Saratoga Babies for Wednesday, July 23

Wednesday, July 23

Race 2
5 Furlongs
Maiden special weight
2-year-old fillies
Purse: $83,000

1. DESIGNER SOXX (Half Ours – Elegant Designer, by Suave Prospect)
Trainer: Dallas Stewart
- Foaled April 9,2012, in Louisiana
- Sold for $45K as a yearling
- Half-sister to 2-year-old Grade 2 sprint winner Designer Legs ($202K, 3 for 6 at 2, won debut, 3 for 5 in dirt sprints).
- Sire was a Grade 2 sprint winner ($319K, 2 for 2 at 2, 4 for 4 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 16 for 83 (19 percent) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was a multiple stakes winner ($416K, 5 for 7 at 2, 7 for 17 in dirt sprints)
- Dam has 2 winners from 2 runners (1 for 1 with 2-year-olds, debut winner, 2 for 2 with dirt sprinters).
- Family of multiple stakes winner Satan’s Pride ($174K, 2 for 6 at 2).
- Trainer is 3 for 14 (21 percent, $7.94 return on investment) over the past five years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.

2. MARGARET REAY (Pioneerof the Nile – Legendary Stacey, by Include)
Trainer: Michael Wilson
- Foaled March 12, 2012, in Kentucky
- Sire was a multiple Grade 1 synthetic route winner ($1.6M, 2 for 5 at 2, unraced dirt sprints)
- Sire is 6 for 35 (17 percent) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was a synthetic sprint winner (24K, 1 for 3 at 2, 0 for 1 in dirt sprints)
- Dam has 0 winners from 1 runner (0 for 1 with 2-year-olds, 0 for 1 with dirt sprinters)
- Dam a half-sister to multiple stakes-placed sprinter Matter of Law ($149K, 1 for 7 at 2, won debut, 2 for 11 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 0 for 6 over the past five years with debut runners.

3. EMPRESSIVE HUMOR (Distorted Humor – Empressive Lady, by Empire Maker)
Trainer: Steven Asmussen
- Foaled March 23, 2012, in Kentucky
- Sire was a multiple Grade 2 sprint winner ($769K, 7 for 13 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 61 for 360 (17 percent) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was Grade 3-placed sprinting on turf ($124K, 1 for 4 at 2, unraced in dirt sprints)
- Dam has 0 winners from 1 runner (0 for 1 with dirt sprinters)
- Second dam was a stakes-placed router ($123K, 0 for 1 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 7 for 34 (21 percent, $1.64 ROI) over the past five years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.
- June 25 workout matches Asmussen’s 2-year-old Bold Conquest (finished second here with 67 Beyer on Saturday). July 7 workout went 0.01 seconds faster than Bold Conquest. The July 14 workout matches Asmussen’s 2-year-old Revolver (63 Beyer). The July 21 work went 0.03 seconds slower than Asmussen’s 3-year-old filly Teardrop (82 Beyer).

4. DIANNESTILLWORKS (Scat Daddy – Golden Roses, by Gilded Time)
Trainer: Rudy Rodriguez
- Foaled February 3, 2012, in Kentucky
- Sold for $45K as a yearling
- Sire was a multiple Grade 1 route winner ($1.3M, 3 for 5 at 2, won debut, 2 for 3 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 19 for 119 (16 percent) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was a synthetic sprint winner at 2 ($15K, 1 for 1 at 2, unraced in dirt sprints)
- Dam has 2 winners from 2 runners (2 for 2 with 2-year-olds, 2 for 2 in dirt sprints)
- Third dam is multiple stakes-placed Wedded Bliss ($68K, 2 for 9 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 6 for 23 (26 percent, $5.19 ROI) over the past five years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints (2 for 9, 22 percent, $3.61 ROI at Saratoga).

