I just don't think she's very good can't falter for what she hasn't done lose a bunch of races post parade there's Miss Maximus well I wish rajie the best of luck as she's gone down half in half the price that she was after rajie tipped her I don't see it but maybe cousin Romero there with inflammable yeah this horse has speed and in these types of races that's a dangerous weapon son's lame off the board in all five yeah um hasn't done much running at all a couple of pretty slow races Focus Pocus what's going on here there she is while inflammable goes the other way there is focus Pocus favorite two to one she has faren away the best races of anyone here but I don't like her last race I don't trust her at seven furong she has other speed to deal with she wins I lose going for Glory in the money in six of eight yeah seven tries for against maiden claimers and a couple of those as single digit OD Max in the bank number seven there she is back to the main track well Joe Parker looking to light up the tote board with this one who has never done much running dreamon Cara 18 race Maiden 18 she's got back races Jonathan she's not impossible sendera we'll get back to Nikki brain BST Cendera Jose Lano yeah Cendera just doesn't have a lot of early speed and that's a little bit of a concern from that outside draw and to the outside the Big Philly rookie league yeah I I think that she is usable at 11 to1 because she hasn't checked the box that she can't do this at six furlongs but you may be right guys she may just have no ability I have a question for AAA here because inflammable she's not in the show askie sorgie just interviewed woman you know last time here for 15 years last time in an inflammable race she was irritated washy in the poster I didn't like how she looked today she looked composed and a lot better did did you see the same thing I'll Callas Maggie occas mag's not speaking to you anymore so forget about asking her if she does you're not going to want to hear what she has to say it's been a long three hours it's been a long three hours two to one focus focus uhoh uhoh um this isn't going to go well Maggie so Richie um I was uh looking at inflam here just kidding um to be fair to Raj I think it was the cas she was in the padic for inflam Bell's uh last race and before that I was there she was very late back that day um in that off the turf race and she was entered as an MTO on that occasion really calm today I you know sometimes first time at Saratoga will unhinge a horse so I I think that's maybe what we were experiencing with inflam ofel I'll be honest she does have that early speed um but uh I don't know she's kind of shown who she is I will say this though continuously she's gotten more and more fit talking about number two in flamma Bell here so uh guys yes um I don't you Le if they're loading at Woodbine I'm excited for this who do you guys like the the king's plate finally today later on but first things first he soaring free here and two-year-olds I want the four I I I don't think if you if the five if men is still three to five I don't think you went to men Mee you three to five on this hor that is short filing into the gate post time these 2-year-old 6 and a half furlongs The Soaring free live from Woodbine for Patrick husbands gate five hyro Caper is on the move the last is going to be the stable mate to Mena dream on sah saachi outside gate to start coming up soaring free they're ready off their race a perfect start and dream on has gone to the front soon after the break and showing up is men of the stable mate to come through and take over also hand to your Valentino sharing second spot as men has gone to the lead and dropping to last is il boy Min as cool collected sneaks into third and second last early Cairo capad they sort themselves out with Mena in front and leads the way by over length in second is dream on cool collected up on the outside is sharing third with your Valentino and right behind them is Cairo Caper a length way last leoy Min and they swing inside the half mile with four and a half lengths covering the field and Mena in front press by the stable mate dream on as they come down towards the three fongs their two length clear Cairo Caper coming home nicely on the outside cool collected the center dropping back to second last your Valentino and last Dilly boy Min and as they turn the mar Cassie pair in front Mena the inside dream on the outer and dreamon on the outside going up to hit the front out wider Cairo Caper from cool collector Cairo Caper the danger here to Dream On and cool collector back in third Min is folded and down the outside Cairo Cape is ranging up head on the side dream on under attack Cairo Caper and Dron drifting a bit but Cairo Caper's grinding up on the outside on the rails Dream On and Cairo Caper loves the turf and wins The Soaring free by 3/4s dream on cool collected third a breakaway iloy minan has run fourth from mener and last your Valentino had to dig deep but eventually able to wear down dream on Cairo Caper in The Soaring free back just in time meno was not smart today that was the worst three to five shot I've ever seen ever that was wow no bueno uh what's going on here Raj with Sonia's flame Rider off Dylan Davis she's notorious for being a bit reluctant to load um just need a extra guidance from the gate handlers but she went right in um you know Hocus Focus Pocus I would say is definitely the horse to beat and sometimes we're trying to get creative and stuff cuz the suspicious class drop and she's coming off for a wor worse race but she she'll be tough if she runs her race I like the nine post time there's frer MTI they're in the gate now they're set and they're off INF Flamel almost beat the gate opens up a couple of lengths in a hurry Nikki brain burst comes away in second and Miss Maximus is trying to get off the rail as she is right behind the front runner Focus Pocus is next to that rival only two lengths off the lead then it's Nikki brain burst the gray racing in fourth at this stage rookie league is next going for Glory six lengths off them followed by Maxine the bank Sonia's flame is next another three lengths back to sendera and the trailer dream on Cara 23 seconds flat INF Flamel is the leader Miss Maximus moves to attack with three furlongs to run on the out side of them rookie league still eight lengths off the lead as they come toward the quarter pole Miss Maximus inflamm Focus Pocus is in the mix too down on the inside dropping out of it now is INF Flamel with a quarter of a mile to go as Nicky brain burst is ranging into contention cindera in the green swings to the far outside they're turning inside the final eighth of a mile and Miss Maximus nicely handled has the lead has to hold off sendera who's coming last on the outside moving into second and a late bid two from dreamon Cara from last 16th pole Miss Maximus three length lead ceras coming Running Out of Time Miss Maximus that was a very good ride from Ricardo Santana Jr A Difference Maker over sendera then it was dream on Cara third Nikki brain BST fourth Raj is thinking there is there is a God Miss Maximus breaks through in her great call at a price in Ricardo Santana teaming up with Norm Cassie and she was best I mean she was involved in the pace which fell apart Raj good call by you I didn't see it just had a good trip perfectly positioned by Ricardo off the pace and yeah the pace did fall apart but she didn't she kept on running that's been something that she was Notorious of doing in her in her earlier races just chasing the pace and stopping I like the switch with the blinkers off to get her relaxed a little bit today and she did the rest of the running well done nice call zeroed in s to one Ricardo Santana yeah picking things up yeah you know Ricky spends a lot of time outside of New York so when he gets here that's why what Tyler's doesn't been so impressive because it's not easy to to to come in here against these guys and and win a lot of races but Ricardo definitely uh one of those one of those riders that deserves to be here and and uh never surprised when he gets in the winter yet he had that summer in 21 it was it was four or five grade one wins here at Saratoga uh several of them obviously for trainer Steve asmon so he's enjoyed some big Seasons here in the past at the top of the stretch garage while you're watching this and Miss Maximus responding as Santana goes to work and not a lot of passing in the stretch here well there was some anxious moment when the number 10 sandera sandera was ranging up looking like she was going to go by and you know the the old Miss Maximus the previous one she would have been caving in at this point but she showed a new dimension sitting off the pace and and having some finish was actually a very much improved run for her fired at Ricardo Santana 110 89 7 to1 over 7 to1 17 to1 and 5-2 before we step aside Andy couple of bankroll plays for the rest of the afternoon yeah it's time there's only you know a handful of days left and I got some money in my bank roll time to start betting it so uh race number nine I like the number two dilder uh safy Joseph cutting back in distance he has terrific numbers with many starters 30% going from a route to a Sprint in the dirt um with a positive Roi so in race N9 I'm betting $100 to win the two dilder and then in race 11 another safy Joseph horse this one the six busting bullet um first time for safy has back form that could beat this field thought both these horses would be fair prices so I'll bet 100 bucks on each one of them he's having that that kind of meat is safy Joseph a final thought on the on the personal Inon this evening who wins the first of the six grade One races we'll see over the next 24 hours I I like randomized but I don't have a lot of confidence I think it's a very very contentious interesting race yeah I mean I I think idiomatic is going to run well but I picked uh chera nice I'm going with idiomatic I think she's the one to beat and um she's going to just track randomized and then pounce Raj with the hot hand after that 7 to1 winner in this uh six race just moments ago Miss Maximus that'll wrap things up for us here our coverage does continue on Saratoga live marching towards the grade one personal in this even you'll see it right here on the eve of the Travers Greg wolf and the crew coming up next much more from the spa on Saratoga [Music] live the factor a perennial leading sire of winners he was third in the nation by winners in 2021 and 2022 his progeny include grade one winners cistron and noted and quoted grade two winner charmaine's Mia and millionaire Bound for nowhere and Factor this with dozens of six figure yearling sales he's a proven sign on the track and in the sales ring the factor standing at Lane's end a deli racing club offers the unparalleled excitement of owning Thoroughbred racehorses at a fraction of the cost we're not just a Syndicate and our members aren't just investors we are Partners our new york-based high performing e line 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race as Ricardo Santana for Norm Cassie he joins me now here in the winter Circle in Ricardo horse ailly that you're very familiar with you were Resolute in getting to the lead today especially taking those blinkers off I think that made a lot of of the difference well last time she was kind of scared she can see the horses on his side when she broke and when she saw and you know she she tried she was a little scared and I nice and I lost my position and today we we was working with her a lot in the morning we put it inside and she was training good and today I said the only thing I had to do is break clean and get a good spot and she going to finish up real well she did because the other horses that attended the pace with you kind of fell away in the end we see you with Norm Cassie you've had a lot of success together as you mentioned you work a lot of horses for him in the mornings talk about that relationship I know he doesn't have that many any horses here well I have a really good relationship with nor man and I Mee and um he always let me do whatever I want in the morning you know he let me feel the horses I even got up for him somay I just want I want to know the horses and um we have a really good relationship that's so key to know the horses to know and have that working relationship with someone and someone you're also familiar with Steve as how who you'll be aboard edified a little bit later in the ninth race I thought ran well kind of got away slowly though last time well he stumbled a little bit last time you know he was a little nervous inside the game and uh today I H he standing really well and have a clean break and I think he going to run really well there were a couple horses acting up did that throw him off his game a little bit last time in the gate well I was a horse on the side of him was acting a little nervous and and he's he hear the noise and he started getting nervous and the gate open and he fall a little bit and today I hope you know we have a clean trip yeah you drawn outside too Ricardo job well done have had a great week so far keep it rolling thank you so much all right Ricardo Santana gets the win with Miss Maximus who returns a healthy what I'm waiting there they are 1660 over cindera and dream on Cara a nice little Trifecta there $17 for 50 as that will do it for the first half of Saratoga live a new crew coming up and everybody here to see this amazing Philly thorpedo Anna she takes on the boys I wonder how much pink we'll see here track side as she is in the Travers tomorrow the sun shines bright on caranti his first crops of racing age are showing Brilliance on the racetrack with a high percentage of stakes winners his versatility is evidenced by winners on all surfaces across the globe sanderella could not have been more impressive the sun shines bright on this Val you sire down 25 down 25 down thank you right here 525,000 caranti standing at gainsway you just have to get in the seat of a John Deere Gator 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can the Belmont Stakes winners stay there after Saturday showdown of the summer and is the queen really the best three-year-old male or female in the land torpedo Anna gets her chance to prove it along with a chance at history in Saturday's Draft Kings Travers it's all coming up on this Friday Fray edition of Sarah toai brought to you in part by America's best racing For the Love of the race visit America's best rising.net today will that need a paint job after today or can idiomatic and jmont repeats and the big one to come in that grade one personal L and terrific crowd on hand for a huge weekend including this big showdown in the dis staff division grade one personal lenson that is Race 10 at a mile and an eighth I'm Greg wolf great to have you with with us on our Fox Sports 2 coverage I'll introduce the team here in just a minute huge weekend obviously with the big showdown of the summer to come in that Midsummer Derby will talk all about the Travers coming up loaded undercard as well but today it is about the diff staff Division and one of the great rivalries right now in the sport between idiomatic and randomize they'll go at it again here today in just a couple hours time idiomatic 6 to 5 Morning Line favorite last year Alabama winner randomized was able to beat idiomatic this year in the grade one Ogden fips we'll see if she could do it again and The Supporting Cast incredibly strong as well we'll see if anyone else can step up with me one of the winningest trainers in the history of the sport Tom Amos four time Major League Allstar Paul aduka former Champion jockey Richie migliori what about these two going head-to-head again in this big grade one we have ahead well I think for idiomatic uh her last win was a really grinded out type of win you've got to try to make sense of that because it wasn't her she wasn't up to Snuff that day um maybe she went a little too slow on the front end took her out of her game somewhat but for randomiz who's right outside of her we're talking about a horse that wants to go to the lead and has a real chance today to take him gate to wire yeah I'm kind of with you and when you see these two hores run the size difference is amazing idiomatic is probably twice as size as randomized but maybe randomized heart is getting a little bit bigger right now than idiomatic but I will say this though you know both of these horses do like this Racetrack and I do you think idiomatic when it comes to going maybe a mile and eth has maybe a little bit more an advantage make I don't know we'll see what happens today he comes down for me is that randomize at four might be the best version of herself where idiomatic at 5 years old might just be a smidge slower than she was I mean she's still very good but you know they say father times undefeated I just think she's not quite as good as she was last year I thought she might have gained in defeat in that Aug FIP she had some excuses broke slow out of the gate she was wide we get more into it in a moment though let's take a look at at the Molly Pitcher and this was the race after the augen fips and yes she won did she lose something maybe in winning this race well she made the lead as easy as you can make the lead she she's on the inside there she actually has caught at this point kind of gets surprised uh by by an opponent there who she's running against today soul of an Angel and uh you know you could make a case that Sven Angel was trying to surprise her and moved early on purpose maybe a Sven Angel just ran her regular race might have beaten idiomatic that day but the heart of a champion on the rail she's beat the whole way down the lane but knows how to get her nose in front right at the wire I I think irat Ortiz by Design went after her to try to take her by surprise pull the wind out of her sales if you will uh you made a good point though Tom and it's something that you and I talked about Paul they might have went too slow with idiomatic sometimes you put a horse to sleep going too slow you're better off allowing them to use their stride and keep their blood up a little bit I think she's one of those horses that when she goes 111 she's kind of got that high we talk about high cruising speed she has that but she doesn't have that quickening speed so to to that point I think she needs to go 111 112 110 in that aspect and keep going faster and try to run her opponents off her feet because she is so long shited look at the history of this race personal ensen winners who have become champions of course idiomatic last year malath thought latusa midnight bizu forever in Bridal what a list of stars we see there Mig yeah real good list there beautiful pleasure she tried to come back and repeat but we handed her defeat with Pompei I was second to her with uh with her of gold that race very different I think what we're going to see in this race last year I mean it was just it was over idiomatic dominated this group going to be a lot closer this year oh I I I I think you're going to be watching the outside portion of the gate the four and the five and what they're doing right out of the gate those two horses right there and we'll see they're going to meet again and I think it's going to be game on when they leave the game you know when you watch this race again over and over you see randomized get to the front and then it's just really hard for me to ignore idiomatic stride at the end of this race now I get it the job was done by randomized I just think there's so much more there still left for idiomatic maybe randomiz is caught up to her I I don't know but right here you can see her just Link in her stride she really did cut the she wants to be in a race either she did not break well no but I I will say this randomiz has real gate speed uh out of the two she consistently breaks sharper of the two they both have speed but there's a difference her first step is usually a better step I mean Greg's right didn't break well got carried out carried out a little bit in the first turn uh her job was difficult whereas with randomized she makes an easy lead that day and still gets run down we'll see what happens look when they met in the Breeders Cup this staff I think it was a surprise to quite a you know a lot of people how well randomized ran in that race in defeat but it was very close between them so every time they have met and this will be the third time it happens it has been very little separating those two turning into quite a rivalry let's take a look at all the action we have coming up on this personal ENT Friday here on Travers weekend to come presented by Clayburn Farm on a beautiful afternoon races 7 through 12 to come start of the pick six fast and firm as we get set for a m a 16th Turf Maiden special weight for two-year-old Phillies to come we will also have the longest running race in North America the Kings plate to come Mar Cassie will have quite a few chances to win another one you can play all the action by getting signed up in the official betting app of s toga n bets that offer that $250 deposit match sign up bonus when you punch in that coded signup Spot 250 right there at nirra bets.com comp so pick six on this Friday card begins with this race my a 16th in her Turf everyone trying to get that first win of their career and our Spen Farm 2-year-old race of the day home of North America's Champion General sire into mischief and right now the favorite rare art who has a start under her belt she was only beat a length she hit the board that day running third here at Saratoga with more on this field let's check in with Maggie wolfendale taking a look here at number six for the Christof Clon Barn that is force of law a daughter of constitution the damn she was a greatest Stakes Winner on the synthetic uh and looking at um the second generation the second Dam n she was multiple gr Stakes placed on Turf and synthetic I've liked what I've seen from this Philly in her morning workouts now the times don't necessarily jump off the page at you but looking at that August 17th move where she set the pace on the inside of strictly taboo who is a older Philly and a two-time winner here as well so I like the fact when we see trainers working their horses with older company it speaks to them having aspirations for these horses and feeling like you know their own generation unable at the moment to keep up with them she's feisty here in the paddock though she is swishing her Tails she's been on her toes indicating to me that she's ready to get out there and look for her to be prominent I would think if she gets away cleanly from the stall she's kind of built that way too she's not a really big uh imposing and Ley daughter of Constitution which he sometimes can get she's more of that compact sort uh really well uh muscled and strong overall so like what I'm seeing from force of law as I do think the horse uh to beat in here is actually a first-time starter I respect rare art but watch the workouts from number 10 leaner and meaner um she's been throwing in turf and dirt workouts but if you go back to the August 4th effort you can watch that on xbtv it was out of the gate and she was working with um Breeland who was an impressive first timeout winner on the dirt and this Philly underwraps under