9/5 (SAR): My Pal of Pals (Race off the turf)

[Kasept]

SARATOGA 6th (3:11)

5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) | Open | 2 Year Olds Maiden Special Weight | Purse: $40,000

2 Corofin Castro E 119 FTL
3 Charlie's Punch Husbands S P 119 FTL
1 Western Tryst Curatolo R 114 L
4 My Pal of Pals Prado E S 119 FTL
5 T. J's Bodylan Velasquez C 119 FTL
6 Mia Poppy Ortiz I Jr 114 FTL
7 Little Dale Dominguez R A 119 L
8 Image of Disco Lezcano J 119 L
9 Hope Still Springs Maragh R 119 FTL
1A Manero Curatolo R 111 FTL
10 Freudian Therapist Rodriguez J 119 L
11 Adriatic Spirit Velazquez J R 119 L
12 Sleepy Freud Cohen D 119 FTL
MTO Tug of War Castro E 119 L

A-Coupled: Western Tryst and Manero

[Moonman]

Sweet!!!! lets hope the rains go away....

[bigdog_14086]

We'll be there on Monday...

[Cuse Fan]

We'll be there too!

Steve - If the race is moved to the dirt (60% chance of rain on Sun & Mon), will Pal still run?

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Cuse Fan

We'll be there too!

Steve - If the race is moved to the dirt (60% chance of rain on Sun & Mon), will Pal still run?

Almost certainly..

[Kasept]

SARATOGA 6th (3:11)

5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) | Open | 2 Year Olds Maiden Special Weight | Purse: $40,000

2 1 Corofin Castro E O'Brien Keith 119 FTL 20-1
3 2 Charlie's Punch Husbands S P Aquilino Joseph 119 FTL 30-1
1 3 Western Tryst Curatolo R Serpe Philip M 1145 L 5-1
4 4 My Pal of Pals Prado E S Sciacca Gary 119 FTL 12-1
5 5 T. J's Bodylan Velasquez C Rice Linda 119 FTL 6-1
6 6 Mia Poppy Ortiz I Jr Schettino Dominick A 1145 FTL 12-1
7 7 Little Dale Dominguez R A Romans Dale 119 L 3-1
8 8 Image of Disco Lezcano J Ryerson James T 119 L 15-1
9 9 Hope Still Springs Maragh R Brown Bruce R 119 FTL 10-1
1A 10 Manero Curatolo R Serpe Philip M 1115 FTL 5-1
10 11 Freudian Therapist Rodriguez J Campo John P Jr 119 L 30-1
11 12 Adriatic Spirit Velazquez J R Donk David 119 L 7-2
12 13 Sleepy Freud Cohen D Rice Linda 119 FTL 8-1
13 MTO Tug of War Castro E Hernandez Ramon M 119 L 7-2

A-Coupled: Western Tryst and Manero

Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (6-8), Pick 6 Races (6-11) Daily Double Wagers

[Kasept]

Race 6 Closer Look
By Brian Pochman

Corofin: Sire wins with approximately 15% of his first time starters and he's 0-for-2 with his turf starters, and dam won 2 of 11 starts for 34k, and she didn't make a start over turf; since 2007 this post position is just 8-202 (3.96%), including 1-for-38 (2.63%) in 2011.

Charlie's Punch: Sire is 0-for-3 with his first time starters and he's 0-for-1 with his turf starters, and dam won 6 of 30 starts for 79k, including 0-for-1 over turf; this colt is a 1/2 to minor stakes placed Willy's Wicked (11-49, 192k, no turf starts).

Western Tryst: He ran well in his first attempt over turf at second asking and it is interesting to see his connections waste little time in turning him back in distance; however, his early speed might not be as effective in a turf dash.

My Pal of Pals: Sire wins with approximately 16% of his first time starters and with approximately 16% of his turf starters, and dam was winless from one start, and she didn't make a start over turf; this colt is a 1/2 to Loyal Shadow (5-16, 139k over turf).

