Saratoga Babies for Saturday, Aug. 23

Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014

Race 2
1 1/16 Miles (Turf)
Maiden Special Weight
2-year-olds
Purse $98,000

SELECTIONS (TURF ONLY):
1. Face the Music
2. Incremental
3.Potthast

THE PLAY (TURF ONLY):
Face the Music – Incremental EXACTA
Face the Music – Potthast EXACTA

1. INCREMENTAL (Flatter – Sister Chelsea, by Chelsea Cat)
   Trainer: Albert Stall Jr.
   - Foaled March 15, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sold for $125K as a yearling.
   - Sire was a Grade 2-placed dirt router ($148K, unraced at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Sire is 109 for 706 (15%) with 2-year-olds and 7 for 194 (4%) with first-turf runners.
   - Dam was unplaced ($1K, 0 for 4 at 2, unraced on turf)
   - This is dam’s first starter
   - Dam a half-sister to stakes-winning dirt sprinter Skip the Print ($205K, unraced at 2, 0 for 1 on turf) and stakes-winner Mia Cat Dancer ($100K, 1 for 4 at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Trainer is 4 for 12 (33%, $2.09 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-olds going dirt to turf (3 for 4, 75%, $5.37 ROI at Saratoga).
   - July 11 workout matches Stall’s 3-year-old Hidden Candy (finished seventh with 64 Beyer in maiden special weight on turf at Saratoga on July 20). July 26 workout matches Stall’s 4-year-old Central Banker (107 dirt Beyer, 92 turf Beyer). Aug. 11 workout matches Stall’s 2-year-old Saratoga Heater (44 dirt Beyer).
   

1a. DISPERSION (Arch – Miss Lodi, by Mr. Greeley)
Trainer: Chad Brown
- Foaled March 26, 2012 in Texas
- Sold for $150K as a yearling.
- Sire was a Grade 1 dirt route winner ($480K, 1 for 1 at 2, unraced on turf)
- Sire is 16 for 195 (8%) with 2-year-old debut runners and 35 for 348 (10%) with first-turf runners
- Dam was a Grade 3 dirt sprint winner ($342K, unraced at 2, 0 for 1 on turf)
- Dam has 4 winners from 5 runners (1 for 1 with 2-year-olds, 1 for 3 with turf runners, first-turf winner)
- Third dam is stakes winner Maytide ($93K)
- Trainer is 9 for 39 (23%, $2.73 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight turf routes at Saratoga.
- July 26 workout matches Brown’s 3-year-old Smoke Police (finished third with 66 Beyer in $75,000 maiden claimer on dirt at Saratoga on Aug. 11). Aug. 2 workout matches Brown’s 2-year-old Ludicrous (entered in Saturday’s fourth race).

2. FACE THE MUSIC (Stormy Atlantic – Voyage, by Rahy)
   Trainer: Shug McGaughey
   - Foaled May 8, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sire was a multiple stakes-winning dirt sprinter ($148K, 0 for 1 at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Sire is 258 for 1705 (15%) with 2-year-olds and 517 for 3337 (15%) with turf runners
   - Dam was unraced

- Dam has 1 winner from 3 runners (0 for 2 with 2-year-olds, 1 for 3 with turf runners)
- Dam a half-sister to stakes-placed Chili Cat ($96K, unraced at 2, 0 for 1 on turf), multiple Grade 1 dirt route winner Pine Island ($666K, unraced at 2, 1 for 1 on turf), and multiple Grade 1 turf route winner Point of Entry ($2.4M, unraced at 2, 8 for 13 on turf)
- Trainer is 2 for 15 (13%, $1.02 ROI) over the past 5 years with second-out 2-year-olds in maiden special weight turf routes (2 for 4, 50%, $3.82 ROI at Saratoga)

3. IMPERIA (Medaglia d’Oro – Cocoa Beach, by Doneraile Court)
   Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
   - Foaled Feb. 5, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sire was a multiple Grade 1 dirt route winner ($5.7M, 0 for 1 at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Sire is 26 for 211 (12%) with 2-year-old debut runners and 33 for 309 (11% with first-turf runners)
   - Dam was a multiple Grade 1 winner ($1.7M, 4 for 4 at 2, 3 for 4 on turf, first-turf winner)
   - This is dam’s first starter
   - Female family of multiple Group 1 winner Poseida (Chile)
   - Trainer is 3 for 22 (14%, $3.62 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners on turf 2 for 5, 40%, $13.16 ROI at Saratoga)