hold the entire time by Flav and Pratt on the dirt and sometimes when you watch these more Turf M horses work on the dirt once they come off the bridal towards the tail end of a breeze that's when you really see them kind of fall apart and I never observed that from her she is a big physically mature Philly she's been so professional here throughout and I do like her here on the turf as there's pedigree to go around um I honestly either way but the uh second dam is excited who was one first time out as a two-year-old on the turf number nine good contact for Sheree devau H this one watch him at the gate her excuse me at the gate because she got a little wound up there she reared up and but so far so good here in the paddock but she was good in the padic for that Turf Sprint debut I thought she looked like a Turf Sprinter but the fact that she had no early speed whatsoever and maybe it was a little bit of greenness I suppose that the stretch out in distance is somewhat logical here I'm not in love with more ground for her but I like the way that she's acting and obviously having the experience and therefore the fitness under her belt gives her a bit of an edge guys all right Maggie thank you here they come down Champions Way post parade coming up experience can mean a lot and right now it's rare art the8 with that hitting the board debut for Anthony dut that was going a mile on a 16th as well Tom co- favorite yeah broke slow that day has to go around everybody was a good finish the horse that won that race vergin colada I actually thought this race visually was one of the most impressive Turf races we've had for maidens this year we start with a firsttime sh on the roil for Britney Russell yeah Britney Russell very good trainer Philly by justifi Triple Crown winner Chad Brown first time starter the two and one of two Chad brown horses you look at the board for these first time starters board's not showing much activity 19 to one the danam was a great three winner it's her first full our prosperity 22 to1 with John Velasquez yeah back toback Pletcher Runners here this one at 22 to1 by Allen stable Inc here's the other Pletcher and took some money first time out ran eighth in a field of 10 you know maybe a better race than what it appeared on paper the pace was slow that day hard to catch up Mark Cassie is winning all the these youngster races he's got another 2-year-old Philly debuting here you got rahy on the bottom side here reportedly this one's been working well in the morning force of lock Chris D clont Barn another first time started there's seven in this race you turn to the to odds board you see it's mly being bet on Dylan Davis writing Pooky for the Tom mole warn yeah not dookie my nickname but Pooky for Tom moley like you said this is aili by warfront there's rare art the one with experience we just touched on yeah I think Greg you hit on the head a race experience can make a big difference for a horse that's why rare art is our favorite at 3 to one and another one with experience it was sprinting though for Sheree devau Good Conduct yeah I thought the horse made a good effort this would be my horse that I like a little bit because Sheree's horses usually improve second time and and the horse that she continues to work on the dirt I think to get Fitness leaner and meaner outside the other Chad Brown Runner Flav and Pratt rides not a great post but with these firsters on the grass Chad Brown is deadly pick six bigs here you see that current full over $165,000 so let's go back to rare art and show you that debut we keep talking about as she becomes the 5 to2 favorite now so after breaking slow she's going to have a trip that's a bit compromised that's her going to go around everyone on the outside and I thought this was a very nice finish in a field that ran really really quick the last portion of the race yeah they really finished and she did she lost all position like you said Tom breaking a touch slow just didn't get to that any kind of Sweet Spot into that first turn and it kind of dictated the rest of her her trip and I thought she made a long sustained kind of run I think with this effort under her belt she is going to be very tough it was almost like the winner kind of drafted off her to get the last run so like she did a lot of the the heavy lifting so when you look at this race a lot of times we come into these races Greg and we project and then we got the eight and the nine right in front of us you know what I mean so um and the and the betting board is reflecting that and obviously Chad's going to take his money still yeah he's going to his other horse though you you have the two Rescue Me strange to ever see a horse from that Barn at that kind of price at 161 no doubt I mean he's probably the most respected trainer in North America when it comes to Grass racing if not any racing Chad Brown is and he does a great job with firsttime starters so he knows how to win with debut horses sometimes when he has two in the race which is often they'll turn to one and neglect the other well Mark Cassie we've talked a lot pretty much all me long because it's been a recurring theme of not just the great meates hat but particularly the great meat he's had Mig with his youngsters he's got another debuting 2-year-old Philly right here in this five T her money yeah Mark talked about it early in the meet that he a different approach this year came up here for the Belmont Stakes festival and stayed with his horses got to run into a lot of them before they left Church Hill Downs uh and and they've come out firing I mean he's had a tremendous meeting well as for this first time starter we know a lot about her daddiy his the law Belmont Stakes Travers winner Dam did produce a first out winner who went 6 for 10 in her career boardroom what do you think Paulie the The Works have been good in the morning um his barn is on fire I I I would think the the Philly would make a good account of herself I I mean you're getting 12 to one if you're trying to look outside the 8 n and 10 in here I thought the the Philly that you'd reach for was maybe the one or the five and the board's kind of reflecting that let's go back to Maggie yeah we'll take a look at the two that come out of the race that was won by virgin colada including the horse that's been toying with favoritism and currently two to one number eight rare art um she is a Philly that I did not see I did not see her or the four in their debuts but uh she's big she's physically mature I like that it's so important and I think she ran incredibly well first time out in that she was towards the rear granted the winner came from well back too uh she made the first move while wide though around the turn so uh I think you know that maybe flattened her out just a smidge but look for her to replicate that that effort I don't see why I wish she was a little bit more on the bridal you know sometimes it's it's a fine line you don't want them them them to be too revved up in their second start but you don't want them to think it's just a walk in the park she did get a solo warm-up uh from Louis Siz eventually and kind of got into the bridal took a little while though uh so just just some food for thought with your favorite the other horse that comes out of there is number four Wild and Free for Todd Pletcher she had a really wide trip to Nowhere uh last time just three to four wide throughout rightfully so flattening out so I don't have any notes on how she looked first time but I've got to say she looks incredibly fit and she's another one that's really poised in her second start she's been the ultimate professional from the padic out to the racetrack is just carrying herself really really well and I wouldn't be that dismissive of her because now she draws a little bit more inside so therefore allowing her to save a bit more ground some other firsttime starters we saw number seven Pooky in here take a behave yourself um take a little bit of money and just to set the record straight this is named for one of the owner's wives it is her nickname uh Pooky though not your typical warfront Philly a lot of times they're more small compact very round she's got a lot of leg to her and according to the drf clocker report uh she outworked a four-year-old Turf Sprinter by the name charging by a couple lengths again though this isn't Tom Morley's M Mo he doesn't necessarily win with these types first time out and it kind of shows she just looks a little bit soft look for her to make a good showing I just think she'll benefit from the start is number one though American Justice for Britney Russell uh she looks really fit and she has a lovely long frame T her just suggesting that the further she goes the better she's going to become I don't love the fact she debuts in blinkers and watching her workouts they're just okay there's not that many to watch because she's been mainly at Fair Hill but on the day she looks incredibly ready as we do see the chain going over pooky's nose for her to load Greg Maggie thanks apparently not on a firstname basis with her husband's Barn Pooky at 15 to one yeah getting played right and you're getting your price as they can't get enough of rare art and you you watch that replay it's hard to ignore the eight not being the favorite right I agree with that but you know with seven firsttime stars in here the pace is a is a cloud who knows exactly what roer's going to do out of the gate it's a real strategic race for some of these firsters interesting to see how quick or slow they go also how they get what kind of shape they get into the first turn and it is on the inner Turf and sometimes they get in there a little too free they don't Corner well let's set it upstairs start of the pick six here's Frank mirati they're in the gate and they're off leaner and meaner is out quickly Wild and Free is a little bit faster through the early stages and up to take the lead Good Conduct moves into second leaner and meaner is four deep racing on the outside of American Justice who's tugging pretty hard along the inside pooki is next racing in fifth as they round the first turn then TS her money on the inside of force of law force of law some six lengths off the lead rare art Rescue Me second to last and after a tardy beginning our prosperity is the trailer the opening quarter went in 24 and 35th seconds so they swing on to the backstretch behind Wild and Free who leads it by two lengths American Justice still under a firm hold along the inside and Good Conduct is traveling well on the outside taking second also wanting to get closer leaner and meaner well settled fourth four lengths off the lead Pooky is down at the rail 3/4 to force of law followed by rare art in the green who has eight to make up then it's tis her money rescue me and our prosperity 50 and two Wild and Free into the far turn has been the controlling speed has it a link to Good Conduct in second then it's American Justice third leaner and meaner fourth rare art starts to pick up momentum now in the green there goes rare art with a three wide bid they're followed by Pooky and force of law there at the top of the stretch and it's still Wild and Free with a two- length lead rare art is closing nicely in the center of the course and just inside of her Good Conduct is still very much in It Good Conduct and rare art these two come for the wire rare art on the outside and Good Conduct rare arst just in front close to home and rare art a determined rally to Victory Good Conduct was second Wild and Free third and Pooky was fourth rare Arc that race under her belt at this mile the 16 distance wins start number two for the Anthony Dutro Barn man had a real disadvantage out the gate didn't break that well was extremely wide in the turn for home that's where you can see way way on the outside with the white Blaze and the green and yellow silks but the kick home was fairly significant here and brings a lot of credence to that last Maiden race that he was in absolutely you know the two horses that had Experience run one two uh rare art didn't break well again she didn't break well on debut she was kind of acting up a little bit I think she caused a little bit of her own problem there throwing her head about Paul yeah and I mean it's a phenomenal win when she broke I I looked at you and I said wow she broke out the back and then she kind of just hopped to the start and the nine had a perfect trick Jose Ortiz gave the nine a perfect ride I think he was thinking I I have chin here but rare art was wow so much the best after that beginning and you know like we were saying experience like you guys said just it just pays off even in tur phraser Louis sayz on the two to one favorite 8947 as this much much better second half for Louis sayas continues Mig yeah I think he's really picked his game up I you know he he looked a little bit maybe lacking a little bit of confidence off to a slow start early in the meeting he's gotten things right on right track and nice to see Anthony Dutro get a win here he had one Finish First over the wire I got the squ qualified earlier in the meet Paul you talked about experien pays right the first three finish of this race were the only three horses in this 10 horse field that had a race under their belt it makes a big difference the biggest Improvement you'll see in a racehorse is after that first race the trainer gets him back home knows what to do what to work on to make it better for the second time around that's where you see the jumping Talent from that first to second start two to one on rare art Louis Siz for the dutchroom we're going to take a timeout we'll be back the favorite kicks off this pick six on our Friday card stay with [Music] [Applause] [Music] us a million dollar did I here $1 million Milli p400,000 A P A million5 and A million6 million6 $50,000 $1,550,000 a half $1,500,000 Jody thank you please hold your applause charlon Ultra [Music] [Applause] impressive horse racing check weekly promotions got them huge payouts you bet with nirra bets download the app today and bet on any track anywhere anytime with live HD horse races batting tips and tutorials expert picks and more you bet with netts join now for a new member bonus at nets.com [Music] it's by my standards and spin-off by my standards to win the Louisiana Derby by my standards has won the New Orleans classic by four by my standards wins the oaklan [Music] handicap by my standards attack crushy by my standards to the [Music] wired Monmouth Park's 50cent win early pick five is one of the country's earliest pick FES making it the perfect way to get your wagering day started with a 1250 post on weekends and 2 p.m. start on Fridays the win early pick five is home to a low 15% takeout and six figure pools start your day winning early play Monmouth Parks win early pick five win early win [Applause] often back with you on our Friday coverage here on Saratoga live on Fox Sports 2 grade one personal ensen huge race in the dis staff division to come on our first Friday card race seven it goes to rare art start number two under Lou Siz for the victory got Philly by Mings at a Giants Causeway mayor and Woodford racing LLC and Team D Lou s like you were saying really heating up here towards the end of the meet and horse that was favorite gets home to start off your pick six $660 for that win for Woodford racing let's go to Maggie here with winning trainer Tony Dutro and and Tony a deserved win for rare art though she didn't make it easy on herself with that uh somewhat untidy beginning yeah I thought she was standing good mag and um just when they hit it she popped her head and that's all it took and then she was impressive you know to go around horses the way she did um that that's very promising um I think she's got a very promising future I love her disposition too she's got those big old radar ears that are always uh I think so important on Phillies and just seems very really kind of smart you know there's a lot of Truth to that we've all seen so many nice Phillies good good kind of Phillies with the big ears like that and uh boy we're just fortunate to be able to have a horse like that they they're they're so hard to come by and and as you said you have a great team here with you in ownership you know these people have supported Team D Woodford stable and his gang it's I'm just so blessed well Tony so happy to see you in the winter Circle Maggie I am and um rare art she does feel like she's pretty special yeah great thank you Maggie Tony Detro guys a well well deserved win and this could be wind you know wind up being a pretty good race we'll see what she goes on to do rare art but a nice win no listen the the two races this philli has ran are legit and today was really legit what a year it's been for this jockey it's got another big one coming up on Saturday Oaks Derby double and now a very prestigious honor for Brian Hernandez Jr we'll have that story when we come back the rumbling started early and only intensified with performances that sent shock waves Across the Nation [Music] at the center of it all epicenter is at the top of the three-year-old class in the Run happppy Traverse epicenter three-year-old Champion by not this time cool more America home of Champions good afternoon ladies and gentlemen on behalf of the management of Staff of King I would like to welcome you to the September yearling sale good to have you back with us it is the marketplace selector quality in quantity some of the absolute best horses these are the horses we're going to be cheering on in the next four 5 years to come shareholder to in the north dorick win the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga randomized in a dramatic photo finish in [Music] the e e e back with you on our Friday coverage here on Fox Sports 2 with the superstars ready to shine grade one personal lenson to come and then a grade one star stacked lineup on Saturday as we're 23 minutes from the eighth ahead Brian Hernandez Jr uh Mega I'll let you touch on it I know an award near and dear to your heart you knew Mike Venia very well Brian Hernandez JR this year's Mike Venia Award winner I don't think any more deserving recipient of the Mike Venia award than Brian hernandz is he is a Pros Pro shows up his does his job without any drama any histrionics great family man uh love meeting his wife and children in the winner circle and and he embodies everything that the award is about Mike bzy was a dear friend but beyond that he just was a person you looked up to somebody you wanted to emulate and uh somebody that I always wanted to make proud you know we both grew up in Brooklyn uh and when I came around he was certainly a mentor for me uh meant a great deal to me and uh I'm I'm really happy for Brian cuz it's a special award named for a special man and Tom a unique relationship Kenny MC peak's talked about it a lot with Brian Hernandez Jr as we look at some of the past winners of this award but he said with Brian maybe the best thing there's just no drama yeah I think with any professional uh you know no matter what you do if you can focus on your work and have blinkers on and stay straight ahead you're going to go far nothing better than a coachable athlete let's be honest and and a coachable athlete with skills plus he gets on those horses in the morning there there's a lot to be said for the RAC ship he has with the stable and knowing those horses when he gets on in the afternoon so many of these top jocks they haven't been on those horses when they get on them that's true 100% pulls off that Oaks Kentucky Derby double first to do that since Calvin Burell back in 2009 he's going to get another shot to make more history on Saturday when thorpedo Anna The Oaks winner tackles the boys in the draft Travers look at that resume it's been incredible and even know stumbling out of the gate last time out the Coaching Club American Oaks Mig did not hinder her at all no what was impressive too is right she she was able to overcome that start kind of jet up into position and then settle again so it's not like she's gets ranked you can turn her on turn her off wins with her ears pricked wins with something left I I think it just adds a whole another level of intrigue into this Traverse there's no more mountain for her to climb in the three-year-old Philly division she's going to be three-year-old Champion she has dominated that group winning the Kentucky Oaks winning the Coaching Club Oaks so now she takes on the boys my question to you guys if she wins the DraftKings Travers is she horse of the Year open and shut right open and shut yeah so that's what's on the line here let me ask you a quick question cuz uh Kenny had stated that she was doing so well they they didn't really want to break her out of the gate cuz the exercise Rider couldn't pull her up so they stood her in the gate is that negative or a positive view he said he didn't want to really have a strong Gallop so before the Kentucky Derby Kenny took his Derby Prospect to the gate and blew him out of the gate Wednesday before the Kentucky Derby he had one thing on his mind he wanted his horse to show speed which he did that day he took uh dornick spot to the inside almost right away out of the gate and uh and that's what won the race for him I heard that the plan was to take her to the gate and blow her out the gate as well but they couldn't get her pulled up in the gallop and so they just bypassed at that moment dangers of that post for her being inside what do you see M well I think honestly it simplifies things a bit Brian's got to let her run away from there so if someone really wants it make them earn it and then at least maybe it creates some sort of Separation you don't want to come out too quiet horses fold over and then back it up in your face and then you're in an uncomfortable position and I personally think it might have been a blessing in disguise they didn't break from the gate because she caused her own problem last time acting up a little getting a little too keyed up maybe standing and backing out settle her a little bit that's the that's the preferred method right when you have a horse that doesn't stand well in the gate you don't break him out of the gate and kind of get him charged up even more and more you bring him to the gate before they run and you stand them in the game well we know it's going to be a different level of company she tackles on Saturday including someone we know that loves a fight 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Racetrack Television Network brings you every race from every track on every screen every day with monthly packages starting as low as $5 rtn gives you great value and access to more Live HD streaming and race replays than anyone visit rtn.tv today to sign up and watch on almost any device including Roku and Amazon Fire rtn has packages that start at $5 per month back with you on our Friday coverage on Fox Sports 2 you're watching sah toga live grade one personal ensen to come in The Showdown of the summer set to happen in the Draft Kings Travers joining us on set part owner of the Belmont Stakes and hasco winner dornick Jason worth great to see you thanks for taking some time yeah uh I I got the chance to meet you real quick the other day and I asked how dorick was doing he said he's doing great me on the other hand different story