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 Brazen Persuasion and Bahnah dead heat for the win in the 2013 Schuylerville Stakes |
Saratoga Race Course's 2013 season, celebrating the track's 150th anniversary, kicked off on Friday afternoon, with 21,935 fans braving temperatures approaching 100 under mostly clear skies. In the first graded stakes of the meeting, a field of 6 older horses sprinted 7 furlongs in the $100,000 James Marvin Stakes (G3). Jaipur Stakes runner-up Souper Speedy was sent off as the 9-5 favorite over 5-2 second choice Strapping Groom, winner of the Lion Cavern, and 7-2 third choice Sage Valley, fifth in the True North Handicap (G2) after winning the Maryland Sprint Handicap (G3).
 Sage Valley leads over Politicallycorrect in the stretch |
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 4 Sage Valley Velasquez 8.90 5.10 3.60 1 Politicallycorrect Rosario 5.50 3.50 2 Hello Lover Ortiz 3.60 Winning Time: 1:22.49 $2 Exacta 4-1 42.20 $2 Trifecta 4-1-2 172.00 $2 Superfecta 4-1-2-3 381.00 |
Left: Sage Valley in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Rudy Rodriguez said, "Very, very perfect trip. Cornelio gave him a perfect ride. He's one of the best riders in the country. You always want to see those kinds of fractions when you come from behind. He's a very classy horse. It looked like he put a lot in the race; if we give him the right time, he ought to show up next out."
Right: Sage Valley heads back to the barn.
Left: Sage Valley in the paddock.
Right: Sage Valley in the post parade. Winning jockey Cornelio Velasquez said, "I broke well and had a good trip; there was a lot of speed. I came into the stretch, and I had a lot of horse. He's a nice horse."
Left: Second place finisher Politicallycorrect returns after the race. The 4-1 fourth choice raced 5th early under jockey Joel Rosario, then rallied late to get second beaten 1 length. The Wesley Ward trainee improved his record to 4 wins, 4 seconds, and 3 thirds in 17 starts, earning $451,061 for owner-breeder Ken and Sarah Ramsey.
Right: Third place finisher Hello Lover in the paddock. The 9-1 shot was last early under jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., then passed tiring horses to get third beaten 1 1/2 lengths. The Robert Reid Jr. trainee improved his record to 13 wins, 9 seconds, and 5 thirds in 34 starts, earning $444.055 for owners Kasey K Raicng Stable, Stuart Sackowitz, and David Gherman.
Fourth place finisher and beaten favorite Souper Speedy in the post parade. The 9-5 favorite set the early pace under Jose Lezcano, but tired late to finish fourth beaten 2 1/4 lengths. The Tom Albertrani trainee has a record of 3 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third in 8 starts, earning $236,634 for owner-breeder Live Oak Plantation.
 Bahnah (outside) and Brazen Persuasion battle in the stretch |
Jockey Rosie Napravnik sent Brazen Persuasion to the lead and she set fractions of 21.75 and 44.68 while pressed by Yes Liz and Bahnah. Brazen Persuasion continued to lead into the stretch, getting 5/8 in 57.72. Bahnah came out three wide for her rally, and the pair hit the line together in a dead heat for win in 1:12.12. It was 1 1/4 lengths back to late-running Elena Strikes third, and 2 1/2 lengths more to entrymate Yes Liz fourth.
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 4 Brazen Persuasion Napravnik 2.80 3.30 2.30 5 Bahnah Lanerie 2.40 2.70 2.20 1 Elena Strikes Castellano 2.10 1A Yes Liz Velazquez 2.10 Winning Time: 1:12.12 $2 Exacta 4-5 8.60 $2 Exacta 5-4 6.90 $2 Trifecta 4-5-1 15.20 $2 Trifecta 5-4-1 9.90 |
Left: Brazen Persuasion in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Steve Asmussen said, "She broke sharp, was away real cleanly. The entry tackled her immediately. Coming into the stretch, I thought she got a little separation, and then you saw the other filly coming, but they fought really well to the wire. She's a good-sized filly. I did think she got beat on the wire watching the replay."
Right: Brazen Persuasion in the paddock. Winning jockey Rosie Napravnik said, "I didn't really like the fact that I was on the inside of the other speed, so they were kind of forcing us to go. But she broke so well and went along easy; I just tried to wait as long as I could even though I was kind of outrunning (Yes Liz). I'll tell you what, this little thing that I hit the wire with, she's about half the size of any of them."
Left: Bahnah in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Bret Calhoun said, "It was a heck of a duel. (Brazen Persuasion) took a lot of pressure up there, hat's off to that horse, she ran a game race. I thought at one point when we stepped up to her, I would get on by. Then right there at the wire, I thought we might have got to her. When I saw the replay over and over, I thought it was a heater."
Right: Bahnah in the post parade. Winning jockey Corey Lanerie said, "Right before the wire, I felt I was edging right to her, but I didn't know if I got the bob or not. I thought I had maybe lost the bob. Both horses, neither one of them wanted to lose. At the 1/8 pole, I thought I was going to get her, because she was giving up, and at the 1/16 pole I thought she had me because I was giving up. Just neither one of them wanted to lose."
Left: Third place finisher Elena Strikes returns after the race. The 5-2 co-third choice raced in fourth early under jockey Javier Castellano, then put in a mild rally to get third beaten 1 1/4 lengths. The Todd Pletcher trainee improved her record to 1 win and 1 third in 2 starts, earning $39,000 for owner-breeder Stonestreet Stables.
Right: Fourth place finisher Yes Liz heads out for the post parade. The 5-2 co-third choice pressed the pace second and third under jockey John Velazquez, but tired late to finish fourth beaten 3 3/4 lengths. The Todd Pletcher trainee has a record record of 1 win, 0 seconds, and 0 thirds in 2 starts, earning $49,500 for owner-breeder Stonestreet Stables.
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