4. THE TRUTH OR ELSE (Yes It’s True – Lakenheath, by Colonial Affair)
   Trainer: Ken McPeek
   - Foaled March 8, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sold for $40,000 as a weanling and for $110,000 as a yearling
   - Half-brother to multiple stakes-placed Fighter Wing ($153K, unraced at 2, 0 for 4 on turf)
   - Sire was a Grade 1 dirt sprint winner ($1.0M, 5 for 9 at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Sire is 220 for 1508 (15%) with 2-year-olds and 97 for 1192 (8%) with turf runners
   - Dam was a multiple Grade 3 route winner ($556K, 2 for 3 at 2, 0 for 2 on turf)
   - Dam has 3 winners from 7 runners (1 for 4 with 2-year-olds, 0 for 5 with turf runners)
   - Family of multiple stakes-winner Irish Open ($463K, 2 for 3 at 2, 0 for 6 on turf)
   - Trainer is 6 for 22 (27%, $3.92 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-olds returning from 31 to 60 day layoff in maiden special weight turf route (1 for 7, 14%, $2.20 ROI at Saratoga)

5. BLAZING TRUTH (Yes It’s True – Ablaze, by Forest Camp)
   Trainer: Bill Mott
   - Foaled March 16, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sold for $75K as a yearling, $120K RNA in March.
   - Sire was a Grade 1 dirt sprint winner ($1.0M, 5 for 9 at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Sire is 220 for 1508 (15%) with 2-year-olds and 97 for 1192 (8%) with turf runners
   - Dam was unraced
   - Dam has 3 winners from 5 runners (0 for 4 with 2-year-olds, 2 for 4 with turf runners, 1 first-turf winner)
   - Dam a half-sister to Grade 2-placed dirt router Mister Triester ($418K, 0 for 5 at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Trainer is 1 for 15 (7%, $0.50 ROI) over the past 5 years with second-time 2-year-olds going sprint to route in turf maiden special weights at Saratoga.
   - Worked 1 furlong in 10.2 seconds prior to the March auction.

6. TARIFF (Pulpit – Toll, by Giant’s Causeway)
   Trainer: Bill Mott
   - Foaled March 15, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sire was a multiple Grade 2 dirt route winner ($728K, unraced at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Sire is 166 for 1062 (16%) with 2-year-olds and 307 for 2,346 (13%) with turf runners
   - Dam was a synthetic winner ($62K, 0 for 2 at 2, 0 for 1 on turf)
   - This is dam’s first starter
   - Dam a half-sister to multiple stakes-placed dirt sprinter Shrill ($167K, unraced at 2, 0 for 1 on turf) and stakes-winning dirt sprinter Cheery ($172K, unraced at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Trainer is 1 for 22 (5%, $0.34 ROI) over the past 5 years with second-time 2-year-olds in maiden special weight turf routes at Saratoga.

7. VOGNER (Point Given – Violet Lady, by Seattle Slew)
   Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
   - Foaled March 17, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Half-brother to stakes-placed 2-year-old dirt router Loow Key ($38K, 1 for 5 at 2, 0 for 1 on turf), multiple turf stakes-placed Dyna Penny ($117K, 0 for 3 at 2, 2 for 20 on turf), stakes winner Caballero Negro ($169K, 0 for 1 at 2, 0 for 2 on turf), multiple 2-year-old stakes-placed turf runner Dressed to Kill ($18K, 0 for 3 at 2, 0 for 3 on turf), Grade 2 dirt sprint winner Greenspring ($205K, unraced at 2, unraced on turf), and Grade 2 turf route winner Skyring ($664K, unraced at 2, 3 for 17 on turf, first-turf winner).
   - Sire was a multiple Grade 1 dirt route winner ($3.9M, 3 for 6 at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Sire is 17 for 141 (12%) with 2-year-old debut runners and 15 for 206 (7%) with first-turf runners
   - Dam placed in a dirt sprint ($7K, unraced at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Dam has 10 winners from 12 runners (1 for 5 with 2-year-olds, 4 for 10 with turf runners, 1 first-turf winner).
   - Dam a half-sister to multiple stakes-placed dirt sprinter Real Bear ($81K, unraced at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Trainer is 1 for 10 (10%, $5.70 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight turf routes (1 for 9, 11%, $6.33 ROI at Saratoga)