the stakes just get bigger and bigger Race by race now how are you holding up I mean I'm all right I mean it's it's such a big race and it's just it's just such an honor to be uh part of a part of this race and um you know have a horse like this is is just insane um you know he's done so much for for us and uh he doesn't know owe us anything if those gates open uh tomorrow he just stands there I'll be the first one to go out and congratulate him he's he's an amazing horse but we got a we've got the U you know once in a lifetime opportunity here for sure well you're enjoying yourself now obviously here at Saratoga and you talk about being nerve-wracking you and I have talked about this all the time it's out of your control you'd rather face Randy Johnson in the bottom of the ninth then you'd probably watch dor walking over for the Travers wouldn't you yeah I mean that's uh you know you you you train for that you you you you play your whole life for those for those moments and you you kind of like you you you believe in yourself we believe in the horse but we you know we have no control over the outcome and uh you know someone told me one time that uh there's a hundred things that have to go right for a horse when he leaves the barn to get in the gate uh and so uh every every one of those things you count down in your head about uh from then in the paddock and on the way to the track is just it's a definitely a nerve-wracking experience I right you know when you started out in this it started out as a hobby but sounds like it's become a lot more for you how's it evolved well we're working on something that uh that could be pretty cool um icon racing uh we're getting kind of getting started trying to figure out which direction we want to go uh you know is it a Syndicate uh uh we're not quite sure yet but I think the idea is the the hardest part about horse racing for me was how do you get into it right what's the entry point so I think if we can make it easier for people to get into the sport sport as owners uh and spread the good word of uh of the industry and do some good job on storytelling uh I think we could you know maybe help grow the sport in a good way you've reiterated to me that you want to get more athletes in the game you've reiterated to a lot of uh people that this can be something that a lot of us do need at the end of our careers we need that kind of Rush that we miss hitting in front of 35,000 people and you've gotten a lot of interest from a lot of guys yeah I would say um you know anybody that's played Sports on on any level you kind of miss that competition right there's nothing to kind of to get those juices going whether you played in front of 35,000 people or you played in high school a lot of people are are former athletes and you really don't have an outlet to uh to to experience that and I think horse race is an unbelievable place to kind of get back in the game get back on the field and and um you know experience Sports from that higher level and uh it's definitely horse racing it's filled a void for me that I didn't even know that I I was missing and you talked about you've hoisted some some pretty impressive trophies with this horse what would you best compare this experience to um having a horse at this highest level yeah I mean the Belmont to me was uh was was right there with with winning a a World Series I mean I would I put the the World Series up there as as number one obviously and then the parade in Philadelphia was unbelievable uh and then I put the Belmont right up there with everything else I I joked and I was like when's the parade you know that's the only thing we're missing here so I think horse racing gives you that opportunity even a even a race down at Tampa Bay on a Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon you know I joke a 16,000 claimer at Tampa Bay on a on a Wednesday afternoon is like winning a big a big time baseball game so it's just hard to replicate those that experience and um and you know the the the you know the feel of competition what do you think myself Victor Martinez a lot of people don't realize that this man was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles as a catcher I don't know how he was the fastest guy on our team um why do catchers although Will exclude Alex breadman bregman do do you think it's the thinking part about it cuz I know this is interest to you more in the thinking part cuz you're starting to learn the vernacular here right yeah I know the strategy plays into it then when you start you know get into the racing form start digging into it a little bit and you learn more about you know how to how to read that thing I mean that that's like Sans script when you you get started right know I had no idea now I'm starting to understand like what to look for my partner Randy Hill just went by me uh a few races ago and he asked me if I got that one I was like I was like no I missed that one and he pulled out the rising form and he showed me something on the form that I never even thought to look at you know so I was like you know I got a long way to go we're learning at a at a fast rate but there is just so much to the sport and you know you keep peeling back layer after layer it's just it's just endless there's just there just so much to share with this sport is incredible and we see you shots of you out of the bar in a lot I know you spent a lot of time with dornick obviously what can you tell us what he's like maybe behind the scenes that everybody doesn't know yeah I know we call him big puppy you know he's just a he's just a he's just a big overgrown puppy he's just he's uh he's he's playful he's funny he's got an unbelievable personality his character is is uh is is out of this world he knows he's good you know he knows he's a he's a big time racehorse and going into the Belmont we we we thought he should have been the favorite he was he was 71 we believed in him um but he's also like he's got that you know that it Factor where he's you know he's kind of mean he's got chip on his shoulder um you know he's you got to give him a peppermint to pet him or he'll bite you you know he's just a he's a big bad dude with a bad attitude I I can relate kind like the guy left to the left I know your playing days you're a little superstitious you didn't cut your hair as a result of that is that still a thing for you yeah no I mean I I think there's uh there's a lot that goes into this race there's you know as an athlete you kind of you you you get you get you know locked they call it superstitions but it's more of of a rhythm and a you know you want to rep repeat what you did to make you good so there's a lot of that in horse racing for sure you had a Chia Pet Jason worth could we see a chiaia pet dornick if he wins yeah I mean I'm thinking bobbleheads you know we redo the we'll redo it all over again it'll be great best luck thanks for coming on the set good luck Jason worth part owner of dorick going to compete in The Showdown of the summer and the DraftKings Travers tomorrow let's go to Maggie for more on the eighth coming up yeah the eighth race ready to leave here I can say I've experienced so dorick you better give me a mint or I will bite you um and he was the puppy dog when she gave him the mint so really really cool horse and looking forward to him in the Travers tomorrow and wishing Jason the best of Lu cuz we'll take a look here at number eight dissolved now he's a horse that was entered early on in the meet now the drf scratch board let me down a little bit because I in my notes I let myself down I'm pretty sure this horse was a late scratch at the gate in an off the turf race for Mike maker and so he's going to show up here because I have notes on him and I can't explain why I have notes on him um because I've never been uh to any of those other races on his form but he's a good looking swort as we'll get back to the turf here for only the second time it was remarkable that he was favored that day back on May 12th and he had a good trip he stalked the pace but really just had nothing left or nothing little to offer in the stretch so cutting back a half a furong makes a bit of sense he's beautiful if you're blindly picking horses on appearances it would be dissolved but there's some things I don't trust about him and I wouldn't be willing to take a short price though at 6 to one okay if you like him then we'll check in with number 12 who is your favorite transactional watch how he behaves out on the racetrack I wasn't there for his last race but as this is the first time he drops him for attack second off of that very long year and a half layoff he kind of got a bit rank after he stumbled out of the gate he saved ground throughout and it was just even late so wondering a he probably needed the race cuz historically speaking he's a horse that is a bit heavy he's a he's a thicker boned individual so one that typically has to race into fitness a bit even though he won his debut his race has got better thereafter from a speed finger standpoint he looks incredibly fit here though today and he's nicely on the bridal he's getting sharper with the time spent in The Paddock and now that arat Ortiz is on his back so all things good for your favorite here guys but that outside post definitely does him no favors all right Ortiz Jr certainly going to have his work cut out for him from that outside post on the six to5 favorite transactional make yeah it's a tough post you don't have a tremendous run to that first turn and turf racing is so much about saving ground in the trips you get he's the best horse on paper but he does have a tall task pick five starts here over well close to $650,000 in that pull you look at this board Paulie and the first thing I thought sort of stands out all the money the one is taking well Ray and's gotten off to obviously a great start but I don't know about this horse down to 9 to2 but but Dylan Davis and him maybe a good combination but this horse in for the 30 non-winners of two lifeon which means hasn't won two races now up to 50 but this is kind of lateral these horses are all been in this division kind of here he is the one we're just talking about Billy's got issues Dylan Davis for Ray handle the one thing that also about Billy issues the one win was by a neck in a in a desperate finish Ricardo Santana Junior Rider change on the two Union express his a horse been showing speech they've added blinkers in his last two with the scratches not a lot of speed in this race Dallas Stewart with Brigade Commander I think a major player in this spot and gets back on the turf seven horse barn storming for Mike melli yeah Mike melli and Eric canel this horse One Last Time Out got DQ play second Mike maker Barn having a tremendous summer here as dissolve yeah and for dissolve this might be the only other horse that can show some speed out of the gate with Tyler gaffle on hasn't been out since early May scat to tap Javier cost alono rides for scat to tap uh you know a horse that got stuck behind a slow pace the last two times it kind of muddled his finish I look for improvement here strange trip for this one last time out and you get flavy and Pratt now on image of quality yeah I'm kind of with you this would be worth a flyer for me to throw in because this horse just did not have a trip or a chance to run the mile on the 16th maybe maybe today at a big price yeah Chad Brown clarich arat Ortiz Junior on the six to five favorite outside six to five favorite who's made one start off a layoff of almost a year and a half should improve in his second can start back did win first timeout had a couple of tries in the first allowance condition level went to the bench for quite a while was off from November 2022 until recently mid July at this meet so this will be second Back Off the Bench lot to like except for that post position post position is tough and and and look for he's a 5-year-old so when these horses have these layoffs that they get older in age it's almost like a middle-aged man trying to get back in shape it is very very difficult the older the horse gets to have that horse ready first time back he was looking at you m well I listen I as Tom was saying I was thinking I remember when I was younger coming back from an injury take me no time at all to get back to you know my riding Fitness as I got older it took a lot more work it's so true I mean I'm not exaggerating I have not picked up a baseball like three four years I went to played with the little Leaguers the other day and just did a normal slide in the second base and my knee's been blown up for the last week you didn't have that but I have it's been it's been surgically repaired multiple times you just got to know your limitations yeah but you didn't have to brush that kid back off the plate you hit that was it was old school I had to take the kid out at second all right Tom pick five starts here how are you going to tackle it well I'm I'm going to narrow down a couple of races uh the personal ENT I'm going to narrow down to randomize the five horse I think randomize has a chance to go gate to wire uh in the personal incident and that's where I'm going to single you see I'm spread out just about everywh where else but we go to the last race Chad Brown is a horse he looks like he's kind of guessing with but that last workout for save time the two horse was on the turf I think Chad Brown saw something he liked he goes to the grass with him uh for the first time and uh we'll see how it goes second Dam of that one one of my all-time favorites sight seek who was obviously tremendous on dirt I ran once on the grass and did run very good I'm encouraged a little extra incent of maybe for save time and yet Chad Brown Barn has a knack for that horses who've been on dirt moving a Turf and being successful as we take a look at Dallas Stewart's Brigade Commander John Velasquez will be aboard seven to2 right now I believe second choice on the board I like this horse uh Brigade Commander yeled between the last two starts ran poorly last time uh almost too poorly to believe is what we call it as trainers and uh comes back on the grass uh has a very good grass record five starts four starts in the money and a win uh for this field particularly with the scratches I I think it comes up pretty darn light you guys and it really opens up the the the betting possibilities I'm with I'm with Tom I think the three's got some Turf races to go to the horse is four for five in the money and you could say for a lot of these other Colts and gildings they haven't had that much success on the turf you look at some of the like the one like we've talked about the one is basically what one for nine with two seconds and the one win was by a neck m i i I guess the 12 is 3 to2 by default but also might be the best horse in here well I mean he's he's dropping down in class and and he's got racet good enough and you got to think he's going to improve off of that you know off of the race after that extended layoff so when you take everything into account the fact he's drawn so far outside I know it's these look Primo connections is three to2 getting a little bit short here I I think so CU I do think even with the scratches he's still drawn outside and he's a horse that's a little bit in between meaning that he doesn't have enough speed to clear and he's not slow enough where he's just going to drop out and tuck in he's going to have to find a trip listen he's got the right Rider and I reres Jr to maybe find that trip I think the three is very interesting also I like that Johnny Velasco stays put and this horse is going to be forwardly placed let's go to Maggie it feels like everybody's landing on the three in here and I get him Brigade Commander but you are taking him off of an eased effort I couldn't find anything to fault him um looking at him physically but I'm going to go with a horse that I you can't be too enamored with on form it's more that I like the trip that he could sit here and that's number one Billy's got issues he's been running against weaker very fair um H but last time he was out the back early he was you know three wide on the backside then he was 12 wide when he swung for home losing ground on the turd now he draws inside today and this is is a horse that is just really well composed sometimes he can be a little bit quirky he's named right he is named after a person but it you know the horse and the ecoin they they mirror each other um but I like the way he's handling himself here today second start back with those blinkers on third start off the layoff he looks incredibly fit so I love the way he's warmed up and I just can't get over how well Dylan Davis is riding and there's I feel like there's a perfect storm for him to deliver one of those perfect Rides Again here with Billy's got issues and just circling back to the eight real quick guys I confirmed with uh owner Jordan woff that number eight dissolved was a late scratch in the first week of the meet here uh a late vet scratch um but uh Tyler gleon back aboard today uh and ready to ride according to Jordan guys all right Maggie thank you get a look here at the eight d maker gleon Jordan wov difficult race to start off this sequence unless you are not concerned with the outside post but I think have to be a little bit oh no question uh for transactional but you know often times I try to look at it from an economic standpoint they give this hor a year and a half off they had to believe this horse had enough ability to instead of making a riding horse for someone to bring him back to be a thir racehorse on the racetrack uh with that in mind you know if they stand behind him and they're they're very very good at what what they do you got to make him the favorite here yeah you do and he didn't get off to the best Beginnings last time either so you give him that one start we're getting towards the end of the meet does somebody want to reach in and buy a 5-year-old ging for $50,000 we'll see what happens yeah it's a good point I mean uh I think they're just being realistic too you know they got a barn full of stakes horses at at some point you go well this one's not going to get to that graded Stakes level let's put him where he can uh be competitive and if someone wants him there he is 3 to2 favoritism as we kick off this late pick five transactional second start back over about a year and a half layoff for the leading trainer at the meet leading Rider at the meet and an owner vying for top honors as well covic Stables we'll see how this one fares and the kind of trip keep your eyes on the pilot on the 12 and what rat Ortiz JR could do to try and save any ground from that far outside post let's send it up to Frank mirani thank you so much Greg we're getting a little nudge for dissolved takes up his spot scat two tap coming up Brigade Commander is next image of quality just two more left to load barnstorming and of course the very familiar Claret Stables silks for transaction they're in the gate transactional little Restless in there and there off very even beginning transactional joins that party Brigade Commander Union express along the inside image of quality in the pink is now prominent too so image of quality takes a narrow lead joined at the rail by Union express Union express just in front image of quality alongside in second two more transactional in third they are followed by disolve barnstorming Eric conell just had to step on the brakes and steady at the back of the field Brigade Commander scat two tap and Billy's got issues 23 and one for the opening quarter the long shot leader is image of quality as they straighten up for the run down the backstretch Union express a half length back in second it's more back to transactional who could not have asked for a better setup in third then comes Brigade commander on the outside of dissolve those two side by side Billy's got issues is trying to inch up coming toward the half mile pole scat two tap is three deep into the far turn and barnstorming is in between those two six lengths covers them 48 flat for the half it's Union express and image of quality doing battle on the front end transactional moving in after them now taking second around the far turn then Brigade Commander followed by disolve who's hard ridden in fifth they passed the quarter pole and turn for home image of quality and transactional are onew Union express has lost touch in the center of the course Brigade commander in the green is now coming after transactional transactional head and head with Brigade Commander just in behind them barn storming is trying to dive down toward the rail and Scat to tap it's Brigade commander on the outside or transactional Brigade commander and transactional those noses are too close to separate very tight between those two and then there were three of them battling for third Bart storming scat tout tap and Billy's got issues tight photograph in race eight John Velasquez on the three Brigade Commander arat Ortiz Jr on transactional photo finish put on quite a show here yeah did they went down to the wire and listen when it comes down to a photo finish I I always try to give my best effort now I like the three you calling the three no okay because I think the 12 might have got Bobs of Bobs but I have to look at it again this was a ding-dong battle down to the end um as you can see the horses galloping out and they got close here towards the end I think the look at it it's very close here because watch you're going to see the three and the 12 get his nose in front at what point I want to say the 12 gets the Bob but the three is physically in front what do you think I feel like the 12 got his nose on the line the last absolute last Bob I'm no call here I can't I can't be I can't call that one I'm calling three or heater it's 3 to one or 7 to five 12 did seem just at the right moment to get that best move was that at the right time or not one more look here down the stretch in the 12's been posted as your unofficial winner of the 7 to five Pap his nose got down in that last little Bobble there and here you've got Johnny velasque Hall of Famer that's a brutal be with irat Ortiz Jr future Hall of Famer both graduates of the Jockey School in Puerto Rico pulling out all stops and it was just ah this is heartbreaking for all of us cuz we had the three we did that might have been the reason you know for the win of the 12 transaction ran a great race uh you know broke really sharp this time around and sharp enough that he end up getting hung wide into the first turn but all the way around there irat Ortiz looked like he had horse y the whole way around there and it looked like he's going to be the easiest winner turning for home and here comes a late run on the outside from uh Brigade Commander tight tight tight when it's going well it's going well get pit up at three to five yesterday and then gets the Bob of Bobs today another win for the meets leading trainer and Rider here Chad Brown a rat Ortiz Jr and claric Stables having a tremendous summer it's all going right as usual man that what what a desperate head Bob that was but transactional was very game Brigade Commander ran terrific let to keep an eye on out of here I think is the seven Barn storming kind of had a rough trip and ran on well to be third all right we're going to get to woodb