Capsules, Entries for Saturday's Top Stakes Races
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Tom's d'Etat will aim to add to his Saratoga Race Course success today in the Woodward Stakes
Each Saturday NTRA and BloodHorse provide a one-stop guide to the day's graded stakes races, capsules and entries. Races are listed in chronological order (all times Eastern). Click on links for full preview.
1:36 p.m.—$250,000 Prioress Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course (TVG)
Klein Racing's Break Even, perfect through six starts, and Ghost Hollow Farm's Risky Mandate, undefeated in two appearances, are both featured in the Prioress, a six-furlong sprint for sophomore fillies.
Saratoga Race Course, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Race 3Entries: Prioress S. (G2)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1South of France (KY)
John R. Velazquez
120
Todd A. Pletcher
20/1
2
2Risky Mandate (KY)
Jose L. Ortiz
118
Thomas M. Amoss
3/1
3
3Break Even (KY)
Shaun Bridgmohan
122
Brad H. Cox
1/2
4
4Break Curfew (KY)
Ricardo Santana, Jr.
118
Steven M. Asmussen
20/1
5
5Royal Charlotte (KY)
Javier Castellano
122
Chad C. Brown
4/1
6
6Kept True (NY)
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
120
Leah Gyarmati
15/1
3:15 p.m.—$200,000 Saranac Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga Race Course (FS2 and TVG)
Live Oak Plantation's graded-stakes winning homebred Global Access headlines a compact, but talented, field of six in the Saranac going 1 1/16-miles over the Mellon turf course. Global Access, a chestnut son of Giant's Causeway, was a winner at second asking on the Woodbine Tapeta when routing for the first time. He has shown versatility in his 10-race career winning the Sophomore Turf at Tampa Bay Downs and the grade 3 Marine Stakes on the Woodbine main track in May.
Saratoga Race Course, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Race 6Entries: Saranac S. (G3T)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Power Player (KY)
Luis Saez
118
Jason Servis
10/1
2
2Good Governance (GB)
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
118
Chad C. Brown
2/1
3
3Rinaldi (NY)
Jose L. Ortiz
124
H. James Bond
5/1
4
4Global Access (FL)
John R. Velazquez
122
Michael J. Trombetta
9/2
5
5Tracksmith (KY)
Javier Castellano
122
Joe Sharp
7/2
6
6Seismic Wave (KY)
Joel Rosario
122
William I. Mott
5/2
5:11 p.m.—$750,000 Tourist Mile at Kentucky Downs (TVG)
The Tourist Mile is one of four stakes on opening day at Kentucky Downs and it drew an overflow field. Grade 1-winner Next Shares invades from California, where he has been firing bullet works at San Luis Rey Training Center and Del Mar in preparation for his first start since May. Though coming off three consecutive off-the-board finishes, all three of those losses came in grade 1 company and he prevailed in the Old Friends Stakes over this course last fall, a race before he won the grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile.
Kentucky Downs, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Race 8Entries: Tourist Mile S.
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Snapper Sinclair (KY)
Julien R. Leparoux
121
Steven M. Asmussen
8/1
2
2Next Shares (KY)
Florent Geroux
125
Richard Baltas
7/2
3
3Bandar (KY)
Tyler Baze
121
Luis A. Jurado
50/1
4
4Hembree (KY)
Tyler Gaffalione
121
Michael J. Maker
4/1
5
5Parlor (KY)
Corey J. Lanerie
121
Eddie Kenneally
12/1
6
6Siem Riep (KY)
Channing Hill
125
Terry J. Brennan
15/1
7
7Exulting (KY)
Chris Landeros
121
Michael J. Maker
20/1
8
8First Premio (KY)
Miguel Mena
125
Mark E. Casse
8/1
9
9Mr Cub (KY)
Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.
125
Ian R. Wilkes
8/1
10
10Great Wide Open (IRE)
James Graham
121
Conor Murphy
10/1
11
11Real Story (KY)
Joe Bravo
125
Ignacio Correas, IV
10/1
12
12Majestic Eagle (KY)
Adam Beschizza
125
Neil D. Drysdale
10/1
13
13Rare Form (KY)
Martin Chuan
121
Dale L. Romans
20/1
14
14Welles Crowther (KY)
Sergio Figueroa
121
Laura Wohlers
50/1
5:27 p.m.—$250,000 Glens Falls Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course (FS2 and TVG)
Saratoga Race Course meet leading trainer Chad Brown will look to saddle his seventh graded turf stakes winner of the meet on Saturday entering a formidable trio for the Glens Falls. Headlining Brown's triumvirate in the 1 3/8-mile inner turf marathon is multiple graded stakes winner Santa Monica for R Unicorn Stable.
Saratoga Race Course, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Race 10Entries: Glens Falls S. (G2T)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Empressof the Nile (KY)
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
118
H. Graham Motion
8/1
2
2Fools Gold (KY)
Javier Castellano
122
Chad C. Brown
5/2
3
3Violet Blue (KY)
Manuel Franco
118
James J. Toner
20/1
4
4Santa Monica (GB)
Jose L. Ortiz
124
Chad C. Brown
2/1
5
5Mrs. Sippy (KY)
Joel Rosario
120
H. Graham Motion
4/1
6
6Indy Union (KY)
Junior Alvarado
118
Jeremiah C. Englehart
3/5
7
7Lady Montdore (KY)
Kendrick Carmouche
120
Thomas Albertrani
12/1
8
8Night of England (GB)
Luis Saez
118
Chad C. Brown
12/1
9
9Get Explicit (KY)
Ricardo Santana, Jr.
