8/20
R Disaster and Jose Ortiz
Race 2
Chalky White (outside) vs Antonino
Jackson Heights and Manny Franco
Barksdale and Irad Ortiz Jr
Eric Cancel {LSU Stables}
Hot Currency and Irad Ortiz Jr
Celtic Dawn and Javier Castellano
Passing Game and Jose Ortiz "Touchdown, Roddy Velente!"
Loco Abarrio and Ricardo Santana
Flavien Prat {Ramsey Farm}
Gratefully and Dylan Davis
8/21
City Blocks and Ricardo Santana Jr
{J and M Racing Stable}
Taken by the Wind and Chris Elliott
Vehemente wins the Fleet Indian Stakes with Kendrick Carmouche in the irons
Miztertonic and Joel Rosario
Choppin Brockley and Eric Cancel
Beach of Dreams and Kendrick Carmouche
Caradise and Ricardo Santana Jr
{Greeley}
Always in Play and Chris Elliott
Riyah Al Nil and Cornelia Hartsmar
Donna Romano and Manny Franco
Shades of Jade and Ricardo Santana Jr
Marital Trust and Katie Davis
Truth and Beauty and Flavien Prat
Lemon Muffin and Flavien Prat. She was formerly trained by the late, great, D. Wayne Lukas
Perfect Shot leads from Catherine Wheel
Iron Dome and Jose Ortiz win the Albany Stakes
Jose Ortiz {L and N Racing}
That's a riding triple!!
Manhattan Beauty and Junior Alvarado
Red Boots and Javier Castellano
One Last Knock and Kendrick Carmouche
8/22
Reining Flowers - trained by John Ortiz
Magnum's Microbrst - trained by Dave Donk
It's Our Time - trained by Tom Amoss
Smoken Wicked - trained by Dallas Stewart
Ricardo Santana Jr {Lianne Stables, Inc}
Cristobal and Flavien Prat
Cristobal leads from Three Thirteen
Eric Cancel and Junior Alvarado
Tricky Temper and Jose Ortiz
Irad Ortiz Jr and Rodolphe Brissett
The Seeking the Ante Stakes. Iron Orchard leads as the field turns for home.
Iron Orchard, winner of the Seeking the Ante Stakes
Flavien Prat {Lambe}
Junior Alvarado {Catapano}
Best Bet and Eric Cancel
Irad Ortiz Jr receives the Mike Venezia Award
Tarpaulin and Jose Ortiz
Flavien Prat and Irad Ortiz Jr
Race 6
Curly Q Girl and Junior Alvarado
Fille d'Oro leads from Celebrity Warrior
Luis Rivera Jr {Meeks}
Systemic Change leads from Margin of Air
Race 8
Film Star and Jose Lezcano
{Anderson}
{Bourbon Lane Stable}
Awesome Czech and Ricardo Santana Jr
Awesome Czech closes late to win the Yaddo Stakes over Moonage Daydream and Spinning Colors
Holding the Line and Jose Gomez
Alexis Zorba and Joel Rosario
8/23 - Travers Day
Bottas wins on debut for trainer Miguel Clement. Flavien Prat aboard
Then and Irad Ortiz Jr
Bet the Gray
Steve Asmussen and Ricardo Santana Jr
Five Bars goes in between Icecreamforeveryone (left) and Tam Tam to win first time out for trainer Shug McGaughey
Long Pour and Luis Saez
Frankie Dettori {Beals Racing Stable}
Annascaul and Irad Ortiz Jr
Dark Assault enters the paddock for his first race
Peace Negotiator
Joel Rosario and Manny Franco
Junior Alvarado {Dilschneider}
Big Dom (outside) and Dr. Kapur duel ahead of My World
The Grade 2 Lake Placid Stakes
May Day Ready spots my camera from the winners circle
The Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes
Dorth Vader and reigning Horse-of-the-Year Thorpedo Anna duel to the wire in the Personal Ensign Stakes.
Thorpedo Anna won the race by a flared nostril over Dorth Vader. The two mares put on an incredible, edge-of-your-seat performance for racegoers.
Captain Cook makes a last-minute challenge to Patch Adams in the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial
Patch Adams and Luis Saez, winners of the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial
Hope Road wins the Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes ahead of Scylla
Book 'em Danno puts on another thrilling performance winning the Grade 1 Forego Stakes
The Grade 1 Travers Stakes
Sovereignty and Junior Alvarado win the Travers Stakes! The Into Mischief colt blitzed the field with a 10-length romp and once again cemented himself as the best horse in the country and the leading candidate to be named Horse of the Year. This very photo made the cover of Issue 19/20 of the Saratoga Special in its 25th season. This is THE photo that defined a summer, that defined a horse and jockey as they set a new standard of greatness in the sport.
Junior Alvarado smiles for the camera after winning the Travers Stakes aboard Sovereignty
8/24
Sassetti and Jose Ortiz
Race 1
Willful Mama and Flavien Prat
Irad Ortiz Jr {OXO Equine}
Joel Rosario and Horacio de Paz
Hue and Manny Franco
Kenny McPeek and Luis Rivera Jr
Joel Rosario {Happy Face Racing Stable}
Crescendo's Rein
On the Hill and Katie Davis make a late charge
The iconic Travers canoe painted in the royal colors of Godolphin
Jose Ortiz, Dylan Davis, and Flavien Prat
Chris Elliott {Gold Square}
The trainer/jockey duo that continues to amaze: Bill Mott and Junior Alvarado
Fort Nelson and Junior Alvarado
Kalahari Dreams and Luis Saez
Filoso
Race 7
Bedford the Brave and Kendrick Carmouche
The West Point Stakes
Rhetorical and Irad Ortiz Jr win the West Point Stakes for trainer Will Walden
Roswell and Junior Alvarado come from off the pace and go by the favorite Senza Parole to win race 9