right now we'll get back here with prices in a moment second win of the day for rat Ortiz Jr group two King Edward three-year-old's nup mile on the turf on King's plate day let's go to Robert Geller well this happened moments ago and this is the odds on favored in here Foo de Ariana for the mar Cassie Barn alone in front this one stretching out from sprinting where she he is incredibly fast anyway expected to be in front right now in control here comes of this race the five secret Reserve big long shot on the fence and to the outside there war bomber for nor mcnight now it's a 2022 winner against a 2023 winner are going to start now going down to the line here and this is a heck of a horse race so the 2022 winner on the front end and here comes the six here War bomber with Raphael Hernandez and it gets really tight here towards the end B de Ariana trying to cling to that lead late here comes the six War bomber making a race of it it looks like it is going to come down to these two inching ever closer the six horse to the outside did that one ever put a nose in front I'm not sure maybe felo de Arana the favorite hanging on and they they just posted it up the eight got the B three to five over 9-2 the 544 to1 will round out your Trifecta Mark Cassie Barn big win and maybe even bigger things to come that's how close it was about a nose in the group two King Edward as we get back to Saratoga and two wind day and Counting for aan Ortiz Junior gets one on transactional here Mig we talked out of the gate uh he had a job to do in that first turn it didn't look like things were going that well no and then it kind of started a pan out he was caught a touch wide but with that post he did actually as good a job as you could could expect and when two horses went on then he got to lay third he always traveling with a lot of horse but this was a very game effort to fight back inside of the three Brigade commander and transactional gets it done and I would imagine Tom he's going to have dinner in a new barn tonight yeah I think so uh you know despite the layoff of a year and a half which would make any trainer pause when it goes to the claim box but uh good horse are hard to come by and this is a nice horse 39 wins at the meets one away from 40 for R Ortiz Jr with his second win here Billy still got issues he does he begs a lot of questions who is this Billy and exactly what are his issues 1237 as transactional kicks off this late pick five let's go to Maggie yeah here with Chad Brown looks to kick start a pretty nice what an hour or so for sure but transactional off of such a long layoff and he delivers today I needed that Bob in the derby a lot of people needed you to have that Bob in the up in a 509 to what a lucky Bob um but the horse listen he fought back and IED never quit on the horse but I think the only time he was in front was right at that moment it seemed like we were beat there so you know it all like I said after the Derby it all evens out I just hope my good bobs go in the big races but we'll take it here that is something I think every trainer goes through uh let's let's talk about the big races uh the Travers tomorrow Sierra Leon unmatch wisdom talk a little bit about Sierra Leon as far as all the handicappers when you look at the race it looks like his dream scenario it sure does we'll see how the track's playing you know and uh the weather's been good the track's been playing pretty fair recently so you know and he should get a good pace and you know he's got that that running style that puts him only one way to make that that one run so hopefully there's a good duel to set up for him and unmatch wisdom should be just ahead of him if he breaks clean and he's another one would benefit from a solid pace and a Target to see his best I think I I like that because he it did feel like he waited on horses a little bit on the front and last time in the cin I think everyone was expecting him off those two first wins to just put on a show again and and and Marching In the Travers as the Wise Guys source and when he did it kind of workman like um I think people maybe question you know is this horse feel that good but he really doesn't want to be there on the lead and the horse that was second I think is pretty good in that race so I I think it with a good Pace setup we'll see the best of them with a Target then it's up to him how about the late coming up soon here in the gy one personal in uh randomized the only horse to upset idiomatic as of late what a rivalry these to and I have so much respect for idiomatic I mean such a consistent horse always shows up as does random ice and uh it should be another uh good matchup I'm happy it's at Saratoga randomiz seems to really love this track it is her her home turf here so we'll see what what happens but we expect a good fight from idiomatic for sure it's going to be exciting Chad best of luck congratulations here thank you all right Chad Brown yes anding out randomized see if she can keep that table turned on idiomatic coming up in the personal ining Greg indeed she loves it here at seroga he'll s out raging C in that race as well who's no slouch herself terrific grade one group as you look at how close it was in that last race and for some reason this Barn that went so many races uh they seem to come out on the the top side of those photos quite a bit that was a wicked beat and that photo wased I don't understand understand why they don't say every sport is a game of inches they always say oh this horse this Sport's a game of every sport is a game of inches really is especially this one yes batting down Bill Mott is this one ready to make a move forward in the grade one DraftKings Travers Ohio Derby winner distant third in the gym Dandy he'll need to move forward we'll talk about his chances when we come back program trading in Naval power what a thriller photo in Italian to win it big f one and it will be my collect domestic spending Ocean Road Victoria Road digital age and Mer state of rest newspaper of record [Music] e e [Music] I'm here with Britney tracky over at the MZ barn and you might have seen her aboard some of the big horses from the barns in the mornings uh Britney regular exercise rider for Travers Contender um bat down tell a little bit about how you came to be here and and how you've progressed personally um I worked for genan rcio in Okala I worked breaking babies and that kind of thing and that teaches you a lot as well but I wanted to grow I wanted to go to the racetrack and do something bigger and noal gets kind of quiet during the summertime so it was a really good time for me to change to come here and I'm just I'm so lucky I got that connection to come to billmont because like I said I've been working here this is my third season here so I start started you know I didn't get on the best horses in the barn but even even the the not so nice one is something in incredible compared to some other Barns and i' I've learned so much I feel like I've really progressed as a rider and a horseman in general bill and his whole team they're they're they work with the horses the horses come first that's something that's really important to them and just just being in this atmosphere you can't help but learn if especially if you want to you're going to learn a lot here I had the opportunity to get on this horse and from from day won and I think that we've both grown together he's taught me a whole lot he's knows when it's business time now we get out there on the track we turn around we go the right way and I'm confident that he knows his job um and just just overall to see like from his first race where we had him here to now he's he's running into Traverse so it's something that's no matter how he show if he decides to show up no matter how he runs on Saturday I'm I'm proud of him well I love these features taking you behind the scenes as we bring in AAA clont now in Cas it really does take an entire team so much goes on behind the scenes to get these horses ready for really any race what could you tell us more about the team with bat and down well it's certainly true Greg that there are so many people that have had their hands on these horses and part of their Journey getting them to the racetrack for these big races and it's been fun to have the opportunity to see Britney grow as you heard in that piece how she gets on a lot of the top horses for the barn um you always see her at the end of the morning working more like goddess multiple grade one winner for Belmont who's not an easy horse to ride or to train in the mornings as well and she's been part of bringing baton down along as we did get a chance to see him his most recent work is regular Rider Junior Alvarado aboard uh for his workouts largely but uh he works in company with Ben Duke who's also a talented billmont trainee going 101 and four that morning uh here on the 17th at Saratoga and a horse that just looks like he's doing well as you heard even in that piece Britney saying that he's one that has come along showing a little bit of greenness taking him a few starts to break his Maiden but he certainly has the pedigree to be a good one the full brother to tacitus who Bill also trained and also the Phil full brother to Sila who we're going to see in the ballerina so a huge pedigree what of Merit close hatches has been but I liked what I saw from B down training they were actually in company behind honor Marie who was in training uh for the Travers as well so looking like all things are going well for horse that's maybe a little bit of a later developing type but developing at the right time Greg Casa thank you look he's going to be a huge price in that race we'll see was no match for fierceness Sierra Leon in the gym Dandy we'll see if things change and the Travers for batting down there's there's the big four there's a few that you could see stepping up obviously you know fierceness dornic Sierra Leon and throw torpeda Anna into the mix uh as well fasc fting race with just so much star power Tom oh I think this is one of the best Travers that I've been in town for so I'm really looking forward to it a lot of ways can play out and I really think it takes a cloudy division of threeyear olds and I think it tells you who the boss is yeah I mean the mix of talent in this Travers is amazing so you have you know the the two-year-old champion and fierceness obviously yeah probably one of the best closers in the race maybe the best m a quarter in the race and should have probably won the Derby in Sone you got the best three-year-old Philly we've seen in a long time and we got a horse that nobody will respect in dor questions with fierceness putting together back toback races questions with Sierra Leon with all the issues he's caused for himself questions with a Philly trying to beat the boys is is dorik sort of the one that doesn't have a lot of questions and is the reliable horse going in well if you disrespect dorick you you're doing so at your own Peril because this is a horse that just shows up and he will fight you all the way to the wire tooth and nail he does not want to get past I mean he is just a horse that you you have to respect if you don't respect him he's going to bite you he's tough has one at this distance on this racetrack as well that's where that Belmont Stakes win came I think that's key I mean winning on this racetrack too we're going to take a timeout grade one personal ensen huge race in this dis daap division to come and randomize last year's Alabama winner Beat the Champ in the Ogden fips can she do it again to idiomatic stay with with [Music] us drain the clock will win and win by as much as he wants he'll win by six in the end it is drain the clock who will bound home the winner in the bay short drain the clock Jacky's Warrior a terrific finish in the W Stevens that goes to drain the clock by ahead horse racing check weekly promotions got them huge payouts you bet with Nira bets download the app today and bet on any track anywhere anytime with Live HD horse races betting tips and tutorials expert picks and more you bet Nets join now for a new member bonus at nets.com and they off hit the naira B in the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga door setting up moderate pace of length thee as the field turns for home mind frame on the outside it's coming after d they're at it again the two Belmont first and second place finisher will be dor to win the Belmont State d wi the hle the Spirit of bushor Courage respect integrity and honor with honesty and sincerity we hone our spirit to a Winning Edge the way of bushor runs straight and true the soul of racing back on Saratoga live on this gorgeous Friday afternoon Travers weekend here in our Fox Sports 2 coverage this is where the meat uh where Champions are made we're going to have some big ones coming up obviously tomorrow but today as well in that distaff division this ninth Race Six furong first allowance condition RAC that is the favorite right now in the race as 9 to2 tells you how difficult this race is tivy for Jenna and tanucci let's go to Maggie for more yeah this is an insanely tough race Greg as you mentioned we'll start yeah with that horse tivy who my eye kept going back to I was like man tivy really looks great as he comes off the back of a win in allowance company but he's a long shot I don't really know that he makes that much sense on paper and then I look up at the board and he's favored okay um so maybe he's a horse that is just doing well he's run fast enough to be competitive here but arguably against some some weaker competition um and he's going to have to deal with some other speed types whereas last time he was the Lone speed uh like I said he looks fantastic here in the paddock I cannot fault him whatsoever but I don't think this is an easy job for tivy as we'll move on to the two for Safi Joseph drawn towards the inside including the Rail Runner number two dilder he'll turn back in in distance and actually Sprint on the dirt for the very first time he's a horse that the only other time I'd seen him was in his debut for previous connections uh on the turf where he debuted in a Stakes race H I wrote looks like longer well ever since then he's had a steady diet of Route races I still think he looks like longer but I get the appeal of taking a horse like this um because had that built-in stamina and and to you know he kind of made that wide early move last time and understandably tiring there at Mammoth he looks incredibly fit here kind of second off that little bit of a break from April April to July but I still think he looks like he wants to go a bit further than six furlongs and plus he's he's quite laidback in his disposition now on the other hand saf's other horse in here number five classify he's a son of adios Charlie who I just automatically think Sprint with these horses and and to give him credit he ran okay last time while setting a a tepid pace for gstream Park um he'll take his swing here at naira for the first time I like what I'm seeing though for this horse as he does turn back in distance he looks incredibly um well muscled and he's built more like a sprinter he's compact he's broad he's built downhill really bright and and forward type of energy which I always think is important for these turn backs Greg Maggie thank you what a difficult wagering race is the board reflects and there's one of a couple in the race for a barn that is having a monster me Tom safy Joseph Jr he's got the five classify and the two dilder yeah and for sappy Joseph for classifi it's a horse that really can position well in in these kinds of races tactical speed is one of the most dangerous weapons a horse can have and classify as one that has it and E see classy Horse no un intended cuz if you look at his record Mig his last four races Gulf Stream uh first then he they shipped him to oaklan he ran second then lonar he ran second G stream so he carries his racetrack with him so um and you get flavian aboard where does he lie in this race he doesn't have the winning punch but he's always right there in the Exacta yeah I mean he he tries he shows up I I like the turn back for him too because I do think there's enough speed sight on that he'll get out footed coming out of the mile races and he'll finish post sprad coming up in a moment there's aat Ortiz Jr on Forest City it's a horse who ran a big race in feat last time out he was behind a couple he's going to face again today but that was his first start off the bench for billmont was and you know he was a little anxious behind the gate it says fraus in the gate he broke okay and he he's a kind of horse that he can sit a pocket trip but I doesn't really Lov the pass horses he's kind of weird Forest City I think if he can sit a perfect trip he might be able to pass but he's definitely might be he's definitely the inside speed and this horse right here edified for Steve asmos Jr St excuse me Steve asmos uh third off the bench for this horse who got off a bit slow he's very far back early he came running late didn't he he's he's not a good gate horse and and that cost him a lot but he has a huge late run and if he can get a pace up front when they moved him to the outside when he got out of traffic he really started flying had Ricardo on my mind he'll be back aboard today slow meet for the winningest Barn in North American history very uncharacteristic for Steve's Barn to not come up here and do well just two wins winning at 7% we'll see if we can turn things around coming up in this race here the remaining half of the entry says defy Island break from post six yeah off the claim here for ccci barn here and Dylan DAV will be aboard here's one to two for safy Joseph Jr the rail to dilder yeah dilder for has one race off a comeback a horse that's going to want to try to finish up late Forest City we talked about for billmont yeah two for 13 Lifetime and if you like the price you're getting 7 to1 big city three-year-old tackling older company and you know ran a good race last time sat behind a speed duel was just second best the other safy Joseph Junior Runner classify yeah this one for C2 Racing Stable been preparing for this race at Palm Meadows RAC track in Fort Lauderdale Mariachi comes in in sharp form he's quick early he's quick early actually made the lead in his last race all the way through the stretch and just kind of faltered late he couldn't last biggest price on the board that goes to the seven Ley you know what though I will say this Omar Hernandez Moreno has given a couple really good rides for some big long shots this horse is going to have to really move forward Tom sad it's been a habit can he break better here's edified yeah if he does break better he's a force here 701 right now Nota trained by John teranova has John Velasquez another very fast horse sometimes Nota the gate gets in his way but he can can gidy up early if he breaks well and this horse has the races that make him fit and he's got a big workout according to the drf clocker report that makes him fit he's our favorite at 4 to one in tivy the 10 horse and a horse is going to show speed from that outside post 5 minutes away from this ninth coming com up as we look at Nota 11 to one here winning a Ryder in the history of this race track John Basquez is aboard let's go back to that July 27th race in the beginning he's going to stumble out of the gate there he's going to drop back he's going to rush up and if we're going to catch the end of this race you know pay attention to sias on him he he does he just stops riding in the last part kind of lets him Coast on in I think this was a race where they're like hey you know what next time for Nota so with that muddied up form he's quite a price today at 11 to1 I like his chances edified was even worse look how far back he was too and this run he makes late yeah but like Tom said that's his MMO he just kind of sits in the gate and makes that one run but like right here when he got to the outside he started rolling yeah when he finally got clear is when he found his best stride he quit riding the uh Nota yeah he he right here he just kind of raised the White Flag didn't he Tom so there's Nota and Johnny V 11 to one on a horse to two back was a winner he already has a a win on this racetrack that was during that Belmont Stakes racing Festival appearance-wise Mig what do you think oh he's taking a big hold of Johnny vasos you can see Johnny had kind of break his cross a little bit shaking the bit in his mouth to get him to come back he was really on the muscle that's the winner in The Winner Circle right now my goodness look how cute no one looks better than that one right there no question she wins the beauty pageant the I was wondering if the nine is named after notto beay obviously Tiger Woods his best friend they played together at Stanford um and he's now golf analyst on the uh Golf Channel but you know when you look at the 10 I'm surprised this horse is the favorite but again this is a wide openen race when everybody's the seven is the only really Outsider according to the public man you're getting your price on whoever you like I can't believe the eight is 7 to1 meanwhile Mig Mariachi you know we both like this horse a little bit we know he's quick and he's got a rider that knows what to do when he's on a quick horse Kendrick Carmo yeah yeah Kendrick uh is such a great positional Rider gets hor out of the gate well he making a really nice impression warming up isn't he I was by the barn the other day I told you Mariachi winked at me trying to tell you something 5 to one right now let's go back to Maggie yeah let's take a look at Casa and I here with Marchi and I know that you said you picked him last time he's a horse that has that brilliant speed there's obviously a lot of talent there but you see him often very late switching his leads or not doing at all and Kendrick Carmo giving him a big warmup and he looks fantastic out there I think it's more of a mental thing I think it is too and there's certain horses that are just like that you know we talk about it often on this show I think everybody knows by this point that switching leads in the stretch is a big pet peeve of mine and John Kimmel even mentioned it to me the other other day after another horse he said mariachi never switches leads and I know that it's been a source of frustration but to be fair he was using his speed last time and he was beaten by a horse in Speak Easy who are going to see in grade one company tomorrow obviously as a world of talent now this is the third race off the layoff for mariachi this is by far the most fit and defined he's looked oh that's good to hear and just so strong behind the saddle everything he is doing everything pre-ra that you want a speed horse to do so I really appreciate that as we'll check in with number eight edify this will be your selection you know I talked to Ricardo Santana earlier and he said yeah he was acting up he got a little nervous in the gate but it was more some of the other horses that set him off a little bit so therefore a tardy start but he came running he really did and you know it's like when they start kind of acting up in the gate it almost rocks the gate a little bit too and I think that was part of it this is a horse too that comes out of that same spey race he was a big price that