Jose Ortiz raced three winners on Intro Day in New York on August 26 at Racecourse Saratogaan 11-race card for horses bred in the Empire State boasts six shares worth a total of $1.25 million.
Ortiz won with undefeated Fingal Cave in the Indian Fleet shares worth $200,000 and with the defending champion New York hybrid champion men’s grass Somelikeithotbrown in a spin-off version of the $200,000 West Point Stock presented by Trustco Bank. He also scored with Perfect Munnings in a state-bred option claims sprint.
Bossmakinbossmoves coached and co-owned by Rick Schosberg with Clear Stars Stable and Miter Box Stable, starting from the start under lead racer Irad Ortiz Jr. before regrouping the last word to win the nine-piece Albany Stock, worth $250,000 over 3 years – gold in the third race.
Montebello set the split: 24.06 and: 48.34 under pressure from the big bet winner Barese with 7-5 favorites Price Discipline stalking from Tuesday. Bossmakinbossmoves gets inside the Price Discipline through the final turn before fishing outside the leads and shortening three segments in 1:51.29 on a sloppy and tight track. Barese completes exactly 1/4 the length of Montebello, with Price Discipline completing the order of completion.
Bossmakinbossmoves, a son of Laoban, was bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds and Spruce Lane Ranch. He improved his record to 12-2-3-1 with earnings of $237,600. He paid $15 as the longest 6-1 hit across the board.
Alifyfe Racing’s undefeated Fingal Cave kept its impeccable record intact with a speeding victory in the fifth race, the $200,000 Fleet Indian for 3-year-olds going nine stages.
Trained by Dave Donk, Fingal’s Cave breaks out strongly from Lesson 2 and is quickly challenged with her inside by Let her inspire you who commanded the five-man compact field lead over a quarter mile opened the door in: 24.19 on a main track that was upgraded to mud and sealed in the rest of the card.
Fingal’s cave watched closely just behind her outside from the backseat and over half a mile at: 48.15 before arriving at the urging of Jose Ortiz approaching the turn. Let the Her Inspire U dig sharply along the track past the turn and onto the trail after 3/4 in 1:12.34, but eventually succumbed to Fingal’s Cave past the sixteenth column. Fingal’s Cave crosses the best half-length in 1:51.59. Venti Valentine complete 4 3/4 of the other length back in third place.
Bred by Chester and Mary Broman, Fingal’s Cave, a daughter of the bay Carpe Diem returned $3.60.
Andiamo a Firenze Best of five competitors in Saturday’s race, the $200,000 Funny Cide Stakes Prize presented by Rood Hospital and Riddle Equine, a 6 1/2 sprint for juniors adult.
The son of Speightstown and a three-quarter sibling to the Firenze Fire graded multi-stakes winner Mr. head of the lane and sprint to a 5 1/2 length score in 1:18.72. Running late Donegal Surges hold second place, front 3 1/4 length Acoustic Ave .
Breen says Andiamo a Firenze can follow in his brother’s footsteps and begin his next step in the October 1 (G1) Champagne Stocks in Belmont Park. Firenze Fire captured Champagne 2017.
Andiamo a Firenze, third in the Sanford Stakes (G3) taking place July 16 at Spa, is 2 out of 3 with $172,250 in earnings. He paid $3.30.
Gary Barber’s Do pranks was set to make her turf debut but won a sparkling score in the off-court $200,000 Yaddo handicap for the fillet and mares 3 and up a mile away from Wilson Chute.
Trained by Mark Casse and ridden by 4-year-old Dylan Davis Into Mischief second earliest settlement bay like Honest Bee put the division as: 24.63 and: 47.50 down the back. Causes Mischief to move outside the pacesetter at the end of the turn and move 8 1/2 lengths for 1:37.63. Ice Princess set to complete correctly, with Wasp guaranteed third.
Take Mischief home in Yaddo Handicap in Saratoga
The $285,000 purchase of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Preferred New York hybrid improved her record to 20-7-4-4. Bred by Avanti Stable, the plumply bred 3-year-old New York champ returned $3.20.
Veteran tennis player Somelikeithotbrown was the easy winner of race number 10, the $200,000 West Point Handicap presented by Trustco Bank. The one-mile event, originally scheduled to take place in 1/16 of a mile on Mellon Field, ended the action of betting on cards.
Owned by Skychai Racing and David Koenig and coached by Mike Maker, Somelikeithotbrown has stalked and pounced right from the speed set by Jerry the pliers to earn your seventh bet win. The son of Big brown emerged from post 2 for Jose Ortiz and sat half the length of Jerry the Nipper over a quarter mile opening in: 24.40 and a half in: 48.04 before heading into the final round.
Lover after time and only for the main track Bank Regroup from the last word of three to place an attempt outside of Somelikeithotbrown at the top of the lane, but couldn’t make enough land and tackle in second place. Somelikeithotbrown shortened six lengths in 1:37.68. Jerry the Nipper finished 4 1/2 lengths behind Bankit for third place.
Bred by Hot Pink Stable and Sand Dollar Stable, Somelikeithotbrown won multiple graded shares that returned $7.60 and improved to 27-9-6-4 with earnings of $1,316,248.
Video: Albany S. (BT)
Video: Funny Cide S. Presented by Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital (BT)
Video: Yaddo H. (BT)
Video: West Point S. Presented by Trustco Bank (BT)
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