Tom Pedulla presents takeaways from the $1 million, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes and the $500,000, Grade 1 Check Stakes Introduced by Ticketmaster at Saratoga Race Course, the $400,000, Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Introduced by Oak Tree Racing Affiliation at Del Mar and different main developments this weekend. The Whitney carried an computerized berth within the $7 million Longines Breeders Cup Basic. The Hirsch winner is ensured a spot within the beginning gate for the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff. The Basic and Distaff will probably be contested Nov. 2 at Del Mar.
FITTING TRIBUTE: It was an emotional scene within the winner’s circle after Arthur’s Journey coasted from gate to wire to seize the Whitney. Karl Glassman of Glassman Racing defined that the 4-year-old Tapit colt is called after his father, who died a yr and a half in the past at age 91. When the dying man was advised of the tribute to him, he mentioned, “You didn’t have to do this.” The son responded, “Dad, I actually did. You had an excellent journey.” The daddy agreed that he had led a full life. Arthur’s Journey have to be seen as a significant contender within the Basic after the way in which he dealt with 9 opponents within the Whitney in his first graded stakes race.
ONE-TURN STAR: Klaravich Stables’ homebred Methods and Means confirmed coach Chad Brown’s perception that she is at her finest when she is saved to 1 flip by successful the seven-furlong Check Stakes. Brown will subsequent goal the Nov. 2 PNC Financial institution Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Dash with one prep race nonetheless to be decided forward of that. “She runs so quick and onerous. I don’t suppose she must run a lot between from time to time,” he mentioned. The Check marked the primary Grade 1 victory for the 3-year-old daughter of Sensible Joke. She might want to step up her recreation within the Breeders’ Cup as a result of she will probably be dealing with older horses.
NO STOPPING HER: Michael Lund Petersen’s Adare Manor labored her means by way of tight quarters on the far flip and efficiently defended her title within the Clement L. Hirsch, dispatching Scylla by 2 ¾ lengths for Corridor of Fame coach Bob Baffert and jockey Juan Hernandez. The 5-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo, in successful for the tenth time in 18 tries, elevated her bankroll to $2,096,600. “I rode her with lots of confidence. She was working with lots of confidence,” Hernandez mentioned. “We made our means by way of that little little bit of hassle we had and she or he was off and working. She is without doubt one of the finest fillies I’ve ever ridden.”
CONGRATULATIONS: The Nationwide Museum of Racing and Corridor of Fame welcomed 9 new inductees Friday. Jockey Joel Rosario, 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify and 2017 Horse of the Yr Gun Runner comprised the modern class. Jockey Abe Hawkins and racehorses Aristides and Lecomte had been chosen by the pre-1900 Historic Evaluation Committee. Harry F. Guggenheim, Clement L. Hirsch and Joe Hirsch had been honored as Pillars of the Turf. Rosario, a winner of greater than 3,600 races with earnings surpassing $322 million, is the primary jockey to be enshrined from the Dominican Republic. “I by no means thought rising up within the Dominican Republic, taking part in baseball and driving my horse actually shortly to the grocery retailer that I might be a Corridor of Fame jockey,” he mentioned.
ON TRACK: Star filly Thorpedo Anna continues to organize for the huge problem forward, when she takes on the boys within the Aug. 24 DraftKings Travers Stakes on the Spa. She labored 4 furlongs on Saratoga’s Oklahoma coaching monitor Friday morning with ageless train rider Danny Ramsey aboard. Though the drill couldn’t be timed because of a dense fog, coach Kenny McPeek preferred what he was in a position to observe. “It was a pleasant and simple half mile, nothing fancy. All I might see was coming as much as the wire and out, nevertheless it was all good,” mentioned McPeek, including, “We simply let her really feel good and do what she seems like doing.” Woman Rotha was the final filly to win the Travers, in 1915.