8. FOWLER AVENUE (Zensational – Steph’s Tee, by Lil E. Tee)
   Trainer: Dominick Schettino
   - Foaled May 13, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sold for $95K as a yearling
   - Half-brother to stakes winner Tee Game ($446K, 2 for 8 at 2, 2 for 7 on turf)
   - Sire was a multiple Grade 1 synthetic sprint winner ($669K, 0 for 1 at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Sire is 13 for 124 (10%) with 2-year-olds and 4 for 44 (9%) with turf runners
   - Dam was a dirt winner ($36K, 1 for 5 at 2, 0 for 1 on turf)
   - Dam has 4 winners from 6 runners (1 for 5 with 2-year-olds, 1 for 4 with turf runners)
   - Dam a half-sister to 2-year-old stakes-placed dirt sprinter Fast Busy ($44K, 1 for 3 at 2, unraced on turf). Dam a full sister to stakes-winning dirt sprinter Tee to Green ($172K, 0 for 1 at 2, 0 for 2 on turf)
   - Trainer is 6 for 63 (10%, $1.25 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-olds on turf (1 for 17, 6%, $0.37 ROI at Saratoga).

9. POTTHAST (Scat Daddy – High Cholesterol, by Until Sundown)
   Trainer: Graham Motion
   - Foaled March 12, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sold for $40K as a weanling and for $100K in April
   - Half-sister to Group 3-placed turf sprinter Giftorm (Norway, $120K, 2 for 6 at 2, 2 for 5 on turf)
   - Sire was a multiple Grade 1 dirt route winner ($1.3M, 3 for 5 at 2, unraced on turf)
   - Sire is 66 for 406 (16%) with 2-year-olds and 99 for 707 (14%) with turf runners
   - Dam was a synthetic Grade 2-placed router ($73K, 2 for 5 at 2, 0 for 2 on turf)

- Dam has 1 winner from 3 runners (1 for 2 with 2-year-olds, 1 for 3 with turf runners)
- Third dam is 2-year-old stakes-placed dirt sprinter Gabe’s Kaboom (16K, 2 for 8 at 2, unraced on turf)
- Trainer is 0 for 27 over the past 5 years with second-time 2-year-olds going sprint to route in maiden special weight on turf (0 for 2 at Saratoga).
- Worked 1 furlong in 10.2 prior to the April auction.

Race 4
6 Furlongs
Maiden Special Weight
2-year-olds
Purse $98,000

SELECTIONS:
1. Waging War
2. Tap It Off
3. Lemon Royal

THE PLAY:
Waging War to WIN at 2-1 odds or greater

1. BIRD HUMOR (Distorted Humor – Bird Legacy, by Mineshaft)
   Trainer: Nick Zito
   - Foaled Feb. 28, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sire was a multiple Grade 2 dirt sprint winner ($769K, unraced at 2, 7 for 13 in dirt sprints)
   - Sire is 64 for 365 (18%) with 2-year-old debut runners
   - Dam was unraced
   - This is dam’s first starter
   - Dam a half-sister to Grade 2-placed dirt sprinter Mountain Bird ($147K, 0 for 4 at 2, 2 for 14 in dirt sprints), multiple Grade 1 dirt route winner Bird Town ($871K, 1 for 4 at 2, 1 for 4 in dirt sprints), multiple Grade 1 dirt route winner Birdstone ($1.5M, 2 for 3 at 2, won debut, 1 for 2 in dirt sprints), and stakes-placed dirt sprinter So Long Birdie ($60K, 1 for 2 at 2, 1 for 3 in dirt sprints)
   - Trainer is 0 for 42 over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.
   - June 17 workout matches Zito’s 2-year-old Captain Moss (finished eighth with 25 Beyer in maiden special weight at Saratoga on July 26)
   
2. LUDICROUS (Medaglia d’Oro – Victory Ride, by Seeking the Gold)
   Trainer: Chad Brown
   - Foaled Feb. 3, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sold for $140K as a yearling and for $770K in April
   - Half-brother to 2-year-old Grade 2-placed dirt sprinter Magical Ride ($102K, 1 for 3 at 2, won debut, 2 for 8 in dirt sprints)
   - Sire was a multiple Grade 1 dirt route winner ($5.7M, 0 for 1 at 2, 1 for 2 in dirt sprints)
   - Sire is 26 for 211 (12%) with 2-year-old debut runners
   - Dam was a Grade 1 dirt sprint winner ($390K, unraced at 2, 4 for 4 in dirt sprints)
   - Dam has 6 winners from 6 runners (2 for 3 with 2-year-olds, 1 debut winner, 3 for 6 with dirt sprinters)
   - Dam a half-sister to Grade 1 winner River Flyer ($573K, 1 for 5 at 2, 0 for 3 in dirt sprints), stakes-placed First Flyer ($109K, unraced at 2, 1 for 5 in dirt sprints), and stakes-placed Lovely Pet ($122K, 1 for 2 at 2, 0 for 2 in dirt sprints)
   - Trainer is 5 for 26 (19%, $1.85 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.
   - Worked 2 furlongs in 20.0 seconds prior to the April auction. Aug. 2 workout matches Brown’s 2-year-old Dispersion (entered in Friday’s second race). May 31 workout went .01 of a second faster than Brown’s 2-year-old Aldrin (finished seventh with 46 Beyer in maiden special weight at Saratoga on July 26). June 8, June 21, June 28, July 6, July 13, July 20 workouts match Aldrin. July 26 workout matches Brown’s 2-year-old Royal Squeeze (finished fourth with 54 Beyer in maiden special weight on turf at Saratoga on Aug. 9). Aug. 8 workout went .01 of a second slower than Brown’s 2-year-old Well Composed (finished ninth in Thursday’s fifth race).
   
