Horses to Watch
The Horses to Watch feature from DRF Simulcast Daily will be posted every Thursday during the Saratoga meet.
Pynaformer
Trainer: Patrick Kelly
Last Race: Saratoga Aug 20, 2nd
Finish: 3rd by 1-3/4
First-time starter trailed down the backstretch, circled five wide approaching the stretch and finished well in maiden special-weight turf route.
Storm Play
Trainer: James Jerkens
Last Race: Saratoga Aug 23, 3rd
Finish: 1st by 3
Pressed a fast pace (identical half-mile as King's Bishop later on the card) between horses and outdueled 3-2 favorite to win debut impressively.
Chicks Are Better
Trainer: George Weaver
Last Race: Saratoga Aug 14, 10th
Finish: 1st by 4-3/4
Rated just off the pacesetter, took over entering the stretch and widened to an impressive maiden triumph first time out since last December.
Joppa Flat's
Trainer: Robert Ribaudo
LAST RACE: Saratoga Aug 16, 1st
Finish: 3rd by 1-3/4
Hesitant to come through narrow opening while just off the leaders at quarter pole, finally secured running room deep stretch and ralllied belatedly under apprentice; reluctant warrior needs clear sailing outside.
Spell Check
Trainer: Richard Violette, Jr.
Last race: Saratoga Aug 07, 5th
Finish: 7th by 16-1/4
First-time starter steadied and broke slowly, circled very wide approaching the
stretch and finished evenly over a sloppy track that had just absorbed heavy rain; rates another chance.
Ariege
Trainer: Robert Frankel
Last race: Saratoga Aug 09, 7th
Finish: 1st by 2-1/4
Returned for first start since Beaumont win over Polytrack in April, and finished
powerfully through a fast final quarter to overwhelm overnight stakes rivals.
Viscount
Trainer: Seth Benzel
Last race: Saratoga Aug 02, 2nd
Finish: 3rd by 6-3/4
First-time starter raced greenly early, trailed and was 13 lengths off the leader approaching the stretch, then settled
suddenly and flew home to miss second by a nose.
Cable
Trainer: Christophe Clement
Last race: Saratoga Aug 03, 1st
Finish: 1st by 3/4
Made more moves than LaDainian Tomlinson through stretch to win debut at Belmont; improved to 2 for 2 with a last-to-first
allowance triumph on the inner turf, showing willingness to rally between a rival and the rail.
Just a Coincidence
Trainer: Nicholas Zito
Last race: Saratoga Jul 26, 2nd
Finish: 2nd by 4-1/4
First-time starter pressed even-money Munnings, made a good run at that $1.7 million colt turning for home but wound up clearly second best.
Stepaside
Trainer: Thomas Voss
Last race: Saratoga Jul 26, 5th
Finish: 1st by 3-3/4
Finished strongly to overwhelm first-level statebred allowance rivals on the inner turf in return from 55-day layoff; dangerous right back in the next condition.
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