5. SOUTHERN GEM (Smart Strike – Cherie Yvonne, by Vice Regent)
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
- Foaled April 26, 2012, in Kentucky
- Sold for $150K as a yearling, $240K RNA in March, sold for $90K in May
- Half-sister to Grade 3-placed Guns On the Table ($213K, 0 for 4 at 2, 2 for 6 in dirt sprints).
- Sire was a Grade 1 route winner ($337K, unraced at 2, 2 for 3 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 55 for 393 (14 percent) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was a stakes-winning turf router ($120K, unraced at 2, 1 for 4 in dirt sprints)
- Dam has 4 winners from 6 runners (1 for 5 with 2-year-olds, 2 for 4 with dirt sprinters).
- Dam a half-sister to multiple turf stakes-placed Miss Tassy ($91K, 2 for 3 at 2, 1 for 2 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 37 for 100 (37 percent, $2.76 ROI) over the past five years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.
- Worked one furlong in 10.20 seconds prior to the March auction. Worked two furlongs in 22.20 seconds prior to the May auction. The June 8 workout matches Pletcher’s 3-year-old filly Got Lucky (83 Beyer). The June 23 workout matches Pletcher’s 2-year-old filly Eskenformoney (finished fourth with 57 Beyer in turf maiden special weight at Belmont on July 10). The June 30 workout went 0.02 seconds slower than Pletcher’s 3-year-old filly Stopchargingmaria (finished first in Coaching Club American Oaks on Saturday with 92 Beyer). The July 6 workout went 0.05 seconds slower than barn’s 2-year-old Sandler (finished eighth with 15 Beyer in statebred maiden special weight Saturday).

6. KISSES FOR ROMEO (Malibu Moon – Coulee, by Vicar)
Trainer: Dominick Schettino
- Foaled March 8, 2012, in Kentucky
- $60K RNA as a weanling and sold for $100K as a yearling
- Sire was a 2-year-old sprint winner ($33K, 1 for 2 at 2, 1 for 2 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 68 for 401 (17 percent) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was Grade 3-placed routing on turf ($191K, unraced in dirt sprints)
- This is dam’s first starter.
- Dam a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Golden Strategy ($161K, 3 for 3 at 2, 0 for 1 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 2 for 11 (18 percent, $4.47 ROI) over the past five years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.
- The July 6 workout matches Schettino’s 5-year-old mare Alwaysinmycircle (61 dirt Beyer)

7. YIPPEE (Harlan’s Holiday – Hip Hip, by Monarchos)
Trainer: William Mott
- Foaled February 29, 2012, in Kentucky
- Sire was a multiple Grade 1 route winner ($3.6M, 4 for 6 at 2, 2 for 3 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 49 for 329 (15 percent) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was placed sprinting on synthetic ($7K, 0 for 1 in dirt sprints)
- This is dam’s first starter.
- Dam a half-sister to Grade 2-placed router Flatter ($148K, 1 for 2 in dirt sprints), and Grade 2 route winner Congrats ($998K, 1 for 2 at 2, won debut, 2 for 5 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 0 for 43 over the past five years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.
- The May 28 workout matches Mott’s 2-year-old Blazing Truth (finished fourth with a 57 Beyer in maiden special weight on turf at Belmont on June 21). The June 11 workout went 0.05 seconds slower than Blazing Truth.

8. OVERSPENDING (Harlan's Holiday – Marfa's Squall, by Marfa)
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
- Foaled May 6, 2012, in Kentucky
- Sold for 100K as a yearling and for 340K in March.
- Half sibling to multiple stakes winner Western Prize (5-17, 261K, 3 for 8 at 2, 2 for 4 in dirt sprints), stakes-winning sprinter Wicked Deed (3 for 5, 85K, 1 for 3 at 2, 3 for 5 dirt sprints)
- Sire was a multiple Grade 1 route winner ($3.6M, 4 for 6 at 2, 2 for 3 dirt sprints)
- Sire is 49 for 329 (15 percent) with 2-year-old debut runners.
- Dam won routing (2-16, 29K, 0 for 3 at 2, 0 for 7 dirt sprints).
- Dam has 7 winners from 7 runners (4 for 4 with 2-year-olds, 4 for 7 with dirt sprinters).
- Dam a half sibling to multiple stakes winner Wadif (8 for 23, 213K, 3 for 5 at 2, won debut, 7 for 19 dirt sprints) and multiple 2-year-old stakes-winning sprinter Western Quality (7 for 15, 155K, 7 for 8 at 2, won debut, 7 for 13 dirt sprints).
- Trainer is 37 for 100 (37 percent, $2.76 ROI) over the past five years with juvenile first-time starters in maiden special weight dirt sprints at Saratoga.
- Breezed one furlong in 10.00 seconds prior to the March auction.

SELECTIONS
1. Designer Soxx
2. Overspending
3. Yippee
4. Diannestillworks

THE PLAY
Designer Soxx to WIN and PLACE at 8-1 odds or greater.