T. J's Bodylan: Sire wins with approximately 12% of his first time starters and with approximately 13% of his turf starters, and dam was unraced; this is an outfit that can be live with the first time starter and a go-to rider is present.

Mia Poppy: Sire wins with approximately 13% of his first time starters and with approximately 12% of his turf starters, and dam was winless from three starts, and she didn't make a start over turf; capable first-out barn shows up with one that has a nice little sprint pedigree.

Little Dale: He flashed a high degree of early speed in his career debut, a race that saw him get the better of a couple of today's rivals, and it's very interesting to see the rider switch to Dominguez; he has to be regarded as a gate-to-finish threat.

Image of Disco: Sire wins with approximately 14% of his turf starters and dam won once from 16 starts for 33k, including 1 of 10 turf starts for 32k; he wasn't completely ignored in the wagering against 12 rivals in his career debut and his turf workouts look sharp.

Hope Still Springs: Sire has won with 1 of 27 (4%) of his first time starters and he's 0-for-6 with his turf starters, and multiple graded stakes winning dam won 7 of 16 starts for 286k, and she didn't make a start over turf; this colt is a 1/2 to G3 winner Sabellina (7-33, 521k over turf).

Manero: Sire wins with approximately 11% of his first time starters and with approximately 14% of his turf starters, and dam was winless from six starts, including five starts over turf; this barn isn't best known for first-out success but they have been putting live horses on the track at this meeting.

Freudian Therapist: He's had a couple of chances to show us what he can do and it looks like he's going to have to show up with a noticeably improved performance in order to factor into the mix; he has the look of an outsider.

Adriatic Spirit: Nothing wrong with what this gelding displayed in his career debut when finishing right behind today's rival Little Dale and it doesn't hurt him to have John V. back aboard; it wouldn't be any shock to see him improve over his debut and that would make him tough to deal with.

Sleepy Freud: Sire wins with approximately 12% of his first time starters and with approximately 13% of his turf starters, and dam won once from eight starts for 38k, including 0-for-3 over turf; one of two first-time starters signed on in here for the Rice barn.

Tug of War: Smarty Jones has been a fine influence as a win-early sire, and if this race comes off the turf, and this gelding can perform the way he did at first asking, he can prove to be a serious threat to walk away with top prize.

[ROGO]

It's showtime. Bring him home Gary. Good luck to all, it was quick season.

[Coup Verville]

Good luck everyone, we'll be watching!!! Can't wait to see him run!!!

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by ROGO

It's showtime. Bring him home Gary. Good luck to all, it was quick season.

[Kasept]

Just spoke with Gary, and with a possibility of races being off the turf and the main track potentially very sloppy, there is a chance we will scratch PAL Monday. We will let everyone know as early as possible..

[Kasept]

6th race is OFF the turf.. Decision on running by 10a or so..

[Kasept]

PAL will run today. Will get experience out of it at the least and has breeding license to like it wet. Hope to see many here!

[TheSpyder]

Good luck to all! No matter what happens, nice way to cap off a great Saratoga summer!

[Storm Cadet]

Thanks Steve and good luck to all the other owners and fans!

[smootsirvin]

Thanks, Steve.

We won't be able to come out but we'll be watching and cheering. Everybody have a great day!!

Dan and Karen

[bigdog_14086]

Marcia and I will be there

[keithting]

This is great as I'll have two rooting interests on this Labor Day

Good Luck today to MPOP & Dee Tee Stables!! - Edgar has been riding really well the last week --You can't top a race at the Spa with Edgar in the irons !!

Safe journey and GL to all.......

[Many Others]

Was checking in to see if we'd gone to Plan B (as in Belmont debut), but really glad to see he's going to run, will definitely be watching now - safe travels to all attending and good luck to Pal and Edgar!!

[Kasept]

Well, Edgar said Pal hated that experience from the first step.. Bounced up and down with the footing and wasn't too happy with the mud in his face either. Came back fine. No harm done. Should be ready for first turf sprint at Belmont. Nice turnout of partners, families and friends despite the gray day. Guess we can't win a race at Saratoga every year!