day and he's one that I think actually has put on some weight since that last effort which I appreciate I'm hoping that he's going to come running I would have liked to give Mariachi another try but as we talked about with the lead switch chain and maybe some uh questions as far as some other Pace with him on the front end well here's one that we see the rider off of number four big city who will be a late scratch and we were going to comment that we didn't like the warmup but I guess we don't have to now uh yeah so unfortunately was pretty evident taking a long time to warm up out on the track out there Greg so big city going back to the barn for Jose D'Angelo so we'll take him off the board starting gate crew is already wellow they move quick they already got the four off there off the Starting Gate is fast yeah so if you're involved in these pick fours and pick fives you're going to go down now to the the post-time favorite which could get a little bit I would think Mariachi maybe he winked at at at uh Richie so maybe he will be the favorite close right now between him and TIY on the outside the 6 and 10 but yeah money starting to settle on Mariachi a bit so late scratch the four big city coming out he'd been off since early June coming in from South Florida we'll wait to compete another day it's not like that makes this any easier in this wide open night well you know it took some speed out of the race which does help Mariachi I mean now the two is the inside speed in here excuse me the three um I would think it's the inside speed so if Mariachi goes to the front as you see the picks goes through the front end the three's got to sit that that pocket trip whether she's good enough or he's good enough we'll see and edify needs a break you got to think the 10 TIY Paul is also going to show outside post they they're going to they're going to be dinging it on the front end all kidding aside though Mariachi does look spectacular I was like I said I was at the bar and he looks great I just wonder how hot this pace gets and that's why I landed on edified because I think he's the most legitimate closer in a race packed with speed I think TIY showed his hand he had a really powerful work coming into this race the outside horse 10 horse I think this horse goes straight to the front for history making trainer Jenna antonucci first female trainer ever in this sport to win a Triple Crown event happened last summer with that Belmont Stakes and then the Travers followed it up with archangelo became three-year-old of the year we'll see if tivy can get the win here whyde open race the six Mariachi is your favorite let's go to Frank mirati for the call thank you so much Ricardo Santana junr looking for another win just had to jump off edified who is acting up behind the gate assistant starters working on edified Ninth race name the mirrors don't lie Derby happy birthday to Peter Senor and Amanda genan celebrating here today edified coming up talk more about them in the winner circle here's Mariachi notto will be next tivy to the outside TIY going up calmly goes in and they're off tivy jumped right in the air and is last and a perfect break for mariachi who takes the lead while in hand joined by Forest City and classify is in between them classify is quicker than all gets the lead dilder sits at the rail in Fort just steadied ever so slightly def fusky island is off the pace four lengths to make up then it's Nota inside TIY who faces an enormous task a gap of five back to edified and Ley 22 and two for classify Mariachi gets the dream trip up alongside to challenge a neck away those two speed past the 38th pole together as one with dilder and Forest City right next to one another def fusky island is racing in between horses TIY is next as they reach the top of the stretch classify Mariachi Mariachi on the outside is up on even terms with classify three lengths clear of dilder in third Forest City is next there's an eighth of a mile to go classify Mariachi classify holding on Mariachi alongside two more to dilder and Forest City Mariachi gets the upper hand this was a perfect ride from Kendrick Carmo getting Mariachi home classify was second dilder a nice third and Forest City fourth Marchi in a battle with classify and wins this war fourth win now 10 starts Kendrick Carmo for John Kimmel bounc out of the gate on top he allowed the five classifi to lead him but he was always traveling well and this son of McLean's music gets it back gets it done John Kimmel 4 for 10 now at the meet John's put together quietly a really nice meet look outside with a 10 tivy not the start you want no he jumped up in the air at exactly the wrong moment that was all his own doing that wasn't anything to do with the starting gate crew or anybody he just jumped in the air at the absolute wrong moment and it muddied up the pace uh you know he was projected to be a horse that be in front early the pace changes dramatically you look at those two horses in the front and the five and the six uh and you're looking at a couple horses whose silks are entirely pure and clean for mariachi the six a good clean trip up front alongside the five was it Mig for these same connections that uh he had one of my favorites Mr buff yeah this is Chester Mary browman who bred this horse uh winked at you again Mitch yeah he at the barn the other day he let me know he was there uh and actually guys I used to ride this horse's great great grand dam as well as his grand dam you see for the for the Romans there you see John Kim by by the way it's not lit up but the horse was the favorite so if you had the four you got home 5 to2 Marchi with the win this horse shown a lot of ability from the outset of his career I thought this was impressive considering he went he's really never went by a horse if you really look and I got to give Kendrick cuz I kind of thought okay this is rid or error here you're having a horse coming out of Mile races and he was able to go by m it was surprising to me actually a little bit yeah nice when you're outside that other speed right and you're not forced into anything and he just got real comfortable in his hands beautiful horse Mariachi son of McLean's music atie up my friend who was by uh seeking the atie who was out of atie Spen who was a grade one winner on Turf and dirt and that was the browman foundation may actually uh had friends lake was one of her top FS it was you had a pretty big win on that horse didn't you we won the Florida Derby at a big price and and I was a groom for Mr and Mrs broman's kids when I was a a kid myself they were a couple years older than me made $40 a week Tom Mr Rowan come in the barn and give you $20 every time you came in the barn that's more than half your check I like being a everybody lined up when he came to the bar everybody lined up what's he doing here again yeah I have a a rub Rag and and some fly spray like that's all I did all day was take care of their horses like that I think I saw you that traffic in downtown Saratoga last week New York bread here beating open company in this win as well for John Kimmel's Mig head having a great meet here fourth win for the Kimmel Barn kendri Carmo for a homebred for Chester and Mary Broman we're going to go back to Woodbine right now race it hope happened just a few moments ago group three bold Venture the Bold Venture a great start for patches o hulahan and First Empire they've come clear that top Pair by two and a half im a gambler and Pia tune back in third and fourth making ground on the inside is border toown at last Ironstone and patches ulam being cuddled along in front and Patches oam by a length to First Empire and on the inside to third Border Town and Neway play me a tune I'm a gamble of the center one away last is Ironstone racing through the opening quarter in 22 and one and patches o hulahan and Sophia Vivas on top being stalked by First Empire in second Bordertown the inside on the out of plat tune three off the lead coming forward and then imag Gambler last of all is Ironstone as they go inside the 38 and patches o hulahan joined by First Empire and now for the first time under some pressure patches of hulahan First Empire striding up to level a length away plat tune as patches has responded and kicks away as they turn again First Empire on the outside and then came plat tune and I make gamblers a bit of a chance in the center for Petra Moran patches o hulahan a couple in front down the outside play me aune I'm a gamble of the center patches aula hand from play meat tune on the outside play meia tune coming patches a hulahan holding patches a hulahan in a photo with wide out play me a tune and I'm a gambler the center Iron Stone is back next to photo for the win in the bowl Venture patches oholah hand Dodges a big effort from Pia to it was just making career start number three patches o Hulan over 370,000 in earnings multiple Stakes Winner group Stakes Winner got a real test there you think he likes the racetrack he's only eight for nine over it wow N9 for 11 overall for this horse that does yeah does not lose often got tested here but able to get that win and repeat in this race big one for us still to come in the dis daff division on this Friday card from Saratoga here is the reigning champ of the distaff division idiomatic winner of this personal enson last year looking to go back to back and exact a little Revenge from the last time she met randomiz stay with us honor AP a mesmerizing horse from the very beginning who captured the imagination of the racing world and proved his potential on the track a grade one winner out of a multiple grade one winner with incomparable looks and an unbeatable pedigree the speed the bloodline the physical honor AP only at Lane's [Music] end complexion BBE in Wonderland gab asserts herself Cy flowers putting in a late burst here poppy flower with the momentum [Music] e go thanks for being with us on our Ser too live coverage here on Fox Sports 2 it's brought to you in part by hillindale at Alpa and things getting serious now on Travers weekend as we get set for the grade one personal ensen up next it was Mariachi back in race nine picking up the fourth win of this four-year-old's career for trainer John Kimmo with kendri carmos nothing wrong with a couple tequila shots and some mariachi I tell you what Mariachi looked fantastic on the at the barn he looked fantastic on the racetrack Kendrick Carmo gave him a beautiful ride and John Kimmel has put together a really nice meet here at Saratoga not a bad pick five but pay attention to all those numbers there you guys ready yes let's go here we go The champ is back episode three of this rivalry between idiomatic and randomized idiomatic beater in the Breeders Cup this daff randomized return the favor earlier this year in the Ogden fips and here we go with act three it omatic 3 to five early on in the wagering 11 for 15 in her career Brad Cox and Jonathan kit have been talking about it a lot earlier and said in an interview she's still as good as she's ever been maybe true but 3 to five versus 7 to2 I put these Phillies a little closer together in terms of talent kind of with you I I thought we were going to be like even money to S to fiveish and some of that I get it with idiomatic being the favorite but not this this much disparity yeah this race named after Perfection never lost to the racetrack perfect 13 for 13 the great personal hon including a win right here against males in the grade one Whitney Mig beating Gulch who went on to be a Breeders Cup Sprint champ and King Swan a horse that earned well over a million dollars here in New York was very popular she was remarkable for her to get up and win the Breeders Cup this St that year over uh Winning Colors she was never in position to win the race and got her down in the wire that was one of the most courageous efforts you'll ever see how about what she did in the breeding shed too guys I mean as a broodmare you you know my flag a champion salute miners Mark I mean one after another she just was a prolific producer as well flag flying you can keep on going with that family yeah Randy Romero you saw on board there he's on board for a lot of those victories eight of those 13 wins grade ones for FIP stable what a special performer Hall of Famer one of the [Music] greats now as we get set for this year's Edition just 24 minutes away let's go to AAA clemont for more and happy to be joined by Mark cornetta C2 racing sending out soul of an Angel she has been very consistent lately putting up some really big efforts she sure has she really seemed to Blossom under safy we changed a few things on her we decided to give her a little Spa more spacing between races we think she's really like that so she's beaten randomized she nearly beat idiomatic last time how much confidence do you have in what we're going to see from her today well we're we're confident she's going to fire you know we're hoping that uh randomized and idiomatic hook up and try to go out there and we can sit back and make one run of course we've seen you guys in the winter Circle here in Saratoga with white aario last year but with a Philly like this who maybe kind of had to earn the respect that she's gotten what's the journey been like with her no it's been fun you know anytime you uh step out and buy a horse private and you see something in a horse and then it comes to fruition sh on the racetrack you know every the whole team is very satisfied so as he should be best of luck with her today thank you Greg okaya thank you tried to steal it against the champ omatic in that great three Molly Pitcher back on July 20th Ed Mammoth and nearly pulled it off under a rad Ortiz Jr it's a really good race so uh your your big Champion favorite in idiomatic on the inside there is get surprised surprised if not by soul of an angel on the outside I think irad said hey we're going to move early and try to take it to the champ they're going to battle the wire and the Champ's going to show her grit and determination and come back on solvan Angel and win but if solivan Angel runs a more tactical race can she have a great finish like this here maybe so it's very possible and you got to think that randomized and idiomatic are going to be playing a bit of their own chest match right and sometimes that sets it up for a course and she ran idiomatic to a head here trying that quick early move to surprise her see maybe she sits the trip yeah you know sometimes we think about we were focusing on idiomatic in in that replay so much and we're not giv soul of an Angel any credit and sometimes that will backfire on you it was kind of like with Mage with Forte we didn't give we always like what's the matter with Forte well like why are we giving Mage any credit for the good run you know what I mean inside that day at Mammoth was not reportedly great true and idiomatic Still Still gutted it out Chad Brown he'll have a Philly who's Beat the Champ he also have Raging Sea two shots in this grade one personal enson when we come back and he'll have two cracks at a race he covets more than any in the Travers on Saturday stay with [Music] us they off in the here's BAS now running up alongside and Bas grabs the lead bason and Jose Ortiz are running away in the [Music] r horse racing check weekly promotions got them huge payouts you bet with naira bets download the app today and bet on any track anywhere anytime with Live HD horse races betting tips and tutorials expert picks and more you bet with netts join now for a new member bonus at nets.com the 2024 Global Symposium on racing celebrating 50 years of being the premier networking event of the Year 50 years of connecting the who's who of racing and collaborating face to face with key decision makers discover the latest technology and Innovation while being a part of the international conversation join us December 9th through 11th register at racing symposium. Racetrack Television Network brings you every race from every track on every screen every day with monthly packages starting as low as $5 rtn gives you great value and access to more Live HD streaming and race replays than anyone visit rtn.tv today to sign up and watch on almost any device including Roku and Amazon Fire rtn has packages that start at $5 per month initially known as the kennworth cup the man of war cup is a solid gold trophy awarded to the winner of the Traverse Stakes or Midsummer Derby commissioned by Abe orpin co-owner and manager of kennworth Park in Windsor Ontario trophy was created by Tiffany and Company in 1920 for the match race between man of war and Triple Crown winner Sir Barton man of war won the contest by seven lengths and drank from the cup in the winter Circle in 1936 Samuel's wife Elizabeth donated the cup to Saratoga race in that same year Granville became the first Travers winner to receive what is known now as the man of war cup each year the original trophy is presented by a member of the riddle family or the governor or lieutenant governor of New York to the winner of the track signature event a smaller goldplated replica of the man of war cup or Travers trophy inscribed with the Winner's name is prepared for the winning connections to commemorate one of the most prestigious victories in the sport [Music] that is a highly coveted piece of Hardware right there The Unofficial fourth leg of the Triple Crown Midsummer Derby and you get that canoe painted in that infield Lake for good measure one of the great Traditions here at Saratoga and a man who covets this race more than the Kentucky Derby Chad Brown he's going to have two chances at it Sierra Leon most would think his best chance but a horse who has had trouble getting out of his own way yeah he's he's had problems right he lugs in down the lane makes him very very difficult to ride you know he should have won the Kentucky Derby if he kept a straight course but if he had won that day probably gotten taken down uh in the Kentucky Derby this year with what he did towards the end of the race but back to Sierra Leon he he got a good a good draw I I like that he's close to the rail um you know torpedo an is going to be in front of him he's going to move right over to the rail he's use that rail as as a helper so he doesn't he's not going to Lug in against the rail he's not going to bounce off the rail he's aware of that and I think it's going to help his cause what what kind of bit is he wearing this time yeah well I think he's going back to the old ring bit okay yeah fourth time and are's changed in all seriousness when you make a lot of changes like that with a horse I mean you're searching for something you are searching you're you're not happy with how your horse is running and you're searching for an answer and they are definitely searching for an answer with Sierra Leon my issue is he didn't run bad last time so why are you changing it up Fier just ran an unbelievable number and let's be honest Fier is the fastest horse in this race he just can't put back-to-back races together now there's going to be a time where he's going to do it but at the end of the day sier Leon actually ran a good race so why are we now changing the equipment again to try to pass fierceness I I think it's a great question I I'm personally picking Sierra Leon uh I think it wouldn't surprise me if torpedo Anna won a couple others won but I just think that the race plays to his strength he's the truest and best closer in a race that I think is going to be run in almost like relay race fashion right someone's going to take up the running pressure someone else is going to come on and it's going to heat up a lot in the middle and I think that's going to set up for his late run what about his other horse near aat wisdom obviously a horse who's who's on the rise playing catch up a little bit to the rest of this three-year-old crop be making start number four in the test of his life he's undefeated Tom he's undefeated in three starts and in that win you're looking at right there back in restricted curling Stakes he didn't break that well from the gate he had to recover and kind of use a little bit to get to the front uh I thought he ran a very very good race that day but this is a whole different level of race that he's running into where do you think he lies Pace wise close right I don't know I mean that that's the key question because if you look at this race if he's kind of sent out of there doesn't that help torpedo to like sit on the on that and it might help s Leon as well he's the confusing horse in the race so so you think that potentially if he does show some good speed he almost is like a buffer from that outside speed for torpedo that that that okay I I see what you're saying yeah you'll see it tomorrow on Fox Saratoga Saturday showdown of the summer coming up and one of the great Travers we've had in many many years a race with so much history and who knows if the Philly can do it maybe course of the Year potentially wrapped up in this race just amazing to think about she could pull that off that happens at 3 Eastern tomorrow Fox Saratoga Saturday back to a big one in its own right here grade one personal ensen in this dis staff division the rematch between the champ and randomiz round three let's go to Maggie yeah exactly Greg and it's so fun Paul had mentioned it earlier on about the size disparity between idiomatic and randomize and it's quite glaring obviously when we watch that stretch b battle going back to the ogam fips and even here in the paddock today as starting with idiomatic she is an incredibly large mayor um she is long she is tall I mean she's every bit of 16 three if not upwards of 17 hands um and I was talking with connections and I said how much do you think she weighs and you know your first inclination would be 1300 lb cuz she's so big she's actually when she's fittest around 1,200 where as a horse like randomize she's maybe 153 and right around 1,000 lbs if that that's how different their sizes are and so for me nine 10 out of 10 times I'm picking idiomatic and I will say this I think relative to that start in the fips when she was only second off of a layoff and let's not forget it's harder for these horses as they get older to get that true race Fitness and I think we've had see that with idiomatic because she looks fitter today than what she did for that Ogden fits and she's been training incredibly well heading into this personal incent so I I I think the the favoritism that she's showing on the board right now is warranted as she will have to deal with randomize though who knows her game and randomize loves it here at Saratoga H she is I think a little bit more naturally faster because idiomatic at times because she's so big can get a bit Restless in the Gat so randomize she can leave more Fleet footed being that smaller compact typee looks great here in the paddock not much has changed with her um in her two starts back obviously got a little sick after the victory in the grade one fips um but she looks fine here I wish she maybe looked a little more tucked up if I had to split hairs but all things good for randomize now number two soul of an Angel who gave idiomatic all she could handle last time and it was like idiomatic kind of just got a little bit you know lost on the front end it's not like Flor Drew took a hold of her to go 25 and you know 50 to the half he was