New York-Breds Ready for Six Showcase Day Stakes

More than 100 New York-breds will take center stage at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 25 for New York Showcase Day, featuring an all state-bred card that includes six stakes worth $1.15 million.

Following is a brief look at each of the six stakes and entries.

* An accomplished field of stakes winners will comprise the $200,000 Fleet Indian Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the main track to start the day's stakes action as race 3. Making her stakes debut in the five-horse field is Alpha Delta Stables' Sunset Ridge, who has won her first three races. She will face three-time stakes winner and grade 2-placed Bonita Bianca, who is campaigned by Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables, and Michael Imperio.

*Gary Barber's What a Catch will try to pick up his second straight stakes win when he faces an expected seven other juveniles in the $200,000 Funny Cide Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs, carded as Race 5. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden in his two career starts by Hall of Famer John Velazquez, the chestnut colt by Justin Phillip  won his stakes debut in the Rockville Center Stakes by a length July 15 at Belmont Park to back up his 5 1/2-length maiden-breaking win June 2.

Entries: Funny Cide S.

Saratoga Race Course, Friday, August 25, 2017, Race 5

• STK
• 6 1/2f
• Dirt
• $200,000
• 2 yo
• 3:20 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Mr. Pete (NY)	Jose L. Ortiz	121	James T. Ryerson	8/1
2	2Analyze the Odds (NY)	Manuel Franco	121	Todd A. Pletcher	10/1
3	3Aveenu Malcainu (NY)	Luis Saez	121	Jeremiah C. Englehart	7/2
4	4Smokin Platinum (NY)	Joel Rosario	117	Bart G. Hone	4/1
5	5Alien Invasion (NY)	Tyler Gaffalione	121	Michael J. Maker	20/1
6	6Morning Breez (NY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	121	Carlos F. Martin	5/1
7	7Inalienable Rights (NY)	Junior Alvarado	121	Mark A. Hennig	6/1
8	8What a Catch (NY)	John R. Velazquez	121	Todd A. Pletcher	5/2

* Dubb and Bethlehem Stables' grade 3 winner Fourstar Crook will bring her eight-race win streak into the 38th running of the $150,000 Yaddo Stakes for fillies and mares on the Mellon Turf Course. The 5-year-old daughter of Freud  has won four straight stakes races including the Dr. James Penny Memorial Handicap (G3T) at Parx Racing and last year's Yaddo. Hall of Fame rider Javier Castellano will ride the Chad Brown trainee.

Entries: Yaddo S.

Saratoga Race Course, Friday, August 25, 2017, Race 7

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Turf
• $150,000
• 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
• 4:40 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Literata (NY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	123	Rudy R. Rodriguez	5/2
2	2Bar of Gold (NY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	116	John C. Kimmel	7/2
3	3Flipcup (NY)	John R. Velazquez	116	William I. Mott	10/1
4	4Feeling Bossy (NY)	Luis Saez	118	James A. Jerkens	8/1
5	5First Charmer (NY)	Julien R. Leparoux	116	Richard Metivier	30/1
6	6Jet Majesty (NY)	Jose Lezcano	116	David Jacobson	20/1
7	7Ack Naughty (NY)	Joel Rosario	118	Chad C. Brown	4/1
8	8Fourstar Crook (NY)	Javier Castellano	123	Chad C. Brown	7/5
9	9Barrel of Dreams (NY)	Jose L. Ortiz	116	Charlton Baker	15/1
10	10Freudie Anne (NY)	Feargal Lynch	118	Thomas Morley	8/1

* Gold Star Racing Stable, Matthew Hand, and Brian McKenzie's I Still Miss You will look to get back to the winner's circle, leading an expected field of nine juvenile fillies in the $200,000 Seeking the Ante Stakes as Race 8. Winner of the Astoria Stakes in June, the Majestic Warrior filly finished second in the Lynbrook Stakes at Belmont to Pure Silver, who returned to post a 9 1/2-length victory in the grade 2 Adirondack Stakes last time out. Trained by Jeremiah Englehart, I Still Miss You will depart from post 8 with Castellano aboard.

* As Race 9, the $150,000 West Point Stakes presented by Trustco Bank will again feature long-time rivals King Kreesa and Kharafa, who finished one-two respectively in last year's contest at 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Multiple graded stakes winner King Kreesa will break from post 2 with regular rider Jose Ortiz. The 7-year-old gelding Kharafa will break from post 5 with jockey Joe Bravo.

Entries: West Point S. Presented by Trustco Bank

Saratoga Race Course, Friday, August 25, 2017, Race 9

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Inner turf
• $150,000
• 3 yo's & up
• 5:49 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Royal Posse (NY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	123	Rudy R. Rodriguez	9/2
2	2King Kreesa (NY)	Jose L. Ortiz	118	Linda Rice	6/1
3	3Get Jets (NY)	John R. Velazquez	116	Anthony W. Dutrow	3/1
4	4Macagone (NY)	Joel Rosario	123	William I. Mott	8/1
5	5Kharafa (NY)	Joe Bravo	118	Timothy A. Hills	4/1
6	6All Is Number (NY)	Florent Geroux	116	Thomas M. Bush	30/1
7	7Changewilldoyagood (NY)	Dylan Davis	118	Bruce N. Levine	12/1
8	8Black Tide (NY)	Jose Lezcano	118	David A. Cannizzo	20/1
9	9Offering Plan (NY)	Javier Castellano	123	Chad C. Brown	2/1
10	10Fox Rules (NY)	Kendrick Carmouche	118	David A. Cannizzo	12/1

* Highweight in the field for the $250,000 Albany Stakes for 3-year-olds is Twisted Tom, winner of the New York Derby at Finger Lakes Race Track July 22 last time out, following the Creative Cause  gelding's sixth-place effort in the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1). The Chad Brown trainee will break from post 4 with Castellano aboard.