One Hundred Horses Entered for New York Showcase Day

A total of 100 horses have been entered for the Aug. 26 New York Showcase Day at Saratoga Race Course for an 11-race card devoted to horses bred in the Empire State boasting six stakes worth a combined $1.25 million.

In addition to top-flight state-bred racing, Friday’s card will also provide opportunity to honor prominent New York-bred stars of the past in Fio Rito, Commentator , Fourstardave, Funny Cide , and Tiz the Law  .

"New York-breds have represented our program well with top performances throughout this summer,” said Najja Thompson, executive director of New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. "What makes Saratoga New York Showcase a special and distinct day is it allows our state's breeders and those invested in the New York-bred program the opportunity to exclusively showcase the increasing quality of racehorses foaled and registered in New York at the best race meet in the country. This year's Saratoga New York Showcase Day will even be more special as we will honor some of the greatest New York-breds of all time with the help and support of NYRA."

Dean Reeves, who operates Reeves Thoroughbred Racing with his wife, Patti, will be represented on Friday's card by graded-stakes winner City Man  in the $200,000 West Point Handicap Presented by Trustco Bank and by impressive maiden winner Acoustic Ave  in the $200,000 Funny Cide Presented by Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital. Reeves Thoroughbred Racing has won two of the last three renewals of the Funny Cide with City Man in 2019 and Senbei  a year ago.

“The purse money is really good for these races, as are the incentives," Reeves said. "We win some of these races and we get extra bonus money, and if you’re good enough to go out and win in open company, then you get another incentive for doing that. It helps the bottom line. At the end of the day, we've got to earn some money.

“These horses are good, Tiz the Law proved that," added Reeves regarding the state-bred program. "I think the quality is much better than people give it credit for. And then you have the incredible purse money on top of that. Some of these races are for $200,000 and more. That’s strong.”

Stakes action for the day includes the $200,000 Seeking the Ante, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for 2-year-old fillies, the $250,000 Albany Stakes, a nine-furlong test for sophomores featuring the impressive New York Derby hero Barese , the $200,000 nine-furlong Fleet Indian Stakes for sophomore fillies, the $200,000 Funny Cide for 2-year-olds sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs, the $200,000 Yaddo Handicap for fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward going 1 1/16-miles on the inner turf, and the 1 1/16-mile $200,000 West Point Handicap for 3-year-olds and up on the Mellon turf.

Entries: Seeking the Ante S.

Saratoga Race Course, Friday, August 26, 2022, Race 1

• STK
• 6 1/2f
• Dirt
• $200,000
• 2 yo Fillies
• 1:05 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Song Parody (NY)	Manuel Franco	122	Christophe Clement	7/2
2	2Les Bon Temps (NY)	Tyler Gaffalione	122	Norm W. Casse	8/1
3	3Maple Leaf Mel (NY)	Joel Rosario	122	Jeremiah C. Englehart	4/5
4	4Lady Mine (NY)	Jose Antonio Gomez	122	James K. Chapman	15/1
5	5Miracle (NY)	Flavien Prat	122	Rodolphe Brisset	2/1

Entries: Albany S.

Saratoga Race Course, Friday, August 26, 2022, Race 3

• STK
• 1 1/8m
• Dirt
• $250,000
• 3 yo
• 2:15 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Price Discipline (NY)	Flavien Prat	120	Chad C. Brown	7/5
2	2Relate (NY)	Luis Saez	118	Todd A. Pletcher	12/1
3	3Montebello (NY)	John R. Velazquez	120	Todd A. Pletcher	5/2
4	4Barese (NY)	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	124	Michael J. Maker	8/5
5	5Bossmakinbossmoves (NY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	118	Richard E. Schosberg	8/1

Entries: Funny Cide S. Presented by Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital

Saratoga Race Course, Friday, August 26, 2022, Race 7

• STK
• 6 1/2f
• Dirt
• $200,000
• 2 yo
• 4:29 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Acoustic Ave (NY)	Manuel Franco	122	Christophe Clement	5/2
2	2I'm Wide Awake (NY)	Joel Rosario	122	Anthony W. Dutrow	8/1
3	3Belt Parkway (NY)	Abner Adorno	122	Uriah St. Lewis	12/1
4	4Donegal Surges (NY)	Jose L. Ortiz	122	Todd A. Pletcher	4/1
5	5Andiamo a Firenze (NY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	122	Kelly J. Breen	4/5
6	6General Banker (NY)	Jose Antonio Gomez	118	James W. Ferraro	20/1

Entries: Yaddo H.

Saratoga Race Course, Friday, August 26, 2022, Race 8

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Inner turf
• $200,000
• 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
• 5:03 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Ice Princess (NY)	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	121	Danny Gargan	8/1
2	2War Canoe (NY)	Kendrick Carmouche	117	Michelle Nevin	30/1
3	3Dancingwthdaffodls (NY)	Jalon L. Samuel	118	Eduardo E. Jones	50/1
4	4Mischievous Dream (NY)	Javier Castellano	119	Christophe Clement	15/1
5	5Runaway Rumour (NY)	Flavien Prat	121	Jorge R. Abreu	5/1
6	6Make Mischief (NY)	Dylan Davis	120	Mark E. Casse	9/2
7	7Marvelous Maude (NY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	121	Chad C. Brown	3/1
8	8Pure Bode (NY)	Jose Lezcano	118	James T. Ryerson	15/1
9	9Classic Colors (NY)	Jose L. Ortiz	120	Christophe Clement	8/1
10	10Classic Lady (NY)	Joel Rosario	123	Christophe Clement	5/1
11	11Finest Work (NY)	Manuel Franco	119	George Weaver	8/1
12	12Wasp (NY)	Flavien Prat	118	Todd A. Pletcher	4/1

Entries: West Point S. Presented by Trustco Bank

Saratoga Race Course, Friday, August 26, 2022, Race 10

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Turf
• $200,000
• 3 yo's & up
• 6:13 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Therapist (NY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	120	Christophe Clement	6/1
2	2Jerry the Nipper (NY)	Jose Lezcano	120	Todd A. Pletcher	8/1
3	3Somelikeithotbrown (NY)	Jose L. Ortiz	122	Michael J. Maker	7/2
4	4Sanctuary City (NY)	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	122	James W. Ferraro	12/1
5	5City Man (NY)	Joel Rosario	124	Christophe Clement	8/5
6	6Lord Flintshire (NY)	Manuel Franco	116	Jorge R. Abreu	30/1
7	7Cross Border (NY)	Kendrick Carmouche	122	Michael J. Maker	9/2
8	8Action Jackson (NY)	Flavien Prat	115	Jorge R. Abreu	30/1
9	9Ocala Dream (NY)	Javier Castellano	122	Thomas Morley	10/1
10	10Bankit (NY)	Rider TBA	124	Steven M. Asmussen	7/5