3. BRIDGET’S BIG LUVY (Tiz Wonderful – Memories of Mystic, by Dixie Union)
   Trainer: Jeremiah Englehart
   - Foaled May 17, 2012 in Maryland
   -Sold for $175K as a yearling, $149K RNA in May.
   - Half-brother to multiple turf stakes-winning 2-year-old Mystic Love ($197K, 3 for 4 at 2, won debut, 0 for 1 in dirt sprints)
   - Sire was a Grade 2 dirt route winner at 2 ($254K, 3 for 3 at 2, 1 for 1 in dirt sprints)
   - Sire is 22 for 86 (26%) with 2-year-old debut runners
   - Dam was a dirt sprint winner ($29K, unraced at 2, 1 for 5 in dirt sprints)
   - Dam has 1 winner from 2 runners (1 for 2 with 2-year-olds, debut winner, 0 for 2 with dirt sprinters)
   - Dam a half-sister to stakes-winning 2-year-old Chancellor M. H. ($192K, 2 for 4 at 2, 5 for 24 in dirt sprints) and stakes winner Dance Fee ($336K, 1 for 7 at 2, 1 for 14 in dirt sprints)
   - Trainer is 0 for 15 over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints (0 for 2 at Saratoga).
   - Worked 1 furlong in 10.3 seconds prior to the May auction. June 27 workout went .02 of a second slower than Englehart’s 2-year-old filly Chickaletta (entered in Friday’s seventh race). July 13 workout went .03 of a second slower than Chickaletta. July 13 workout went .03 of a second slower than Englehart’s 4-year-old filly Riveressed (61 Beyer).
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4. TAP IT OFF (Tapit – Kalahari Cat, by Cape Town)
   Trainer: Thomas Albertrani
   - Foaled May 21, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sold for $500K as a yearling.
   - Half-brother to Grade 2-placed 2-year-old Quality Council ($150K, 1 for 3 at 2, 5 for 17 in dirt sprints), stakes-winner Francois ($256K, 1 for 4 at 2, 2 for 6 in dirt sprints), and Grade 3 synthetic route winner Black Onyx ($418K, 1 for 2 at 2, unraced in dirt sprints)
   - Sire was a Grade 1 dirt route winner ($557K, 2 for 2 at 2, unraced in dirt sprints)
   - Sire is 40 for 310 (13%) with 2-year-old debut runners
   - Dam was a winner ($106K, unraced at 2, 1 for 5 in dirt sprints)
   - Dam has 4 winners from 5 runners (3 for 4 with 2-year-olds, 1 for 4 with dirt sprinters).
   - Dam a half-sister to stakes-winner Desert Gold ($243K, unraced at 2, 2 for 4 in dirt sprints).
   - Trainer is 0 for 42 over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.
   - July 19 workout went .01 of a second faster than Albertrani’s 5-year-old Big Screen (110 dirt Beyer top).. July 19 workout matches Albertrani’s 2-year-old Kabang (finished seventh with 44 Beyer in maiden special weight at Saratoga on Aug. 16). July 6, Aug. 18 workouts match Albertrani’s 2-year-old filly Souper Special (entered in Friday’s seventh race).
   
5. FROSTED (Tapit – Fast Cookie, by Deputy Minister)
   Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
   - Foaled April 18, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sire was a Grade 1 dirt route winner ($557K, 2 for 2 at 2, unraced in dirt sprints)
   - Sire is 40 for 310 (13%) with 2-year-old debut runners
   - Dam was a Grade 2 dirt route winner ($557K, 1 for 7 at 2, 4 for 15 in dirt sprints)
   - Dam has 2 winners from 2 runners (2 for 2 with 2-year-olds, 0 for 2 with dirt sprinters)
   - Dam a half-sister to multiple 2-year-old Grade 1 synthetic route winner Midshipman ($1.5M, 3 for 4 at 2, won debut, 1 for 1 in dirt sprints)
   - Trainer is 4 for 34 (12%, $1.52 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.
   - July 13 workout matches McLaughlin’s 2-year-old Dispersion (entered in Saturday’s second race). Aug. 3 workout matches McLaughlin’s 2-year-old Zennor (finished fifth with 57 Beyer in maiden special weight at Saratoga on Aug. 16).
   