118
Barbara J. Minshall
5/1
6 p.m—$750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course (FS2 and TVG)
Older horses will seek a top level stakes at Saratoga when a field of nine assembles for Saturday's $750,000 Woodward Stakes. G M B Racing's Tom's d'Etat will attempt to keep his undefeated record at Saratoga alive while also looking to net his first graded stakes win. The lightly raced 6-year-old son of Smart Strike has won all three of his starts at Saratoga. Trainer Todd Pletcher has saddled three Woodward winners and will send out a trio of contenders for this year's Woodward headed up by grade 1 winner Vino Rosso. Vino Rosso won the grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita in May and was a recent third behind McKinzie in the grade 1 Whitney Stakes.
Saratoga Race Course, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Race 11Entries: Woodward S. Presented by NYRA Bets (G1)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Mr. Buff (NY)
Jose Lezcano
118
John C. Kimmel
8/1
2
2Bal Harbour (KY)
Javier Castellano
118
Todd A. Pletcher
15/1
3
3Vino Rosso (KY)
John R. Velazquez
122
Todd A. Pletcher
7/2
4
4Mongolian Groom (KY)
Luis Saez
118
Enebish Ganbat
15/1
5
5Preservationist (KY)
Junior Alvarado
120
James A. Jerkens
7/2
6
6Forewarned (OH)
Anthony Salgado
118
Uriah St. Lewis
30/1
7
7Yoshida (JPN)
Joel Rosario
124
William I. Mott
5/2
8
8Wooderson (KY)
Jose L. Ortiz
118
Todd A. Pletcher
12/1
9
9Tom's d'Etat (KY)
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
118
Albert M. Stall, Jr.
4/1
8:15 p.m.—$200,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) at Del Mar (TVG)
A field of 10, topped by defending race winner and multiple grade 1-winner Vasilika, was entered for Saturday's John C. Mabee Stakes. Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, Vasilika has won eight of her past 10 starts, all but one in graded stakes, while building career earnings of more than $1.3 million.
Del Mar, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Race 7Entries: John C. Mabee S. (G2T)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Vasilika (KY)
Flavien Prat
123
Jerry Hollendorfer
9/5
2
2Paved (KY)
Victor Espinoza
119
Michael W. McCarthy
12/1
3
3La Force (GER)
Mike E. Smith
121
Patrick Gallagher
12/1
4
4Toinette (KY)
Rafael Bejarano
119
Neil D. Drysdale
3/1
5
5Ahimsa (KY)
Brice Blanc
119
Peter Eurton
8/1
6
6Ippodamia's Girl (KY)
Ruben Fuentes
119
Andrew Lerner
30/1
7
7Juliet Foxtrot (GB)
Drayden Van Dyke
119
Brad H. Cox
7/2
8
8Quebec (KY)
Norberto Arroyo, Jr.
119
Richard Baltas
15/1
9
9Elysea's World (IRE)
Joseph Talamo
119
Richard Baltas
12/1
10
10Meal Ticket (FL)
Kent J. Desormeaux
119
Matthew Chew
20/1
9 p.m.—$250,000 Virginia Derby (G3T) at Colonial Downs (TVG)
Calumet Farm's English Channel colt English Bee and its Street Sense colt Tracksmith lead a field of nine 3-year-olds who will compete over 1 1/8 miles Saturday in the 17th running of the Virginia Derby. Trainer Graham Motion has entered a trio that includes 5-2 morning line favorite English Bee, who raced against his stablemate and entrant Shootin the Breeze in the James Murphy Stakes May 18 at Pimlico Race Course. English Bee won the black-type stakes while Shootin the Breeze was third.
Colonial Downs, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Race 9Entries: New Kent County Virginia Derby (G3T)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Changi (LA)
Leslie Mawing
118
Jeanne Marie Dolan
15/1
2
2Solidify (KY)
Feargal Lynch
118
H. Graham Motion
10/1
3
3Jais's Solitude (FL)
Sophie Doyle
118
Eddie Kenneally
8/1
4
4Critical Data (IRE)
Victor R. Carrasco
118
Richard L. Valentine
10/1
5
5Shootin the Breeze (KY)
Weston Hamilton
118
H. Graham Motion
8/1
6
6Tracksmith (KY)
Daniel Centeno
120
Joe Sharp
3/1
7
7Credit Swap (KY)
Trevor McCarthy
118
Michael Stidham
4/1
8
8English Bee (KY)
Jorge A. Vargas, Jr.
120
H. Graham Motion
5/2
9
9Chilly in Charge (PA)
Horacio Karamanos
118
Miguel Vera
12/1
9:14 p.m.—$300,000 Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1) at Del Mar (TVG)
A field of eight, among them the supplement of Peter Miller-trained Leucothea, was entered for Saturday's Del Mar Debutante. Leucothea was a romping 14 1/2-length winner in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden claimer here Aug. 15 and was supplemented to the seven-furlong Debutante for $10,000.
Del Mar, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Race 9Entries: Del Mar Debutante S. (G1)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Lazy Daisy (KY)
Rafael Bejarano
120
Doug F. O'Neill
20/1
2
2Comical (KY)
Norberto Arroyo, Jr.
123
Doug F. O'Neill
12/1
3
3Pure Xena (KY)
Aaron T. Gryder
120
Brian J. Koriner
6/1
4
4Leucothea (KY)
Abel Cedillo
118
Peter Miller
3/1
5
5Bast (KY)
Drayden Van Dyke
118
Bob Baffert
7/2
6
6Powerfulattraction (AR)
Joseph Talamo
118
Peter Eurton
8/1
7
7Inspiressa (FL)
Victor Espinoza
120
John W. Sadler
5/2
8
8Stellar Sound (KY)
Mike E. Smith
120
Bob Baffert
6/1