Scat Daddy Takes Saratoga Sanford Stakes
Favorite Scat Daddy blasted to the front with a late run and beat Teuflesberg by a neck Thursday to give trainer Todd Pletcher his third career victory in the $150,000 Sanford Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
It was the second stakes win in a row at the Spa for Pletcher, Saratoga’s leading trainer for the past four years.
Cotton Blossom won Wednesday’s Schuylerville Stakes for the 39-year-old Texan. Scat Daddy found running room in third along the backstretch, settled in good position while stalking the leaders around the turn then closed the gap with a late run to take the first stakes win of his career for owner James T. Scatuorchio.
The 2-year-old colt will be pointed toward the $250,000 Hopeful stakes on Sept. 4, Pletcher said.
Ridden by John Velazquez, the bay son of Johannesburg covered six furlongs in 1:11.18 over a fast track, paying $2.60, $2.10 and $2.10. Velazquez, who set a Saratoga record with 65 winners in 2004, was aboard Cotton Blossom for Wednesday’s opening day stakes win.
"Scat Daddy Takes Saratoga Sanford Stakes" was posted on 27 July 2006 8:26 PM under Horses, Race Tracks, Stakes Races, Trainers
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