Ocean Colors Eyeing Schuylerville. Saratoga opens today!

http://racing.bloodhorse.com/article/46250.htm ^ | July 22, 2008

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Ocean Colors, an impressive winner in her first start, may be the sentimental choice heading in to the $100,000 Schuylerville Stakes (gr. III) on Saratoga’s opening day, July 23. Eleven 2-year-old fillies will carry 119 pounds while contesting the six-furlong contest, and all of them are seeking their first stakes victory.

However, what makes Ocean Colors stand out is the fact that she is the second-to-last foal out of the late Winning Colors, who won the 1988 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and died earlier this year at age 23 following complications from colic.

While a champion on the racetrack, to date Winning Colors has never reproduced herself as a broodmare. But June 13, Ocean Colors served notice that she may be that runner for her dam when she broke her maiden by 5 1/4 lengths in a maiden special weight at Churchill Downs. Steve Asmussen trains the homebred Orientate filly for Gainesway Thoroughbreds.

Challenging Ocean Colors will be several other fillies that were also impressive in their racing debuts. Collegiate, Jardin, Mani Bhavan, Ouchy Night, and Chartreux all broke their maiden at first asking for their connections.

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Boom Town Sally, who is trained by Kelly Breen, enters the race off an impressive seven-length victory May 3 at Delaware in her second start.

Several others attempting the Schuylerville will be looking to redeem themselves after failing in their first try at added-money company. After breaking their maidens, Renda, who is conditioned by Juan Arias, and Cameron Crazies, a D. Wayne Lukas trainee, finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the June 28 Debutante Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs behind Garden District.

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Tons of speed in here today.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I would look for one out of Sheeky Green for a 6 furlong race.

[Roccus]

While living in NYC, I always enjoyed hitting OTB for the meeting at the “Graveyard Of Favorites”

[gate2wire]

Did you ever get a chance to go to the track? Beautiful place. (As racetracks go.)

[ml/nj]

I'll be following opening day from my kitchen table, beginning with the Siro's Seminar in ten minutes.

I expect to be up there Saturday and Sunday.

ML/NJ

[Roccus]

Never got there. The pictures I've seen though, back you up.

I'm not a punter, but I always enjoyed hitting a longshot or two in August. ;)

Wagering joke......Fellow standing next to the trash can at a concession stand at the Big A. He looks down and sees a stack of tickets on the edge of the trash can. Upon picking them up he realizes that there are nine $10 tickets for the winner of the previous race. He immediately goes diving into and rummaging through the trash. “What are ya doin’?” asks his buddy. He replies, “NOBODY buys just nine $10 tickets!”

[gate2wire]

Think I’ll bet from home today also.

Thanks for the link. I’ll listen in.

[gate2wire]

Sunny. Good. Hope the rain holds off.

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Is he serious? Shoot.

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Great town also.

[Roccus]

Traveling to and from school in VT (early 60s) we used to stop there for a beer break....D’Andrea’s (Sp?)

[ml/nj]

I think D’Andrea’s was in Troy.

ML/NJ

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And they’re off at Saratoga...

[Roccus]

We never stopped in Troy, so I may just have the nane wrong. It was almost 50 years ago. {:^/

[ml/nj]

And I'm two for two. (just win bets - I didn't have the unbelievable 41.80 double) Hard to go against Accredit in this third, and besides he owes me money from Belmont Day. Icetate scares me a bit.

ML/NJ

[ml/nj]

Surprised you didn't stop in Troy. That was THE route to Vermont back then - Route 7 to Burlington.

ML/NJ

[gate2wire]

Accredit does look awful tough.
Leaning towards the 4 to finish the exacta.

[ml/nj]

No idea in the fourth. (Does that officially end my winning streak?)

ML/NJ

[gate2wire]

If you pass, I won’t tell anyone.

Not impressed with the field. Think it’s between the 11, 3, 10. Depending on odds, will probably go 11 to wn, 11/3,4,10 ex.

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11= 7/2. Not great but I’ll try it.

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Oh well...

[ml/nj]

Winner really ran an incredible race! It looked like he was eight wide going into the first turn.

I think I'm going to try Lookin At Her to turn the tables on the #1 in the 5th. He was quite wide in that June race at Belmont while the #1 came up the rail, and the price is much nicer on the #2.

ML/NJ

[ml/nj]

Wow! Now five for five! I think I'm going to the favorite Building New Era in the 7th - decent races vs open company.

ML/NJ

[Roccus]

We would come across through Whitehall, NY and pick up the Northway(now I 87)) just south of Lake George. IIRC, that was as far north as it went at the time. Besides, the sooner we could get into NYS, the sooner we could get beer (18 yr. limit then) Saratoga would be just right for a pit stop and replenishment.

[ml/nj]

Turns out you are right. D’Andrea’s was in Saratoga. I just consulted a great old book of mine, Where the Girls Are, and they mention it when they talk about Skidmore.

Winning streak now at six! (A personal record, I think.) Favorite, Stormin Normandy looks tough in the upcoming eighth.

ML/NJ

[ml/nj]

Now in uncharted territory. I'm seven for seven. But it will probably end here. I'm going with Chartreux in the 2yo fillie stake. She is currently at 10-1.

ML/NJ

[ml/nj]

Winning streak is over, but I had the right idea. Top three finishers were all over 10-1.

ML/NJ

[Roccus]

Oh yeah. I almost forgot. That was the other reason we stopped there....wimmins.

[ml/nj]

I'm sure you forgot. But you might also have been confused between Sage and the Skids; or maybe I was the one who was confused.

ML/NJ

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Had a storm come through here, so unplugged the pc and went to the bar after the 4th.
Great day for you. I also liked the Hushion horse in the 9th.