Pletcher's Scat Daddy Wins Sanford Stakes at Saragota
Todd Pletcher was honored to be the first trainer ever immortalized with a bobblehead, but his horse's win in the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Thursday was probably more satisfying. Pletcher's horse, Scat Daddy, was the 4-1 favorite in the $150,000, Grade II stakes race, but 13-1 Teuflesberg led the race all the way from the gate. It was only in the stretch - where he was trailing by 4 1/2 lengths -- that Scat Daddy, ridden by John Velazquez, bounced outside to overtake Teuflesberg. Scat Daddy is now 2-0 in his horse racing career.
Some 25,000 people took to the track for its opening day. The NYRA said this was just the robust turnout they were hoping for. Sadly absent was Mary Lou Whitney, a Saratoga racing staple who suffered a stroke earlier this year.
Some opening day guests that nobody should have recognized were several FBI agents hidden in the crowd. The presence of Federal Agents at big horse races this year are part of the Bureau's antiterrorism initiative.
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Some 25,000 people took to the track for its opening day. The NYRA said this was just the robust turnout they were hoping for. Sadly absent was Mary Lou Whitney, a Saratoga racing staple who suffered a stroke earlier this year.
Some opening day guests that nobody should have recognized were several FBI agents hidden in the crowd. The presence of Federal Agents at big horse races this year are part of the Bureau's antiterrorism initiative.
Technorati tag(s): saratoga race course, sanford stakes
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