loose raining kind of niggling at her a little bit and her ears were up and she just thought she was on a caner around the track So Sol of an Angel engaging her and invoking that competitive spirit I I've always like this may even when she showed up for the first time at uh Belmont at Aqueduct for the Ruffian cuz she's big she's everything I I want in a m you know carries her weight really well dappled head to toe laidback really intellig head to her as well so I think she does belong with these at least from the physical standpoint cor 12 minutes to post thank you Maggie we're going to go back to a race we've talked about with the champ idiomatic and randomized this was round two when they met and again idiomatic didn't break rate she was wide throughout randomized took advantage yeah broke broke well randomized did made an easy lead it made it so difficult for the champ to catch her down the lane she puts a hard and soul into it but she had it up against herself with all that happened early on not leaving the gate well compromised her trip she was wide uh just couldn't quite get to her tell you what you got to you got to respect randomiz determination though out the way she pins her ears and sticks her head out and you got this hulking mare outside of you that intimidate her right right and she just kept digging kept fighting kind of looking at this though I just had a little bit bit of an epiphany guys I think idiomatic and ramen eyes are going to hook up in a big way at some point of this race and soul of an Angel is going to run them both down by the way I I was big part of structuring that flower Susan Garrett putting together all those flower blankets actually her idea to for all the big races to make that happen not just the Travers it's insane the work she puts in unbelievable stuff it's great stuff she has a lot of pict of it too unreal stuff let's go to AAA clont here with trainer Brad Cox who will send out idiomatic Brad you told me the other day that you don't buy into the fact that she's not quite the same this year what has she shown you to believe that well her work's been consistent and she's uh you know I thought a bad trip away from being uh undefeated this season so she she'll good trip here she'll be tough she's strong just inside randomized how do You' expect it playing out because we know they both have speed yeah break go forward if uh flant takes control of the race so be it if he can't then we need to jump on top of randomize and not give her any breathing room it's real simple Maggie was just talking about the size of idiomatic and she does but she she carries it well yeah she she does and physically she's as good as she's ever been she looks amazing and uh excited about next 5 10 minutes as you should be best of luck Brad thank you Greg Tom obviously these are the positions you want to be in with horses like this big races like this but it could be nerve-wracking Chad uh Brad sounded a little bit like he was a little nervy just now didn't he but uh but hell he's he's done this a 100 plus times in these really big races I know we're starting the post braid but it's it's more more nerve-wracking when you're three to five than when you're 6 no doubt about it no doubt you feel the pressure of uh the world on top of you so we we heard confirmation from the owner's kidera the kak uh pronunciation with this one went some big efforts especially late last year yeah in a horse that you know in a barn that's going well with with Phil Baler rney racing having a monster meet here's soul of an Angel tried to take it to the champ last start just missed yeah I mean we just talked to Brad Cox who had idiomatic he thinks it's a two- horse race you can tell by the way he was talking maybe it does set up for someone to come off the pace like soul of an Angel another one from the Chad Brown barwi by raging C and here's the champ idiomatic yeah she looks good but I mean she's one to 10 in her last start you bet $100 to make 10 bucks and she just barely did it by a head she's got an answer today randomized took advantage of circumstances but look she ran her heart out too and it was a big effort it was a grade one win beating idiomatic last start as Chad Brown said she loves it here yeah you know the four looks like Jason worth and the five looks like me uh randomized but I will tell you this though Joel's not going to take the speed away if he you see the trophy that they do get I would think they got to go I know that Brad is very confident but Joel has to go I agree well let's I think I think randomiz is faster let's talk about the other Chad Brown Philly in the race and there she is Raging C flavi and Pratt will ride she comes off a win of the grade to shuy obviously facing much tougher competition here much tougher competition and and she got everything she needed in the shuv I mean she saves all the ground gets through along the rail took the shortest course home and wins easy but it's still a bit of a driving finish yeah and but she did have that perfect trip right the rail opens up she gets everything her own way but she's also another closer in a race I think is going to get very interesting up on the front end with the four idiomatic and the five randomized it's just like when you visually watch that race and then you watch the race between idiomatic and randomized it's just it was like randomized and idiomatic were in fast forward and look she was against them she'd won four of her last five when she had not faced those two she faced those two randomized idiomatic and she was a distant fourth we'll see maybe she takes a step forward but those two right now have really sort of separated themselves they have I mean it's about Pace it always is in horse racing and if those two horses the four and the five idiomatic and randomized do go to go together out to the front end I'm going to be watching the clock and the second split you're going to get is the half mile split if it's less than 48 seconds that spells trouble for these two horses in my opinion if it's more like 49 seconds that spells trouble for the rest of the field that's behind absolutely yep no there is a Philly in this race for connections that are getting a couple years ago they were six for 13 here they're having that kind of Meet Again Phil Bower Ry racing and Kida ran a race late last year that made you think she was going to be a superstar in this division hasn't quite panned out coming back now as a four-year-old but Phil Bower says kidera as we look at her right now is back to training like she was kind of going into that big performance late last year she was giin in the Mother Goose you know she started her career on the turf and she was three for six Lifetime and then you know what you know it was that time when Churchill Downs had shut down the the turf course he had nowhere to go he had to run this uh Philly and she jogged then he went to the Mother Goose she jogged again and I remember asking Phil like he's like I never thought she was going to be a dirt horse I mean I just ran around the dirt for the heck of it and I'm wondering now maybe is it time for her to go back on on Turf I think we'll figure out after today 6 to one right now Tyler Gaff Leon will ride for Phil Bower and there is idiomatic four to five 5 to2 with with idiomatic and randomized is that sort of what you envisioned here yes it is to me Paul what about you I I think those odds are what I expected to see between these two horses I didn't I didn't think there'd be a lot of distance between the four and the five in terms of odds that's I thought right yeah I mean they're you know that that dis far disparity excuse me has shrunk quite a bit I think these two are going to get very engaged guys I think they're going to get really involved and they and they're two quality horses and that's when you get a real kind of paace duel yeah but to as a rider when you're in a situation like that Mig how aware are you of how fast you're going and how much you have left in the tank well I I think you're very aware of how fast you're going but listening to Brad Cox's comments to to Casa just a few moments ago sounds like he instructed florant jaru to take it to randomize now randomize to me has better gate speed and I think she can get the drop on her into the first turn but it sounds like that idiomatic is going to go up and engage her pretty early on the other thing I I have to put out here I'm a big Joel Rosario fan I don't think Joel Rosario has been riding in good form and I I you know I I'm not quite sure what he may or may not do because he's been doing some things that to me are puzzling there he is he'll be on randomized he was on board for that win in the Ogden fips as well meanwhile with more on kid let's go back to Maggie and AAA AA kidra the funny name tus it's taken a long while to get it sealed ironed out on the correct pronunciation but it is kidra uh according to Richard rney but she had a lot of trouble going back to that floral she really did and watching that last race where she actually broke a little bit awkwardly in there as well then kind of shuffled back and she's in between horses now she's not quite as big as idiomatic but she still has some size to her and I talked about this earlier for big horses being stuck in between and she was really tight and and pushed back a couple times in the stretch such a compromising position to be in she was on a tear last year and it seemed like she might be able to be kind of up to the level of the two big ones to the outside in this dis staff division well she's not there now I wouldn't quite give up on her just yet I don't know if she could get around the other two but I I think that she's better than what her last showed yeah I I agree I she's still going to have to show though that she can get back to that really good three-year-old form that she had it's just you know it's eluded her so far as we'll check in with number three that is Raging Sea and yes maybe she's the one that could come along and pick up the pieces but going back to her last victory in the great two Shu V uh the kind of local prep for this race today I thought she just had the such a perfect trip that she jumps into the deep end of the pool today and the fact that she is a shorter price than solv an angel is baffling to me absolutely of the two closers I would much prefer Sol of an Angel um to be the one that's coming running late now one thing I will say about raging SE is if you watch her recent workouts on xbtv she's in company with randomized and holding her own I thought slightly second best in the gallop out in particular but holding her own which does kind of elevate her and I don't know how you felt but I thought from a physical perspective she didn't quite stack up with the other big on in here it's exactly my thoughts too we all land on idiomatic though Greg except for Richie and I don't blame him for taking soul of an Angel yeah look at personal ensen winners who have become Champions it's such an important race on the path to a championship of course last year with idiomatic malatho the great latusa who was so fun to watch do her thing on the front end and then some real I mean it midnight bezu forever unbridled closed hatches Royal Delta what a list and the great beautiful pleasure idiomatic reminds me a lot of Royal Delta as in sizewise and stridewise he was so big with that stride that man right there Mig with some interesting decisions to make on The Champ florano let me ask you something M so do you push out of there now if Joel wants to go super duper speed then you just go right outside like like uh Brad was saying and stay on top of him on top of her yeah I I mean and again I think that that's the instructions you know floron also is a rider that doesn't usually take anything away that comes easy he's a forward kind of Rider you you think about Riders have styles just like horses have styles your best Riders Are chameleons they just blend in and fit that the any situation you guys ever seen her train idiomatic I mean you wouldn't want to be in her back she she just goes every morning she go you can spot her she's going faster than any horse on the racetrack which is out there so how much room he's going to have to make a decision as opposed to doing what the champion tells him to do yeah is is is going to be something to be seen and that first turn Mig comes up quick at this mile e configuration so it's part of that job for floron jaru to keep randomized as wide as possible early if she breaks cleanly absolutely I I just don't know that she breaks as sharp as randomized normally because she's so big it just takes her a you know a few strides to kind of unravel her legs um listen idiomatic is good I I haven't seen the mayor I saw last year that doesn't mean it's not in there we will find out a lot more today has she lost a step or were those excuses legitimate ones those last couple of starts yeah um and you're running listen this is the test of all tests you're running against a horse that's beaten you you're running against a horse that loves this RAC track like Chad uh alluded uh to Maggie three for four lifetime here but idiomatic is one for two and just missed but I just think her class wins today I really do I think that the RAC track was towards randomized last time fantu I think got the message last time to keep this horse perpetually in motion going fast because I think that's the way she wants to run so four to five on idiomatic and this is turning into one of the really great rivalries right now in this sport idiomatic and randomized going head to-head there's Florence jaru not at this meet a lot M coming in sparingly for Brad Cox but this is certainly coming in for a very big moment well I know if I had my foot in the door and Brad Cox is Barn I would basically go wherever he wanted me to go you just got to you just got to out or just tell between his son and him which one's him cuz they are doppelgangers so about to load up for This heavyweight Showdown with the best in this dis staff division the reigning champ trying to go back to back in this grade one idiomatic at four to five on the board that is the Philly who beat her though last time out and that was here at Saratoga Belmont Stakes racing Festival in that grade one Ogden fips randomized from the outside she went gate to wire that day what will happen today let's go to Frank mirati for the personal enson here's raging SE coming up goes in idiomatic and the judon colors takes up her place with randomized right next to her goes in smoothly they're in theame gate and they're off in the personal L and randomized Rockets out of the gate and goes straight to the front kider on the inside and idiomatic idiomatic has something to say about that and idiomatic finds herself in front randomized will mattch strides these two have sprinted three clear of kidera in the red silks third it's another four back to Raging Sea and at the back of the field soul of an Angel 23 and one but a contested 23 And1 as they go onto the backstretch it's randomized on the outside of idiomatic four lengths back kidera is racing by herself in third then it's at least nine back to Raging Sea and soul of an Angel they're not doing each other any favors it's idiomatic and randomized idiomatic is in front now heading to the half mile pole the half went in 46 and 35th seconds with kidera getting a nice trip although five lengths Behind still eight more to Raging Sea and soul of an angel coming to the 38th pole fonu in idiomatic 3/4 of a length Joel Rosario has to get busy now on randomized trying to keep Pace but idiomatic is sprinting away idiomatic 11 and two doing it effortlessly the come from behind her closing in Raging Sea and soul of an Angel they're at at the top of the stretch and it's idiomatic randomize could not go with her today Raging Sea is coming with a stellar bit in the center of the racetrack has to get to idiomatic idiomatic three length lead Raging Sea is coming at her idiomatic trying to get there Raging Sea and flami and Pratt coming with each and every stride and raging C has become a millionaire with a dazzling performance running down idiomatic in the personal lenson what a battle up front and in the end it does in the champ raging C for Chad Brown five wins now in her last six starts takes advantage how about that opening half mile you guys we talked about 47 being the over and under on what would be the end of those two Hors in front they went so quick on the front end you knew that somebody was going to have to try to catch him 46 and three going a mile eighth in Saratoga is blazing fast the first one to call Uncle was uh randomized idiomatic put her away and just could not hold off the other Chad Brown raging C I thought it might happen this way I picked the wrong closer but raging C ran her down but an extran idiomatic she ran like a champion today even in deat yeah and then you flavian Pratt flavian Pratt excuse me another Stakes win it's just been his soup toour this whole meet but we'll go back to the start how fast was randomized out of the game I was wondering with a five he kind she did stumble a little bit I was wondering like you got to give her a little bit of a break cuz it was kind of weird she broke quick she's so athletic but she did stumble a little bit and the three got squeezed out of there yeah idiomatic actually squeezed the winner out of there about four steps out of the gate might not have hurt her might not have hurt her doing that back sit back yeah that was a blistering Pace though imp even that impossible Pace idiomatic still almost want what an effort by amazing huge performance in defeat from the champ but the win to this Philly right here Flav and Pratt Chad Brown ala Delta Stables taking advantage of a supers Sonic Pace up front let's go to Maggie here with laav and Brad as at Raging Sea getting taken care of here outside the Winter Circle in flavan I'm sure this worked out exact exactly like you dreamed it too well I mean I was hoping for pace and we had it today and yeah I mean she's she's such a brave male always show up and uh I mean she's so push button you can do whatever you want and she was Brave today how good is she getting that late kick was tremendous yeah absolutely we I we were a bit disappointed when she ran uh after win at Kon and uh then she run a good race again here and so yeah she's just uh coming around good 12 steak wins eight greatest steaks wins flavian this is quite a meat for you yeah listen I'm very grateful I'm riding good horses and uh things are going well hopefully can can keep it up uh I think you will congratulations how much flavian Pratt guys the summer of his dreams continues he has produced Time After Time After Time from the outset of this meet one of the the elite riders in this sport 12 Stakes wins and Counting and again the champ so game in defeat but it sets up perfectly for Raging Sea an idiomatic came out there and broadsided her as they came down to the wire as well no tea in Crumpet for Fant and flavian tonight what about when you're going that fast Mig head in head in a race like this and you know you got to try and last a mile and an eighth I mean what are you thinking what what else could have been done wi please yeah I mean you know and he was inside of randomized so he was kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place right do you ease back and let her go and now you're you're in the chase modad again in hindsight yeah that's the move hindsight's 2020 and and for Pratt the last eighth of the mile he's got idiomatic in his sights he starts to move closer to her so his horse raging SE can see the Target to get there in front our Winner Circle leading brought to you by the phasic tipon November sale the world's Premier breeding stock sell sell your star on November 4th after Breeders Cup what a summer it's been for that Rider right there what a meat it's been for trainer Chad Brown as well raging C now five wins the last six starts 6 for 11 overall in beating the champ but again I don't think idiomatic lost anything in defeat here no not at all I mean she she ran absolutely giant but you cannot take anything away from Raging Sea everybody else had this setup and she was the only one that was coming home and she's very consistent she's won half of her races and she got the setup today and a beautiful ride a beautiful ride great trip Raging Sea very game Ultra consistent daughter of Carlin runs down the champ another daughter of klin who was as game as a racehorse could be in defeat we say this Brad Cox was not lying I'm going I'm taking it right to you and listen he was very confident that nobody else could run me down he just under estimated raging SE might under underestimated the stopwatch that was fast and in the end this Philly able to take advantage raging SE now the first grade one win of her career yeah now 6 for 11 Lifetime and there goes a lot of money in her bank account she's almost a millionaire now and everything just changes overnight just just like that for her M value yeah I mean listen she already had a a strong residual value that just went way up with this grade one Victory what a performance we we got that Throwdown we expected Tom early in this race and it winds up doing both those two in it's like two boxers that you know come out in the first round and they don't stop swinging you know I mean when it gets to round 10 you're going to be that was ha Hearns Raging Sea grade one winner of the personal ensen with laavan Pratt for Chad [Music] Brown kin's grade one son solom Mei New York's leading sire of 2-year-olds in 2023 and S of grade two winner windstock wind Stock's just the leader from stronghold and Coach Prime and windstock New York Stakes Winner my Shady Lady my Shady lady gets the victory 2024 Stakes winners solo shot solo shot and also geopolitics in a tight photo and Doc Sullivan doc Sullivan dominates the Mike Lee solom Mei standing at McMahon of Saratoga thorough breads race lens is the most indepth product in horse racing with unique features found nowhere else true odds predictive analysis and Pace projection race lens it will change the way you follow horse racing and take your game to the next level save $5 on admission when you buy in advance to witness super Philly thorpedo Ana take on the Belmont Stakes Winner dornick and the boys in the DraftKings Travers Saturday August 24th at Saratoga by now at naa.com Travers e e you're watching Saratoga live as we just saw quite a performance in the grade one personal enen Raging Sea picking up her first grade one Victory and a homebred for Alpha Delta Stables as I'm pleased to be joined by John clay John though you've read grade one winners you just told me this is the first grade one winner that you've campaigned that's right I'm very excited I've been so close with a couple of other horses and she's been knocking on the door and it's great that she was able to do it in a prestigious race here at the spa she's gotten so good too she's really taken steps forward in her last couple of races can you talk a little bit about how she's developed this year um I think she's she's not a very good Workhorse in the morning but she really performs in you know in the afternoons which is great and she really has been stepping up with each race the Shu was a good step here