Bossmakinbossmoves Upsets Albany Stakes on NY-Bred Day
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Bossmakinbossmoves wins the Albany Stakes at Saratoga Race Course
Jose Ortiz rode three winners on New York Showcase Day Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course, an 11-race card devoted to horses bred in the Empire State boasting six stakes worth a combined $1.25 million.
Ortiz won with the undefeated Fingal's Cave in the $200,000 Fleet Indian Stakes and with reigning New York-bred champion turf male Somelikeithotbrown in an off-the-turf edition of the $200,000 West Point Stakes presented by Trustco Bank. He also scored with Perfect Munnings in a state-bred optional-claiming sprint.
Bossmakinbossmoves , trained and co-owned by Rick Schosberg with Clear Stars Stable and Mitre Box Stable, hopped at the start under leading rider Irad Ortiz Jr. before rallying from last of four to capture the featured nine-furlong, $250,000 Albany Stakes for 3-year-olds in the third race.
Montebello set splits of :24.06 and :48.34 under pressure from multiple stakes winner Barese , with 7-5 favorite Price Discipline stalking from third. Bossmakinbossmoves advanced to the inside of Price Discipline through the final turn before angling outside the frontrunners and drawing off by three lengths in 1:51.29 on a sloppy and sealed track. Barese completed the exacta by 1 1/4 lengths over Montebello, with Price Discipline completing the order of finish.
Bossmakinbossmoves, a son of Laoban, was bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds and Spruce Lane Farm. He improved his record to 12-2-3-1 with earnings of $237,600. He paid $15 as the 6-1 longest shot on the board.
Alifyfe Racing’s undefeated Fingal’s Cave kept her perfect record intact with an off-the-pace triumph in the fifth race, the $200,000 Fleet Indian for 3-year-old fillies going nine furlongs.
Trained by Dave Donk, Fingal’s Cave broke sharply from post 2 and was quickly challenged to her inside by Let Her Inspire U , who took command to lead the compact field of five through an opening quarter-mile in :24.19 over a main track upgraded to muddy and sealed for the remainder of the card.
Fingal’s Cave tracked closely in second just to her outside down the backstretch and through a half-mile in :48.15 before coming under urging from Jose Ortiz approaching the turn. Let Her Inspire U dug in gamely along the rail through the turn and into the stretch after three-quarters in 1:12.34, but eventually gave in to Fingal’s Cave past the sixteenth pole. Fingal’s Cave crossed the wire a half-length the best in 1:51.59. Venti Valentine finished another 4 3/4 lengths back in third.
Bred by Chester and Mary Broman, Fingal’s Cave, a bay daughter of Carpe Diem , returned $3.60.
Andiamo a Firenze draws away to win the Funny Cide Stakes
Mr. Amore Stables’ homebred Andiamo a Firenze was much the best over five rivals in the seventh race, the $200,000 Funny Cide Stakes presented by Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for juveniles.
A son of Speightstown and a three-quarter sibling to Mr. Amore Stables’ multiple graded stakes winner Firenze Fire, Andiamo a Firenze tracked a pace of :21.29 and :44.84 just off the leaders under Irad Ortiz Jr. The colt took command at the top of the lane and sprinted to a 5 1/2-length score in 1:18.72. The late-running Donegal Surges held second, 3 1/4 lengths ahead of Acoustic Ave .
Breen said Andiamo a Firenze could follow in his brother’s footsteps and make his next start in the Oct. 1 Champagne Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park. Firenze Fire captured the 2017 Champagne.
Andiamo a Firenze, who ran third in the Sanford Stakes (G3) last out July 16 at the Spa, is 2-for-3 lifetime with $172,250 in earnings. He paid $3.30.
Gary Barber’s Make Mischief was set to make her turf debut but settled for a sparkling score in the off-the-turf $200,000 Yaddo Handicap for fillies and mares 3 years old and up at one mile out of the Wilson Chute.
Trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Dylan Davis, the 4-year-old Into Mischief bay settled in second early on as Wasp set splits of :24.63 and :47.50 down the backstretch. Make Mischief advanced outside the pacesetter late in the turn and romped by 8 1/2 lengths in 1:37.63. Ice Princess rallied to complete the exacta, with Wasp securing third.
Make Mischief romps home in the Yaddo Handicap at Saratoga
The $285,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Preferred New York-bred Yearling Sale purchase improved her record to 20-7-4-4. Bred by Avanti Stable, the reigning champion New York-bred 3-year-old filly returned $3.20.
The veteran Somelikeithotbrown was an easy winner in race 10, the $200,000 West Point Handicap presented by Trustco Bank. The one-mile event, originally slated for 1 1/16 miles over the Mellon turf, closed out stakes action on the card.
Owned by Skychai Racing and David Koenig and trained by Mike Maker, Somelikeithotbrown stalked and pounced from just off the pace set by Jerry the Nipper to earn his seventh stakes triumph. The son of Big Brown emerged from post 2 for Jose Ortiz and sat a half-length back from Jerry the Nipper through an opening quarter-mile in :24.40 and a half in :48.04 before putting his head in front rounding the final turn.
Post-time favorite and main-track only entrant Bankit rallied from last of three to put in a bid to the outside of Somelikeithotbrown at the top of the lane, but could not make up enough ground and settled for second. Somelikeithotbrown drew away by six lengths in 1:37.68. Jerry the Nipper finished 4 1/2 lengths back of Bankit for third.
Bred by Hot Pink Stable and Sand Dollar Stable, the multiple graded stakes-winning Somelikeithotbrown 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)