MiamiScreamingEagles
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July 23, 2017
Saratoga (New York):
Monmouth (New Jersey):
Canterbury (Minnesota):
Del Mar (California):
Woodbine (Toronto):
Saratoga (New York):
- The Pick Six carryover into Monday will begin at $577,107.
- The star of the day was Ricardo Santana, Jr. who won three consecutive races and the $2 Pick 3 with him on top in each race returned $4,399. One win was $45.80 and another for $24.00.
- Johnny Velazquez, mentioned yesterday for his rough start to the meet, won twice and both times for Todd Pletcher.
- Meanwhile, the Ortiz brothers (Irad in the finale) combined for one win after their 7-victory day yesterday.
- Feature race: Abel Tasman (Mike Smith/Bob Baffert) shipped east and won a nail-biter and an inquiry/objection in the $300,000 Grade I Coaching Club American Oaks. The 3-year-old filly is now 6-for-9 lifetime and is 3-for-4 under Smith's direction with a 3-race win streak. Elate (Jose Ortiz/Bill Mott) hugged the rail, went eye-to-eye with the winner and eventually Ortiz claimed foul against Smith but that was denied. Salty, under Joel Rosario, had a terrible start and recovered for third. It was Smith's only ride of the day.
Monmouth (New Jersey):
- Jorge Navarro became the first trainer to saddle five winners in one card at the track. He won the first three races, the fifth and then had a win and a loss in the finale.
Canterbury (Minnesota):
- McLean Robertson had one starter and at 6-to-1 was a gift with his numbers, especially at that track. He is my number one trainer there for a reason. Cecily Evans, the rider, was 1-for-50 this year.
Del Mar (California):
- Trainer Peter Eurton completed a perfect 3-for-3 day including wins in the first two races.
- Madam Dancealot (Jamie Theriot/Richard Baltas), the second-longest shot in field at 21-1, was the upset winner of the Grade II $250,000 San Clemente Handicap. A last-to-first rally got it done. Sircat Sally (Drayden Van Dyke/Jerry Hollendorfer) was vanned off with a fractured sesamoid (per Jay Privman of the DRF) and another report said retirement from racing was confirmed. She lost for the first time in eight races.
Woodbine (Toronto):
- In the $125,000 feature race, a 3rd-time starter stood out especially at 6-to-1. The 2-year-old filly named Glamanation (David Moran/Michael Doyle) broke her maiden with an $8.90 victory. When paired with Luis Contreras's favorite, the exacta came back $29.30. What made the filly a standout was her two prior races were won by Dream It Is who, under the direction of Contreras, was mentioned in this thread for her impressive win at Saratoga a couple of days ago. But maybe as important, she is a January foal and had the advantage of being slightly more mature than all of her opponents.
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