and a good prep and then she really showed it all we were also very fortunate that the two favorites got locked into a duel on the front end and sort of we were kind of picking up the pieces at the end so but a win is a win right exactly exactly I'll take it and as you men mentioned having bred some terrific horses such as Elite power voma on the track but to see this one in your silks that you bred that you've been with the whole time how much more special does that make it 10 times it's super special and to do it at the spa is really good so I'm through the moon really pleased so a Wonder a wonderful moment big congratulations all right thanks AAA as it raging see big grade one winner Now Greg awesome first personal win for Chad Brown as well first fourstar Dave now first personal Inson meet of Firsts maybe si le owns your your pick that might be right I think I think we're probably a couple years away before we can't say first win of any kind for Chad Brown at this me you know he's he's coloring in the dots as he goes is he not yeah he's done very very well we're all a little surprised but I think seeing the way the race played out not really surprised well it's funny right I mean it seems so so easy to understand looking back on it but going in they these guys thought it was a two horse race yeah and they wrote it that way and it it was not a match race 12 Stakes wins at the Saratoga meeting for that man right there Flav and fratt we'll be [Music] back deep in the heart of horse country from these Kentucky Hills has sprung a legacy rivaled by few from the alltime great of yesterday to the breed shaping Bloodlines of today Our Roots hold strong with the promise of tomorrow for over a century our passion has guided us to where we stand and everything we stand for Clayburn Farm the tradition continues [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] but it's all Pinehurst grade one winner at two very impressive 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inside is Essex serent and rafoo Caitlyn her greatness is there with midnight mascot and Pierre is on the piece they're all bunched up out wider as Roar of the crowd early on Vitality got back to the tail end with jokar and midnight mascot his back third last S6 serent has the lead at the wi the first time in the Kings played by three quarters to my boy Prince on the outside Court wide no more options with the run of the race raparo on the inside of Caitlyn her greatness and Pierre pushing up to make a line of four behind the top pair over on the inside Friendly Ghost is only about 3 and 1/ half off the lead which is a soft Pace over on the outside Thor's cor and Roar of the crowd as no more options dips behind them about 2 and a half to Vitality midnight mascot is second last in the trailer as jokar they race with about nine lengths covering the field up the backstretch and the mar Cassie pair are in front it's ESS serpent in the lead by 34 to my boy Prince a length away Caitlyn her greatness rafao scraping paint on the inside coming up well on the outside is Pierre two length away Friendly Ghost and Thor's Coors a break of three to Roar of the crowd no more options midnight mascot is winding up Vitality is well back and last is jokar racing off towards the 3 and a half essic serpent pressed by my boy Prince waiting to pull the trigger now my boy Prince has gone to the front and run past essic Serpent and coming up is Caitlyn her greatness in third and Pierre on the outside losing touch rafoo and finishing well around the inside his midnight mascot my boy Prince is said let's go and turns in the Kings plate two and a half in front chased home by Caitlyn her greatness down the outside Pierre back in third and here comes the Philly Caitlyn her greatness coming after my boy Prince and running up to share the lead and down the outside is midnight mascot is flying home Caitlyn her greatness has reached the lead and she's as great as they come Caitlyn her greatness wins the king's plate a half a length to my boy Prince and midnight mascot fourth was Pierre and jokar was fifth Philly beats the boys in the Kings plate the only Philly in the field trainer Kevin attard did it with a Philly a couple of years ago with Moira who we saw run at this meet here at Saratoga and Moira actually won the Beverly D at Colonial Downs you see the fist pump there for Raphael Hernandez and Phillies win this race a lot Tom and in in in M because they're mature at this time of the year right yeah for sure so uh does how does that play towards our Travers tomorrow I don't know torpa in so Caitlyn her greatness beats the boys we'll see what torpedo Anna could do this is a big effort too as for the favorite uh that was my boy Prince looked like took command maybe an early move seemed like a premature move and and it wasn't as though he just allowed the horse to do it he sent him he went all in awfully early and then the horse fought all the way to the wire it was very game in defeat where Kate Clin in her greatness the winner was more patiently handled kind of followed that move but a little more conservatively handled I think we got to start realizing that Kevin aard is a unbelievable conditioner no question get back here to Sarah toga race 11 up next here as we try and follow up uh that was a sensational performance we just saw on that personal lens and that Throwdown on the front end 5 and 1/ half furong sprinting on the grass in this New York bread first allowance condition let's go to Maggie yeah Greg we see Lite as your favorite and no complaints with her as she goes out for one of our favorite trainers and Dave Don but checking in with some horses that have some question marks I think and that includes off the layoff number six in here buston bullet who will make her first start for the safy Joseph Barn whose horses continue to to win and just just run well even if they're not winning and bust and bullet this is a one of the most fit I've ever seen her uh she's one that at times could just maybe look a little undefined a little soft around the edges not the case today and to she's very relaxed a horse that would kind of get herself a little too revved up expend too much energy prior to going in the gate so I love what I'm seeing from her and she's striding out beautifully here in the paddock so I I think she's one that as she does take the blinker off here um for the first time I think in a long time I don't have her full PPS in front of me but uh I think she makes a good deal of sense getting back with some New York Bread Company number seven my Bronx baby is a fingerlakes Invader we see this move often with these dco racing horses H they'll they'll start with Carl gruar and then they'll come to Jimmy Ryerson who I think does a fabulous job um this one though switching to the turf after just being really fast at finger legs but often finger legs speed sometimes doesn't translate I have found um to NRA or to anywhere else there is Pedigree with this Philly though as uh moli he seems to get some decent Turf sprinters and the dam while she never won on the turf she handled it and the second Dam uh was a greatest Stakes Winner on the synthetic and greatest Stakes placed on the turf too looking at her she doesn't scream Turf but I I do think that she could be dangerous given that pedigree a little bit small and unassuming too again that's just a slight knock when you're dealing with uh these Turf sprinters moving on to number 11 Aunt Yola she picked up her game when she tried the turf for the first time and she's a horse that I've kind of followed with interest because each time I see her she takes that little step forward and now it really feels like heras depaz has her the best she's ever physically appeared prior to a race I wasn't in the padic for the turf try uh but obviously she liked it so back here right back at it against winners after graduating but she's just gotten so much stronger she's filled out her top line is so much more developed she really paints a lovely picture here in the paddock Greg Maggie thank you 10 minutes away from this 11th we're going to turn things over to Mr Paul Luka for a play in this 11th race yeah I got a little bit of a bankroll play and my bankroll does need a power now it's been on a power nap for most of the meat to be honest with you last time I had a play I got nosed out and Greg wolf rubbed it in my nose but here we go with quick power naap here the one and I'm hoping I get the same ride I just got from flavian Pratt this is a horse that if you look back this horse went back-to-back sprint races at Laurel Park with mine rowand in the irons and now gets a rider change from Jose Gomez to Flav and Pratt now the gate has been her issue she's not a great gate horse Flan's very good at these type of horses hopefully he can sit in a good spot and it seems like him and Rudy Rodriguez they started clicking and it got Rudy's Barn going I like this horse at 8 to One 8 to one and we'll break third to the outside yeah we'll see if she can overcome those GES last time out was last away so we'll see what happens today but you get one of the hottest Riders at the meet to take over over favorite for the David Don bar lineer right we'll talk more about that one and the rest of this field when we come back on our Friday coverage I have 52,000 starts in my life I've never seen one that could take as much as he did early and continue to improve and it is Gite he's strong he's attractive and he's going to win the hopeful he's extremely smooth and fluid gunite is a tough customer here as they come on for the Finish How Sound he is gunite got the jump consistent mentally physically he will defeat Elite power in the forego complete package want to know a secret the Massachusetts breeding program pays huge bonuses for finishing first second or third at any racetrack in the country you didn't know that did you Mass breads get paid up to an addition 25% of their purse earnings for the owner and breeder and stallion owner and developer it's the best kept secret in racing till now tell all your friends and to learn more visit Mass breeds.com e e back in our Friday coverage on Sarah tog alive and here's a look at Paulie's play quick power nap yeah a horse that's I think can come off the pace needs to get out of the gate though with faav and PR board rail goes to this one sup's lucky lady I think this L it's going to have to get lucky here stepping up in class nine to one we'll get to that one in a moment sorry 9 to one on this one as well busting bullet blinkers off busting bullet blinkers off as you say we watched the replay in that one this was save ground last time had a good finish player my Bronx baby coming in from finger leges first time on Turf very fast on dirt going to get on Turf Dylan Davis was aboard his sister Jackie was riding this horse at finger legs David Don with the favorite here liner right yeah one for 17 lifetime but has not been knocking on the door with 6 seconds at this level there is TGA for the bond Barn blinkers on yeah horse that already has speed and it's putting blinkers on maybe because the gate has been an issue but should be for up fast early still coming onto the track the rest of this group Fabulous Fox I believe there she is Manny Franco for Kristoff clemont she's a lot faster out of the gate than she is out of the padock let's get that straight right away she's got some speed she does this will be her second try at the meet she went in July 28th she was quick early and then flattened out late Aunt Yola she's undefeated on the grass she tried it for the first time last start and she broke her maiden yeah and she beat a heavy favorite in geopolitics that day and AC of Congress speed outside doesn't run often seven starts this horse is already a 5-year-old mayor uh but yeah speed for sure on the outside and a very good Turf record here's delightful Dixie Paco Lopez yeah Paco won earlier made it a lot interesting for the betters but he's got another Mount and he sticks around so I would think The Nine's the five's live here for Mike Deanie who's a very underrated Turf conditioner here is Aunt Yola it's like mind on business here first Turf start was last start and was a win at almost 25 to1 for the Barna Hario to yeah Hario is having a terrific meet gets an outside draw she has natural speed but she's not forced in the race with that with that draw and one for one on the turf there certainly is a lot to like here and might sit the right trip too yeah I mean beat geopolitics who was a big favorite last time out that's run a lot of seconds Tom I don't know what to make out of this separate but when you get on the surface for the first time and you win it's got to be a positive oh you got to like it and you know it wasn't like she had to be in the lead she was kind of laying off the lead looking at her there warming up you can see that cotton in her ears it's a little trick trainers do a lot of times and they just want their horse not to be have to worry about the noise that's around them so four to one right now and you you're beating you know back to your point Paul know a talented horse but a horse who to this point in her career who was starting to become a bit of a second itis horse yeah and geopolitics I mean it's had a couple good races but you got to give Aunt Yola credit because she completely moved up on the turf and you know when a horse tries to Turf for the first time and they win for some reason the turf form will hold up a little bit more than the dirt form at least in my experience m i i i I agree with that I'm I'm curious about a real long shot in here we we you know you got your favorite L Lonette who is a dead closer and she is one for 17 so she needs some things to go right for her to get it done right oh absolutely I just I think the two horse is very interesting in here at a big price at 18 to1 third start off the layoff all her Turf races have been good and I think she's going to get that coveted pocket trip I think she's very interesting Romero Mirage will be aboard and immediately in a spot where you get to save ground from that inside post the two minute to post coming up let's go to Maggie yeah we'll get to the two in a moment grg because I think there is some Credence to what Richie is saying and I I'll kind of embellish with what I observe from her too but I want to talk about number five in here um that is a horse delightful Dixie that I actually picked last time but because I really really liked her Mammoth race um in which Paco Lopez was aboard she was so wound up for her first start here at the spa um today they were very aware of that acutely aware of it kept her away from everyone else brought her out last now she's with Paco here doing Paco things on the racetrack I can't say I'm his biggest fan but here we are um sometimes I I wonder is this the best thing for the horses with Paco aboard but he has one on her and I do like the fact that she is more settled and the connection have tried to their best ability to keep her that much more quiet because last time she kind of got a waist tartly she wanted to be forward then she had to rate behind the horse that finished third that day a thousand plans and in the end the two closers ran one two the two for Dave Don so H delightful Dixie may be in a better mind frame here in her second start here in Saratoga number two su's lucky lady she's third off of a layoff she looks incredibly fit so well muscled uh for trainer Rob Falcone and last time she was held up right behind a quick Pace but she could I didn't like the fact that she never got by that pace uh Setter in boss of all who though to her credit two starts later Drew in off the AE kind of a quick turnaround for Linda rice and was able to win with a 79 buyer so I think she's been keeping some decent company um and like Mig said she might be able to outrun those 16 to1 odds and Paul you brought up maybe the X Factor of this race first time on grass the seven is taking money my Bronx baby well a daughter of moli obviously not a big influence when it comes to Turf but bottom side spites down in the horse that has shown blazing speed and blazing gate speed this horse is breaking like a quarter horse she leaves like a quarter yeah she's quick her mom was 0 for four on the grass look there's a ton of speed in this race you guys half this field wants to be up front or close to it it just shouts to me that something's going to close here five to2 favorite lineer would be one of those who wants a hot Pace up front and can close into it for the David Don bar couple of near misses two of the last three starts race 11 five and a half sprinting on the lawn let's go to Frank mirati thanks Greg liner coming up here's act of Congress to the outside going in and they're off and busting bullet very fast away from there opens up a couple of lengths in the first few jumps Super's lucky lady is headstrong along the inside and my Bronx baby is up and on the pace too so it is buston bullet who's the quickest of the quick the gray Fabulous Fox Now moves to engage in second Super's lucky lady in a little Tad title on the rail on the outside comes act of Congress who is fourth now Third only about two lengths off the lead in the mix is delightful Dixie they are followed by my Bronx baby inside Aunt Yola then comes ler right TGA second to last and quick power naap at the back 22 seconds flat for the quickest of the quick bust and bullet turns for home with a length and a half lead su's lucky lady along the inside gets out finally has some Breathing Room lengthen stride inside of her lineer right with her usual kick late and on the inside irer right is trying to get to bust and bullet bust and bullet two-length lead ler Right is coming fast and on the inside also another fineing finish from Quick power naap quick power naap came at bust and bullet those two hit the wire together she was just inside liner right late it's a tight photo in this 11th maybe buston bullet to just hang on it was close Tyler Gaff Leon aboard the six I can't take this anymore I mean for a big race for a horse on the front end where I thought speed was I thought they were going really rapid Richie for for the horse ran second in Paulie's play if he's not crowded by the eight horse right outside of him I think it's a clearer path and he's going to get there but he's just so crowded it makes it very hard for a horse to get through that I think he comes up just short kind of an uncomfortable position right with that horse right on top and the head to his left oh he saved every inch of ground busting bullet left the gate like her tail was on fire and the race that I thought would be four or five horses chewing on each other she just controlled from the start wow 11 to one man who's had a incredible meet as well in his own right Tyler gleon finishing things off here 61 82 as busting bullet for safy Joseph Jr gets the win I tell you what you know Johnny V was trying to keep the one kind of in cuz he had a he had a legit shot with liner right but like buston bullet won the race out of the gate and kind of held him at sway I mean you got to give the horse credit because he put away a lot of horses and the one and the eight were the two deep closers the one almost dead last at the top of the lane yeah and saving ground you know flavian is so Adept at finding the trip and getting that path it was tight quarters too wow 1 for 16 coming into this race one for for 13 on Turf but there was a trainer change indeed to a man who's having quite a meat sa close to 40% of the meat wow that's that's good in anybody's book and Tyler gaon with another win so 11 to1 upset score here in this 11th it's busting bullet and we still have one more to come we're going to talk more Travers when we return k dornick for Jason worth and Company making three great ones in a 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here and you got that one home B he you guys had a good pick just ran out of real estate buston bullet daughter of bston stones one of the most honest stallion in New York state standing here for a while for a long time let's go to Maggie here with winning Rider Tyler gleon and with that win Tyler makes your tied for second in the jockey standings the meat just in the summer continues for you it's been so much fun I'm having a blast competing with these guys it's a great group of riders and uh we're having a lot of fun competing out there Tyler uh as well you were just saying to me when safy Joseph tells you he likes a horse they usually deliver she looked incredible um on the RA in the padic on the racetrack prior to going in the gate she was so quick out of the gate uh she was really tting herself like you said she was real flashy in the P came out here very professional got a nice warm up but soon as those gates open she sprung out there and never looked back a ton of confidence and she finished the job well it's a good thing you ride the turf well because you're leaving us the last week you be here one day closing day uh but to ride at Kentucky Downs is that is that a tough decision to make considering how well you're doing here you know it really is obviously we want to stay here and compete and try and get our best finish but uh you got to follow the horses there's so much money given away over there and honestly most of our business runs over there so we just got to follow our business it's okay Tyler we don't blame you but we'll miss you um congratulations here thanks so much Tyler gleon honestly doing interviews with him doesn't get old it's it's super easy Greg terrific young rider having the summer of his career here at Sarah toas we Tak another look down the stretch yeah you see Bustin bullet on the uh with the Red Cap drifts out a little bit and they got two horses trying to Rally up inside there's room for both of them but it's tight but that's tight I mean and and trust me when you're out there it feels even Tighter and what about your horse underneath you they feel it too exactly well you heard from Maggie right there unfortunately Tyler gaffle even though he's had this tremendous meat uh he will not be challenging arat Ortiz Jr for the jockey how was going to go to Kentucky Downs ride quite a few days that will likely take him out of the mix but take nothing away just tremendous what he has accomplished here this summer Mig hey it it's been a breakout summer in so many ways for him he's he's done well here before he's competed well here in the past but this year was a statement kind of meet from him him and Matt muser agent have been doing an amazing job and you understand he has to go to to ucky Downs a lot of his clients that support him year round are looking for him to ride their horses there you don't want to bite the hand that feeds you plus the money's good and the money's also good the money's really good listen heal he's in Kentucky so a lot of his connections are there so what he's done here is truly amazing it really has let's get back to the big one on Saturday grade one trap Kings Travers and we had Jason worth on the set a little earlier seemed relatively calm considering what's on the line not just one of the most prestigious races in the game and he wins this race he is flat out in the driver's seat for three-year-old Championship with this horse you'd be calm too if you hit eight H season home