6. WAGING WAR (War Front – Sidle, by Seeking the Gold)
   Trainer: Albert Stall Jr.
   - Foaled March 27, 2012 in Kentucky
   - Sold for $350K as a yearling
   - Sire was a Grade 2 dirt sprint winner ($424K, 0 for 1 at 2, 3 for 10 in dirt sprints)
   - Sire is 44 for 278 (16%) with 2-year-olds
   - Dam was a dirt route winner ($32K, unraced at 2, 0 for 1 in dirt sprints)

- Dam has 1 winner from 2 runners (0 for 1 with 2-year-olds, 0 for 1 with dirt sprinters)
- Dam a half-sister to multiple turf stakes-winner Patrol ($411K, 0 for 1 at 2, unraced in dirt sprints), multiple Grade 2 turf winner Stroll ($795K, 1 for 5 at 2, 0 for 2 in dirt sprints), and stakes-placed Tromp ($129K, unraced at 2, unraced in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 5 for 20 (20%, $1.83 ROI) over the past 5 years with second-time 2-year-olds in maiden special weight dirt sprints (1 for 1, 100%, $4.50 ROI at Saratoga).

7. BAYERD (Speightstown – Cherokee Jewel, by Cherokee Run)
   Trainer: Steven Asmussen
   - Foaled March 19, 2012 in Kentucky

- Sold for $135K as a yearling, $170K RNA in March, sold for $75K in May
- Sire was a Grade 1 dirt sprint winner ($1.2M, 0 for 1 at 2, 10 for 15 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 108 for 544 (20%) with 2-year-olds
- Dam was a multiple stakes-winning dirt sprinter ($190K, unraced at 2, 5 for 7 in dirt sprints)

- Dam has 1 winner from 2 runners (0 for 1 with 2-year-olds, 0 for 2 with dirt sprinters)
- Second dam is 2-year-old Grade 3-placed sprinter Betty’s Star ($168K, 1 for 4 at 2, 3 for 19 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 8 for 19 (42%, $3.65 ROI) over the past 5 years with second-time 2-year-olds in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.
-Worked 1 furlong in 10.2 seconds prior to the March auction. Worked 1 furlong in 10.2 seconds prior to the May auction.

8. TODAY’S AGENDA (Monba – Alison’s Winner, by Pine Bluff)
   Trainer: Anthony Dutrow
   - Foaled Feb. 4, 2012 in Pennsylvania

- Sold for $75K as a yearling and for $180K in March
-Half-brother to 2-year-old multiple stakes-placed synthetic router Sense of Pride ($171K, 0 for 4 at 2, unraced in dirt sprints) and Grade 3 turf route winner Nellie Cashman ($214K, 0 for 3 at 2, 0 for 4 in dirt sprints)
- Sire was a Grade 1 synthetic route winner ($669K, 2 for 3 at 2, unraced dirt sprints)
- Sire is 2 for 30 (7%) with 2-year-olds
- Dam was a multiple stakes-winning dirt sprinter ($186K, unraced at 2, 8 for 22 in dirt sprints)

- Dam has 3 winners from 4 runners (0 for 3 with 2-year-olds, 1 for 3 with dirt sprinters).
- Second dam is multiple stakes winner Sister Explodent ($188K, 0 for 3 at 2, 3 for 13 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 14 for 32 (44%, $2.80 ROI) over the past 5 years with second-time 2-year-olds in maiden special weight dirt sprints (4 for 5, 80%, $6.52 ROI at Saratoga)
- Worked 1 furlong in 10.2 seconds prior to the March auction

9. LEMON ROYAL (Kiss the Kid – Chinoiserie, by Deputy Minister)
   Trainer: Amy Tarrant
   - Foaled March 17, 2012 in Florida
   - Sire was a multiple Grade 3 turf winner ($820K, unraced at 2, 0 for 1 in dirt sprints)
   - Sire is 0 for 1 with 2-year-olds
   - Dam was placed sprinting at 2 ($2K, 0 for 2 at 2, 0 for 1 in dirt sprints)

- Dam has 1 winner from 5 runners (0 for 5 with 2-year-olds, 1 for 5 with dirt sprinters)
- Third dam is Group 3-placed turf performer Danseur Fabuleux.
- Trainer is 0 for 10 over the past 5 years with second-time 2-year-olds on dirt.