A day after winning the Evan Shipman, Bromans sweep Saratoga Dew exacta

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Twenty four hours after winning the Evan Shipman Stakes with Mr. Buff, owner-breeders Chester and Mary Broman went one better, finishing first and second with Out of Orbit and Held Accountable in the $100,000 Saratoga Dew at Saratoga on Thursday.

The Bromans held a strong hand coming into the nine-furlong Saratoga Dew, owning three of the six New York-bred fillies and mares with Turn and Bern also in the lineup. Both Out of Orbit and Held Accountable are trained by Phil Serpe. Turn and Bern comes from the barn of trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.

With Luis Saez aboard, Out of Orbit used her inside post to its best advantage, taking command along the rail entering the clubhouse turn. Saez slowed the pace down upon settling into the backstretch and Out of Orbit did the rest, maintaining a clear advantage through the stretch before hitting the wire 2 1/4 lengths in front of his uncoupled stablemate.

Held Accountable rated near the rear of the compact lineup, swung wide into the stretch and outfinished Lucky Move by a head to be second while never menacing the winner. Cartwheel attended the pace before tiring to finish fourth. Both Turn and Bern and Fetching were eased to the wire while far back.

Out of Orbit, a 4-year-old homebred by Malibu Moon, had never been beyond a mile prior to the Saratoga Dew. She paid $11.60 after negotiating the distance over a fast track in 1:54.09.

“I put her in late, when I entered her it was close to noon and there were only five horses in the race and two were already Mr. Broman’s, and the one filly [Turn and Bern] had run all her races on the turf,” Serpe explained. “So I said why not.”

Serpe was also singing the praises of Saez for the job he did nursing Out of Orbit along on the lead.

“Luis is a pro at that,” said Serpe. “We knew he could get her around to the other side and get it slowed down so she could get a breather, and that was enough to get her home.”

As for Held Accountable coming back on just 13 days’ rest while making her second start since late December, Serpe said, “If we had a little more time between races it would have been beneficial. But she ran a good second, so we’re happy.”