runs um nine oh nine sorry yeah he was pretty clutch Jason this horse is kind of I you know Mig you always call these bicycle horses is he a bicycle horse that's just very good absolutely you just got to keep on him keep riding keep riding and he just keeps finding and he's he's a fighter I love horses that fight and listen I I'm down in the tin L on Caroline Street I get in a bar fight I want dor neck with me he does not back down from a fight I mean he's been passed each of his last two races and he's come back to win them both grade ones you're the only believer huh you guys don't believe he has a chance to win my thing is is that I've said this before and I've talked to Bob baffer many times and he'll tell me the best horse he's ever trained is point given and that's excluding the other two horses that won a Triple Crown plank given was a freak he's the only horse to pull this off you think door not can pull this off you got to take it relative into who everyone's facing too I mean okay you trust that aame fierceness is going to show up no you can't trust it right but but he sure he sure won the race or won the ability to win the race at the draw uh having that outside post which he had in the gym Dandy uh allowed him to do exactly what he wanted to do he lives in his own world out there that's what he wants to do out of the gate he wants to be in his own world he's going to get that again uh tomorrow and so what's to say he doesn't run that race back and if he does no one's feeding him he he could very well get the very same trip he got in the Jim Dandy and he's got an eighth of a mile further that first turn Johnny can just let him go down the outside of the racetrack before he has to even think about guiding him in for the turn you're not losing ground on straightaways he gets in a good rhythm is the key and he's capable of going fast and staying now his work was good nice maintenance work his last work I wasn't overly enthusiastic about his energy level going back to the barn that's me maybe I'm splitting hairs my only issue with fierceness is when he has to look doru or torpedo Anna in the eye one of those horses is going to sting him and he might collapse he's never put together back-to-back wins in his career but again his best race is a lot better than everyone else we'll see if he can bring it on Saturday meanwhile the Philly she just shows up every single time but now she's going to be trying to put in that kind of performance against better competition than she's ever faced Tom does she have more to give I think she does I mean look she's climbed all the mountains she needs to climb to be the best three-year-old Philly in the country everyone knows it it's not even an argument she wins so easily so it's time to take on the boys it's time to see is she something that's so special she can beat the boys and Paul he talked about her post uh tomorrow in the Draft Kings Travers and where you think she'll be laying based on speed developing front of her she doesn't need the lead no you know but she's got that great gift Cal tactical speed so she can be positioned very very well against the speed yeah and I think the other part about it is is like all of a sudden we were at like Kentucky Oaks in in in pness area we were like she's the best three-year-old now all of a sudden we're at the Travers she's not I don't understand that we have doruk who probably needs a lead we have fierceness we don't know he's going to show up we got sial Leon with his 19th bit we got uh I mean let's be honest so what's the one horse that hasn't had a hiccup who's the one horse that's kind of straight forward does everything right thpo Anna did any of you pick her yes I did I did as well okay oh you like her tomorrow I do that's awesome I look everyone's talking about figure she needs to get faster the numbers I look at she doesn't need to get faster yeah well she she'll have much support I would love to see her win unless run yeah I would love to see her that's the one thing you can 100% right if fiercest runs his Z race does he get beat I don't think so well no but that that's a million dollar question look they said after the Jim Dandy I mean immediately after the Jim Dandy Todd Pletcher said I don't think we're going to be running back in in the in the in the in the in the Traverse he takes time to recover from his races and um I don't know how many people believe that with microl mind frame in the wings in that moment and then when mine frame had to go to the bench then he got tapped from the bullpen right yeah we will we will learn more tomorrow can he get over that big you know EP in the room can he finally put together back toback wins we will find out we're going to talk more on this special Saturday coming up what a war this is going to be in the Allen Jerkins can the Jersey bread do it again in New York on the big stage bookham Dan looking for another grade one [Music] [Music] Victory Olympiad leads American Revolution ution Olympiad gets the gold in the Jockey Club Gold Cup just minutes from downtown Saratoga Springs you'll find GMP Farm a revolutionary state-of-the-art ecoin therapy and Rehabilitation facility offering the most advanced equipment and knowledgeable staff to care for your ecoin athlete from oxygen therapy and laser treatments to thermal imaging dry sroom and cryotherapy treatment all alongside a 78 mile topa training track GMP Farm is Revolution izing equin care to see a full list of services and book your H's Rejuvenation session visit GMP farm.net today e e imagination eating up the ground on bookham Doo Prince of mono in between it's going to get very close bookham Deno the New Jersey bread in the Woody Stevens became a great one winner with that performance first start back since a narrow defeat in the Saudi Derby this horse Paulie Is For Real yeah listen Derek Ryan is a very very headyy conditioner um he knows what he's doing he's had horses that on the Derby Trail um with musket man uh big truck uh schoolyard dreams I mean he had some good horses and so he's got a New Jersey bread in bookham Dano now he could have taken another route uh to Charlestown in West Virginia for the same amount of money and he decided to come here I think it's a vote of confidence for this New Jersey bread Tom the horse who was just behind him was very far back early that day hadn't raced since November 3rd for Bob bord Prince of Monaco how do you see the rematch going so I I I like bookham Dano he just has a nose for the wire I mean eight starts how many wins six wins I mean this is a horse that that knows where the finish line is in these kinds of race that's so important and he's he's tactical there's going to be a lot of speed in this race I think he sets up well for him and what he did last time from post one right he had to Jet out of there to get position and then it was a wickedly fast pace and he he worked his way to the outside he doesn't have to do as much maneuvering this time with a better draw and the only two times he lost was at a mile distance everything under a mile he hasn't been beaten yeah and one of those was to Forever Young oh yeah he's been incredible all out to win last start though at Mammoth against horse who going to be in this race on little knee but who does not have the resume of a lot of these but good I mean little knee is a nice little horse I mean he's he's okay but I'm kind of with Mig I think the outside draw winning from the one hole last time was more impressive than I thought now from the e hole I think listen this is a tougher field than he's to face last time out but I think with his positioning I think Derrick was thinking okay let's look at the draw here we do have an outside draw and we do got the best horse in the field now whether Prince of Monaco comes back and runs the way he did last time and he breaks better yeah he's the horse to hold off late but book and Ban's the horse to beat it's going to be fascinating race 12 5:30 Eastern start time part of that fox Saratoga Saturday coverage grade one Allen Jerkins meanwhile back to the finale on this Friday card mile over the inner Turf to close it out madeen special way and part of the entry here Tim Stone who is going to break toward the outside the 1A will be on the far outside as well let's go to Maggie yeah we'll check in with some horses trying the turf for the first time beginning with yes the inside Runner here Greg and save time who has been beaten at 3 to five and one to four in her last two starts on the dirt but despite her having much more of of a dirt pedigree obviously the second Dam as you guys had mentioned earlier being sight seek this pH is built like a Turf Force I've written in my notes several times has a turfoo has a turfoo so I'm actually incredibly intrigued to see how she performs today with the surface switch I I think at least physically she she suggests that she should take to it quite nicely uh as she does have a Turf workout coming into here now number 12 silvology she was disappointing in her last start although beaten by a nice Philly in headline numbers but really well beaten this Philly has a ton of turf pedigree obviously um the Stuart Janney family line she is a full to onus greatest St winner on the turf uh if you go back a generation the dam is have to ironicus um and on leave they're it's it's all All Turf and she looks at here I just wish she look she looks exactly the same as what she did in the paddock back at aqueduct in that she looks still a bit heavy like she could gain some Fitness and she just seems agitated swishing her tail the whole time you know just kind of an annoyed type of Philly so I think the surface change will do her well um but I'm not although reading some of the clocker reports it hasn't been that glowing about her Turf workouts I just wish she was more settled and more fit overall too a horse that comes in from Ireland for Jack sisterson it's number 10 vinaa Arana and she's already great as steaks placed um on the turf as she has just gone to favoritism here and she backs it up in the paddock this is a beautifully put together Philly uh really well prepared by Jack watching her her workout several ago on xbtv um she was with Aspen Grove and holding her own beautifully with her so it's not every day Greg that you already have a black type Philly in a maiden special weight race and last time she was on the track third beat less than a length in a group three at leopardstown in Ireland 66 to1 that was her first time on Turf her first three races we on synthetic and usually when Jack's horses take money they usually run she looks a pitcher of health and Tyler gaffl will get aboard Jack got a little unlucky with Wrigleyville the other day um but his horse has been running yeah no they they have been running the fact that this Philly's already grade three placed uh over in Europe in her alone Turf start kind of points her out doesn't it yeah I mean look a graded Stakes placing against maidens uh you know that's different worlds in terms of competition she was 66 to one that day right surprise she does get lasx for the first time see what happens here Tyler Cleon will be aboard for the states debut she is at least in the majority of starts it's been really far back early yeah I mean when you read those comment lines you never really know right slow early and then you have another one Keen Keen Le and rare it's kind of weird when you kind of read some of these cuz like I'm kind of used to reading the Charlie applebe R lines now and it doesn't really matter they all break well but most of the time when horses I don't know may if you first time here in America and you too Tom the gate is the one thing you got to worry about vast majority of them do break slow that's fair they don't put a premium on the starts there like we do here our our racing is much about position and speed is always a a commodity you want keep our eyes on that as we get closer to post time coming up call to post behind us as we get set for the Post parade coming up we'll start with the entry here in a [Music] moment and time Stone Dylan Davis sh Devo yeah horse that's been really good in two starts been not been seen since March this one beat by the stablemate in the impressive deep satin earlier at the meet this is another horse that comes from way out of it for Sheree and draws in off the also eligible save time gets the rail first time on Turf for Chad Brown first time on Turf a lot of things going on here the blinkers are coming off first time on grass one grass work to back it up and gets a very crafty grass rid dazling Cruiser for billmont yeah horse another horse that ran a good debut there's a lot of horses here that have all ran kind of the same figure florant giru on Strife I think Strife is a player in this spot been competitive in all three of those starts on the grass all three uh we seconds moving to the Jenna antonucci Barn here's mon shushu working well in the morning but hasn't haven't seen in a while maybe take a wait and see approach interesting price here for Chad Brown catalyzed and a horse that had trouble in his last start I mean down the lane looks like he's going to win takes a step out kind of goes off balance has to be restarted again it was actually a very good race second to Wrigleyville talented horse too uh two back here's the eight Patty brown eyes well I mean the sibs are 0 for five on on this horse and you know she's never tried the grass before but if the family doesn't like it what makes her like it here's just so pretty ktie Davis for Danny gargan uh horse did show some um Pace last time Katie rode this horse was her debut and tried to wire a field here's silvology for Su Mahi with Kendrick harmo just a terrible post but a pedigree that shouts Grass full to onus a great three winner on the turf made over 312,000 here's the favorite for Jack sisterson the group three placed Runner with Tyler gleon my God that's a good car wash right there yeah you like that wow she does look good and she looks very composed on the racetrack really light on her feet huh I love the way she framed up gallopin off she's the two to1 favorite State's debut coming up and 52 to one shot here's day away yeah for Ricardo Santana this horse was in for 75 last time 0 for 11 Lifetime and your longest shot on the board at 52 to1 so let's go back to this one here for Kristoff clont Strife again Rider change florant giru will be aboard and this was two back June 16th Belmont and Aqueduct second to beats she shows speed out of the gate this day uh just can't catch the PACE Center um you know but a good finish nonetheless I don't think it was a very fast pace that day so nobody really changed places up front I think this is a very good effort I I thought it was a very good effort I thought she came back with a good effort up here early in the meet but if you like Strife which I happen to like Strife you've also got to give a long hard look to the three dazzling Cruiser who comes out of the same race was third and was the only horse that actually closed ground from further back strong close on the outside and uh and a horse that overcame that slow pace to do just that and now her second start should be even a little bit more clued into things and and she's way too big a price at 9 to1 you think the entry is a little bit overb yes I mean they both have a chance and that's a tough outside post you make a good point I was just going to say that the 1A draws the complete outside and the one is kind of like Midfield so the 1A draws a really tough spot I you know listen Sheree is an unbelievable trainer I just thought that that this entry was kind of bit vulnerable and they're probably playing the 1A a little more than the one would you think you think so I think it's the other way around I think they're playing the one off the layoff uh really good race last time at Tampa of course that was back in March but I thought that's who they were playing sesta in the debut deep satin last time out who would be mixologist who came back it was so impressive at Keelan winning we can do a little uh little side bet me and you who's uh who buys the Manhattan next time we go out well pichota has really tough post I'm just saying who they think is man come on give me a give me a break here are we going to do a little B here or not wow all right let's do it yeah there you go I got time Stone you got petta and a in a let's make 10,000 okay what the heck 10,000 Manhattans that'll take us a [Laughter] year two to one favorite we're on Tom um Viva Arana so we'll see how this debut goes here in the states uh for this Euro import keep your eyes on the break again yeah and you know when you look at this field the 11 has shown speed so I would think Katie will send out of there with the 11 that's the only horse if you look in this field had has that has seen the front end in the first two calls so I would think the 11 is your pace header and somebody else is gonna have to show some Pace maybe the one patty brown eyes if she takes to the grass if that horse Takes to the grass coming off those Sprints I I think I think the a can give you some speed too sure too yeah let's go back to Maggie yeah we'll take a look at number three in here that's dazzling Cruiser making only her second start I was not present um for her debut in which she finished uh third that day behind Strife I don't know what it is this Philly my eye just kept going back to her she's just really beautifully put together as we see Richie actually selecting her go figure um because she's really appealing and I thought she ran well uh first time out just you know just didn't have that much speed and you know kind of was taken a not wide but moved wide into the stretch but she just looks like she's really well prepared for this start back Mig what was it about her that you liked this this Philly ran well on debut when there wasn't a lot of pace on and she closed and I actually was going to pick the four strip to Clayborn Farm Philly by warfront but watching the race I actually think she ran a better race and with that start on her belt I think she could take a step forward I think it's a fair analysis I really do that was not a fast pace that day and she closed into it well Fair analysis I think that was not a fair analysis on his analysis but are you an analysist yeah I think the 10 jogs jogs really see what happens here 5 to two good luck between the one and the 1 a by the way see what happens coming I said the 11 or you look at just so pretty I believe it was her stable mate finished just ahead of her last start just Den I who came back to win next time out yeah right and then ran the other day in that my own 38 race that was won by the clont barn but somewhat talented horse a huge price on that one who could be forward yeah yeah 74 buyer next time out that horse yeah I'm focused on the one beating the 1A see what happens here you and you're top you've gone to the Chad Brown trying tur for the first time to right yeah he's look he's making a lot of changes here it's probably not a good sign when a trainer does all those things but he's just so darn good on the grass yeah the two save Time finale on this Friday card from Sarah toga let's go to Frank mirati last couple left to load just so pretty coming in here silvology in the colors of Stuart Janny III pesota to the outside we have a Restless just so pretty being motivated to load she's in no hurry to do so assistant starters have a hold of her they have opened the front of the gate and now she obliges Katy Davis will join inside two back pichota coming up right up to the gate she must have liked what she saw earlier all set and they're off a little stutter step for time Stone out of the gate it is a very quick start for catalyzed catalyzed Sprints clear in the early going on the outside just so pretty has some speed to and CH behind them mo shushu and time stone is racing in Forth the pace appears to be very live Strife is down on the inside six lengths off the pace followed by dazzling Cruiser pesota is just outside of her it's another three back to save time who has settled toward the back of the field outside of them Patty brown eyes and syy are next to one another and it's three back to Vena Arana the opening quarter went in 23 and 1/5 seconds and so it's just so pretty setting the pace Has It by a length to catalyzed in second time Stone in the clear while third Mo shushu yellow sleeves along the inside is racing in Forth then it's strife and dazzling Cruiser right next to one another two lengths clear of pesota save time and flavi and Pratt through a half and 47 and four have nine or 10 lengths to make up two lengths clear of syy then comes V Arana toward the back of the field as they reach the quarter pole it's been all just so pretty thus far turns for home with a two-length lead and chasing with determination is C six furlongs went in 113 flat three lengths behind them to time Stone in third no big closers other than V Arana who is starting to finish very strongly on the outside and here comes V Arana eating up ground with each and every stride Vina Arana and Tyler Gaff leó winning convincingly cataly gets second then it was just so pretty who ends up in a photo for third with pesota vivva Arana very far back early best late did she jog she joged she J she was in Washington County the rest of the field was in Saratoga County and she just rolled on by them did the 11 hold on for a second I think uh third third good pick by you who who won between the one and the 1A I owe Greg 10,000 Manhattan or pesos one of the other no manhatt Viva Arana group place last time out in leopardstown State's debut breaks her maiden that was a really impressive performance Paul you said it look at those ears when when she's pulling up there she just doesn't really have a great understanding but man oh man she has a kick it was almost like she was this big monster truck and they were all Fiats running around and he was like steering her around I I I turned to you I'm like holy cow this big old Mar is running right now and she came from way back way back she really was disconnected from the field big old Philly excuse me not mer philed on by them I mean then the ears go up she's okay now what's next now what do you want me to do it's impressive and Jack listen he's done a good job with the limited Runners he's brought up here he really has Jack sisters in the trainer um and you know he got a little unlucky with Wrigley uh Wrigleyville but he had the goods today two wins on this Friday card for Tyler gleon this Friday a card in the books big upset in the personal lenson what are we going to get in the Travers on Saturday some great racing is what we're going to get what a card that is I cannot wait great weather everything is outside of the Travers what race you most looking forward to Allen Jerkins I'm with you I'm with you on that Allan Jerkins it's going to be fun our coverage tomorrow Travers day begins 1100 a.m. eastern on Fox raging C scores the upset after that supersonic pace between randomized and idiomatic takes advantage first grade one win of her career what will thorpedo Anna deliver against the boys in her shot at history and K the Jim Dandy winner the 2-year-old Champion fierceness for the first time in his career go back to back 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